machotrouts 854 Posted January 16 INVERSE DEAD POOL 2024 Welcome to the 13th edition of the Inverse Dead Pool, the nice dead pool where you don't want your picks to die. How to play I post a list of the year's 50 most popular Derby Dead Pool picks. From this list of 50, you must pick 25 people who you think will SURVIVE the year. The premise is to AVOID picking people who will die. 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. You do NOT want points. The winner is the player with the fewest points at the end of the year (Dec 31, 23.59 GMT). You may also appoint a substitute, or substitutes, in case any picks die before the submission deadline (or in case you accidentally include a name twice). If that happens, everyone in a lower position on your team moves up a place, and your top substitute is drafted in at #25. Once you have a team ready, post it in this thread. If an eligible pick dies during the submission period, then the 51st top DDP pick becomes eligible; if another dies, then the 52nd becomes eligible, etc. You may amend your team after posting it, as long as it's before the submission deadline (you might want to do this if, for example, the 51st name becomes eligible and you want to include them). If you do, make sure to post again in this thread to clarify what you've changed. Tie break details If two or more players are tied for victory at the end of the year, the winner is whoever had the fewest points most recently (i.e. whoever had the most recent pick to die, or whoever ranked that pick higher if all tied players picked them, or whoever had the second most recent pick to die if those are the same, etc). If all tied players have the exact same hits in the exact same positions (or if they achieve a heretofore-unachieved perfect score of 0), the tie is not broken – all tied players share victory. Congratulations to our previous winners... 2023 tracy 1 point 2022 YorkshireBanker 27 points 2021 BabyBlue 25 points 2020 The Quim Reaper 34 points 2019 drol 10 points 2018 machotrouts 17 points 2017 drol 25 points 2016 Pedro67 21 points 2015 Death Impends 15 points 2014 Bibliogryphon 10 points 2013 N/A 2012 Esturian Float 4 points 2011 Garn2 15 points Thank you to our previous hosts... 2018-2021 Death Impends 2014-2017 The Dead Cow 2011-2012 Spade_Cooley Links to previous Inverse Dead Pools... 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2012-2016, 2011 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machotrouts 854 Posted January 16 YOUR ELIGIBLE PICKS ARE HERE: Jimmy Carter Jonnie Irwin Esther Rantzen James Whale Shannen Doherty Rob Burrow Linda Nolan Frank Field Dick van Dyke Steve McMichael Bruce Willis Nigel Starmer-Smith Yoko Ono (Wildlife) Simon Cowell Prunella Scales David Attenborough Roberta Flack Andy Taylor Michael Tilson Thomas Mel Brooks Billy Connolly Theo Burrell Noam Chomsky Joanne Woodward Toby Keith Patrick Murray Clint Eastwood Denis Law Buzz Aldrin Eva Marie Saint Willie Nelson Phil Collins Tim Bilton Ozzy Osbourne Stanley Baxter Pope Francis Bob Newhart Janey Godley Rupert Murdoch June Spencer Cleo Laine Paul Spencer William Shatner Donald Trump Michael J. Fox Erik Jensen Dave Myers Robert Wagner Frank Caprio Joe Biden Dennis Skinner (NB: Joe Biden and Dennis Skinner are the joint 50th most popular DDP pick of the year. Even though I'm sure we've all had recurring fantasies about the two of them being doused in oil and wrestling it out, I'm not tie-breaking them – you simply have 51 names to pick from.) Submissions are open. Select and rank 25 of the above names to survive 2024, and post your teams in this thread. The deadline to submit a team is Tuesday, January 23, 23.59 (GMT) – a little over a week from now. 