gcreptile 10,608 Posted November 16, 2015 Let's see if I get an obit for the passing of former University President Rev. John Schlegel. I guess it's a bit on the unlikely side, but I wanted to test the reach of these american obit sources. Edit: Does it count if Associated Press (AP) creates the news for other sources, but doesn't have it on their page? Like, this here: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/nov/16/former-creighton-president-schlegel-dies-at-72/ iscopy/pasted from AP, like many news pages do. Yes that would count but you link doesn`t seem to work. Ah, the "is" from my sentence made it into the link... http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/nov/16/former-creighton-president-schlegel-dies-at-72/ Yep that counts just as the obituary has been provided by the associated press. The Unknown man :213 Sir Creep:167 gcreptile:142 Death Impends:141 Shaun of the Dead :124 Morbidkid :121 Bibliogryphon:102 Grim up North :101 Captain Chorizo:73 Maryportfuncity:64 Handrejka:50 Rotten Ali:50 Jiroemon Kimura:19 Deathray :17 msc:15 Updated for Schlegel (another name I hadn`t heard of).That puts Sir Creep and gcreptile in second and third place respectively but both still a wide margin behind the unknown man.Also just checked and no one had Warren Mitchell.I could have sworn I saw his name on my master list but I am pretty sure I must be mistaken. It's turning out to be an interesting contest. The Unknown Man is leading with his slow-but-steady approach of choosing the right nonagenarians, whereas I, for example, chose younger and riskier types (in terms of obitability and of mortality chance). And the Unknown Man is leading even though the setup of this contest is more discriminatory age-wise than the DDP. For example, in the DDP, the death of Maria Gaidar (Russian defector to the Ukraine) would yield the points of 2 Helmut Schmidts (10 points vs. 5 points). But in Shaun's Deadpool, her death is like 4,5 Helmut Schmidts (82 points vs. 16 points). And in addition, choosing riskier types should be better in Shaun's Deadpool with 50 names, than in the DDP with only 20 names. There is a better chance that at least one of those risky picks, like, say, George Zimmerman, or some young terrorist, comes through and counts. In the DDP, picking 20 nonagenarians that actually die might just barely be enough to win (with 105 points), if we go by experience of the last couple of years. So, if this contest is set up to favour "gambling" a little more, then picking 50 nonagenarians that actually die (small chance of that, but I'm just writing down my thoughts), "shouldn't" be enough to win. But the counter-argument against this is that a contest just running for a couple of months, does not last long enough to statistically lead to this advantage of risk over reliability. Let's see how it goes on... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,714 Posted November 22, 2015 Should've mentioned this earlier probably, but I had Michael C. Gross and he got a BBC obit http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34857388 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,612 Posted November 22, 2015 Should've mentioned this earlier probably, but I had Michael C. Gross and he got a BBC obit http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34857388 Good, I'm rooting for you to win! Edit: Oops, I thought this was the DDP thread. Well, I'm not in this deadpool either, so I guess I can still root for you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,056 Posted November 24, 2015 I'm pretty impressed with the carnage what with many teams over 100 and we only started 90 days ago or so. I think I have 6 hits, and for 3 months give myself an 'atta boy'. Expect to see a fair number of my survivors in DDP and elsewhere. 5 weeks to go. Or are we rolling to June 30? ;-) SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,608 Posted November 25, 2015 Douglass North obit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3333753/Douglass-North-recipient-1993-Nobel-Prize-dies.html Thanks, guest_WEP! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,878 Posted December 7, 2015 Obit for Woodlawn http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35025326 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,163 Posted December 8, 2015 Updated for Douglas North, Michael C Gross and Holly Woodlawn.Woodlawn`s death has proven really significant with the Unknown Man pushed to third place: Death Impends: 232 Shaun of the Dead :226 The Unknown man :213 Sir Creep:213 gcreptile:208 Bibliogryphon:158 Handrejka:124 Morbidkid :121 Maryportfuncity:120 msc:105 Grim up North :101 Captain Chorizo:73 Rotten Ali:78 CasketsUnderstandNoTitles 28 Jiroemon Kimura:19 Deathray :17 Updated for Janner ,Hill and Bockwinkel.Certainly looks interesting at the top now.Let me know if there are many mistakes or omissions etc.I will be checking the list again after christmas to check everything is in order .I will be using the masterlist to see if anyone has cheated ha:P.No but in all seriousness I am prone to making mistakes so it is chiefly for my benefit.I will post details of the 2016 pool in a new thread for my benefit as it would make it too hard to continue it over given the high volume of candidates and teams. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,608 Posted December 8, 2015 Sadly, I think I only have 208 points, unless I missed something... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,163 Posted December 8, 2015 Sadly, I think I only have 208 points, unless I missed something... Cheers for that not sure how I miscounted that.Sadly I am under a lot of stress at present so I may have made more mistakes.If anyone notices them please let me know.Rest assured though I will double check all figures this weekend when I am on holiday.Apologies ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,336 Posted December 18, 2015 Hey Shaun, just wondering if I am to enter a team for next year whether there are new or refined rules for your competition. I hope things are a little less stressful for you and that you are keeping your chin up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,056 Posted December 18, 2015 We starting in January then? I dare say I'll be using quite similar lists for this and DDP as I'm little concerned with the 'obitableness' for DDP. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,169 Posted December 20, 2015 Nick Bockwinkel died in November - qualifying obit from the Digital Spy. Jimmy Hill obit Greville Janner too EDIT - Yes, the Sir Creep obit counts as its already been counted. 2am brain, sorry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,056 Posted December 20, 2015 Nick Bockwinkel died in November - qualifying obit from the Digital Spy. Jimmy Hill obit Greville Janner too EDIT - Yes, the Sir Creep obit counts as its already been counted. 2am brain, sorry. Word of my demise has been prematurely ejaculated, bloody BBC. SC 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,169 Posted December 20, 2015 Nick Bockwinkel died in November - qualifying obit from the Digital Spy. Jimmy Hill obit Greville Janner too EDIT - Yes, the Sir Creep obit counts as its already been counted. 2am brain, sorry. Word of my demise has been prematurely ejaculated, bloody BBC. SC I was referring to the Schlegel chap - saw an obit, posted it, swiftly realised I was four weeks behind everyone else, and edited it out of existence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,163 Posted December 21, 2015 Updated for Douglas North, Michael C Gross and Holly Woodlawn.Woodlawn`s death has proven really significant with the Unknown Man pushed to third place: Death Impends: 232 Shaun of the Dead :226 The Unknown man :213 Sir Creep:213 gcreptile:208 Bibliogryphon:158 Handrejka:124 Morbidkid :121 Maryportfuncity:120 msc:105 Grim up North :101 Captain Chorizo:73 Rotten Ali:78 CasketsUnderstandNoTitles 28 Jiroemon Kimura:19 Deathray :17 Updated for Janner ,Hill and Bockwinkel.Certainly looks interesting at the top now.Let me know if there are many mistakes or omissions etc.I will be checking the list again after christmas to check everything is in order .I will be using the masterlist to see if anyone has cheated ha:P.No but in all seriousness I am prone to making mistakes so it is chiefly for my benefit.I will post details of the 2016 pool in a new thread for my benefit as it would make it too hard to continue it over given the high volume of candidates and teams. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,163 Posted December 21, 2015 Hey Shaun, just wondering if I am to enter a team for next year whether there are new or refined rules for your competition. I hope things are a little less stressful for you and that you are keeping your chin up. Yes I will be starting a new thread for 2016 .I am not doing too badly thank you. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,336 Posted December 21, 2015 Cheers Shaun and good to hear you are doing ok. I've seen the thread and I'll drop 50 names on the thread when I've had a think and eliminated most if not all of the ones I've chosen for the other competitions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted December 21, 2015 Updated for Douglas North, Michael C Gross and Holly Woodlawn.Woodlawn`s death has proven really significant with the Unknown Man pushed to third place: Death Impends: 232 Shaun of the Dead :226 The Unknown man :213 Sir Creep:213 gcreptile:208 Bibliogryphon:158 Handrejka:124 Morbidkid :121 Maryportfuncity:120 msc:105 Grim up North :101 Captain Chorizo:73 Rotten Ali:78 CasketsUnderstandNoTitles 28 Jiroemon Kimura:19 Deathray :17 Updated for Janner ,Hill and Bockwinkel.Certainly looks interesting at the top now.Let me know if there are many mistakes or omissions etc.I will be checking the list again after christmas to check everything is in order .I will be using the masterlist to see if anyone has cheated ha:P.No but in all seriousness I am prone to making mistakes so it is chiefly for my benefit.I will post details of the 2016 pool in a new thread for my benefit as it would make it too hard to continue it over given the high volume of candidates and teams. I had both janner and hill. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,163 Posted December 21, 2015 Updated for Douglas North, Michael C Gross and Holly Woodlawn.Woodlawn`s death has proven really significant with the Unknown Man pushed to third place: Death Impends: 232 Shaun of the Dead :226 The Unknown man :213 Sir Creep:213 gcreptile:208 Bibliogryphon:158 Handrejka:124 Morbidkid :121 Maryportfuncity:120 msc:105 Grim up North :101 Captain Chorizo:73 Rotten Ali:78 CasketsUnderstandNoTitles 28 Jiroemon Kimura:19 Deathray :17 Updated for Janner ,Hill and Bockwinkel.Certainly looks interesting at the top now.Let me know if there are many mistakes or omissions etc.I will be checking the list again after christmas to check everything is in order .I will be using the masterlist to see if anyone has cheated ha:P.No but in all seriousness I am prone to making mistakes so it is chiefly for my benefit.I will post details of the 2016 pool in a new thread for my benefit as it would make it too hard to continue it over given the high volume of candidates and teams. I had both janner and hill. Death Impends: 232 Shaun of the Dead :226 The Unknown man :213 Sir Creep:213 gcreptile:208 Bibliogryphon:158 Morbidkid :149 Handrejka:124 Maryportfuncity:120 msc:105 Grim up North :101 Captain Chorizo:73 Rotten Ali:78 CasketsUnderstandNoTitles 28 Jiroemon Kimura:19 Deathray :17 Sorry MorbidKid.You had Janner but I can`t find Hill on the list.Apologies for missing you out.You spelt some names wrong which sometimes means they don`t come up on the search! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,222 Posted December 21, 2015 Updated for Douglas North, Michael C Gross and Holly Woodlawn.Woodlawn`s death has proven really significant with the Unknown Man pushed to third place: Death Impends: 232 Shaun of the Dead :226 The Unknown man :213 Sir Creep:213 gcreptile:208 Bibliogryphon:158 Handrejka:124 Morbidkid :121 Maryportfuncity:120 msc:105 Grim up North :101 Captain Chorizo:73 Rotten Ali:78 CasketsUnderstandNoTitles 28 Jiroemon Kimura:19 Deathray :17 Updated for Janner ,Hill and Bockwinkel.Certainly looks interesting at the top now.Let me know if there are many mistakes or omissions etc.I will be checking the list again after christmas to check everything is in order .I will be using the masterlist to see if anyone has cheated ha:P.No but in all seriousness I am prone to making mistakes so it is chiefly for my benefit.I will post details of the 2016 pool in a new thread for my benefit as it would make it too hard to continue it over given the high volume of candidates and teams. According to my records I had both Janner and Hill This has already been added but confused me because you edited the earlier post. As you were. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,336 Posted December 28, 2015 Obit for Ellsworth Kelly: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35189137 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,163 Posted December 29, 2015 Death Impends: 255Shaun of the Dead :226The Unknown man :213Sir Creep:213gcreptile:208Bibliogryphon:158Morbidkid :149 Handrejka:124Maryportfuncity:120msc:105Grim up North :101 CasketsUnderstandNoTitles:90 Rotten Ali:78Captain Chorizo:73Jiroemon Kimura:19 Congratulations to CasketsUnderstandnoTitles who was the only player to bag Lemmy and earn 45 points.Sadly there are no unique hit points in this game.i know a few people including myself had picked him for next year but oh well!Death Impends though has increased his lead over yours truly with the death of Ellsworth Kelly!I will be crowning the winner on the 2nd or 3rd January.Depends how hungover I am from New Years Eve !Hits will only be accepted if they occur before midnight local time on the 31st December whether that is in Australia or America.The death also must be reported in a qualifying obit before 12pm GMT on the 1st January.That is the absolute cut off point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted December 29, 2015 Death Impends: 255 Shaun of the Dead :226 The Unknown man :213 Sir Creep:213 gcreptile:208 Bibliogryphon:158 Morbidkid :149 Handrejka:124 Maryportfuncity:120 msc:105 Grim up North :101 Rotten Ali:78 Captain Chorizo:73 CasketsUnderstandNoTitles:73 Jiroemon Kimura:19 Deathray :17 Congratulations to CasketsUnderstandnoTitles who was the only player to bag Lemmy and earn 45 points.Sadly there are no unique hit points in this game.i know a few people including myself had picked him for next year but oh well!Death Impends though has increased his lead over yours truly with the death of Ellsworth Kelly!I will be crowning the winner on the 2nd or 3rd January.Depends how hungover I am from New Years Eve !Hits will only be accepted if they occur before midnight local time on the 31st December whether that is in Australia or America.The death also must be reported in a qualifying obit before 12pm GMT on the 1st January.That is the absolute cut off point. Just a bit of tidying up, you've still got me listed as Deathray? Not sure whether those 17 points need added to my Caskets total or whether you just need to remove them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,163 Posted December 29, 2015 Death Impends: 255 Shaun of the Dead :226 The Unknown man :213 Sir Creep:213 gcreptile:208 Bibliogryphon:158 Morbidkid :149 Handrejka:124 Maryportfuncity:120 msc:105 Grim up North :101 Rotten Ali:78 Captain Chorizo:73 CasketsUnderstandNoTitles:73 Jiroemon Kimura:19 Deathray :17 Congratulations to CasketsUnderstandnoTitles who was the only player to bag Lemmy and earn 45 points.Sadly there are no unique hit points in this game.i know a few people including myself had picked him for next year but oh well!Death Impends though has increased his lead over yours truly with the death of Ellsworth Kelly!I will be crowning the winner on the 2nd or 3rd January.Depends how hungover I am from New Years Eve !Hits will only be accepted if they occur before midnight local time on the 31st December whether that is in Australia or America.The death also must be reported in a qualifying obit before 12pm GMT on the 1st January.That is the absolute cut off point. Just a bit of tidying up, you've still got me listed as Deathray? Not sure whether those 17 points need added to my Caskets total or whether you just need to remove them. Ah sorry I was unaware you had changed your username that explains why the leader board has been confusing the shit out of me lately ha! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,163 Posted December 29, 2015 I have edited the list accordingly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
