An Fear Beag 1,558 Posted February 1, 2023 It seems like only yesterday that the 2022 Joker's pool came to a conclusion, and here we are launching the 2023 edition. The principle is simple - just pick names from the list of 2023 DDP Jokers. The practice is anything but simple. There is a long complicated system of bonuses - half of which you get to see beforehand, the remainder remain hidden throughout the year, until they are revealed at the end. Once the deadline for submission has passed, I will then ignore the pool for most of the year, until eventually I am so bored at home that I will reluctantly give you an update. And finally when everyone has completely given up on the pool, I will declare a winner which people will be dubious about, but no-one will argue with because counting up the scores makes their brain hurt! I am told no-one every reads the rules, so I am going to put these important points up here - please take heed of them 1. TEAMS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO ME BY PM ONLY. ANY TEAM WHICH IS POSTED ON THIS THREAD BEFORE THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISQUALIFIED, EVEN IF THEY HAVE ALSO SENT A PM. (This is because there are bonuses for unique picks) 2. TEAMS HAVE BEEN REDUCED THIS YEAR TO 30 PICKS, If you submit more than 30 names, your team will be the first 30 picks on the list 3. YOUR TEAM BECOMES "LIVE" AT MIDNIGHT ON THE DAY YOU SUBMIT IT. IF A PICK DIES BEFORE THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION, THEY WILL STILL SCORE. In fact if you do bother to read the rules, you will see that they can score a hefty bonus- so best to submit early. POOL RULES TEAM Choose 30 names from the masterlist below. All of these names were selected as "Jokers" in the 2023 Derby Dead Pool. Please also include 2-3 subs (In case any picks are found to have died before you submitted). Points are scored when one of you picks dies and receives a QO for DDP Nominate five of these names to be your wildcards. They will score double points on everything including bonuses. Entries must be sent by PM to me. No other method of entry is acceptable. Any team posted on this thread before the deadline for submission will be disqualified, even if they have also been sent by PM Your team becomes live at midnight on the day you submit it. An pick who dies between then and the deadline for entry submission will still score points. Picks who are found to have died before midnight on the date of submission will be replaced by your first sub, even if they were believed to be alive at the time of submission. Entries close at 23.59 on 8th February 2023. That's just over a week, so better get to it sharpish. POINT-SCORING +2 base point for a 'hit' PERMANENT BONUSES 1. + 3 pts if hit is a unique pick in DDP 2. +2 pts if hit is a Drop 40 pick in DDP -2 pts for every pick who is in the Drop 40 but survives the year. -5 pts if they were a Wildcard 3. +2 pts if hit is a deathlist Alumnus (i.e. They have appeared in a Deathlist from 1987-2023) If a pick is a DL Alumnus but survives the year, -1pt for every time they have appeared on the DL 4. +5 pts if pick is a solo pick in this pool. + 3 pts if they are only selected by two teams. +1 if they are only selected by three teams. 5. +5 if they die on their birthday 6. + 2 if they die on the first or last day of the month 7. If a pick dies between a team being submitted and the deadline for submissions , +1 point for every day or part of a day remaining before the submission deadline. 8. +5 if they die on 23rd February, 28th April, or 13th November (Host's Birthday Bonus) 9. +5 if they die on St David’s Day (1st March), St Patrick’s Day (17th March) or St Andrew's Day (30th November), because celebrating a Saint’s day is an excellent way to mark a nations history, traditions and achievements, -5 if they die on St George’s Day (23rd April), because anyone who celebrates St George’s Day is a xenophobic racist. 10. +3 pts for an unnatural death 11. +5 if a player gets 2 hits in one day +10 if a player gets 3 or more hits in one day 12. +3 if they are the first hit in the game. +3 if they are the last hit in the game. 13. +1 for ending the longest gap between hits. (The first gap to be broken is between the 1st and second hits, so no bonus will be awarded to the 2nd hit of the game. + 1 for the pick which ends a longer gap , +1 extra each time this happens i.e. first person to break the gap +1, person to break the new longest gap +2, etc ). 