Inverse Dead Pool 2022

[Bibliogryphon 9,509]

1 hour ago, BuffaloPhil said:

Wow is he really the first hit, at the end of March? 

 

Goes to show that the really big deaths of people on everyone's radar have been pretty slow this year

[machotrouts 828]

Tomb Carker 

 

Tom Parker, one fifth of now-4-piece boy band The Wanted, and the youngest of this thread's 50 eligible picks, has died of brain cancer at the age of 33.

 

While Derby Dead Pool players may be saying "I'm glad you came" to the reaper, this is a most unwanted surprise for the majority of Inverse Dead Pool players, with 26 of you now asking yourselves: how do you get up from an all time low? And, will the 22 players now tied in joint 1st place stay gold forever? And, was he on the organ donor list for anyone with a heart vacancy? And, who knew The Wanted had any lyrics to riff on that aren't just some variant of "whoa oh oh"?

 

Despite being at the wrong end of the 12-to-18-month prognosis for glioblastoma, Parker was a more popular Inverse pick this year than last – which I can't blame you for, given that he was seen performing on ITV with the group in December, and was booked for reunion tour dates this very month. Even more tragically, the thought of bands who debuted in the 2010s already being on reunion tours has doubtless made several of you reading this post suddenly die of old age.

 

They said this day wouldn't come, we refused to run, we've only just begun, you'll find us looking at the inaugural Inverse Dead Pool leaderboard of 2022. Oh-oh-oh-oh oh oh, oh-oh-oh-oh oh oh, oh-oh-oh-oh oh oh.

 

		GAINED	TOTAL
=1.	YoungWillz	-	0
=1.	wannamaker	-	0
=1.	Predictor	-	0
=1.	Death Impends	-	0
=1.	Sean	-	0
=1.	chilean way	-	0
=1.	BuffaloPhil	-	0
=1.	Nick	-	0
=1.	msc	-	0
=1.	drol	-	0
=1.	YorkshireBanker	-	0
=1.	The Unknown Man	-	0
=1.	Perhaps	-	0
=1.	Philip	-	0
=1.	theoldlady	-	0
=1.	MortalCaso	-	0
=1.	Spade_Cooley	-	0
=1.	Grim Up North	-	0
=1.	Sideik	-	0
=1.	Pedro67's wife	-	0
=1.	machotrouts	-	0
=1.	CastAway	-	0
=23.	LizLemon	+1	1
=23.	Funeralopolis	+1	1
=25.	MariNisia	+2	2
=25.	Annami	+2	2
=25.	The Old Crem	+2	2
=25.	Pedro67	+2	2
=29.	BabyBlue	+4	4
=29.	Newjack	+4	4
31.	Sir Creep	+6	6
=32.	Joey Russ	+7	7
=32.	TQR	+7	7
=34.	CaptainChorizo	+8	8
=34.	Banana	+8	8
=36.	Doulton	+9	9
=36.	Toast	+9	9
=38.	ThereWillBeDeaths7	+10	10
=38.	Book	+10	10
=38.	deadsox	+10	10
=41.	Bibliogryphon	+11	11
=41.	An Fear Beag	+11	11
=41.	gcreptile	+11	11
44.	GuyFromFuture	+12	12
45.	Neobrakeon	+14	14
46.	Hell	+15	15
47.	Great Uncle Bulgaria	+18	18
48.	machotrouts' mum	+22	22

[Toast 16,062]

8 minutes ago, machotrouts said:

Even more tragically, the thought of bands who debuted in the 2010s already being on reunion tours has doubtless made several of you reading this post suddenly die of old age.

 

[YoungWillz 20,918]

Get those points on the board for June Brown.

 

I didn't pick her here. *snicker*

[Death Impends 7,942]

Thought I might've picked her. Mercifully only my sub, phew!

[YoungWillz 20,918]

1 minute ago, Death Impends said:

Thought I might've picked her. Mercifully only my sub, phew!

According to @machotrouts masterlist, 25 teams thought she'd survive!

 

Incredible!

[Toast 16,062]

I had her, but at 24 so not too costly.

[TQR 14,352]

On 18/01/2022 at 07:26, TQR said:

 

16) June Brown

 

[Neobrakeon 5]

Ok. I'm fucked

Good luck to the rest!

