Wormfarmer 424 Posted August 21 Report post Posted August 14, 2023 (edited) RULES: The competition will start 10 SEPTEMBER 2024 (all lists must be posted or sent in to me by 11:59pm (GMT) Sep 9) and scoring will end Aug 31, 2025. Submit a list of 26 people. The first name OR last name of the first person must begin with an A. Second person with a B. You get the idea. No joker. Please use this format A - Alan Arkin B - Harry Belafonte C - Clark Gable etc . . . . . Obit sources include those used by the Windy City Deadpool (Derby Dead Pool, plus for North America The NY Times, LA Times, CBS News, Fox News and MSN). Also acceptable: CNN, ABC, NBC, Rolling Stone and Time. Due to the large number of names possible, and because the more tenacious of you can find the folk on the very fringes of celebrity, please police your own obits and notify via post on this thread. NEW: This will be a self scoring pool. I will maintain a hits list and standings table and be responsible for double checking lists that are in contention for victory toward the end of the game. You do not have to update your score after every hit, but every few months would be nice to keep the standings somewhat accurate and interesting. SCORING: A hit using the first name (letters except as below) - 1 point A hit using the last name (letters except as below) - 2 points A hit with the first name at (A, E, I, O, U, Y) - 2 points A hit with the last name at (A, E, I, O, U, Y) - 3 points A hit with the first OR last name at (Q, X, Z) - 4 points A hit with an alliterative name scores the points for both first and last names as specified above (so an alliterative at the A spot would be worth 5 points, the B spot would be worth 3 points, the Q spot would be worth 8 points) NAMES: General titles such as Queen/Pope/Prince, etc. are NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE for scoring at that letter. Single names submitted (Cher, Madonna, Pele) will be treated as first names. I prefer to see real names used (e.g. Richard Penniman instead of Little Richard). No animals, due to the ease of earning the WS bonus. BONUSES: Whippersnapper Bonus (WS): dies at age 75 or younger = 2 points (if there is substantial ambiguity or birth year is unknown, no bonus will be awarded) NEW: No solo or duo bonuses will be awarded this year to make self scoring simpler. Solos = 3 points Duos = 1 point Vowel Movement Bonus (VMB): hit your names at all five vowel spots (A, E, I, O, U) = 5 points OR hit any four of your vowels + your name at the letter Y = 3 points NOTE: Do not try to score this bonus with a single hit by picking a name with all five vowels in it. That ship has sailed! You must hit 5 names at all the vowel spots (or Y) to get the bonus! Late Bloomer Bonus (LBB): If a single player is left without a hit, that player will automatically earn 20 points! This is a backdoor way for someone to potentially go from the cellar right into the thick of things. 20 points is not likely to win the game, but it is certainly a nice place to work for the come from behind win while also having a full list of 26 names left to score. Scoring Example: if someone gets a hit with 71 year old Zadora Zephyr, the score would be 8 + 2 (WS) = 10 pts TIES: Will be broken by the date the final score is reached. That is, if three folks end up with 48 points, the person that got to 48 on the earliest date will be the winner. This was a pivotal rule one year! SUBS: Please check your list at the start of the game to make sure all names are still alive. I will allow a sub for that letter, but it can't be someone who is new to the DP radar since the game started. That means no one who is diagnosed with cancer/has an accident after your original submission. Enjoy! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wormfarmer 424 Posted August 21 reserved for entry list, hit list and or standings table Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wormfarmer 424 Posted August 21 reserved for notes, comments, points of interest or dreck My list has been PM'd to theoldlady for safe keeping until game time! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingbygrace 222 Posted August 21 A-Alfonso Arau B-Bonnie Bartlett C-Jimmy Carter D-William Daniels E-Paule Emanuele F-Robert Fuller G-Joel Grey H-Earl Holliman I-Robert Ito J-Jackie Joseph K-Kris Kristofferson L-Betty Linde M-Steve McMichael N-Willie Nelson O-Alan Oppenheimer P-Pricilla Pointer Q-Quincy Jones R-Robert Redford S-Ray Stewart T-Tom Troupe U-Ursula Andress V-Mamie VanDuren W-John Williams X-Xaviera Hollander Y-Kim Yaroshevskaya Z-Joyce Ziske Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 1,843 Posted August 21 PM'd will put the team here when the game starts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingbygrace 222 Posted August 21 @Commtech Sio Bibble Can not believe you got your team in already. I do not know if some of my picks may die in the next 20 days and don't feel like having the headache of bothering @Wormfarmer with having to PM him subs. Not to mention I am constantly changing my mind and second guessing my choices. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 1,843 Posted August 21 Just now, livingbygrace said: @Commtech Sio Bibble Can not believe you got your team in already. I do not know if some of my picks may die in the next 20 days and don't feel like having the headache of bothering @Wormfarmer with having to PM him subs. Not to mention I am constantly changing my mind and second guessing my choices. I always get teams in for games ASAP, and I know it can be annoying. But if I didn't it would irritate me and I'd be scared I'd forget and could cause problems with my anxiety. It is what works best for me and I apologise if it irks others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingbygrace 222 Posted August 21 3 minutes ago, Commtech Sio Bibble said: I always get teams in for games ASAP, and I know it can be annoying. But if I didn't it would irritate me and I'd be scared I'd forget and could cause problems with my anxiety. It is what works best for me and I apologise if it irks others. Oh not bothersome to me at all. If anything I am impressed 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,731 Posted August 21 I'll be leaving for a trip until the end of the month (Belgium), but I should be able to get a team in, so thanks for delaying the start. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,925 Posted August 21 Just now, gcreptile said: I'll be leaving for a trip until the end of the month (Belgium), but I should be able to get a team in, so thanks for delaying the start. When you travel, have a good trip and enjoy it, even if it's for work. I'm going to play too, I'll send the names closer to the start of the game 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,191 Posted August 21 I will PM it soon and will put the team here when the game starts. @Wormfarmer: I have now PMed my list. Thanks for doing this game again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,455 Posted August 21 My list: A – Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Al Saud being surname) B – Bruce Willis (actor) C – Jimmy Carter (president) D – David Attenborough E – Michael Eavis (Glastonbury founder) F – Franklin B. Zimmerman (conductor) G - Patricia Greene (Voice Actress) H - Helen Gallagher (actress) I – Ida Vitale (poet) J - James Carter Cathcart (voice actor) K - Khamtai Siphandon (politician) L – Liza Minnelli M - Mahathir Mohamad N - Noam Chomsky O – Ozzy Osbourne P – Priscilla Pointer (actress) Q - Marita Camacho Quirós (first lady) R – Esther Rantzen S – June Spencer (actress) T – Linda Tirado (writer) U - Ulla Orring (Swedish Politician) V – Vanessa Redgrave W – Willie Nelson X – Wang Xiji (engineer) Y – Yoko Ono Z - Khaleda Zia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,440 Posted August 21 18 hours ago, Wormfarmer said: /snip NEW: No solo or duo bonuses will be awarded this year to make self scoring simpler. Solos = 3 points Duos = 1 point /snip Scoring Example: if someone gets a solo hit with 71 year old Zadora Zephyr, the score would be 8 + 2 (WS) + 3 (solo) = 13 Ahem... No solo points.... I'll probably give it another go, most of my original team is still standing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bobytomi 24 Posted August 21 ok I'll join, my team: A - Alan Greenspan B - Stanley Baxter C - Noam Chomsky D - Dennis Skinner E - Esther Rantzen F - Fauja Singh G - Jane Goodall H - Rosemary Harris I - Eric Idle J - Joanne Woodward K - Ethel Kennedy L - Lee Meriwether M - Tomiichi Murayama N - Nigel Starmer-Smith O - Marcel Ophuls P - Jordi Pujol Q - Quincy Jones R - Raul Castro S - Steve McMichael T - Olav Thon U - Bob Uecker V - Anne Vernon W - Woody Woodbury X - Alex Xydias Y - Yoko Ono Z - Zoya Boguslavskaya 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yvonne 339 Posted August 22 Thank you for hosting this and good luck everyone A - David Attenborough B - Stanley Baxter C - Iris Cummings D - Caren Marsh Doll E - Barbara Eden F - Elizabeth Francis G - Lee Grant H - Stuart Hall I - James Ivory J - James Earl Jones K - Agnes Keleti L - Beatrice Lumpkin M - Imelda Marcos N - Frederick Nicholas O - Yoko Ono P - Song Ping Q - Marita Camacho Quiros R - Patricia Routledge S - Dennis Skinner T - Olav Thon U - Ilhan Usmanbas V - Dick van Dyke W - Jacqueline White X - wang Xij Y - Arnold Yarrow Z - Aleksandr Zatespin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,455 Posted August 26 I should have waited before messaging @Wormfarmer because I listed Sven-Göran Eriksson, lol. Back to the drawing board. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingbygrace 222 Posted August 26 5 minutes ago, ladyfiona said: I should have waited before messaging @Wormfarmer because I listed Sven-Göran Eriksson, lol. Back to the drawing board. I am sure a good portion of us were going to have him on our list. Don't feel too bad Lady, w all have to find our sub now regardless if we did or did not turn in our list 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bobytomi 24 Posted August 26 On 8/21/2024 at 3:47 PM, Bobytomi said: ok I'll join, my team: A - Alan Greenspan B - Stanley Baxter C - Noam Chomsky D - Dennis Skinner E - Esther Rantzen F - Fauja Singh G - Jane Goodall H - Rosemary Harris I - Eric Idle J - Joanne Woodward K - Ethel Kennedy L - Lee Meriwether M - Tomiichi Murayama N - Nigel Starmer-Smith O - Marcel Ophuls P - Jordi Pujol Q - Quincy Jones R - Raul Castro S - Steve McMichael T - Olav Thon U - Bob Uecker V - Anne Vernon W - Woody Woodbury X - Alex Xydias Y - Yoko Ono Z - Zoya Boguslavskaya Alex Xydias passed away, I will make the replacement 1 day before this game starts in case more people on my team die. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,249 Posted September 1 A -David Attenborough B - Stanley Baxter C - Jimmy Carter D- Dion DiMucci (sang 'the wanderer') E- Esther Rantzen F-Roberta Flack G - Gary Glitter H - Douglas Hurd I - Ion Iliescu J - Jill St John K - Kiri te Kanawa ( opera singer) L - Tom Lehrer M - Cynthia Morey (opera singer, actress and author) N - Linda Nolan O - Ove Fundin (5 x world speedway champion) P - Pete Murray Q - Eve Queler (US conductor) R - Ruggero Raimondi (opera singer) S - Nigel Starmer-Smith T - Tony Thorpe (ex Rubettes) U - Uri Geller V - Vanessa Redgrave W - Joanne Woodward X - Bao Xishun Y - Yoko Ono Z - Zandra Rhodes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YorkshireBanker 166 Posted September 3 A Amos,John B Barton,Margaret C Carlson,Dick D Dickson,Anne E EDP445(Obese Youtuber) F Fraser,Antonia G Graham,Caroline(Writer) H Holder,Ram John I Ion Illescu J Jackson,Victoria K Kooymans,George L Linda Nolan M Meriwether,Lee N Nanette Newman O O'Hara,Mary P Packwood,Bob Q Quiros, Marita del Carmen Camacho R Rock,Dickie S Spears,Britney T Taverne,Dick U Ullmann,Liv V Vanoni,Ornella W Walker,Johnnie X Xavier Darcos Y Yarrow,Arnold Z Zia,Khaleda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Father Brown 193 Posted Thursday at 16:02 Good luck everyone A - David Attenborough B - Brian Blessed C - Jimmy Carter D - Dennis Skinner E - Esther Rantzen F - Roberta Flack G - Alan Greenspan H - Jack Hanna I - Ion Iliescu J - June Spencer K - Ethel Kennedy L - Linda Nolan M - Pete Murray N - Noam Chomsky O - Ozzy Osbourne P - Leontyne Price Q - Quincy Jones R - Ruth Buzzi S - Nigel Starmer-Smith T - Tippi Hedren U - Bob Uecker V - Frankie Valli W - William Labov X - Xi Jinping Y - Yoko Ono Z - Khaleda Zia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuffaloPhil 861 Posted Thursday at 19:53 A - Alda, Alan B - Baker, Anne C - Caprio, Frank D - Dunagan, Donnie E - Esaki, Leo F - Flack, Roberta G - Gleason, Steve H - Hemingway, John I - Itooka, Tomiko J - Jensen, Erik K - Koch, Georg L - Leuchtenburg, William M - McMichael, Steve N - Nolan, Linda O - Osbourne, Ozzy P - Plowright, Joan Q - Queiros, Marita Camacho R - Rohmer, Richard S - Starmer-Smith, Nigel T - Tirado, Linda U - Ali Isani, Usman V - Van Dyke, Dick W - Walker, Johnnie X - Xavier, Llewellyn Y - Yunos, Jamal Z - Zeman, Milos 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,333 Posted 10 hours ago Paul Goldsmith was on my list. A few days too early 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LizLemon 59 Posted 6 hours ago A- Rachel Ames B- Ruth Buzzi C- Jimmy Carter D- Kitty Dukakis E- Edith Eger F- Roberta Flack G- Steve Gleason H- Jack Hanna I- Ion Iliescu J- Victoria Jackson K- Kris Kristofferson L- Judy Loe M- Steve McMichael N- Linda Nolan O- Yoko Ono P- Leontyne Price Q- Quincy Jones R- Esther Rantzen S- Eva Marie Saint T- Michael Tilson Thomas U- Bob Uecker V- Dick Van Dyke W- Joanne Woodward X- Qi Xin Y- Arnold Yarrow Z- Khaleda Zia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
