Spade_Cooley 9,519 Posted February 13, 2012 Hey, we did it last year, we're doing it this year again because someone asked. I suck at keeping score but there you go. THE RULES At the bottom of this post is a list of the 50 most common DDP picks for 2012, with the exception of the now carked Ms James. What you have to do, either in these posts here or via private message, is list the 25 you think are most likely to live to see January 1, 2013. In order. If your 1 pick dies, you lose 25 points, if your #2 pick dies you lose 24, all the way down to a one point loss for the death of your 25th pick. Person who has the score closest to zero at the end of the year wins a significant cash sum/a two-line post on this forum. TEAMS DUE IN MIDNIGHT GMT FEBRUARY 21, 2012 Al Megrahi, Abdelbaset Al-Assad, Bashar Ali, Muhammad Attenborough, Dickie Biggs, Ronnie Borgnine, Ernest Brady, Ian Bush, Sr., George H. W. Castro, Fidel Chavez, Hugo de Havilland, Olivia Doherty, Pete Douglas, Kirk Douglas, Michael Dunn, Clive Forsyth , Bruce Franklin, Aretha Gabor, Zsa Zsa Gascoigne, Paul Gibb, Robin Graham, Rev Billy Hagman, Larry Hawking, Stephen Healey, Denis Hughes, Geoffrey Jaruzelski, General Wojciech Klugman, Jack Lee, Christopher Lewis, Jerry Lohan, Lindsay Lynn, Vera Mandela, Nelson Marshall, Penny Michael, George Moore, Patrick Mubarak, Hosni Mugabe, Robert Niemeyer, Oscar Prince Philip Reagan, Nancy Rooney, Mickey Shahmir, Yitzhak Sharon, Ariel Sheen, Charlie Stynes, Jim Sykes, Eric Thatcher, Margaret Wallach, Eli Williams, Andy Wing, Anna Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angryGreatness 96 Posted February 14, 2012 I'm in. 1) Michael Douglas 2) Aretha Franklin 3) Paul Gascoigne 4) George Michael 5) Lindsay Lohan 6) Charlie Sheen 7) Geoffrey Hughes 8) Pete Doherty 9) Fidel Castro 10) Ariel Sharon 11) Jack Klugman 12) Ian Brady 13) Penny Marshall 14) Larry Hagman 15) George H.W. Bush 16) Eric Sykes 17) Mickey Rooney 18) Bruce Forsyth 19) Clive Dunn 20) Ernest Borgnine 21) Robin Gibb 22) Denis Healey 23) Jerry Lewis 24) Sir Richard Attenborough 25) Nancy Reagan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,439 Posted February 14, 2012 I did dreadfully at this last year, so a rethink is on the cards... 1 Lindsay Lohan 2 Pete Doherty 3 Paul Gascoigne 4 Charlie Sheen 5 George Michael 6 Aretha Franklin 7 Michael Douglas 8 Margaret Thatcher 9 Prince Philip 10 Fidel Castro 11 Bruce Forsyth 12 Christopher Lee 13 Ian Brady 14 Ariel Sharon 15 Clive Dunn 16 Hugo Chavez 17 Stephen Hawking 18 Al Megrahi 19 Ronnie Biggs 20 Bashar AL Assad 21 George HW Bush 22 Patrick Moore 23 Nelson Mandela 24 Yitzhak Shamir 25 Ernest Borgnine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted February 14, 2012 I'm on it. Some clear low-hangers on there. Doubt anyone could pull off a clean sweep this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rotten Ali 600 Posted February 14, 2012 I'll be in to but I will need a few days to run all their numbers up to date. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,977 Posted February 14, 2012 1.Pete Doherty 2.George Michael 3.Charlie Sheen 4.Michael Douglas 5.Aretha Franklin 6.Paul Gascoigne 7.Ernest Borgnine 8.Fidel Castro 9.Bashar AL Assad 10.Mickey Rooney 11.Lindsay Lohan 12.Jerry Lewis 13.Bruce Forsyth 14.Christopher Lee 15.George HW Bush 16.Richard Attenborough 17.Margaret Thatcher 18.Prince Phillip 19.Ian Brady 20.Kirk Douglas 21.Hosni Mubarak 22.Eric Sykes 23.Billy Graham 24.Nelson Mandela 25.Clive Dunn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert Trautmann 58 Posted February 14, 2012 I'm in; also cheers for running this again SC! 1. Lindsay Lohan 2. Paul Gascoigne 3. Michael Douglas 4. Aretha Franklin 5. Pete Doherty 6. George Michael 7. Charlie Sheen 8. Larry Hagman 9. Vera Lynn 10. George H.W. Bush 11. Bruce Forsyth 12. Prince Philip 13. Mickey Rooney 14. Eli Wallach 15. Clive Dunn 16. Jack Klugman 17. Olivia de Havilland 18. Bashar al-Assad 19. Richard Attenborough 20. Denis Healey 21. Eric Sykes 22. Nancy Reagan 23. Christopher Lee 24. Anna Wing 25. Fidel Castro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,137 Posted February 14, 2012 Here's my fairly random assortment 25 To Stay Alive 1. Pete Doherty 2. Aretha Franklin 3. Paul Gascoigne 4. George Michael 5. Lindsay Lohan 6. Charlie Sheen 7. Bruce Forsyth 8. Vera Lynn 9. Robert Mugabe 10. Michael Douglas 11. Clive Dunn 12. Jerry Lewis 13. Ian Brady 14. Prince Philip 15. Bashar Al-Assad 16. Eli Wallach 17. George H. W. Bush 18. Jack Klugman 19. Christopher Lee 20. Ernest Borgnine 21. Nancy Reagan 22. Kirk Douglas 23. Patrick Moore 24. Ariel Sharon 25. Fidel Castro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,519 Posted February 14, 2012 And from your host... Sheen, Charlie Lohan, Lindsay Doherty, Pete Michael, George Gascoigne, Paul Franklin, Aretha Forsyth , Bruce Douglas, Michael Brady, Ian Chavez, Hugo Sykes, Eric Biggs, Ronnie Lewis, Jerry Moore, Patrick Reagan, Nancy Rooney, Mickey Borgnine, Ernest Attenborough, Dickie Al-Assad, Bashar Bush, Sr., George H. W. Sharon, Ariel Dunn, Clive Lynn, Vera Williams, Andy Prince Philip Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Estuarian Float 97 Posted February 14, 2012 1. George Michael 2. Lindsay Lohan 3. Paul Gascoigne 4. Aretha Franklin 5. Michael Douglas 6. Charlie Sheen 7. Vera Lynn 8. Robert Mugabe 9. Penny Marshall 10. Jerry Lewis 11. Pete Doherty 12. Mickey Rooney 13. Dickie Attenborough 14. Bruce Forsyth 15. George H. W. Bush 16. Bashar Al-Assad 17. Christopher Lee 18. Ronnie Biggs 19. Muhammad Ali 20. Jack Klugman 21. Kirk Douglas 22. Yitzhak Shahmir 23. Ian Brady 24. Olivia de Havilland 25. Nancy Reagan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tick Tock 2 Posted February 14, 2012 1. Michael, George 2. Doherty, Pete 3. Douglas, Michael 4. Gascoigne, Paul 5. Forsyth , Bruce 6. Lohan, Lindsay 7. Sheen, Charlie 8. Gibb, Robin 9. Attenborough, Dickie 10. Brady, Ian 11. Sykes, Eric 12. Williams, Andy 13. de Havilland, Olivia 14. Douglas, Kirk 15. Lynn, Vera 16. Dunn, Clive 17. Hagman, Larry 18. Klugman, Jack 19. Mandela, Nelson 20. Mugabe, Robert 21. Reagan, Nancy 22. Shahmir, Yitzhak 23. Rooney, Mickey 24. Sharon, Ariel 25. Borgnine, Ernest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 584 Posted February 15, 2012 Count Me in. 1. Fidel Castro 2. Ernest Borgnine 3. Wojciech Jaruzelski 4. Yitzhak Shamir 5. Ariel Sharon 6. Penny Marshall 7. Andy Williams 8. Margaret Thatcher 9. Robin Gibb 10. Nelson Mandela 11. Abdelbaset Al-Megrahi 12. Geoffrey Hughes 13. Rev. Billy Graham 14. Robert Mugabe 15. Hosni Mubarak 16. Oscar Niemeyer 17. Zsa Zsa Gabor 18. Michael Douglas 19. Kirk Douglas 20. Aretha Franklin 21. Jim Stynes 22. Olivia de Havilland 23. Muhummad Ali 24. Ronnie Biggs 25. Eric Sykes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garn2 34 Posted February 16, 2012 I think last year was a fluke... Sheen, Charlie Bush, Sr., George H. W. Doherty, Pete Douglas, Michael Forsyth, Bruce Lohan, Lindsay Gascoigne, Paul Al-Assad, Bashar Michael, George Borgnine, Ernest Prince Philip Dunn, Clive Brady, Ian Franklin, Aretha Lynn, Vera Reagan, Nancy Rooney, Mickey Douglas, Kirk Sykes, Eric Moore, Patrick Wallach, Eli Klugman, Jack Lewis, Jerry Castro, Fidel de Havilland, Olivia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted February 17, 2012 Good list, mind, definite deaths on there and lots of them hard to call. The only safe prediction is that the eventual winner will have to honestly claim luck played a part in their victory. 1.Michael, George 2.Doherty, Pete 3.Lohan, Lindsay 4.Prince Philip 5.Gascoigne, Paul 6.Dunn, Clive 7.Ali, Muhammad 8.Forsyth , Bruce 9. Charlie Sheen 10. Vera Lynn 11. Eric Sykes 12. Bush, Sr., George H. W. 13. Fidel Castro 14. Larry Hagman 15. Michael Douglas 16. Ian Brady 17. Hugo Chavez 18. Christopher Lee 19. Stephen Hawking 20. Dickie Attenborough 21. Eric Sykes 22. Andy Williams 23. Jack Klugman 24. Al-Assad, Bashar 25. Robin Gibb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
our Sydney 11 Posted February 17, 2012 OK this looks like a an interesting challange, I should be very bad at this as I have done very little research. 1Dunn, Clive 2 Doherty, Pete 3 Lohan, Lindsay 4 Brady, Ian 5 Michael, George 6 Sheen, Charlie 7 Chavez, Hugo 8 Ali, Muhammad 9 Mubarak, Hosni 10 Forsyth , Bruce 11 Franklin, Aretha 12 Lynn, Vera 13 Gibb, Robin 14 Hagman, Larry 15 Hawking, Stephen 16 Attenborough, Dickie 17 Gascoigne, Paul 18 Bush, Sr., George H. W. 19 Borgnine, Ernest 20 Niemeyer, Oscar 21 Rooney, Mickey 22 Williams, Andy 23 Sykes, Eric 24 Wallach, Eli 25 Castro, Fidel I think this is a good order, bases on how frail I think they are and how good medical care they are likley to get! Best regards Syd Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rotten Ali 600 Posted February 19, 2012 Just looking at this list does not fill me with any confidence... 1. Christopher Lee 2. Clive Dunn 3. Dame Vera Lynn 4. Eli Wallach 5. Charlie Sheen 6. George Michael 7. Bruce Forsyth 8. Mickey Rooney 9. Pete Doherty 10. Lindsay Lohan 11. Paul Gascoigne 12. Ernest Borgnine 13. Jack Klugman 14. Prince Phillip 15. Michael Douglas 16. Eric Sykes 17. Anna Wing 18. Denis Healey 19. Sir Richard Attenborough 20. Bashir Al Assad 21. Larry Hagman 22. Muhammad Ali 23. Ian Brady 24. Oscar Niemeyer 25. Olivia de Haviland Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sympathyforthedevil 11 Posted February 19, 2012 1. Clive Dunn 2. Charlie Sheen 3. Pete Doherty 4. Paul Gascoigne 5. Lindsay Lohan 6. Ian Brady 7. George Michael 8. Michael Douglas 9. Bruce Forsyth 10. Larry Hagman 11. Geoffrey Hughes 12. George H.W. Bush 13. Andy Williams 14. Christopher Lee 15. Penny Marshall 16. Jerry Lewis 17. Jim Stynes 18. Prince Philip 19. Nelson Mandela 20. Dickie Attenborough 21. Eric Sykes 22. Fidel Castro 23. Ariel Sharon 24. General Wojciech Jaruzelski 25. Patrick Moore Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sympathyforthedevil 11 Posted February 19, 2012 Good list, mind, definite deaths on there and lots of them hard to call. The only safe prediction is that the eventual winner will have to honestly claim luck played a part in their victory. 1.Michael, George 2.Doherty, Pete 3.Lohan, Lindsay 4.Prince Philip 5.Gascoigne, Paul 6.Dunn, Clive 7.Ali, Muhammad 8.Forsyth , Bruce 9. Charlie Sheen 10. Vera Lynn 11. Eric Sykes 12. Bush, Sr., George H. W. 13. Fidel Castro 14. Larry Hagman 15. Michael Douglas 16. Ian Brady 17. Hugo Chavez 18. Christopher Lee 19. Stephen Hawking 20. Dickie Attenborough 21. Eric Sykes 22. Andy Williams 23. Jack Klugman 24. Al-Assad, Bashar 25. Robin Gibb You put Eric Sykes twice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sympathyforthedevil 11 Posted February 19, 2012 LOL - everyone except Zsa Zsa has been picked by at least 2 people. Why do I get the impression she will have the last laugh again? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,519 Posted February 22, 2012 OK, teams in, I'll get some stats up at the weekend. maryport, you picked Eric Sykes twice, we're gonna need a replacement up in here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rotten Ali 600 Posted March 19, 2012 First death and did Maryport got that replacement done in time? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,519 Posted March 19, 2012 Nope, so in a controversial decision I'm just going to bump his remaining players up one and have him start with a field of 24. Harsh but fair. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,519 Posted March 19, 2012 So yep, Jim Stynes is the first of the inverse applicable to drop this year. Most of us had steered well clear of him, but two optimists shoved him in their squad and get the ignominy of being the only points scorers at this time of the year. The Unknown Man -5 Sympathy for the Devil -9 Everything else is still on 0. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted March 20, 2012 Sorry, #21 = Jerry Lewis, if it's still applicable and I'm not ruled out for late entry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
our Sydney 11 Posted March 20, 2012 Gosh I'm in the lead (jointly) not often I'm in the lead in any form of competition, I like this game Best regards Syd Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
