machotrouts 899 Posted Thursday at 07:00 INVERSE DEAD POOL 2025 Welcome to the 14th edition of the Inverse Dead Pool, the nice dead pool where you don't want your picks to die. How to play I post a list of the year's 50 most popular Derby Dead Pool picks. From this list of 50, you must pick 25 people who you think will SURVIVE the year. The premise is to AVOID picking people who will die. Rank your picks – from least likely to die to most likely to die. You receive points according to their position on your team – 25 points if your #1 pick dies, 24 points if your #2 pick dies, and so on, down to 1 point if your #25 pick dies, and 0 points if anyone you haven't picked dies. You do NOT want points. The winner is the player with the fewest points at the end of the year. You may also appoint a substitute, or substitutes, in case any picks die before the submission deadline (or in case of errors on your team). If that happens, everyone in a lower position on your team moves up a place, and your top substitute is drafted in at #25. Once you have a team ready, post it in this thread. If an eligible pick dies during the submission period, then the 51st top DDP pick becomes eligible; if another dies, then the 52nd becomes eligible, etc. You may amend your team after posting it, as long as it's before the submission deadline – you might want to do this if, for example, the 51st name becomes eligible and you want to include them. If any names die during the last 48 hours of the submission period, the deadline will be slightly pushed back to give everyone time to respond. If you amend your team, make sure to post again in this thread to say what you've changed. Tie-break details If two or more players are tied for victory at the end of the year, the winner is whoever had the fewest points most recently (i.e. whoever had the most recent pick to die, or whoever ranked that pick higher if all tied players picked them, or whoever had the second most recent pick to die if those are the same, etc). If all tied players have the exact same hits in the exact same positions (or if they achieve a heretofore-unachieved perfect score of 0), the tie is not broken – all tied players share victory. Congratulations to our previous winners... 2024 The Immortal 4 points 2023 tracy 1 point 2022 YorkshireBanker 27 points 2021 BabyBlue 25 points 2020 The Quim Reaper 34 points 2019 drol 10 points 2018 machotrouts 17 points 2017 drol 25 points 2016 Pedro67 21 points 2015 Death Impends 15 points 2014 Bibliogryphon 10 points 2013 N/A 2012 Esturian Float 4 points 2011 Garn2 15 points Thank you to our previous hosts... 2018-2021 Death Impends 2014-2017 The Dead Cow 2011-2012 Spade_Cooley Links to previous Inverse Dead Pools... 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2012-2016, 2011 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machotrouts 899 Posted Thursday at 07:02 YOUR ELIGIBLE PICKS ARE HERE: Esther Rantzen James Whale Dick Van Dyke Steve McMichael Ian Smith Theo Burrell Nigel Starmer-Smith Bruce Willis Prunella Scales Michael Tilson Thomas Noam Chomsky Sophie Kinsella Yoko Ono David Attenborough Roberta Flack Mel Brooks Buzz Aldrin Clint Eastwood Eva Marie Saint Patrick Murray Joanne Woodward Harvey Weinstein Billy Connolly Stanley Baxter Donald Trump Chris Hoy Ludek Miklosko Nigel McCrery Ozzy Osbourne Joe Biden Pope Francis Willie Nelson King Charles III Andy Taylor Asma al-Assad Phil Collins Julie Goodyear Georg Koch Randy Moss Tippi Hedren Cleo Laine Craig Maxwell Stephen Darby Jose Mujica Rupert Murdoch Gene Hackman Kanya King William Shatner Robert Wagner Graham Caveney Eddie Jordan (NB: Graham Caveney and Eddie Jordan are tied in 50th place, so you have 51 names to pick from this year.) Submissions are open. Select and rank 25 of the above names to survive 2025, and post your teams in this thread. The deadline to submit a team is Thursday, February 6, 23.59 (GMT) – a little over a week from now. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machotrouts 899 Posted Thursday at 07:04 Additional notes: Jean-Marie Le Pen, Peter Yarrow, Black Bart, Linda Nolan, and Denis Law are also in this year's DDP top 50 – but as they've already died this month, they are not in play, because it would be weird to pick dead people for this pool. The above names are the top 50 (+1) still alive as of the Inverse Dead Pool starting line. The top name not currently in play, at #52, is Tom Baker. As there are already 51 names in play, he won't be subbed in unless 2 more of our eligible celebrities die during the submission period. 5 names from last year's Inverse Dead Pool have dropped out of the DDP top 50 (and out of our purview) without having died. Congratulations to the survivors: Dennis Skinner, Frank Caprio, Erik Jensen, Michael J. Fox, and Tim Bilton. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tracy 2,643 Posted Thursday at 08:31 Donald Trump Joe Biden Bruce Willis Chris Hoy King Charles III Andy Taylor Billy Connolly Eddie Jordan Pope Francis Phil Collins Ozzy Osbourne Dick van Dyke Julie Goodyear Harvey Weinstein David Attenborough James Whale Mel Brooks Robert Wagner William Shatner Rupert Murdoch Clint Eastwood Gene Hackman Willie Nelson Prunella Scales Eva Marie Saint sub: Asma al-Assad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,779 Posted Thursday at 08:44 1. Joe Biden 2. Chris Hoy 3. Charles III 4. Donald Trump 5. Phil Collins 6. Andy Taylor 7. Asma Al Assad 8. Ozzy Osborne 9. Billy Connolly 10. Clint Eastwood 11. Willie Nelson 12. William Shatner 13. Bruce Willis 14. Tippi Hedren 15. Dick Van Dyke 16. Esther Rantzen 17. James Whale 18. Pope Francis 19. David Attenborough 20. Rupert Murdoch 21. Robert Wagner 22. Eva Marie Saint 23. Mel Brooks 24. Roberta Flack 25. Buzz Aldrin Sub Prunella Scales Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 7,140 Posted Thursday at 08:50 1. Joe Biden 2. Chris Hoy 3. Donald Trump 4. Asma al-Assad 5. Pope Francis 6. Bruce Willis 7. King Charles III 8. Andy Taylor 9. William Shatner 10. Phil Collins 11. Stephen Darby 12. Robert Wagner 13. Ozzy Osbourne 14. Billy Connolly 15. Harvey Weinstein 16. Willie Nelson 17. Dick Van Dyke 18. Mel Brooks 19. Rupert Murdoch 20. Julie Goodyear 21. Randy Moss 22. Tippi Hedren 23. Eddie Jordan 24. Prunella Scales 25. Clint Eastwood sub Nigel McCrery Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,842 Posted Thursday at 09:03 Donald Trump Bruce Willis Brian Randy Moss Chris Hoy Ozzy Osbourne Phil Collins Billy Connolly Stephen Darby Pope Francis Andy Taylor Asma Al Assad Tippi Hedren Dirty Digger William Shatner Willie Nelson Robert Wagner Dick Van Dyke Mel Brooks Joe Biden Clint Eastwood Prunella Scales James Whale David Attenborough Harvey Weinstein Sub: Julie Goodyear Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,439 Posted Thursday at 09:13 9 minutes ago, En Passant said: Brian 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThereWillBeDeaths7 797 Posted Thursday at 10:13 1. Andy Taylor 2. Chris Hoy 3. Joe Biden 4. Donald Trump 5. King Charles III 6. Bruce Willis 7. William Shatner 8. Ozzy Osbourne 9. Robert Wagner 10. Mel Brooks 11. Asma al-Assad 12. Billy Connolly 13. Rupert Murdoch 14. Clint Eastwood 15. Buzz Aldrin 16. Phil Collins 17. Randy Moss 18. Pope Francis 19. Willie Nelson 20. Tippi Hedren 21. Patrick Murray 22. Michael Tilson Thomas 23. Joanne Woodward 24. Harvey Weinstein 25. Nigel McCrery sub: Stanley Baxter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingbygrace 599 Posted Thursday at 10:58 1.Donald Trump 2.William Shatner 3.Joe Biden 4.King Charles lll 5.Phil Collins 6.Ozzy Ozbourne 7.Dick Van Dyke 8.Pope Frances 9.Clint Eastwood 10..Robert Wagner 11.Gene Hackman 12.Rupert Murdoch 13.Yoko Ono 14.Bruce Willis 15.Mel Brooks 16.Buzz Aldrin 17.Willie Nelson 18.Chris Hoy 19.Randy Moss 20.Nigel McCreny 21..Bill Connolly 22.Andy Taylor 23.David Attenborough 24.Steven Darby 25.Asma Al Assad Sub Craig Maxwell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,763 Posted Thursday at 11:38 Have some of this! May all my non-picks quiver and all my picks quake! 