[machotrouts 828]

Burial Plot Cotton

 

June Brown, who portrayed EastEnders character Dot Cotton, is now rot-rottin' at 95 years old – or, 2.879 Tom Parkers. Let that be a lesson to you all, kids – smoking kills.

 

Unfortunately, your northerner host doesn't know enough about EastEnders to make any references to it, so I must defer to The Times for a heartwarming obituary:

 

 

Tfw you're a rabbit and June Brown puts you in a biscuit tin:

17 hours ago, Neobrakeon said:

Ok. I'm fucked

Good luck to the rest!

 

June 'The Rabbit Annihilator' Brown is not just our second hit of the year, but our second landmine of the year, EastEnding the hopes of 25 players. Ironically, "Nick" is the least affected of her victims. (Okay, I managed one reference.)
 

		GAINED	TOTAL
=1.	YoungWillz		0
=1.	Death Impends		0
=1.	Sean		0
=1.	YorkshireBanker		0
=1.	Philip		0
=1.	theoldlady		0
=1.	MortalCaso		0
=1.	Grim Up North		0
=1.	Sideik		0
=1.	machotrouts		0
=1.	CastAway		0
12.	Funeralopolis		1
=13.	Nick	+2	2
=13.	Pedro67		2
=15.	BuffaloPhil	+4	4
=15.	BabyBlue		4
=15.	Newjack		4
=18.	Predictor	+5	5
=18.	LizLemon	+4	5
=20.	Perhaps	+6	6
=20.	MariNisia	+4	6
=22.	wannamaker	+7	7
=22.	Joey Russ		7
=24.	drol	+8	8
=24.	CaptainChorizo		8
=24.	Banana		8
27.	msc	+9	9
=28.	Sir Creep	+5	11
=28.	Toast	+2	11
=28.	Bibliogryphon		11
=28.	gcreptile		11
32.	GuyFromFuture		12
=33.	Spade_Cooley	+13	13
=33.	Annami	+11	13
=35.	chilean way	+14	14
=35.	An Fear Beag	+3	14
37.	Hell		15
=38.	TQR	+10	17
=38.	Book	+7	17
=40.	The Unknown Man	+19	19
=40.	deadsox	+9	19
=40.	Great Uncle Bulgaria	+1	19
43.	The Old Crem	+18	20
44.	Pedro67's wife	+21	21
45.	machotrouts' mum		22
46.	ThereWillBeDeaths7	+15	25
47.	Doulton	+21	30
48.	Neobrakeon	+23	37

[Sir Creep 7,069]

Sir Creep seems to be picking them off in order, which could be a whale of a problem for James.

 

[Bibliogryphon 9,509]

Thanks for the update @machotrouts

 

I do like the new format for the results table with the points gained and colour coding for the player who picked them

 

It is looking less bad for me as I didn't pick June but there are still plenty of non-scorers who are competing for the title

[gcreptile 10,939]

10 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said:

Thanks for the update @machotrouts

 

I do like the new format for the results table with the points gained and colour coding for the player who picked them

 

It is looking less bad for me as I didn't pick June but there are still plenty of non-scorers who are competing for the title

Yes, we're in exactly the same position. 

I do believe that everybody has one freebie, because we've just become too good at picking frail and sick people. 

Still, I would have liked my freebie to last a little longer.

[YoungWillz 20,918]

Tom Smith will gain me a single solitary point.

 

Duck broken, more points all round please. 

[machotrouts 828]

The Toms They Are a-Waning

 

Tom Smith, or Tom Smith (rugby union, born 1971) to give him his full name, has died of cancer at the age of 50. I don't know much about rugby, but I suppose it must need unions like any job, so credit to this guy for his organising efforts – no doubt a great inspiration to those Amazon workers. ✊

 

66.66667% of this year's hits so far have been Toms. Your host will bravely take this opportunity to come out as a Tom, and I can tell you this is causing deep concern in the Tom community. What a waste that modern DDP fame requirements probably disqualify me from picking myself. If I'd known when I started playing that I didn't have the option of eventually bowing out with a "SICK Deadpooler Predicts Own Suicide By Cop" headline, I don't think I'd have bothered getting so invested in the first place. No respect for creative flair in this day and age.

 

Inverse Dead Poolers showed little faith in Mr (rugby union, born 1971)'s survival, but this early in the game, it's still enough to shake up the scrum. YoungWillz and Philip are dropped from the 0-points squad, but worst off is a blindsided Hell, who is cast down to the deep fiery pits of "just above Neobrakeon".
 

		GAINED	TOTAL
=1.	Death Impends		0
=1.	Sean		0
=1.	YorkshireBanker		0
=1.	theoldlady		0
=1.	MortalCaso		0
=1.	Grim Up North		0
=1.	Sideik		0
=1.	machotrouts		0
=1.	CastAway		0
10.	YoungWillz	+1	1
=11.	Nick		2
=11.	Pedro67		2
13.	Funeralopolis	+2	3
=14.	BuffaloPhil		4
=14.	Newjack		4
16.	LizLemon		5
=17.	BabyBlue	+2	6
=17.	MariNisia		6
=19.	Predictor	+2	7
=19.	Perhaps	+1	7
=19.	wannamaker		7
=22.	drol		8
=22.	CaptainChorizo		8
24.	msc		9
=25.	Philip	+11	11
=25.	Sir Creep		11
=25.	Toast		11
=25.	Bibliogryphon		11
29.	Banana	+4	12
=30.	Spade_Cooley		13
=30.	Annami		13
=32.	GuyFromFuture	+2	14
=32.	chilean way		14
=32.	An Fear Beag		14
=35.	Joey Russ	+8	15
=35.	gcreptile	+4	15
=37.	TQR		17
=37.	Book		17
=39.	The Unknown Man		19
=39.	deadsox		19
=39.	Great Uncle Bulgaria		19
42.	Pedro67's wife		21
43.	machotrouts' mum		22
44.	The Old Crem	+3	23
45.	ThereWillBeDeaths7		25
46.	Doulton		30
47.	Hell	+18	33
48.	Neobrakeon		37

[YoungWillz 20,918]

I did not have George Perez here.

 

Did anyone? 

[BuffaloPhil 910]

18 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

I did not have George Perez here.

 

Did anyone? 

 

Only the current bottom two, who seem to have missed the word "Inverse" in the game title, and perhaps more surprisingly msc. All placed him very low though.

[msc 18,397]

20 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

I did not have George Perez here.

 

Did anyone? 

 

 

tbh I was trying to do well so I have no idea why I picked him. It was low down the list so I was maybe running short of inspiration by that point.

[Neobrakeon 5]

Oh come on!

[YoungWillz 20,918]

Go on, give us an update @Death Impends.

 

(My Joey Russ post moment). 

[machotrouts 828]

The Noose Teen Tightens

 

George Pérez, comic book artist primarily known for his pencilling, and dead pool pick primarily known for his pancreatic cancering, has died aged 67. But you know what comic book deaths are like – they'll retcon him back in a couple of years.

 

Pérez was known for his work with both Marvel and DC Comics, including Wonder Woman and The Avengers. It's almost hard to believe that all those MCU films – even though I hear they sometimes look almost live-action – were drawn in pencil. Unfortunately for fans, now that he's dead, the franchise is over, so I hope this latest Multigrain of Breadness film wrapped up the whole plot sufficiently.

 

Penciller Pérez's cancerous Páncreaz hasn't created much crisis on Inverse Earth, where only 3 players pencilled him into their teams. If it's any comfort to Hell and Neobrakeon, there may be infinite parallel realities in which you're doing better than this.

 

		GAINED	TOTAL
=1.	Death Impends		0
=1.	Sean		0
=1.	YorkshireBanker		0
=1.	theoldlady		0
=1.	MortalCaso		0
=1.	Grim Up North		0
=1.	Sideik		0
=1.	machotrouts		0
=1.	CastAway		0
10.	YoungWillz		1
=11.	Nick		2
=11.	Pedro67		2
13.	Funeralopolis		3
=14.	BuffaloPhil		4
=14.	Newjack		4
16.	LizLemon		5
=17.	BabyBlue		6
=17.	MariNisia		6
=19.	Predictor		7
=19.	Perhaps		7
=19.	wannamaker		7
=22.	drol		8
=22.	CaptainChorizo		8
=24.	Philip		11
=24.	Sir Creep		11
=24.	Toast		11
=24.	Bibliogryphon		11
=28.	msc	+3	12
=28.	Banana		12
=30.	Spade_Cooley		13
=30.	Annami		13
=32.	GuyFromFuture		14
=32.	chilean way		14
=32.	An Fear Beag		14
=35.	Joey Russ		15
=35.	gcreptile		15
=37.	TQR		17
=37.	Book		17
=39.	The Unknown Man		19
=39.	deadsox		19
=39.	Great Uncle Bulgaria		19
42.	Pedro67's wife		21
43.	machotrouts' mum		22
44.	The Old Crem		23
45.	ThereWillBeDeaths7		25
46.	Doulton		30
47.	Hell	+2	35
48.	Neobrakeon	+6	43

[YoungWillz 20,918]

Jean-Louis Trintignant gives me no points, because I didn't pick him.

 

So, who did @machotrouts? Leader leader leaderboard....lol.

[machotrouts 828]

Three Colours: Dead

 

Jean-Louis Trintignant – French star of films by Bertolucci, Chabrol, Truffaut, Haneke, Kieślowski, and many other important surnames – has died aged 91. As he is possibly the actor with the worst ratio of "films I've actually seen" to "films I keep adding to my Cinema Paradiso rental list then bumping down my queue because I'm more interested in being the sort of cultured individual who plans to watch them than I am in actually watching them", I have little to say here, but get back to me in a year or two and I'm sure I'll have a solid paragraph of My Night at Maud's jokes for you all to hon hon hon at.

 

My mum who used to have the poster for Three Colours: Red on our kitchen wall because she likes Juliette Binoche's hair did briefly pretend to be sad when I told her, so there's that.

 

Who picked him? Only five players, but they banked a fairly Jean-Louis Significant amount of points on the cancer-riddled nonagenarian, so some big drops ahead, including a 25-place plummet for reigning champion @BabyBlue, and @CastAway being cast away from the zero-points club to the bottom half of the leaderboard. That's one way to show you aren't il conformista.

 

		GAINED	TOTAL
=1.	Death Impends		0
=1.	Sean		0
=1.	YorkshireBanker		0
=1.	theoldlady		0
=1.	MortalCaso		0
=1.	Grim Up North		0
=1.	Sideik		0
=1.	machotrouts		0
9.	YoungWillz		1
=10.	Nick		2
=10.	Pedro67		2
12.	Funeralopolis		3
=13.	BuffaloPhil		4
=13.	Newjack		4
15.	LizLemon		5
16.	MariNisia		6
=17.	Predictor		7
=17.	Perhaps		7
=17.	wannamaker		7
=20.	drol		8
=20.	CaptainChorizo		8
=22.	Sir Creep		11
=22.	Toast		11
=22.	Bibliogryphon		11
=25.	CastAway	+12	12
=25.	msc		12
=25.	Banana		12
=28.	Spade_Cooley		13
=28.	Annami		13
=30.	GuyFromFuture		14
=30.	An Fear Beag		14
=32.	Joey Russ		15
=32.	gcreptile		15
=34.	TQR		17
=34.	Book		17
36.	Philip	+7	18
=37.	The Unknown Man		19
=37.	deadsox		19
=37.	Great Uncle Bulgaria		19
40.	Pedro67's wife		21
41.	The Old Crem		23
42.	BabyBlue	+18	24
43.	ThereWillBeDeaths7		25
44.	chilean way	+15	29
45.	Doulton		30
=46.	machotrouts' mum	+13	35
=46.	Hell		35
48.	Neobrakeon		43

[Grim Up North 3,717]

7 hours ago, machotrouts said:

Cinema Paradiso rental list then bumping down my queue because I'm more interested in being the sort of cultured individual who plans to watch them than I am in actually watching them

 

If Cinema Paradiso is still unwatched then you should remedy that - it's a beautiful film.

[YoungWillz 20,918]

Susie Steiner is dead. I failed to pick her, so no points for me @machotrouts, but who gains points?