The Deathlist Poker Tournament 2018

[YoungWillz 21,044]

The Deathlist Cup is reaching its culmination, and that can only mean one thing. A summer, autumn and winter of fidgeting, flummoxing and for goodness sakes, get your hands away from there! So we all need something to do and that means I'm re-opening the casino for the possibly more exciting sequel to last year's poker tourney.

 

Do you need to know the rules of poker? No! Do you hate card games? Doesn't matter! That's not what this is about! You just have to submit a list of folk who you think will play their final table and cash in their chips by December 31st. Gain as many points as possible and you could be crowned Champion of 2018 and gain Kudos and a donation of a tenner to your favourite UK charity.

 

So come one, come all....here we go again.......

[YoungWillz 21,044]

Post Reserved for the Masterlist which will appear here, presided over by Phil Hellmuth:

 

 

Current Leaderboard: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/9509-the-deathlist-poker-tournament-2018/?do=findComment&comment=381886

 

List of Teams:

 

1. YoungWillz

01. Gary Rossington - 7 Hearts

02. Charlotte Rae - 5 Clubs (d. 5 August 2018)

03. Stirling Moss - 10 Clubs

04. John McCain - 7 Spades (d. 25 August 2018)

05. George Bush Senior - 2 Clubs (d. 30 November 2018)

06. Marge Champion - 3 Clubs

07. Barbara Windsor - A Clubs

08. Roberta Flack - 10 Hearts

09. Jack Dunnett - 8 Hearts

10. Bob Newhart - 6 Clubs

11. Nobby Stiles - 3 Spades

12. Bill Turnbull (UK Presenter) - Q Hearts

13. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI - 6 Diamonds

14. Marcia Williams, Baroness Falkender - K Clubs

15. Clive James - 2 Spades

16. Sidney Poitier - 7 Clubs

17. Charles Aznavour - 8 Spades (d. 1 October 2018)

18. Jill Knight, Baroness Knight of Collingtree - 5 Spades

19. Leslie Phillips - 5 Hearts

20. Neil Simon - J Diamonds (d. 26 August 2018)

21. Fernando Ricksen - 6 Hearts

22. Jim Gordon (Drummer) - 4 Hearts

23. Ennio Morricone - 2 Hearts

24. Imelda Marcos - A Diamonds

25. George Johnny Johnson - Q Spades

Subs:

A. Jimmy Carter

B. Yoko Ono

C. Denis Norden (d. 19 September 2018)

D. Norman Tebbit

E. Bill Wyman

　

2. msc

01. Kathleen Blanco - 4 Clubs

02. Derren Nesbitt - 8 Spades

03. Greg Gilbert - Q Spades

04. Steffan Lewis - 4 Spades

05. Devin Lima - 9 Spades (d. 21 November 2018)

06. John McCain - 7 Hearts (d. 25 August 2018)

07. Stefan Karl Stefansson - 5 Spades (d. 21 August 2018)

08. Charlotte Rae  - 9 Diamonds (d. 5 August 2018)

09. Fernando Ricksen - 8 Diamonds

10. Lindy Remigino - 6 Diamonds (d. 11 July 2018)

11. Lord Peter Carrington - 8 Hearts (d. 9 July 2018)

12. Joe Vento - 4 Diamonds

13. George Bush Sr - 7 Spades (d. 30 November 2018)

14.Denis Goldberg - K Clubs

15. Clive James - A Spades

16. Bruce Leitzke (Golfer) - 3 Clubs (d. 28 July 2018)

17. Leah Bracknell - 10 Spades

18. Simon Ricketts - 10 Diamonds (d. 29 December 2018)

19. Kenneth Cope - J Spades

20. Jean Marie le Pen - 5 Diamonds

21. Dean Stockwell - K Spades

22. Stirling Moss - 6 Hearts

23. Sidney Poitier - A Hearts

24. Gene Hackman - Q Diamonds

25. Willie Nelson - J Diamonds

Subs

A. Vanessa Redgrave

B. Mel Brooks

C. Mahmoud Abbas

D. Paul Jack (Footballer)

E. Alan Gilzean (Footballer) (d. 8 July 2018)

 