14. +1 for every person they guess in order from the first until they break the combo (+1 cumulatively each time this happens) [i.e. if #7 is their first hit they get 2 base points, if #19 is their 2nd hit they get 3 points (2+1) , if #30 is their 3rd hit they get 4 points (2+2), but if #17 is their 4th hit then they're no longer eligible for this bonus] 15. -2 for the most hits in the pool. There is also an extensive set of hidden bonuses. These are top-secret. So secret that even I do not know them. Seriously! - I'm still waiting for Clorox to actually send me the rules . In total there are 15 hidden bonuses, which may be applied before, during or after the game is running. Some of these may be "negative bonuses" (others may prefer to call them penalties!) The hidden bonuses will be revealed at the end, or possibly before then if it suits me to do so. In addition, there is +1 for hits at certain spots on your list. Which spots they are, however, are hidden until they are scored. The games concludes at midnight on December 31st 2023. The results will be announced some time before 30th June 2025. Or possibly later. Any disputes/queries about bonuses, whether by me or another player, will be settled by our non-resident adjudicator @Clorox Bleachman. Some, all, or none of these decisions will be fair. In case of a tie at the end of the game, the following tie-breakers will be used: 1. Player with most hits 2. If equal, player with most wildcard hits 3. If still equal, player with most points scored by wildcard hits 4. If still equal, both players will be disqualified, and the title awarded to the third placed finisher! Everyone confused? Excellent! 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An Fear Beag 1,558 Posted February 1, 2023 LIST OF JOKERS 6ix9ine Adrian Sutton Al Jaffee Al Pacino Alain Delon Alan Alda Alan Bennett Alan Ford Alex Delvecchio Alice Munro Andras Biro Andy Taylor Anne Baker Art Garfunkel Aston Barrett Bam Margera Barbara Young Barry Humphries Barry McGuire Bashar Al-Assad Ben Hillman Benjamin B. Ferencz Bernie Ecclestone Berry Gordy Beverley Craven Bill Hayden Billie Eilish Billy Connolly Billy Currie Bob Barker Brian Blessed Buzz Aldrin Caitlyn Jenner Carol Heiss Chris Spedding Christopher Lloyd Cleo Laine Cliff Richard Clint Eastwood Clive Barker Clive Wearing Colin Jeavons Concha Velasco Daniella Westbrook David Hockney David Letterman David Winnick Dawn Fraser Demi Lovato Dianne Feinstein Dick Van Dyke Dionne Warwick Donald Trump Dr Evadne Hinge (George Logan) Edie McClurg Eileen Derbyshire Elizabeth Kelly Emperor Akihito of Japan Eric Burdon Eric Idle Esteban Volkov Farokh Engineer Federico Bahamontes Francis Ford Coppola Francis Graham-Smith Francoise Hardy Frank Borman Frank Field Frank Field (meteorologist) Frank Gehry Frankie Miller Franz Beckenbauer Gardy Granass Gary Glitter Gene Chandler George Alagiah Ghislaine Maxwell Glynis Johns Gordon McQueen Gordon Pinsent Graeme Garden Harry Belafonte Henry Dickerson Henry Kissinger Henry Winkler Ian Black (Swimmer) Imelda Marcos Iris Apfel Jack Burke Jr. Jacques Delors Jake "The Snake" Roberts James Bolam James Earl Jones James Rolfe James Whale Jan Svankmajer Janey Godley Janis Paige Jayanta Mahapatra Jean-Pierre Leaud Jerry MacDonald Jimmy Carter Jiro Ono Joanne Woodward Joe Biden Joe Don Baker John Cannan John Castle John Cleese John Farnham John Hemingway John Morris of Aberavon Johnny Ruffo Jonathan Aitken Jonnie Irwin Joyce Randolph Jules Feiffer June Bland June Kenton June Spencer Justin Bieber K T Tunstall Karl Bushby Kate Keltie Kathleen Willey Keith Baxter Ken McNaught King Juan Carlos Of Spain Kodak Black Lavell Crawford Lawrence Gordon Clark Lee Trevino Lil' Wayne Linda Nolan Liza Minnelli Luis Aparicio Lynne Reid Banks M. Emmet Walsh Macaulay Culkin Maggie Smith Mark Rowley Martha Wash Merlin Griffiths Michael Crawford Michael Dunlop Michael Jayston Michael Parkinson Michael Rosen Michael Tilson Thomas Micky Dolenz Mikheil Saakashvili Milan Kundera Mohammed Al-Fayed Mutulu Shakur Nancy Olson Neil Harvey Nigel Starmer-Smith Noam Chomsky Norman Lear Ozzy Osbourne Pat Leahy Patricia Routledge Paul Hogan Pete Davidson Peter Ackroyd Peter Marshall Peter Oosterhuis Phil Collins Pone Posie Parker Prince Andrew Prince Charles Prince Harry Princess Bajrakitiyabha Princess Mikasa Princess Yolande of Austria Randy Jackson Ray Anthony Ray Reardon Rhod Gilbert Richard Franklin Richard Hadlee Richard O'Sullivan Rob Burrow Robert Wagner Roberta Flack Rolf Harris Ron Baynham Roy Ayers Roy Clarke Ruby Nash Garnett Rupert de Larrinaga Rupert Murdoch Russell Grant Russell M. Nelson Ruth Buzzi Ryuichi Sakamoto Sam Bankman-Fried Sandi Toksvig Shane MacGowan Shannen Doherty Sheila Hancock Shelley Fabares Shelly Desai Sherrill Milnes Shirley Bassey Sidney Cooke Simon Cowell (Wildlife) Sly Stone Sonny Rollins Sophia Loren Stanley Baxter Steffi Graf Stephen Darby Stephen Fry Steve McMichael Stevie Nicks Ted Turner Teri Garr Thelma Barlow Thelma Houston Tim Bilton Tim Lobinger Timothy West Tom Baker Tom Oliver Tomiichi Murayama Tony Bennett Tori black Vanessa Redgrave Varavara Rao Violeta Chamorro Vladimir Putin Warren Buffett Wattie Buchan Willie Nelson Woody Allen Ysanne Churchman PREMATURE DEATHS Constantine II of Greece David Crosby Frank McGarvey Gianluca Vialli Gina Lollobrigida Ronald Blythe Shimon Baadani Soeur Andre Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,558 Posted February 1, 2023 LIST OF TEAMS AN FEAR BEAG 1. Jayanta Mahapatra 2. Adrian Sutton WILDCARD 3. Roberta Flack 4. Ruth Buzzi 5. Nigel Starmer-Smith WILDCARD 6. Princess Bajrakitiyabha 7. Bob Barker 8. Michael Tilson Thomas 9. Andy Taylor 10. Joanne Woodward 11. James Whale 12. Jake "The Snake" Roberts 13. Sonny Rollins 14. Rob Burrow WILDCARD 15. Rolf Harris WILDCARD 16. Mutulu Shakur 17. Steve McMichael WILDCARD 18. Francoise Hardy 19. Frank Field 20. Tim Lobinger 21. Harry Belafonte 22. Jules Feiffer 23. George Alagiah 24. Colin Jeavons 25. Joyce Randolph 26. Jonnie Irwin 27. Franz Beckenbauer 28. Esteban Volkov 29. Federico Bahamontes 30. Eric Idle BIBLIOGRYPHON 1. Peter Ackroyd WILDCARD 2. George Aligiah 3. Bob Barker 4. Thelma Barlow 5. Lynne Reid Banks 6. Franz Beckenbauer 7. Rob Burrow 8. Jimmy Carter 9. Ysanne Churchman WILDCARD 10. Jacques Delors 11. Eileen Derbyshire 12. Frank Field (Politician) 13. Roberta Flack 14. Richard Franklin WILDCARD 15. Rolf Harris 16. Dame Evadne Hinge/George Logan 17. Al Jaffee 18. Elizabeth Kelly 19. Henry Kissinger 20. Milan Kundera WILDCARD 21. Cleo Laine WILDCARD 22. Norman Lear 23. John Morris of Aberavon 24. Ray Reardon 25. Vanessa Redgrave 26. Nigel Starmer-Smith 27. June Spencer 28. Andy Taylor 29. James Whale 30. Joanne Woodward BOOK 1. Andy Taylor 2. Anne Baker 3. Bob Barker 4. Elizabeth Kelly WILDCARD 5. Frank Field 6. George Alagiah 7. Glynis Johns 8. Harry Belafonte 9. Henry Kissinger 10. Jacques Delors 11. James Whale WILDCARD 12. Janis Paige 13. Jimmy Carter 14. Joanne Woodward 15. Jonnie Irwin 16. June Spencer 17. Milan Kundera 18. Mutulu Shakur 19. Nigel Starmer-Smith 20. Princess Bajrakitiyabha 21. Randy Jackson 22. Ray Anthony 23. Rhod Gilbert 24. Rob Burrow 25. Rolf Harris WILDCARD 26. Ryuichi Sakamoto 27. Simon Cowell 28. Steve McMichael WILDCARD 29. Tim Lobinger WILDCARD 30. Tony Bennett BUFFALO PHIL 1 Adrian Sutton 2 Al Jaffee 3 Anne Baker 4 Benjamin B Ferencz 5 Elizabeth Kelly 6 Francoise Hardy 7 Frank Field 8 George Alagiah WILDCARD 9 James Whale 10 Janey Godley 11 Jimmy Carter 12 Joanne Woodward 13 John Cannan 14 John Hemingway 15 Johnny Ruffo 16 Jonnie Irwin WILDCARD 17 June Spencer 18 Michael Tilson Thomas 19 Mutulu Shakur WILDCARD 20 Nigel Starmer-Smith 21 Rhod Gilbert 22 Rob Burrow 23 Roberta Flack 24 Rolf Harris WILDCARD 25 Ruth Buzzi 26 Ryuichi Sakamoto 27 Simon Cowell (Wildlife) WILDCARD 28 Steve McMichael 29 Ted Turner 30 Violeta Chamorro CAPTAIN CHORIZO 1 Frank Field WILDCARD 2 George Alagiah 3 Glynis Johns 4 Harry Belafonte 5 Jack Burke Jr. 6 James Whale 7 Jimmy Carter 8 Joanne Woodward 9 Johnny Ruffo WILDCARD 10 Jonnie Irwin 11 Lynne Reid Banks 12 M. Emmet Walsh 13 Milan Kundera 14 Mutulu Shakur 15 Nigel Starmer-Smith 16 Patricia Routledge 17 Ray Anthony 18 Rhod Gilbert 19 Rob Burrow WILDCARD 20 Roberta Flack 21 Rolf Harris 22 Ryuichi Sakamoto 23 Sidney Cooke 24 Simon Cowell (Wildlife) WILDCARD 25 Sonny Rollins 26 Stanley Baxter 27 Steve McMichael WILDCARD 28 Tim Lobinger 29 Violeta Chamorro 30 Willie Nelson CAPTAIN HEMLOCK 1 Andy Taylor 2 Bob Barker 3 Edie McClurg 4 Esteban Volkov WILDCARD 5 Frank Field (UK Politician) WILDCARD 6 Frank Field (US Meteorologist) WILDCARD 7 Franz Beckenbauer 8 George Alagiah WILDCARD 9 Harry Belafonte 10 Henry Kissinger 11 Jake "The Snake" Roberts 12 James Whale 13 Jimmy Carter 14 Joanne Woodward 15 Joyce Randolph 16 Linda Nolan 17 Liza Minnelli 18 Noam Chomsky 19 Norman Lear 20 Ozzy Osbourne 21 Phil Collins 22 Robert Wagner 23 Roberta Flack 24 Rolf Harris 25 Rupert Murdoch 26 Ruth Buzzi 27 Ryuichi Sakamoto 28 Shirley Bassey 29 Sonny Rollins 30 Steve McMichael WILDCARD FUNERALOPOLIS 1 Bob Barker 2 Francoise Hardy 3 Frank Field WILDCARD 4 George Alagiah WILDCARD 5 Henry Dickerson 6 Henry Kissinger 7 Jacques Delors 8 James Whale 9 Janey Godley 10 Jimmy Carter 11 John Cannan 12 Jonnie Irwin WILDCARD 13 Kate Keltie 14 Merlin Griffiths 15 Milan Kundera 16 Mutulu Shakur 17 Nigel Starmer-Smith 18 Princess Bajrakithyaba 19 Randy Jackson 20 Rhod Gilbert 21 Rob Burrow 22 Roberta Flack 23 Rolf Harris 24 Ryuichi Sakamoto 25 Simon Cowell (Wildlife) WILDCARD 26 Sonny Rollins 27 Steve McMichael WILDCARD 28 Tim Bilton 29 Tim Lobinger 30 Violeta Chamorro GCREPTILE 1 Ysanne Churchman 2 Violeta Chamorro 3 Tim Lobinger WILDCARD 4 Steve McMichael 5 Sonny Rollins 6 Simon Cowell (Wildlife) 7 Ryuichi Sakamoto WILDCARD 8 Rolf Harris WILDCARD 9 Roberta Flack 10 Rob Burrow 11 Nigel Starmer-Smith 12 Mutulu Shakur 13 Milan Kundera 14 Michael Tilson Thomas 15 Michael Parkinson 16 Jonnie Irwin 17 Johnny Ruffo 18 Jayanta Mahapatra 19 James Whale 20 Henry Kissinger 21 Henry Dickerson 22 Gordon McQueen 23 Glynis Johns 24 George Alagiah WILDCARD 25 Franz Beckenbauer 26 Frank Field 27 Federico Bahamontes WILDCARD 28 Concha Velasco 29 Benjamin B. Ferencz 30 Alice Munro GOOSEBERRY CRUMBLE 1 Cleo Laine 2 Carol Heiss WILDCARD 3 Chris Spedding 4 Roberta Flack 5 Paul Hogan 6 Robert Wagner 7 Nancy Olson WILDCARD 8 Richard O'Sullivan 9 Sidney Cooke 10 Tom Oliver 11 Willie Nelson 12 June Spencer 13 James Whale 14 Harry Belafonte 15 Elizabeth Kelly 16 David Winnick 17 Clint Eastwood 18 June Bland 19 Johnny Ruffo 20 Aston Barrett WILDCARD 21 Martha Wash WILDCARD 22 Lavell Crawford WILDCARD 23 John Castle 24 Colin Jeavons 25 Roy Ayers 26 Merlin Griffiths 27 Francis Graham Smith 28 Jimmy Carter 29 Gene Chandler 30 Shirley Bassey GREAT UNCLE BULGARIA 1 Bam Margera 2 Benjamin Ferencz 3 Bob Barker WILDCARD 4 Dame Evadne Hinge 5 Francoise Hardy 6 Frank Field WILDCARD 7 Franz Beckenbauer 8 Glynis Johns 9 Gordon McQueen 10 Ian Black 11 Iris Apfel 12 Harry Belafonte 13 Jan Svankmajer 14 Jimmy Carter 15 Joanne Woodward 16 Jonnie Irwin 17 Kate Keltie WILDCARD 18 Mohammed Al Fayed 19 Nigel Starmer-Smith WILDCARD 20 Michael Tilson Thomas 21 Princess Yolande of Austria 22 Ray Reardon 23 Richard Hadlee 24 Roberta Flack 25 Rolf Harris WILDCARD 26 Ruth Buzzi 27 Ryuichi Sakamoto 28 Sherrill Milnes 29 Tom Baker 30 Ysanne Churchman LIZ LEMON 1 M. Emmet Walsh 2 Princess Bajrakitiyabha 3 Dianne Feinstein 4 June Spencer 5 Rolf Harris WILDCARD 6 Sonny Rollins 7 Jonnie Irwin WILDCARD 8 Janey Godley 9 James Whale 10 Rob Burrow 11 Steve McMichael WILDCARD 12 Johnny Ruffo 13 Glynis Johns 14 Teri Garr 15 Kate Keltie 16 Frank Field WILDCARD 17 Bob Barker 18 Roberta Flack 19 Franz Beckenbauer 20 Carol Heiss 21 George Alagiah 22 Michael Tilson Thomas 23 Cleo Laine 24 Ryuichi Sakamoto 25 Joanne Woodward WILDCARD 26 Shelley Fabares 27 Ruth Buzzi 28 Nigel Starmer-Smith 29 Tony Bennett 30 Francoise Hardy MARINISIA 1 Alice Munro 2 Andy Taylor 3 Benjamin B. Ferencz 4 Bob Barker 5 Françoise Hardy 6 Frank Field 7 George Alagiah 8 Glynis Johns 9 Jacques Delors 10 James Whale WILDCARD 11 Janey Godley 12 Jimmy Carter 13 John Cannan 14 Johnny Ruffo WILDCARD 15 Jonnie Irwin WILDCARD 16 Kate Keltie 17 Linda Nolan 18 M. Emmet Walsh 19 Nigel Starmer-Smith 20 Princess Bajrakitiyabha 21 Rhod Gilbert 22 Rob Burrow 23 Rolf Harris WILDCARD 24 Ruth Buzzi 25 Shannen Doherty 26 Sheila Hancock 27 Simon Cowell (Wildlife) 28 Steve McMichael 29 Tomiichi Murayama WILDCARD 30 Violeta Chamorro MSC 1. Al Jaffee 2. Anne Baker 3. Bob Barker 4. Frank Field WILDCARD 5. George Alagiah 6. Glynis Johns 7. Henry Dickerson 8. James Whale WILDCARD 9. Joanne Woodward 10. Johnny Ruffo 11. Jonnie Irwin 12. June Bland 13. June Spencer WILDCARD 14. Kate Keltie 15. Linda Nolan 16. Michael Tilson Thomas 17. Milan Kundera 18. Mutulu Shakur 19. Nigel Starmer-Smith WILDCARD 20. Norman Lear 21. Rhod Gilbert 22. Richard Franklin 23. Rob Burrow 24. Roberta Flack 25. Rolf Harris 26. Ruth Buzzi 27. Ryuichi Sakamoto 28. Simon Cowell (Wildlife) WILDCARD 29. Sonny Rollins 30. Steve McMichael MRS PEDRO 1 Al Pacino WILDCARD 2 Billy Connolly WILDCARD 3 Buzz Aldrin 4 Clint Eastwood 5 Dick Van Dyke 6 Dionne Warwick 7 Donald Trump 8 Gary Glitter 9 Henry Kissinger 10 John Cleese 11 Linda Nolan 12 Liza Minelli WILDCARD 13 Maggie Smith WILDCARD 14 Michael Parkinson 15 Mohammed Al-Fayed 16 Ozzy Osbourne 17 Phil Collins 18 Richard O'Sullivan 19 Rolf Harris 20 Rupert Murdoch 21 Shane MacGowan 22 Shannen Doherty 23 Sheila Hancock 24 Shirley Bassey 25 Sophia Loren 26 Thelma Barlow 27 Tom Baker 28 Tony Bennett 29 Willie Nelson 30 Woody Allen WILDCARD PEDRO67 1 Berry Gordy 2 Bob Barker WILDCARD 3 Cleo Laine 4 Dr Evadne Hinge (George Logan) 5 George Alagiah 6 Imelda Marcos 7 Jake "The Snake" Roberts 8 James Bolam 9 Tim Bilton 10 Violetta Chamorro 11 James Whale WILDCARD 12 Jimmy Carter 13 Johnny Ruffo 14 Jonnie Irwin WILDCARD 15 Joyce Randolph 16 Lee Trevino 17 Linda Nolan 18 Luis Aparicia 19 Emperor Akihito of Japan 20 Francoise Hardy 21 Frank Field WILDCARD 22 Michael Parkinson 23 Neil Harvey 24 Ray Reardon 25 Rhod Gilbert 26 Sheila Hancock WILDCARD 27 Sonny Rollins 28 Thelma Barlow 29 Aston Barrett 30 Barry Humphries PERHAPS 1 Al Jaffee 2 Anne Baker 3 Benjamin B. Ferencz 4 Bob Barker 5 Elizabeth Kelly 6 Federico Bahamontes 7 Francis Graham-Smith 8 Frank Borman 9 Frank Field WILDCARD 10 George Alagiah 11 Glynis Johns 12 Gordon McQueen WILDCARD 13 Henry Kissinger 14 Jack Burke Jr. 15 James Whale 16 Joanne Woodward 17 Jonnie Irwin 18 Joyce Randolph 19 June Spencer 20 Nigel Starmer-Smith WILDCARD 21 Peter Marshall 22 Peter Oosterhuis 23 Princess Bajrakitiyabha WILDCARD 24 Princess Mikasa 25 Rob Burrow 26 Roberta Flack 27 Rolf Harris 28 Ryuichi Sakamoto 29 Simon Cowell (Wildlife) 30 Steve McMichael WILDCARD THE OLD CREM 1. Andy Taylor 2. Bob Barker 3. Daniella Westbrook 4. Elizabeth Kelly 5. Frank Field WILDCARD 6. George Alagiah 7. Glynis Johns 8. Gordon McQueen 9. Henry Kissinger 10. Imelda Marcos 11. James Whale WILDCARD 12. Janey Godley 13. Jimmy Carter 14. Joanne Woodward 15. Johnny Ruffo WILDCARD 16. Jonnie Irwin WILDCARD 17. Kate Keltie 18. Linda Nolan 19. Nigel Starmer-Smith 20. Phil Collins 21. Randy Jackson 22. Rob Burrow 23. Roberta Flack WILDCARD 24. Rolf Harris 25. Ryuichi Sakamoto 26. Shane MacGowan 27. Shannen Doherty 28. Simon Cowell (Wildlife) 29. Vanessa Redgrave 30. Violeta Chamorro THE OLD LADY 1 Andy Taylor WILDCARD 2 Dionne Warwick 3 Frank Field 4 George Alagiah 5 Glynis Johns 6 Imelda Marcos 7 Jacques Delors 8 James Whale 9 Janey Godley 10 Jimmy Carter 11 Joanne Woodward 12 Jonnie Irwin 13 Kate Keltie 14 Linda Nolan 15 Michael Parkinson 16 Milan Kundera 17 Nigel Starmer-Smith WILDCARD 18 Princess Bajrakitiyabha 19 Rhod Gilbert 20 Rob Burrow 21 Roberta Flack 22 Rolf Harris WILDCARD 23 Ryuichi Sakamoto 24 Shane MacGowan 25 Shannen Doherty 26 Sonny Rollins 27 Steve McMichael WILDCARD 28 Tim Bilton 29 Tim Lobinger WILDCARD 30 Violeta Chamorro THEREWILLBEDEATHS7 1 Andy Taylor 2 Barry Humphries 3 Benjamin B. Ferencz 4 Bob Barker 5 Clint Eastwood 6 Dianne Feinstein 7 Frank Borman 8 Frank Field WILDCARD 9 Frank Field (meteorologist) 10 Frank Gehry 11 Franz Beckenbauer 12 George Alagiah 13 Glynis Johns 14 Harry Belafonte 15 Henry Kissinger 16 Iris Apfel 17 Jacques Delors 18 James Earl Jones 19 James Whale WILDCARD 20 Jimmy Carter 21 Milan Kundera 22 Phil Collins 23 Princess Mikasa 24 Roberta Flack 25 Rolf Harris WILDCARD 26 Ryuichi Sakamoto WILDCARD 27 Simon Cowell (Wildlife) 28 Steve McMichael WILDCARD 29 Tony Bennett 30 Violeta Chamorro THE UNKNOWN MAN 1. Kate Keltie WILDCARD 2. James Whale WILDCARD 3. Ryuichi Sakamoto WILDCARD 4. Jonnie Irwin WILDCARD 5. Andy Taylor WILDCARD 6. Roberta Flack 7. Randy Jackson 8. Joanne Woodward 9. Bob Barker 10. Imelda Marcos 11. Linda Nolan 12. Dick Van Dyke 13. Simon Cowell (Wildlife) 14. Ted Turner 15. Violeta Chamorro 16. Tori Black 17. Shannen Doherty 18. George Alagiah 19. Frank Field 20. Harry Belafonte 21. Glynis Johns 22. Francoise Hardy 23. Alan Alda 24. Henry Kissinger 25. James Earl Jones 26. Milan Kundera 27. Rolf Harris 28. Phil Collins 29. Janis Paige 30. Tony Bennett TOAST 1. George Alagiah 2. Mohammed Al-Fayed 3. Bob Barker 4. Stanley Baxter 5. Franz Beckenbauer WILDCARD 6. Harry Belafonte WILDCARD 7. Tony Bennett 8. Rob Burrow 9. Roy Clarke 10. Jacques Delors 11. Roberta Flack 12. Francoise Hardy 13. Rolf Harris 14. David Hockney 15. Jonnie Irwin WILDCARD 16. Colin Jeavons 17. Glynis Johns 18. Kate Keltie 19. Milan Kundera 20. Edie McClurg 21. Steve McMichael 22. Liza Minnelli 23. Lynne Reid Banks 24. Sonny Rollins 25. Johnny Ruffo 26. Ryuichi Sakamoto 27. Nigel Starmer-Smith 28. Andy Taylor 29. James Whale WILDCARD 30. Joanne Woodward WILDCARD TORVA MESSOR 1 James Whale 2 Benjamin B Ferencz WILDCARD 3 Frank Gehry 4 Jules Feiffer 5 Nancy Olson 6 Ryuichi Sakamoto 7 Princess Bayrakhitiyabha WILDCARD 8 Princess Yolande of Austria 9 Robert Wagner 10 Jack Burke Jr 11 Frank Field WILDCARD 12 Esteban Volkov 13 Noam Chomsky 14 Steve McMichael 15 Al Jaffee 16 Joyce Randolph 17 Kate Keltie 18 Cleo