Death Impends 7,927 Posted December 3, 2023 Yes, deadpoolers, it’s this time again. 2023 has had departures from as sad as Tina Turner to as welcomed as Henry Kissinger, but there’s still two constants in this world: The Derby Dead Pool, and us laughing at whichever poor souls fall for Superstar Billy Graham again. Erm, okay, one constant. For 2024, @Banana and I are continuing in our previous posts. As for @gcreptile's announced retirement. We all can agree he has done a bang up job for the past four years entering the celeb deaths and sorting out bugs while never losing his trademark zen. As it stands he is still in talks with a potential successor and will remain on the committee for at least another month or so to assure a smooth transition, and we will keep you updated as that progresses. Dear Jimmy - either die in the next week, or go all the way to 2024 - love, Banana THE RULES remain the same as they have for the past few years. Be warned – Ruth Langsford mother falls afoul of our FFBI criteria. IMPORTANT REMINDER: The spreadsheet method of entry that began in 2021 remains in service. The 2024 spreadsheet, identical to the 2023 one in all but filename, can be found here. It is heavily recommended to use the spreadsheet as means of entry to reduce Banana's workload as much as possible. If you are absolutely unable to work with the Excel spreadsheet, still make sure to recheck GUN's DDP entry guide thread from 2020 to make the formatting of your email as smooth as possible. 27 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 729 Posted December 3, 2023 And...we're off! I want to thank the committee again for the hard work they put in each year. This is the absolute greatest Dead Pool. I have some picks for 2024, who if they get a QO, will strain @Death Impends creativity in writing a DDP obit. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,613 Posted December 3, 2023 Awesome, as someone struggling to raise this year's performance level to mediocre, I'm still in for another go in 2024! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joltin Joe 149 Posted December 4, 2023 This one looks fun to play. I'm a bit unclear on the scoring however. What qualifies as a "Party Pooper" and are there any bonuses for a themed team? The link to the scoring rules comes up empty https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/derby-dead-pool-2023-entries-now-open/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,060 Posted December 4, 2023 6 minutes ago, Joltin Joe said: This one looks fun to play. I'm a bit unclear on the scoring however. What qualifies as a "Party Pooper" and are there any bonuses for a themed team? The link to the scoring rules comes up empty https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/derby-dead-pool-2023-entries-now-open/ Try here https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/ddp-rules/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joltin Joe 149 Posted December 4, 2023 1 minute ago, Toast said: Try here https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/ddp-rules/ It's quite clear on who qualifies, and what qualifying criteria are, as well as how to enter the contest. Not so much on the scoring system other than drop 40 as well as the point of themed teams. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,060 Posted December 4, 2023 Sorry, scoring is at the top of the scoreboard. Party pooper bonus is for people who die on their birthday or Christmas Day. Theme teams are just for fun really. There is a separate scoreboard for them. Although they are not excluded from the main scoreboard afaik. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Insane 349 Posted December 4, 2023 may luck be upon the ddp admins who will probaly have to deal with jimmy carter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,558 Posted December 4, 2023 My two teams: Frail and Cancerous: (4/20) Linda Nolan - JOKER Carl Erskine Charlotte Kretschmann David Attenborough Esther Rantzen Frank Field MP Jimmy Carter John Tinniswood Marita Camacho Quirós Mitch McConnell Noam Chomsky Pope Francis Rob Burrow Jonnie Irwin Shannen Doherty Tom Baker William Roache William Russell Virginia Halas McCaskey Yoko Ono Subs: Helen Gallagher (actress), June Squibb, Jean Marie Le Pen Team 2: Fiona's 1922 (also considered calling it 1922 committee): (5/20) Janis Paige - JOKER Bud Anderson Hugo Broch Mildred T. Stahlman Juli Lynne Charlot Micheline Presle Eunice Anderson Jacques Borker Jean Malaurie Chen Ning Yang Choomphol Chaiyanitr Eli Bornstein Annette Warren (singer) José Sahagún de la Parra (Mexican preist) Gaositwe Chiepe (Botswana politician) Vittorio Casaretti (athlete) Rachel Robinson (widow of Jackie Robinson, nurse) Ray Anthony (musician) Induratana Paribatra (Indonesian royalty) María Isabel Rodríguez (Salvadoran physician and politician) Subs: Pavel Pavlovich Syutkin, John Frank Bookout Jr., César Pekelman 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,507 Posted December 5, 2023 My three teams have gone in 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,717 Posted December 6, 2023 Great stuff. However we (well more correctly the Derby Dead Pool) have a