Grim News 16 Posted January 1, 2022 5 hours ago, Death Impends said: Alright then, my co-host TJS team is as follows: Gary Burgess JOKER George Alagiah Russell Bishop Ricou Browning Jimmy Carter Frank Field Johnny Gilbert Clarence "Frogman" Henry Jerry Lee Lewis Linda Nolan Tom Parker Pelé George Perez Larry Pressler Gavin Robertson Tom Smith Susie Steiner Harrison Ruffin Tyler James Whale Milos Zeman I have Pele as a substitute if anyone dies before the start of the Deadpool My excel crashed I had Clarence Henry and Johnny Gilbert too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted January 1, 2022 3 hours ago, gcreptile said: Don West has brain lymphoma, not glioblastoma, but a different kind of brain cancer. Maybe it's just some spots that have returned, nothing serious? But now, I do think that the cancer must be surprisingly aggressive. From what I read, recurrences of brain lymphoma have a median survival rate of 7 months. Also I should say, I'm not very happy with you for taking my Hellstrom unique away from me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted January 1, 2022 38 minutes ago, Banana said: From what I read, recurrences of brain lymphoma have a median survival rate of 7 months. Also I should say, I'm not very happy with you for taking my Hellstrom unique away from me. Heh, sorry, but I'm sure he'll be picked here and there. He's too much like a new Lars Hogh not to be. There's also the Scandinavian theme team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted January 1, 2022 Just now, gcreptile said: Heh, sorry, but I'm sure he'll be picked here and there. He's too much like a new Lars Hogh not to be. There's also the Scandinavian theme team. He’s already on msc’s team as well so he’s not unique Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,483 Posted January 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: He’s already on msc’s team as well so he’s not unique From my POV, it was my unique others stole. Ahem. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted January 1, 2022 Banana's Peel Slippers 2022 George Alagiah Jana Bennett Russell Bishop Gary Burgess Chris Croucher Frank Field Ronnie Hellstrom Jerry Lee Lewis Charles M. Lieber Jane Marczewski Tom Parker Pele George Perez Vicky Phelan Julia Reichert Susie Steiner Isabel Torres Jean-Louis Trintignant Gianluca Vialli Don West Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheKeysOfMarinus 390 Posted January 1, 2022 Tragic, Our Maurice! 1. Frankie Valli 2. Leslie Phillips 3. Jean Marsh 4. Jerry Lee Lewis 5. Steve Lawrence 6. James Anderton 7. Phyllis Kinney 8. Carleton Carpenter 9. Joe Brown 10. James Bolam 11. Raymond Llewellyn 12. Wee Willie Harris 13. Bill Tidy 14. Art Rupe 15. Joseph McGrath 16. Jet Black 17. Dizzy Reece 18. Bill Treacher 19. Rosemary Squires 20. Craig Douglas I am hoping 5 (50s/60s US singer), 7 (US-born authority of Welsh folk music), 11 (Actor from Doctor Who and The Owl Service) and 17 (Jazz trumpeter) could be unique picks - but I'm ready to be proven wrong! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,007 Posted January 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, TheKeysOfMarinus said: I am hoping 5 (50s/60s US singer), 7 (US-born authority of Welsh folk music), 11 (Actor from Doctor Who and The Owl Service) and 17 (Jazz trumpeter) could be unique picks - but I'm ready to be proven wrong! I had considered Steve Lawrence for my US charttoppers theme team, but noticed that he was already picked by a crooner theme team in 2021 and I limited myself to those who were entirely unpicked last year. But that could be a lucky break for you if that theme team doesn't participate this year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 473 Posted January 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Banana said: Banana's Peel Slippers 2022 George Alagiah Jana Bennett Russell Bishop Gary Burgess Chris Croucher Frank Field Ronnie Hellstrom Jerry Lee Lewis Charles M. Lieber Jane Marczewski Tom Parker Pele George Perez Vicky Phelan Julia Reichert Susie Steiner Isabel Torres Jean-Louis Trintignant Gianluca Vialli Don West Fine looking team you've got there 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,986 Posted January 2, 2022 Team Name-Heading Nowhere Gary Burgess Ady Barkan Don West Francoise Hardy Frank Field George Alagiah George Perez Jake Roberts James Whale Jana Bennett Jerry Lee Lewis Larry Pressler Linda Nolan Pele Steve Gleason Steve McMichael Susie Steiner Tom Weiskopf Vic Elford Vicky Phelan 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Planetist 122 Posted January 2, 2022 For my first participation, I went with a music theme team. My joker was pretty much chosen at random... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted January 2, 2022 First time I've had a hit on 1st Jan and I can't ever beat that. Tom Smith (joker) George alagiah Tim bilton Barry Du Bois Linda nolan Deborah James Mark hoppus Frank Field, Baron Field of Birkenhead George Perez James whale Shannen Doherty Jana Bennett Bill Turnbull Steve Gleason G̶a̶r̶y̶ ̶B̶u̶r̶g̶e̶s̶s̶ Mikhail Gorbachev Trent Williams (NFL) Shane macgowan June brown Pele Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,408 Posted January 2, 2022 Joker down on the 1st Jan, after my ‘21 joker survived the entire year. Things are looking up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eesti 151 Posted January 2, 2022 1 hour ago, TQR said: Joker down on the 1st Jan, after my ‘21 joker survived the entire year. Things are looking up. Same here 3 hours ago, the_engineer said: First time I've had a hit on 1st Jan and I can't ever beat that. You can always have two hits on 1st of January. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,561 Posted January 2, 2022 My main team "2023? No thank you!" I had Betty White in my team, Ady Barkan took her place as the first sub. Ady Barkan Bill Turnbull Deborah James Frank Field Gary Burgess JOKER George Alagiah George Pérez Gianluca Vialli James Whale Joe Kinnear Miguel Van Damme Mustafa Kayirici Natalie Kwadrans Olivia Newton-John Pelé Rob Bolland Russell Bishop Shannen Doherty Susie Steiner Tom Smith 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,337 Posted January 2, 2022 Gary Burgess was my Joker too.Bet the guys at the DDP are glad he didn't go the same day as Betty White.Reckon he made the drop 40. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 473 Posted January 2, 2022 2 hours ago, TQR said: Joker down on the 1st Jan, after my ‘21 joker survived the entire year. Things are looking up. 44 minutes ago, Eesti said: Same here Same Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 473 Posted January 2, 2022 27 minutes ago, Sean said: Gary Burgess was mu Joker too.Bet the guys at the DDP are glad he didn't go the same day as Betty White.Reckon he made the drop 40. Imagine there's a rather sizeable pileup atop the scoreboard currently Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,608 Posted January 2, 2022 34 minutes ago, Sean said: Gary Burgess was mu Joker too.Bet the guys at the DDP are glad he didn't go the same day as Betty White.Reckon he made the drop 40. Imagine if the statement this morning said he died late on New Year’s Eve rather than New Year’s Day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machotrouts 828 Posted January 2, 2022 These are my three theme teams for 2022. #1 Hits My regular theme team of people who've had a record peak at #1 in the UK Singles Chart (either solo or as part of a group). 7th year in the DDP. Last year's position on the team is given in brackets, where applicable. 1. (new) Gary Brooker (Procol Harum) 2. (1) Tom Parker (The Wanted) 3. (new) John Gorman (The Scaffold) 4. (10) Jane Morgan 5. (4) Willie Nelson (USA for Africa) 6. (16) Tony Bennett 7. (9) Bobby Charlton (England World Cup Squad '70) 8. (7) Chris Farlowe 9. (6) David Crosby (The Byrds) 10. (re) David Graham (Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band) 11. (8) Olivia Newton-John 12. (11) Rolf Harris 13. (5) Harry Belafonte 14. (re) Len 'Chip' Hawkes (The Tremeloes) 15. (new) Billy J. Kramer 16. (new) Ian Bairnson (Pilot) 17. (new) Ernest Ranglin (Commonwealth Band) 18. (new) Frankie Valli 19. (re) Jerry Lee Lewis 20. (new) Ray Stevens This team had two hits in 2021: Sarah Harding (2) and Captain Tom Moore (3). Survivors dropped from the team are: Lou Gramm (12), Anne Nolan (13), Dave Ball (14), Trevor Oakes (15), Eddie 'Tan Tan' Thornton (17), Derv Gordon (18), Eric Burdon (19), and Bernard Cribbins (20). Unpersons My regular theme team of Big Brother housemates (including Celebrity Big Brother and other spin-offs). 