Sean 6,330 Posted August 8, 2015 I came up with an idea for a new dead pool and I am going to try it out for the rest of the year to see if there is sufficient interest for next year.Pick 50 names you think won`t see 2016 and submit them here or inbox me.If a candidate dies points are awarded by year of birth .For example Kirk Douglas would give you 16 points ,Mel Gibson would give you 56 and Lindsay Lohan would give you 86.The winner is the player with most points come 31st December. Supercentenarians are permitted but points will only be awarded for Validated cases at the time of death.Yes 1899 births will give you 99 points.1900 births will give you sod all.No candidates born after 1996 will be accepted.Entries can be entered throughout the year.You are all allowed a joker.These are the obituaries I will accept:BBC NewsSky NewsCNNFox NewsYahooDaily MailDaily MirrorDaily StarThe SunThe GuardianThe TelegraphThe IndependentDigital SpyAssociated PressThe obituary is only valid if the person`s name is mentioned in a title and specifies that they have died.Here`s my entry1)John Hurt2)Valerie Harper3)Clive James4)Howard Marks5)Tim Curry6)Liam Neeson7)Jimmy Hill8)Brian Sewell9)Zsa Zsa Gabor10)Peter Sallis11)Muhammad Ali12)Ian Brady13)Carol Channing14)Douglas Slocombe15)George Alagiyah16)Joost van der Westhuizen17)Daisy Berkowitz18)Leslie Phillips19)Helen Fawkes20)Paul Gascoigne21)Freddie Starr22)Kirk Douglas23)Olivia de Havilland24)Grace Lee Boggs25)June Brown26)Holly Woodlawn27)Martin Crowe28)Caroline Aherne29)Dr Kate Granger30)Liz Smith (actress)31)Sheila Mercier32)Dickie Moore33)Sir Roger Bannister34)Denis Healey35)Oliver Sacks36)Helmut Schmidt37)Miley Cyrus38)Justin Bieber39)Lindsay Lohan40)Amanda Bynes41)Glen Campbell42)Mary Tyler Moore43)Stephanie Davis44)Liz Dawn45)Susannah Mushatt Jones (Joker )46)Emma Morano-Martinuzzi47)Greville Janner48)Rolf Harris49)Stuart Hall50)Chris Denning Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted August 8, 2015 Oskar groning Laim neeson Emmet Walsh Richard petty Carlo canning Abe vogoda Burt Reynolds Charles Manson Zsa Gabor Geogre gaynes Geogre Kennedy Grevile janner Howard marks Martin crowe (joker) Joe Jackson Jimmy carter Lynne Stewart Oliver Sachs Billy Graham Clive James Valerie Harper Also morlinaro Robert Mugabe Nancy Reagan Vera lynn Hosni Mubarak Clifton James Briam sevile Lord carrinton Ian Brady Herman wouk Don rickles Anthony booth Joao havelange Maureen O'Hara Helmet Kohl Pope Benedict Joost van der westhuizen Bob Dole Peter sallis Jake LaMotta Frank bough Cliff Michelmore Joni Mitchell Tony benant King if Thailand Liz dawn Olivia de Havilland Helmut schmidt 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted August 8, 2015 Shouldn't this be extracurricullar... 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 585 Posted August 8, 2015 Here is mine: 1. Valerie Harper 2. Martin Crowe (Joker) 3. Javier Perez de Cuellar 4. Antony Booth 5. John Hurt 6. Caroline Aherne 7. Glen Campbell 8. Joao Havelange 9. Herman Wouk 10. Fidel Castro 11. Muhammad Ali 12. Helmut Schmidt 13. Yasuhiro Nakasone 14. Mary Tyler Moore 15. Joni Mitchell 16. Al Molinaro 17. Clive James 18. King Bhumibol Adulyadej 19. Professor Irwin Corey 20. Peter Carrington 21. Joost Van Der Westhuizen 22. Helmut Kohl 23. Zsa Zsa Gabor 24. Rev. Billy Graham 25. Daisy Berkowitz 26. Susannah Mushatt Jones 27. George Shultz 28. Denis Healey 29. Carol Channing 30. Buddy Baker 31. Oliver Sacks 32. Prince Philip 33. Kirk Douglas 34. Monty Hall 35. George H. W. Bush 36. Lawrence Ferlinghetti 37. George Gaynes 38. Yakubu Gowon 39. Phyllis Tickle 40. Vera Lynn 41. Jerry Lewis 42. Nancy Reagan 43. Christy Dignam 44. Liz Dawn 45. June Foray 46. Clare Hollingworth 47. Denis Norden 48. Glynis Johns 49. Maureen O'Hara 50. Ian Brady 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted August 8, 2015 I came up with an idea for a new dead pool and I am going to try it out for the rest of the year to see if there is sufficient interest for next year.Pick 50 names you think won`t see 2016 and submit them here or inbox me.If a candidate dies points are awarded by year of birth .For example Kirk Douglas would give you 16 points ,Mel Gibson would give you 56 and Lindsay Lohan would give you 86.The winner is the player with most points come 31st December. Supercentenarians are permitted but points will only be awarded for Validated cases at the time of death.Yes 1899 births will give you 99 points.1900 births will give you sod all.No candidates born after 1999 will be accepted.Entries can be entered throughout the year.You are all allowed a joker (double points).Please place predictions of a death date next to the candidates name.A correct prediction will also double your points.These are the obituaries I will accept:BBC NewsSky NewsCNNFox NewsYahooDaily MailDaily MirrorDaily StarThe SunThe GuardianThe TelegraphThe IndependentDigital SpyThe obituary is only valid if the person`s name is mentioned in a title and specifies that they have died.Here`s my entry1)John Hurt 18th December2)Valerie Harper 23rd November3)Clive James 29th December4)Howard Marks 14th October5)Tim Curry 31st August6)Liam Neeson 30th December7)Jimmy Hill 23rd September8)Brian Sewell 12th August9)Zsa Zsa Gabor 17th November10)Peter Sallis 4th October11)Muhammad Ali 23rd August12)Ian Brady 13th August13)Carol Channing 31st December14)Douglas Slocombe September 1st15)George Alagiyah August 15th16)Joost van der Westhuizen December 14th17)Daisy Berkowitz December 9th18)Leslie Phillips August 20th19)Helen Fawkes December 2nd20)Paul Gascoigne August 29th21)Freddie Starr September 30th22)Kirk Douglas December 10th23)Olivia de Havilland December 26th24)Grace Lee Boggs August 23rd25)June Brown November 1st26)Holly Woodlawn September 7th27)Martin Crowe (Joker) September 1st28)Caroline Aherne 2nd November29)Dr Kate Granger 13th December30)Liz Smith December 27th31)Sheila Mercier September 16th32)Dickie Moore August 31st33)Sir Roger Bannister November 18th34)Denis Healey September 23rd35)Oliver Sacks December 26th36)Helmut Schmidt December 24th37)Miley Cyrus September 17th38)Justin Bieber November 23rd39)Lindsay Lohan October 7th40)Amanda Bynes September 6th41)Glen Campbell December 1st42)Mary Tyler Moore November 8th43)Stephanie Davis December 23rd44)Liz Dawn November 6th45)Susaanah Mushatt Jones (Joker 2)8th October46)Emma Morano-Martinuzzi December 19th47)Greville Janner August 17th48)Rolf Harris October 8th49)Stuart Hall 25th December50)Chris Denning 27th August Usually DP don't allow names of minors anyway so your game should be ok for 3 years yet SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,330 Posted August 9, 2015 Entries have been added to my master list. Cheers to whoever put this in extra-curricular where it belongs.I have changed the age limit to 18 (1996 births or above)heeding Sir Creep`s observation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,330 Posted August 9, 2015 Oskar groning Laim neeson Emmet Walsh Richard petty Carlo canning Abe vogoda Burt Reynolds Charles Manson Zsa Gabor Geogre gaynes Geogre Kennedy Grevile janner Howard marks Martin crowe (joker) Joe Jackson Jimmy carter Lynne Stewart Oliver Sachs Billy Graham Clive James Valerie Harper Also morlinaro Robert Mugabe Nancy Reagan Vera lynn Hosni Mubarak Clifton James Briam sevile Lord carrinton Ian Brady Herman wouk Don rickles Anthony booth Joao havelange Maureen O'Hara Helmet Kohl Pope Benedict Joost van der westhuizen Bob Dole Peter sallis Jake LaMotta Frank bough Cliff Michelmore Joni Mitchell Tony benant Mary Taylor Moore Ed asner Olivia de Havilland Helmut schmidt I am assuming Brian Sevile is meant to be Brian Sewell and that Joe Jackson is referring to the manager and not the singer? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted August 9, 2015 Oskar groningLaim neesonEmmet WalshRichard pettyCarlo canningAbe vogodaBurt ReynoldsCharles MansonZsa GaborGeogre gaynesGeogre KennedyGrevile jannerHoward marksMartin crowe (joker)Joe JacksonJimmy carterLynne StewartOliver SachsBilly GrahamClive JamesValerie HarperAlso morlinaroRobert MugabeNancy ReaganVera lynnHosni MubarakClifton JamesBriam sevileLord carrintonIan BradyHerman woukDon ricklesAnthony boothJoao havelangeMaureen O'HaraHelmet KohlPope BenedictJoost van der westhuizenBob DolePeter sallisJake LaMottaFrank boughCliff MichelmoreJoni MitchellTony benantMary