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Bastard, was studying the other teams and now we're here. Going for a conservative 15 to give a total of 16 hits:

 

1. Jimmy Carter

9. Noam Chomsky

14. James Whale

19. Clint Eastwood

27. Julie Walters

29. Linda Nolan

31. Louis Farrakhan

34. Daniel Barenboim

35. Esther Rantzen

36. Roberta Flack

39. Robert Duvall

42. Raul Castro

45. Buzz Aldrin

48. Tom Baker

49. Franz Beckenbauer [JOKER]

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With the death of Derek Draper reported on the forums as of ~11:30 Friday 5 January only those with their lists in via posting above or via PM to me (which have all be acknowledged) have him as a legitimite hit.   All other punters now have the knowledge of the two hits and penalty of two missed hits - take this into account and do not select Glynis Johns or Derek Draper.

 

Might want to get your lists in before Jimmy Carter closes out the 2024 DL!

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Oop - left this one a little late. 

 

17 hits... Other than the two I've already missed

 

Jimmy Carter (joker)

Pope Francis

Ethel Kennedy :rip:

Cleo Laine

Robert Wagner

Nigel Starmer-Smith

James Whale

Joanne Woodward

Gene Hackman 

Jean Marie Le Pen

Tom Brokaw

Linda Nolan 

Bob Newhart :rip:

Esther Rantzen

Imelda Marcos

Franz Beckenbauer :rip:

Joe Bugner

 

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7 hours ago, Clorox Bleachman said:

Bastard, was studying the other teams and now we're here. Going for a conservative 15 to give a total of 16 hits:

 

 

1 hour ago, Sleepiestpeep said:

Oop - left this one a little late. 

 

17 hits... Other than the two I've already missed

 

 

I'm using these two posts as examples of how the game will go forward with the Johns and Draper hits.

 

For @Clorox Bleachman the listing of 15 picks with a total of 16 hits is correct.  That means Clorox will take a -1 penalty going forward that can never be cleared, as Johns cannot be a hit.  

 

For @Sleepiestpeep the listing of 17 picks gives a total of 19 hits due to Johns and Draper being added on.  This means a -2 penalty holds going forward that cannot be cleared.  However, if @Sleepiestpeep does want only 17 picks, then their list needs to be revised down to 15 to give a total of 17.

 

The maths do justify carrying forward the penalty, as it is slightly easier for those later to make picks, if the odds of each pick are even.  See the table below.

 

      % per pick   For 20 hits
full rota 50   2.00   20/50 0.400
Johns 49   2.05   19/49 0.388
Draper 48   2.10   18/48 0.375

For a selection of 20 hits, a player who submits now need only pick 18 of 48.  They have a slightly higher % that the pick will hit, all things being equal (I know they aren't, this is a gross simplification for a very random game).  However, they suffer a further loss in the chance to call the next picks for a full 20 the further the game progresses; and as the final total isn't known, their total of 20 may not be correct.  

 

I also want the players who submitted early to not be disadvantaged for reaching early for the brass ring.

 

I hope this doesn't prevent people from signing up to play as I do like the insight of the forum and enjoy running the game.

 

I look forward to more teams being submitted.

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1 hour ago, Sleepiestpeep said:

Oop - left this one a little late. 

 

17 hits... Other than the two I've already missed

 

Jimmy Carter (joker)

Pope Francis

Ethel Kennedy 

Cleo Laine

Robert Wagner

Nigel Starmer-Smith

James Whale

Joanne Woodward

Gene Hackman 

Jean Marie Le Pen

Tom Brokaw

Linda Nolan 

Bob Newhart

Esther Rantzen

Imelda Marcos

Franz Beckenbauer

Joe Bugner

 

@Sleepiestpeep for clarification, do you want a total of 19 hits with the 17 above plus Johns and Draper or do you want 17 total hits.  If 17, please revise your list down to 15 picks.