7th year in the DDP. Last year's position on the team is given in brackets, where applicable. 1. (2) Linda Nolan 2. (1) James Whale 3. (new) Becki Seddiki 4. (new) Adele Roberts 5. (4) Julie Goodyear 6. (5) Ken Morley 7. (9) Ron Atkinson 8. (10) Amanda Barrie 9. (6) Gary Busey 10. (11) Dirk Benedict 11. (15) Germaine Greer 12. (re) Christopher Biggins 13. (re) Carol McGiffin 14. (13) Winston McKenzie 15. (new) Daniel Baldwin 16. (new) Kirstie Alley 17. (new) Sally Morgan 18. (new) Renee Graziano 19. (new) Katie Waissel 20. (20) Lauren Harries This team had three hits in 2021: Sarah Harding (2), Lionel Blair (7), and Nikki Grahame (17). Survivors dropped from the team are: Michael Barrymore (8), Ann Widdecombe (12), Stephen Bear (14), Lesley Brain (16), James Cosmo (18), and Jessica Alves (19). Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people My now-regular theme team in which I open 4000 random Wikipedia articles in the category 'Living people', and then whittle them down to the 20 who I believe are most likely to be hits this year. 2nd year in the DDP. Names are presented as they are in their Wikipedia article titles, bracketed segments included; nevertheless, given the broad range of claims to fame and relative obscurity of the picks, I've included an extra column to clarify what they're known for. 1. Alfredo Astiz Notorious "Angel of Death" of the Argentine Navy 2. Mortimer Zuckerman Canadian-American media tycoon 3. Giora Eiland Former IDF Major General 4. Simone Segouin French Resistance fighter 5. Edwin Poots DUP leader (May 2021-June 2021) 6. Graham Ross (horticularist) Australian presenter 7. Vera McKechnie Original Andy Pandy narrator 8. James Roose-Evans British theatre director 9. Ken Bruen Noir writer 10. John Childs (murderer) "Britain's most prolific hitman", allegedly 11. Rodrigo Rato Spanish politician/money launderer 12. Jay Maisel New York photographer 13. Aisha Yesufu Nigerian activist 14. Freddy Quinn Austrian singer 15. Ravi Singh (humanitarian) Khalsa Aid founder 16. Ivan Putski Pro wrestler 17. Hazel Ascot "Britain's Shirley Temple", allegedly 18. Sami al-Oraydi Al-Qaeda affiliate 19. Abdullah Al-Rimi Al-Qaeda member 20. Mohammed Abdel Karim Al Ghezali Al-Qaeda member This team had two hits in 2021: Andy Gray (actor) (3), and Jeannette Altwegg (17). Given the nature of the team, most survivors have been dropped, with the exception of Alfredo Astiz, a 2021 pick who happened to come up again in this year's 4000 candidates. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,155 Posted January 2, 2022 16 minutes ago, machotrouts said: My now-regular theme team in which I open 4000 random Wikipedia articles in the category 'Living people', and then whittle them down to the 20 who I believe are most likely to be hits this year. 2nd year in the DDP. Nice idea! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,337 Posted January 2, 2022 My main team Gary Burgess (Joker) R.I.P Susie Steiner Bill Turnbull George Alagiah Tom Parker Jana Bennett Clare Marx Linda Nolan Milos Zemen Pele Nigel Starmer_ Smith Robert Durst Gordon McQueen Rob Burrow Doddie Weir Khaleda Zia Gianluca Vialli Shane MacGowan Russell Bishop Deborah James I won't win but think I may do fairly well this year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,155 Posted January 2, 2022 Just to say that I should be available if required to help out with adding images for new picks. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,337 Posted January 2, 2022 2 hours ago, The Old Crem said: Imagine if the statement this morning said he died late on New Year’s Eve rather than New Year’s Day. Think there would have been a meltdown at DDP HQ. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