Taylor MooreEd asnerOlivia de HavillandHelmut schmidtI am assuming Brian Sevile is meant to be Brian Sewell and that Joe Jackson is referring to the manager and not the singer? ye Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,144 Posted August 9, 2015 I'll pass. Fifty names is too many for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted August 9, 2015 I like the idea, but will just put the top 50 still living (dropping the recovering and famous for being ill) from the other deadpools I'm in this year just now. Does sound like a decent idea for 2016 though. I even had a shot at the dates, as you can see, I am predicting a shocking late run to the DDP title in December. 1. Martin Crowe 31st December 2. Eric Lubbock, Lord Avebury 30th December 3. Jimmy Hill 16th December 4. Joost van der Weisthuizen 15th December 5. Seumas Milne 14th December 6. Ryuichi Sakamoto 14th December 7. Glen Campbell 13th December 8. Vojislav Seselj 17th December 9. Lady Mary Wilson 17th December 10. Asa Briggs 22nd December 11. Peter Sallis 19th December 12. Peter Sutcliffe 17th December 13. Arthur Hiller 20th Aug 14. Sister Wendy Beckett 15. Deadly Doug Ellis 7th December 16. Timothy West 7th December 17. Fenella Fielding 11th December 18. Michael Anderson (Dambusters director) 6th December 19. Ruth Ginsburg 6th December 20. Rob Ford 4th October 21. Nick Bockwinkel 3rd October 22. Peter Tobin 4th December (joker) 23. Topol 1st October 24. Joanne Woodward 9th December 25. Herman Wouk 24th September 26. Greville Janner 2nd December 27. Bhumibol Adelyadej 22nd September 28. Muhammed Ali 23rd November 29. Rene Angelil 20th September 30. Daisy Berkowitz 2nd December 31. Tony Booth 22nd November 32. Joao Havelange 16th September 33. Stuart Kuttner 19th November 34. Fernando Ricksen 14th October 35. Sheila Sim 11th September 36. Desmond Tutu 11th October 37. Former Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg 23rd August 38. Cliff Michelmore 24th August 39. Earl Cameron 7th October 40. Jim Prior 9th November 41. Georg Ratzinger 6th November 42. Albert McQuarrie 5th November 43. Sheila Mercier 28th August 44. Grace Lee Boggs 2nd September 45. Norman Kember 5th September 46. Geoffrey Bayldon 2nd November 47. Pierre Cardin 22nd October 48. Joan Lingard 9th September 49. Rev Billy Graham 19th October 50. Clive James 15th November 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted August 9, 2015 Oskar groning Laim neeson Emmet Walsh Richard petty Carlo canning Abe vogoda Burt Reynolds Charles Manson Zsa Gabor Geogre gaynes Geogre Kennedy Grevile janner Howard marks Martin crowe (joker) Joe Jackson Jimmy carter Lynne Stewart Oliver Sachs Billy Graham Clive James Valerie Harper Also morlinaro Robert Mugabe Nancy Reagan Vera lynn Hosni Mubarak Clifton James Briam sevile Lord carrinton Ian Brady Herman wouk Don rickles Anthony booth Joao havelange Maureen O'Hara Helmet Kohl Pope Benedict Joost van der westhuizen Bob Dole Peter sallis Jake LaMotta Frank bough Cliff Michelmore Joni Mitchell Tony benant Mary Taylor Moore Ed asner Olivia de Havilland Helmut schmidt I estimate 5 hits Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,330 Posted August 9, 2015 I like the idea, but will just put the top 50 still living (dropping the recovering and famous for being ill) from the other deadpools I'm in this year just now. Does sound like a decent idea for 2016 though. I even had a shot at the dates, as you can see, I am predicting a shocking late run to the DDP title in December. 1. Martin Crowe 31st December 2. Eric Lubbock, Lord Avebury 30th December 3. Jimmy Hill 16th December 4. Joost van der Weisthuizen 15th December 5. Seumas Milne 14th December 6. Ryuichi Sakamoto 14th December 7. Glen Campbell 13th December 8. Vojislav Seselj 17th December 9. Lady Mary Wilson 17th December 10. Asa Briggs 22nd December 11. Peter Sallis 19th December 12. Peter Sutcliffe 17th December 13. Arthur Hiller 20th Aug 14. Sister Wendy Beckett 15. Deadly Doug Ellis 7th December 16. Timothy West 7th December 17. Fenella Fielding 11th December 18. Michael Anderson (Dambusters director) 6th December 19. Ruth Ginsburg 6th December 20. Rob Ford 4th October 21. Nick Bockwinkel 3rd October 22. Peter Tobin 4th December 23. Topol 1st October 24. Joanne Woodward 9th December 25. Herman Wouk 24th September 26. Greville Janner 2nd December 27. Bhumibol Adelyadej 22nd September 28. Muhammed Ali 23rd November 29. Rene Angelil 20th September 30. Daisy Berkowitz 2nd December 31. Tony Booth 22nd November 32. Joao Havelange 16th September 33. Stuart Kuttner 19th November 34. Fernando Ricksen 14th October 35. Sheila Sim 11th September 36. Desmond Tutu 11th October 37. Former Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg 23rd August 38. Cliff Michelmore 24th August 39. Earl Cameron 7th October 40. Jim Prior 9th November 41. Georg Ratzinger 6th November 42. Albert McQuarrie 5th November 43. Sheila Mercier 28th August 44. Grace Lee Boggs 2nd September 45. Norman Kember 5th September 46. Geoffrey Bayldon 2nd November 47. Pierre Cardin 22nd October 48. Joan Lingard 9th September 49. Rev Billy Graham 19th October 50. Clive James 15th November Cheers for playning msc.I have edited out the rules about points for correct death dates as the other candidates didn`t put any down.You still have yet to pick a joker? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,330 Posted August 9, 2015 I'll pass. Fifty names is too many for me. For next years reference what number would you prefer? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted August 9, 2015 I'll pass. Fifty names is too many for me.For next years reference what number would you prefer?keep it at 50 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,057 Posted August 9, 2015 I'll play at the start of 2016. Good luck Shaun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,330 Posted August 9, 2015 I'll play at the start of 2016. Good luck Shaun. Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted August 9, 2015 Cheers for playning msc.I have edited out the rules about points for correct death dates as the other candidates didn`t put any down.You still have yet to pick a joker? I have edited the post to make Peter Tobin my joker, so that on the off chance he dies it becomes twice as sweet. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted August 9, 2015 I'll play at the start of 2016. Good luck Shaun.Thanks! one more question if crowe dies how much points will I get Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,330 Posted August 9, 2015 I'll play at the start of 2016. Good luck Shaun.Thanks! one more question if crowe dies how much points will I get If he dies you will get 124 points.62 for his year of birth then double that for your joker points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,979 Posted August 9, 2015 May cook up a list for this in the coming days not gonna predict any DODs though. Because of the time of the century we're in this pool in concept sorta reminds me of the ones out there that calculate points by subtracting the picks's ages from 100 cept for in this case centenarians aren't completely worthless and there are still two people alive from the 19th century who would get you more points than the Martin Crowe types. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,983 Posted August 9, 2015 1.Susannah M. Jones b 1899 2.Emma Morano. b 1899 ---Joker 3.Gabe Nevins b 1991 4.Louis B Stokes b 1925 5.Aimee Willett b tbd (in her 20's) 6. Bhumibol Adulyadej b 1927 7.Valerie Harper b 1940 8.Joost van der Westhuizen b 1971 9.Nick Stahl b 1979 10.Mr Fuji b 1935 11.Oliver Sacks b 1932 12.Bart Starr b 1934 13.Mario Soares b 1924 14.Jose Lothario b 1934 15.Chris Washburn b 1966 16.Joseph Kony b 1962 17.Kristin Hallenga b 1986 18.Martin Crowe b 1962 19.Bryan Murray b 1942 20.Bryan Weidmeir b tbd 21.Seijun Suzuki b 1923 22.Anker Jorgensen b 1922 23.Christian F b 1961 24.Rudy Boesch b 1928 25.Porsche Briggs b 1987 26.Danielle Darrieux b 1917 27.Jackie Stallone b 1921 28.William H Gass b 1924 29.Grace Lee Boggs b 1915 30.Yasuhiro Nakasone b 1917 31.Guy Hamilton b 1922 32.Seymour Papert b 1928 33.Irwin Corey b 1914 34.Augie Nieto b 1958 35.Chuck Berry b 1926 36.Peter Sallis b 1921 37.Douglas Slocombe b 1912 38.Tex Winter b 1922 39.Howard Marks b 1946 40.Brakkus b 1962 41.Fedora Aleman b 1912 42.Bobbie Heine Miller b 1909 43.Sir Douglas Myers b 1939 44.Ian Brady b 1938 45.Salvatore DiMasi b 1945 46.Martin Foran b 1944 or 43? 