funding issue. Fot the last 4 (?) years I have been taking advantage of my company’s lax credit card controls to allow the website hosting fees to go through my work - it’s about £25/‘month so £300 a year (roughly it varies month to month not sure why). Unfortunately we’re in the middle of a crackdown due to some idiot taking the piss on a grand scale and so I can’t get away with this any more. So I need to stop the payment - question is what happens then? Sorry, your current sponsor, GUN 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,558 Posted December 6, 2023 On 04/12/2023 at 18:25, ladyfiona said: I'll be entering again and wish luck to those running this pool. You do an amazing job. Edit - I've actually entered two teams this year. Update - Norman Lear was a joker in one of my teams. Do I send you an email about who I want as replacement joker now? @Death Impends and @Banana 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,420 Posted December 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Grim Up North said: Great stuff. However we (well more correctly the Derby Dead Pool) have a funding issue. Fot the last 4 (?) years I have been taking advantage of my company’s lax credit card controls to allow the website hosting fees to go through my work - it’s about £25/‘month so £300 a year (roughly it varies month to month not sure why). Unfortunately we’re in the middle of a crackdown due to some idiot taking the piss on a grand scale and so I can’t get away with this any more. So I need to stop the payment - question is what happens then? Sorry, your current sponsor, GUN I’m sure a more permanent solution could be found long term but for next year if you need to set up a pot online somewhere I’m sure we could all chip in something. 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted December 6, 2023 1 hour ago, ladyfiona said: Update - Norman Lear was a joker in one of my teams. Do I send you an email about who I want as replacement joker now? @Death Impends and @Banana Yes, go ahead. Please just specify your team name in the email. For reference for all other players, I will do my best to get into contact with you if your joker dies prematurely for a replacement. If I do not receive any response the next highest pick becomes your joker. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,272 Posted December 6, 2023 Out of interest what happens if more than 3 of your picks die before the game starts? I lost 2 before the game started in January hours after I entered on the 29th. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diana rots 24 Posted December 7, 2023 Can I have a point clarified please? I know the rues allow QOs from https://uk.news.yahoo.com What about https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/ Does this qualify as a QO site? Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted December 7, 2023 8 hours ago, diana rots said: Can I have a point clarified please? I know the rues allow QOs from https://uk.news.yahoo.com What about https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/ Does this qualify as a QO site? Thanks All uk.(whatever).yahoo.com links can be changed to uk.news.yahoo.com (to my knowledge) so any uk.(whatever).yahoo.com link should be acceptable. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted December 7, 2023 23 hours ago, Sean said: Out of interest what happens if more than 3 of your picks die before the game starts? I lost 2 before the game started in January hours after I entered on the 29th. Same thing happens as with premature joker deaths. I will get in contact with any teams that need replacements in the off chance that 4 or more members perish prematurely. This is why it is strongly urged to send in 3 subs. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jondarru 36 Posted December 8, 2023 EVA MARIE SAINT ALBERTO FUJIMORI 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diana rots 24 Posted December 8, 2023 1 hour ago, jondarru said: EVA MARIE SAINT ALBERTO FUJIMORI What about them? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 729 Posted December 8, 2023 1 hour ago, diana rots said: What about them? They’re getting married 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,352 Posted December 8, 2023 1 hour ago, diana rots said: What about them? They’ve volunteered to pay the hosting fees. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diana rots 24 Posted December 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, TQR said: They’ve volunteered to pay the hosting fees. I thought that jondarru was paying the fees? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,352 Posted December 8, 2023 Just now, diana rots said: I thought that jondarru was paying the fees? Very generous @jondarru, thank you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dying Probably 578 Posted December 18, 2023 Added a third team to my roster this year (mostly for the hell of it and to see how stupid a team I can make), consisting of literally just the first people to pop up on my Twitter front page. Any hit would be a big success for this one to be honest. They're all 3 in. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites