ladyfiona 2,604 Posted February 5 Someone doesn't like the Spice Girls. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,592 Posted February 16 On 25/11/2022 at 14:38, Bibliogryphon said: 37. Alexei Navalny gb @Great Uncle Bulgaria gets a unique hit with the Russian democracy activist in the Time magazine category but only a second hit in total but only two hits away from victory 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,592 Posted February 23 John Savident is a hit in the Coronation Street category for myself (3rd hit, each in a different category) and for @arghton who gets the first hit of the game I fear the numbers of possibilities are diminishing for my potential B5/B7 category in a future game we have lost John Savident and Pamela Salem across two days Doesn't change the number of finishing possibilities @Commtech Sio Bibble and @Captain Hemlock are the only players without a hit at the moment 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,592 Posted February 23 Of course there is also Wilson Fittipaldi Wilson Fittipaldi gr, to @Toast gets a sixth hit (third in F1) which is a respectable score but is dwarfed by @gcreptile who gets a 10th hit overall and a fourth in the F1 category which increases the out list by one 1. Marc Almond (da) 2. Adam Ant (ms) 3. Thelma Barlow (bp) 4. Shirley Bassey (ms) (ro) 5. Victoria Beckham (da) 6. Melanie Chisholm (da) 7. Vince Clarke (gr) 8. Phil Collins (gr) (sc, ms, af, ro) 9. Kenneth Cope (lf) 10. Beverly Craven (af) 11. Randy Crawford (gr) 12. Anne Cunningham (bp) 13. Eileen Derbyshire (lf) 14. Kenneth Farrington (bp) 15. Brenda Fricker (da) 16. Geri Halliwell (da) 17. Michelle Heaton (da) 18. Ayatollah Khomenei (th) 19. Sally Kirkland (da) 20. Barbara Knox (lf) 21. Jacques Laffitte (gr) 22. John Leckie (gr) 23. Sophia Loren (th) 24. Philip Lowrie (bp) (lf) 25. Shirley MacLaine (th) 26. Jochen Mass (da) 27. Zubin Metha (ms) (af, ro) 28. DJ Minutemix (sc) 29. Micheal Moore (da) 30. Kirk Pengilly (af) 31. Patricia Routledge (lf) 32. Kevin Rowland (th) 33. William Russell (bp) 34. Penny Ryder (da) 35. Prunella Scales (th) 36. Mahbouba Seraj (da) 37. Vern Shuppen (da) 38. Lula da Silva (da) 39. David Sterne (da) 40. Andy Taylor (gr) (sc, af, ro) 41. Pete Waterman (ms) 42. Kayne West (da) 43. John Williams (ro) 44. Terry Williams (sc) 45. Bobby Z (sc) 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,155 Posted February 23 Can't catch a break in this round! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,592 Posted February 23 1 minute ago, Toast said: Can't catch a break in this round! Yeah even if Jean-Pierre Jarrier goes first you will need Jacques Laffitte to win the game and unless you have another three hits @gcreptile will pip you to the post 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 2,059 Posted February 23 I'm embarrassed enough as it is, without being tagged in the post. I stand by most of my picks (apart from the F1 category because I just chose 3 random names). At least it's not the worst deadpooling performance I've given. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted February 23 I kind of hope for a win with Jacques Laffite. Then the winning strategy will have been to just copy/paste OoO's list of frail racers. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 745 Posted February 23 2 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said: John Savident is a hit in the Coronation Street category for myself (3rd hit, each in a different category) and for @arghton who gets the first hit of the game I fear the numbers of possibilities are diminishing for my potential B5/B7 category in a future game we have lost John Savident and Pamela Salem across two days Doesn't change the number of finishing possibilities @Commtech Sio Bibble and @Captain Hemlock are the only players without a hit at the moment Thanks for reminding me. Lol 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted February 23 7 hours ago, Toast said: Can't catch a break in this round! Always the bridesmaid in this game Toast, your time will come I'm sure! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted February 23 I'm glad this round has stood the test of time better than my last time picking the categories when the massacre of Bond actors ended it in double quick time! 10 hits by GCR is very impressive! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,155 Posted February 24 4 hours ago, RoverAndOut said: Always the bridesmaid in this game Toast, your time will come I'm sure! I've been nowhere near the bridesmaid spot this time! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,592 Posted March 29 On 25/11/2022 at 13:36, Bibliogryphon said: 16. Louis Gossett Jr. ar, mn Not a game ending hit nor does it put anyone into a winning position. @arghton now has two hits in different categories and @MariNisia has two hits in three categories 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,592 Posted March 31 On 25/11/2022 at 13:37, Bibliogryphon said: 19. Fred Gamble mc, di @MortalCaso gets a fourth hit but a first in F1. @Death Impends gets a fifth hit (second in F1) No new ways to win this time 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 2,059 Posted March 31 You know at this point I'm getting tempted to go down the Trump route and claim fraud in order to save face. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted March 31 2 hits in a row that have done nothing to change the endgame! Talk about tension! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 745 Posted March 31 8 minutes ago, Commtech Sio Bibble said: You know at this point I'm getting tempted to go down the Trump route and claim fraud in order to save face. Hey, at least you're not sitting at zero hits, like I am . Oh, wait a minute... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,071 Posted May 14 Alice Munro a hit for me here on the Time100 Category. Thanks. https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/may/14/alice-munro-nobel-winner-and-titan-of-the-short-story-dies-aged-92 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,155 Posted May 14 Quite a few of us have Alice, but I don't think she's on the list of game-enders. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,592 Posted May 15 34. Alice Munro yw, mn, ph, ti, gr, to, bp, di @Toast finally catches their break in this round being the only person to move into a winning position from the passing of Alice Munro in the Time category. Only needing a Brit winner to complete the one in each category line. However @gcreptile still has the monopoly on most of the good picks so there are only two additional option Julie Covington and the stealing of John Williams from under the nose of @RoverAndOut as Toast has more hits overall (but only just) Is the finish line in sight? 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,592 Posted May 15 The list of possible game enders now looks like 1. Marc Almond (da) 2. Adam Ant (ms) 3. Thelma Barlow (bp) 4. Shirley Bassey (ms) (ro) 5. Victoria Beckham (da) 6. Melanie Chisholm (da) 7. Vince Clarke (gr) 8. Phil Collins (gr) (sc, ms, af, ro, to) 9. Kenneth Cope (lf) 10. Julie Covington (to) 11. Beverly Craven (af) 12. Randy Crawford (gr) (to) 13. Anne Cunningham (bp) 14. Eileen Derbyshire (lf) 15. Kenneth Farrington (bp) 16. Brenda Fricker (da) 17. Geri Halliwell (da) 18. Michelle Heaton (da) 19. Ayatollah Khomenei (th) 20. Sally Kirkland (da) 21. Barbara Knox (lf) 22. Jacques Laffitte (gr) 23. John Leckie (gr) 24. Sophia Loren (th) 25. Philip Lowrie (bp) (lf) 26. Shirley MacLaine (th) 27. Jochen Mass (da) 28. Zubin Metha (ms) (af, ro) 29. DJ Minutemix (sc) 30. Micheal Moore (da) 31. Kirk Pengilly (af) 32. Patricia Routledge (lf) 33. Kevin Rowland (th) 34. William Russell (bp) 35. Penny Ryder (da) 36. Prunella Scales (th) 37. Mahbouba Seraj (da) 38. Vern Shuppen (da) 39. Lula da Silva (da) 40. David Sterne (da) 41. Andy Taylor (gr) (sc, af, ro, to) 42. Pete Waterman (ms) 43. Kayne West (da) 44. John Williams (to) (ro) 45. Terry Williams (sc) 46. Bobby Z (sc) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted May 15 In cases of non-unique picks @Bibliogryphon, would it be possible to highlight in bold which player currently takes precedence? I'm now tied on all 4, do I actually have an 'out' at the moment..? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,592 Posted May 15 49 minutes ago, RoverAndOut said: In cases of non-unique picks @Bibliogryphon, would it be possible to highlight in bold which player currently takes precedence? I'm now tied on all 4, do I actually have an 'out' at the moment..? I have updated the list to put the actual person who would win from the pick in bold (where there are multiple picks) Unfortunately you have been trumped on all your possible outs but with 6 hits you only need a few more hits to take them back 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,155 Posted May 15 None of my Brit picks are likely to fall off the perch. If only I'd picked Sinead! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted May 15 4 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said: I have updated the list to put the actual person who would win from the pick in bold (where there are multiple picks) Unfortunately you have been trumped on all your possible outs but with 6 hits you only need a few more hits to take them back I recall this fate befalling msc in a previous round... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites