Toast 16,140 Posted January 25, 2022 Here's my entry: 1. Vicky Phelan 2. Tom Smith 3. Nigel Starmer-Smith 4. Susie Steiner (WILDCARD) 5. Ted Kaczynski 6. Sidney Cooke 7. Mohammed Al-Fayed 8. Bob Barker 9. Nichelle Nichols 10. Leslie Phillips 11. Frank Field 12. Gary Brooker 13. Harry Belafonte (WILDCARD) 14. June Brown 15. Pelé 16. Jimmy Carter (WILDCARD) 17. Clare Marx 18. Noam Chomsky 19. Lynne Reid Banks 20. Lech Walesa 21. George Perez 22. Kane Tanaka 23. Mustafa Kayirici Joanne Woodward 24. Gordon McQueen 25. Diana Armfield 26. Alan Brownjohn 27. Peter Max 28. Lucile Randon (Soeur André) 29. Nightbirde 30. Michael Jayston 31. John Savident 32. Luke Halpin 33. Rosalynn Carter (WILDCARD) 34. Penelope Lively 35. Jet Black 36. Colin Jeavons 37. Alan Alda 38. Glynis Johns 39. Bernie Ecclestone 40. Frank Borman 41. Jimmy Tarbuck 42. C. W. McCall 43. Gene Hackman 44. Ray Reardon 45. Brigitte Bardot 46. Tommy Steele 47. Tom Weiskopf 48. Jean-Louis Trintignant 49. Jeanette Lee (WILDCARD) 50. King Juan Carlos of Spain Subs 1. Joanne Woodward 2. Bill Turnbull 3. George Alagiah 4. Marsha Hunt 5. James Lovelock 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pedro67 232 Posted January 25, 2022 Thanks for resurrecting this one AFB. 1 Bill Turnbull 2 Boris Pahor 3 Anna Karen 4 Bill Treacher 5 Ray Reardon 6 Rob Burrow 7 Tom Smith 8 George Perez (wildcard) 9 Glynis Johns 10 Henry Kissinger 11 James Bolam 12 Jean-Louis Trintignant 13 César Luis Menotti 14 Dick Cheney 15 Frank Field (wildcard) 16 Frankie Valli 17 Gary Brooker 18 George Alagiah (wildcard) 19 Jimmy Carter 20 Joanne Woodward 21 Joe Exotic 22 Rose West 23 Shannen Doherty 24 Susie Steiner (wildcard) 25Tim Bilton 26 Tom Parker 27 John Savident 28 Joyce Randolph 29 Judy Parfitt 30 Julie Goodyear 31 June Brown 32 Kane Tanaka 33 Kris Kristofferson 34 Lata Mangeshkar DEAD 35 Milos Zeman 36 Nichelle Nichols 37 Nigel Starmer-Smith 38 Noam Chomsky 39 Olivia Newton-John 40 Ozzy Osbourne 41 Pelé 42 Phil Collins 43 Pope Benedict XVI 44 Tom Weiskopf 45 Vicky Phelan (wildcard) 46 James Lovelock 47 James Whale 48 Leslie Phillips 49 Linda Nolan 50 Marsha Hunt subs 1 Gladys Knight 2 Jimmy Tarbuck 3 Kim Jong-Un 4 Shirley Bassey 5 Stanley Baxter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 473 Posted January 26, 2022 Guess Khaleda Zia subs in for Mustafa Kayirici on my entry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,140 Posted January 26, 2022 Same. Joanne Woodward steps up for mine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,582 Posted January 26, 2022 This game is a real mixed bag between the seriously circling the drain types and niche fan favourites. I tend to go for a mix of each. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,606 Posted January 27, 2022 1. Tom Parker 2. Tom Smith 3. Tom Weiskopf 4. Susie Steiner - Wildcard 5. Ted Kaczynski 6. Rob Burrow 7. Rolf Harris 8. Rosalynn Carter 9. Nigel Starmer – Smith 10. Olivia Newton-John 11. Pele - Wildcard 12. Phil Collins 13. Pope Benedict XVI 14. Queen Elizabeth II 15. Shannen Doherty 16. Milos Zeman 17. Jerry Lee Lewis 18. Jimmy Carter 19. Joanne Woodward 20. Joe Kinnear 21. Johnny Ruffo 22. Julie Goodyear 23. June Brown 24. Kane Tanaka - Wildcard 25. Khaleda Zia 26. Lata Mangeshkar 27. Leslie Phillips 28. Linda Nolan 29. James Whale 30. George Alagiah 31. George Perez 32. Glynis Johns 33. Gordon McQueen 34. Harry Belafonte 35. Frank Field - Wildcard 36. Frankie Valli 37. Doddie Weir 38. Deborah James - Wildcard 39. Daniella Westbrook 40. Clare Marx 41. Bernard Cribbins 42. Bill Treacher 43. Bill Turnbull 44. Amy Pieters 45. Vicky Phelan – Wildcard 46. Janey Godley 47. Tim Bilton 48. Nehemiah Persoff 49. Tony Bennett 50. Barbara Walters Subs 1. Bob Barker 2. Gene Hackman 3. Anna Karen 4. Shirley Basey 5. Clint Eastwood Thank you for hosting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuffaloPhil 926 Posted January 28, 2022 1. Bill Turnbull 2. George Alagiah 3. Kane Tanaka (JOKER) 4. Ray Anthony 5. Jean-Louis Trintignant 6. Pele 7. Nightbirde 8. Tom Smith 9. Marsha Hunt 10. Shannen Doherty 11. Louise Tobin 12. Steve Gleason 13. Dick Cheney (JOKER) 14. Clare Marx 15. Guido Gorgetti 16. Bob Barker 17. Benjamin B. Ferencz 18. Diana Armfield 19. Jeanette Lee 20. James Lovelock 21. Francisco Morales Bermudez 22. Vic Seixas 23. Deborah James 24. Joe Exotic 25. Violeta Chamorro 26. Susie Steiner 27. Eva-Marie Saint 28. Nigel Starmer-Smith (JOKER) 29. Boris Pahor 30. Soeur Andre (Reserve Joker, in case one of the five dies before the start.) 31. Frank Field (JOKER) 32. Sacheen Littlefeather 33. Ayman Al-Zawahiri 34. Nehemiah Persoff 35. George Perez (JOKER) 36. Ady Barkan 37. Johnny Ruffo 38. Francoise Hardy 39. Alix Princess Napoleon 40. Lata Mangeshkar 41. Avalon Young 42. Vicky Phelan 43. Henry Kissinger 44. Tom Parker 45. Pope Benedict XVI 46. Peter Angelos 47. Olivia Newton-John 48. Eddie Pears Stobart 49. Leslie Phillips 50. James Whale Subs : Glynis Johns, Andras Biro, Ysanne Churchman, Milos Zeman, Betsy Rawls. Thanks for running this, AFB. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Annami 85 Posted January 29, 2022 1. Alice Munro 2. Bill Turnbull 3. Barbara Walters 4. Boris Pahor 5. Bob Barker 6. Brigitte Bardot 7. Buzz Aldrin 8. Clare Marx 9. Dick Cheney 10. Francoise Hardy 11. George Perez (wildcard) 12. Frank Field (wildcard) 13. Jimmy Carter 14. Jean-Louis Trintignant (wildcard) 15. James Whale 16. Jerry Lee Lewis 17. Khaleda Zia 18. Larry Pressler 19. Leslie Phillips 20. Linda Nolan 21. Lynne Reid Banks 22. Milos Zeman 23. Natty Wailer 24. Pelé 25. Rosalynn Carter 26. Susie Steiner (wildcard) 27. Sacheen Littlefeather 28. Sidney Cooke 29. Tom Parker 30. Tom Smith 31. Tom Weiskopf 32. Harry Belafonte 33. Henry Kissinger 34. Joanne Woodward 35. Kane Tanaka (wildcard) 36. Marsha Hunt 37. Nigel Starmer-Smith 38. Noam Chomsky 39. Rob Burrow 40. Shannen Doherty 41. Pope Benedict XVI 42. Ted Kaczynski 43. George Alagiah 44. Hazel McCallion 45. Johnny Ruffo 46. Tony Bennett 47. Larry Storch 48. Ray Anthony 49. Stephen Pearcy 50. James Earl Jones subs. 1. James Lovelock 2. Joe Exotic 3. Ady Barkan 4. Deborah James 5. Jane ”The Snake” Roberts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted January 29, 2022 Alright, something quick and dirty: Name Frank Field - wildcard George Alagiah (footballer) Pelé Tony Bennett George Perez - wildcard Bob Barker Jerry Lee Lewis Kane Tanaka (singer) Nightbirde Bill Turnbull Bobby Charlton Jeanette Lee Joe Kinnear Susie Steiner - wildcard Clare Marx Sacheen Littlefeather Francisco Morales Bermúdez Deborah James - wildcard Frankie Valli Hazel P. Chinery Gordon McQueen Harry Billinge Barbara Walters Anne Parsons Alain Delon Bobby Caldwell Christos Sartzetakis C. W. McCall Eddie Pears Stobart Rene Clemencic Ray Reardon Peter Max Peter Angelos Olivia Newton-John Noam Chomsky Nigel Starmer-Smith Ysanne Churchman Vicky Phelan - wildcard Vic Seixas Soeur Andre Tom Weiskopf Johnny Ruffo Jean-Louis Trintignant Joyce Randolph Mohammed Al-Fayed Natty Wailer Larry Pressler Larry Storch Lata Mangeshkar Lynne Reid Banks Subs: M Emmett Walsh Princess Felicitas zu Salm-Something Boris Pahor Good luck with this! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MariNisia 4,198 Posted January 30, 2022 Ady Barkan Al Jaffee Alice Munro Avalon Young Barry Humphries Benjamin B. Ferencz Bill Turnbull Bob Barker Bobby Caldwell Bobby Charlton Boris Pahor Buzz Aldrin Françoise Hardy Frank Field (joker) Frankie Valli Gene Hackman George Alagiah George Pérez Harry Belafonte Janey Godley Jean-Louis Trintignant (joker) Jerry Lee Lewis Jimmy Carter Joe Exotic Johnny Ruffo Khaleda Zia Larry Pressler Leslie Phillips Lynne Reid Banks Marsha Hunt Mohamed Al-Fayed Nichelle Nichols Nightbirde (joker) Noam Chomsky Pelé (joker) Phyllis Dalton Sacheen Littlefeather Shannen Doherty Steve Gleason Susie Steiner Ted Kaczynski Teri Garr Tim Bilton Tom Parker Tom Smith Tom Weiskopf Val Kilmer Vic Seixas Vicky Phelan (joker) Violeta Chamorro subs: Alain Delon Christos Sartzetakis Deborah James Glynis Johns Joanne Woodward 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted January 30, 2022 So far, we have 24 entries- that's just one short of the 2020 record of 25 players (the pools with no winner!). The following are all entered: AN FEAR BEAG - AF ANNAMI - AN BIBLIOGRYPHON - BB BOOK - BK BUFFALO PHIL - BP CAPTAIN CHORIZO - CC DOULTON - DO GCREPTILE - GR GOOSEBERRY CRUMBLE - GC GREAT UNCLE BULGARIA - GU HELL - HE JOEY RUSS - JR LIZLEMON - LL MARINISIA - MA MSC - MS PEDRO67 - PO PERHAPS - PE SALMON MOUSSE - SM THE OLD CREM - OC THE OLD LADY - OL THE UNKNOWN MAN - UM TOAST - TO WANNAMAKER - WA YOUNG WILLZ - YW Of course we still don't have all the rules yet, but that's not important right now . Anyone still wishing to enter still has until midnight tomorrow (Monday 31st) to get your entries in. It would be great to break the 2020 record, so come on you lurkers out there - give it a try. Easy pool to enter - no original thinking needed - the names are all there in front of you, you just have to whittle them down. On a related note, I have asked Clorox to send me on all the entries and rules from 2020. If I get them, I will figure out the scores for the year and declare a very late winner. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted February 3, 2022 Christos Sartzetakis is the first hit of this game. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell 1,334 Posted February 6, 2022 Lata Mangeshkar is another hit of the game Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted February 7, 2022 My last minute call for more teams has come to naught, so the field has been assembled with 24 participants - not too shabby for a resurrected pool with only vague rules, most of which are hidden, . The rules have now been received from Clorox, and having looked through them, I can see why the 2020 tallies were never completed - fuck me, they are complicated! I will post up the master list of picks on the front page. As most teams were submitted in public and are on the first two pages of the pool, I don't see a need to list them out again. Three teams were submitted by PM. They are as follows: BIBLIOGRYPHON 1. Al Jaffee 2. Anna Karen 3. Barbara Walters 4. Bill Treacher 5. Bob Barker 6. Boris Pahor 7. C W McCall 8. Doddie Weir 9. Eva Marie Saint 10. Frank Field 11. Glynis Johns 12. Harry Belafonte 13. Hazel McCallion WILDCARD 14. Henry Kissinger 15. James Lovelock WILDCARD 16. James Whale 17. Jean-Louis Trintignant 18. Jimmy Carter 19. Joanne Woodward 20. John Savident 21. June Brown 22. Kane Tanaka 23. Ken Bates 24. King Juan Carlos of Spain 25. Larry Storch 26. Lata Mangeshkar 27. Leslie Caron 28. Leslie Phillips WILDCARD 29. Lynne Reid Banks 30. Marsha Hunt 31. Milos Zeman 32. Nehemiah Persoff 33. Nichelle Nichols 34. Nigel Starmer-Smith 35. Noam Chomsky 36. Pele WILDCARD 37. Penelope Lively 38. Petula Clark 39. Pope Benedict XVI 40. Richard Franklin 41. Rob Burrow 42. Rosalynn Carter 43. Sacheen Littlefeather 44. Stanley Baxter 45. Ted Kaczynski 46. Tom Osmond 47. Tom Smith 48. Violetta Chamorro 49. Ysannne Churchman 50. Susie Steiner WILDCARD Subs 1. Tom Weiskopf 2. Val Kilmer 3. Tony Bennett 4. Rose West Msc 1. Ady Barkan 2. Antonio Inoki 3. Barbara Walters 4. Bob Barker 5. Boris Pahor 6. César Luis Menotti 7. Christos Sartzetakis 8. Clare Marx 9. David Attenborough 10. Deborah James 11. Diana Armfield 12. Eva Marie Saint 13. Francisco Morales Bermúdez 14. Frank Field WILDCARD 15. Fritz Pleitgen 16. George Alagiah 17. George Perez WILDCARD 18. Glynis Johns 19. Henry Kissinger 20. James Lovelock 21. James Whale 22. Jean-Louis Trintignant 23. Jimmy Carter 24. Joanne Woodward 25. Kane Tanaka 26. Khaleda Zia 27. Larry Pressler 28. Lata Mangeshkar 29. Leslie Phillips 30. Linda Nolan 31. Marsha Hunt 32. Milos Zeman 33. Mohammed Al-Fayed 34. Natty Wailer 35. Nehemiah Persoff 36. Nigel Starmer-Smith 37. Nightbirde 38. Pelé 39. Pope Benedict XVI 40. Ray Anthony 41. Richard Franklin 42. Rob Burrow 43. Rosalynn Carter 44. Shannen Doherty 45. Soeur Andre 46. Susie Steiner WILDCARD 47. Tom Weiskopf WILDCARD 48. Vic Seixas 49. Vicky Phelan WILDCARD 50. Violeta Chamorro Subs 1. Eddie Stobart 2. Tom Smith 3. Jerry Lee Lewis 4. Francoise Hardy YOUNGWILLZ 01. Deborah James 02. Jet Black 03. Tony Bennett 04. Bernard Cribbins 05. Cliff Richard 06. James Bolam 07. Ozzy Osbourne 08. Bill Treacher 09. Frankie Valli 10. Doddie Weir 11. Lech Walesa 12. Khaleda Zia 13. Milos Zeman 14. Vicky Phelan WILDCARD 15. George Perez 16. Clint Eastwood 17. Ray Reardon 18. Gordon McQueen 19. Dick Van Dyke 20. Linda Nolan 21. Bob Barker 22. Rob Burrow 23. Tom Weiskopf 24. Buzz Aldrin 25. Pele 26. Derek Draper 27. James Lovelock 28. David Attenborough 29. Eileen Derbyshire 30. Pope Benedict XVI 31. John Ashton WILDCARD 32. James Whale 33. Harry Belafonte 34. Barry Humphries WILDCARD 35. Gladys Knight 36. Richard Franklin 37. Larry Pressler 38. Leslie Phillips 39. Stanley Baxter 40. Shannen Doherty 41. Frank Field 42. Julian Assange 43. Jerry Lee Lewis WILDCARD 44. Billy Connolly 45. Phil Collins 46. Anna Karen 47. Petula Clark 48. Alan Alda 49. June Brown 50. Nigel Starmer-Smith WILDCARD Subs: A. Vivian Campbell B. Tom Osmond C. Teri Garr D. Ted Kaczynski E. Rupert Murdoch 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted February 7, 2022 Of the 268 possible picks, 203 names were picked by at least 1 team, leaving 65 unselected. For anyone interested, here are the unloved names: Alan Bennett Alfredo Astiz Andras Biro Art Garfunkel Assem Allam Betsy Rawls Bonnie Bramlett Boris Johnson Brian Blessed Bruce Grobbelaar Bruce Robinson Bruce Springsteen Christiane F Colin Baker Demi Lovato Donnie Dunagan Elvis Costello Eric Burdon Eugenia Cooney Frankie Miller Ghislaine Maxwell Ian Black Jack Burke Jr. James Anderton James K. Irving Jennifer Aniston Jerry MacDonald Jim Otto Jim Parks Jr. John Connolly John Lydon Judi Dench Julio Foolio K T Tunstall Kate Adie Keith Baxter Ken McNaught Kurt Hamrin Lalo Schifrin Lil' Wayne Louis Walsh Ludwig Scotty M. Emmet Walsh Martha Wash Martin Bashir Marty Pavelich Matt Stevenson Mike Edmonds Mike Hodges Paul Anka Paul Gascoigne Pete Davidson Peter Tatchell Prunella Gee Richard O'Sullivan Richard Shepherd Ronnie Dawson Seth Green Simon Cowell Stanley Johnson Stephen Fry Steve Harwell Terry Moore Tomasz Schafernaker Ursula Andress 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted February 11, 2022 A little bit of housekeeping to be done on this pool. 4 teams had picked Mustafa Kayirici who didn't make the starting line. Book, Captain Chorizo, Salmon Mousse and Toast all had their 1st sub promoted. The Old Crem submitted 6 Wildcards. The last of them, Vicky Phelan, had her wildcard status revoked. The Unknown Man submitted Glynnis Johns twice. Al Jaffee, the first sub, was promoted to the team. I am going to park this pool for a little while, as I am going to spend my time sort out the scoring for the 2020 Jokers Pool before starting on this one. The two hits so far, Christos Sartzetakis and Lata Mangeshkar will remain unscored until I return to this in a month or so. In the meantime, please keep noting the hits so I have a list to work on when I get back to it. Of course just because I have not scored the hits, does not mean that there has not been points scored - this is the Jokers Pool after all. The first scoreboard of the year is on Page 1 - Congratulations to Marinisia, our early leader. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted February 11, 2022 Great work! Good luck scoring the 2020 pool! Obligatory immediate nitpicking: I should have at least two points? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted February 11, 2022 24 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Great work! Good luck scoring the 2020 pool! Obligatory immediate nitpicking: I should have at least two points? Not according to the rules I have been given (or at least my interpretation of them). Feel free to PM me if you wish to elaborate. (NOTE TO SELF - Introduce Secret Penalty in 2023 for nitpickers). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted February 11, 2022 Ah, I see, you're doing the bonusses in-game... and I got a dud. Meh... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Annami 85 Posted February 18, 2022 Jim Hagedorn is a hit here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 584 Posted February 22, 2022 Nightbirde is a hit for most of us here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted February 22, 2022 On 22/01/2022 at 10:03, Joey Russ said: Glad to see that despite Gary Burgess dying we can still choose to joker Gary B if we want. Turns out this year is a bad year to be a Gary B. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,474 Posted February 22, 2022 27 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Turns out this year is a bad year to be a Gary B. Nooo, not Gary Busey or Gary "Radar" Burghoff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,047 Posted February 23, 2022 Anna Karen is sadly a hit for me here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10543127/On-Buses-EastEnders-star-Anna-Karen-dies-house-fire.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,602 Posted February 23, 2022 9 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Anna Karen is sadly a hit for me here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10543127/On-Buses-EastEnders-star-Anna-Karen-dies-house-fire.html "Comedy Cremations" indeed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