1. Patrick Murray 2. Chris Hoy 3. Pope Francis 4. King Charles III 5. Michael Tilson Thomas 6. Andy Taylor 7. Phil Collins 8. Stephen Darby 9. Gene Hackman 10. Robert Wagner 11. Graham Caveney 12. Joe Biden 13. Ozzy Osbourne 14. Randy Moss 15. Julie Goodyear 16. Mel Brooks 17. William Shatner 18. Willie Nelson 19. Bruce Willis 20. Dick Van Dyke 21. Billy Connolly 22. Tippi Hedren 23. Stanley Baxter 24. Sophie Kinsella 25. Nigel McCrery Sub: Cleo Laine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,455 Posted Thursday at 12:01 Thanks for hosting. Here goes nowt again. 1.Ozzy Osbourne 2.Phil Collins 3.Billy Connolly 4.Joe Biden 5.Robert Wagner 6.Mel Brooks 7.Clint Eastwood 8.Donald Trump 9.Andy Taylor 10.Dick Van Dyke 11.Eva Marie Saint 12.Rupert Murdoch 13.Bruce Willis 14.William Shatner 15.Charles III 16.James Whale 17.Willie Nelson 18.Pope Francis 19.David Attenborough 20.Tippi Hedren 21.Nigel McCrery 22.Chris Hoy 23.Buzz Aldrin 24.Patrick Murray 25.Randy Moss Subs: Gene Hackman, Tom Baker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,155 Posted Thursday at 12:23 The perfect list. 1.William Shatner 2. Yoko Ono 3.Tippi Hedren 4. Harvey Weinstein 5. Joanne Woodward 6. Stanley Baxter 7. Eddie Jordan 8. Julie Goodyear 9. David Attenborough 10. Jose Mujica 11. Roberta Flack 12. Gene Hackman 13. Cleo Laine 14. Robert Wagner 15. Clint Eastwood 16. Ozzy Osbourne 17. Ludek Mikloko 18. Rupert Murdoch 19. Willie Nelson 20. Buzz Aldrin 21. Mel Brooks 22. Pope Francis 23. Bruce Willis. 24. Eva Saint Marie 25. Chris Hoy Last time 35th. Aiming for 34th. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Funeralopolis 285 Posted Thursday at 12:30 1. Donald Trump 2. Joe Biden 3. Phil Collins 4. Bruce Willis 5. Andy Taylor 6. Chris Hoy 7. King Charles III 8. Ozzy Osbourne 9. Billy Connolly 10. Pope Francis 11. William Shatner 12. Clint Eastwood 13. Eddie Jordan 14. Julie Goodyear 15. Mel Brooks 16. Robert Wagner 17. David Attenborough 18. Rupert Murdoch 19. Gene Hackman 20. Willie Nelson 21. Buzz Aldrin 22. Dick van Dyke 23. Yoko Ono 24. Asma al-Assad 25. James Whale SUB Prunella Scales Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YorkshireBanker 175 Posted Thursday at 12:38 1Phil Collins 2Harvey Weinstein 3Joe Biden 4Andy Taylor 5Billy Connolly 6Stephen Darby 7Esther Rantzen 8King Charles III 9William Shatner 10Dick Van Dyke 11Pope Francis 12 Eva Marie Saint 13Randy Moss 14Prunella Scales 15Bruce Willis 16Chris Hoy 17Mel Brooks 18James Whale 19Robert Wagner 20Rupert Murdoch 21Eddie Jordan 22Patrick Murray 23Donald Trump 24Roberta Flack 25Kanya King sub Ozzy Osbourne 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bobytomi 170 Posted Thursday at 14:18 1. Joe Biden 2. Donald Trump 3. Phil Collins 4. King Charles III 5. Ozzy Osbourne 6. Clint Eastwood 7. Andy Taylor 8. James Whale 9. Pope Francis 10. Bruce Willis 11. Michael Tilson Thomas 12. Robert Wagner 13. William Shatner 14. David Attenborough 15. Rupert Murdoch 16. Randy Moss 17. Hans Blix 18. Patrick Murray 19. Dick Van Dyke 20. Billy Connolly 21. Graham Caveney 22. Georg Koch 23. Sophie Kinsella 24. Eva Marie Saint 25. Willie Nelson Sub: Eddie Jordan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannamaker 1,537 Posted Thursday at 15:13 1 Andy Taylor 2 Joe Biden 3 Donald Trump 4 Phil Collins 5 Billy Connolly 6 King Charles III 7 Stephen Darby 8 Ozzy Osbourne 9 Randy Moss 10 Willie Nelson 11 Rupert Murdoch 12 Robert Wagner 13 Pope Francis 14 Chris Hoy 15 William Shatner 16 Bruce Willis 17 Patrick Murray 18 Clint Eastwood 19 Stanley Baxter 20 Nigel Starmer-Smith 21 Mel Brooks 22 Eddie Jordan 23 Kanya King 24 Harvey Weinstein 25 David Attenborough Sub: Michael Tilson Thomas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grimgrass 585 Posted Thursday at 16:10 Donald Trump Joe Biden Chris Hoy Bruce Willis King Charles III Billy Connolly Andy Taylor Ozzy Osbourne Robert Wagner William Shatner Clint Eastwood Pope Francis Phil Collins Willie Nelson Stephen Darby Tippi Hedren David Attenborough Rupert Murdoch Mel Brooks Dick Van Dyke Patrick Murray Kanya King Nigel McCrery Julie Goodyear James Whale Sub: Harvey Weinstein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 805 Posted Thursday at 17:09 1. Andy Taylor 2. Joe Biden 3. Donald Trump 4. Chris Hoy 5. Pope Francis 6. Kanye King 7. Billy Connolly 8. Bruce Willis 9. King Charles III 10. William Shatner 11. Robert Wagner 12. Clint Eastwood 13. Rupert Murdoch 14. Mel Brooks 15. Phil Collins 16. Randy Moss 17. Ozzy Osbourne 18. Stephen Darby 19. Graham Caveney 20. Nigel McCrery 21. Harvey Weinstein 22. Craig Maxwell 23. Julie Goodyear 24. Prunella Scales 25. Ludek Miklosko Sub: Yoko Ono Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LizLemon 74 Posted Thursday at 17:22 1- Joe Biden 2- Donald Trump 3- Bruce Willis 4- Charles III 5- Rupert Murdoch 6- Chris Hoy 7- Andy Taylor 8- Phil Collins 9- William Shatner 10- Billy Connolly 11- Ozzy Osbourne 12- Pope Francis 13- Eddie Jordan 14- Robert Wagner 15- David Attenborough 16- Mel Brooks 17- Clint Eastwood 18- Buzz Aldrin 19- Julie Goodyear 20- Randy Moss 21- Dick Van Dyke 22- Willie Nelson 23- Harvey Weinstein 24- Asma al-Assad 25- Prunella Scales Sub: Michael Tilson Thomas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dying Probably 667 Posted Thursday at 17:22 Asma al-Assad Chris Hoy Phil Collins Donald Trump Randy Moss Andy Taylor Bruce Willis Joe Biden King Charles III Ozzy Osbourne Billy Connolly Stanley Baxter Clint Eastwood William Shatner Mel Brooks Tippi Hedren Buzz Aldrin Nigel McCrery Willie Nelson Pope Francis Rupert Murdoch David Attenborough Robert Wagner Kanya King Yoko Ono SUB: Gene Hackman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,394 Posted Thursday at 17:32 Thank you, machotrouts. I will be playing and will post my team here over the next day or two. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 604 Posted Thursday at 19:03 1. Dick Van Dyke 2. Donald Trump 3. Joe Biden 4. Phil Collins 5. Pope Francis 6. Willie Nelson 7. David Attenborough 8. Ozzy Osbourne 9. Clint Eastwood 10. Gene Hackman 11. Prunella Scales 12. Andy Taylor 13. King Charles III 14. Billy Connolly 15. Asma Al-Assad 16. Robert Wagner 17. Eddie Jordan 18. Graham Caveney 19. Stephen Darby 20. William Shatner 21. Buzz Aldrin 22. Kanya King 23. Mel Brooks 24. Phil Collins 25. Julie Goodyear Sub: Michael Tilson Thomas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuffaloPhil 1,013 Posted Thursday at 19:34 1. Andy Taylor 2. Joe Biden 3. Donald Trump 4. Sir Chris Hoy 5. King Charles III 6. Harvey Weinstein 7. Ozzy Osbourne 8. Billy Connolly 9. Phil Collins 10. William Shatner 11. Clint Eastwood 12. Pope Francis 13. Julie Goodyear 14. Willie Nelson 15. Yoko Ono 16. Sophie Kinsella 17. Stephen Darby 18. Bruce Willis 19. Tippi Hedren 20. Eva Marie Saint 21. Robert Wagner 22. Michael Tilson Thomas 23. Randy Moss 24. Dick van Dyke 25. David Attenborough Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Insomnio 25 Posted yesterday at 00:04 1. Andy Taylor 2. Donald Trump 3. Joe Biden 4. Ozzy Osbourne 5. Chris Hoy 6. Dick Van Dyke 7. Bruce Willis 8. King Charles III 9. Phil Collins 10. William Shatner 11. Pope Francis 12. Clint Eastwood 13. James Whale 14. Stanley Baxter 15. Buzz Aldrin 16. David Attenborough 17. Sophie Kinsella 18. Harvey Weinstein 19. Mel Brooks 20. Eva Marie Saint 21. Gene Hackman 22. Rupert Murdoch 23. Willie Nelson 24. Robert Wagner 25. Theo Burrell Sub: TBA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