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machotrouts 854 Posted January 16 Additional notes: Glynis Johns, Derek Draper, and Franz Beckenbauer are also in this year's DDP top 50 – but as they've already died, they are not in play, on the basis that dead people are typically precluded from surviving the year. The above names are the top 50 (+1) still alive as of the Inverse Dead Pool starting line. The top name not currently in play, at #52, is Vladimir Putin. As there are already 51 names in play, he won't be subbed in unless 2 more of our eligible celebrities die during the submission period. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 2,000 Posted January 16 1.Clint Eastwood 2.Buzz Aldrin 3.Joe Biden 4..Donald Trump 5.Billy Connolly 6.Michael J. Fox 7.Janey Godley 8.Ozzy Osbourne 9.Prunella Scales 10.Andy Taylor 11.William Shatner 12.Rupert Murdoch 13.Toby Keith 14.David Attenborough 15.Pope Francis 16.Tim Bilton 17.Phil Collins 18.Paul Spencer 19.Robert Wagner 20.Bruce Willis 21.Esther Rantzen 22.Shannen Doherty 23.Willie Nelson 24.James Whale 25.Eva Marie Saint sub Erik Jensen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,262 Posted January 16 I will try to get a team together. Internet not due to be hooked up until 24th at the earliest, typical that is one day after closing!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingbygrace 433 Posted January 16 1. Donald Trump 2.Ozzy Ozbourne 3.Phil Collins 4.Willie Nelson 5.Joe Biden 6.Pope Frances 7.Toby Keith 19 points 8.Micheal J Fox 9.Robert Wagner 10.William Shatner 11.Dick VanDyke 12. Mel Brooks 13.Clint Eastwood 14.Buzz Aldrin 15.Yoko Ono 16.Billy Connolly 17.Shannen Doherty 9 points 18.Bruce Willis 19.Rob Burrow 7 points 20.Denis Law 21.Andy Taylor 22.Paul Spencer 4points 23.David Attenborough 24.Linda Nolan 25.Jane Godley 1Point Total 40 Points Sub Cleo Laine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,480 Posted January 16 Difficult one this year. When I skimmed through the list and deleted ones I thought have definitely had it, I had 18 names left. 1) Joe Biden 2) Janey Godley 3) Andy Taylor 4) William Shatner 5) Phil Collins 6) Donald Trump 7) Clint Eastwood 8) Buzz Aldrin 9) Michael J Fox 10) Dick van Dyke 11) David Attenborough 12) Billy Connolly 13) Ozzy Osbourne 14) Mel Brooks 15) Prunella Scales 16) Willie Nelson 17) Paul Spencer FFS +9 18) Rupert Murdoch 19) Yoko Ono 20) Robert Wagner 21) Eva Marie Saint 22) Bruce Willis 23) Pope Francis 24) Cleo Laine 25) Bob Newhart FFS +1 SUB: Stanley Baxter 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingbygrace 433 Posted January 16 Had the same TQR. Some of them were not easy picks. Also I am a baby pool player so I am not as seasoned as some of you fine folks at picking. All in good fun for me, if I get last place I am ok with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YorkshireBanker 171 Posted January 16 1.Dick van Dyke 2.Bruce Willis 3.Janey Godley 4.Robert Wagner 5. Joe Biden 6.Clint Eastwood 7.Toby Keith 8.Billy Connolly 9.Theo Burrell 10. Buzz Aldrin 11.Micheal J Fox 12.Andy Taylor 13.Mel Brooks 14.David Attenborough 15.Prunella Scales 16.Shannen Doherty 17.Tim Bilton 18.Rupert Murdoch 19.Phil Collins 20.Ozzy Osbourne 21.Donald Trump 22.Joanne Woodward 23.Frank Field 24.Linda Nolan 25.Paul Spencer Sub Yoko Ono Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,065 Posted January 16 Joe Biden Donald Trump Billy Connolly Andy Taylor Phil Collins Ozzy Osbourne Clint Eastwood Dick van Dyke Buzz Aldrin William Shatner Robert Wagner Tim Bilton Bruce Willis Michael J. Fox David Attenborough Rupert Murdoch Janey Godley Pope Francis Linda Nolan Prunella Scales Paul Spencer Erik Jensen