livingbygrace 583 Posted January 2 On 31/12/2024 at 20:50, Summer in Transylvania said: In hindsight, remembering to add Chomsky to my team would have been brilliant. He is absolutely a goner this year, I thought I had included him. Good luck, all. Maybe you will be able to make it up with other people. I had the same thing happen to me with Crowd Source.. I somehow forgot, and did not realize I did not have Woodward, and I will be missing massive points being she was number 1. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,715 Posted January 2 13/50 Dick Van Dyke Pete Murray Ian Smith Esther Rantzen Nigel Starmer-Smith Stanley Baxter Noam Chomsky (Joker) Jean-Marie Le Pen 07.01.2025 Yoko Ono Prunella Scales David Attenborough Douglas Hurd Rupert Murdoch 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,780 Posted January 4 Dick Van Dyke Eva Maire Saint Pete Murray Ian Smith Esther Rantzen Nigel Starmer-Smith Linda Nolan Cleo Laine Jean-Marie Le Pen Sonny Rollins Yoko Ono Prunella Scales Joanne Woodward Jim Lovell Douglas Hurd Buzz Aldrin Frankie Valli 17/50 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,758 Posted January 4 Dennis Skinner Ian Smith Esther Rantzen Nigel Starmer-Smith Alan Greenspan Cleo Laine Noam Chomsky Jean Marie Le Pen Yoko Ono Prunella Scales Joanne Woodward Douglas Hurd Sonny Rollins Rex Williams Stuart Hall Fifteen hits is my prediction 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redrumours 877 Posted January 4 Ian Smith Esther Rantzen [JOKER] Cleo Laine Noam Chomsky Dennis Skinner Tippi Hedren Joanne Woodward Julie Goodyear Douglas Hurd Linda Nolan Sonny Rollins Jean Marie le Pen Imelda Marcos Yoko Ono Patricia Routledge Pete Murray BrIan Wilson David Attenborough 18/50 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wormfarmer 436 Posted January 5 (edited) 1 dick van dyke 2 Esther rantzen 3 Dennis skinner 4 Ian Smith - JOKER 5 Esther rantzen 6 Alan Greenspan 7 Linda Nolan 8 mel brooks 9 Stanley Baxter 10 sandy gall 11 noam Chomsky 12 yoko ono 13 Geoffrey boycott 14 Julie goodyear 15 prunella scales 16 David Attenborough 17 Joanne Woodward 18 buzz aldrin 19 Rupert Murdoch 20 Brian Wilson 21 asma al-assad 22 Stuart hall No sense in having Esther in there twice, it was supposed to be Eva Marie Saint .......That's 21/50. The dam is still ready to break. Edited January 9 by Wormfarmer removed the duplicate esther 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve 737 Posted January 5 Prediction 29/50 1) Pete Murray 2) Dennis Skinner 3) Ian Smith 4) Esther Rantzen 5) Nigel Starmer-Smith 6) Alan Greenspan 7) Cleo Laine 8) Stanley Baxter 9) Noam Chomsky 10) Sandy Gall 11) Jean-Marie Le Pen 12) Sonny Rollins (JOKER) 13) Tippi Hedren 14) John Williams 15) Yoko Ono 16) Len Deighton 17) Geoffrey Boycott 18) Julie Goodyear 19) Imelda Marcos 20) Prunella Scales 21) Gene Hackman 22) Joanne Woodward 23) Hans Blix 24) Douglas Hurd 25) Harvey Weinstein 26) Buzz Aldrin 27) Rex Williams 28) Asma al-Assad 29) Stuart Hall Being bold and optimistic for a new "smash it out of the park" record for the Official DeathList 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Grimace 388 Posted January 7 CLOSED FOR ENTRIES! The death of Jean -Marie Le Pen just announced ~10 minutes ago on the forum has triggered 'Der Kaiser' rule which states: 'The contest shall close on January 10 23:59 or at the time of the reported death of a pick on the forum, whichever comes first' Tabulation of team entries was scheduled for after the 10th, I'll see what's possible. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Grimace 388 Posted January 7 The list of team entries, in the order they have been recieved, either posted in this forum thread or by PM. All participants have had entries acknowledge by a 'Like' to their post or written message via PM. Nice total of 26, with 17 having entered within the first 24 hours! The List Summer in Transylvania arghton Fox B theoldlady trome The Daredevil LizLemon gcreptile Funeralopolis BuffaloPhil ladyfiona Sleepiestpeep Great Uncle Bulgaria Grimgrass diego Bendee87 DoorSlammer Clorox Bleachman chilean way livingbygrace Book The Old Crem Bibliogryphon Redrumours Wormfarmer Steve 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bendee87 29 Posted January 7 Just realised I haven't added a joker, is it too late? (Obviously for le pen it is ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Grimace 388 Posted January 7 6 hours ago, Bendee87 said: Just realised I haven't added a joker, is it too late? (Obviously for le pen it is ) @Bendee87 As your entry was in before closure, I'll allow it (I likely would have asked while entering teams). Please post it in reply to this message or yours. And as you've said, Le Pen is not possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,381 Posted January 7 Ahem... I'd like to raise my hand here, too... can I just take the first name on the list, i.e. Alan Greenspan? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bendee87 29 Posted January 7 8 minutes ago, Evil Grimace said: @Bendee87 As your entry was in before closure, I'll allow it (I likely would have asked while entering teams). Please post it in reply to this message or yours. And as you've said, Le Pen is not possible. Thank you, I'll go with Prunella Scales...as she's already my joker on our private pool. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bendee87 29 Posted January 7 6 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Ahem... I'd like to raise my hand here, too... can I just take the first name on the list, i.e. Alan Greenspan? Phew, I'm not alone! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Grimace 388 Posted January 7 @gcreptile and @Bendee87 - noted and accepted. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Etushispushingupdaisies 144 Posted January 10 Last minute entry 1. Dick Van Dyke 2. Eva Marie Saint 3. Pete Murray 4. Ian Smith 5. Esther Rantzen 6. Nigel Starmer-Smith 7. Stanley Baxter 8. Noam Chomsky (joker) 9. Sandy Gall 10. Sonny Rollins 11. Len Deighton 12. Julie Goodyear 13. Patricia Routledge 14. Prunella Scales 15. Joanne Woodward 16. Desmond Morris 17. Hans Blix 18. Douglas Hurd 19. Harvey Weinstein 20. Esme Al-Assad 21. Stuart Hall. 21 total 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell 1,341 Posted January 10 Eva Marie Saint Pete Murray Dennis Skinner Ian Smith Esther Rantzen Alan Greenspan Cleo Laine Stanley Baxter Noam Chomsky (Joker) Sandy Gall Sonny Rollins Yoko Ono Geoffrey Boycott Patricia Routledge Joanne Woodward Robert Wagner Hans Blix Douglas Hurd Rex Williams Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,337 Posted January 10 I’m pretty sure entries were closed when Le Pen died 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Grimace 388 Posted January 10 4 hours ago, Joey Russ said: I’m pretty sure entries were closed when Le Pen died Yes, @Joey Russ is correct. Le Pen's death triggered 'Der Kaiser' rule, so I cannot accept your late entries @Etushispushingupdaisies and @Hell. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Grimace 388 Posted Wednesday at 11:12 @The Old Crem and @Bibliogryphon - I need jokers from you both. Please reply to this message with your selection, keeping in mind that Le Pen is not a possible choice. For everyone else, team entry is ongoing, but as a sneak peak, virtually all teams have Le Pen so the first update will be uneventful. We have at least one Designated Survivor in Angie Dickinson so far. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,758 Posted Wednesday at 11:13 1 minute ago, Evil Grimace said: @The Old Crem and @Bibliogryphon - I need jokers from you both. Please reply to this message with your selection, keeping in mind that Le Pen is not a possible I will pick Cleo Laine 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,780 Posted Wednesday at 11:29 17 minutes ago, Evil Grimace said: @The Old Crem and @Bibliogryphon - I need jokers from you both. Please reply to this message with your selection, keeping in mind that Le Pen is not a possible choice. For everyone else, team entry is ongoing, but as a sneak peak, virtually all teams have Le Pen so the first update will be uneventful. We have at least one Designated Survivor in Angie Dickinson so far. I will pick Dick Van Dyke 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Grimace 388 Posted Wednesday at 13:42 Thankfully @Bibliogryphon and @The Old Crem those joker confirmations are in under the Linda Nolan wire. The 'worthless gremlin' @drol was only picked by a third of teams, but no jokers. The second update will change things up. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Grimace 388 Posted yesterday at 17:53 Statistics section updated with the full details and to the second hit (Nolan). Three updates to follow: 1) baseline points 2) Le Pen - the bookies favourite and a choice of 25 of 26 players, yet not jokered, so don't expect much change in the rankings 3) Nolan - a pick of 9 of 26 players, not jokered, should make some waves 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Grimace 388 Posted yesterday at 18:54 Baseline points Here are the baseline points for all runners. The following penalties are in place: incorrectly predicted (-1 for each 'hit') + (-2 out by 5 on total hits; applies to all runners at this point) + (-2 for having joker incorrect; applies to all runners at this point) = current score. For example @Bendee87 is at -15. Calculated = -1 * 11 hits + (-2) + (-2) = -11-2-2 = -15 Here's the starting ranks. Bendee87 -15 Book -17 BuffaloPhil -18 chilean way -18 arghton -19 Clorox Bleachman -19 Bibliogryphon -19 gcreptile -20 ladyfiona -20 Great Uncle Bulgaria -20 Fox B -21 The Daredevil -21 The Old Crem -21 Funeralopolis -22 livingbygrace -22 Redrumours -22 theoldlady -23 LizLemon -23 DoorSlammer -23 Summer in Transylvania -24 trome -24 Grimgrass -24 Sleepiestpeep -25 diego -25 Wormfarmer -25 Steve -33 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
