Derby Dead Pool 2024

[msc 18,439]

Personally with a 20 point deficit and a bunch of shared picks with Octopus and Banana I'm starting to really regret dropping Draper and Tony Lloyd in late December now!

[polar duck 866]

Edna O'Brien QO: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/edna-o-brien-irish-literary-164705973.html

[YoungWillz 21,035]

1 minute ago, polar duck said:

Edna O'Brien QO: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/edna-o-brien-irish-literary-164705973.html

Makes her, rather than Benjamin Luxon, the 200th hit on the DDP so far. 

 

Hmm. I think we are looking at early 300s if it continues at this rate.

[polar duck 866]

2 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Makes her, rather than Benjamin Luxon, the 200th hit on the DDP so far. 

 

Here's a Benjamin Luxon QO: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/legendary-cornish-opera-singer-benjamin-151622763.html

 

It came before Edna's. Do with that information what you will.

[YoungWillz 21,035]

2 minutes ago, polar duck said:

 

Here's a Benjamin Luxon QO: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/legendary-cornish-opera-singer-benjamin-151622763.html

 

It came before Edna's. Do with that information what you will.

Ah, my view is when the QO is posted. Not everybody's view I'll grant you, and it won't really matter.

 

In terms of fame, let's go with Edna. I think milestones are for more famous celebs. 

 

Carter lives still.... can he make it to be hit #300? 

[wannamaker 1,407]

11 minutes ago, Dead Wait said:

Gladiators ref John Anderson dead in 3…..2…..1

 

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/breaking-john-anderson-gladiators-dead-33344807

 

Crossposting here, John Anderson a unique DDP pick.

[Death Impends 7,963]

3 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Ah, my view is when the QO is posted. Not everybody's view I'll grant you, and it won't really matter.

 

In terms of fame, let's go with Edna. I think milestones are for more famous celebs. 

 

Carter lives still.... can he make it to be hit #300? 

 

Watch as #300 is fittingly DI-y. Carter could fit that bill. Maybe Johnny Gilbert.

 

The "Reaper has a twisted sense of humor" one would be Scott Thorson.

[Evil Grimace 359]

8 hours ago, Octopus of Odstock said:

Although Barr was worth less points than Burrow, Irwin, Draper and Doherty, arguably it was the biggest gain overall due to just 1 other of the top 25 picking her (20 point gain, compared to 13 for Burrow and 12 for the other three).... If this makes sense?

 

I completely understand.  There is certainly a range where a pick that isn't a unique, but with a low number of picks has value to move you significantly more than you'd expect in the rankings, despite being a lower scoring hit.  As a rough estimate it is from 3 - 30 picks, just at the low end of the D40.  

 

This year, a hit of Doherty (157 picks, 12 points) only moved me up the ranks by 3 places, but Newhart (31 picks, 8 points) was a change of rank +14!

[DevonDeathTrip 2,358]

22 hours ago, wannamaker said:

 

Crossposting here, John Anderson a unique DDP pick.

 

For Mrs DDT's team. Hopefully Anthea Turner next 

[alt obits guy 3,371]

It would appear a QO for Ken Eastham is forthcoming from the Telegraph. I was able to find a version already on PressReader through a search of his name. I just can't access it:

 

https://www.pressreader.com/search?query=Ken Eastham&in=ALL&orderBy=Relevance&searchFor=Articles

 

 

Edit: QO for Ken Eastham: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/07/31/ken-eastham-rambo-tendency-mp-labour-manchester/

 

 

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Ismail Haniyeh QO: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ck7g0g4mk4zo

[wannamaker 1,407]

On 01/01/2024 at 06:21, Octopus of Odstock said:

and for this year, a theme team:   Nigel Starmer-Smith JOKER Jimmy Calderwood   Darti Brown   Corey Williams   Eddie Annand   Mika Immonen   Dikembe Mutombo   Billy Bean   Craig Shakespeare   Steve DiMeglio   Julian Bailey   Wilfred Benitez   Steve Smith   Lem Barney   Cesar Luis Menotti   Enzo Osella   George Eastham   Mike Beckwith   Mario Zagallo   Ian McMillan

 

Darti Brown dead, no QO at the moment.