Laine 19 Ysanne Churchman 20 Princess Mikasa 21 Ray Anthony 22 George Alagiah 23 John Hemingway 24 Jonnie Irwin 25 James Earl Jones 26 Ron Baynham 27 Russell M Nelson WILDCARD 28 Simon Cowell (wildlife) WILDCARD 29 Jiro Ono 30 Janis Paige TQR 1 Alan Bennett WILDCARD 2 Andy Taylor 3 Bob Barker 4 Chris Spedding WILDCARD 5 Colin Jeavons 6 Eileen Derbyshire 7 Frank Field WILDCARD 8 Frank Field (meteorologist) 9 George Alagiah 10 Glynis Johns 11 Henry Kissinger 12 James Whale 13 Jimmy Carter 14 Joanne Woodward 15 Johnny Ruffo 16 Jonnie Irwin 17 Kate Keltie 18 Liza Minnelli 19 Mohammed Al-Fayed 20 Nigel Starmer-Smith 21 Norman Lear 22 Roberta Flack 23 Rolf Harris WILDCARD 24 Ryuichi Sakamoto 25 Shannen Doherty 26 Simon Cowell (Wildlife) WILDCARD 27 Steve McMichael 28 Tim Bilton 29 Tomiichi Murayama 30 Tony Bennett TRACY 1 Al Jaffee 2 Benjamin B. Ferencz 3 Cleo Laine 4 Edie McClurg 5 Frank Field 6 Franz Beckenbauer 7 Imelda Marcos 8 Iris Apfel 9 Jack Burke Jr. 10 Jacques Delors 11 James Earl Jones 12 James Whale 13 Janis Paige 14 Joanne Woodward 15 Joe Don Baker 16 John Hemingway 17 Jonnie Irwin 18 Joyce Randolph 19 Michael Tilson Thomas 20 Milan Kundera WILDCARD 21 Nigel Starmer-Smith WILDCARD 22 Peter Marshall 23 Princess Mikasa 24 Ray Anthony 25 Rhod Gilbert 26 Rob Burrow 27 Roy Clarke 28 Simon Cowell (Wildlife) WILDCARD 29 Steve McMichael WILDCARD 30 Tony Bennett WILDCARD WANNAMAKER 1 Sonny Rollins 2 Tim Lobinger 3 Ryuichi Sakamoto WILDCARD 4 Rob Burrow 5 Adrian Sutton 6 Johnny Ruffo 7 Michael Tilson Thomas WILDCARD 8 Jimmy Carter 9 Mutulu Shakur 10 Milan Kundera 11 Rolf Harris 12 Andy Taylor 13 Frank Field 14 Simon Cowell (Wildlife) WILDCARD 15 Steve McMichael 16 Anne Baker 17 Ted Turner 18 James Whale WILDCARD 19 Princess Bajrakitiyabha 20 Henry Kissinger 21 Joanne Woodward 22 Roberta Flack 23 Bob Barker 24 Jonnie Irwin WILDCARD 25 Shane MacGowan 26 John Hemingway 27 Gordon McQueen 28 Rhod Gilbert 29 Nigel Starmer-Smith 30 George Alagiah Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,558 Posted February 1, 2023 The Jokers have been posted- its time to get picking. Please remember - 30 picks only, and they must be sent by PM. 1 week to get teams in, but they go early and your team is in, its extra points! Best of luck 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 748 Posted February 3, 2023 You are unable to receive messages. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,558 Posted February 3, 2023 3 hours ago, Captain Hemlock said: You are unable to receive messages. Fixed. Thanks . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,426 Posted February 5, 2023 Trying this for the first time. Lots of names I don’t know that I just deleted when whittling down the list so I will most definitely be shite. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,558 Posted February 6, 2023 Jusy over 48 hours to go until the deadline, and so far we have 18 teams in the game. These are the entries so far: AN FEAR BEAG BIBLIOGRYPHON BOOK CAPTAIN HEMLOCK FUNERALOPOLIS GCREPTILE GOOSEBERRY CRUMBLE LIZLEMON MARINISIA MSC PEDRO67 PERHAPS THE OLD LADY THE UNKNOWN MAN TOAST TORVA MESSOR TQR WANNAMAKER A few new faces, but more will always be welcome. A lot of players from last year still to submit a team, including the reigning champion @The Old Crem. We are also missing: @Annami @BuffaloPhil @CaptainChorizo @Doulton @Great Uncle Bulgaria @Hell @Joey Russ @Salmon Mousse @YoungWillz So better get a move on, and get the team in on time. No late entries accepted. Just please don't forget to PM rather than post it up here. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuffaloPhil 946 Posted February 6, 2023 Will be in tomorrow evening, had a busy weekend. I've started whittling the list down but only got as far as the Hs so far 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,621 Posted February 7, 2023 Will get a team in later today. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,558 Posted February 8, 2023 We are up to 21 teams now, still a little short of last years total. There is still time to get a team in, folks, but you had better get moving on it. The deadline is at 23.59 tonight. Simplest thing in the world to pick a team, so why not give it a go. The names are all there, you just have to pick 30 of them and PM them to me. You can pick the names you have heard off. Or stick 30 pins into the list (that doesn't work so well with a laptop). Doesn't have to be in any order. Doesn't have to be numbered. Just has to be 30 names in something resembling a list. And I won't shout at anyone - promise! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,558 Posted February 8, 2023 One final reminder - the pool closes in just over 2 + 1/2 hours time. Plenty of time to have a quick perusal of the list and to chuck a team together. The names are all there - just pick 30 of them. We are up to 23 players now - 1 short on last years total. If anyone wants to stick in a last minute team, PM me up until midnight tonight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,558 Posted February 20, 2023 All of the teams have been posted up above, so we are now officially in business. In total we have 25 players, an increase of 1 from last year. We had 24 up until the last minute, until @Pedro67asked for his missus to be entered in the pool, and I was happy to oblige. Of the 238 potential picks, 155 were selected on at least 1 team, leaving 83 unwanted names, with Alain Delon, Joe Biden, Timothy West, Warren Buffett and Vladamir Putin among the notable names that no-one selected. Next year I might introduce an auction of unwanted picks- I might as well make the game more complicated than it already is! 44 of the picks were unique, with 4 players accounting for 28 of them. Mrs Pedro led the way with 9 unique picks, surprising leading @Gooseberry Crumble with 8 uniques, @Pedro67with 6, and @Great Uncle Bulgariawith 5. It wasn't a successful strategy for Gooseberry last year - will Mrs Pedro fare any better this year? James Whale was the most popular pick, being selected on all bar 2 teams. Frank Field was on all bar 3 teams, with Rolf Harris and George Alagiah being the next most popular selections, on all bar 4 teams. Obviously the change to the scoring system has not deterred players from selecting the big names, but could the penalties for surviving Drop 40 and Deathlist picks come back to haunt them at the end of the game? The known bonuses are listed up above. There have been a couple of minor alterations to add some extra dates that qualify for a bonus, but they are now fixed for the remainder of the game. @Clorox Bleachmanhas selected 15 hidden bonuses which I now have, and will be adding to scores as the hits come in. Three of them have already come into effect, as they relate to the teams submitted- I will post up a scoreboard later showing the bonuses applied. Most of the bonuses will be revealed as they are hit. Some will not be revealed until the game has concluded. I can tell you that there are no bonuses or penalties this year for naming the bonuses, so feel free to comment on them as they arise. There is one hidden bonus which I will reveal now, as it is important that players are now aware of it: 14. +2 for the first player who posts a picture of their hit receiving a prize. +1 for every subsequent player who posts a picture of them receiving a different prize. (the player must have had a hit with that pick). If all players who picked them posts a picture, -2 for the last player to post (or for the only person not to post a picture if all players bar one do it) I will try to be a little more regular with the updates this year, but I m not making any promises! Best of luck to everyone 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,586 Posted February 20, 2023 19 minutes ago, An Fear Beag said: There is one hidden bonus which I will reveal now, as it is important that players are now aware of it: 14. +2 for the first player who posts a picture of their hit receiving a prize. +1 for every subsequent player who posts a picture of them receiving a different prize. (the player must have had a hit with that pick). If all players who picked them posts a picture, -2 for the last player to post (or for the only person not to post a picture if all players bar one do it) You mean something like this? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,558 Posted February 20, 2023 Just now, Book said: You mean something like this? I mean exactly something like that! 2 sweet bonus points for you. (To make life a little easier on me, could you tell me what medal he is receiving, so I can ensure that no-one else posts a picture of the same prize?) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,558 Posted February 20, 2023 I deliberately didn't post the first picture on this one, as it would have given me an unfair advantage, knowing the rule in advance. Its fair game from here on though! Edit: Gold European Indoor Championships 1998 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,586 Posted February 20, 2023 6 minutes ago, An Fear Beag said: I mean exactly something like that! 2 sweet bonus points for you. (To make life a little easier on me, could you tell me what medal he is receiving, so I can ensure that no-one else posts a picture of the same prize?) Ah, no problem: Tim Lobinger received the silver medal of the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg 2006. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,558 Posted February 20, 2023 Just now, Book said: Ah, no problem: Tim Lobinger reveiced the silver medal 2006 of the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. Thanks Book - just to be clear, it is not necessary to name the prize in order to get the points. But it does make life a touch easier for me if you do. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannamaker 1,420 Posted February 20, 2023 57 minutes ago, An Fear Beag said: There is one hidden bonus which I will reveal now, as it is important that players are now aware of it: 14. +2 for the first player who posts a picture of their hit receiving a prize. +1 for every subsequent player who posts a picture of them receiving a different prize. (the player must have had a hit with that pick). If all players who picked them posts a picture, -2 for the last player to post (or for the only person not to post a picture if all players bar one do it) I will try to be a little more regular with the updates this year, but I m not making any promises! Best of luck to everyone Gold medal in the 2003 World Indoors Championship 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,037 Posted February 20, 2023 Ugh, that's a terrible rule (I guess I never stop...), hopefully, there's someone slower than me. There is at least one, so.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,558 Posted February 20, 2023 22 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Ugh, that's a terrible rule (I guess I never stop...), hopefully, there's someone slower than me. There is at least one, so.. That looks suspiciously like the same medal that Book already posted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,037 Posted February 20, 2023 scrap that, have to look... What about this, something from Munich - must then be 2002. https://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/leichtathletik-em-silber-und-bronze-fuer-boergeling-und-lobinger-171632.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,558 Posted February 20, 2023 Just now, gcreptile said: Book says his picture is from 1998. No he doesnt 3 hours ago, Book said: Ah, no problem: Tim Lobinger received the silver medal of the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg 2006. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,558 Posted February 20, 2023 6 minutes ago, gcreptile said: scrap that, have to look... What about this, something from Munich - must then be 2002. https://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/leichtathletik-em-silber-und-bronze-fuer-boergeling-und-lobinger-171632.html That's better That is indeed Lobinger with his bronze medal at the European Championships in 2002. (You are not last in with a picture) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,558 Posted February 20, 2023 Before we start getting onto the first hit of the pool, let's deal with the first of the hidden bonuses. As is usually the case in this pool, some of the bonuses apply before the game has properly, and this year is no exception. The first three hidden "bonuses" were as follows: 1. +1 if player numbered their picks when submitting 2. -2 if player did not thank the host for managing the pool when submitting the team 3. +4 team with most women on it @LizLemonhad the most women on the team with 14, thus gaining the +4 bonus. Unfortunately she also forgot her manners, and thus lost 2 of the points immediately. The first scoreboard of the year (before the Tim Lobinger hit is scored) is as follows: LIZ LEMON +2 0 Hits BOOK +1 0 Hits BIBLIOGRYPHON +1 0 Hits AN FEAR BEAG +1 0 Hits MSC +1 0 Hits PEDRO67 +1 0 Hits THE OLD CREM +1 0 Hits TOAST +1 0 Hits WANNAMAKER +1 0 Hits BUFFALO PHIL 0 0 Hits GCREPTILE 0 0 Hits GOOSEBERRY CRUMBLE 0 0 Hits GREAT UNCLE BULGARIA 0 0 Hits MARINISIA 0 0 Hits MRS PEDRO 0 0 Hits THE OLD LADY 0 0 Hits THEREWILLBEDEATHS7 0 0 Hits TORVA MESSOR 0 0 Hits THE UNKNOWN MAN -1 0 Hits CAPTAIN CHORIZO -2 0 Hits CAPTAIN HEMLOCK -2 0 Hits FUNERALOPOLIS -2 0 Hits PERHAPS -2 0 Hits TQR -2 0 Hits TRACY -2 0 Hits 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
