CaptainChorizo 1,908 Posted April 19 Ah, April. As the weather gets warmer, the DDP hits get fewer. But - not to fret - as the Windy City Deadpool is here to save us all from a summer of deadpooling boredom! Basics: Pick a team of 21 people. The higher their rank, the more points they get when they die and obit. Submit it to me via PM or on this thread, by the end of April. Scoring System: 1st pick: 500 points 2nd pick: 450 points 3rd pick: 400 points 4th pick: 350 points 5th pick: 300 points 6th pick: 275 points 7th pick: 250 points 8th pick: 225 points 9th pick: 200 points 10th pick: 180 points 11th pick: 160 points 12th pick: 140 points 13th pick: 120 points 14th pick: 100 points 15th pick: 85 points 16th pick: 70 points 17th pick: 55 points 18th pick: 50 points 19th pick: 45 points 20th pick: 40 points 21st pick: 21 points As you can see the margin slowly decreases from 500 -450 etc until the 21st pick. In the event of a tie, the winner will be determined by whoever has the most unique hits,if still tied after unique hits then overall,if after those 2 tb methods still tied then latest game hit Bonus Points Scrapping the old bonus system,I am gonna borrow from the now defunct Doug Stanhope Deadpool and every month will have unique scoring bonus for qualifying notables Each Month's Theme gives the oppurtunity for a 50 Point Bonus May-Music Appreciation(Ie musicians,songswriter,music producers ,music journalist ie associated with music) June-Pride Month(Any LGBTQ notables) July-Patrouille de France aka known to english language countries as Bastille Day(So any notables from a French speaking country/territories) August- Birth Month of Alex Haley,Lovecraft and Dorothy Parker(Any writers ie essayists,authors,poets) September- Sporting September(Ie Athletes/coaches,commentators,owners ie notables associated with sport) October- Food and Animals(Since World Hunger and Kindnes to Animals day occurs this month anyone with a food or animal related name gives you bonus points this month ie Tiger Woods/Tony Hawk Kevin Bacon/Saffron Burrows) November-Neighborino's (Since the Windy City (ie Chicago) is in the Usa,bonus points to any notable deaths of Russian's,Mexican's,Canadian etc ie anyone from a country that border's some part of the Usa) December- Diecember( IE Murderer's,War Criminals,Paedo's,rapists etc) January-Auld Lang Syne(Going the opposite of previous month,basically any Noble Prize Winners or Notables who have won any other kind of Humanitarian or Service Award) February-Black History Month(Ie any black celebs/notables) March-Oscar Month(Since the Oscar's are typically in March this a film themed month.Anyone who has been nominated for an Oscar/Bafta film award,or Directed a film in competition at Cannes,Berlin,Sundance.Venice etc or any other major festival qualifies for this bonus) April-Wrestmania Month(Ie Wrestlers or anyone associated with wrestling) The only Non Month Related Bonuses Youngest Hit Bonus-100 Points Hit in last 7 days -77 points Acceptable Obits: Anything accepted by the Derby Dead Pool, plus The Independent. Plus the following national American news sources: - New York Times - LA Times - CBS News - Chicago Tribune -Wall Street Journal Plus the following International news sources: http://www.cbc.ca/ https://www.theaustralian.com.au/ http://www.heraldscotland.com/ https://www.univision.com/ https://www.lemonde.fr https://www.spiegel.de/https://www.spiegel.de/ https://elpais.com https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com So a few regional papers have been added from Germany,India and France * Cancer Mum's/Athlete's Wives(IE Tiffany Youngs) and other Famous For Being Ill Types will not be accepted even if they get a qualifying Obit *Some name's may appear like a gray area(ie Roz Patterson).Notable in her Native Country as a reporter and would easily get a QO with a plane crash or auto accident type death.However if none of her QO obits mention her journalistic career and is just an angle about her being a Cancer Mum then no points will be awarded. *Relatives of the famous (Since there was a bit of confusion last year even if the relative of a famous person has some type of professional credit,unless their obit specifically mention them in a professional role that reasonably a person obits from it will be a non QO obit . For example if Tom Cruise Nephew/Brother/Dad etc. Bob Cruise was a Gaffer,Best Boy,Photgrapher/Hairdresser/Caterer or had a Vanity Producers Credit on a Mission Impossible Behind The Scenes Doc on IMDb that still not a high enough bar even if they get a DailyMail copypasta .Those specific behind the scenes industry occupations never are noted unless they are related to someone famous. However if a Bob Cruise has professional acting/writing etc credits where they may land an Obit even if they were related to nobody famous then they are acceptable. Any questions just ask Duration: The competition lasts from May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2025 Get your team in before Big Ben welcomes the month of May. Teams can be sent either through pm or posted in this thread 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,908 Posted April 19 TBD Rosters Placeholder Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,908 Posted April 19 Posting my team early so I can't be accused of nabbing picks 1-Jimmy Carter 2-Esther Rantzen 3-Sven Goran Eriksson 4-Frank Caprio 5-Richard "Black Bart" Harris 6-Jamal Yunos 7 -Paul Harrell(Utuber) 8-Richard Rohmer 9-Steve McMichael 10-Graham Cavenay 11-David Graham 12-Princess Mikasa 13-Rob Burrow 14-Sophie Kinsella 15-Silvia Pinal 16-Jeanne Bisgood 17-David Irving 18-Simon Cowell(Conservationist) 19-Roberta Flack 20-Genichiro Tenryu 21-Prunella Scales subs Emily Willis Frank Field Adrian Sutton Jumpin Jimmy Washington Ben Nighthorse Campbell 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 1,375 Posted April 19 As there is no benefit to PMing, I'll just drop my team here and let everyone steal my list of very unconventional picks. 1. Jimmy Carter 2. Sven-Göran Eriksson 3. Bob Newhart 4. William Russell 5. Linda Nolan 6. Frank Field 7. David Graham 8. Jean-Marie Le Pen 9. Noam Chomsky 10. James Whale 11. Joanne Woodward 12. Esther Rantzen 13. Phil Collins 14. Nigel Starmer Smith 15. Dennis Skinner 16. Charles III 17. Harrison R. Tyler 18. Pope Francis 19. Julie Goodyear 20. Jim Lovell 21. Jack Hanna Subs 1. Albert II of Belgium 2. Edward, Duke of Kent 3. Patrick Murray Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polar duck 491 Posted April 19 ah, the Windy City. I have a home advantage here, so I might as well play. [reserved for roster] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingbygrace 139 Posted April 19 1.Jimmy Carter 2.Frank Caprio 3.Jack Hanna Donald Elson oops already dead 4.Caren Marsh Doll 5.Bess Meisler 6.Janis Paige 7.Alan Oppenheimer 8.Bunny Hoest 9.Dominic Chianese 10.Charles Bateman 11.Rose Mary Harris 12.Debra Paget 13.Rebecca Schull 14.Bob Uecker 15.Nancy Olson 16.Rosey Grier 17.Willie Mays 18.Cissy Houston 19.Scott Hamlton 20.Clive Davis 21.Gena Rowlands Subs 1Gena Rowlands 2.Bernie Kopell 3.Micheal Beint 4.Tom Brokhaw 5.Bruce Willis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 14,889 Posted April 19 I've made one last minute change from the submitted team. 1. Jimmy Carter 2. Sven Goran Eriksson 3. Joanne Woodward 4. Frank Caprio 5. José Mujica 6. Shirley Conran 7. Stanley Baxter 8. Jim Lovell 9. Roberta Flack 10. David Attenborough 11. James Whale 12. Sidney Cooke 13. Alain Delon 14. Francoise Hardy 15. Esther Rantzen 16. Liza Minnelli 17. Steve McMichael 18. Nigel Starmer-Smith 19. James Dewey Watson 20. Cindy Birdsong 21. Sly Stone Subs: Noam Chomsky King Charles Dario G Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,049 Posted April 19 My team: Sven Goran Eriksson Jimmy Carter June Spencer Emily Willis (adult actress) Esther Rantzen Joe Thompson (footballer) Gene Hackman Torsten Wiesel (Nobel prize winner) Sophie Kinsella Lily Ebert Jane McAlevey Pope Francis Rudolph A. Marcus (Nobel prize winner) David Attenborough William Russell Steve McMichael Virginia Halas McCaskey Josef Fritzl Stanley Baxter - Gay James Carter Cathcart Bruce Willis Subs Rob Burrow Daniel J. Evans – Senator Linda Nolan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perhaps 1,367 Posted April 19 Will be sending in a team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,261 Posted April 19 I've just made a draft. I have to think about submitting it before or during my holidays. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yvonne 302 Posted April 20 1. Maria Branyas 2. Marita Camacho Quiros 3. Lloyd Geering 4. Brenda Milner 5. Bud Anderson 6. Ray Anthony 7. Janis Paige 8. Jacqueline White 9. Vic Seixas 10. Gloria Whelan 11. Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat 12. Patrick Duffy 13. Rhoda Wurtele 14. Gwen Moffat 15. Eva Marie Saint 16. Jimmy Carter 17. Arnold Yarrow 18. Dick Van Dyke 19. David Attenborough 20. Stanley Baxter 21. Cleo Laine Subs - Mel Brooks Rosemary Harris Yvonne Furneaux Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 560 Posted April 20 1. Emily Willis 2. Isabel Peron 3. Jimmy Carter 4. Esther Rantzen 5. Bob Newhart 6. Roberta Flack 7. Mel Brooks 8. Steve McMichael 9. Rob Burrow 10. Frank Field Replacement: Joe Bugner 11. Noam Chomsky 12. Sonny Rollins 13. Joanne Woodward 14. Bruce Willis 15. Shannen Doherty 16. James Whale 17. Lee Meriwether 18. Nigel Starmer-Smith 19. Alan Greenspan 20. Stanley Baxter 21. Frank Caprio Subs: 1. Joe Bugner MOVED TO MAIN LIST 2. Phil Collins 3. Barbra Streisand 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Immortal 531 Posted April 21 1. Jimmy Carter 2. Sven-Goran Eriksson 3. King Harald V 4. Yuriko, Princess Mikasa 5. Jean-Marie Le Pen 6. Esther Rantzen 7. King Salman of Saudi Arabia 8. Vanessa Redgrave 9. Bernadette Chirac 10. Alan Alda 11. Julie Goodyear 12. Eva Marie Saint 13. Frank Field Replacement: Nigel Starmer-Smith 14. Gene Hackman 15. James Whale 16. Edward, Duke of Kent 17. Ron Yeats 18. Liza Minnelli 19. Bengt I. Samuelsson 20. Ralph Nader 21. Bruce Willis Subs 1. Nigel Starmer-Smith: MOVED TO MAIN LIST 2. David Attenborough 3. Phil Collins 4. Parnelli Jones 5. Ruth Buzzi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,054 Posted April 21 (edited) Team sent in 1. Jimmy Carter 2 Sven-Goran Eriksson 3 Nigel Starmer-Smith 4 Maria Branyas Morera 5 Linda Nolan 6 Ethel Caterham 7 Esther Rantzen 8 Kieran Cavanagh 9 Douglas Hurd 10 Norman Tebbit 11 Dennis Skinner 12 Jane Morgan 13 Rob Burrow 14 Jean Marie Le Pen 15 Joanne Woodward 16 Leontyne Price 17 Stanley Baxter 18 Sophie Kinsella 19 Roberta Flack 20 Jean Hindmarsh 21 Frank Field Subs Tom Lehrer Field didn't make the start line so Lehrer (masochistically) tangos into the starting line-up at no 21. Edited Wednesday at 11:19 by Great Uncle Bulgaria posting team now pool 'live' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,127 Posted April 21 1. Zhu Rongji 2. Jimmy Carter 3. Joanne Woodward 4. Violeta Chamorro 5. Sirikit, Queen Mother of Thailand 6. Shridath Ramphal 7. Vic Seixas 8. Hu Qili 9. Nigel Starmer-Smith 10. Caren Marsh Doll 11. Manmohan Singh 12. Nguyễn Thị Bình 13. Mahathir Mohamad 14. Jayapataka Swami 15. Sir Francis Graham-Smith 16. Ali al-Sistani 17. Trixie Gardner, Baroness Gardner of Parkes 18. VS Achuthanandan 19. Sen Sōshitsu XV 20. Sidney Cooke 21. Joseph Kony subs 1. Song Ping 2. King Charles III 3. Queen Ratna 4. Reed Waller 5. King Salman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuffaloPhil 614 Posted April 24 1. Frank Caprio 2. Michael Flatley 3. Linda Ronstadt 4. Sven-Goran Eriksson 5. Simon Cowell (wildlife) 6. Marita Camacho Queiros 7. Paul Spencer (Dario G) 8. Michael Tilson Thomas 9. Sophie Kinsella 10. Anne Baker] 11. Esther Rantzen 12. Nigel Starmer-Smith 13. Roberta Flack 14. Steve McMichael 15. Elizabeth Kelly 16. John Hemingway 17. June Spencer 18. Erik Jensen 19. Diana Armfield 20. Peter Max 21. Agnes Keleti subs 1. Jimmy Carter 2. Ruth Buzzi 3. Bruce Willis 4. Vic Seixas 5. David Graham Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 1,998 Posted April 25 Here is my list! Thanks for doing this game. 1. Jimmy Carter 2. Steve (Mongo)McMichael 3. Noam Chomsky 4. Nigel Starmer-Smith 5. Isabel Peron 6. King Harald of Norway 7. Sven-Goran Eriksson 8. James Whale 9. King Charles 10. Violeta Chamorro 11. Pope Francis 12. Sonny Rollins 13. Paul Spencer (Dario G.) 14. Frank Caprio 15. Ester Rantzen 16. Kate Middleton 17. Craig Maxwell 18. Sam Neill 19. David Irving 20. Joanne Woodward 21. Jamal Yunos Subs: 1. Sly Stone 2. Cesar Luis Menotti 3. Joe Bugner 4. Michael Tilson Thomas 5. Yoko Ono Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeMoneypenny 55 Posted April 26 1. Bowie Wu 2. Lisa Lu 3. Tsai Chin 4.Sven-Goran Eriksson 5.Hou Hsiao-Hsien 6.Chow Chung 7.Rebecca Pan 8.Sammo Hung 9.Yuriko, Princess Mikasa 10.Sophia Loren 11.Imelda Marcos 12.Ken Foree 13.Jane Berbie 14.Tim Curry 15.Shintaro Tsuji 16.Strawberry Tabby 17.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 18.Kitty Dukakis 19.King Charles 20. JustaMinx 21.Zhu Rongji sub Angie Dickinson Rudy Guiliani Donald Trump Maggie Smith Barbara Steele Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 644 Posted April 27 I have no secrets in this one. I'll post it here: 1. Jimmy Carter 2. Steve McMichael 3. Joanne Woodward 4. Noam Chomsky 5. Daniel Barenboim 6. James Whale 7. Shannen Doherty 8. Sven-Goran Eriksson 9. Violeta Chamorro 10. Marv Levy 11. Sophie Kinsella 12. Theo Burrell 13. Michael Bolton 14. Ryne Sandberg 15. Teri Garr 16. Brigitte Bardot 17. Nadine Koutcher 18. Gene Hackman 19. Alberto Fujimori 20. Jean Chretien 21. Christina Applegate Subs: 1. Jean Marie Le Pen 2. Ruth Buzzi 3. Roberta Flack Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,049 Posted April 27 Posted my team above: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,186 Posted April 27 I have sent my team via PM. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torva Messor 252 Posted April 28 I sent my list via PM. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wormfarmer 405 Posted April 28 PM'd mine too, but posting here later. Despite my frequent poor showings, this is actually one of my favorite pools! It is similar in format to a pool I used to run amongst friends. I've always kind of wanted to start it up again, but don't want to step on the toes of our good host here, Cap'n Cho. Thanks C-Cho, for running this one! 500 princess Bajrakitiyabha 450 marita camacho quiros 400 jimmy carter 350 james clayton flowers 300 anne baker (biographer) 275 james c floyd (aerospace) 250 ruth johnson colvin 225 frank caprio 200 wayne eddy 180 david j. linden 160 esther rantzen 140 simon cowell (zoologist) 120 kathy brown (dance music) 100 michael tilson thomas 85 shannen doherty 70 linda nolan 55 james whale 50 steve macmichael 45 noam chomsky 40 david irving 21 khaleda zia ALT: ethel caterham Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YorkshireBanker 149 Posted Monday at 07:55 1Antonia Fraser 2Terry Medwin 3Jane McAlevy 4Jane Gardam 5Alan Dicks(fulham and bristol city coach) 6Dick McTaggart 7Phyllida Law 8Sven-Göran Eriksson 9Sylvia Young 10Janette Oke 11Willie Mays 12Charlotte Raven 13Gwyneth Jones 14SadSvit 15Viviian Pickles 16Edna O'Brien 17Dick Hyman 18Bella Thorne 19Homer Rice 20Robert Wyatt 21Caroline Graham Benched Joan Plowright Waris Hussein Waris Hussein Dick Buttons Bobby Cox Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve 428 Posted Monday at 16:46 Thanks @CaptainChorizo for running this pool, I am a first time entrant to this game: 1) Sven-Goran Eriksson, 2) Jimmy Carter, 3) Esther Rantzen, 4) Alberto Fujimori, 5) Ethel Kennedy, 6) Nigel Starmer-Smith, 7) Joanne Woodward, 8) Steve McMichael, 9) Alice Munro, 10) Julie Goodyear, 11) Bob Newhart, 12) Sonny Rollins, 13) Noam Chomsky, 14) Jean Marsh, 15) Sandy Gall, 16) Gene Hackman, 17) Grace Slick, 18) Linda Nolan, 19) Warren Buffet, 20) Ruth Buzzi, 21) James Whale (Subs) Roberta Flack, Alan Greenspan, Stanley Baxter 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
