Derby Dead Pool 2016

[msc 17,764]

Oh btw, Rockhopperpenguin, should someone like Dr Sims or Joost die on the 13th of a month this year, I will happily accept those points.

[gcreptile 10,243]

As someone who likes to pick eccentricely, I don't like the change. The neither-unique-nor-universal picks will suffer.

[Spade_Cooley 9,027]

It doesn't reward "fame" per se, rather "fame of illness". Remember, Dr Granger and Joey Feek would both have earned these "fame" bonuses this year, as would Lauren Hill last year.

[Toast 14,861]

It doesn't reward "fame" per se, rather "fame of illness". Remember, Dr Granger and Joey Feek would both have earned these "fame" bonuses this year, as would Lauren Hill last year.

 

Agreed, and the main attraction of those sort of picks is their youth, garnering more points especially if played as joker.

[msc 17,764]

It doesn't reward "fame" per se, rather "fame of illness". Remember, Dr Granger and Joey Feek would both have earned these "fame" bonuses this year, as would Lauren Hill last year.

 

Yes, but, and this might open a can of worms, I'd say if someone makes the Drop 40, they are famous for more than just being ill. Famous solely for dying people just don't get picked in the huge numbers, yet Dr Kate made the top 15 of the Drop 40 twice. The only other example is Katherine Crow and she only made the 40 when she was "dying singer in the top ten of the UK charts", not the year before when she was "inspirational cancer case". Drop 40 cases need that extra pop culture osmosis than this forum or a glance over google for cancer mums.

[rockhopper penguin 2,264]

Oh btw, Rockhopperpenguin, should someone like Dr Sims or Joost die on the 13th of a month this year, I will happily accept those points.

Of course (but it won't happen).

[Toast 14,861]

 

It doesn't reward "fame" per se, rather "fame of illness". Remember, Dr Granger and Joey Feek would both have earned these "fame" bonuses this year, as would Lauren Hill last year.

 

Yes, but, and this might open a can of worms, I'd say if someone makes the Drop 40, they are famous for more than just being ill. Famous solely for dying people just don't get picked in the huge numbers, yet Dr Kate made the top 15 of the Drop 40 twice. The only other example is Katherine Crow and she only made the 40 when she was "dying singer in the top ten of the UK charts", not the year before when she was "inspirational cancer case". Drop 40 cases need that extra pop culture osmosis than this forum or a glance over google for cancer mums.

 

 

I think it suggests that there are more seasoned deadpoolers taking part.

Including people who look at the top teams' surviving picks and add them to their own lists.

[Joey Russ 7,117]

Are you going to tell the unfortunate people who chose Patricia Laffen that's she's dead.

[themaninblack 2,112]

Is that confirmed?

 

There was a thread somewhere which discussed a few other "misses" of that kind, but I don't know where it is!

[Joey Russ 7,117]

Is that confirmed?

 

There was a thread somewhere which discussed a few other "misses" of that kind, but I don't know where it is!

Right Here: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/6603-people-who-are-dead-according-to-wikipedia/?view=getnewpost

[YoungWillz 19,125]

Round Up #27

 

Jackie Storrar: https://forums.death...women/?p=276177 (Carried Over)

 

Awaiting Obit.

 

Clarence Brooks: https://forums.death...tball/?p=276310 (Carried Over)

 

Awaiting Obit.

 

Bill Glassford: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8294-the-100-club/?p=276643

 

Awaiting Obit.

 

Arnold Palmer: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/5754-golf-the-19th-hole/?p=276930

 

BBC Obit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37469471

 

Shimon Peres: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8669-shimon-peres/?p=277136

 

BBC Obit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-27410614

 

Agnes Nixon: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/6461-dead-screenwriters-society/?p=277208

 

Daily Mail Obit: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3812663/All-My-Children-creator-Agnes-Nixon-dies-93.html

 

Miriam Defensor Santiago: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8677-political-frailty/?p=277223

 

BBC Obit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-37503145

 

Ralph V Whitworth: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8394-businesspeople-investors-ceos/?p=277285

 

Awaiting Obit.

 

David Herd: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/6417-time-added/?p=277418

 

BBC Obit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37533154

 

Neville Marriner: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/7118-minimalists-and-other-classical-composersmusicians/?p=277446

 

BBC Obit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37535272

[Ulitzer95 11,097]

Death certificate for Laffan for the MiB:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Laffan#/media/File:Death_certificate_of_actress_Patricia_Laffan_(1919-2014).jpeg

[themaninblack 2,112]

Latest update...

[msc 17,764]

Oh, the points change is official!

 

"At present, there is unlikely to be any other changes."

 

*Swiftly rips up shortlist category entitled "In case of TMIB reintroducing Daily Record obits..."*

[Toast 14,861]

I may have said this before, but disqualifying Daily Mail obits might put the cat among the pigeons.

[Joey Russ 7,117]

Did you tell the people about Patricia Laffin. There's even evidence for her death certificate.

[Death Impends 7,383]

Did you tell the people about Patricia Laffin. There's even evidence for her death certificate.

 

Her DDP bio now mentions her death.

[Spade_Cooley 9,027]

Deadpooler problems: desperately hoping one of your long list dies before December 31st because you know if they're still breathing you won't be able to resist picking them, and you're only 50/50 on their QO chances.

[themaninblack 2,112]

Yes, it's getting to that time of year, isn't it?

 

And it'll be busier than ever too, what with the large number of teams that have had significant numbers of hits in 2016 and have to come up with a virtually new squad of would-be stiffs...

[YoungWillz 19,125]

Round Up #27 (exhausting pace!)

 

Ralph V Whitworth: https://forums.death...-ceos/?p=277285 (Carried Over)

 

Awaiting Obit.

 

Ronald Murray: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8677-political-frailty/?p=277621

 

Telegraph Obit: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/10/05/lord-murray-scottish-mp-and-lord-advocate--obituary/

 

Hazel Douglas: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/1658-harry-potter/?p=277650

 

Guardian Obit: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/oct/11/hazel-douglas-obituary

 

Tony Mottram: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/1596-tennis-players/?p=277766

 

The Times Obit: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tony-mottram-zkx2lw8rd

 

Wolfgang Suschitzky: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8294-the-100-club/?p=277782 (Guardian Obit In Link)

 

Pierre Tchernia: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/7873-foreign-personalities-from-stage-screen-politics-and-life/?p=277828

 

Awaiting Obit.

 

Johnny Gleeson: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/7857-cricket-thread-only-mad-dogs-and-englishmen/?p=277844 (Sky Sports Obit In Link)

 

Alistair Urquhart: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/7652-world-war-ii-veterans/?p=277925

 

Awaiting Obit.

 

Andrjez Wajda: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8952-class-of-1926/?p=277934 (BBC Obit In Link)

 

Tony Adamowicz: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/7092-the-chequered-flag/?p=278036

 

Awaiting Obit.

 

Dario Fo: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/6349-nobel-prize-in-death/?p=278225 (Guardian Obit In Link)

 

Bhumibol Adulyadej: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/6606-5-bhumibol-adulyadej/?p=278248 (BBC Obit In Link)

 

Helen Kelly: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/8473-union-people/?p=278355

 

Awaiting Obit.

 

Jean Alexander: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/2531-betty-driver-memorial-soapstar-superstar-thread/?p=278468

 

Guardian Obit: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/oct/14/jean-alexander-who-played-coronation-streets-hilda-ogden-dies

[gcreptile 10,243]

Deadpooler problems: desperately hoping one of your long list dies before December 31st because you know if they're still breathing you won't be able to resist picking them, and you're only 50/50 on their QO chances.

Victim of obitability?

 

I erred on the side of too little obitability this year and will probably take a different approach this time. The rule change has actually pushed ZsaZsa Gabor into my "statistical" Top 20 for 2017.

I expected a rule change that would prohibit another Shameless, but now it will return. However, my turbulent life recently (both positive and negative) means that I do not have the same depth of research.

[gcreptile 10,243]

The Generation Game shows me that I have become better at picking the old, neither unique nor universally popular picks. To make it count in the DDP, I'd like to suggest another bonus: 50 bonus points if your whole team, consisting of 20 people, dies.

 

Edit: I call it the Yahtzee bonus.

[Joey Russ 7,117]

The Generation Game shows me that I have become better at picking the old, neither unique nor universally popular picks. To make it count in the DDP, I'd like to suggest another bonus: 50 bonus points if your whole team, consisting of 20 people, dies.

If that applies today, then Spade could achieve that. All he needs to do is to get a hit for Errol Christie and Luke Halpin, and then he should find a depelch obit. I do object to this however. It can be seen as impossible to people finding 12 younger picks vs a guy with 20 older picks. Basically it used to prevent other from being able to have a chance on the title.

[gcreptile 10,243]

 

The Generation Game shows me that I have become better at picking the old, neither unique nor universally popular picks. To make it count in the DDP, I'd like to suggest another bonus: 50 bonus points if your whole team, consisting of 20 people, dies.

If that applies today, then Spade could achieve that. All he needs to do is to get a hit for Errol Christie and Luke Halpin, and then he should find a depelch obit. I do object to this however. It can be seen as impossible to people finding 12 younger picks vs a guy with 20 older picks. Basically it used to prevent other from being able to have a chance on the title.

 

The actual amount of bonus points is debatable, of course. Maybe 25pts...

[msc 17,764]

I don't see the point in that. Can you honestly ever see someone score 20/20 in the DDP and not win? I can't.

 

As for obitability, I refer to the Sir Creep rule. Apart from on people like Robert Dorr, that was a bullet dodged. Of course, it was worse for Dorr himself, I guess... It's funny, when I axed Fekete and Esterhazy from my final 25, it was primarily obit worries, and at the time, I did actually think to myself "It's me we're talking about here, its hardly likely to be a title changing decision if they died..."