Death By Numbers 2023

[Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,149]

On 21/10/2023 at 11:07, gcreptile said:

58 Great Uncle Bulgaria 204

At the risk of wasting your time with something that will clearly have no effect on the podium positions whatsoever, I think I should have

 

Harris (30) + Alagiah (55) + Lawson (32) + Parkinson (35) + Al Fayed (29) + Hungerford (79) = 260

 

which would propel me from 58th to the exalted rank of er..51st.

(Think I am missing points for Alagiah).

[Captain Hemlock 670]

Ady Barkan is a hit for me.

[CaptainChorizo 1,928]

Looking at my hits seems like I missed points for Adrian Street and Iron Sheik earlier in year

[BuffaloPhil 712]

7 hours ago, Captain Hemlock said:

Ady Barkan is a hit for me.

Moi aussi.

[gcreptile 10,418]

Guess we should do a bit of a mop up update.

GUB, yes, I missed your second replacement post where you added Nick Hungerford. I think you missed Bob Barker yourself? I have him scored for you.

Cpt. Chorizo, you had the Iron Sheik points, but not the Adrian Street points. I must have missed him back then. He's added.

 

The big new hit in this update is Ady Barkan. The health care activist in need of health care was quite a big hit here, picked by quite a few people. You want your points, you'll get them now! Missed by some of those who might have needed him.

Indiana college coach Bob Knight was a clever hit for a few people who used him as a mid-year substitution. 

Bibliogryphon should qualify for some kind of trophy for being the only one to pick Matthew Perry, i.e. Chandler from Friends. I never watched the show, can't give any clever comments. But I think I've read a lot of blind items on him for years. In hindsight, they were all true. He didn't look THAT much of a mess to me.

And finally, Sir Bobby Charlton caps this update with a header, as I have learned. A very popular pick here, too.

 

Hope it's all up to date now, here's the score:

 

Rank	Team	Score
1	Banana	1073
2	gcreptile	981
3	RadGuy	934
4	Cpt. Chorizo	922
5	Funeralopolis	915
6	Salmon Mousse	911
7	JoeyRuss	883
8	An Fear Beag	876
9	Grim Up North	870
10	Perhaps	857
11	msc	832
12	Book	752
13	Summer in Transylvania	726
14	Death Impends	671
15	wannamaker	663
16	Buffalo Phil	653
17	ThereWillBeDeaths7	642
18	The Spinosaurus	610
19	DeathBecomesThem	592
20	Toast	587
21	Torva Messor	532
22	Gooseberry Crumble	525
23	Predictor	510
24	GuyFromFuture	496
25	The Daredevil	490
26	Joltin Joe	481
26	Cpt. Hemlock	481
28	Thatcher	477
29	DevonDeathTrip	469
30	Mr. Wonderful	466
31	TheUnknownMan	465
32	TheOldLady	453
33	Drol	450
34	Sean	441
35	TheQuimReaper	435
36	Hell	432
37	Liz Lemon	416
38	tracy	414
39	Wormfarmer	412
40	MortalCaso	409
41	YoungWillz	398
42	Annami	395
43	The Old Crem	381
44	Diego	377
45	Etushipushingupdaisies	362
46	Charles De Gaulle	351
47	MariNisia	343
48	Nick	341
49	JoeMoneypenny	339
50	chilean way	327
50	John Key	327
52	CalebH	322
53	Bibliogryphon	300
54	Great Uncle Bulgaria	284
55	Mr. Custard	283
56	Pedro67	263
57	Famous6Eva	228
58	Lady Fiona	208
59	Ghostofchristmaspast	167
60	etib80	166
61	sam081	153

 

Am I seeing this right that in this game, msc didn't pick Ady Barkan, but RadGuy did? Funny..

Edit: No, not that funny, RadGuy just had Bobby Charlton as well, gaining a few ranks.

[Torva Messor 254]

Johnny Ruffo brings a bounty of points to over a dozen of us. Here's an obituary from abc.com.au

[Captain Hemlock 670]

Joan Jara is a potential hit for me, if she gets a QO.

[Joey Russ 7,147]

14 hours ago, Captain Hemlock said:

Joan Jara is a potential hit for me, if she gets a QO.

