Derby Dead Pool 2025

[maryportfuncity 10,753]

On 30/11/2024 at 21:27, Death Impends said:

You read that right. 30 years of the DDP. A mighty milestone few could've envisioned when it was a local 90s affair that had its own trophy. 2024, despite an overall hits tally on track to break the record, felt fairly arid on the headliner and competitive fronts, perhaps portending a mighty 2025 enema. Whatever happens, @time, @Banana and I are once again here to guide you through it...

 

 

Dear Jimmy - either die in the next week, or go all the way to- wait, I wrote this before...

 

THE RULES are near exactly what they were last time, with the only edits done being updating all instances of 2023/2024 to 2024/2025, and changing The Times' URL from .co.uk to .com.

 

IMPORTANT REMINDER:

 

The spreadsheet method of entry that began in 2021 remains in service. The 2025 spreadsheet, identical to the 2024 one in all but filename, can be found here. It is heavily recommended to use the spreadsheet as means of entry to reduce Banana's workload as much as possible.

 

If you are absolutely unable to work with the Excel spreadsheet, still make sure to recheck GUN's DDP entry guide thread from 2020 to make the formatting of your email as smooth as possible.

 

 

Managing this inconsideration on a minor scale is enough grief

 

@Death Impends, I feel your pain and salute your efforts

 

[Death Impends 8,163]

2 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said:

 

 

Managing this inconsideration on a minor scale is enough grief

 

@Death Impends, I feel your pain and salute your efforts

 

 

Admittedly the full DDP respects should go to Banana as he's doing the team entry

 

My DDP headache is hurriedly replacing a lot of "Jimmy Carter survived FFS" jokes from my year in review which is a bit smaller a workload!

[YoungWillz 21,449]

My condolences Banana!

 

I wish you the very best in excising Carter from the submitted teams (mine included) and moving subs into position. All I can add is that my Poker game has been updated for which I am very glad, I don't think there was a more popular pick there.

[Lard Bazaar 3,820]

As per every year, my winning team has just been submitted so no point anyone else bothering  

 

As some others, I didn’t receive an invite email as a previous entrant either, so I’m hoping the entry reaches the right parts! 
 

Good luck everyone!

[drunkasaskunk 207]

Wouldn't it be fun if Ether Rantzen and James Whale died in a head on car crash tomorrow?

 

Only asking !!!  

[Clorox Bleachman 2,526]

18 minutes ago, drunkasaskunk said:

Wouldn't it be fun if Ether Rantzen and James Whale died in a head on car crash tomorrow?

 

Only asking !!!  

And if a Dennis Skinner bus crashes into us / And if a Ted Turner truck kills the both of us...

[Salmon Mousse 477]

Was fully set on retiring as I've not the time or desire I once had to research and also have zero clue what constitutes celebrity status in the UK in 2025 but decided to slap together a team for this game alone.  It has been emailed and may or may not have a full slate of celebrities (a couple might be rejected but who knows).

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,440]

24 minutes ago, Salmon Mousse said:

Was fully set on retiring as I've not the time or desire I once had to research and also have zero clue what constitutes celebrity status in the UK in 2025 but decided to slap together a team for this game alone.  It has been emailed and may or may not have a full slate of celebrities (a couple might be rejected but who knows).

Good luck 

[Joey Russ 7,303]

I’m in. Decided to give Rick Davies a permanent promotion on my team because I really don’t care as much of being super competitive anymore

[Eesti 158]

10 minutes ago, Joey Russ said:

I’m in. Decided to give Rick Davies a permanent promotion on my team because I really don’t care as much of being super competitive anymore

 

What has been your DDP team name?

[The Old Crem 3,699]

Teams submitted.

[msc 18,662]

Pan Breed is in for the 14th year. Can't tinker with the team sheet now....tempted as I may be.

 

Only four of my survivors made it onto the 2025 team.

[jondarru 36]

Please make an entrance for 2025 to Eva Marie Saint (4 July 1924)

[Joey Russ 7,303]

My uninspired lineup for the DDP 2025:

 

1. Peter Yarrow (joker)

2. Black Bart

3. Michael Bolton

4. Theo Burrell

5. Frank Caprio

6. Rick Davies

7. Danny Estrin

8. Roberta Flack

9. Charly Garcia

10. Sophie Kinsella 

11. Jean Marie Le Pen

12. Craig Maxwell

13. Mitch McConnell 

14. Nigel McCrey

15. Steve McMichael

16. Jose Mujica

17. Esther Rantzen 

18. Ian Smith

19. Michael Tilson Thomas

20. Harvey Weinstein

[Dying Probably 640]

My 2025 main team, prepared to absolutely choke and have about 10 of them say they're fine within the first month.

1. Denis Law
2. Dick Van Dyke
3. Dragoljub Mićunović
4. Esther Rantzen
5. Edwin Meese
6. Eva Marie Saint
7. Gene Hackman
8. Guillermo Rodríguez
9. Hamako Mori
10. Ian Sinclair
11. Imelda Marcos
12. Jacqueline White
13. Jean-Marie Le Pen
14. Kay Granger [JOKER]
15. Noam Chomsky
16. Noddy Holder
17. Pope Francis
18. Prunella Scales
19. Tom Lehrer
20. Valentina Tereshkova

The theme team (OAPs) and cobbled together mess of a team are also in.

[Perhaps 1,488]

Made a brave and bold move of jokering Joe Doering for my main DDP team this year. The radio silence since his brain cancer returned seems rather ominous. Couldn’t bring myself to joker an 80+ year old, as tempting as it was. 

 

Let’s see if that decision bites me in the ass. 

[Going Underground 74]

Submitted my team with Johnnie Walker literally 10 mins ago then the news broke of his passing.

 

Poor Johnnie but annoyed me.

[Azrael 101]

13 minutes ago, Going Underground said:

Submitted my team with Johnnie Walker literally 10 mins ago then the news broke of his passing.

 

Poor Johnnie but annoyed me.

You're not the only one if it makes you feel any better (okay, I submitted mine about an hour ago), but had Johnnie Walker as my joker, and had literally just submitted my Shadow List team with him I when I saw the news 

[ladyfiona 2,713]

I've just realised I had Jimmy Carter as my Joker in one of the DDP lists of mine. Do I need to message them with another one?

[Youth in Asia 1,094]

So Johnnie Walker was my first reserve lined up to replace Carter. Now what?

[Nick 48]

I felt so smart for waiting until the 31st to submit after what happened with Jimmy Carter, then Johnnie Walker had to go and die 10 minutes after I sent my entry in. Here's the list I've settled on, good luck to everyone else!

 

Black Bart
Cecile Richards
David Attenborough
Dick Van Dyke
Esther Rantzen
Harvey Weinstein
Ian Smith
Joanne Woodward
Jose Mujica
King Charles III
Michael Tilson Thomas
Noam Chomsky
Peter Yarrow
Pope Francis
Randy Moss
Roberta Flack
Sophie Kinsella
Steve McMichael
Theo Burrell (joker)
Yoko Ono

[Torva Messor 285]

My three teams are in, and none required last-minute substitutions.

[Spade_Cooley 9,675]

Team in. It's not a winner this year.

[John John 8]

Smart Beta in for '25 after likely falling short with no Laukkanen QO in sight.

[JQW 293]

I'm probably the only entrant to be spending at least some of this evening in the same pub as their joker.