47.Courtney Terry b 1987 or 88 48.Kate Granger b 1981 49.Christy Dignam b 1960 50.Steven LaTourette b 1954 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted August 9, 2015 I'll pass. Fifty names is too many for me.For next years reference what number would you prefer?I'd strongly suggest you use 20, 25 or 30. Say you get 15 teams you are looking at the difference between tracking 300 names or 750 names. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,330 Posted August 9, 2015 True true.I will most likely scale back.Part of the reason I let such a huge number in is because it is late in the year and I want a lot of hits to judge how the idea looks in practice.I do have a masterlist of all 5 entries to avoid cheating and will expect any non-major deaths to be notified to me along with an obituary in this site.Of course I track deaths daily on wiki and other sites so I shouldn`t miss many out but I can`t guarantee it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,979 Posted August 9, 2015 Here's my fifty, a few terminals but mostly names from my list of old people Fun fact this is the first time I have used Vera Lynn, IM Pei or Helmut Schmidt in a dead pool 1 Bhumibol Adulyadej2 Hans Blix3 Diana Serra Cary4 Penny Chenery5 Martin Crowe6 Clive Derby-Lewis7 Bob Dole8 George Fernandes9 June Foray10 Zsa Zsa Gabor11 John Glenn12 Gaston Glock13 Rev. Billy Graham14 Superstar Billy Graham15 Buddy Greco16 Michael C. Gross17 George S. Irving18 Clive James19 Susannah Mushatt Jones (JOKER)20 Marvin Kaplan21 Kenneth Kaunda22 Ellsworth Kelly23 Helmut Kohl24 Tommy Lasorda25 Jim Leavelle26 Bernard Lown27 Vera Lynn28 Jerry Maren29 Howard Marks30 Nestor Mata31 James McCord32 Emma Morano33 Masaya Nakamura34 Ken Nordine35 I. M. Pei36 Leslie Phillips37 Oliver Sacks38 Peter Sallis39 Helmut Schmidt40 Brian Sewell41 Morton Sobell42 Louis Stokes43 Phyllis Tickle44 Charles Van Doren45 Abe Vigoda46 Louie L. Wainwright47 James Watson48 E. O. Wilson49 Holly Woodlawn50 Jiang Zemin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted August 9, 2015 I came up with an idea for a new dead pool and I am going to try it out for the rest of the year to see if there is sufficient interest for next year.Pick 50 names you think won`t see 2016 and submit them here or inbox me.If a candidate dies points are awarded by year of birth .For example Kirk Douglas would give you 16 points ,Mel Gibson would give you 56 and Lindsay Lohan would give you 86.The winner is the player with most points come 31st December. Supercentenarians are permitted but points will only be awarded for Validated cases at the time of death.Yes 1899 births will give you 99 points.1900 births will give you sod all.No candidates born after 1996 will be accepted.Entries can be entered throughout the year.You are all allowed a joker.These are the obituaries I will accept: BBC News Sky News CNN Fox News Yahoo Daily Mail Daily Mirror Daily Star The Sun The Guardian The Telegraph The Independent Digital Spy Associated Press The obituary is only valid if the person`s name is mentioned in a title and specifies that they have died. Here`s my entry 1)John Hurt 2)Valerie Harper 3)Clive James 4)Howard Marks 5)Tim Curry 6)Liam Neeson 7)Jimmy Hill 8)Brian Sewell 9)Zsa Zsa Gabor 10)Peter Sallis 11)Muhammad Ali 12)Ian Brady 13)Carol Channing 14)Douglas Slocombe 15)George Alagiyah 16)Joost van der Westhuizen 17)Daisy Berkowitz 18)Leslie Phillips 19)Helen Fawkes 20)Paul Gascoigne 21)Freddie Starr 22)Kirk Douglas 23)Olivia de Havilland 24)Grace Lee Boggs 25)June Brown 26)Holly Woodlawn 27)Martin Crowe 28)Caroline Aherne 29)Dr Kate Granger 30)Liz Smith (actress) 31)Sheila Mercier 32)Dickie Moore 33)Sir Roger Bannister 34)Denis Healey 35)Oliver Sacks 36)Helmut Schmidt 37)Miley Cyrus 38)Justin Bieber 39)Lindsay Lohan 40)Amanda Bynes 41)Glen Campbell 42)Mary Tyler Moore 43)Stephanie Davis 44)Liz Dawn 45)Susannah Mushatt Jones (Joker ) 46)Emma Morano-Martinuzzi 47)Greville Janner 48)Rolf Harris 49)Stuart Hall 50)Chris Denning Nice one, is there a closing date for this dead pool? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites