An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted October 12, 2022 You wait 6 months for an update in this pool, then two come along at once (ok, so not at once, but within a month of each other which counts as "at once" in Jokers Pool years. Two hits that I am aware of since the last update. SACHEEN LITTLE FEATHER +1 Base Point +1 (Hidden Bonus) +1 (Ended longest gap between hits) +3 TOTAL POINTS Hits for: The Old Lady (Bonus +1 Position 31 in list) Doulton LizLemon (Bonus +1 Position 6 in list) Perhaps Salmon Mousse (Wildcard) Buffalo Phil Annami GcReptile (Bonus +1 Position 16 in list) Marinisia Bibliogryphon (Bonus +1 Position 43 in list) ANGELA LANDSBURY +1 Base Point +2 DDP Drop 40 +2 Deathlist Alumnus +1 (Hidden Bonus) +6 TOTAL POINTS Hits for: The Unknown Man (Bonus +1 Position 6 in list) LizLemon (Bonus +1 Position 46 in list) No change to the top of the leaderboard, with @Pedro67 and @CaptainChorizo leading the way. However, @theoldlady inches a little closer to the leaders. PEDRO67 118 17 Hits CAPTAIN CHORIZO 110 15 Hits THE OLD LADY 106 15 Hits BUFFALO PHIL 102 17 Hits GCREPTILE 101 18 Hits THE OLD CREM 101 14 Hits BOOK 94 16 Hits PERHAPS 91 18 Hits LIZ LEMON 90 14 Hits MSC 89 14 Hits HELL 89 13 Hits BIBLIOGRYPHON 88 15 Hits DOULTON 83 15 Hits WANNAMAKER 82 14 Hits THE UNKNOWN MAN 82 12 Hits ANNAMI 82 12 Hits AN FEAR BEAG 81 17 Hits SALMON MOUSSE 79 14 Hits GREAT UNCLE BULGARIA 70 12 Hits JOEY RUSS 68 11 Hits TOAST 65 11 Hits MARINISIA 59 12 Hits YOUNG WILLZ 58 7 Hits GOOSEBERRY CRUMBLE 43 6 Hits 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted October 28, 2022 Jerry Lee Lewis is a Wildcard hit for me. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted November 8, 2022 On 28/10/2022 at 18:29, YoungWillz said: Jerry Lee Lewis is a Wildcard hit for me. Followed up quickly with a Leslie Phillips hit. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted November 8, 2022 4 hours ago, YoungWillz said: On 28/10/2022 at 18:29, YoungWillz said: Jerry Lee Lewis is a Wildcard hit for me. Followed up quickly with a Leslie Phillips hit. Followed up very very quickly with a Bill Treacher hit. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,303 Posted November 8, 2022 On 28/10/2022 at 19:29, YoungWillz said: Jerry Lee Lewis is a Wildcard hit for me. Me too! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pedro67 232 Posted November 8, 2022 Treacher and Phillips double for me. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,585 Posted November 9, 2022 15 hours ago, Pedro67 said: Treacher and Phillips double for me. Me too including a wildcard 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted November 14, 2022 On 08/11/2022 at 17:37, YoungWillz said: On 08/11/2022 at 12:39, YoungWillz said: On 28/10/2022 at 18:29, YoungWillz said: Jerry Lee Lewis is a Wildcard hit for me. Followed up quickly with a Leslie Phillips hit. Followed up very very quickly with a Bill Treacher hit. Followed in short measure by Vicky Phelan, a Wildcard for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,140 Posted November 14, 2022 1 hour ago, YoungWillz said: Followed in short measure by Vicky Phelan, a Wildcard for me. Also a pick for me - the only place I had her, as she's not my usual sort of pick. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pedro67 232 Posted November 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Toast said: Also a pick for me - the only place I had her, as she's not my usual sort of pick. Only place for me too, and a wildcard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,283 Posted November 18, 2022 On 14/11/2022 at 15:37, Pedro67 said: On 14/11/2022 at 14:02, Toast said: Also a pick for me - the only place I had her, as she's not my usual sort of pick. Only place for me too, and a wildcard. Only place for me three. I've still no idea who/what she is (or was) but lots of greater minds than mine seemed to think she was a sure thing so I took heed.