machotrouts 828 Posted January 19, 2023 INVERSE DEAD POOL 2023 Welcome to the 12th edition of the Inverse Dead Pool, the nice dead pool where you don't want your picks to die. How to play The game starts when I post a list of this year's 50 most popular Derby Dead Pool picks. From this list of 50, you must pick 25 people who you think will SURVIVE the year. The premise is to AVOID picking people who will die. Rank your picks – from least likely to die to most likely to die. You receive points according to their position on your team – 25 points if your #1 pick dies, 24 points if your #2 pick dies, and so on, down to 1 point if your #25 pick dies, and 0 points if anyone you haven't picked dies. You do NOT want points. The winner is the player with the fewest points at the end of the year (Dec 31, 23.59 GMT). You may also appoint a substitute, or substitutes, in case any picks die before the submission deadline (or in case you accidentally include a name twice). If that happens, everyone in a lower position on your team moves up a place, and your top substitute is drafted in at #25. Once you have a team ready, post it in this thread. If an eligible pick dies during the submission period, then the 51st top DDP pick becomes eligible; if another dies, then the 52nd becomes eligible, etc. You may amend your team after posting it, as long as it's before the submission deadline (you might want to do this if, for example, the 51st name becomes eligible and you want to include them). If you do, make sure to post again in this thread to clarify what you've changed. Tie break details If two or more players are tied for victory at the end of the year, the winner is whoever had the fewest points most recently (i.e. whoever had the most recent pick to die, or whoever ranked that pick higher if all tied players picked them, or whoever had the second most recent pick to die if those are the same, etc). If all tied players have the exact same hits in the exact same positions (or if they achieve a heretofore-unachieved perfect score of 0), the tie is not broken – all tied players share victory. Congratulations to our previous winners... 2022 YorkshireBanker 27 points 2021 BabyBlue 25 points 2020 The Quim Reaper 34 points 2019 drol 10 points 2018 machotrouts 17 points 2017 drol 25 points 2016 Pedro67 21 points 2015 Death Impends 15 points 2014 Bibliogryphon 10 points 2013 N/A 2012 Esturian Float 4 points 2011 Garn2 15 points Thank you to our previous hosts... 2018-2021 Death Impends 2014-2017 The Dead Cow 2011-2012 Spade_Cooley Links to previous Inverse Dead Pools... 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2012-2016, 2011 6 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machotrouts 828 Posted January 19, 2023 PLACEHOLDER POST The 50 names and the submission deadline are in the post below. This post was here so I could go back and edit them in later so they wouldn't get lost in the middle of the thread, but as there were no posts made in the days between this and the reveal of the names, it is now superfluous, and it turns out I can't delete it. Oops! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machotrouts 828 Posted January 23, 2023 YOUR 50 ELIGIBLE PICKS ARE HERE: James Whale George Alagiah Jimmy Carter Jonnie Irwin Rolf Harris Frank Field Linda Nolan Rob Burrow Shannen Doherty Dick Van Dyke Andy Taylor Henry Kissinger Prunella Scales Nigel Starmer-Smith Tony Bennett Ryuichi Sakamoto Rhod Gilbert Bobby Charlton Shane MacGowan Bob Barker Kate Keltie Billy Connolly Vladimir Putin Roberta Flack Steve McMichael Yoko Ono Tim Bilton Mel Brooks Johnny Ruffo Ted Kaczynski David Attenborough Harry Belafonte Janey Godley Randy Jackson Buzz Aldrin Willie Nelson Simon Cowell (wildlife) Eva Marie Saint Clint Eastwood Glynis Johns Ozzy Osbourne Stanley Baxter Bill Cosby Rupert Murdoch Joanne Woodward Francoise Hardy Phil Collins Larry Pressler Burt Bacharach Donald Trump Submissions are now open. Select and rank 25 of those names to survive 2023, and post your teams in this thread. The deadline to submit a team is Monday, January 30, 23.59 (GMT) – a little over a week from now. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machotrouts 828 Posted January 23, 2023 Additional notes: Gianluca Vialli and Frank McGarvey are also in this year's DDP top 50, but as they've already died, they are not in play, as dead people are typically precluded from surviving the year. The above names are the top 50 still alive as of the Inverse Dead Pool starting line. Three names are currently tied at #51 – Michael J. Fox, Cleo Laine, and Michael Parkinson – all of whom may come into play if there are more deaths in the top 50 during the submission period. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LizLemon 65 Posted January 23, 2023 1- Donald Trump 2- Vladimir Putin 3- Phil Collins 4- Rupert Murdoch 5- Bill Cosby 6- Ozzy Osbourne 7- Randy Jackson 8- Dick Van Dyke 9- Shannen Doherty 10- Janey Godley 11- Rhod Gilbert 12- Clint Eastwood 13- Willie Nelson 14- Billy Connolly 15- Buzz Aldrin 16- Mel Brooks 17- Tim Bilton 18- David Attenborough 19- Prunella Scales 20- Stanley Baxter 21- Eva Marie Saint 22- Andy Taylor 23- Henry Kissinger 24- Yoko Ono 25- Linda Nolan Subs: Michael J Fox, Francoise Hardy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,977 Posted January 23, 2023 1-Bill Cosby 2- Vladimir Putin 3- Clint Eastwood 4-Ozzy Osbourne 5-Dick Van Dyke 6- Billy Connolly 7-Linda Nolan 8-Phil Collins 9-Donald Trump 10-Francoise Hardy 11-Buzz Aldrin 12-Tim Bilton 13-Prunella Scales 14-David Attenborough 15-Rupert Murdoch 16- Ted Kaczynski 17-Willie Nelson 18-Shannen Doherty 19-Bobby Charlton 20-Mel Brooks 21-Randy Jackson 22-Yoko Ono 23-Roberta Flack 24-Bob Barker 25-Johnny Ruffo subs Michael J. Fox backup sub Eva Marie Saint Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannamaker 1,407 Posted January 23, 2023 1 Donald Trump 2 Bill Cosby 3 Billy Connolly 4 Clint Eastwood 5 Vladimir Putin 6 Prunella Scales 7 Rupert Murdoch 8 Dick van Dyke 9 Buzz Aldrin 10 Burt Bacharach 11 Stanley Baxter 12 Yoko Ono 13 Phil Collins 14 Ozzy Osbourne 15 David Attenborough 16 Willie Nelson 17 Eva Marie Saint 18 Janey Godley 19 Tony Bennett 20 Shane MacGowan 21 Randy Jackson 22 Shannen Doherty 23 Kate Keltie 24 Nigel Starmer-Smith 25 Rhod Gilbert Subs: Michael J. Fox, Harry Belafonte Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,282 Posted January 23, 2023 Working on the principle that the ones I've never heard of are to be avoided because people who take this sort of thing much more seriously than me know what they're doing, here goes 1. Donald Trump 2. Vladimir Putin 3. Phil Collins 4. Ozzie Osborne 5. Janey Godley 6. Yoko Ono 7. Ted Kaczynski 8. Shane McGowan 9. Willie Nelson 10. Billy Connolly 11 Clint Eastwood 12 Prunella Scales 13 Rhod Gilbert 14 Shannen Doherty 15 Eva Marie Saint 16 Dick van Dyke 17 Rupert Murdoch 18 Buzz Aldrin 19 Linda Nolan 20 Bill Cosby 21 Glynis Johns 22 James Whale 23 Mel Brooks 24 Randy Jackson 25 Stanley Baxter subs Cleo Laine, M J Fox Where's Gazza, by the way? He's always on here... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,439 Posted January 23, 2023 Donald Trump Jimmy Carter Jonnie Irwin Rolf Harris Frank Field Linda Nolan Dick Van Dyke Andy Taylor Henry Kissinger Prunella Scales Tony Bennett Ryuichi Sakamoto Bobby Charlton Shane MacGowan Bob Barker Vladimir Putin Roberta Flack Steve McMichael Yoko Ono Mel Brooks Johnny Ruffo Harry Belafonte Willie Nelson Stanley Baxter Joanne Woodward subs Burt Bacharach @Great Uncle Bulgaria Gazza's only on 13 DDP teams this year, nowhere near Drop 40 status. People clearly have faith on him staying on wagons. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,389 Posted January 23, 2023 Fucked it right up last year. Here goes nothing for an attempted comeback. Donald Trump David Attenborough Buzz Aldrin Ozzy Osbourne Rupert Murdoch Dick Van Dyke Clint Eastwood Shane MacGowan - FFS +18 Burt Bacharach - FFS +17 Yoko Ono Prunella Scales Bill Cosby Linda Nolan Janey Godley Randy Jackson Phil Collins Rhod Gilbert Vladimir Putin Billy Connolly Harry Belafonte - FFS +6 Willie Nelson Stanley Baxter Mel Brooks Henry Kissinger - FFS +2 Johnny Ruffo - FFS +1 SUBS: Shannen Doherty, Larry Pressler Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted January 23, 2023 I'll submit a team in a wee while. I'm prepared to be surprised, but I'm going to predict right off that 33 of that lot are guaranteed dead by the end of the year. Which makes this harder than Nadhim Zahawi's tax return... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Funeralopolis 245 Posted January 23, 2023 1. Donald Trump 2. Vladimir Putin 3. Phil Collins 4. Ozzy Osbourne 5. Shane MacGowan 6. Bill Cosby 7. Clint Eastwood 8. Billy Connolly 9. Rupert Murdoch 10. Buzz Aldrin 11. Mel Brooks 12. David Attenborough 13. Bobby Charlton 14. Willie Nelson 15. Tony Bennett 16. Burt Bacharach 17. Yoko Ono 18. Dick van Dyke 19. Prunella Scales 20. Stanley Baxter 21. Glynis Johns 22. Harry Belafonte 23. Eva Marie Saint 24. Shannen Doherty 25. Linda Nolan SUBS Michael J Fox Michael Parkinson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,725 Posted January 23, 2023 21 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: I'll submit a team in a wee while. I'm prepared to be surprised, but I'm going to predict right off that 33 of that lot are guaranteed dead by the end of the year. Which makes this harder than Nadhim Zahawi's tax return... Yeah - managed to get a team of 6 on my first run through - not easy 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Immortal 634 Posted January 23, 2023 1. Donald Trump 2. Randy Jackson 3. Vladimir Putin 4. Buzz Aldrin 5. Bill Cosby 6. Rupert Murdoch 7. David Attenborough 8. Billy Connolly 9. Phil Collins 10. Burt Bacharach 11. Willie Nelson 12. Shannen Doherty 13. Yoko Ono 14. Clint Eastwood 15. Frank Field 16. Prunella Scales 17. Ryuichi Sakamoto 18. Mel Brooks 19. Ted Kaczynski 20. Stanley Baxter 21. Janey Godley 22. Ozzy Osbourne 23. Andy Taylor 24. Bob Barker 25. Tony Bennett Subs Michael J. Fox Eva Marie Saint Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 742 Posted January 23, 2023 1. Donald Trump 2. Bill Cosby 3. Prunella Scales 4. Vladimir Putin 5. Ozzy Osbourne 6. Dick Van Dyke 7. Buzz Aldrin 8. Shannen Doherty 9. Shane MacGowan 10. Mel Brooks 11. Billy Connolly 12. Willie Nelson 13. Tim Bilton 14. Clint Eastwood 15. Ted Kaczynski 16. Randy Jackson 17. Rhod Gilbert 18. Stanley Baxter 19. Burt Bacharach 20. Bobby Charlton 21. David Attenborough 22. Johnny Ruffo 23. Rob Burrow 24. Rupert Murdoch 25. Larry Pressler sub : Janey Godley, Linda Nolan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThereWillBeDeaths7 722 Posted January 23, 2023 Inverse Deadpool 2023 - TWBD entry 1. Donald Trump 2. Vladimir Putin 3. Rhod Gilbert 4. Shane MacGowan 5. Phil Collins 6. Ozzy Osbourne 7. Dick Van Dyke 8. Bill Cosby 9. Rupert Murdoch 10. David Attenborough 11. Clint Eastwood 12. Billy Connolly 13. Buzz Aldrin 14. Prunella Scales 15. Mel Brooks 16. Linda Nolan 17. Yoko Ono 18. Francoise Hardy 19. Burt Bacharach 20 Shannen Doherty 21. Tim Bilton 22. Ted Kaczynski 23. Randy Jackson 24. Eva Marie Saint 25. Johnny Ruffo Subs: Michael J. Fox, Janey Godley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perhaps 1,423 Posted January 23, 2023 Let's see how badly I can do this year! Donald Trump Vladimir Putin Billy Connolly Clint Eastwood Buzz Aldrin Dick Van Dyke Rupert Murdoch Phil Collins Bill Cosby Mel Brooks David Attenborough Ozzy Osbourne Stanley Baxter Prunella Scales Yoko Ono Harry Belafonte Willie Nelson Tim Bilton Rhod Gilbert Janey Godley Shannen Doherty Linda Nolan Andy Taylor Tony Bennett Eva Marie Saint Subs: Michael J Fox, Michael Parkinson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marinade 18 Posted January 23, 2023 Donald Trump Yoko Ono Vladimir Putin Shane MacGowan Buzz Aldrin Rob Burrow Shannen Doherty Ozzy Osbourne Rupert Murdoch Billy Connolly Roberta Flack Randy Jackson Joanne Woodward Bill Cosby Clint Eastwood Ted Kaczynski Mel Brooks Dick van Dyke Rhod Gilbert Harry Belafonte Phil Collins Burt Bacharach Bobby Charlton Tony Bennett Janey Godley subs: Glynis Johns, Prunella Scales Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,175 Posted January 23, 2023 Donald Trump Bill Cosby Phil Collins Rupert Murdoch Ozzy Osborne Larry Pressler Dick Van Dyke Vladimir Putin Willie Nelson Yoko Ono Shane MacGowan Billy Connolly Clint Eastwood Mel Brooks Buzz Aldrin Randy Jackson Harry Belafonte Stanley Baxter Janey Godley Prunella Scales Linda Nolan Shannen Doherty Francoise Hardy Sir David Attenborough Tim Bilton Subs: Michael J. Fox Michael Parkinson Rhod Gilbert Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 23, 2023 On 18/01/2023 at 21:55, machotrouts said: You may also appoint a substitute, or substitutes, in case any picks die before the submission deadline Ahhh if only you had included the submission deadline. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell 1,334 Posted January 23, 2023 Donald Trump Clint Eastwood Shane MacGowan Phil Collins Prunella Scales Bill Cosby Dick Van Dyke Rupert Murdoch David Attenborough Buzz Aldrin Ozzy Osbourne Mel Brooks Billy Connolly Bobby Charlton Willie Nelson Burt Bacharach Nigel Starmer Smith Tony Bennett Stanley Baxter Harry Belafonte Randy Jackson Vladimir Putin Johnny Ruffo Eva Marie Saint Jimmy Carter subs Michael J. Fox Michael Parkinson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,175 Posted January 23, 2023 4 minutes ago, Sir Creep said: Ahhh if only you had included the submission deadline. 14 hours ago, machotrouts said: The deadline to submit a team is Monday, January 30, 23.59 (GMT) – a little over a week from now. If only. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perhaps 1,423 Posted January 23, 2023 6 minutes ago, Sir Creep said: Ahhh if only you had included the submission deadline. If only you could use your eyes before making a condescending post. You’re on form tonight. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 584 Posted January 23, 2023 1. Donald Trump 2. Phil Collins 3. Bill Cosby 4. Vladimir Putin 5. Shane MacGowan 6. Billy Connolly 7. Buzz Aldrin 8. Rupert Murdoch 9. Dick Van Dyke 10. Ozzy Osbourne 11. Clint Eastwood 12. Michael J. Fox 13. Shannen Doherty 14. Yoko Ono 15. Francoise Hardy 16. Burt Bacharach 17. David Attenborough 18. Rhod Gilbert 19. Kate Keltie 20. Mel Brooks 21. Jimmy Carter 22. Willie Nelson 23. Rhod Gilbert 24. Rob Burrow 25. Linda Nolan Subs: 1. Tony Bennett 2. Randy Jackson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,573 Posted January 23, 2023 Here is my team but this game was closely fought last year Actual Team Billy Connolly Phil Collins Bill Cosby Vladimir Putin Clint Eastwood Donald Trump Ozzy Osbourne Willie Nelson Buzz Aldrin Prunella Scales Mel Brooks David Attenborough Linda Nolan Burt Bacharach Tony Bennett Rupert Murdoch Eva Marie Saint Janey Godley Shannon Doherty Shane MacGowan Bobby Charlton Andy Taylor Ted Kascynski Rhod Gilbert Frank Field Sub Michael J Fox 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