Yahoo comes through and saves the day

[gcreptile 10,418]

A little update during this well-deserved November break.

 

The big hit this update was Johnny Ruffo, the actor/singer from Australia. The curse of Home and Away strikes once more. He's one of the biggest hits this year, lots of players score and he's one of the youngest hits in the game. Some people, including me, score joker points.

We've had two DeathList hits that also score here, Joss Ackland and Rosalynn Carter. Well done to the pickers.

Suzanne Somers was a unique hit for etib80, congratulations! I have to admit, neither of her big shows ring any bell with me.

Then, as mentioned above, Joan Jara gives Cpt Hemlock another unique hit. The yahoo obit has since been followed by other QOs. She was an artist-y figure, acting/dancing, turned political activist/wife of chilean labor hero Victor Jara.

 

This already seems to be it. Not much in almost a whole month.

The scoreboard shows me attacking the top with just 4 pts behind. But is there still a unique pick for me left in the game, or is this minor difference going to remain?

 

In other news, expect the new thread soon.

 

Rank	Team	Score
1	Banana	1161
2	gcreptile	1157
3	JoeyRuss	1059
4	RadGuy	1022
5	Cpt. Chorizo	1010
6	Funeralopolis	1003
7	Salmon Mousse	999
8	An Fear Beag	964
9	Grim Up North	958
10	msc	920
11	Perhaps	857
12	Book	840
13	Buffalo Phil	829
14	wannamaker	751
15	ThereWillBeDeaths7	730
16	Summer in Transylvania	726
17	The Spinosaurus	698
18	Death Impends	671
19	Mr. Wonderful	669
20	Torva Messor	647
21	Toast	614
22	Predictor	598
23	DeathBecomesThem	592
24	DevonDeathTrip	557
25	TheQuimReaper	550
26	Thatcher	532
27	Sean	529
28	Gooseberry Crumble	525
29	GuyFromFuture	523
30	MariNisia	519
31	Joltin Joe	508
31	Cpt. Hemlock	508
33	Wormfarmer	500
34	TheUnknownMan	492
35	The Daredevil	490
36	TheOldLady	480
37	MortalCaso	464
38	Drol	450
39	Liz Lemon	443
40	Hell	432
41	Annami	422
42	tracy	414
43	The Old Crem	408
44	YoungWillz	398
45	chilean way	382
45	John Key	382
47	Diego	377
48	JoeMoneypenny	367
49	Etushipushingupdaisies	362
50	Charles De Gaulle	351
51	CalebH	349
52	Nick	341
53	Famous6Eva	316
54	Bibliogryphon	300
55	Great Uncle Bulgaria	284
56	Mr. Custard	283
57	Pedro67	263
58	Lady Fiona	235
59	etib80	212
60	Ghostofchristmaspast	167
61	sam081	153

[MrWonderful 420]

Hey, I'm up to 19th.  Ruffo as the joker helped.  Will probably be my high-water mark!  

[YoungWillz 19,821]

Henry Kissinger gives me a long awaited hit here. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67574495

[YoungWillz 19,821]

10 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Henry Kissinger gives me a long awaited hit here. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67574495

Shane MacGowan is also a hit for me. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67546785

[gcreptile 10,418]

I'm short of time today, but recent events do call for an update.

 

We've had few but massive hits.

There was Henry Kissinger, the upscale warlord from Franconia. Just a few months ago I visited his birth house. The surrounding area, an alley full of flowers, might actually be the best part of that town.

There was Shane MacGowan, for me the deadpooling wildcard personified. He struck late, but did in the end, with interesting consequences.

We have Sandra Day O'Connor, first female Supreme Court justice. She occasionally swung both ways, but not when it mattered, and afterwards, she said that she regretted her Bush vs Gore decision. But some things cant be forgiven.

Finally, Terry Venables was also a hit. My memories of the 1996 Euro are a bit hazy though. So I don't recall the name.

All these hits were picked by quite a few players.

 

Chris Stone, an Australian rugby player-turned-businessman-turned Belgian first husband, is a very prominent non-obit. He would have been the compensation for those who didn't pick Shane MacGowan. But as he didn't obit, the MacGowan fans are creeping up the scoreboard with RadGuy and An Fear Beag now within one hit of the top.

 

Rank	Team	Score
1	Banana	1161
2	gcreptile	1157
3	RadGuy	1102
4	An Fear Beag	1080
5	Cpt. Chorizo	1067
6	JoeyRuss	1059
7	Grim Up North	1015
8	Funeralopolis	1003
9	Salmon Mousse	999
10	msc	920
11	Perhaps	857
12	Book	840
13	Buffalo Phil	829
14	wannamaker	808
15	ThereWillBeDeaths7	787
16	The Spinosaurus	751
17	Summer in Transylvania	749
18	Mr. Wonderful	692
19	DeathBecomesThem	679
20	Death Impends	671
21	Torva Messor	647
22	Toast	644
23	Joltin Joe	618
24	TheQuimReaper	607
25	Predictor	598
26	GuyFromFuture	580
27	TheUnknownMan	572
28	Wormfarmer	557
28	DevonDeathTrip	557
30	Thatcher	555
31	Sean	529
32	Gooseberry Crumble	525
33	The Daredevil	520
34	MariNisia	519
34	Hell	519
36	MortalCaso	517
37	TheOldLady	510
38	Cpt. Hemlock	508
39	Drol	507
40	The Old Crem	504
41	Liz Lemon	496
42	YoungWillz	478
43	tracy	471
44	chilean way	462
45	Diego	457
46	Annami	445
47	JoeMoneypenny	424
48	John Key	405
49	Etushipushingupdaisies	385
50	Mr. Custard	363
51	Bibliogryphon	357
52	Charles De Gaulle	351
53	CalebH	349
54	Nick	341
55	Pedro67	320
56	Famous6Eva	316
57	Great Uncle Bulgaria	307
58	Lady Fiona	235
58	etib80	235
60	Ghostofchristmaspast	224
61	sam081	176

 

Edit: Thanks, yes, Kissinger was two points short.

 

 

[Summer in Transylvania 1,724]

On 02/11/2023 at 18:33, gcreptile said:

13 Summer in Transylvania 726

 

24 minutes ago, gcreptile said:

17 Summer in Transylvania 747

I think I should be on 749 points, with the death of Kissinger being worth 23.

[YoungWillz 19,821]

Yeah, I noticed I was a couple of points short too. But at this stage...*shrug*.

[The Immortal 570]

Ryan Minor becomes a late game hit for me. 

[Perhaps 1,383]

Richard Franklin is a hit here for Biblio and me.

 

Criminally underused name in deadpooling for someone that's been known to be ill for a long time. He's been on my shadow list for 3 years.

[MrWonderful 420]

Delors was a hit for me and probably for many others.  Not a huge point-getter, but I'll take what I can get.  I now have a better understanding of how this pool works!  

[gcreptile 10,418]

Let's wrap this up, shall we?

 

We've had a couple of late year hits, and yes, they actually decided the game.

Let's start with Norman Lear. The groundbreaking TV showrunner was a hit for 5 players.

Ryan Minor was a hit for quite a few people, some of them making use of the 5 substitution slots for him. Maybe a minor hit, minor difference, etc.... but that's the one that counted, in the end.

Richard Franklin, as noted above, was a hit for Perhaps and Bibliogryphon. One of the hundreds of British names that seem very quite significant, but not having grown up with the BBC, does put me at a disadvantage remembering these actors.

Jacques Delors, Mr. Euro, was another popular hit and gives some late points across the board.

Robert Solow, a significant economist, not just signficant in the science, but also popular with deadpoolers finally died at 99. Diego and Mr. Wonderful score.

Ryan Minor was not the only hit named Ryan in this update, as Ryan O'Neal also died in the final month. He should have asked his doc what's up a little more often - though actually, his age of 82 is not particularly low, considering the drug use..

Cale Yarborough was the final hit of the game, a hit on the final day. He was quite the popular mid-year substitution and actually would have decided the game, if it wasn't for Ryan Minor.

EDIT: As seen below, yes, there was also Beach Boys collaborator and guitarist Jeffrey Foskett. He had been ill and with gofundme for years. The patience for two players, msc and JoeyRuss finally paid off.

 

Slightly curiously, Gaston Glock was not a hit.

And as far as I can tell, none of the non-obits got a late QO, Daniel N Paul, Steve Woodmore, Chris Stone or Oommen Chandy among them.

 

So, unless I have made mistakes (it's likely), the final scoreboard is below.

Banana wins with a small advantage over me. He actually needed Ryan Minor, or I would have won on the final day with Cale Yarborough.

But then, it's also a title defense, very rare in this competitive environment. Well done, and congratulations!

 

Behind the top duo, we see An Fear Beag, RadGuy, and Funeralopolis, sort of in the "needed two more hits" territory.

Interestingly, both Funeralopolis and Rad Guy had more hits than the players above them. Funeralopolis wins "Most hits" with 23, RadGuy has 22. Banana has 19, I have 18. DIfferent strategies at work!

 

In my opinion, maybe the biggest surprise, the "best improved" player might be Buffalo Phil at 12th. Well done, as well!

 

We all still chase the score records of DevonDeathTrip's win a couple of years ago. But maybe there's a parallel to the DDP, more hits overall, but fewer "high scores".

 

61 players was a record. It's doubtful that this record can be reached soon again. We've had a reduction in 2024 by 8 teams. The 50+X field seems the "natural" size, considering 2022 had 44 teams.

DeathByNumbers 2023 was even bigger than the AltObits pool, if I count it right, especially if you count "picks total", because AltObits is only 40 names per team, here we are 50 (+ 5).

 

Rank	Team	Score
1	Banana	1235
2	gcreptile	1196
3	An Fear Beag	1136
4	RadGuy	1127
5	Funeralopolis	1116
6	Salmon Mousse	1073
7	Cpt. Chorizo	1067
8	JoeyRuss	1056
9	msc	1050
10	Grim Up North	1015
11	Perhaps	932
12	Buffalo Phil	870
13	Book	840
14	The Spinosaurus	825
15	wannamaker	808
16	ThereWillBeDeaths7	787
17	Mr. Wonderful	763
18	Summer in Transylvania	749
19	DeathBecomesThem	679
20	Predictor	672
21	Death Impends	671
22	Torva Messor	647
23	Toast	644
24	Joltin Joe	640
25	GuyFromFuture	619
26	TheQuimReaper	607
27	TheUnknownMan	597
28	Thatcher	580
29	Wormfarmer	557
29	DevonDeathTrip	557
31	tracy	551
32	The Old Crem	545
33	MortalCaso	542
34	Liz Lemon	535
35	Sean	529
36	Gooseberry Crumble	525
37	The Daredevil	520
38	MariNisia	519
38	Hell	519
40	TheOldLady	510
41	Cpt. Hemlock	508
42	Drol	507
43	JoeMoneypenny	498
44	Diego	481
45	YoungWillz	478
46	John Key	471
47	chilean way	462
48	Annami	445
49	Nick	421
50	Bibliogryphon	393
51	Etushipushingupdaisies	385
52	Charles De Gaulle	373
53	Mr. Custard	363
54	CalebH	349
55	Pedro67	320
56	Famous6Eva	316
57	Great Uncle Bulgaria	307
58	etib80	260
59	Lady Fiona	257
60	Ghostofchristmaspast	224
61	sam081	198

 

 

[Joey Russ 7,147]

Won’t let me win but I think Jeffrey Foskett takes me to third 

[gcreptile 10,418]

5 minutes ago, Joey Russ said:

Won’t let me win but I think Jeffrey Foskett takes me to third 

He's scored, but yes, I forgot to mention him.

 

Edit: Ugh, now that I go through this, I have to confess, that I actually gave you points for Steve Woodmore that I have to delete, sorry.

[BuffaloPhil 712]

Ah, the old "most improved" award - meaning you're still shit, but not as shit as you were 

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,249]

36th or mid table  is respectable for me  in any pool!!

[TQR 13,308]

I only managed 26th, but that was under my old name so I'll blame him for the mediocre performance.

[Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,149]

Well, someone has to be 57th, so it may as well be me.

 

Well done (again) Banana.