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted November 26, 2022 On 14/11/2022 at 12:02, YoungWillz said: On 08/11/2022 at 17:37, YoungWillz said: On 08/11/2022 at 12:39, YoungWillz said: On 28/10/2022 at 18:29, YoungWillz said: Jerry Lee Lewis is a Wildcard hit for me. Followed up quickly with a Leslie Phillips hit. Followed up very very quickly with a Bill Treacher hit. Followed in short measure by Vicky Phelan, a Wildcard for me. Followed by Doddie Weir. Maybe some points will come my way somehow, some time, some day....(West Side Story). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,585 Posted November 28, 2022 Doddie Weir is my 18th hit here 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted December 8, 2022 On 26/11/2022 at 18:11, YoungWillz said: On 14/11/2022 at 12:02, YoungWillz said: On 08/11/2022 at 17:37, YoungWillz said: On 08/11/2022 at 12:39, YoungWillz said: On 28/10/2022 at 18:29, YoungWillz said: Jerry Lee Lewis is a Wildcard hit for me. Followed up quickly with a Leslie Phillips hit. Followed up very very quickly with a Bill Treacher hit. Followed in short measure by Vicky Phelan, a Wildcard for me. Followed by Doddie Weir. Maybe some points will come my way somehow, some time, some day....(West Side Story) Followed by Jet Black. Late in the year hits here, FWIW. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,140 Posted December 8, 2022 I've got Jet Black too, and also Clare Marx, I see. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted December 29, 2022 On 08/12/2022 at 19:12, YoungWillz said: On 26/11/2022 at 18:11, YoungWillz said: On 14/11/2022 at 12:02, YoungWillz said: On 08/11/2022 at 17:37, YoungWillz said: On 08/11/2022 at 12:39, YoungWillz said: On 28/10/2022 at 18:29, YoungWillz said: Jerry Lee Lewis is a Wildcard hit for me. Followed up quickly with a Leslie Phillips hit. Followed up very very quickly with a Bill Treacher hit. Followed in short measure by Vicky Phelan, a Wildcard for me. Followed by Doddie Weir. Maybe some points will come my way somehow, some time, some day....(West Side Story) Followed by Jet Black. Late in the year hits here, FWIW. Followed by Pele for me here. Obviously it would be nice to know if and when we are getting a final tally here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted December 31, 2022 On 29/12/2022 at 21:15, YoungWillz said: On 08/12/2022 at 19:12, YoungWillz said: On 26/11/2022 at 18:11, YoungWillz said: On 14/11/2022 at 12:02, YoungWillz said: On 08/11/2022 at 17:37, YoungWillz said: On 08/11/2022 at 12:39, YoungWillz said: On 28/10/2022 at 18:29, YoungWillz said: Jerry Lee Lewis is a Wildcard hit for me. Followed up quickly with a Leslie Phillips hit. Followed up very very quickly with a Bill Treacher hit. Followed in short measure by Vicky Phelan, a Wildcard for me. Followed by Doddie Weir. Maybe some points will come my way somehow, some time, some day....(West Side Story) Followed by Jet Black. Late in the year hits here, FWIW. Followed by Pele for me here. Obviously it would be nice to know if and when we are getting a final tally here. Followed by Pope Benedict as well. Quite a few hits for me in the last two months. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted January 23, 2023 On 29/12/2022 at 21:15, YoungWillz said: Followed by Pele for me here. Obviously it would be nice to know if and when we are getting a final tally here. I can't make any promises, but i reckon it will be earlier than the 2020 tally Now that the Hare's has been sorted, I'm making a start on this one. Should be done within the week. I will also be changing some of the rules for next year to make it a little easier to run. Starting with the number of picks a player can make. 50 picks is too many, from a limited pool of potential selections. 6 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted January 31, 2023 Apologies yet again for the delay in getting the results up. I am awaiting a ruling from @Clorox Bleachman on a matter which will affect the winner of the pool! If I have not heard back by Friday, I will use my own finite wisdom to make a call on it and declare a winner. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted February 1, 2023 I think some mentioned that there might have been a few hits since the last update in September Let's get them out of the way, before we deal with the sordid issue of the final scores. ANTONIO INOKI +1 Base Point +1 (Ended longest gap between hits) +2 TOTAL POINTS Hits for: Joey Russ Captain Chorizo (Bonus +1 Position 2 in list) Doulton Gooseberry crumble Msc (Bonus +1 Position 2 in list) Sacheen Littlefeather had previously been awarded 1 point of breaking the longest gap between hits, with her death on 2nd October. Antonio Inoki died on 1st October so 1 point was deduced from the teams who picked Littlefeather. JERRY LEE LEWIS +1 Base Point +2 (DDP Drop 40) +2 (DL Alumnus) -3 (Hidden Bonus) +2 TOTAL POINTS Hits for: Joey Russ (Bonus +1 Position 46 in list) (Wildcard) The Old Lady (Wildcard) Doulton (Bonus +1 Position 19 in list) The Unknown Man Hell Wannamaker (Wildcard) LizLemon Perhaps Captain Chorizo Salmon Mousse Gooseberry Crumble GUB (Bonus +1 Position 26 in list) Book The Old Crem Annami GcReptile Marinisia Young Willz (Bonus +1 Position 43 in list) (Wildcard) BILL TREACHER +1 Base Point +2 (DL Alumnus) +3 TOTAL POINTS Hits for: The Unknown Man Perhaps (Bonus +1 Position 3 in list) Pedro67 The Old Crem Young Willz Bobliogryphon LESLIE PHILLIPS +1 Base Point +2 (DDP Drop 40) +2 (DL Alumnus) +5 (Hidden Bonus) +10 TOTAL POINTS Hits for: An Fear Beag (Bonus +1 Position 21 in list) Doulton Hell Wannamaker LizLemon (Bonus +1 Position 41 in list) (Wildcard) Perhaps Captain Chorizo GUB (Bonus +1 Position 34 in list) Book Toast Pedro67 The Old Crem BuffaloPhil (Bonus +1 Position 49 in list) Annami (Bonus +1 Position 14 in list) Marinisia Young Willz Bibliogryphon (Wildcard) Msc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted February 1, 2023 VICKY PHELAN +1 Base Point +1 (Hidden Bonus) +2 TOTAL POINTS Hits for: Joey Russ (Bonus +1 Position 47 in list) An Fear Beag (Bonus +1 Position 3 in list) The Old Lady Doulton (Bonus +1 Position 49 in list) (Wildcard) The Unknown Man LizLemon (Bonus +1 Position 29 in list) Perhaps (Wildcard) Captain Chorizo (Bonus +1 Position 49 in list) Salmon Mousse (Wildcard) GUB (Bonus +1 Position 46 in list) Book (Wildcard) Toast Pedro67 (Wildcard) The Old Crem BuffaloPhil Gcreptile (Wildcard) Marinisia (Bonus +1 Position 49 in list) (Wildcard) Young Willz (Wildcard) Msc (Bonus +1 Position 49 in list) DODDIE WEIR +1 Base Point +2 (DDP Drop 40) +3 TOTAL POINTS Hits for: Joey Russ Wannamaker The Old Crem Young Willz (Wildcard) Bobliogryphon (Bonus +1 Position 49 in list) CLARE MARX +1 Base Point +1 (Hidden Bonus) +2 TOTAL POINTS Hits for: Joey Russ (Bonus +1 Position 8 in list) Doulton (Bonus +1 Position 5 in list) LizLemon (Bonus +1 Position 5 in list) Captain Chorizo (Bonus +1 Position 6 in list) Salmon Mousse (Bonus +1 Position 6 in list) Book (Bonus +1 Position 8 in list) Toast The Old Crem BuffaloPhil Annami (Bonus +1 Position 8 in list) Gcreptile Msc (Bonus +1 Position 8 in list) JET BLACK +1 Base Point +1 TOTAL POINTS Hits for: Joey Russ (Bonus +1 Position 16 in list) Gooseberry Crumble Toast (Bonus +1 Position 35 in list) Young Willz (Bonus +1 Position 2 in list) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted February 1, 2023 PELE +1 Base Point +2 (DDP Drop 40) +2 (DL Alumnus +5 TOTAL POINTS Hits for: Joey Russ (Wildcard) An Fear Beag The Old Lady (Wildcard) Doulton (Bonus +1 Position 31 in list) (Wildcard) The Unknown Man Hell (Wildcard) Wannamaker (Wildcard) LizLemon (Wildcard) Perhaps Captain Chorizo (Wildcard) Salmon Mousse (Bonus +1 Position 31 in list) Book Toast Pedro67 (Bonus +1 Position 41 in list) The Old Crem (Bonus +1 Position 11 in list) (Wildcard) BuffaloPhil (Bonus +1 Position 6 in list) Annami Gcreptile (Bonus +1 Position 3 in list) Marinisia (Bonus +1 Position 35 in list) (Wildcard) Young Willz Bibliogryphon (Bonus +1 Position 36 in list) (Wildcard) Msc BARBARA WALTERS +1 Base Point +2 (DL Alumnus) +1 (Hidden Bonus) +5(Hidden Bonus) +9 TOTAL POINTS Hits for: Joey Russ (Bonus +1 Position 21 in list) The Old Lady LizLemon (Bonus +1 Position 21 in list) Perhaps (Bonus +1 Position 2 in list) Salmon Mousse (Bonus +1 Position 3 in list) Gooseberry Crumble GUB (Bonus +1 Position 5 in list) The Old Crem Annami (Bonus +1 Position 3 in list) Gcreptile Bibliogryphon (Bonus +1 Position 3 in list) Msc (Bonus +1 Position 3 in list) POPE BENEDICT XVI +1 Base Point +2 (DDP Drop 40) +2 (DL Alumnus +2 (Hidden Bonus) +7 TOTAL POINTS Hits for: An Fear Beag The Old Lady Hell Wannamaker (Bonus +1 Position 5 in list)(Wildcard) LizLemon (Bonus +1 Position 3 in list) Perhaps Captain Chorizo (Bonus +1 Position 35 in list) Salmon Mousse (Bonus +1 Position 35 in list) GUB Book Pedro67 (Bonus +1 Position 43 in list) The Old Crem (Bonus +1 Position 13 in list) BuffaloPhil Annami (Bonus +1 Position 41 in list) Young Willz Bibliogryphon Msc That's it for the hits. 44 Scoring hits in total. In addition, we had 4 "hits" who did not get a QO and thus were non-scorers: Ayman Al-Zawahiri Fritz Pleitgen Louise Tobin Natty Wailer 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted February 1, 2023 Now to reveal the all important hidden bonuses. I will stress at this point that I did not pick the bonuses - they were carried over from the previous competition. So if you have any complaints about the fairness of the bonuses, please feel free to direct them to the previous host(s), who will probably care even less than I do. Do feel free to complain to me if you feel that the bonuses have been applied unfairly or incorrectly. But be warned, I have just introduced a new "Hidden" bonus of minus 20 points for anyone who complains that the bonuses have been applied incorrectly of unfairly SECRET BONUSES 1. +1 if they were the first or last person to enter Young Willz (first) and Marinisia (last) 2. +1 if their list is alphabetical Doulton, Salmon Mousse, Book, Marinisia 3. +1 if they publicly revealed their teams Everyone, except Young Willz, Bibliogryphon, Msc 4. -2 if all their wildcards are listed at the top The Unknown Man 5. +1 for every misspelling in their entry The Old Lady (+1) Hell (+1) GUB (+1) 6. +3 if they were born before WW1 Kane Tanaka, Boris Pahor 7. +3 if their first name was John NONE - Clorox Adjudicated that Jean-Louis Trintignant did not qualify 8. +2 for a DeathList.net alumnus i.e. from 1987-2022 I think I revealed this as I went along - I certainly did towards the end! 9. +3 if they were born in 1942 or die at the age of 76 (Tom Weiskopf) 10. +5 if they were from Canada NONE 11. +5 if they are related to Batman in any way George Perez - allowed by the adjudicator Clorox for his work on some comic or other! 