Inverse Dead Pool 2022

[Death Impends 7,971]

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.

[YoungWillz 21,044]

Worth the wait @machotrouts, thanks for the updates.

 

Interesting to see if 2022 has another twist in it.

[MortalCaso 1,627]

This has been a fun pool! Can't complain about my ranking as it's far better than expected 

[Sir Creep 7,070]

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

[theoldlady 2,300]

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

[TQR 14,391]

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?

[YoungWillz 21,044]

Pele is another faller here @machotrouts.

[machotrouts 828]

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

[YoungWillz 21,044]

In among all the noise on the Forum, Benedict XVI seems to be a hit here.

[machotrouts 828]

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

[YoungWillz 21,044]

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....

[TQR 14,391]

 

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.

[Sideik 236]

At least I'm leading the ranking for the number of deaths

[Torva Messor 279]

Quote

I Don't Fucking Have Time to Think of a Pun About Pope Benedict XVI Right Now

 

"Ponstiff"?

[machotrouts 828]

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.

[TQR 14,391]

Was a particularly tricky year for this game, well played @YorkshireBanker 

[gcreptile 10,970]

What a year, what a success, well done, Yorkshire Banker!

[theoldlady 2,300]

Well done @YorkshireBanker! Congratulations!

[machotrouts 828]

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.

[Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,282]

Congrats, YorkshireBanker.

[Bibliogryphon 9,579]

Well Gianluca Vialli checking out before the game begins is a massive man-trap avoided for the 2023 game

[chilean way 1,898]

Congrats YorkshireBanker, well played !!!

[wannamaker 1,407]

Congrats YorkshireBanker!!

[MortalCaso 1,627]

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.

 

[Sideik 236]

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!