The Hare's Death Pool

[Joey Russ 7,229]

I think the record of 13 deaths will be broken by multiple people this year tbh, including myself (Booth, Bush, Downie are all certs and the others are mostly ill. In fact, I only think Carter and Odjick will definitely survive the year.). There's just too many good candidates on people's teams.

[ImNotHades 207]

On 5/20/2017 at 01:45, msc said:

Long way to go yet, could see the lead changing a number of times.

 

ImNotHades is favourite for me. They are waiting till Christmas for their entire team to die, imo.

Like usual  Santa will kill them to get me early win...BTW, Jacque Fresco is just the beginning, points please

[YoungWillz 21,076]

14 minutes ago, ImNotHades said:

Like usual  Santa will kill them to get me early win...BTW, Jacque Fresco is just the beginning, points please

Already awarded and will be included in the next leaderboard.

[YoungWillz 21,076]

Despite Gregg Allman's protestations that he is no angel, he is now and therefore current leader Joey Russ extends his lead with a unique hit.

[Joey Russ 7,229]

I reckon I'll probably be in the top 5 in the end, as I still see some hits that is yet to happen. But tbh, I'm surprised that I'm currently doing as well as I am at the moment, as it only took 5 minutes to make that list, and now 8 of them are dead by the end of May. I think this make the title harder to reach, but I think there will be some end of the year carkers on my team (Stefansson in particular). If my team does somehow win, it'll put a lot of pressure on the team I make next year for this dead pool (and it really is a fine dead pool). 

[YoungWillz 21,076]

The question really is do you want 8 hits in the first half of the year, or hope for 8+ hits in the second half?

 

Or in my case, 8 hits? Are you joking?

[Joey Russ 7,229]

Obviously more in the second half, which is why I mentioned it's harder to reach. But I can think of a couple of names that will probably die in the second half. 

[Zsa Zsa's leg 884]

On 5/20/2017 at 14:29, Joey Russ said:

I think the record of 13 deaths will be broken by multiple people this year tbh, including myself (Booth, Bush, Downie are all certs and the others are mostly ill. In fact, I only think Carter and Odjick will definitely survive the year.). There's just too many good candidates on people's teams.

Bush is in no way still a cert, he's still technically active and seems to be improving well. 

[Joey Russ 7,229]

36 minutes ago, Zsa Zsa's leg said:

Bush is in no way still a cert, he's still technically active and seems to be improving well. 

Not Bush necessarily, but a few others on my mind. 

[YoungWillz 21,076]

John Noakes has turned blue and is a hit for Shaun Of The Dead and The Unknown Man.

[YoungWillz 21,076]

gcreptile must be kicking himself for dropping Tankred Dorst this year. Oh well, Mach Schau...on we go...

[gcreptile 10,979]

Ah, you remember, sadly, so do I!

 

I knew I kept Joachim Kaiser but I wasn't sure about Dorst.

A german specialty pick, whom I chose because he looked really bad at some retrospective in late 2015. 

[YoungWillz 21,076]

Ninth Leaderboard 2017: (*=Joker) (June 2016 Comparison: DNE = Did Not Enter)

 

1st: JoeyRuss - 705 Points [8/25] (2016 - DNE)

(Snuka; *Wetton; Westhuizen; Langhorne; Morano; Pirsig; Bayldon; Allman)

 

2nd: Sir Creep - 443 Points [7/25] (2016 - 553 Points; [9/25])

(Soares; McGiffin; Wetton; Skellern; Morano; Lakovic; Carey)

 

3rd: gcreptile - 378 Points [7/25] (2016 - 218 Points; [6/25])

(Hollingworth; Youguang; Snuka; Mohren; Rockefeller; Morano; Kaiser)

 

4th: msc - 349 Points [8/25] (2016 - 274 Points; [5/25])

(Snuka; B. Simpson; McGill; Wetton; Coward; Skellern; Hewlett; Lakovic)

 

5th: Deathers - 272 Points [4/25] (2016 - DNE)

(Westhuizen; Kaufman; Berry; Morano)

 

=6th: Grim Up North - 259 Points [5/25] (2016 - DNE)

(Wetton; Westhuizen; Coward; Skellern; Morano)

 

=6th: Shaun Of The Dead - 259 Points [4/25] (2016 - 182 Points; [3/25])

(Hollingworth; Skellern; Kaufman; Noakes)

 

8th: Death Impends - 251 Points [7/25] (2016 - 316 Points; [5/25])

(Youguang; Nakamura; Hale; D. Carrington; Corey; Skellern; Rockefeller)

 

9th: The Dead Cow - 225 Points [5/25] (2016 - DNE)

(Sarstedt; D. Carrington; Westhuizen; Skellern; Morano)

 

10th: Rockhopper penguin - 223 Points [3/25] (2016 - DNE)

