Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted June 2, 2016 Masterlist #5 Artists who have appeared on a UK No.1 Hit Single 1. Marcia Barrett hj 2. Harry Belafonte ih, ro 3. Tony Bennett sw, ih, dr 4. Pat Boone ti, mc 5. David Cassidy to 6. Petula Clarke rp 7. Billy Connelly ti, hj 8. Vic Damone mc, ro 9. Dave Davies hj 10. Windsor Davies hj 11. Doris Day sw, rg, ti 12. Kiki Dee yw 13. Ken Dodd yw, cc, gr, ra 14. Judith Durham hj 15. Don Everly gr 16. Chris Farlowe yw, cc 17. Barry Gibb ih 18. Rolf Harris cc, ra 19. Tab Hunter mc, di 20. Plas Johnson rp, ro 21. Eden Kane rp 22. John Layton rp 23. Vera Lynn sw, rg, ti, ih, dr, ro, to 24. Paul McCartney rg, dr 25. John McVie ra 26. George Michael ih 27. Jane Morgan di 28. Des O’ Connor ra 29. Sinead O’ Connor rg 30. Cliff Richard ra 31. Keith Richards dr 32. Smokey Robinson yw 33. Mike Sarne rp 34. Peter Sarstedt di, gr, to 35. Kay Starr sw, rg, mc, dr, di, cc, ro, to 36. Tommy Steele ti 37. Nobby Stiles gr 38. Ricky Valance cc 39. Bill Wyman yw 40. Jimmy Young sw, mc, di, gr, to Note that Ken Dodd will score in two categories. The only person to do so. Again I had to look a few of these up but had to reject Roberta Flack because the best she managed was a #2. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted June 2, 2016 If anyone notices a mistake please let me know and I will see what can be done. Good luck to everyone. Waits........... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted June 2, 2016 Is Petula Clark not a unique pick for myself? And hat tip to Rover and Out on Plas Johnson. I'd have had 5 uniques if you hadn't also dug that one out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted June 2, 2016 I've got Len Maddocks as well so unlikely to be a unique hit if ro has him too. Otherwise looks like my picks are listed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted June 2, 2016 I see several of us went directly to the same source for the cricket! That's three or four picks that aren't unique because me and Death Impends had the same idea too! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted June 2, 2016 Ok thanks for the corrections. Have edited the lists and my masterlist accordingly. I think the cricket one was the toughest for players to complete. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,990 Posted June 2, 2016 Have got at least one unique in each category which is a nice surprise. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted June 2, 2016 You win some, you lose some.... Rover and Out and me both picked Lady Saltoun and Lord Hapgood. On the other hand, I did not expect Arun Lal to be a unique pick, though of course, it's 'only' throat cancer. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,904 Posted June 2, 2016 Masterlist #5 Artists who have appeared on a UK No.1 Hit Single 1. Marcia Barrett hj 2. Harry Belafonte ih, ro 3. Tony Bennett sw, ih, dr 4. Pat Boone ti, mc 5. David Cassidy to 6. Petula Clarke rp 7. Billy Connelly ti, hj 8. Vic Damone mc, ro 9. Dave Davies hj 10. Windsor Davies hj 11. Doris Day sw, rg, ti 12. Kiki Dee yw 13. Ken Dodd yw, cc, gr, ra 14. Judith Durham hj 15. Don Everly gr 16. Chris Farlowe yw, cc 17. Barry Gibb ih 18. Rolf Harris cc, ra 19. Tab Hunter mc, di 20. Plas Johnson rp, ro 21. Eden Kane rp 22. John Layton rp 23. Vera Lynn sw, rg, ti, ih, dr, ro, to 24. Paul McCartney rg, dr 25. John McVie ra 26. George Michael ih 27. Jane Morgan di 28. Des O’ Connor ra 29. Sinead O’ Connor rg 30. Cliff Richard ra 31. Keith Richards dr 32. Smokey Robinson yw 33. Mike Sarne rp 34. Peter Sarstedt di, gr, to 35. Kay Starr sw, rg, mc, dr, di, cc, ro, to 36. Tommy Steele ti 37. Nobby Stiles gr 38. Ricky Valance cc 39. Bill Wyman yw 40. Jimmy Young sw, mc, di, gr, to Note that Ken Dodd will score in two categories. The only person to do so. Again I had to look a few of these up but had to reject Roberta Flack because the best she managed was a #2. Good work but Windsor Davies also appears in two categories, the same two as Doddy. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted June 2, 2016 Well I can already only win on two of the three criteria as I do not have 3 unique picks amongst my 25 to win outright that way. Darn you Rockhopper and Plas Johnson! He was a banker unique pick! I would never have picked Windsor Davies as I assumed he was already dead so that was a nice surprise. Bernard Cribbins was on my Doctor Who shortlist until he turned up in A Midsummer Night's Dream on Bank Holiday Monday and looked the picture of health so kudos to Deathray if you get a hit. Interestingly Ken Dodd and Windsor Davies both made my Doctor Who list but not my Number Ones list. I'm surprised no one picked Charlene Mitchell on the Presidential politics one: Aged 86, she is (as far as I can tell) the only surviving candidate from the 1968 Presidential election, when Richard Nixon beat Hubert Humphrey. She was the Communist Party's candidate, was under the required age to enter office and has remained involved in politics right up into the late 2000s. Maybe that's what put people off (it did me) but I'm surprised no one took a punt, particularly since Reptile took a punt on La Donna Harris, who I considered healthier than Mitchell. An interesting quirk of this game I realised was that it was hard to decide who to pick as the time scale for the game is hard to judge. If the Grim Reaper's on your side, the game could be finished inside a couple of months, but if we've picked poorly then it could go a couple of years. The temptation to pick the 5 oldest people in each category was strong, but I tried to use a little more imagination. I fear others have picked more wisely than myself however. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted June 2, 2016 OK This is how the scoreboard will appear. Each player has five digits after their name and abbreviation these correspond to each category Doctor Who/Lords/US Elections/Test Cricketers/No.1 UK Singles If a player scores a hit then one of the numbers will change. If the player scores a unique hit the colour of the whole entry will change Black = 0, Green = 1, Orange = 2 and if they get three they win. SWITCH sw 0/0/0/0/0 YOUNGWILLZ yw 0/0/0/0/0 RADGUY rg 0/0/0/0/0 TIME ti 0/0/0/0/0 IMNOTHADES ih 0/0/0/0/0 MSC mc 0/0/0/0/0 DEATHRAY dr 0/0/0/0/0 HANDREJKA hj 0/0/0/0/0 ROCKHOPPERPENGUIN rp 0/0/0/0/0 DEATH IMPENDS di 0/0/0/0/0 CAPTAINCHORIZO cc 0/0/0/0/0 GCREEPTILE gr 0/0/0/0/0 ROTTON ALI ra 0/0/0/0/0 ROVER & OUT ro 0/0/0/0/0 TOAST to 0/0/0/0/0 I would like to thank all 14 players for getting the teams in on time and being so inventive. There are lots of unique picks and lots of ones that might slip under the radar if we are not careful. Anyone who i have had to go back to has also been very understanding about why I have questioned their picks. GAME ON!!!!! Erm, I count 15...? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted June 3, 2016 OK This is how the scoreboard will appear. Each player has five digits after their name and abbreviation these correspond to each category Doctor Who/Lords/US Elections/Test Cricketers/No.1 UK Singles If a player scores a hit then one of the numbers will change. If the player scores a unique hit the colour of the whole entry will change Black = 0, Green = 1, Orange = 2 and if they get three they win. SWITCH sw 0/0/0/0/0 YOUNGWILLZ yw 0/0/0/0/0 RADGUY rg 0/0/0/0/0 TIME ti 0/0/0/0/0 IMNOTHADES ih 0/0/0/0/0 MSC mc 0/0/0/0/0 DEATHRAY dr 0/0/0/0/0 HANDREJKA hj 0/0/0/0/0 ROCKHOPPERPENGUIN rp 0/0/0/0/0 DEATH IMPENDS di 0/0/0/0/0 CAPTAINCHORIZO cc 0/0/0/0/0 GCREEPTILE gr 0/0/0/0/0 ROTTON ALI ra 0/0/0/0/0 ROVER & OUT ro 0/0/0/0/0 TOAST to 0/0/0/0/0 I would like to thank all 14 players for getting the teams in on time and being so inventive. There are lots of unique picks and lots of ones that might slip under the radar if we are not careful. Anyone who i have had to go back to has also been very understanding about why I have questioned their picks. GAME ON!!!!! Erm, I count 15...? That is a much nicer number. My bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,941 Posted June 3, 2016 A unique in every category. None of them likely to die but still impressive! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted June 3, 2016 Masterlist #4 Test Cricketers 1. Imtiaz Ahmed mc, di, ra, ro 2. Dennis Amiss yw 3. Ken Archer gr 4. Bob Barber ih 5. Jimmy Binks yw 6. Ian Botham rp 7. Donald Carr ra 8. Nari Contractor ti 9. Somachandra de Silva mc, rp 10. Ted Dexter to 11. Hubert Doggard gr 12. Graham Dowling hj 13. Ronald Draper cc 14. John Edrich hj, to 15. Datta Gaekwad gr, ra 16. C D Gopinath gr 17. Lance Gibbs di 18. Waqar Hasan hj 19. Ray Illingworth to 20. Doug Insole ti, rp, ro 21. Rohan Kanhai ti, ra, to 22. Imran Khan ti 23. Arun Lal gr 24. Len Maddocks ro, yw 25. Roy Miller sw, rg, ih 26. Peter Pollock ti 27. John Richard Reid dr, di 28. Dick Richardson hj 29. Fred Rumsey yw 30. Ian Sinclair hj 31. Garfield Sobers cc, ra 32. Don Smith sw, rg, ih, mc, di, cc 33. James Taylor dr 34. Lindsay Tuckett sw, rg, ih, mc, dr, rp, di, ro, to 35. Shane Warne dr 36. John Watkins (SA) sw,rg, ih, cc 37. Everton Weekes sw, yw, rg, mc, rp, cc, ro I included this because I thought there should be a sport category and Cricket buffs are keen on keeping lists and statistics. Lots of new names here. Hate to point this out, but having too much time on my hands I've noticed Deathray appears to only have 4 cricketers. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted June 4, 2016 Masterlist #4 Test Cricketers 1. Imtiaz Ahmed mc, di, ra, ro 2. Dennis Amiss yw 3. Ken Archer gr 4. Bob Barber ih 5. Jimmy Binks yw 6. Ian Botham rp 7. Donald Carr ra 8. Nari Contractor ti 9. Somachandra de Silva mc, rp 10. Ted Dexter to 11. Hubert Doggard gr 12. Graham Dowling hj 13. Ronald Draper cc 14. John Edrich hj, to 15. Datta Gaekwad gr, ra 16. C D Gopinath gr 17. Lance Gibbs di 18. Waqar Hasan hj 19. Ray Illingworth to 20. Doug Insole ti, rp, ro 21. Rohan Kanhai ti, ra, to 22. Imran Khan ti 23. Arun Lal gr 24. Len Maddocks ro, yw 25. Roy Miller sw, rg, ih 26. Peter Pollock ti 27. John Richard Reid dr, di 28. Dick Richardson hj 29. Fred Rumsey yw 30. Ian Sinclair hj 31. Garfield Sobers cc, ra 32. Don Smith sw, rg, ih, mc, di, cc 33. James Taylor dr 34. Lindsay Tuckett sw, rg, ih, mc, dr, rp, di, ro, to 35. Shane Warne dr 36. John Watkins (SA) sw,rg, ih, cc 37. Everton Weekes sw, yw, rg, mc, rp, cc, ro I included this because I thought there should be a sport category and Cricket buffs are keen on keeping lists and statistics. Lots of new names here. Hate to point this out, but having too much time on my hands I've noticed Deathray appears to only have 4 cricketers. There was a bit of back and forth with Deathray's V but checking back he had Len Maddocks. Good Spot Rover Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,941 Posted June 4, 2016 SNIPPITY SNIP!! Hate to point this out, but having too much time on my hands I've noticed Deathray appears to only have 4 cricketers. Cheers fella. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,941 Posted June 7, 2016 Seen as absolutely nothing is happening here, anyone else think this could go over the year? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted June 8, 2016 Seen as absolutely nothing is happening here, anyone else think this could go over the year? Yes it could but it could equally be gone in a month. Those Lords look pretty topplesome to me. I think that is part of the tension. It might even outlive by-election bingo. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted June 9, 2016 Seen as absolutely nothing is happening here, anyone else think this could go over the year? Yes it could but it could equally be gone in a month. Those Lords look pretty topplesome to me. I think that is part of the tension. It might even outlive by-election bingo. I made this point on submission. It's been hard trying to decide which Doctor Who actors might die because I'm not sure if we're talking 6 months, 1 year or 3 years. Bernard Cribbins is clearly in fine fettle but he could suffer some kind of setback early next year and suddenly he looks a good pick. Or it might not be relevant because the game's already over! I reckon this will go longer than we think (those Lords have a surprising propensity to longevity). Unique picks may be the saving grace, three deaths that somehow everyone else avoided and boom! We're done. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted June 12, 2016 Donald Carr: http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/1025733.html Hit #1 ever on this pool. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted June 12, 2016 SWITCH sw 0/0/0/0/0 YOUNGWILLZ yw 0/0/0/0/0 RADGUY rg 0/0/0/0/0 TIME ti 0/0/0/0/0 IMNOTHADES ih 0/0/0/0/0 MSC mc 0/0/0/0/0 DEATHRAY dr 0/0/0/0/0 HANDREJKA hj 0/0/0/0/0 ROCKHOPPERPENGUIN rp 0/0/0/0/0 DEATH IMPENDS di 0/0/0/0/0 CAPTAINCHORIZO cc 0/0/0/0/0 GCREEPTILE gr 0/0/0/0/0 ROTTON ALI ra 0/0/0/1/0 ROVER & OUT ro 0/0/0/0/0 TOAST to 0/0/0/0/0 Can RA go for the three uniques? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,152 Posted June 12, 2016 Polite applause is indicated. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rotten Ali 600 Posted June 12, 2016 Oh heck, first hit in a brand new pool. Truly honoured. Won't be supprised if I don't get another hit before someone else wins the first contest. By the looks of it I'm holding a total of seven unique choices of the 25 listed names. That now becomes any two from six... John McVie of Fleetwood Mac is my main hope. Brian Blessed, maybe? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted June 13, 2016 Rodney Leach, Baron Leach of Fairford was not a Lords pick. Shame that because he is dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted June 25, 2016 No-one picked Patrick Mayhew then. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
