msc 18,480 Posted December 31, 2021 My team of obvious and mediocre picks is in. Thanks to Reptile for running this one again. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted December 31, 2021 Time is ticking..... you have a few hours left to get your team in. As I will be away from the keyboard over midnight, you might want to get your team in early, mostly if you want to be sure about immediate disqualifications. After midnight, they will be replaced by your subs. And remember the rules, if your picks get disqualified in the DDP, they also get disqualified here., However, we already have a record participation! Great work to all of you. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Annami 85 Posted December 31, 2021 Here's my entry, thanks for hosting! 1. Frank Field (joker) 2. Jimmy Carter 3. Leslie Phillips 4. 6ix9ine 5. Bernadette Chirac 6. Gary Burgess (75 points) 7. Shannen Doherty 8. Jeanette Lee 9. Susie Steiner 10. Bob Barker 11. Bill Turnbull 12. Miguel van Damme (93 points) 13. Joe Exotic 14. Tim Keller 15. Linda Nolan 16. Khaleda Zia 17. Martti Ahtisaari 18. Henry Kissinger 19. Olivia Newton-John 20. Pope Benedict XVI 21. Rob Burrow 22. Gianluca Vialli 23. Doddie Weir 24. Rosalynn Carter 25. Buzz Aldrin 26. George Alagiah 27. David Crosby 28. Gregory Scarpa jr. 29. Ivan Julian 30. Mette Marit 31. Pelé 32. Peter Tobin 33. Margaret Keane 34. Ozzy Osbourne 35. James Whale 36. Yoko Ono 37. Billy Connolly 38. Willie Nelson 39. Tom Parker (88 points) 40. Liza Minelli 41. Tina Turner 42. Brigitte Bardot 43. Mikhail Gorbachev 44. Glynis Johns 45. Barbara Walters 46. Pat Robertson 47. Siiri Rantanen 48. Astrid Swan (Finnish musician) 49. Loretta Lynn 50. Marilyn Manson subs 1. Iris Apfel 2. Luce Irigaray 3. Joanne Woodward 4. Saturnino de la Fuente Garcia 5. Queen Elizabeth II 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 902 Posted December 31, 2021 @gcreptile As Betty White has died, I've replaced her with Barbara Walters on my pool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted December 31, 2021 ^^ Yes, okay, after all, that's what subs are there for. Betty White will be replaced by the first sub. Edit: Oh I see. Well, Gina Lollobrigida was your first sub. I'm sorry, I have to go with her, not Barbara Walters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 902 Posted December 31, 2021 9 minutes ago, gcreptile said: ^^ Yes, okay, after all, that's what subs are there for. Betty White will be replaced by the first sub. Edit: Oh I see. Well, Gina Lollobrigida was your first sub. I'm sorry, I have to go with her, not Barbara Walters. Sorry, I forgot I had already declared subs here. Gina Lollobrigida it is then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted January 1, 2022 Here is my team Carroll Baker Rosemary Squires Roland Curram Pele Raquel Welch Lorna Luft Mitzi Gaynor Michael Barratt (nationwide presenter) Judith Chalmers Fay Weldon Cindy Adams Leonard Hayflick Paco Rabanne Linda Nolan King Juan Carlos of Spain Ursula Andress Peter Hordern ex tory mp David Ogilvy Earl of Airlie Smokey Robinson (joker) James D Watson Billy Backus Douglas Hurd Winnie Ewing Margaret Court Zandra Rhodes Bernadette Chirac Paul Biya President of Cameroon Ethel Kennedy Jimmy Swaggart US televangelist Lord Wakeham Dickie Bird James Ivory Andrew Russo part of crime family Geoffrey Robinson former Labour mp Gary Hart Shirley Conran Richard Chamberlain Carol McGiffin Frederick Barclay Jiang Ziam former President of China Gordon Lee ex Everton manager Frank O'Farrell Tina Turner Jilly Cooper Jimmy Carter William Heseltine former private secretary to the Queen John Searle Arthur Scargill Mikhail Gorbachev Kenneth Anger Subs Edgar Pearce Piper Laurie Bob Falkenburg Art Rupe @YoungWillz decided to post my death by numbers team instead as I am worried about accidentally sabotaging my DDP uniques some of which I have sat on for months! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted January 1, 2022 The system is now set up, and I hope there's no more premature death. 44 players will be participating. This is a record number, by far, and this will be quite the game. My personal database now adds 450 new names from all kinds of fields. You've been extremely creative. I can't make out an immediate favourite. It's a ton of ifs and whens. My team and the masterlist will be revealed in about an hour. I wonder if I can actually fit that whole list into one post... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 745 Posted January 1, 2022 Wow! This is an unbelievable undertaking. Thanks for doing this and as I thought, I was the only one to select the other Frank Field (98 year old US TV meteorologist) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 473 Posted January 1, 2022 My team: Frank Field Gary Burgess Larry Pressler Rob Burrow Robert Durst Tim Keller (pastor) Mustafa Kayirici - JOKER Susie Steiner Sacheen Littlefeather George Alagiah Russell Bishop George Perez (comic book artist) Dame Clare Marx Steve Carlson (Slap Shot) Richard C. Blum Francoise Hardy Jeanette Lee Khaleda Zia Steve McMichael Mike Bossy Tom Smith (rugby) Milos Zeman Rose Tremain Jean Potvin Shannen Doherty Tom Weiskopf Pele James Whale Tom Parker Johnny Ruffo Crandell Addington Rowshan Ershad Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Don West (wrestling announcer) Ady Barkan Antonio Inoki Christy Dignam Igor Bogdanoff Kerri Parker (model) Linda Nolan Jane Marczewski (singer Nightbirde) Kat Bjelland Bill Turnbull Ghislaine Maxwell Arno (singer) Carlos Bilardo Bobby Caldwell Bill Hayden (aussie pol) Tim Bilton (chef) Ted Turner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted January 3, 2022 Let's get things going with the first scoreboard of the year! It looks nice. Gary Burgess and Igor Bogdanoff, look who's on top. Rank Team Score 1 Toast 199 1 Cpt. Chorizo 199 3 gcreptile 150 3 CalebH 150 3 Great Uncle Bulgaria 150 3 Death Impends 150 3 Book 150 3 MariNisia 150 3 Joey Russ 150 3 Sean 150 3 An Fear Beag 150 3 msc 150 3 Banana 150 14 Salmon Mousse 124 15 YorkshireBanker 75 15 Guy From Future 75 15 JohnKey 75 15 Predictor 75 15 Torva Messor 75 15 Theoldlady 75 15 drol 75 15 Pedro67 75 15 Wormfarmer 75 15 Annami 75 15 Kenny 75 26 Baby Blue 49 27 The Spinosaurus 0 27 Bibliogryphon 0 27 JoeMoneypenny 0 27 chilean way 0 27 markb4 0 27 Famous6Eva 0 27 The Unknown Man 0 27 Hell 0 27 Captain Hemlock 0 27 Gooseberry Crumble 0 27 Doulton 0 27 YoungWillz 0 27 The old crem 0 27 Buffalo Phil 0 27 The Daredevil 0 27 Liz Lemon 0 27 keltos31 0 27 DevonDeathTrip 0 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 902 Posted January 5, 2022 Joan Copeland is a hit for me. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,067 Posted January 7, 2022 Sidney Poitier a hit for me here. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Immortal 636 Posted January 10, 2022 Dwayne Hickman is a hit for me. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doulton 34 Posted January 10, 2022 I forgot to copy my entry of 24 December here: Ady Barkin JOKER Alec Baldwin Anthony Zerbe Athol Fugard Burt Bacharach Brian May Christina Applegate Lorna Luft Chevy Chase Billy Gray (actor, "Father Knows Best") Clarence Thomas Harry Reid Richard Belzer Richard Lewis Seiji Ozawa Larry Nasser James Meredith (school desegregationist in USA) James Whale Timothy West Lowell Weicker (US Senator) Steve Reich David Hockney Fernando Botero Keir Dullea Michael Dukakis Clint Eastwood Joni Mitchell Gary Glitter Tom Baker George Alagiah Princess Astrid of Norway Estelle Parsons Shannen Doherty Queen Ratna Tom Parker Linda Nolan Jean-Louis Trintignant J.M.Coetzee Margaret Atwood Pele Prunelle Scales Stanley Baxter Walter Abish Jorie Graham (US Poet) Ted Kooser (US Poet) Mitzi Gaynor Dominic Chianese Ralph Nader Claes Oldenberg Richard Bonynge Subs: Peter Max Wole Soyinka Larry Storch Loretta Lynn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 902 Posted January 10, 2022 Robert Durst is a hit for a few of us here. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted January 11, 2022 Bob Falkenburg a 'hit' for me here once a qualifying obituary emerges. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,067 Posted January 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: Bob Falkenburg a 'hit' for me here once a qualifying obituary emerges. If you still haven't found what you're looking for for Bob Falkenburg: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-10388613/Bob-Falkenburg-tennis-star-gave-Brazil-fast-food-dies.html 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted January 11, 2022 56 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: If you still haven't found what you're looking for for Bob Falkenburg: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-10388613/Bob-Falkenburg-tennis-star-gave-Brazil-fast-food-dies.html Cheers Will ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted January 12, 2022 On 11/01/2022 at 00:35, Gooseberry Crumble said: Bob Falkenburg a 'hit' for me here once a qualifying obituary emerges. Mea Culpa just realised Bob Falkenburg was my sub who hadn't moved up into the main team . I got confused with the twisted pool. Just realised when I went to the paper copies of my teams to circle Bob Falkenburg in red as a 'hit' to realise my embarrassing mistake. Apologies @gcreptile 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted January 14, 2022 So, let's move ahead a little, because I have a time slot available right now. First of all, the DDP disqualifications are now mostly done. There were some disqualifications, and as per the rules, it means that they also count here. Golf player Brian Morris and Martha Sepulveda are out. I'm very sorry, but the three of you who suffer from these disqualifications have provided subs, so Anne Nolan, David Lynch and Bill Turnbull are in for you. In terms of new hits, we could have had more? I see Jana Bennett, Robert Durst, Francis Jackson (unique for DDT!), and Dwayne Hickman (impressive solo hit for The Spinosaurus, well done!). Oh, and Sidney Poitier, of course! And Joan Copeland, a first solo hit for markb4. Well, that's eight hits in 14 days. It's okay, I think. Well, it's the beginning of the year and I still have to acquaint myself with all the names of this game, it's a bit unwieldy, and I dont yet have the DDP as a memory support. So if I missed any hit, let me know. In terms of the scoreboard, Cpt. Chorizo just continues where he stopped... just not missing a beat! Rank Team Score 1 Cpt. Chorizo 255 2 gcreptile 206 2 Death Impends 206 2 MariNisia 206 2 Joey Russ 206 2 An Fear Beag 206 2 msc 206 2 Banana 206 9 Toast 199 10 CalebH 193 10 Book 193 12 Salmon Mousse 167 13 Great Uncle Bulgaria 150 13 Sean 150 15 YorkshireBanker 131 15 Predictor 131 15 Theoldlady 131 18 drol 118 19 DevonDeathTrip 116 20 Baby Blue 105 21 Torva Messor 102 22 Guy From Future 75 22 JohnKey 75 22 Pedro67 75 22 Wormfarmer 75 22 Annami 75 22 Kenny 75 28 markb4 65 29 Buffalo Phil 43 30 The Spinosaurus 34 31 Hell 27 31 YoungWillz 27 31 The old crem 27 31 The Daredevil 27 31 Liz Lemon 27 31 keltos31 27 37 Bibliogryphon 0 37 JoeMoneypenny 0 37 chilean way 0 37 Famous6Eva 0 37 The Unknown Man 0 37 Captain Hemlock 0 37 Gooseberry Crumble 0 37 Doulton 0 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,589 Posted January 21, 2022 Meatloaf is a hit for me here 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,155 Posted January 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said: Meatloaf is a hit for me here I have him too and also, less regrettably, Russell Bishop. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
