The Old Crem 3,576 Posted January 14, 2023 On 13/01/2023 at 14:02, Death Impends said: List of the Missed. Somewhat surprisingly to me, she was only ever picked in 2021, thought she'd be a youngish punt pick more often. She was also picked in 1998 according to this. https://web.archive.org/web/20011225084237/https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool1998/entries/selections.htm 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,947 Posted January 14, 2023 1 minute ago, The Old Crem said: She was also picked in 1998 according to this. https://web.archive.org/web/20011225084237/https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool1998/entries/selections.htm Good catch. I deferred to the fact that her celeb code had 021 in it, but that precludes DDPs from before 2003. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,576 Posted January 14, 2023 Just now, Death Impends said: Good catch. I deferred to the fact that her celeb code had 021 in it, but that precludes DDPs from before 2003. I wasn’t searching for it I was just reading the archive as I am trying to keep busy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Etushispushingupdaisies 136 Posted January 15, 2023 Here's my team, The Skate Dumpers. (I've submitted it to DDP website in time, but I'm publishing this list today, bc I'm rather lazy) 1. Johnny Irwin (joker) 2. Pele (died before the start) 3. George Alagiah 4. Rob Burrow 5. Simon Cowell 6. Frank Field MP 7. Rhod Gilbert 8. Jeremiah Green (died before the start, like Pele) 9. Janey Godley 10. Rolf Harris 11. Toby Keith 12. Kate Keltie 13. Frank McGarvey (a success) 14. Steve 'Mongo' McMichael 15. Linda Nolan 16. Johnny Ruffo 17. Ryuichi Sakamoto 18. Andy Taylor 19. Gianluca Vialli (a success) 20. James Whale Subs: Teresa Taylor (promoted to the main team), Kat Bjelland (ditto), Michael Tilson Thomas. Is this team OK? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,943 Posted January 15, 2023 Ronald Blythe added to the list of hits for 2023? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,946 Posted January 15, 2023 11 hours ago, Etushispushingupdaisies said: Here's my team, The Skate Dumpers. (I've submitted it to DDP website in time, but I'm publishing this list today, bc I'm rather lazy) 1. Johnny Irwin (joker) 2. Pele (died before the start) 3. George Alagiah 4. Rob Burrow 5. Simon Cowell 6. Frank Field MP 7. Rhod Gilbert 8. Jeremiah Green (died before the start, like Pele) 9. Janey Godley 10. Rolf Harris 11. Toby Keith 12. Kate Keltie 13. Frank McGarvey (a success) 14. Steve 'Mongo' McMichael 15. Linda Nolan 16. Johnny Ruffo 17. Ryuichi Sakamoto 18. Andy Taylor 19. Gianluca Vialli (a success) 20. James Whale Subs: Teresa Taylor (promoted to the main team), Kat Bjelland (ditto), Michael Tilson Thomas. Is this team OK? I think it's pretty good, at least 10 hits and 100 points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,464 Posted January 15, 2023 On 14/01/2023 at 15:40, The Old Crem said: She was also picked in 1998 according to this. https://web.archive.org/web/20011225084237/https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool1998/entries/selections.htm Just for the sake of curiosity, using that archived link here are all the surviving picks from the 1998 DDP: Dick Van Dyke (b. 1925) David Attenborough (b. 1926) Clint Eastwood (b. 1930) Rupert Murdoch (b. 1931) Ray Reardon (b. 1932) Akihito (b. 1933) Dickie Bird (b. 1933) Michael Caine (b. 1933) Chris Bonington (b. 1934) Tom Baker (b. 1934) Barry Humphries (b. 1934) Woody Allen (b. 1935) 14th Dalai Lama (b. 1935) Ernest Saunders (b. 1935) Jacob Rothschild (b. 1936) Richard Wilson (b. 1936) Frank Ifield (b. 1937) Jack Nicholson (b. 1937) David Bailey (b. 1938) Arthur Scargill (b. 1938) Bob Dylan (b. 1941) Paul Simon (b. 1941) Willie Carson (b. 1942) Barry Manilow (b. 1943) Keith Richards (b. 1943) Geraldo Rivera (b. 1943) Gary Glitter (b. 1944) Jimmy Page (b. 1944) Anne Robinson (b. 1944) Kate Adie (b. 1945) José Carreras (b. 1946) Iggy Pop (b. 1947) Salman Rushdie (b. 1947) Arnold Schwarzenegger (b. 1947) Gerry Adams (b. 1948) Christopher Biggins (b. 1948) Matthew Corbett (b. 1948) Richard Simmons (b. 1948) Steve Tyler (b. 1948) Martin Amis (b. 1949) Geoff Capes (b. 1949) Benjamin Netanyahu (b. 1949) Richard Branson (b. 1950) Russell Grant (b. 1951) Michael Barrymore (b. 1952) John Goodman (b. 1952) Mr. T (b. 1952) Janette Pink (b. 1952) <--- though granted, if she died, we may never know Kathy Lee Gifford (b. 1953) Gerry Kelly (b. 1953) John Travolta (b. 1954) Bill Gates (b. 1955) Whoopi Goldberg (b. 1955) Terry Nichols (b. 1955) Jo Brand (b. 1957) Julian Clary (b. 1959) Sarah, Duchess of York (b. 1959) Prince Andrew (b. 1960) Holly Johnson (b. 1960) Greg Louganis (b. 1960) RuPaul (b. 1960) Harry Enfield (b. 1961) Jimmy Somerville (b. 1961) Karen Duffy (b. 1962) Eddie Izzard (b. 1962) Demi Moore (b. 1962) Carlos Sainz Sr. (b. 1962) Wesley Snipes (b. 1962) Tatum O'Neal (b. 1963) Nicolas Cage (b. 1964) Courtney Love (b. 1964) 9th Earl Spencer (b. 1964) Robert Downey Jr. (born 1965) Trent Reznor (b. 1965) Slash (b. 1965) Mike Tyson (b. 1966) Noel Gallagher (b. 1967) Paul Gascoigne (b. 1967) Julia Roberts (b. 1967) Paul Tracy (b. 1968) Puff Daddy (b. 1969) Michael Schumacher (b. 1969) Beck (b. 1970) Snoop Dogg (b. 1971) Liam Gallagher (b. 1972) Tori Spelling (b. 1973) Naseem Hamed (b. 1974) Alanis Morissette (b. 1974) Kate Moss (b. 1974) Robbie Williams (b. 1974) Drew Barrymore (b. 1975) Ralf Schumacher (b. 1975) Fiona Apple (b. 1977) Melissa Drexler (b. 1978) There's one name on there that I couldn't check. Who da fuck is "Kevin Chin"? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,483 Posted January 15, 2023 38 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Janette Pink (b. 1952) <--- though granted, if she died, we may never know I think this is Ms. Pink's Facebook profile. She was from Essex so living in London isn't that much of a stretch, the woman in the photos looks about 70, and more importantly, she has friends with the surname Georgiou, which was the name of the lover who gave her AIDS. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,483 Posted January 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Ulitzer95 said: There's one name on there that I couldn't check. Who da fuck is "Kevin Chin"? There is absolutely nobody with any amount of legit fame called "Kevin Chin". Although looking through that entrant's team, we can assume there's a good chance of spelling errors so we might want to go through variants. Also the Geoff Capes selection implies the team was picked by a Brit, so I doubt it's Kevin Cheng, the Hong Kong TV actor. Progressive rock bassist Kevin Chown? Sommerset bowler Kevin Shine? Or did he mean to pick Jackie Chan, and got him confused with his character in Police Story Kevin Chan? And then spelled it wrong? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,576 Posted January 15, 2023 The Statistics thread has more info on the 1998 DDP with some good analysis by @Death Impends. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,464 Posted January 15, 2023 59 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: There is absolutely nobody with any amount of legit fame called "Kevin Chin". Although looking through that entrant's team, we can assume there's a good chance of spelling errors so we might want to go through variants. Also the Geoff Capes selection implies the team was picked by a Brit, so I doubt it's Kevin Cheng, the Hong Kong TV actor. Progressive rock bassist Kevin Chown? Sommerset bowler Kevin Shine? Or did he mean to pick Jackie Chan, and got him confused with his character in Police Story Kevin Chan? And then spelled it wrong? Your last theory makes the most sense to me. I never knew that was the name of his character. I think they meant to pick Jackie Chan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,576 Posted January 16, 2023 Interesting in 2004 Lesley Ball, wife of Alan, was a pick but never got a Q/O. Now a days such a pick, wife of a famous sports person, would not be allowed but would have a much higher chance of obiting. I wonder how many people have been double misses for both the DDP and the main list. Anne Haddy is one I noticed looking at the old archives. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drunkasaskunk 194 Posted January 16, 2023 So current SCORING hits appear to be the following claimed hits (with QOs) . . . . Jeff Beck Shimon Baadani * Ronald Blythe Bill Campbell Constantine II Carole Cook Walter Cunningham Roberto Dinamite Bessie Hendricks Bernard Kalb Gina Lollobrigida Frank McGarvey Dick Savitt Gianluca Vialli Fay Weldon And we await QOs for . . . Abdelsalam Majali Mark Stokes (edited - thanks Death Impends) PS - does Shimon Baadani have a QO? I can't find one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,947 Posted January 16, 2023 ^ Mark Stokes is also pending QO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,278 Posted January 16, 2023 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64292026 Lollobrigida QO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,946 Posted January 16, 2023 Shimon Baadani has a yahoo obit that works with the required uk.news.yahoo.com URL format. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drunkasaskunk 194 Posted January 16, 2023 5 hours ago, gcreptile said: Shimon Baadani has a yahoo obit that works with the required uk.news.yahoo.com URL format. Cheers. Do you have a link please? Actually, cancel that. I found it. Thanks again. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/spiritual-leader-israel-ultra-orthodox-171350281.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RyanandYodle 7 Posted January 17, 2023 On 10/01/2023 at 09:15, drunkasaskunk said: You only pick 20 names on this pool ok. Thought it was 25. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drunkasaskunk 194 Posted January 17, 2023 I am sure someone must have picked her https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/17/worlds-oldest-known-person-french-nun-lucile-randon-sister-andree-dies-at-118 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,620 Posted January 18, 2023 23 hours ago, drunkasaskunk said: I am sure someone must have picked her https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/17/worlds-oldest-known-person-french-nun-lucile-randon-sister-andree-dies-at-118 Yeah, God - in 1944 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,343 Posted January 19, 2023 David Sutherland QO. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted January 19, 2023 11 minutes ago, Thatcher said: David Sutherland QO. I don't think anybody on here can sniff out a corpse like you can. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dimreaper 688 Posted January 19, 2023 Crosby's bound to be a hit for a few. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drunkasaskunk 194 Posted January 19, 2023 So 19 days in to the competition, we must have round about 19 hits so far ! ! ! ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dimreaper 688 Posted January 20, 2023 Last year, there had been 24 hits by the 19th. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites