msc 18,442 Posted January 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, TQR said: Funny you should mention promises. Care to stick to your 5lbs of coffee promise you made in this very pool? I'm still waiting for those "Howard Marks wont die" curly wurlys. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wormfarmer 427 Posted January 28, 2023 pts 25 Randy Jackson 24 Donald Trump 23 Vladimir Putin 22 Phil Collins 21 Ozzy Osbourne 20 Yoko Ono 19 Buzz Aldrin 18 Clint Eastwood 17 Willie Nelson 16 Stanley Baxter 15 Rolf Harris 14 Bobby Charlton 13 Burt Bacharach 13 pts (see, easy) 12 Harry Belafonte 11 David Attenborough 10 Billy Connolly 9 Bill Cosby 8 Roberta Flack 7 Francoise Hardy 6 Nigel Starmer-Smith 5 Tony Bennett 4 Prunella Scales 3 Joanne Woodward 2 Bob Barker 1 Dick Van Dyke alt michael J Fox alt Shane MacGowan My list reflects the number of points I will score if that person dies. So I most think that Randy Jackson will survive the year, right? Isn't everyone else numbering their lists incorrectly? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MariNisia 4,194 Posted January 29, 2023 1. Donald Trump 2. Bill Cosby 3. Dick Van Dyke 4. Prunella Scales 5. David Attenborough 6. Burt Bacharach 7. Buzz Aldrin 8. Roberta Flack 9. Mel Brooks 10. Rupert Murdoch 11. Billy Connolly 12. Tony Bennett 13. Henry Kissinger 14. Ozzy Osbourne 15. Eva Marie Saint 16. Stanley Baxter 17. Willie Nelson 18. Vladimir Putin 19. Bobby Charlton 20. Françoise Hardy 21. Janey Godley 22. Tim Bilton 23. Phil Collins 24. Rhod Gilbert 25. Ryūichi Sakamoto Subs: Michael J. Fox Yoko Ono 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grimgrass 514 Posted January 29, 2023 Donald Trump Phil Collins Bill Cosby Vladimir Putin Rupert Murdoch Clint Eastwood Billy Connolly Prunella Scales Dick Van Dyke David Attenborough Buzz Aldrin Ozzy Osbourne Tim Bilton Randy Jackson Eva Marie Saint Shane MacGowan Willie Nelson Francoise Hardy Janey Godley Andy Taylor Mel Brooks Stanley Baxter Burt Bacharach Linda Nolan Harry Belafonte Subs: Michael J. Fox Michael Parkinson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted January 29, 2023 13 hours ago, Wormfarmer said: My list reflects the number of points I will score if that person dies. So I most think that Randy Jackson will survive the year, right? Isn't everyone else numbering their lists incorrectly? On 19/01/2023 at 03:55, machotrouts said: 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 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. I think we all are numbering them correctly, except you. We all list from #1 to #25 based on the above rule. If you number from #25 to #1, it's upside down. But I'm sure the runner knows what you mean. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted January 29, 2023 From least likely to most likely to die... Donald Trump Bill Cosby Prunella Scales Rupert Murdoch Dick Van Dyke David Attenborough Buzz Aldrin Tim Bilton Billy Connolly Yoko Ono Mel Brooks Francoise Hardy Janey Godley Willie Nelson Linda Nolan Randy Jackson Kate Keltie Phil Collins Shannen Doherty Shane MacGowan Vladimir Putin Tony Bennett Burt Bacharach Rhod Gilbert Andy Taylor Sub: Michael J Fox Thank you and good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alcalina 7 Posted January 29, 2023 This is my list , I have a good feeling about them 1. Donald Trump 2. Bob Barker 3. Dick Van Dyke 4. Tony Bennett 5. Yoko Ono 6. Ozzy Osbourne 7. David Attenborough 8. Bobby Charlton 9. Jimmy Carter 10. Prunella Scales 11. Johnny Ruffo 12. Roberta Flack 13. Shannen Doherty 14. Rhod Gilbert 15. Buzz Aldrin 16. Larry Pressler 17. Glynis Johns 18. Mel Brooks 19. Shane MacGowan 20. Willie Nelson 21. Rupert Murdoch 22. Billy Connolly 23. Kate Keltie 24. Eva Marie Saint 25. Vladimir Putin Subs: Michael J Fox , 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wormfarmer 427 Posted January 29, 2023 10 hours ago, YoungWillz said: I think we all are numbering them correctly, except you. We all list from #1 to #25 based on the above rule. If you number from #25 to #1, it's upside down. But I'm sure the runner knows what you mean. Sorry, I was unclear. What I meant was, for ease of scoring, shouldn't the lists be posted so that when a name dies, you get the point score right next to the name, instead of having to convert the #11 name to the point value that #11 gives you when you count down from 25? It seems an unnecessary complication. But carry on. Just an observation. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted January 29, 2023 3 minutes ago, Wormfarmer said: Sorry, I was unclear. What I meant was, for ease of scoring, shouldn't the lists be posted so that when a name dies, you get the point score right next to the name, instead of having to convert the #11 name to the point value that #11 gives you when you count down from 25? It seems an unnecessary complication. But carry on. Just an observation. Oh yeah, but the runner makes the rules, not me or anyone else. Probably has some sort of conversion table, ha! Your way sounds sensible. It's just out of kilter with everyone else. Having run a pool, believe me, consistency is a boon. All I normally asked for is clarity on who you are picking, proper spelling and the like. Might be a way forward, it's up to the guy in charge. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,627 Posted January 30, 2023 My list is almost ready! When is the cut-off again? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted January 30, 2023 On 23/01/2023 at 03:58, machotrouts said: deadline to submit a team is Monday, January 30, 23.59 (GMT Today, later. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,315 Posted January 30, 2023 My entry: 1)Donald Trump 2)Phil Collins 3)Willie Nelson 4)Francoise Hardy 5)Buzz Aldrin 6)Rhod Gilbert 7)Tim Bilton 8)Clint Eastwood 9)Rupert Murdoch 10)Dick Van Dyke 11)Vladimir Putin 12)David Attenborough 13)Billy Connolly 14)Mel Brooks 15)Ozzy Osbourne 16)Bill Cosby 17)Yoko Ono 18)Jimmy Carter 19)Bob Barker 20)Henry Kissenger 21)Bobby Charlton 22)Ted Kaczynski 23)Eva Marie Saint 24)Burt Bacharach 25)Glynis Johns Subs: 1)Michael J Fox 2)Michael Parkinson 3)Cleo Laine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pedro67 232 Posted January 30, 2023 Thanks for running this again. 1 Donald Trump 2 Bill Cosby 3 Clint Eastwood 4 Dick Van Dyke 5 Buzz Aldrin 6 Ozzy Osbourne 7 David Attenborough 8 Vlad Putin 9 Rupert Mudoch 10 Henry Kissinger 11 Mel Brookes 12 Shane MacGowan 13 Phil Collins 14 Billy Connolly 15 Randy Jackson 16 Prunella Scales 17 Bert Bacharach 18 Harry Belafonte 19 Tony Bennett 20 Janey Godley 21 Eva Marie Saint 22 Stanley Baxter 23 Bobby Charlton 24 Willy Nelson 25 Francois Hardy Subs Joanne Woodward Shannen Doherty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machotrouts 828 Posted January 30, 2023 9 hours ago, Wormfarmer said: Sorry, I was unclear. What I meant was, for ease of scoring, shouldn't the lists be posted so that when a name dies, you get the point score right next to the name, instead of having to convert the #11 name to the point value that #11 gives you when you count down from 25? It seems an unnecessary complication. But carry on. Just an observation. 9 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Oh yeah, but the runner makes the rules, not me or anyone else. Probably has some sort of conversion table, ha! Your way sounds sensible. It's just out of kilter with everyone else. Having run a pool, believe me, consistency is a boon. All I normally asked for is clarity on who you are picking, proper spelling and the like. Might be a way forward, it's up to the guy in charge. I don't know if that's necessarily more intuitive than your top pick, the person you think is least likely to die, being your "#1" – leaving the points conversion to be done off-site on the host's OpenOffice spreadsheet – but I don't have a strong opinion on this! As far as I'm concerned, the only reason for the rules to specify the formatting is to explain the scoring system, and so they just describe the way it always has been done. If there's widespread formatting dissent amongst players, the rules can be updated to reflect that! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted January 30, 2023 IMHO, it is the host’s prerogative to specify how they want the teams submitted, and the players should follow the instructions, regardless of how illogical they believe them to be. I would imagine that most game runners have their own spreadsheets for scoring, designed around the scoring system of that particular pool, and the entry method for teams is to make it easier to enter the names into that particular spreadsheet. So any deviation from the entry method specified, rather than being clever or helpful, is just likely to make more work for the host, which they really don’t need. Having said that, the rules of this game don’t specify how the names should be numbered (so I didn’t), just that they should be ranked in order of least likely to die etc. So it possibly makes no difference whether they are numbered 1-25 or vice versa, other than sowing some confusion. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,391 Posted January 30, 2023 I don’t understand why this is suddenly difficult to comprehend. 1 = most likely to survive, sliding scale down to 25 from there, leave the scoring in the host’s capable hands if you can’t do the simple sums yourself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machotrouts 828 Posted January 30, 2023 I am once again posting a team on behalf of my mother. We had to go for a drive, so I printed the list off and sat in the passenger seat talking a ranking out of her. In text form: Spoiler Burt Bacharach Tony Bennett Janey Godley Yoko Ono Shane MacGowan Clint Eastwood Dick Van Dyke Buzz Aldrin Harry Belafonte Randy Jackson Phil Collins Eva Marie Saint Frank Field Jimmy Carter Ozzy Osbourne Andy Taylor Kate Keltie Shannen Doherty Rhod Gilbert Mel Brooks Glynis Johns Stanley Baxter Roberta Flack Prunella Scales Willie Nelson sub 1: Bobby Charlton sub 2: Billy Connolly My own team coming shortly. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,741 Posted January 30, 2023 1 hour ago, machotrouts said: I am once again posting a team on behalf of my mother. We had to go for a drive, so I printed the list off and sat in the passenger seat talking a ranking out of her It's probably just as well you're running this and it's your list/picture. The format of that submission would likely drive a number of game runners to an apoplectic level that could power a city for a day or two (never mind numbers up/numbers down eh?) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machotrouts 828 Posted January 30, 2023 Your host's team. 1. Phil Collins 2. Ozzy Osbourne 3. Billy Connolly 4. Bill Cosby 5. Clint Eastwood 6. Rupert Murdoch 7. Donald Trump 8. Vladimir Putin 9. Buzz Aldrin 10. Shane MacGowan 11. Francoise Hardy 12. Dick Van Dyke 13. Janey Godley 14. Mel Brooks 15. David Attenborough 16. Prunella Scales 17. Stanley Baxter 18. Willie Nelson 19. Tony Bennett 20. Tim Bilton 21. Kate Keltie 22. Burt Bacharach 23. Henry Kissinger 24. Ted Kacynzski 25. Glynis Johns SUBSTITUTES, if 3 celebs die in the next 7 hours: Eva Marie Saint, Bobby Charlton, Andy Taylor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,556 Posted January 30, 2023 01. Phil Collins 02. Donald Trump 03. Buzz Aldrin 04. Vladimir Putin 05. Clint Eastwood 06. Billy Connolly 07. Willie Nelson 08. Shannen Doherty 09. Shane MacGowan 10. Ozzy Osbourne 11. Bill Cosby 12. Prunella Scales 13. Dick van Dyke 14. Jane Godley 15. Yoko Ono 16. Randy Jackson 17. Mel Brooks 18. Eva Marie Saint 19. Johnny Ruffo 20. Roberta Flack 21. Rupert Murdoch 22. Stanley Baxter 23. Tim Bilton 24. David Attenborough 25. Larry Pressler Sub: Michael J. Fox Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Annami 85 Posted January 30, 2023 1. Donald Trump 2. Shane McGowan 3. Ozzy Osbourne 4. Billy Connolly 5. Phil Collins 6. Bobby Charlton 7. Randy Jackson 8. Prunella Scales 9. Vladimir Putin 10. Rhod Gilbert 11. Linda Nolan 12. Shannen Doherty 13. Kate Keltie 14. Janey Godley 15. Rupert Murdoch 16. Clint Eastwood 17. Dick van Dyke 18. David Attenborough 19. Francoise Hardy 20. Tim Bilton 21. Mel Brooks 22. Buzz Aldrin 23. Tony Bennett 24. Willie Nelson 25. Joanne Woodward subs. 1. Andy Taylor 2. Henry Kissinger Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,627 Posted January 30, 2023 1. Donald Trump 2. Vladimir Putin 3. Rupert Murdoch 4. Bill Cosby 5. Phil Collins 6. Buzz Aldrin 7. Dick Van Dyke 8. Willie Nelson 9. Randy Jackson 10. Ozzy Osbourne 11. Clint Eastwood 12. Larry Pressler 13. Francoise Hardy 14. David Attenborough 15. Shane MacGowan Hit #12 11/30/23 16. Yoko Ono 17. Burt Bacharach Hit #1: 2/9/23 18. Stanely Baxter 19. Billy Connolly 20. Harry Belafonte Hit #3 4/25/23 21. Henry Kissinger Hit #11 11/29/23 22. Mel Brooks 23. Tim Bilton 24. Kate Keltie 25. Eva Marie Saint Sub: Michael J. Fox 11/29/23 Update: 4/12 picked. Misses: #2 Ryuichi Sakamoto (3/28/23) #4 Rolf Harris (5/10/23) #5 Ted Kaczynski (6/10/23) #6 Tony Bennett (7/21/23) #7 George Alagiah (7/24/23) #8 Bob Barker (8/26/23) #9 Bobby Charlton (10/21/23) #10 Johnny Ruffo (11/10/23) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted January 31, 2023 And now we wait. Good health to all my picks, death to the others. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machotrouts 828 Posted January 31, 2023 I've just finished scrutinising all teams for irregularities. @The Unknown Man, there's a couple of errors on your team – you've got Michael J. Fox, who isn't (quite) one of the 50 playable names, at #12, and duplicate Rhod Gilberts at #18 and #23 – but fortunately, you have two eligible substitutes, so you don't need to do anything. I've removed Michael and the lower Rhod from your team on my spreadsheet, and your subs, Tony Bennett and Randy Jackson, will compete at #24 and #25. Everything else looks fine, and we've got a nice round 50 players, so time to crack out the bold red text: SUBMISSIONS OFFICIALLY CLOSED. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 31, 2023 9 minutes ago, machotrouts said: Everything else looks fine, and we've got a nice round 50 players, so time to crack out the bold red text: SUBMISSIONS OFFICIALLY CLOSED. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
