Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 28, 2018 20 minutes ago, Deathray said: Is that team and amendment to your existing team (sent via PM) under the guidelines set out above, if so you may have a very boring 2019 in this competition? I thought the WC/Joker was a nice touch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,972 Posted December 28, 2018 Here be my cavalcade of elders waiting to topple, along with a terminal joker for good measure Le Duc Anh Pearl Carr Diana Serra Cary Robert Clary Beverly Cleary Clarissa Eden Lawrence Ferlinghetti William Frankland Mad Mike Hoare John Hume Lee Kerslake (WILDCARD) Jim Leavelle Norman Lloyd Don Lusk Roberta McCain Stirling Moss Javier Perez de Cuellar Nehemiah Persoff Leslie Phillips Milton Quon Sumner Redstone Ian St. John Sri Sri Sri Shivakumara Swami Ruthie Tompson Joe Vento SUBS Bob Barker Earl Cameron Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YorkshireBanker 168 Posted December 29, 2018 Eileen Ash Barbara Barrie Margaret Stuart Barry Gerard Bassett Paddy Bassett Bobby Brown"Rangers Legend" Lessie Brown June Brown Pearl Carr Tim Conway Ruth Bader Ginsburg The Right Honourable Lord Hattersley Lucia Hiriart Jean Marie La Pen(wildcard) Vera Lynn Shane MacGowan Robert Marchand Muriel Pavlow Fernando Ricksen June Spencer Jerry Stiller Peter Sutcliffe Kane Tanaka Bella Thorne Jean-Louis Trintignant subs Le Duc Anh Mike Willesee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhoamI 35 Posted December 29, 2018 For those still to submit team, former Aussie Prime Minister, Bob Hawke is telling everyone he has had his time and expects to die soon. https://www.perthnow.com.au/politics/former-labor-prime-minister-bob-hawke-reveals-terrible-health-battle-ng-b881061132z Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhoamI 35 Posted December 29, 2018 17 hours ago, Deathray said: @Prophet Your team requires a bit of refinement. It currently stands at 1 short of a full complement due to including two Richard Overton's and two Shivakumari whatshisface's, please send a replacement and new subs. @Joey Russ I've subbed in Herman Wouk for your Richard Overton, you may send more subs through. @WhoamI I've subbed in Ray Lawler for your Richard Overton, you may also send more subs through. @YoungWillz - you're also entitled to send a sub or two as a replacement for Bill Sellars. Anyone with less than 5 subs is permitted to top the subs bench up to 5. You may also change your existing team up until 23:59 GMT (18:59 EST) on the 31st December (10:59 ACT, 1st December), put please notify me of these changes via PM either as a response (don't edit the original PM or change your posts in this thread) , as I take a copy of your initial list and dump it on an excel spreadsheet so these changes will not be caught unless sent to me directly as a new PM or new post in this thread. And for clarification as there's always one - I will not be accepting late entries this year. No leeway at all. Thanks mate - you can add Glynis Johns as another sub if you like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted December 29, 2018 Is there any QO basis for this pool? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted December 29, 2018 45 minutes ago, Banana said: Is there any QO basis for this pool? As with many questions like this, the answer can be found in Post 1. Whilst there is rules on QO's, I'd strongly suggest they weren't a celebrity if you couldn't scrape this low a barrier of entry. A lot of our foreign members like to enter local folk from their country in this due to foreign language acceptance, and I love reading those lists, Always a few new and interesting characters to learn about each year. Hope this answers your question, and would love to see a team from you. Quote Celebrities qualify if they achieve an obituary or article about their death in a local, national or even specialist newspaper - the article does not need to specifically relate to their death, instead just mention it and date it. or website/magazine/paper. If in doubt cite your death note for approval. There is absolutely no requirement