(Westhuizen; Berry; Dreyfus)

 

11th: Whoaml - 222 Points [5/25] (2016 - 520 Points; [5/25])

(Sarstedt; Hale; Westhuizen; Berry; Rockefeller)

 

12th: Toast - 213 Points [5/25] (2016 - 418 Points; [8/25])

(Sims; Westhuizen; Sumner; Coward; McGuinness)

 

13th: drol - 204 Points [4/25] (2016 - DNE)

(Soares; *Snuka; Bossom; Clifton James)

 

14th: Bibliogryphon - 195 Points [3/25] (2016 - 18 Points; [1/25])

(Dalyell; McCowen; *Freeman)

 

15th: RadGuy - 178 Points [4/25] (2016 - DNE)

(Snuka; Tyler-Moore; Westhuizen; Morano)

 

16th: The Unknown Man - 177 Points [2/25] (2016 - 516 Points; [6/25])

(Wetton; Noakes)

 

17th: YoungWillz - 157 Points [2/25] (2016 - 116 Points; [2/25])

(*Snuka; Bayldon)

 

18th: Captain Chorizo - 156 Points [3/25] (2016 - 373 Points; [7/25])

(Hollingworth; Suzuki; Morano)

 

19th: ImNotHades - 137 Points [1/25] (2016 - DNE)

(Fresco)

 

20th: JiroemonKimura - 123 Points [4/25] (2016 - 327 Points; [4/25])

(*Snuka; Cordero; Mohren; Skellern)

 

21st: Pedro67 - 122 Points [2/25] (2016 - DNE)

(Skellern; Walcott)

 

22nd: Rotten Ali - 54 Points [2/25] (2016 - 549 Points; [7/25])

(Hurt; Wetton)

 

23rd: Book - 31 Points [2/25] (2016 - 355 Points; [4/25])

(Sarstedt; Tyler-Moore)

 

24th: Widows Peak - 0 Points [0/25] (2016 - DNE)

[YoungWillz 21,076]

Well, how are you doing? The above leaderboard includes a comparison of those entrants from last year with their points and hits from a year ago according to the leaderboard posted at the beginning of June 2016.

 

Some have fewer hits and more points, some have more hits and fewer points, some are about the same - depends on the date of death of the chosen.

 

As we head towards the mid-point of the year, anyone could win. The points become chunkier, the hits more valuable, the positions change like the leaves on the trees as autumn comes.

 

Anyway, keep checking in and let me know if I've missed anyone. I'm not perfect you know, but I do try.

[Joey Russ 7,229]

The next half is definitely going to get very interesting. Wonder who'll get more than 13 hits? Any guesses?

[YoungWillz 21,076]

Right, a rolling hillside of teams knew that Peter Sallis would become Lost of the Summer Wine.

 

Joey Russ had him so maintains his lead with a shake up of the remaining places.

[YoungWillz 21,076]

Several teams have gone almost half the distance with Errol Christie.

 

Joey Russ in a surprising development threw in the towel on this one, thus allowing the chasing teams to beat the count and recover some ground.

[Joey Russ 7,229]

1 hour ago, YoungWillz said:

Several teams have gone almost half the distance with Errol Christie.

 

Joey Russ in a surprising development threw in the towel on this one, thus allowing the chasing teams to beat the count and recover some ground.

Tbf, I thought he was going to die earlier in the year...

[Grim Up North 3,727]

When/if an obit arrives I have Helen Fawkes.

 

Joey doesn't have her either.

[Joey Russ 7,229]

55 minutes ago, Grim Up North said:

When/if an obit arrives I have Helen Fawkes.

 

Joey doesn't have her either.

Yeah, you're the only one who had her at the moment though. I think I'm still in the lead even after Fawkes (for now), but I think the next hit you get that isn't shared will beat my current score. That is, if I don't get a hit before you, of course...

[Grim Up North 3,727]

Does this class as an obit?

https://tvnewsroom.site/news/bbc-journalist-helen-fawkes-died-173639/

[YoungWillz 21,076]

Just now, Grim Up North said:

Does this class as an obit?

https://tvnewsroom.site/news/bbc-journalist-helen-fawkes-died-173639/

Been considering it, however, without a confirmed date of death you are in trouble with that source. Don't worry, I'm sure the Mail, Mirror, or even the BBC will be along soon.

[msc 18,486]

I know it's 24/7 news these days, but there's no need to panic if an obit takes a day or two, people. Sky bloody acknowledged her health problems, she'll piss a QO within the week.

[YoungWillz 21,076]

Props to msc, Sir Creep and The Dead Cow who picked Van-Zandvliet.

 

The Dead Cow picks up a valuable Joker and the pack have tightened at the top.

[msc 18,486]

And you break the news to me, YW! Poor chap though: glioblastoma and pancreatic cancers (with others)? That's just a shit hand altogether.