 

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On 03/01/2024 at 18:32, BuffaloPhil said:

1 Jimmy Carter

3 Pete Murray

5 Pope Francis

8 Sandy Gall

13 Nigel Starmer-Smith

14 James Whale

16 Stanley Baxter

17 Joanne Woodward

22 Desmond Morris

24 Jean-Marie Le Pen

26 Hans Blix

29 Linda Nolan

30 Bob Newhart

31 Louis Farrakhan

35 Esther Rantzen

36 Roberta Flack

43 Imelda Marcos

46 Sonny Rollins

 

18/50

@BuffaloPhil do you wish to make a joker selection?  Not mandatory, just wanted to confirm.

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5 January

 

Second hit: Derek Draper

 

There's going to be some spreadsheet magic once the window closes.  I think I have a handle on how it will go....

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3 hours ago, Evil Grimace said:

@BuffaloPhil do you wish to make a joker selection?  Not mandatory, just wanted to confirm.

 

Oops, forgot that - thanks for the heads-up. I'll nominate Jimmy Carter please.

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4 hours ago, Evil Grimace said:

@Sleepiestpeep for clarification, do you want a total of 19 hits with the 17 above plus Johns and Draper or do you want 17 total hits.  If 17, please revise your list down to 15 picks.

 

19 total, please!

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Okay, so how do I do this..

Johns and Draper don't count, but do I count them in the number of hits? Well, it's probably going to be an uphill climb..

 

[1] Glynis Johns

[2] Derek Draper

3 Jimmy Carter

4 Alan Greenspan

5 Noam Chomsky (JOKER)

6 Nigel Starmer-Smith

7 Stanley Baxter

8 Jean-Marie Le Pen

9 Denis Law

10 Hans Blix

11 Ethel Kennedy

12 Tom Brokaw

13 Louis Farrakhan

14 Norman Tebbit

15 Roberta Flack

16 Sonny Rollins

17 Sly Stone

18 Franz Beckenbauer

19 Joe Bugner

 

Thank you!

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1 Carter JOKER

3 Murray

4 Greenspan

6 Kennedy

7 Laine

9 Chomsky

11 Brooks

13 Starmer-Smith

14 Whale

16 Baxter

24 Le Pen

29 Nolan

35 Rantzen

37 Cheney

49 Beckenbauer

Including Johns and Draper, I think there will be 17 hits this year.

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Well fuck my blimeys. I and a few others are 3 for 3 so far!

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2 hours ago, TQR said:

Well fuck my blimeys. I and a few others are 3 for 3 so far!

Yes you are with Franz Beckenbauer!

 

So this now increases the penalty to -3 with Johns, Draper and Beckenbauer not able to be selected.  The window for entries is still open, but I admit it will take some encouragement to get others to sign on with that handicap!

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On 08/01/2024 at 19:12, Evil Grimace said:

Yes you are with Franz Beckenbauer!

 

So this now increases the penalty to -3 with Johns, Draper and Beckenbauer not able to be selected.  The window for entries is still open, but I admit it will take some encouragement to get others to sign on with that handicap!

 

Today is the last day for entries. 

 

I know that with the penalties in place it is a significant handicap, but think of the achievement when you win!

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21 hits including the 3 that already died recently that now they don't count.

1. Jimmy Carter

3. Pete Murray

4. Alan Greenspan

6. Ethel Kennedy :rip:

7. Cleo Laine

9. Noam Chomsky

12. Dennis Skinner

13. Nigel Starmer-Smith

15. Glynis Johns :rip:

16. Stanley Baxter

17. Joanne Woodward

20. Derek Draper :rip:

22. Desmond Morris

30. Bob Newhart :rip:

33. Willie Nelson

37. Dick Cheney

42. Raul Castro

43. Imelda Marcos

44. Ted Turner

45. Buzz Aldrin

46. Sonny Rollins

49. Franz Beckenbauer :rip:

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7 hours ago, Summer in Transylvania said:

@Evil Grimace Is there going to be a spreadsheet/statistics/leaderboard announcement for this year like there was in 2023?

Yes, I'm just woefully behind on things!

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points? in this game? it's more likely than you think...

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