CastAway 488 Posted January 24, 2018 Donald Trump Queen Elizabeth II Paul Gascoigne Dick Van Dyke Olivia Newton-John Aretha Franklin Betty White Prince Philip Bob Barker Bob Dole Clive James Doris Day Jill Gascoine Jimmy Greaves Leslie Phillips Little Richard Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Stan Lee Terry Jones Val Kilmer Valerie Harper Chris Rea Carol Channing Henry Kissinger Dean Francis SUB: Jimmy Carter 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CharonsCrew 23 Posted January 24, 2018 1. Paul Gascoigne 2. Queen Elizabeth II 3. Angela Lansbury 4. Aretha Franklin 5. Henry Kissinger 6. Dick Van Dyke 7. Jimmy Carter 8. Betty White 9. Prince Philip 10. Doris Day 11. Linda Nolan 12. Olivia Newton John 13. Stan Lee 14. Terry Jones 15. Olivia de Havilland 16. Val Kilmer 17. Robert Mugabe 18. Dennis Norden 19. Stephen Hawking 20. Vera Lynn 21. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI 22. Bob Barker 23. Valerie Harper 24. Prunella Scales 25. Bob Dole Sub Clive James 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,957 Posted January 24, 2018 1 hour ago, CastAway said: Donald Trump Queen Elizabeth II Paul Gascoigne Dick Van Dyke Olivia Newton-John Aretha Franklin Betty White Prince Philip Bob Barker Bob Dole Clive James Doris Day Jill Gascoine Jimmy Greaves Leslie Phillips Little Richard Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Stan Lee Terry Jones Val Kilmer Valerie Harper Chris Rea Carol Channing Henry Kissinger Dean Francis SUB: Jimmy Carter Carol Channing is the current #51 name and such can only be used as a sub as it stands. Entered your team with Kissinger #23, Francis #24, Carter #25 and Channing as sub. If you want the order of those names different let me know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr_T 254 Posted January 25, 2018 My Team Donald Trump Queen Elizabeth II Chris Rea Paul Gascoigne Little Richard Alberto Fujimori Angela Lansbury Aretha Franklin Val Kilmer Leslie Phillips Olivia Newton-John Prunella Scales Betty White Stan Lee Henry Kissinger Dick Van Dyke Stephen Hawking Vera Lynn Doris Day Stefan Karl Stefansson Prince Philip Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Denis Norden Jimmy Greaves Bob Dole Sub: Jill Gascoigne Thanks for running the game. Best of luck to the other competitors and, of course, the 25 brave souls on my team. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted January 25, 2018 1. Terry Jones 2. Queen Elizabeth II 3. Dick Van Dyke 4. Donald Trump 5. Angela Lansbury 6. Jimmy Carter 7. Linda Nolan 8. Prunella Scales 9. Olivia Newton-John 10. Paul Gascoigne 11. Alberto Fujimori 12. Aretha Franklin 13. Betty White 14. Bob Barker 15. Vera Lynn 16. Stephen Hawking 17. Robert Mugabe 18. Stan Lee 19. Olivia De Havilland 20. Clive James 21. Henry Kissinger 22. Benedict XVI 23. Simon Ricketts 24. Chris Rea 25. Stefan Karl Stefansson Edit: Sub: Carol Channing Thank you and good luck! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddyfool 379 Posted January 25, 2018 Out of general laziness / interest, I'm going to enter a team of random picks in random order: Random 25 may-or-may-not-stay-alive 1. Jimmy Carter 2. Marieke Vervoort 3. Rev Billy Graham 4. Devin Lima 5. Dean Francis 6. Doris Day 7. Leslie Phillips 8. Little Richard 9. Jill Gascoine 10. Olivia Newton-John 11. Valerie Harper 12. Terry Jones 13. Leah Bracknell 14. Betty White 15. Greg Gilbert 16. Dick Van Dyke 17. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI 18. Prunella Scales 19. Clive James 20. Donald Trump 21. Alberto Fujimori 22. Henry Kissinger 23. Simon Ricketts 24. Robert Mugabe 25. Liam Miller Sub: Val Kilmer I very much expect they should come last by a decent margin, but I think a random team or two give a nice comparison with the predictive power of other peoples' guesses. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,957 Posted January 25, 2018 paddyfool's team is the first to go for Bracknell and Vervoort, meaning every name from the 50 now has at least one team in their corner. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,028 Posted January 25, 2018 27 minutes ago, Death Impends said: paddyfool's team is the first to go for Bracknell and Vervoort, meaning every name from the 50 now has at least one team in their corner. Egad! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddyfool 379 Posted January 25, 2018 Yeah, it might have been saner for me to go with the even lazier "inverse DDP popularity" prediction that occurred to me a little later (ranking 50th at 1st, 49th at 2nd, etc.) EDIT: Although even this would have included Bracknell, albeit at 25th Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 488 Posted January 26, 2018 On 25/01/2018 at 03:21, Death Impends said: Carol Channing is the current #51 name and such can only be used as a sub as it stands. Entered your team with Kissinger #23, Francis #24, Carter #25 and Channing as sub. If you want the order of those names different let me know. Oops, didn't realise that. Sure, that sounds good as well! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 26, 2018 On 1/22/2018 at 12:00, Death Impends said: Anyways, most of the teams steered clear of Cryne, who most thought wouldn't have even seen 2018, and two teams are spared the embarrassment of getting the first points of the season by his going before the deadline. Hardly confident endorsements of his survival, mind, as the two teams who had him each included him in the final two spots. @theoldlady's updated team has been noted. @Sir Creep was the only other to nominate Cryne and now sees Doris Day in the #25 spot. If you want to change Day's position and/or nominate a new sub, Sir Creep, let me know. Sorry just caught up with this post. Shall I amend my list or post separately (ie edit this post here with updates)? SC Edit: If I put Doris Day at say #20, does everyone just get bumped down from that point or may I swap 20 and the vacated 25th slot? I would prefer a swap (ie put Day at 20 and move Jowell to 25) but I tend to think multiple moves aren’t and/or shouldn’t be allowed. If not allowed just slide Day into Cryne’s 25th and final position as is the idea of a sub, and I’ll take Chris Rea as my new Sub-For-A-Day. Thanks! I will change my OP to indicate whatever changes are allowed once we get to Jan 27th. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,957 Posted January 26, 2018 26 minutes ago, Sir Creep said: Sorry just caught up with this post. Shall I amend my list or post separately (ie edit this post here with updates)? SC Edit: If I put Doris Day at say #20, does everyone just get bumped down from that point or may I swap 20 and the vacated 25th slot? I would prefer a swap (ie put Day at 20 and move Jowell to 25) but I tend to think multiple moves aren’t and/or shouldn’t be allowed. If not allowed just slide Day into Cryne’s 25th and final position as is the idea of a sub, and I’ll take Chris Rea as my new Sub-For-A-Day. Thanks! I will change my OP to indicate whatever changes are allowed once we get to Jan 27th. If you move a name into a higher position than #25 that bumps everyone down. Swaps can't be done. So Day shall remain your #25. New sub has been noted. In hindsight, I feel that I probably should've only applied the "you can move your sub into any spot if they're bumped up into the 25" provision to the #51 name, as technically a name like Doris Day could've been put in any spot from the getgo. I don't see it as the done thing to backtrack, mind, just a hint I'll probably tinker with that rule a bit more next year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 26, 2018 57 minutes ago, Death Impends said: If you move a name into a higher position than #25 that bumps everyone down. Swaps can't be done. So Day shall remain your #25. New sub has been noted. In hindsight, I feel that I probably should've only applied the "you can move your sub into any spot if they're bumped up into the 25" provision to the #51 name, as technically a name like Doris Day could've been put in any spot from the getgo. I don't see it as the done thing to backtrack, mind, just a hint I'll probably tinker with that rule a bit more next year. Yeah I’m more about establishing sound policy vs what works for my team, which is why I said I prolly shouldn’t be allowed to make wholesale changes. I think the whole idea of a sub was they were your 26th choice and should scoot into 25 and everyone move up. In my case with Crane it was moot. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,957 Posted January 27, 2018 24 hours left for anyone yet to enter a team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,087 Posted January 27, 2018 5 hours ago, Death Impends said: 24 hours left for anyone yet to enter a team. This okay. 1. QE II 2. Angela Lansbury 3. Olivia de Havilland 4. Olivia Newton John 5. Robert Mugabe 6. Jimmy Carter 7. Henry Kissinger 8. Valerie Harper 9. Vera Lynn 10. Little Richard 11. Prunella Scales 12. Dean Francis 13. Denis Norden 14. Catherine Nevin 15. Aretha Franklin 16. Bob Barker 17. Doris Day 18. Greg Gilbert 19. Clive James 20. Terry Jones 21. Benny 16 22. Devin Lima 23. Fernando Ricksen 24. Kirk Douglas 25. Prince Philip Sub: Channing 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machotrouts 828 Posted January 27, 2018 1. Queen Elizabeth II 2. Paul Gascoigne 3. Donald Trump 4. Betty White 5. Angela Lansbury 6. Terry Jones 7. Dick Van Dyke 8. Doris Day 9. Olivia de Havilland 10. Prunella Scales 11. Little Richard 12. Linda Nolan 13. Vera Lynn 14. Val Kilmer 15. Robert Mugabe 16. Henry Kissinger 17. Denis Norden 18. Bob Barker 19. Bob Dole 20. Stephen Hawking 21. Kirk Douglas 22. Olivia Newton-John 23. Alberto Fujimori 24. John McCain 25. Prince Philip (Sub: Carol Channing) Four of these people are also on my actual Derby Dead Pool (theme) teams. Hedging my bets. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 27, 2018 And we're off..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deadsox 894 Posted January 27, 2018 Hope I'm not too late. I love the idea of rooting for people to live rather than to die. Inverse Deadpool 2018 1. Donald Trump 2. Terry Jones 3. Queen Elizabeth 4. Jimmy Greaves 5. Paul Gascoine 6. Val Kilmer 7. Betty White 8. Angela Lansbury 9. Chris Rea 10. Dick Van Dyke 11. Doris Day 12. Pope Benedict 13. Stan Lee 14. Henry Kissinger 15. Jimmy Carter 16. Little Richard 17. Linda Nolan 18. Vera Lynn 19. Aretha Franklin 20. Stephen Hawking 21. Leslie Phillips 22. Denis Norden 23. Jimmy Greaves 24. Prunella Scales 25. Clive James Sub Carol Channing 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,957 Posted January 27, 2018 Not too late @deadsox, indeed another 8 hours remain. However you entered Greavsie twice, so get back to me with a new name. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deadsox 894 Posted January 27, 2018 So sorry. It doesn't pay to hurry. He's an updated list with Dean Francis in for the second Jimmy Greaves. Inverse Deadpool 2018 1. Donald Trump 2. Terry Jones 3. Queen Elizabeth 4. Jimmy Greaves 5. Paul Gascoine 6. Val Kilmer 7. Betty White 8. Angela Lansbury 9. Chris Rea 10. Dick Van Dyke 11. Doris Day 12. Pope Benedict 13. Stan Lee 14. Henry Kissinger 15. Jimmy Carter 16. Little Richard 17. Linda Nolan 18. Vera Lynn 19. Aretha Franklin 20. Stephen Hawking 21. Leslie Phillips 22. Denis Norden 23. Dean Francis 24. Prunella Scales 25. Clive James Sub Carol Channing 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,028 Posted January 27, 2018 About an hour to go...let's hope there's no major breaking news in the next 60 mins.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GraveDanger 22 Posted January 27, 2018 Phew nearly missed this one, but here's my team scrambled together at the last minute: 1.) Donald Trump 2.) Queen Elizabeth II 3.) Jimmy Carter 4.) Stephen Hawking 5.) Paul Gascoigne 6.) Leslie Philips 7.) Bob Dole 8.) Olivia Newton-John 9.) Aretha Franklin 10.) Terry Jones 11.) Prunella Scales 12.) Liam Miller 13.) Henry Kissinger 14.) Prince Philip 15.) Chris Rea 16.) Jill Gascoine 17.) Stan Lee 18.) Pope Benedict XVI 19.) George H W Bush 20.) Denis Norden 21.) Kirk Douglas 22.) Val Kilmer 23.) Linda Nolan 24.) Rev. Billy Graham 25.) Simon Ricketts Sub: Robert Mugabe 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted January 27, 2018 It's 11.43 can I do this in time? Donald Trump Denis Norden Jimmy Carter Betty White Aretha Franklin Jill Gascoigne Queen Elizabeth II Stan Lee Jimmy Greaves Paul Gascoigne Vera Lynn Chris Rea Doris Day Little Richard Liam Miller Pope Emeritus Benedict Robert Mugabe Prince Philip Dick Van Dyke Alberto Fujimori Kirk Douglas Clive James Simon Ricketts Dean Francis Henry Kissinger 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,957 Posted January 28, 2018 And the door slams shut. We've got our largest IDP yet with a robust 36 participants. Good luck to all and to those who are picked. As collating the "who picked whom" stats was easy to do and we've got quite a few fact fans on here, a stats corner will be coming here in a brief moment for the first time since 2011. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
