YoungWillz 21,706 Posted December 10, 2024 Bloom-ing heck, Yarrow's done for, Doctor! Actor and screenwriter Arnold of the Yarrow has become an ex-Exxillon at the age of 104. Death is a Z as they say, but hits for Bibliogryphon, Ladyfiona and diego to name but three, who all advance their positions except Ladyfiona still firmly ensconced at the top of the board. Bonuses: diego makes a pair of 2s for 10 additional points and with their existing pair of 8s gains a further 15 Points for two pairs. Perhaps gets yet another sub hit (ever thought of putting these guys in your main team?) and draws 6 Diamonds for 6 added points. Leaderboard updated and will be brought forward on the next hit.. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MariNisia 4,305 Posted December 10, 2024 On 30/11/2024 at 13:49, YoungWillz said: ladyFiona: 995 Points (Seixas; Duvall; Doherty; Churchman; Eriksson; Ebert; J. Spencer; Carnesecca; Yarrow) (CRT: Jul - K; Aug - 10; Sep - K; Oct - 7; Nov - 2) 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,771 Posted December 10, 2024 Lol honestly I didn't think i'd be top as others better at deadpools usually win and i'm middle at best. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingbygrace 584 Posted December 10, 2024 5 minutes ago, ladyfiona said: Lol honestly I didn't think i'd be top as others better at deadpools usually win and i'm middle at best. Not this time girlfriend... You are rocking it.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve 737 Posted December 10, 2024 I am so so pleased for the very lovely @ladyfiona as you are a truly brilliant contributor to these dead pools. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,706 Posted December 11, 2024 Deaths: Ysanne Churchman - 4 July Vic Seixas - 5 July Jane McAlevey - 7 July Jim Inhofe - 9 July Shelley Duvall - 11 July Shannen Doherty - 13 July Bob Newhart - 18 July Abdul Duke Fakir - 22 July Ray Lawler - 24 July Edna O'Brien - 27 July Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee - 8 August - No Obit Rachael Lillis - 10 August Gena Rowlands - 14 August Peter Marshall - 15 August Afa Anoa'i - 16 August Norman Spencer - 16 August Wayne Eddy - 16 August - No Obit Maria Branyas Morera - 19 August Sven-Goran Eriksson - 26 August Marjorie Flora Fraser - 3 September Paul Harrell - 3 September James Earl Jones - 9 September Alberto Fujimori - 11 September Kenneth Cope - 11 September Geoff Hinsliff - 15 September David Graham - 20 September Rupert Keegan - 23 September Maggie Smith - 27 September Alexandre do Nascimento - 28 September - No Obit Dikembe Mutombo - 30 September Lily Ebert - 9 October Ethel Kennedy - 10 October Teri Garr - 29 October Dub Jones - 2 November June Spencer - 8 November Yuriko, Princess Mikasa - 15 November John Prescott - 20 November Bruce Thompson - 24 November - No Obit Barbara Taylor Bradford - 24 November Earl Holliman - 25 November Lou Carnesecca - 30 November Arnold Yarrow - 9 December Rocky Colavito - 10 December Fred Lorenzen - 18 December George Eastham - 20 December Jimmy Carter - 29 December Johnnie Walker - 31 December ladyFiona: 1230 Points (Seixas; Duvall; Doherty; Churchman; Eriksson; Ebert; J. Spencer; Carnesecca; Yarrow; Carter) (CRT: Jul - K; Aug - 10; Sep - K; Oct - 7; Nov - 2) Cards Played: diego: 1131 Points (Seixas; Duvall; Eriksson; N Spencer; D Jones; Yarrow; Lorenzen; Carter; Walker) [Sub: Doherty (5 Spades); Fujimori (3 Spades)] (CRT: Jul - 7; Aug - Q; Sep - 2; Oct - 6; Nov - J) Cards Played: Captain Chorizo: 932 Points (McAlevey; Eriksson; Harrell; Ebert; Yuriko; Keegan; Carter; Walker) (CRT: Jul - 2; Aug - A; Sep - 8; Oct - 4; Nov - 4) Cards Played: gcreptile: 851 Points (McAlevey; Lillis; Eriksson; Harrell; Mutombo; Keegan; Carter; Walker) (CRT: Jul - 10; Aug - 8; Sep - 4; Oct - 2; Nov - Q) Cards Played: Perhaps: 828 Points (Newhart; Rowlands; Eriksson; Yuriko; Colavito; Carter; Walker) [Sub: Inhofe (2 Diamonds); J Spencer (10 Diamonds); Yarrow (6 Diamonds)] (CRT: Jul - 9; Aug - 8; Sep - 10; Oct - 9; Nov - A) Cards Played: TQR: 683 Points (Eriksson; Fujimori; Cope; J Spencer; Carter; Walker) [Sub: Prescott (Q Diamonds)] (CRT: Jul - A; Aug - 10; Sep - Q; Oct - 5; Nov - 10) Cards Played: Grimgrass: 681 Points (McAlevey; Newhart; Rowlands; Eriksson; Fujimori; Carter) (CRT: Jul - A; Aug - 3; Sep - 5; Oct - 5; Nov - A) Cards Played: wannamaker: 677 Points (Seixas; McAlevey; Eriksson; Keegan; Carter; Walker) [Sub: J Spencer (Q Spades) (CRT: Jul - 8; Aug - 4; Sep - A; Oct - A; Nov - 10) Cards Played: Toast: 672 Points (Seixas; Eriksson; Kennedy; Keegan; Carter; Walker) (CRT: Jul - 4; Aug - 7; Sep - 5; Oct - Q; Nov - 9) Cards Played: Captain Hemlock: 662 Points (Doherty; Newhart; Eriksson; Fujimori; Garr; Carter) [Sub: Duvall (K Clubs)] (CRT: Jul - Q; Aug - 5; Sep - 9; Oct - K; Nov - 5) Cards Played: Bibliogryphon: 643 Points (Newhart; Lawler; Graham; J. Spencer; Yarrow; Carter) (CRT: Jul - 10; Aug - 9; Sep - 4; Oct - 2; Nov - 8) Cards Played: MariNisia: 615 Points (Seixas; Churchman; Eriksson; Keegan; Carter) [Sub: Earl Jones (4 Diamonds)] (CRT: Jul - K; Aug - Q; Sep - Q; Oct - 2; Nov - 7) Cards Played: JoeMoneypenny: 598 Points (McAlevey; Eriksson; Fujimori; Yuriko; Eastham) (CRT: Jul - 6; Aug - Q; Sep - 8; Oct - 8; Nov - A) Cards Played: Torva Messor: 582 Points (Duvall; McAlevey; O'Brien; Carter; Walker) [Sub: Holliman - 7 Diamonds)] (CRT: Jul - 7; Aug - K; Sep - 7; Oct - J; Nov - 2) Cards Played: Buffalo Phil: 568 Points (McAlevey; Eriksson; J Spencer; Carter; Walker) [Sub: Graham (10 Hearts)] (CRT: Jul - A; Aug - A; Sep - J; Oct - 4; Nov - 5) Cards Played: Wormfarmer: 566 Points (Seixas; Doherty; Eriksson; D. Jones; Carter) [Sub: Earl Jones (9 Hearts)] (CRT: Jul - K; Aug - 3; Sep - K; Oct - Q; Nov - 6) Cards Played: Great Uncle Bulgaria: 494 Points (Branyas Morera; Eriksson; Keegan; Carter) (CRT: Jul - 4; Aug - 3; Sep - 5; Oct - K; Nov - A) Cards Played: The Killing Time: 449 Points (Eriksson; Bradford; Carter; Walker) (CRT: Jul - J; Aug - J; Sep - 7; Oct - 3; Nov - Q) Cards Played: theoldlady: 447 Points (Eriksson; Fujimori; Graham; Carter) (CRT: Jul - 6; Aug - K; Sep - 4; Oct - K; Nov - J) Cards Played: Yorkshire Banker: 444 Points (McAlevey; Eriksson; Fraser; Carter) [Sub: Ebert (A Diamonds)] (CRT: Jul - 6; Aug - 2; Sep - 8; Oct - 10; Nov - 4) Cards Played: msc: 351 Points (Newhart; Kennedy; Carter) (CRT: Jul - 7; Aug - 10; Sep - J; Oct - J; Nov - Q) Cards Played: YoungWillz: 343 Points (Newhart; Fakir; Kennedy) (CRT - Jul - 9; Aug - 10; Sep - 8; Oct - 10; Nov - 6) Cards Played: The Old Crem: 341 Points (Doherty; Eriksson; Carter) [Sub: Kennedy (5 Diamonds)] (CRT: Jul - 3; Aug - 7; Sep - 9; Oct - 4; Nov - 8) Cards Played: Death Impends: 293 Points (Eriksson) (CRT: Jul - 4; Aug - 4; Sep - J; Oct - 10; Nov - 4) Cards Played: livingbygrace: 237 Points (M Smith; Carter) (CRT: Jul - J; Aug - 5; Sep - 9; Oct - 9; Nov - 3) Cards Played: Gooseberry Crumble: 234 Points (Hinsliff; Kennedy) (CRT: Jul - 9; Aug - 6; Sep - 2; Oct - Q; Nov - 5) Cards Played: RetroGamer47: 233 Points (Marshall; Anoa'i) (CRT: Jul - 9; Aug - 4; Sep - 7; Oct - J; Nov - 2) Cards Played: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,706 Posted December 11, 2024 The Indians Are Going! Rocky Colavito has run for home and The Curse Of Rocky Colavito is complete. The baseball player was an actual hit for Perhaps, who slides without being caught into third place. If only those dead subs had been main team hits, eh? Leaderboard updated, no bonuses. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,262 Posted December 17, 2024 On 24/09/2024 at 18:33, gcreptile said: Have a feeling we might be waiting for the Rupert Keegan obit until the BBC year-end round up. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c1mr5yn8d0yo 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,706 Posted December 17, 2024 Keegan - Nul Points! Yes, after a wait, the Sports Personality BBC website mentions Rupert Keegan's death, which shakes up the leaderboard somewhat. In fact several players gain a tasty 100 points as we hurtle towards the finishing line. Those having the One Formula with the Formula One guy were Great Uncle Bulgaria, Toast, wannamaker, MariNisia, gcreptile and Captain Chorizo. Some of them close in on a podium place, but the champagne bottles are not quite being popped yet! Bonus: Toast gains a pair of Queens for 10 additional points. Leaderboard updated. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MariNisia 4,305 Posted December 17, 2024 33 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Yes, after a wait, the Sports Personality BBC website mentions Rupert Keegan's death, which shakes up the leaderboard somewhat. In fact several players gain a tasty 100 points as we hurtle towards the finishing line. This is like a little Christmas miracle, dear @YoungWillz. When this difficult pool started (my first Deathlist Poker Tournament), my aim was to win 500 points. Long life to the Sports Personality BBC website! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,706 Posted December 18, 2024 It's a Big Yellow Banana! Who knows much about NASCAR? Not me, let me tell you! Fred Lorenzen becomes another motor racer to leave life with dust in his wake. Brmm Brmm! Courtesy of a Mail Obit. So who exactly was the Casino's Fast Freddy? Well, turns out it was diego with an unique hit. Bonuses: Pair of 8s (Diamonds and Clubs) - 10 Points. Pair of 8s (Spades and Clubs) - 10 Points Two Pair 8s (Diamonds and Clubs) and 2s - 15 Points Two Pair 8s (Spades and Clubs) and 2s - 15 Points Three 8s - 20 Points Full House - three 8s and 2 2s - 80 Points. Total Bonus - 150 Points added to 100 Points for the hit. I hope Ladyfiona wasn't too comfortable, as diego consolidates second place and is only now 64 points behind her! Leaderboard updated. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MariNisia 4,305 Posted December 21, 2024 On 02/06/2024 at 12:23, YoungWillz said: 26. Joe Moneypenny 21. George Eastham - 7 Diamonds George Eastham is a hit for @JoeMoneypenny: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/stoke-england-newcastle-arsenal-south-africa-b2668243.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,706 Posted December 21, 2024 Eastham on a free transfer! What can be said of George Eastham, who has died late in the game? Well, he had spells at Newcastle, Arsenal and Stoke. A right troublemaker, he took Newcastle to court about their slavery contract and partially won. At Arsenal he was pelted with apples by the Newcastle fans - you know, when orchard fruit was a popular option on the standing terraces! An unused sub at the 1962 and 1966 World Cup finals, he went on to help Stoke City win the 1972 League Cup. While his spells at Arsenal as a player and Stoke as manager were tainted in failure, he toddled off to help coach black kids in apartheid South Africa. Remembered here by JoeMoneypenny, a hit boosts them up the table a little. No bonuses, leaderboard updated. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,706 Posted December 21, 2024 I suppose I should chuck out a reminder to our esteemed players now. If you think I have missed a hit or a QO has turned up for a so far non-obiting death, please feel free to report to the cash out desk to claim your valuable points. I'm only human you know! Also, please be aware that I must sleep sometimes. I do try to update the leaderboard as soon as possible, so generally I don't need reminders about a hit occurring, although I do understand that a certain amount of panic sets in this time of year! If I hear a roar from the players room, either I have been caught dancing on the bar with my shirt off, the dolphin has escaped from the pool or a hit has occurred! This isn't over until the last ding of the bell. With about 10 days to go for your teams to advance, this could be a busy time. Or it might be quiet. Either way - enjoy! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,771 Posted December 29, 2024 I'd like to see how the scores fair now, lol. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,706 Posted December 30, 2024 This is nuts, man! Aye, Jimmy Carter has finally moved on, bringing much speculation about his seemingly immortal status to an end. This I may say, also marks the end of an early night for your beloved manager. The midnight oil has been burning and the work has to be done - what do I look like, a President? What can be said about the likeable guy? Well, he so nearly could have lost to Ford - you know, the gibbering fool who pardoned Nixon! The States were in a state economically and Carter had issues with stagflation, high oil prices and an energy crisis. He found himself at odds with Congress and indeed his own Democratic Party. Much more at ease in his foreign policy, he gave Panama its Canal and signed the Camp David Accords with Sadat and Begin - although with hindsight, that certainly didn't do Sadat much good! The dying days of his Presidency were marked by the Iran hostage crisis - with Reagan's campaign actively working with Iran to delay the hostage release until after the US Election. But hey, who would have thought there was corruption at the heart of US democracy, eh? His humanitarian work post-presidency is perhaps his greatest achievement. And with that, he has extended the cold dead hand of friendship to most (but not all) of our players, to whom I now turn. I'm not going to mention all the beneficiaries of his demise, suffice it to say my double bluff at the start of this game did not work and you picked him anyway! Bonuses. Captain Hemlock plays an A and gains 5 Points. Great Uncle Bulgaria plays a Black Joker - 50 Points. Death Impends plays a Black Joker - 50 Points. Toast gains from a Pair of Ks (10 Points) and from Two Pair Ks and Qs (15 Points) - 25 Points. MariNisia plays the A of Spades (the A of Spades) - 5 Points. gcreptile plays a pair of 6s - 10 Points. Grimgrass gains a Pair of 2s (10 Points) and Two Pair Js and 2s (15 Points) - 25 Points. And now to our seemingly unshakeable leader Ladyfiona. Pair 5s - 10 Points. Two Pair (10 Diamonds + 10 Hearts + Pair 5s) - 15 Points. Two Pair (10 Diamonds + 10 Spades + Pair 5s) - 15 Points Two Pair (10 Hearts - 10 Spades + Pair 5s) - 15 Points Full House (Three 10s and 2 5s) - 80 Points A total of 135 Points. Leaderboard updated. @Death Impends and @Great Uncle Bulgaria, each of you has 48 hours from now to exchange your Joker for a card that may gave you additional points. If you need to discuss, either post on the thread or PM me for a chat, and I will try to help you if you need it. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torva Messor 285 Posted December 31, 2024 Appropriately the past week has me pulling out spades for digging graves: Carter and Walker 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,706 Posted December 31, 2024 Just now, Torva Messor said: Appropriately the past week has me pulling out spades for digging graves: Carter and Walker Updates soon after I have checked my own damn lists! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,314 Posted December 31, 2024 I need some assistance with exchanging my Carter joker card 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,706 Posted December 31, 2024 3 minutes ago, Death Impends said: I need some assistance with exchanging my Carter joker card I'll be back shortly - I'll maybe do that first. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,706 Posted December 31, 2024 19 minutes ago, Death Impends said: I need some assistance with exchanging my Carter joker card Ok Black Joker = black card. Given we are only hours away, your best and possibly only bet is to play J Clubs (not selected for your team) to make a pair of Js for 10 points. Do you want to go for that option? I see nothing else that would help you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,314 Posted December 31, 2024 Just now, YoungWillz said: Ok Black Joker = black card. Given we are only hours away, your best and possibly only bet is to play J Clubs (not selected for your team) to make a pair of Js for 10 points. Do you want to go for that option? I see nothing else that would help you. Sounds good to me. Hard to believe this TJS with two hits is the same deadpooler who was a buzzsaw a decade back 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,706 Posted December 31, 2024 3 minutes ago, Death Impends said: Sounds good to me. Hard to believe this TJS with two hits is the same deadpooler who was a buzzsaw a decade back Done! Right, on to the Johnnie Walker update, and THEN I'll spin the Roulette Wheel. The generosity of your lovable manager is quite something, eh? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,706 Posted December 31, 2024 Johnnie Walker Downed! Now the only Johnnie Walker I like on New Year's Eve is the whisky kind, no water and no ice please! (Drinks remain available at the bar!).However, pop pickers, the disc jockey Walker decided to leave us at the end of the year - and I mean the very end! Starting off in pirate radio, it wasn't long before he joined Radio 1, then after a period fell out with them and fled to the USA. Realising his grand mistake, he returned, eventually landing up on Radio 1 again, then various other broadcasters before ending up on Radio 2. There, he was suspended for his alleged cocaine use. (Drugs not available anywhere in the Casino, whatever you do in your own time outside is your biz!). Soon he was ill, very ill, better, then really ill and now he has doubled my paperwork on a bloody holiday by going off to that great pirate ship in the sky (ah harrghh, ya scurvy knaves!). So quite a few of our players have hits. The Killing Time, TQR, diego, Perhaps, Toast, Buffalo Phil, Torva Messor, wannamaker, gcreptile and Captain Chorizo all benefit from Walker walking the plank. Bonuses: TQR plays an A (5 Points) and gains from a pair of As (10 Points) - 15 Points. Torva Messor plays the A of Spades (the A of Spades (5 Points) and also gains a straight [A, 2, 3, 4, 5] (30 Points) - 35 Points. wannamaker plays an A - 5 Points Captain Chorizo the big winner here, playing their missing 9. Straight [8, 9, 10, J, Q] - 30 Points Straight [9, 10, J, Q, K Hearts] - 30 Points Straight [9, 10, J, Q, K Spades] - 30 Points Total - 90 Points. Leaderboard updated. Remember, no-one wins until early January for late QOs, with the time limit for actual deaths slowly runs out today. I have to get my dinner, so we shall spin that Roulette Wheel after I have eaten. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,706 Posted December 31, 2024 Rouletter - New Year's Eve. Just before the party in the dining room! Leaderboard to follow. Timestamp: 2024-12-31 20:34:27 UTC 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