for obits to be in the English language, however translations should be provided if they are not. Anything fro Norsk Sjakblad (the Norweigan Chess magazine) provided a translation is given to the BBC is acceptable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted December 29, 2018 22 minutes ago, Deathray said: As with many questions like this, the answer can be found in Post 1. Whilst there is rules on QO's, I'd strongly suggest they weren't a celebrity if you couldn't scrape this low a barrier of entry. A lot of our foreign members like to enter local folk from their country in this due to foreign language acceptance, and I love reading those lists, Always a few new and interesting characters to learn about each year. Hope this answers your question, and would love to see a team from you. Anything fro Norsk Sjakblad (the Norweigan Chess magazine) provided a translation is given to the BBC is acceptable. Welp thanks for pointing that out I have no idea how I managed to skip over that as many times as I did jfc 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted December 29, 2018 1 minute ago, Banana said: Welp thanks for pointing that out I have no idea how I managed to skip over that as many times as I did jfc Not a problem, it's easy to miss things sometimes and there's a lot of info in that post. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted December 29, 2018 We're Moving House for 2019 due to popular demand Round-ups for this year will still be posted here and then the thread should be let die. 1 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GraveDanger 22 Posted December 30, 2018 Here's my team: 1) Fernando Ricksen (WILDCARD) 2) Angela Lansbury 3) Bob Dole 4) Prunella Scales 5) Linda Nolan 6) Ruth Bader Ginsburg 7) Alberto Fujimori 8) Bob Hawke 9) Jimmy Carter 10) Vera Lynn 11) Emperor Akhito 12) Clive James 13) Leah Bracknell 14) Kirk Douglas 15) Lee Kerslake 16) John Paul Stevens (Former US Supreme Court Justice) 17) Terry Jones (Monty Python) 18) Pearl Carr 19) John McCririck 20) Jose Jose 21) Desmond Tutu 22) Robert Mugabe 23) Judith Kerr 24) Prince Philip 25) Chris Rea Subs: 1) Rosalynn Carter 2) Paul Flynn 3) Clint Eastwood 4) June Brown 5) Ian St. John Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WidowsPeak 13 Posted December 30, 2018 Here's My 2019 Team 1. Julie Andrews 2. Dame Maggie Smith 3. Gladys Knight 4. Dionne Warwick 5. Diana Athill 6. Violeta Chamorro 7. Betty White 8. Monica Vitti 9. Sheila Mercier 10. Virginia Paton 11. Gina Lollabrigida 12. Leah Blacknell 13. Linda Nolan 14. Doris Day 15. Valerie Harper 16. Joni Mitchell 17. Olivia Newton-John 18. Julie Goodyear 19. Tessa Dahl 20. Prunella Scales 21. Priscilla Presley 22. Goldie Horn 23. Madonna 24. Olivia De Havilland 25. Diana Rigg Res: Jane Fonda, Ciley Mirus, Edwina Currie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted December 30, 2018 25 minutes ago, WidowsPeak said: Here's My 2019 Team 1. Julie Andrews 2. Dame Maggie Smith 3. Gladys Knight 4. Dionne Warwick 5. Diana Athill 6. Violeta Chamorro 7. Betty White 8. Monica Vitti 9. Sheila Mercier 10. Virginia Paton 11. Gina Lollabrigida 12. Leah Blacknell 13. Linda Nolan 14. Doris Day 15. Valerie Harper 16. Joni Mitchell 17. Olivia Newton-John 18. Julie Goodyear 19. Tessa Dahl 20. Prunella Scales 21. Priscilla Presley 22. Goldie Horn 23. Madonna 24. Olivia De Havilland 25. Diana Rigg Res: Jane Fonda, Ciley Mirus, Edwina Currie Can you state a wildcard please, in the absence of any indication I've taken your first pick Julie Andrews to be WC, if this is incorrect let me know by close of play tomorrow. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WidowsPeak 13 Posted December 30, 2018 5 minutes ago, Deathray said: Can you state a wildcard please, in the absence of any indication I've taken your first pick Julie Andrews to be WC, if this is incorrect let me know by close of play tomorrow. Thanks. She's as wild as they come ! She'll do Thanks 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QTips 24 Posted December 30, 2018 Hello everyone, I'd be very happy to join in with your game please! So my list; 1. Kirk Douglas 2. Vera Lynn 3. Herman Wouk 4. John McCririck 5. Bob Hawke - Joker 6. Jill Gascoigne 7. George Alagiah 8. Francis Ford Coppola 9. Tommy Docherty 10. Bill Wyman 11. Doris Day 12. Countess of Avon 13. Roberta McCain 14. Clive James 15. Meatloaf 16. Prunella Scales 17. Stirling Moss 18. Betty Boothroyd 19. Rosamunde Pilcher 20. Shirley Williams 21. Rosalynn Carter 22. Dennis Skinner 23. Margaret Tebbit 24. Leah Bracknell 25. Petet Sutcliffe Subs. Gene Hackman for a male death Shuhada' Davitt for a female death Good luck everyone and may the best player win! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted December 30, 2018 48 minutes ago, QTips said: Hello everyone, I'd be very happy to join in with your game please! So my list; 1. Kirk Douglas 2. Vera Lynn 3. Herman Wouk 4. John McCririck 5. Bob Hawke - Joker 6. Jill Gascoigne 7. George Alagiah 8. Francis Ford Coppola 9. Tommy Docherty 10. Bill Wyman 11. Doris Day 12. Countess of Avon 13. Roberta McCain 14. Clive James 15. Meatloaf 16. Prunella Scales 17. Stirling Moss 18. Betty Boothroyd 19. Rosamunde Pilcher 20. Shirley Williams 21. Rosalynn Carter 22. Dennis Skinner 23. Margaret Tebbit 24. Leah Bracknell 25. Petet Sutcliffe Subs. Gene Hackman for a male death Shuhada' Davitt for a female death Good luck everyone and may the best player win! Thanks for the entry! Is Kirk Douglas your wildcard? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QTips 24 Posted December 30, 2018 No, Bob Hawke. I see I posted into last year's thread... sorry about that! 35 minutes ago, Deathray said: Thanks for the entry! Is Kirk Douglas your wildcard? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted December 31, 2018 A full scoreboard will be posted on New Years Day, but to give an overview of where we are at on this all important 614 point day. That's 10 teams that can win with a normal New Year's Eve hit. (614 points) + another 3 teams who can win with a wildcard hit (978) [Torva Messor, Joey Russ, Captain Chorizo, ) [4 of the 10-17th points eligible have already lost there wildcard, meaning they now require two normal hits to win.] Multiple deaths or hitting the same pick as people up the table from you obviously screws this, but it's a nice exciting finish. And as always everyone can still mathematically win, even Widow's Peak... msc 2251 16 of 25 Prophet 2010 11 of 25 Death Impends 2004 13 of 25 The Dead Cow 1995 11 of 25 John Key 1964 8 of 25 Sir Creep 1925 10 of 25 Wormfarmer 1876 10 of 25 The Unknown Man 1865 12 of 25 gcreptile 1831 11 of 25 the_engineer 1782 10 of 25 NiceGuyEddie 1587 10 of 25 Torva Messor 1517 8 of 25 Joey Russ 1481 8 of 25 drol 1481 12 of 25 CaptainChorizo 1459 13 of 25 Grigori 1386 7 of 25 Phantom of the Midway 1318 9 of 25 Whoaml 1246 8 of 25 Deathray 1190 5 of 25 Grim Up North 1181 11 of 25 Pedro67 1115 5 of 25 Sean 932 5 of 25 Book 898 6 of 25 Mr Whit 726 4 of 25 Toast 672 6 of 25 Bibiliogryphon 655 4 of 25 YoungWillz 592 2 of 25 FujiNoMorey 585 5 of 25 FixedBusiness 113 3 of 25 Widow's Peak 92 2 of 25 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,442 Posted December 31, 2018 Oh shit! Hang onto the ball, lads, keep it in the corner... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted December 31, 2018 9 hours ago, msc said: Oh shit! Hang onto the ball, lads, keep it in the corner... One slipped through... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted December 31, 2018 14 minutes ago, gcreptile said: One slipped through... You're going to have to enlighten me? Who? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,442 Posted December 31, 2018 Just now, Deathray said: You're going to have to enlighten me? Who? Don Lusk has just died. Does DI have a deal with the devil to kill a centenarian on every single December 30th? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted December 31, 2018 Cheers for the above @msc and @gcreptile Death Impends and Wormfarmer score a basic but very healthy 363 with the death of Don Lusk - who died yesterday, slight movement on the deadline day table for Wormfarmer, but certainly not all over yet at the top as Death Impends takes a late lead.... The top 10 teams can still all win with a 614 point NYE death. A 978 point NYE wildcard death will see likely victory for Torva Messor, CaptainChorizo or Joey Russ. Everybody else needs at least 2 of their favoured celebrities to die today (or as with Don Lusk come out of the woodwork) from ea to claim victory. Of course we may not know for certain how this stands for several days to come. Death Impends 2367 14 of 25 msc 2251 16 of 25 Wormfarmer 2239 11 of 25 Prophet 2010 11 of 25 The Dead Cow 1995 11 of 25 John Key 1964 8 of 25 Sir Creep 1925 10 of 25 The Unknown Man 1865 12 of 25 gcreptile 1831 11 of 25 the_engineer 1782 10 of 25 NiceGuyEddie 1587 10 of 25 Torva Messor 1517 8 of 25 Joey Russ 1481 8 of 25 drol 1481 12 of 25 CaptainChorizo 1459 13 of 25 Grigori 1386 7 of 25 Phantom of the Midway 1318 9 of 25 Whoaml 1246 8 of 25 Deathray 1190 5 of 25 Grim Up North 1181 11 of 25 Pedro67 1115 5 of 25 Sean 932 5 of 25 Book 898 6 of 25 Mr Whit 726 4 of 25 Toast 672 6 of 25 Bibiliogryphon 655 4 of 25 YoungWillz 592 2 of 25 FujiNoMorey 585 5 of 25 FixedBusiness 113 3 of 25 Widow's Peak 92 2 of 25 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted December 31, 2018 Tad more inconsequential (at this point) shifting around the bottom. Peter Thompson the Liverpool footballer who died "at the weekend", is a 363 point hit for FujiMoriNoMorey, until further clarification it'll be awarded as a Sunday death until an official date comes through (with over a week I'm confident that will appear before finalisation however if not it will remain as a Sunday death - this follows the Patrick Cryne precedent from early this year). The revised leader-board. Any more for any more today folks? Death Impends 2367 14 of 25 msc 2251 16 of 25 Wormfarmer 2239 11 of 25 Prophet 2010 11 of 25 The Dead Cow 1995 11 of 25 John Key 1964 8 of 25 Sir Creep 1925 10 of 25 The Unknown Man 1865 12 of 25 gcreptile 1831 11 of 25 the_engineer 1782 10 of 25 NiceGuyEddie 1587 10 of 25 Torva Messor 1517 8 of 25 Joey Russ 1481 8 of 25 drol 1481 12 of 25 CaptainChorizo 1459 13 of 25 Grigori 1386 7 of 25 Phantom of the Midway 1318 9 of 25 Whoaml 1246 8 of 25 Deathray 1190 5 of 25 Grim Up North 1181 11 of 25 Pedro67 1115 5 of 25 FujiNoMorey 948 5 of 25 Sean 932 5 of 25 Book 898 6 of 25 Mr Whit 726 4 of 25 Toast 672 6 of 25 Bibiliogryphon 655 4 of 25 YoungWillz 592 2 of 25 FixedBusiness 113 3 of 25 Widow's Peak 92 2 of 25 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted December 31, 2018 17 minutes ago, Deathray said: Tad more inconsequential (at this point) shifting around the bottom. Peter Thompson the Liverpool footballer who died "at the weekend", is a 363 point hit for FujiMoriNoMorey, until further clarification it'll be awarded as a Sunday death until an official date comes through (with over a week I'm confident that will appear before finalisation however if not it will remain as a Sunday death - this follows the Patrick Cryne precedent from early this year). The revised leader-board. Any more for any more today folks? Death Impends 2367 14 of 25 msc 2251 16 of 25 Wormfarmer 2239 11 of 25 Prophet 2010 11 of 25 The Dead Cow 1995 11 of 25 John Key 1964 8 of 25 Sir Creep 1925 10 of 25 The Unknown Man 1865 12 of 25 gcreptile 1831 11 of 25 the_engineer 1782 10 of 25 NiceGuyEddie 1587 10 of 25 Torva Messor 1517 8 of 25 Joey Russ 1481 8 of 25 drol 1481 12 of 25 CaptainChorizo 1459 13 of 25 Grigori 1386 7 of 25 Phantom of the Midway 1318 9 of 25 Whoaml 1246 8 of 25 Deathray 1190 5 of 25 Grim Up North 1181 11 of 25 Pedro67 1115 5 of 25 FujiNoMorey 948 5 of 25 Sean 932 5 of 25 Book 898 6 of 25 Mr Whit 726 4 of 25 Toast 672 6 of 25 Bibiliogryphon 655 4 of 25 YoungWillz 592 2 of 25 FixedBusiness 113 3 of 25 Widow's Peak 92 2 of 25 @Deathray Fujimori's pick was Peter Thomson the golfer and should already have been awarded points for the golfer's death in June. Whilst I'm not winning this barring a coachload of folk on the way to a Beatles Reunion, I'd rather a player wasn't getting points for two folk similarly named! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
