Death Impends 8,046 Posted January 2, 2018 INVERSE DEAD POOL 2018 Right, another new year, another year of guessing which of the creme de la creme amongst DDP nominations will dodge Mr. Reaper's surly grasp for the next twelve months. After doing a solid job as host for the past few years, The Dead Cow has chosen to step down and pass the baton to me. Despite a few easy bets for survival like Donald Trump and Val Kilmer, 2017 was brutal for the IDP with 20 deaths, more and more dead certs occupying the top 50, and many teams keeping misguided faith in the continued survival of Daisy Berkowitz and Helen Fawkes. drol won with 25 points, a commendable result considering no one else finished under 40 and only two other teams under 50. Rules From the list of the 50 most popular DDP picks of 2018, pick a team of 25 names who you think will survive the year. Rank your list in order of least likely to die to least least likely to die. Post your team in this thread. If someone dies and they are listed on your team, then you will receive points according to their position. If your #1 pick dies you'll receive 25 points, whilst if your #25 pick dies you'll receive 1 point. If someone dies and they are not on your list, then you receive no points. NEW RULE: In case one of the names available for entry dies before the submission deadline, you are allowed to have one sub. The sub can be anyone from the top 50 or the 51st most popular name, who will be revealed alongside the top 50. The 51st name can not be part of the original 25 if no one dies. In the case of one of your original team dying pre-deadline, the sub goes into 25th place by default, but you are allowed to change the position of the new pick. If the above scenario happens, you are also allowed to name a new sub and I will reveal the 52nd most popular name. Whoever has the lowest score at the end of the year is the winner. Credit to Toast for inadvertently coming up with a peach of a topic description, and of course, credit to Spade for creating this wonderful game. Credit to Dead Cow for his job as previous host, having a well-organized OP to C&P for this year, and the idea for a "dies during entry period" rule. Previous Winners 2017 - drol 2016 - Pedro67 2015 - Death Impends 2014 - Bibliogryphon 2013 - N/A 2012 - Esturian Float 2011 - Garn2 Top 50 Alberto Fujimori Angela Lansbury Aretha Franklin Betty White Bob Barker Bob Dole Catherine Nevin Charlotte Rae Chris Rea Clive James Dean Francis Denis Norden Devin Lima Dick Van Dyke Donald Trump Doris Day Fernando Ricksen George H. W. Bush Sr Greg Gilbert Henry Kissinger Jill Gascoine Jimmy Carter Jimmy Greaves John McCain Kirk Douglas Leah Bracknell Leslie Phillips Liam Miller Linda Nolan Little Richard Marieke Vervoort Nobby Stiles Olivia de Havilland Olivia Newton-John Paul Gascoigne Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Prince Philip Prunella Scales Queen Elizabeth II Rev Billy Graham Robert Mugabe Simon Ricketts Stan Lee Stefan Karl Stefansson Stephen Hawking Terry Jones Tessa Jowell Val Kilmer Valerie Harper Vera Lynn #51 Carol Channing ENTRY PERIOD IS CLOSED 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,638 Posted January 2, 2018 Am hoping to have the big 50 for you sometime in the second week of January. Stay tuned... 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,245 Posted January 2, 2018 Thanks guys, hoping to bounce back with a reasonable performance this year. Bring it on! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,267 Posted January 2, 2018 Ah yes, a pool where you actually hope for picks not to die. A great and unique game for this forum. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,991 Posted January 2, 2018 The trend of many top players submitting a B team this year means less Gazza like trainwrecks and 90 yo with no known health problems and more 40-60 year olds with stage 4 cancer. 2018 will see very high scores. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FixedBusiness 407 Posted January 2, 2018 Awesome, I'll post a team here in a couple of hours =) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,046 Posted January 2, 2018 1 minute ago, FixedBusiness said: Awesome, I'll post a team here in a couple of hours =) Entries aren't open yet. They won't be until we have an official DDP top 50. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FixedBusiness 407 Posted January 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, Death Impends said: Entries aren't open yet. They won't be until we have an official DDP top 50. Oh, sorry I didn't understand that at first lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,652 Posted January 3, 2018 The only deadpool to have my name on the roll of honour. I will be in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GraveDanger 22 Posted January 5, 2018 I'm in as well, the only way is up for me really after last year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,344 Posted January 5, 2018 I would like to enter also. Looking forward to getting the names so I can start/enter my list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,086 Posted January 5, 2018 I will participate, too, of course! Love it... I also applied for hosting, but the spot was already taken :). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,771 Posted January 5, 2018 I'm in - might be a top 49 now to pick from (and counting......)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,046 Posted January 5, 2018 Just now, Grim Up North said: I'm in - might be a top 49 now to pick from (and counting......)? If Rayya was a top 50 pick, then whoever was #51 will be bumped up into the names to select from. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,245 Posted January 5, 2018 Just now, Grim Up North said: I'm in - might be a top 49 now to pick from (and counting......)? Nah, there's always 50...do not starts just get replaced with the next one down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 490 Posted January 5, 2018 Wonder if Marieke makes the starting line to this one? Either way, I'm in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,245 Posted January 5, 2018 Now, just question for this year @Death Impends, remember last year when there were deaths between the list being posted and the start of the game? I think The Dead Cow was going to institute some rule to cover this for this year. Last year's solution seemed to work, but just in case it happens again, what's to happen? Thanks in advance... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,046 Posted January 5, 2018 Good question. Not sure at the moment. @The Dead Cow what were you planning to do in future cases like Snuka? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dead Cow 620 Posted January 5, 2018 23 minutes ago, Death Impends said: Good question. Not sure at the moment. @The Dead Cow what were you planning to do in future cases like Snuka? Well, it might be an overly complex solution, but I'll put it out there anyway for consideration. My intention was to name the 51st most popular pick, separate from the list of the top 50, then allow each player to pick a sub. The sub could be anyone from the top 50 or the 51st most popular pick, but the 51st name can not be included in the original team of 25. The sub, if it were to come into play, would automatically take the 25th position on the team, although it would be allowed for the player to change their position before the deadline closes. I don't know if I've explained that very well, or if that sounds like a sensible solution, but that was my idea. I'm sure better solutions could be thought of. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,245 Posted January 5, 2018 Thanks guys. The only thing is: I assume under the above scenario, players who had already posted their team and had the person who died on their original 25 would not get any points awarded against them. Otherwise, there is still a penalty for posting your team early, and a benefit to those who post late. Also maybe consider 2 subs...we've already had 2 hits within a few days it seems... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,557 Posted January 5, 2018 Just now, YoungWillz said: ..we've already had 2 hits within a few days it seems... Have we? Who? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,245 Posted January 5, 2018 Just now, msc said: Have we? Who? Not on this game. In the main DDP. To clarify. If that happens with 2 or more of the 50.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,046 Posted January 5, 2018 Okay, I like the idea. Seems a fair solution. So from now on this more or less means the pool doesn't actually start until the deadline. I'll implement this into the OP shortly. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,557 Posted January 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Not on this game. In the main DDP. To clarify. If that happens with 2 or more of the 50.... Ah, I see. I think. Monson and Elias? I doubt either will be troubling this game though, dead or alive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,267 Posted January 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, msc said: Ah, I see. I think. Monson and Elias? I doubt either will be troubling this game though, dead or alive. Monson won’t. While I don’t think Elias the top 40, I think top 50 is quite plausible. She’s certainly top 80 for sure... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
