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  1. Donald Trump
  2. Queen Elizabeth II
  3. Paul Gascoigne
  4. Dick Van Dyke
  5. Olivia Newton-John
  6. Aretha Franklin
  7. Betty White
  8. Prince Philip
  9. Bob Barker
  10. Bob Dole
  11. Clive James
  12. Doris Day
  13. Jill Gascoine
  14. Jimmy Greaves
  15. Leslie Phillips
  16. Little Richard
  17. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
  18. Stan Lee
  19. Terry Jones
  20. Val Kilmer
  21. Valerie Harper
  22. Chris Rea
  23. Carol Channing
  24. Henry Kissinger
  25. Dean Francis

SUB: Jimmy Carter

 

 

 

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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

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1 hour ago, CastAway said:
  1. Donald Trump
  2. Queen Elizabeth II
  3. Paul Gascoigne
  4. Dick Van Dyke
  5. Olivia Newton-John
  6. Aretha Franklin
  7. Betty White
  8. Prince Philip
  9. Bob Barker
  10. Bob Dole
  11. Clive James
  12. Doris Day
  13. Jill Gascoine
  14. Jimmy Greaves
  15. Leslie Phillips
  16. Little Richard
  17. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
  18. Stan Lee
  19. Terry Jones
  20. Val Kilmer
  21. Valerie Harper
  22. Chris Rea
  23. Carol Channing
  24. Henry Kissinger
  25. 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.

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My Team

  1. Donald Trump

  2. Queen Elizabeth II

  3. Chris Rea  

  4. Paul Gascoigne

  5. Little Richard

  6. Alberto Fujimori

  7. Angela Lansbury

  8. Aretha Franklin

  9. Val Kilmer

  10. Leslie Phillips

  11. Olivia Newton-John

  12. Prunella Scales

  13. Betty White

  14. Stan Lee

  15. Henry Kissinger

  16. Dick Van Dyke

  17. Stephen Hawking

  18. Vera Lynn

  19. Doris Day   

  20. Stefan Karl Stefansson

  21. Prince Philip

  22. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

  23. Denis Norden  

  24. Jimmy Greaves

  25. 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.

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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!

 

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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.

 

 

 

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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.

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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!

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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

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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! :)

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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

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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

 

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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.

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And we're off.....

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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

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Not too late @deadsox, indeed another 8 hours remain.

 

However you entered Greavsie twice, so get back to me with a new name.

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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

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About an hour to go...let's hope there's no major breaking news in the next 60 mins....

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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

 

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It's 11.43 can I do this in time?

 

  1. Donald Trump
  2. Denis Norden
  3. Jimmy Carter
  4. Betty White
  5. Aretha Franklin
  6. Jill Gascoigne
  7. Queen Elizabeth II
  8. Stan Lee
  9. Jimmy Greaves
  10. Paul Gascoigne
  11. Vera Lynn
  12. Chris Rea
  13. Doris Day
  14. Little Richard
  15. Liam Miller
  16. Pope Emeritus Benedict
  17. Robert Mugabe
  18. Prince Philip
  19. Dick Van Dyke
  20. Alberto Fujimori
  21. Kirk Douglas
  22. Clive James
  23. Simon Ricketts
  24. Dean Francis
  25. Henry Kissinger
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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.

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