12. +5 if they were ever on SNL, HIGNFY or DID June Brown (Desert Island Discs), James Lovelock (DID), Bernard Cribbins (DID), Olivia Newton John (Saturday Night Live), Leslie Phillips (DID), Barbara Walters (SNL) 13. +2 if they were a bass player NONE 14. +2 if they were a world leader Christos Sartzetakis, Francisco Moralez Bermudez, Queen Elizabet II, Pope Benedict XVI 15. +2 if they were LGBT NONE 16. +1 if they were female Lots - I am sure you can figure them out yourself! 17. -3 if they were in prison at some point Christos Sartzetakis, Boris Pahor (Clorox adjudicated that Concentration camp counted as prison), Lester Piggott, Jerry Lee Lewis 18. -1 if anyone says any of the bonuses except the given six (Sadly none) PLUS BONUES FOR ANY PICKS AT POSITIONS 2.3.5.6.8.11.13.16.19.21.26.31.34.35.36.41.43.46.47.49. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted February 1, 2023 And now for a little controversy! As I was finalising everything last night, and about to declare a winner, I discovered this: The Old Crem 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 @The Old Crem, one of the contenders had picked six wildcards at the started of the game. I never noticed it at the time, it was not picked up by anyone else off the masterlist posted, and in typical fashion, it was only discovered at the very last minute. Of the 6 picks, 5 had scored, with varying points attached, and the decision as to what to do would have an effect on the winner. I passed the decision onto @Clorox Bleachman. Firstly they decided that it was an honest mistake, so their was no question of disqualification. In their wisdom, they decided that the fairest thing was to pick a name at random to remove the wildcard status from. That name, randomly generated by Clorox, was Vicky Phelan. The other 5 remained as the wildcards. So what effected will that have on the winner? Stay tuned to find out! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted February 1, 2023 A few last bits of house-keeping: Perhaps is deducted 2 point for the most hits in the game, and drops one place in the rankings. Annami is deduced 5 pints for being in 13th position. It does not affect their position. Gooseberry Crumble gets +10 points for being in last place. Unsurprisingly, they are still in last place, by a distance And so, a month after the pool has finished, but approximately 15 months ahead of schedule, I can declare that the winner of the Jokers Pool 2022 is : THE OLD CREM Congratulations @The Old Crem. Ultimately the victory came down to 2 things. The selection of Barbara Walters which lifted you above the 2 long time leaders, and your luck holding up after Clorox's decision to randomly remove one of the wildcards. Had the random selector chosen Pele, you were down to joint second. Had it selected Kane Tanaka, you were in a tie for first. Small margins eh? THE OLD CREM 152 23 Hits CAPTAIN CHORIZO 149 22 Hits PEDRO67 148 22 Hits LIZ LEMON 146 22 Hits BIBLIOGRYPHON 143 21 Hits THE OLD LADY 137 20 Hits MSC 133 21 Hits BOOK 131 22 Hits PERHAPS 130 25 Hits BUFFALO PHIL 129 22 Hits WANNAMAKER 125 19 Hits GCREPTILE 123 23 Hits ANNAMI 116 18 Hits HELL 111 17 Hits AN FEAR BEAG 110 21 Hits DOULTON 110 20 Hits SALMON MOUSSE 110 20 Hits JOEY RUSS 107 19 Hits GREAT UNCLE BULGARIA 107 17 Hits THE UNKNOWN MAN 99 16 Hits YOUNG WILLZ 99 15 Hits MARINISIA 89 16 Hits TOAST 86 16 Hits GOOSEBERRY CRUMBLE 67 10 Hits Thanks to everyone for playing, and look forward to seeing you all for the slimmed down 2023 edition (which should start in the next 48hrs) 4 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