Dave Myers Cleo Laine Eva Marie Saint SUB: Willie Nelson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Funeralopolis 256 Posted January 16 1. Donald Trump 2. Joe Biden 3. Ozzy Osbourne 4. Phil Collins 5. William Shatner 6. Michael J. Fox 7. Clint Eastwood 8. Andy Taylor 9. Billy Connolly 10. Bruce Willis 11. Pope Francis 12. Buzz Aldrin 13. Dick van Dyke 14. Mel Brooks 15. David Attenborough 16. Robert Wagner 17. Rupert Murdoch 18. Tim Bilton 19. Toby Keith 20. Prunella Scales 21. Bob Newhart 22. Janey Godley 23. Yoko Ono 24. Eva Marie Saint 25. Stanley Baxter SUB: Erik Jensen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,654 Posted January 16 1. Clint Eastwood 2. Andy Taylor 3. Robert Wagner 4. Janey Godley 5. Joe Biden 6. Michael J. Fox 7. Billy Connolly 8. Bruce Willis 9. Buzz Aldrin 10. Willie Nelson 11. Pope Francis 12. William Shatner 13. Donald Trump 14. Mel Brooks 15. David Attenborough 16. Rupert Murdoch 17. Dick Van Dyke 18. Phil Collins 19. Prunella Scales 20. Ozzy Osborne 21. Roberta Flack 22. Dave Myers 23. James Whale 24. Frank Field 25. Linda Nolan Sub Dennis Skinner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grimgrass 515 Posted January 16 Donald Trump Joe Biden Andy Taylor Billy Connolly Ozzy Osbourne William Shatner Clint Eastwood Janey Godley Robert Wagner Michael J. Fox Bruce Willis Prunella Scales Buzz Aldrin Tim Bilton Dick Van Dyke Phil Collins David Attenborough Willie Nelson Pope Francis Dennis Skinner Paul Spencer Erik Jensen Rupert Murdoch Mel Brooks Linda Nolan Sub: Cleo Laine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,480 Posted January 16 3 hours ago, livingbygrace said: Had the same TQR. Some of them were not easy picks. Also I am a baby pool player so I am not as seasoned as some of you fine folks at picking. All in good fun for me, if I get last place I am ok with it. Of the many deadpools I’ve done before, this is the only one I’ve had a win in, and that was the highest scoring win to date. Experience doesn’t mean excellence and it’s a difficult year in this particular pool so everyone’s in with a shout! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,564 Posted January 16 1. Donald Trump 2. Michael J Fox 3. Janey Godley 4. Phil Collins 5. Billy Connolly 6. Andy Taylor 7. Bruce Willis 8. Dick Van Dyke 9. Shannen Doherty 10. Dave Myers 11. Rupert Murdoch 12. Buzz Aldrin 13. Tim Bilton 14. Toby Keith 15. Joanne Woodward 16. Yoko Ono 17. Prunella Scales 18. Frank Field 19. Robert Wagner 20. Dennis Skinner 21. Cleo Laine 22. Stanley Baxter 23. Roberta Flack 24. David Attenborough 25. James Whale sub Clint Eastwood Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 755 Posted January 16 1. Andy Taylor 2. Donald Trump 3. William Shatner 4. Bruce Willis 5. Joe Biden 6. Michael J. Fox 7. Janey Godley 8. Billy Connolly 9. Robert Wagner 10. Pope Francis 11. Willie Nelson 12. Buzz Aldrin 13. Prunella Scales 14. Mel Brooks 15. Phil Collins 16. Ozzy Osbourne 17. Clint Eastwood 18. Linda Nolan 19. Tim Bilton 20. Cleo Laine 21. Simon Cowell 22. Denis Law 23. Stanley Baxter 24. Rob Burrow 25. Eva Marie Saint sub: Dave Myers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannamaker 1,441 Posted January 16 1 Donald Trump 2 Joe Biden 3 Michael J. Fox 4 Andy Taylor 5 William Shatner 6 Billy Connolly 7 Clint Eastwood 8 Ozzy Osbourne 9 Phil Collins 10 Rupert Murdoch 11 Buzz Aldrin 12 Janey Godley 13 Robert Wagner 14 Dick van Dyke 15 Mel Brooks 16 Bruce Willis 17 Prunella Scales 18 Pope Francis 19 Tim Bilton 20 Cleo Laine 21 Stanley Baxter 22 Willie Nelson 23 David Attenborough 24 Nigel Starmer-Smith 25 Linda Nolan Sub: Eva Marie Saint Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuffaloPhil 953 Posted January 16 1. Andy Taylor 2. Joe Biden 3. Janey Godley 4. Phil Collins 5. Donald Trump 6. Ozzy Osbourne 7. Michael J Fox 8. Dave Myers 9. Yoko Ono 10. Billy Connolly 11. Denis Law 12. Willie Nelson 13. William Shatner 14. Rupert Murdoch 15. Robert Wagner 16. Clint Eastwood 17. David Attenborough 18. Pope Francis 19. Prunella Scales 20. Rob Burrow 21. Cleo Laine 22. Bob Newhart 23. Dick van Dyke 24. Buzz Aldrin 25. Eva Marie Saint sub Dennis Skinner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,502 Posted January 16 1. Donald Trump 2. Joe Biden 3. Andy Taylor 4. Michael J. Fox 5. Ozzy Osbourne 6. Toby Keith 7. Paul Spencer 8. William Shatner 9. Mel Brooks 10. Billy Connolly 11. Clint Eastwood 12. Dick van Dyke 13. Robert Wagner 14. Phil Collins 15. Erik Jensen 16. Prunella Scales 17. Bruce Willis 18. David Attenborough 19. Patrick Murray 20. Buzz Aldrin 21. Willie Nelson 22. Rupert Murdoch 23. Dave Myers 24. Pope Francis 25. Tim Bilton Sub: Yoko Ono Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,913 Posted January 16 1. Joe Biden 2. Michael J. Fox 3. Donald Trump 4. Bruce Willis 5. Phil Collins 6. William Shatner 7. Buzz Aldrin 8. Andy Taylor 9. Robert Wagner 10. Pope Francis 11. Prunella Scales 12. Billy Connolly 13. Janey Godley 14. Ozzy Osbourne 15. Clint Eastwood 16. Denis Law 17. Shannen Doherty 18. David Attenborough 19. Willie Nelson 20. Patrick Murray 21. Rupert Murdoch 22. Dick Van Dyke 23. Bob Newhart 24. James Whale 25. Frank Caprio sub Mel Brooks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilean way 1,914 Posted January 16 Pope Francis Donald Trump Joe Biden Ozzy Osbourne Bruce Willis Clint Eastwood Dick Van Dyke Buzz Aldrin Michael J. Fox Shannen Doherty William Shatner Yoko Ono Rob Burrow Simon Cowell Andy Taylor Mel Brooks Billy Connolly Michael Tilson Thomas Patrick Murray Robert Wagner Eva Marie Saint Frank Caprio Prunella Scales Willie Nelson James Whale Sub: Toby Keith Thanks for hosting!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,480 Posted January 16 Hell to pay if Biden or Trump die this year. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,105 Posted January 16 Stage 4 cancer... whats that? 1 Tim Bilton 2 Erik Jensen 3 Toby Keith 4 Janey Godley 5 Andy Taylor 6 Paul Spencer 7 Buzz Aldrin 8 Joe Biden 9 William Shatner 10 Rupert Murdoch 11 Billy Connolly 12 Clint Eastwood 13 Willie Nelson 14 Patrick Murray 15 Donald Trump 16 Dick van Dyke 17 Shannen Doherty 18 Mel Brooks 19 Prunella Scales 20 Dennis Skinner 21 David Attenborough 22 Yoko Ono 23 Linda Nolan 24 Bruce Willis 25 Theo Burrell I rated Donald Trump a little more likely to die because maybe the deep state is going to get him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,641 Posted January 16 Joe Biden Donald Trump Michael J. Fox Bruce Willis William Shatner Andy Taylor Janey Godley Tim Bilton Pope Francis Ozzy Osbourne Erik Jensen David Attenborough Patrick Murray Phil Collins Buzz Aldrin Shannen Doherty Clint Eastwood Prunella Scales Dick van Dyke Roberta Flack Willie Nelson Linda Nolan James Whale Eva Marie Saint Rupert Murdoch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick 47 Posted January 17 Thank you for running this again! 1. Joe Biden 2. Donald Trump 3. Michael J. Fox 4. Ozzy Osbourne 5. William Shatner 6. Clint Eastwood 7. Buzz Aldrin 8. Billy Connolly 9. Phil Collins 10. Andy Taylor 11. Janey Godley 12. Dick Van Dyke 13. Robert Wagner 14. Mel Brooks 15. Prunella Scales 16. Willie Nelson 17. Rupert Murdoch 18. Erik Jensen 19. Bruce Willis 20. Pope Francis 21. Bob Newhart 5 points 22. Stanley Baxter 23. Cleo Laine 24. Dave Myers 2 points 25. James Whale 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
