Death Impends 7,916 Posted December 7, 2022 Surprised I had Weir so low. I've stopped paying close attention to ALS athletes as deadpool picks and forgot how long he's had the disease, so I fully expected him to plummet me to the bottom echelons. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,890 Posted December 7, 2022 Worth the wait @machotrouts, thanks for the updates. Interesting to see if 2022 has another twist in it. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,611 Posted December 7, 2022 This has been a fun pool! Can't complain about my ranking as it's far better than expected 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,068 Posted December 17, 2022 I led this pool from the wire last year only to get knocked to 6th place a couple days before new year (thx Desmond Tutu) so anything can happen to that leader board. SCunto Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,268 Posted December 24, 2022 Sir Creep (will buy you 5 lbs coffee if any of his top 10 die) 1. Shane McGowan 2. Donald Trump 3. Phil Collins 4. Ghislaine Maxwell 5. Clint Eastwood 6. Linda Nolan 7. Billy Connolly 8. Mikhail Gorbachev @Sir CuntoHope you have donated the 235 pounds of coffee that you owe everyone in this Dead-Pool to a Food Bank this year? Lots of people in the USA are struggling right now. Please post an update. https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_22_253 2 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,348 Posted December 24, 2022 On 22/01/2022 at 02:46, Sir Cunto said: Sir Creep (will buy you 5 lbs coffee if any of his top 10 die) On 22/01/2022 at 02:46, Sir Cunto said: 8. Mikhail Gorbachev Thanks @theoldlady for reminding us of this. Come on then Sir Creep. Are you a man of your word? 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,890 Posted December 29, 2022 Pele is another faller here @machotrouts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machotrouts 820 Posted December 29, 2022 Dispelé The Inverse Dead Pool 2022 waited until March 30 to see its first hit. Now it's December 29, we're on hit #15, and we'd be lucky for it to be the last. It's a dribble, not a sprint. Brazilian footballer, 1,279-time goalscorer, and one of two players to jointly hold the FIFA Player of the Century accolade Pelé has died at the age of 82. It's a pity that I'm far too busy with my own deadpooling at this time of year to flesh this out into a meaningful obit, because it's such a minor death that will surely go otherwise unremarked upon in the global press. I mean, his poor little name is only four letters long, so who will even notice? "Pelé has died" barely even registers as a complete sentence. People will just think you've got the hiccups. Among Pelé's many achievements is being this year's 4th least popular Inverse pick – most of you score nil today. The few exceptions are: 1 point apiece for @Newjack and @msc; 22 points for former Inverse Dead Pool champion @BabyBlue, who I can only assume has decided to turn their talents to scoring an own goal record; 3 and 8 points respectively for machotrouts' mum and Pedro67's wife, who conveniently don't have accounts to tag and shame here; and 2 points for @YorkshireBanker, one of two players to jointly hold the FIFA Inverse Deadpooler of the First 362 Days of the Year accolade. That breaks the tie at the top without any need for a tiebreaker, and surely confirms @Sean as this year's champion. ...unless, of course, he happens to have 5 points banked on the ailing Pope Benedict XVI... It's going to be a long final 50 hours. GAINED TOTAL = 1. Sean 25 ▼ 2. YorkshireBanker +2 27 = 3. Joey Russ 33 = 4. Sideik 35 = 5. Pedro67 36 = 6. Banana 37 = 7. ThereWillBeDeaths7 41 = 7. Toast 41 = 9. LizLemon 42 = 9. CaptainChorizo 42 = 11. machotrouts 43 = 12. theoldlady 45 = 13. MortalCaso 46 = 14. Sir Creep 49 = 15. An Fear Beag 51 = 15. BuffaloPhil 51 = 15. wannamaker 51 = 18. YoungWillz 53 = 18. Nick 53 = 20. gcreptile 54 = 21. Book 55 = 22. Philip 56 = 22. deadsox 56 = 24. Funeralopolis 57 = 24. The Old Crem 57 ▼ 26. Newjack +1 58 ▲ 26. GuyFromFuture 58 = 28. Spade_Cooley 59 = 29. drol 60 = 30. Death Impends 63 = 31. The Unknown Man 64 = 31. Predictor 64 = 33. TQR 65 = 34. Great Uncle Bulgaria 66 = 35. MariNisia 67 = 35. CastAway 67 = 37. Perhaps 69 = 38. Bibliogryphon 70 ▲ 39. machotrouts' mum +3 82 ▲ 39. Grim Up North 82 ▲ 41. Annami 87 ▼ 42. Pedro67's wife +8 90 ▼ 43. BabyBlue +22 94 ▲ 43. Hell 94 = 45. Doulton 103 = 46. chilean way 114 = 47. msc +1 127 = 48. Neobrakeon 143 5 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,890 Posted December 31, 2022 In among all the noise on the Forum, Benedict XVI seems to be a hit here. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machotrouts 820 Posted December 31, 2022 I Don't Fucking Have Time to Think of a Pun About Pope Benedict XVI Right Now On 29/12/2022 at 22:22, machotrouts said: That breaks the tie at the top without any need for a tiebreaker, and surely confirms @Sean as this year's champion. ...unless, of course, he happens to have 5 points banked on the ailing Pope Benedict XVI... It's going to be a long final 50 hours. Well well well. On the last day of the contest, @Sean becomes the Inverse Dead Pool 2022 Leader Emeritus, and @YorkshireBanker pulls off the greatest steal in the wake of a Pope's death since Dan Brown's Angels and Demons. Someone better check whether Benedict's tongue is black or not. GAINED TOTAL ▲ 1. YorkshireBanker 27 ▼ 2. Sean +5 30 = 3. Joey Russ 33 = 4. Sideik 35 = 5. Pedro67 36 = 6. Banana 37 = 7. ThereWillBeDeaths7 41 = 7. Toast 41 = 9. LizLemon 42 = 9. CaptainChorizo 42 = 11. machotrouts 43 = 12. theoldlady 45 = 13. MortalCaso 46 = 14. Sir Creep 49 = 15. An Fear Beag 51 = 15. BuffaloPhil 51 = 15. wannamaker 51 = 18. YoungWillz 53 = 18. Nick 53 = 20. gcreptile 54 = 21. Book 55 = 22. deadsox 56 ▲ 23. Funeralopolis 57 ▲ 23. The Old Crem 57 ▲ 25. Newjack 58 ▲ 25. GuyFromFuture 58 ▼ 27. Philip +3 59 ▲ 27. Spade_Cooley 59 = 29. drol 60 = 30. Death Impends 63 = 31. The Unknown Man 64 ▲ 32. CastAway 67 ▲ 33. MariNisia +1 68 ▼ 34. TQR +4 69 ▲ 34. Perhaps 69 ▲ 36. Bibliogryphon 70 ▼ 37. Predictor +8 72 ▼ 38. Great Uncle Bulgaria +9 75 = 39. machotrouts' mum 82 = 39. Grim Up North 82 = 41. Annami 87 = 42. Pedro67's wife 90 = 43. BabyBlue 94 = 43. Hell 94 = 45. Doulton +14 117 ▲ 46. msc 127 ▼ 47. chilean way +19 133 = 48. Neobrakeon 143 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,890 Posted December 31, 2022 Well I remember @Sean missing out on the Poker Title to @Perhaps in a similar fashion some years ago. But always recall, One Direction never won X Factor.... So, less than 7 hours to go.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,348 Posted December 31, 2022 44 minutes ago, machotrouts said: ▼ 34. TQR +4 69 What a serendipitous score to end the year with. I do hope this is running again for 2023? This is probably my favourite pool and @machotrouts, as a host you’ve knocked it out the park this year. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sideik 236 Posted December 31, 2022 At least I'm leading the ranking for the number of deaths Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torva Messor 273 Posted December 31, 2022 Quote I Don't Fucking Have Time to Think of a Pun About Pope Benedict XVI Right Now "Ponstiff"? 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machotrouts 820 Posted January 6, 2023 Congratulations to the Inverse Dead Pool 2022 champion, @YorkshireBanker. Here's your Inverse Crown – one previous user, but she won't miss it. THE WINNING TEAM: On 18/01/2022 at 18:40, YorkshireBanker said: 1.Ghislaine Maxwell 2.Dick Van Dyke 3.Phil Collins 4.Tony Bennet 5.Billy Connolly 6.Paul Gascoigne 7. Rupert Murdoch 8.Yoko Ono 9.Rolf Harris 10. David Attenborough 11.Jimmy Carter 12.Donald Trump 13.Willie Nelson 14.Henry Kissinger 15.Prunella Scales 16. Olivia Newton-John 17.Joe Exotic 18.George Alagiah 19.Tim Bilton 20.Jerry Lee Lewis 21. Doddie Weir 22. Queen Elizabeth II 23.Bobby Charlton 24.Pele 25.Shane MacGowan FINAL LEADERBOARD: 1. YorkshireBanker 27 2. Sean 30 3. Joey Russ 33 4. Sideik 35 5. Pedro67 36 6. Banana 37 7. ThereWillBeDeaths7 41 7. Toast 41 9. LizLemon 42 9. CaptainChorizo 42 11. machotrouts 43 12. theoldlady 45 13. MortalCaso 46 14. Sir Creep 49 15. An Fear Beag 51 15. BuffaloPhil 51 15. wannamaker 51 18. YoungWillz 53 18. Nick 53 20. gcreptile 54 21. Book 55 22. deadsox 56 23. Funeralopolis 57 23. The Old Crem 57 25. Newjack 58 25. GuyFromFuture 58 27. Philip 59 27. Spade_Cooley 59 29. drol 60 30. Death Impends 63 31. The Unknown Man 64 32. CastAway 67 33. MariNisia 68 34. TQR 69 34. Perhaps 69 36. Bibliogryphon 70 37. Predictor 72 38. Great Uncle Bulgaria 75 39. machotrouts' mum 82 39. Grim Up North 82 41. Annami 87 42. Pedro67's wife 90 43. BabyBlue 94 43. Hell 94 45. Doulton 117 46. msc 127 47. chilean way 133 48. Neobrakeon 143 FINAL CELEBRITY ROUND-UP: TOTAL POINTS # OF TEAMS 1. Donald Trump 1022 46 2. Paul Gascoigne 907 44 3. Clint Eastwood 867 45 4. Ghislaine Maxwell 863 43 5. Phil Collins 755 44 6. Queen Elizabeth II 742 43 7. Dick Van Dyke 724 43 8. Billy Connolly 647 43 9. Rupert Murdoch 632 42 10. David Attenborough 624 41 11. Shane MacGowan 573 39 12. Joe Exotic 508 36 13. Willie Nelson 444 41 14. Rolf Harris 430 40 15. Olivia Newton-John 415 35 16. Yoko Ono 414 32 17. Mel Brooks 401 36 18. Tony Bennett 359 33 19. Bobby Charlton 351 39 20. Doddie Weir 335 29 21. Prunella Scales 314 32 22. Angela Lansbury 269 27 23. June Brown 241 25 24. Shannen Doherty 216 23 24. Tim Bilton 216 21 24. Tom Parker 216 26 27. Henry Kissinger 194 18 28. Milos Zeman 191 18 29. Bill Turnbull 187 18 30. Rob Burrow 158 20 31. Mikhail Gorbachev 137 15 32. Jerry Lee Lewis 135 15 33. Linda Nolan 117 13 34. Francoise Hardy 101 14 35. Harry Belafonte 92 14 36. Eva Marie Saint 84 10 37. James Whale 83 11 38. Joanne Woodward 82 14 39. George Alagiah 81 11 40. Leslie Phillips 74 5 41. Jean-Louis Trintignant 65 5 42. Pope Benedict XVI 63 8 43. Jimmy Carter 62 7 44. Tom Smith 58 12 45. Susie Steiner 43 5 46. Bob Barker 42 4 47. Pele 37 6 48. Tom Weiskopf 17 5 49. George Perez 11 3 50. Frank Field 1 1 (@Bibliogryphon probably deserves some kind of unique non-hit bonus un-points for being the only player to predict Frank Field's inexplicable survival.) And last year, when @BabyBlue won, @Death Impends "played us out" with the song 'Baby Blue'. So, to play us out, here's the only song I know of that has the phrase "Yorkshire banker" in the lyrics: Bop. Thank you for playing. See you in the Inverse Dead Pool 2023 soon. 8 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,348 Posted January 6, 2023 Was a particularly tricky year for this game, well played @YorkshireBanker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,909 Posted January 6, 2023 What a year, what a success, well done, Yorkshire Banker! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,268 Posted January 6, 2023 Well done @YorkshireBanker! Congratulations! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machotrouts 820 Posted January 6, 2023 Addendum: On 24/01/2022 at 18:13, Wormfarmer said: Damn. If there is one pool I thought I could put my past poor performances in dead pools to good use, it was this one. I lolligagged thinking that the submission deadline was the end of the month, so I missed it by a few hours. Since I have a list already thoughtfully prepared, I hope it will not offend to unofficially post it here just to see if my intuition is right that if I can't pick who's going to die, maybe I can pick who won't. It will be ironic (to me) if I would have won this thing . . . 1 Donald Trump 2 Phil Collins 3 Ghislaine Maxwell 4 Paul Gascoigne 5 Rolf Harris 6 Tom Parker 7 Rob Burrow 8 Bobby Charlton 9 Shane McGowan 10 Clint Eastwood 11 Yoko Ono 12 Willie Nelson 13 Billy Connolly 14 Jerry Lee Lewis 15 Angela Lansbury 16 Harry Belafonte 17 Olivia Newton John 18 Mel Brooks 19 June Brown 20 Milos Zeman 21 Dick Van Dyke 22 Bob Barker 23 Eva Marie Saint 24 David Attenborough 25 Henry Kissinger Sorry you missed out on an official leaderboard placement, @Wormfarmer, but for what it's worth, your non-competing team would have scored 59 points, and placed joint 27th. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,268 Posted January 6, 2023 Congrats, YorkshireBanker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,491 Posted January 6, 2023 Well Gianluca Vialli checking out before the game begins is a massive man-trap avoided for the 2023 game Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilean way 1,863 Posted January 6, 2023 Congrats YorkshireBanker, well played !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannamaker 1,391 Posted January 6, 2023 Congrats YorkshireBanker!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,611 Posted January 6, 2023 Congratulations @YorkshireBanker Thanks as well to host @machotrouts. This pool is a big undertaking and you aced it! This being my first year of entry, can't complain about a Top 15 finish. Looking forward to 2023's version. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sideik 236 Posted January 6, 2023 Congratulations! Thrilling game! Sean's winning would have been more controversial for the double Dvd pick. My trust in the longevity of the queen has been my only mistake this year but I paid it at a high cost since it put me out of the podium. Thanks to @machotroutsfor running the game and the accurate updates. It worth the wait! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites