YoungWillz 21,062 Posted January 5, 2018 If they are dead they don't get included in the 50. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted January 5, 2018 1 minute ago, YoungWillz said: If they are dead they don't get included in the 50. I...know that, but your post made it sound like 2 Drop 40ers had died, so, given I was out of the house most of the afternoon, I was confused and thinking "What the hell did I miss?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted January 5, 2018 1 minute ago, msc said: I...know that, but your post made it sound like 2 Drop 40ers had died, so, given I was out of the house most of the afternoon, I was confused and thinking "What the hell did I miss?" How would I know who the Drop 40/Top 50 are/were? And dead people don't make the list of 50. Otherwise there would be no need for a rule about it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,983 Posted January 5, 2018 Added the "Snuka rule", we could call it, to the OP. Open to tinkering with it until the submission period opens: On 1/2/2018 at 12:45, Death Impends said: 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. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,983 Posted January 5, 2018 Just in the ddp 2018 thread of people posting their teams Rayya Elias is on 20 teams already,hard to imagine she was wouldn't get picked up by at least 12-15 other teams since she was on so many teams at the top of DDP 2017 table. I wouldn't say drop 40 is entirely a lock but if she wasn't among the top 50 I would be pretty shocked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,402 Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) . Edited January 5, 2018 by The Quim Reaper Edit: Deleted Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 488 Posted January 6, 2018 9 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Not on this game. In the main DDP. To clarify. If that happens with 2 or more of the 50.... Main DDP, at least from what I can see, is 2 hits with obits, 1 that looks like List of the Lost but may get an obit, and 1 List of the Missed who might be an actual hit depending on the final picks, since he was picked last year. Of those 4, Elias might well be Drop 40, and I wouldn't be surprised if Vervoort is as well, and goes before this game officially starts - whether before the 50 names are out, or while lists have to be turned in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mercarte 151 Posted January 8, 2018 (edited) Edited January 8, 2018 by Mercarte OPS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted January 8, 2018 I think that the intention is the DDP top 50 picks, not deathlist's 50 picks... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,306 Posted January 8, 2018 On 1/2/2018 at 18:45, Death Impends said: 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 TBD When are the names coming? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,983 Posted January 8, 2018 Won't be until the DDP opens up shop and Spade gives me them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 10, 2018 On 1/8/2018 at 11:27, Death Impends said: Won't be until the DDP opens up shop and Spade gives me them them to me. I am NOT a stickler for grammar, I promise, but did your brain actually think the sentence you typed? I'd give my brain a good lashing if it came up with 'gives me them'. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,618 Posted January 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, Sir Creep said: I am NOT a stickler for grammar, I promise, but did your brain actually think the sentence you typed? I'd give my brain a good lashing if it came up with 'gives me them'. SC This isn't the HPDP. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,727 Posted January 10, 2018 10 minutes ago, Sir Creep said: I am NOT a stickler for grammar, I promise, but did your brain actually think the sentence you typed? I'd give my brain a good lashing if it came up with 'gives me them'. SC When I add the letters 'th' to 'em' that gives me them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted January 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Grim Up North said: When I add the letters 'th' to 'em' that gives me them. Doesn't it give you 'emth'? 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted January 10, 2018 20 minutes ago, Cat O'Falk said: Doesn't it give you 'emth'? Give it a shake and allow it to crystallize you could get meth. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,743 Posted January 10, 2018 2 hours ago, Sir Creep said: I am NOT a stickler for grammar, I'm NOT one for prescience as a rule but* I got to this point and I sensed a 'but' arriving imminently.......and so it came to pass, Mystic Meg you have nothing on me. On topic: I'd like another go at this this year if I may, perhaps I won't cop 32 points or so within a week this time. *is an ironic 'but' even possible? Maybe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,983 Posted January 20, 2018 Alrighty, an update. Spade has kindly given me the top 50 living names (the Reaper has already paid a visit to the initial top 50!) plus #51 (a tie as to who, actually. I'll figure out how to handle that in the interim...) - many thanks. I'll wait until the official DDP opening period to unveil these names. My own team will be posted concurrently and the submission period will then be open. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,333 Posted January 20, 2018 5 minutes ago, Death Impends said: Alrighty, an update. Spade has kindly given me the top 50 living names (the Reaper has already paid a visit to the initial top 50!) plus #51 (a tie as to who, actually. I'll figure out how to handle that in the interim...) - many thanks. I'll wait until the official DDP opening period to unveil these names. My own team will be posted concurrently and the submission period will then be open. How many of the top 51 are already dead? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,983 Posted January 20, 2018 You'll find out soon enough... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,983 Posted January 20, 2018 And we are open! I chose to decide who would be the #51 pick - Chris Rea - via the magic of Random.org. The other name was Carol Channing. Entry period closes on Jan 27. As for my team: Donald Trump Paul Gascoigne Dick Van Dyke Betty White Val Kilmer Queen Elizabeth II Jimmy Carter Angela Lansbury Linda Nolan Olivia Newton-John Doris Day Prince Philip Little Richard Aretha Franklin Bob Barker Catherine Nevin Fernando Ricksen Devin Lima Simon Ricketts Terry Jones Prunella Scales Alberto Fujimori Olivia de Havilland Robert Mugabe Stephen Hawking SUB: Chris Rea Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted January 20, 2018 1. Donald Trump 2. Paul Gascoigne 3. Little Richard 4. Terry Jones 5. Dick van Dyke 6. Henry Kissinger 7. Bob Barker 8. Catherine Nevin 9. Val Kilmer 10. Betty White 11. Queen Elizabeth 12. Olivia Newton- John 13. Doris Day 14. Linda Nolan 15. Simon Ricketts 16. Alberto Fujimori 17. Angela Lansbury 18. Devin Lima 19. Jimmy Carter 20. Olivia de Haviland 21. Prunella Scales 22. Robert Mugabe 23. Valerie Harper 24. Stephen Hawking 25. Aretha Franklin SUB: Chris Rea Here comes failure #2... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,983 Posted January 20, 2018 And FWIW, there were two "Drop 50" fatalities - Rayya Elias and Jessica Falkholt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted January 20, 2018 Holy heck, I thought last year's list was tough. I'll cobble something together and post my team shortly. Thanks DI. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
