Summer in Transylvania 2,134 Posted August 18 Hello There and Welcome, or Welcome Back to those returning, to the fourth round of the Crazy Eight Dead Pool! This pool is a lot like the Midsummer and Advent pools in that every entrant may choose only one pick, but the winner will be he/she/they who predicts the Eighth death, not the first, so folks with only 24/48 hours to live may not be the best choice here. Credit for this pool's creation goes to GuyFromFuture, I am merely the host. The Official Rules: 1. Entrants will have 24 hours to submit an entry, declared in this thread, as opposed to by PM. 1 entry per person. 2. Entries open on 19th August 2024 at 00:00 BST. First come, first served. 3. No two players can pick the same person. 4a. Banned picks include death row inmates (unless sentenced to death after being picked), FFBI, people under the age of 18, and all of the usual no-go areas. Death row inmates, FFBI, people under the age of 18, etc. are eligible to enter as a participant, however. 4b. I am aware that some pools class supercentenarians as FFBI, because they are famous solely due to their age, but that is not the case in this pool, and so they are perfectly eligible to be picked. 5. The QO standards remain fairly low, as long as they are definitely dead, and an obituary, as opposed to a death notice or a social media post, has been published, the hit will be counted. The only exception to this rule is, like last time, legacy.com remains a non-QO source. 6. For legal reasons, killing your or others' picks to speed up the pace of the game or to win is not advised. 7a. Hit placement is determined by date of death, as opposed to date of death announcement. However, in the instance that two entries die on the day of the eighth death, whichever death is reported first shall be counted first. 7b. In the case that a specific date of death cannot be determined, the date said death is announced shall take its place. 7c. James C. Floyd Memorial Closing of a Loophole: If a date of death cannot be established, but it is clear that the person in question died before the start of the game, the pick is disqualified and will not count as one of the eight hits. If this is discovered within the first week of the competition, I will allow the player to choose a new candidate, but after this point no such opportunity will be available. If anyone has any suggestions for additions/amendments to the rules, please feel free to say so. The same goes for any questions, should they be prompted. Hall of Fame: 2022-2023: MortalCaso (Ted Kaczynski). 2023: Yvonne (Joss Ackland). 2023-2024: The Daredevil (Alain Delon). Credit for the logo goes to Perhaps. 14 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,134 Posted August 18 Masterlist: Summer in Transylvania: Indarjit Singh. Captain Hemlock: James Whale. Commtech Sio Bibble: Russell M. Nelson. Livingbygrace: Jane Morgan. Toast: Joanne Woodward. Ladyfiona: June Spencer. Hit #3 (8th November 2024). Wannamaker: Denis Law. Perhaps: Esther Rantzen. Trome: Gene Hackman. MortalCaso: Linda Nolan. Theoldlady: Violeta Chamorro. Death Impends: Stu Phillips. The Daredevil: Clint Eastwood. Tracy: Tippi Hedren. Superstar: Jake Garn. Polar Duck: Ted Turner. Chilean Way: Isabel Martinez de Peron. MariNisia: Dan Rather. Diego: Pope Francis. CaptainChorizo: Margaret Chant-Papandreou. Gcreptile: Jiro Ono. GuyFromFuture: Jimmy Carter. Bobytomi: Ilie Ciocan. Arghton: Count Ingolf of Rosenborg. Steve: Al Pacino. Bibliogryphon: Harald V of Norway. Book: Joan Plowright. The Immortal: Lill Droniak. ThereWillBeDeaths7: Buzz Aldrin. Time: Phyllida Law. YoungWillz: Bill Cosby. Funeralopolis: Johnnie Walker. Great Uncle Bulgaria: Tom Lehrer. YorkshireBanker: Rachel Oates. Spade_Cooley: George Chuvalo. Sodoffbaldrick: Dick Van Dyke. Grim Up North: Theo Burrell. TheKillingTime: Rena Rolska. Hit #1 (27th August 2024). Tango854: Albert II of Belgium. Clorox Bleachman: Noam Chomsky. Grimgrass: Yoko Ono. Nick: James Earl Jones. Hit #2 (9th September 2024). RoverAndOut: Edward, Duke of Kent. En Passant: Pete Murray. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,134 Posted August 18 I'll pick Indarjit Singh once again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 2,008 Posted August 18 Russell M Nelson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,063 Posted August 18 Joanne Woodward. She has to go some time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perhaps 1,422 Posted August 18 Denis Law Yikes! Beaten by mere seconds. Esther Rantzen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,280 Posted August 18 Violetta Chamorro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,942 Posted August 18 Stu Phillips (composer) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Daredevil 1,186 Posted August 18 Clint Eastwood Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,618 Posted August 18 1 minute ago, The Daredevil said: Clint Eastwood You sneaky devil! I almost went for another go with him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polar duck 775 Posted August 18 On 19/11/2023 at 18:12, polar duck said: Ted Turner Ted Turner (again) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilean way 1,875 Posted August 19 Isabel Perón again... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,970 Posted August 19 Margaret Chant-Papandreou Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,939 Posted August 19 Jiro Ono please 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
