Sean 6,309 Posted June 17, 2016 Had a new idea for a Dead Pool.Fortunately unlike Death by Numbers it will take less input from me.Basically aim of the game is to pick 20 candidates from the 1920`s.You need 2 from each year of the twenties from 1920-1929 and you must have one male and one female from each year.Candidates only qualify if they have a BBC national news article about their death and or an obituary The game carries on until we run out of names. As soon as one candidate from anyone`s list dies the pool will be immediately restarted and it is first come first serve. You can even be a bitch and steal someone`s entire list if you wish. It is a competitive game. The overall winner will be decided when there is universal agreement that a full list can no longer be made under the requirements. The pool restarts as soon as a link from the BBC is posted verifying age of the deceased (by their own standard).No two players can have duplicate picks and the age given on BBC will be accepted as soon as the article is published and pasted to this site.It has to be decisive at the time the news breaks. As soon as BBC give an age that matches the year of birth you have given them the pool will restart. If the age they give is different to the year of birth you don`t get a hit unless it is amended before another death that meets the criteria of a hit. Person with the most hits wins: Here`s my entry.No limit to how many teams can join Male Female 1920 Javier Perez de Cuellar Clarissa Eden 1921 King Michael of Romania Carol Channing 1922 Denis Norden Lillianne Bettencourt 1923 Shimon Peres Glynis Johns 1924 George H.W Bush Mary Warnock 1925 Hal Holbrook Dorothy Malone 1926 Fidel Castro Cloris Leachman 1927 Bhumibol Adulyadej June Brown 1928 Bruce Forsyth Ethel Kennedy 1929 Roger Bannister Betty Boothroyd 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,309 Posted June 17, 2016 (edited) It should say extinction in the title.(I am tired) Edited June 18, 2016 by DevonDeathTrip Thread title edited Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,421 Posted June 17, 2016 1920 - Lewis Gilbert, Nanette Fabray 1921 - Silvio Gazzaniga, Muriel Pavlow 1922 - Peregrine Worsthorne, Janis Paige 1923 - Shimon Peres, Judith Kerr 1924 - David Butler, Patricia Knatchbull 1925 - David Kenneth Fieldhouse, Margaret Rhodes 1926 - Desmond Carrington, Katie Boyle 1927 - David Hedison, Rosemary Harris 1928 - Peter Firmin, Patricia Hitchcock 1929 - Antonio Carbajal, Damaris Hayman That kind of thing? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,309 Posted June 17, 2016 1920 - Lewis Gilbert, Nanette Fabray 1921 - Silvio Gazzaniga, Muriel Pavlow 1922 - Peregrine Worsthorne, Janis Paige 1923 - Shimon Peres, Judith Kerr 1924 - David Butler, Patricia Knatchbull 1925 - David Kenneth Fieldhouse, Margaret Rhodes 1926 - Desmond Carrington, Katie Boyle 1927 - David Hedison, Rosemary Harris 1928 - Peter Firmin, Patricia Hitchcock 1929 - Antonio Carbajal, Damaris Hayman That kind of thing? Perfect except I already picked Shimon Peres.Pick another male born in 1923 . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,421 Posted June 17, 2016 Freeman Dyson then. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,019 Posted June 18, 2016 Before I go looking up things. We pick 20 BBC Obit Worthy names but none of them can be picked by someone who has already posted 20 names prior to you and picked a person, right? But when there's a hit, we can then pinch someone else's names as long as we are first to post when there is a restart, right? But we will have to wait for verification and confirmation from you, Shaun, that a hit has been made? Could be worth a shot, though I'm thinking that as the game goes on, the reducing number of available names will inevitably mean a reducing number of entries as the possibilities dwindle. However, the game could be invigorated going forward with subsequent deadpools for the thirties, forties and so on (though I'm unsure I'll live long enough for later versions!) Any start date, or has it already started and is running now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,953 Posted June 18, 2016 Might as well kill 20 minutes plucking names from my list of oldies. 1920 - Jerry Maren, Noel Neill 1921 - Clifton James, Francoise Gilot 1922 - George Blake, Barbara Hale 1923 - Sumner Redstone, Rhonda Fleming 1924 - Atai Bihari Vajpayee, Joyce Randolph 1925 - Mahathir Mohamad, Gloria DeHaven 1926 - Jiang Zemin, Gillian Lynne 1927 - Pierre Henry, Emmanuelle Riva 1928 - Hans Kung, Marion Ross 1929 - Arnold Palmer, Joan Plowright Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,309 Posted June 18, 2016 Before I go looking up things. We pick 20 BBC Obit Worthy names but none of them can be picked by someone who has already posted 20 names prior to you and picked a person, right? But when there's a hit, we can then pinch someone else's names as long as we are first to post when there is a restart, right? But we will have to wait for verification and confirmation from you, Shaun, that a hit has been made? Could be worth a shot, though I'm thinking that as the game goes on, the reducing number of available names will inevitably mean a reducing number of entries as the possibilities dwindle. However, the game could be invigorated going forward with subsequent deadpools for the thirties, forties and so on (though I'm unsure I'll live long enough for later versions!) Any start date, or has it already started and is running now? All those rules are correctly understood except I don't need to verify the link if you have it post it and start the game without me.It will probably only last a few goes but we shall see. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,309 Posted June 18, 2016 The game is live and you only need a BBC article that someone has died not a fully written up obit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,309 Posted June 18, 2016 1920 - Lewis Gilbert, Nanette Fabray 1921 - Silvio Gazzaniga, Muriel Pavlow 1922 - Peregrine Worsthorne, Janis Paige 1923 - Shimon Peres, Judith Kerr 1924 - David Butler, Patricia Knatchbull 1925 - David Kenneth Fieldhouse, Margaret Rhodes 1926 - Desmond Carrington, Katie Boyle 1927 - David Hedison, Rosemary Harris 1928 - Peter Firmin, Patricia Hitchcock 1929 - Antonio Carbajal, Damaris Hayman That kind of thing? Peregrine Worthsome was born in 1923 not 1922 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,545 Posted June 18, 2016 Nice one, I'm in: 1920: Teddy Johnson + Michèle Morgan 1921: Prince Philip + Jackie Stallone 1922: Stan Lee + Betty White 1923: Franco Zeffirelli + Pearl Carr 1924: Leslie Phillips + Eva Marie Saint 1925: Michel Piccoli + Arlene Dahl 1926: Hugh Hefner + Charlotte Rae 1927: Benedict XVI + Cleo Laine 1928: Martin Landau + Jeanne Moreau 1929: Bud Spencer + Ursula K. Le Guin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 584 Posted June 18, 2016 Count me in. Here is mine: 1920 - Richard Adams, Alicia Alonso 1921 - Peter Sallis, Agnes Giebel 1922 - Carl Reiner, Doris Day 1923 - Chuck Yeager, Elizabeth Sellars 1924 - Robert Mugabe, Phyllis Schlafly 1925 - Dick Van Dyke, Barbara Bush 1926 - Jerry Lewis, Queen Elizabeth II 1927 - Sidney Poitier, Honor Blackman 1928 - Adam West, Katherine Helmond 1929 - Ed Asner, Barbara Walters Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JiroemonKimura 95 Posted June 18, 2016 1920: John Paul Stevens, Rosemarie Springer 1921: Jake LaMotta, Rhoda Wurtele 1922: Norman Lear, Joan Langdon 1923: Murray Walker, Rose Marie 1924: John Rigas, Gloria Vanderbilt 1925: Marv Levy, Katherine MacGregor 1926: Chuck Berry, Betty Lynn 1927: Bernard Fox, Barbara Rush 1928: Abdul Sattar Edhi, Lina Wertmüller 1929: John Conyers, Louise Slaughter Edit: Lol, I guess I was too drunk while searching for birthyears and managed to automatically assume everyone is alive. I replaced them with random people in case I have to, Abdul Sattar Edhi or someone else will probably croak it before I can think of worthy replacements. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,127 Posted June 18, 2016 1920: John Paul Stevens, Ann Rutherford 1921: Jake LaMotta, Deborah Kerr 1922: Norman Lear, Judy Garland 1923: Murray Walker, Rose Marie 1924: John Rigas, Gloria Vanderbilt 1925: Marv Levy, Katherine MacGregor 1926: Chuck Berry, Betty Lynn 1927: Bernard Fox, Barbara Rush 1928: Abdul Sattar Edhi, Lina Wertmüller 1929: John Conyers, Louise Slaughter Judy Garland? Wait, Deborah Kerr? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,309 Posted June 18, 2016 Ann Rutherford is also dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
guylevesque 18 Posted June 18, 2016 Never participated in any deathpooling competition online before. Time to fix that. 1920 - Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Kate Murtagh 1921 - Jean of Luxembourg, Nexhmije Hoxha 1922 - Dilip Kumar, Rose Mofford 1923 - Peter Vaughan, Anne Jeffreys 1924 - Daniel arap Moi, Rosamunde Pilcher 1925 - Jean D'Ormesson, Angela Lansbury 1926 - Valdas Adamkus, Irene Papas 1927 - Robert Guillaume, Simone Veil 1928 - James Watson, Agnes Varda 1929 - Milan Kundera, Violeta Chamorro 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ImNotHades 207 Posted June 18, 2016 20: - Michele Morgan 21: John Glenn - Alicia Alonso 22: Steven Hill - Barbara Hale 23: - Rose Marie 24: - Leslie Philips 25: - Arelne Dahl 26: - Irene Papas 27: Harry Belafonte - Gina Lollobrigida 28: Joe Jackson - Ann Blyth 29: Bud Spencer - Jane Powell I'll update my list because I've got trouble finding people....til then don't touch my enteries OK, I quit.....take my people...it's too hard and I'm too busy... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,309 Posted June 18, 2016 Feel free to join in anytime hades. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,953 Posted June 18, 2016 My guess is 1920 ladies will be the category that loses all the reasonably Beeb-y names first. (this probably instead means Clarissa Eden will live to 105) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,421 Posted June 19, 2016 1920 - Lewis Gilbert, Nanette Fabray 1921 - Silvio Gazzaniga, Muriel Pavlow 1922 - Peregrine Worsthorne, Janis Paige 1923 - Shimon Peres, Judith Kerr 1924 - David Butler, Patricia Knatchbull 1925 - David Kenneth Fieldhouse, Margaret Rhodes 1926 - Desmond Carrington, Katie Boyle 1927 - David Hedison, Rosemary Harris 1928 - Peter Firmin, Patricia Hitchcock 1929 - Antonio Carbajal, Damaris Hayman That kind of thing? Peregrine Worthsome was born in 1923 not 1922 He claimed to be born in 1922 at one point, honest. Anyone picked Milos Jakes then? My guess is 1920 ladies will be the category that loses all the reasonably Beeb-y names first. (this probably instead means Clarissa Eden will live to 105) You might be right, I've only got 3 women in my 1920 file. Though I'm hearing about new names in this thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,545 Posted June 19, 2016 Count me in. Here is mine: 1920 - Richard Adams, Alicia Alonso 1921 - Peter Sallis, Agnes Giebel 1922 - Carl Reiner, Doris Day 1923 - Chuck Yeager, Elizabeth Sellars 1924 - Robert Mugabe, Phyllis Schlafly 1925 - Dick Van Dye, Barbara Bush 1926 - Jerry Lewis, Queen Elizabeth II 1927 - Sidney Poitier, Honor Blackman 1928 - Adam West, Katherine Helmond 1929 - Ed Asner, Barbara Walters Computer says, Honor Blackman is born in 1925... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,309 Posted June 19, 2016 1920 - Lewis Gilbert, Nanette Fabray 1921 - Silvio Gazzaniga, Muriel Pavlow 1922 - Peregrine Worsthorne, Janis Paige 1923 - Shimon Peres, Judith Kerr 1924 - David Butler, Patricia Knatchbull 1925 - David Kenneth Fieldhouse, Margaret Rhodes 1926 - Desmond Carrington, Katie Boyle 1927 - David Hedison, Rosemary Harris 1928 - Peter Firmin, Patricia Hitchcock 1929 - Antonio Carbajal, Damaris Hayman That kind of thing? Peregrine Worthsome was born in 1923 not 1922 He claimed to be born in 1922 at one point, honest. Anyone picked Milos Jakes then? My guess is 1920 ladies will be the category that loses all the reasonably Beeb-y names first. (this probably instead means Clarissa Eden will live to 105) You might be right, I've only got 3 women in my 1920 file. Though I'm hearing about new names in this thread. No one has Milos that is fine.You keep Worthsome in 1922 if you want to risk it?Let me know. 1920 ladies will finish the game off definitely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,127 Posted June 19, 2016 Peregrine Worsthorne's birth is registered in Q1 1924, so that means he could have been born in 1923 or 1924. As you get 6 or 7 weeks to register a birth, he might have been born in December or even November 1923 and registered in Jan/Feb 1924. More research required ... Wikipedia says 22 December 1923 This article seems to confirm that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,421 Posted June 19, 2016 Might as well swap him out, he never proves any use to me in these things. With my level of jinxing, that might as well count as a public service notice for others to nab Peregrine in the July 1st transfer window. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
