Five4Three2One Deadpool - 2018

[Wormfarmer 427]

What, huh, wha . . .  all this noisy partying just got me up out of a deep sleep.   I am still trying to even find a record of this Raya with two "Y"s person being alive in the first place.  No score on the AO, the DDP is still not up yet for 2018, and I don't see anything yet on the AP.  Even wikipedia has never heard of him.  Am I being bamboozled?  These do have to be people with some level of notoriety to get the QO's.  We'll have to wait and see . . . . 

 

Ahh . . . per People magazine, she's the girlfriend of an author.  Quite the resume.  How deep can we dig for these folks??  Time will tell.  

[Deathray 2,940]

11 hours ago, Toast said:

This guy ( Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima )

 

or this guy ( Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro)

 

The one that does need clarifying is

 

this guy Gerd Muller

 

this guy Thomas Muller

 

 

or this guy known as Muller

 

[theoldlady 2,299]

10 hours ago, The Quim Reaper said:

Wahey, that's 3 points to me too!

 

Though obviously it's a very sad occasion and R.I.P. and all. 

 

But still, wahey!

Sorry about that! Congratulations to you too! Don`t know how I missed your entry. 

[CaptainChorizo 1,977]

Jessica Falkholt picked by a few people here is dead

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-5260043/Jessica-Falkholts-promising-career-cut-short.html

[Wormfarmer 427]

Two teams hit with Jessica Falkholt.  Just updated the scoring table, near the bottom of page 2.  I wanted to highlight the death in red, but underlining was the best I could figure out how to do.  Next month when Feb teams are all in I will list the teams in scoring order (alphabetically for ties).  A search of the AP for Rayya Elias obit yielded nothing.  Derby isn't up yet and it looks like she was missed in the AO pool.  So for now, "The partner of author Elizabeth Gilbert dies" is the best I can find for Rayya.  When your picks obit headline doesn't even refer to them by name, that is a hint that you are digging way too deep for your "celebrities".  You need to go out and get some sun. 

[theoldlady 2,299]

On 1/4/2018 at 00:28, Wormfarmer said:

That does it!  We have 20 complete and active lists for the inaugural version of the Five4three2one DP.  I have made a complete matrix  for Jan and will post it below.  I am amazed at the percentage of new names that come in even after I have been doing this for a few years. Truly a global competition.  That said, please use full names in the future on your teams, as I am not familiar with European footballers, and many others that are coming in (tho' the Python cast are certainly universal).  I am not aware of any hits yet, so it is all square as we embark on a new year of carnage.  I am going to take a stab at the winning score and say it will fall somewhere in the 33 - 35 range, and that will be impressive.  Good luck and I hope you enjoy the ride.

 

JAN Teams	5 pts	4 pts	3 pts	2 pts	1 pt
theoldlady	Leah Bracknell	Kim Jong Un	Walter Keonig	Yoko Ono	David Prowse
BOU1	Renee Simonot	John McCain	Don Lusk	Nabi Tajima	Billy Graham
Captain Chorizo	Dilip Kumar	Yamaguchi San	Patrick Cryne	Paul Alcock	Little Richard
Sean	Rayya Elias	Alberto Fujimori	Matt Capotelli	Marieke Vervoot	Fernando Ricksen
The Quim Reaper	Patrick Cryne	Leah Bracknell	Rayya Elias	Sal Sobral	John McCain
Prophet	John McCain	Fernando Ricksen	Leah Bracknell	Rayya Elias	Dean Francis
Joey Russ	John Cleese	Terry Gilliam	Eric Idle	Terry Jones	Michael Palin
Fixed Business	Valerie Harper	Nobby Stiles	Greg Gilbert	Leah Bracknell	George HW Bush
EXU	Muller	Michael E Smith	Sansom	Armfield	Greaves
Mr. Whit	Doris Day	Queen Elizabeth II	Chubby Checker	Bob Dylan	Bridget Bardot
Unknown Man	Olivia Newton-John	Javier Perez de Cuellar	Tessa Jowell	Isabel Peron	Yasuhiro Nakasone
FujimoriNoMorey	Alberto Fujimori	Marieke Vervoot	Bessie Camm	Steve Bannon	Nabi Tajima
gcreptile (4)	Marieke Vervoot	Jessica Falkholt	Johnny Hubbard	Bobby Zarin	Lou Henson
Wormfarmer	Charlotte Rae	Lauren Wasser	John McCain	Stefan K Stefansson	Roberta McCain
Bentrovato	Shane McGowan	Jilly Cooper	Paul McCartney	David Prowse	Emperor Akihito
Yorkshire Banker (3)	Reinhardt Hardegan	Bobby Brown (fballer)	Jessica Falkholt	Barys Kit	Bella Thorne
Deathray	Norman Lloyd	Stefan K Stefansson	Val Kilmer	Clive James	Shane McGowan
Ericles Souza	Isabel Peron	Valery Giscard d'Estaing	Susana Vieira	Imelda Marcos	Teofisto Guingoma Jr.
Bibliogryphon	Richard Overton	Red Schoendienst	Ennio Monicone	Raymond Briggs	Earl Cameron
Youwanticewiththat	Clive James	Chris Rea	Frank Gehry	Aretha Franklin	Burt Reynolds
Double your points if you get a hit on the last day of the month.  All lists void beginning Feb 1, so submit new teams at that time to
avoid missed opportunities.  Remember you cannot use a name again in consecutive months.  Game On!

Bobby Zarin died 13.January. 2 points Perhaps for greptile.

[theoldlady 2,299]

On 12/29/2017 at 22:25, gcreptile said:

1) Marieke Vervoort

2) Jessica Falkholt

3) Johnny Hubbard

4) Bobby Zarin

5) Lou Henson

 

Edit: January List...

Looks like you might get 2 points for Bobby Zarin AS well as the 4 points for Jessica Falkholt. Well Done!

[Wormfarmer 427]

Thanks to theoldlady for keeping a sharp eye out on the obscure death notices.  Grid on page 2 has been updated, including scores for Elias, who made the Top 40 in the Derby.  Also of dubious credibility is Bobby Zarin, who as a "husband of a 'Housewives of New York' cast member", yielded nothing with a search of the Assoc. Press, but again was made eligible by the DDP.   I guess you can always count on the DDP to score even the peasants.  So points have been awarded there.  Next month I am going to try a second cousin of a retired weatherman in Tulsa, OK, just to test the Derby's powers.  You guys are good!  Also, I have assumed for EXU's sake that "Armfield" is Jimmy Armfield, who wikipedia lists as just passed today, so credit given there.  Pony up if you intended another Armfield!  As I say, for all I know there is a whole family of footballers named Armfield!      Carry On!

[Toast 16,137]

11 minutes ago, Wormfarmer said:

Thanks to theoldlady for keeping a sharp eye out on the obscure death notices.  Grid on page 2 has been updated, including scores for Elias, who made the Top 40 in the Derby.  Also of dubious credibility is Bobby Zarin, who as a "husband of a 'Housewives of New York' cast member", yielded nothing with a search of the Assoc. Press, but again was made eligible by the DDP.   I guess you can always count on the DDP to score even the peasants.  So points have been awarded there.  Next month I am going to try a second cousin of a retired weatherman in Tulsa, OK, just to test the Derby's powers.

 

You know the Derby Dead Pool isn't itself a source of obituaries?  It has a clear list of acceptable obit sources which can be found on the rules and scoring page.

Nothing wrong with using it as a template for a deadpool - others have much less stringent QO standards (eg Death Race).

FYI here is the QO for Rayya Elias  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5238127/Eat-Pray-Love-author-mourns-death-partner.html

[Wormfarmer 427]

Yes, I was aware of that, and the rules I set were that anybody that the Derby scores will be accepted here.  Mostly I did that to remove QO debates from the game.  I am just making light of the inclusiveness of just about anybody with a hint of notoriety (like the "7 Degrees of Kevin Bacon")!  I am not familiar with most of the sources that the Derby uses for QO's, but I would guess some of them must be similar to our US rags such as the Enquirer and Globe, which search far and wide for the ill person related to the famous person.   In turn, I am sure that some of the names that qualify as "celebrities" in the states must seem like a reach for the Europeans in the game.  All's fair in life and death.  Keep 'em coming!

[CaptainChorizo 1,977]

Barnsley Owner Patrick Cryne from my team is dead

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42776060

[TQR 14,387]

That's a lovely 5 more points for me, thank you!

[Wormfarmer 427]

Scores on page 2 have again been updated for Patrick Cryne and Mark E. Smith.  I have to say - - you guys are good!!

[CaptainChorizo 1,977]

Just to be clear someone could send their Feb team now,but if they did their points for the month are locked and they couldn't get anything if someone from their Jan squad dies?

[theoldlady 2,299]

On 1/25/2018 at 02:16, Wormfarmer said:

Scores on page 2 have again been updated for Patrick Cryne and Mark E. Smith.  I have to say - - you guys are good!!

And Prophet should have 2 points for Rayya Elias. Looking forward to the February lists! This is a nice Deadpool.

[Wormfarmer 427]

Good eye, oldlady!  Again, page 2 scores are updated. 

And let me take this opportunity (with Jan winding down) to restate some rules for the submission of Feb teams.  Cap and Quim had questions about submitting Feb teams early - yes, you can, but once posted, your Jan team is sent to the bench and no more scoring can occur, including the double points which would be awarded with a Jan 31st hit.  With Quim's outstanding 8 pt lead I can see where he might be willing to take the risk!  You will have no opportunity to score until Feb 1, but your new team is locked in and no one else can use your players at your same point position for Feb.  Note one other important rule - - you may not use a player in consecutive months!  So for Quim Reaper: Bracknell, Sobral and J. McCain must sit out until at least March. 

I would like to post a master grid by around the 3rd to the 5th of Feb, so I hope everyone can get their teams in by then.  If there is too much dawdling, I may have to set a deadline in later months, after which I will post the grid and no new teams will be accepted for that month.  But that may not even be a problem . . . .

[Bibliogryphon 9,573]

8 hours ago, Wormfarmer said:

Good eye, oldlady!  Again, page 2 scores are updated. 

And let me take this opportunity (with Jan winding down) to restate some rules for the submission of Feb teams.  Cap and Quim had questions about submitting Feb teams early - yes, you can, but once posted, your Jan team is sent to the bench and no more scoring can occur, including the double points which would be awarded with a Jan 31st hit.  With Quim's outstanding 8 pt lead I can see where he might be willing to take the risk!  You will have no opportunity to score until Feb 1, but your new team is locked in and no one else can use your players at your same point position for Feb.  Note one other important rule - - you may not use a player in consecutive months!  So for Quim Reaper: Bracknell, Sobral and J. McCain must sit out until at least March. 

I would like to post a master grid by around the 3rd to the 5th of Feb, so I hope everyone can get their teams in by then.  If there is too much dawdling, I may have to set a deadline in later months, after which I will post the grid and no new teams will be accepted for that month.  But that may not even be a problem . . . .

 

Did not realise about the consecutive month rule.

 

Looks like my Feb team just became my March team

 

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Wormfarmer this pool is along the lines of a semi-complicated but very easy one I've kicked around in my skull a while.  Sorry I didn't throw an entry your way.  
That said, with every new DP, it seems one small idea of mine pops up here and there and if I ever launch it'll appear I stole it all LOL.  I've posted my idea before but it's lost in antiquity a couple years ago.

 

GL with this DP, I'll definitely give it a go 2019.

SC

[TQR 14,387]

Leading by 2pts, 2 days to go...this is the bit where I take the risk and call Feb early, only for Sean to fuck me over with Fujimori.

 

1) Clive James

2) Tessa Jowell

3) Marieke Vervoort

4) Leslie Phillips

5) Billy Graham

[CaptainChorizo 1,977]

My 2 pointer Paul Alcock is no more

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/paul-alcock-dead-former-premier-11938208

[bmugnoz 13]

Feb list:

1) Leah Bracknell

2) Clive James

3) Jacques Chirac

4)  Barbara Bush

5)  Tessa Jowell

[gcreptile 10,967]

February team:

1) Bob Dole

2) Philomena Lynott

3) Genesis P-Orridge

4) Tessa Jowell

5) Barry Crimmins

 

[Joey Russ 7,220]

I doubt anyone will go in the next few days, so here's a more serious lineup for February:

1. Genesis P-Orridge
2. Vanessa Goodwin
3. Nobuhiko Obayashi
4. Stirling Moss
5. Philomena Lynott

[Sean 6,315]

February team:

1)Morgan Tsvangirai

2)Brickhouse Brown

3)Kamala

4)Mark Gastineau

5)Barry du Bois

[Youwanticewiththat 611]

February Team:

 

1.  Jose Jose

2.  Joseph Jackson

3.  Catherine Nevin

4.  Rev Billy Graham

5.  I M PEI