[Octopus of Odstock 2,191]

On 31/07/2024 at 21:04, wannamaker said:

 

Darti Brown dead, no QO at the moment.

 

Well that's the main reason I moved Brown from main team to theme team as i didnt fancy QO chances.

Still, Craig Shakespeare, also an unique pick, did QO

[Windsor 2,233]

When will the DDP consider Mohammed Dief dead?

[Ulitzer95 12,585]

54 minutes ago, Windsor said:

When will the DDP consider Mohammed Dief dead?

When Hamas confirm he’s dead. Right now they’re denying it and only Israel are saying he’s dead. 

[time 8,597]

40 minutes ago, Windsor said:

When will the DDP consider Mohammed Dief dead?

To quote from the DDP rules - "Terrorist organisation members are included but there must be official verification of when they died from both sides of the conflict (i.e. “The West” and the terrorists themselves)."

 

So, to answer the question, it will be as soon as there are reports that do not begin "Israel says". If you know of one, let me know (see it, say it, sorted, as someone once said)!

[Windsor 2,233]

44 minutes ago, time said:

To quote from the DDP rules - "Terrorist organisation members are included but there must be official verification of when they died from both sides of the conflict (i.e. “The West” and the terrorists themselves)."

 

So, to answer the question, it will be as soon as there are reports that do not begin "Israel says". If you know of one, let me know (see it, say it, sorted, as someone once said)!

 

What if they find…parts of him… but Hamas suggest it’s just a scratch…

[time 8,597]

1 hour ago, Windsor said:

 

What if they find…parts of him… but Hamas suggest it’s just a scratch…

We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

[Death Impends 7,963]

Finally updated again after a month... just need to update Lists of the Lost/Missed, and Theme Team League now. Put the LotL/M names on the front page for now will work on moving them to the appropriate pages tomorrow. I checked the past few pages of this thread as well as my forum like activity, let me know if I missed any others.

[time 8,597]

6 hours ago, Death Impends said:

Finally updated again after a month... just need to update Lists of the Lost/Missed, and Theme Team League now. Put the LotL/M names on the front page for now will work on moving them to the appropriate pages tomorrow. I checked the past few pages of this thread as well as my forum like activity, let me know if I missed any others.

James B. Sikking for the List of the Missed (picked last year).

[YoungWillz 21,035]

7 hours ago, Death Impends said:

Finally updated again after a month... just need to update Lists of the Lost/Missed, and Theme Team League now. Put the LotL/M names on the front page for now will work on moving them to the appropriate pages tomorrow. I checked the past few pages of this thread as well as my forum like activity, let me know if I missed any others.

Poor old Ken Palmer!

 

Nice to see that three of my picks, all on my separate three teams, stick together at the top, and thanks for the mention on Fakir's Obit. 

[Death Impends 7,963]

4 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Poor old Ken Palmer!

 

The "how much I care about them" obit length discrepancies are becoming so blatant it's a no brainer I'm passing on the reins Praying with every bone in my body the next five months aren't a cricket apocalypse

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,337]

@YoungWillz will be smacking my bottom  hard- Leonard Hayflick is another one of my dropped previous picks to make it to the list of the Missed!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Hayflick

[time 8,597]

19 hours ago, Death Impends said:

 

The "how much I care about them" obit length discrepancies are becoming so blatant it's a no brainer I'm passing on the reins Praying with every bone in my body the next five months aren't a cricket apocalypse

Graham Thorpe for the List of the Missed, picked last year.

[time 8,597]

On 04/08/2024 at 02:16, Death Impends said:

Finally updated again after a month... just need to update Lists of the Lost/Missed, and Theme Team League now. Put the LotL/M names on the front page for now will work on moving them to the appropriate pages tomorrow. I checked the past few pages of this thread as well as my forum like activity, let me know if I missed any others.

Gloria Stroock (d. 5-5-2024) to be added to List of the Lost.