3. Bibliogryphon

01. Kirk Douglas - J Spades

02. Robert Mugabe - A Spades

03. Desmond Tutu - 6 Clubs

04. June Spencer - 9 Clubs

05. Doug Ellis - 4 Clubs (d. 11 October 2018)

06. Gudrun Ure - 8 Hearts

07. Jack Higgins - 2 Diamonds

08. Raymond Briggs - 8 Clubs

09. Denise Bryer - Q Diamonds

10. Zizi Jeanmaire - Q Spades

11. Sylvia Kay - K Diamonds

12. Olivia de Havilland - 7 Hearts

13. Peter Brook (Director) - 9 Diamonds

14. Bernard Hepton - 10 Diamonds (d. 27 July 2018)

15. Everton Weekes - K Hearts

16. Philip Pullman - 7 Diamonds

17. Beverly Clearly - 7 Clubs

18. Richard Arvine Overton - 9 Hearts (d. 27 December 2018)

19. Jackie Stallone - 3 Spades

20. Mary Midgley - J Clubs (d. 10 October 2018)

21. Michael Morpurgo - 4 Spades

22. Frank O' Farrell (Footballer) - 8 Spades

23. Joe Haldeman - 2 Spades

24. Norton Juster - Q Hearts

25. Clive King - 3 Hearts (d. 10 July 2018)

Subs

A. Herman Wouk

B. John McCain (d. 25 August 2018)

C. William MacPherson (Ret'd Judge)

D. Lynne Reid-Banks

E. Nicolas Roeg (d. 23 November 2018)

 

4. Fixed Business

01. Leah Bracknell - 10 Clubs

02. Kenny Sansom - Q Clubs

03. Joe Vento - 5 Clubs

04. Kirk Douglas - K Hearts

05. George HW Bush - 6 Hearts (d. 30 November 2018)

06. Nobby Stiles - 2 Spades

07. John Hume - 2 Hearts

08. Herman Wouk - 4 Spades

09. John McCain - 2 Diamonds (d. 25 August 2018)

10. Bob Dole - 9 Diamonds

11. Leslie Phillips - 9 Clubs

12. Kathleen Blanco - 7 Diamonds

13. Denis Goldberg - 5 Diamonds

14. Devin Lima - 8 Clubs (d. 21 November 2018)

15. Le Duc Anh - 8 Spades

16. Do Muoi - K Spades (d. 1 October 2018)

17. Wolfgang Bosbach - J Hearts

18. Anne Hamilton-Byrne - 6 Clubs

19. Earl Cameron - 3 Clubs

20 John Cocks (Celebrity Builder) - 7 Hearts

21. DJ Casper - 5 Spades

22. Tony Marino (Wrestler) - 9 Hearts

23. Barbara Windsor - 7 Spades

24. Martin Peters - 6 Spades

25. Jose Jose - 3 Spades

Subs:

A. Eric Pickles

B. Daisy Loongkoonan

C. Steve Howe (Musician)

D. Willie Nelson

E. Joni Mitchell

　

5. theoldlady

1. Nobby Stiles - 7 Diamonds

2. David Prowse - 8 Diamonds

3. Stefan Karl Stefansson - 8 Spades (d. 21 August 2018)

4. Clive James - 5 Diamonds

5. John McCain - 10 Hearts (d. 25 August 2018)

6. George HW Bush - 10 Diamonds (d. 30 November 2018)

7. John Hume - 2 Spades

8. IM Pei - 8 Clubs

9. Denis Goldberg - J Hearts

10. Denis Norden - 2 Hearts (d. 19 September 2018)

11. Le Duc Anh - 7 Hearts

12. Dilip Kumar - 5 Hearts

13. Herman Wouk - 5 Clubs

14. Val Kilmer - 7 Spades

15. Ennio Morricone - 4 Spades

16. Fernando Ricksen - K Clubs

17. Alberto Fujimori - 9 Clubs

18. Ruth Bader Ginsberg - Q Spades

19. Neil Simon - 4 Diamonds (d. 26 August 2018)

20. Jose Jose - J Clubs

21. Shannen Doherty - Q Clubs

22. Loretta Lynn - 4 Hearts

23. Michael Moore (Documentary Maker) - 9 Spades

24. David Soul - 6 Diamonds

25. Leah Bracknell - Q Diamonds

Subs:

A. Charlotte Rae (d. 5 August 2018)

B. Stephen Fry

C. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

D. Yoko Ono

E. Kirk Douglas

　

6. Torva Messor

01. Beverly Cleary - 2 Clubs

02. John McCain - 6 Diamonds (d. 25 August 2018)

03. George Alagiah - Q Spades

04. Leah Bracknell - 5 Clubs

05. Nicholas Parsons - Q Clubs

06. Stefan Karl Stefansson - 9 Clubs (d. 21 August 2018)

07. Charlotte Rae - 2 Diamonds (d. 5 August 2018)

08. Johnny Clegg (SA Musician) - 9 Hearts

09. Fernando Ricksen - Q Hearts

10. Nobby Stiles - A Spades

11. Marieke Vervoort - 7 Diamonds

12. Stirling Moss - K Hearts

13. Val Kilmer - 7 Hearts

14. Diana Athill - 2 Spades

15. Steffan Lewis (Welsh AM) - 6 Hearts

16. Olivia de Havilland - 8 Spades

17. Clive James - K Clubs

18. Marion Ross (US Actress) - J Clubs

19. Simon Ricketts - 6 Spades (d. 29 December 2018)

20. Kirk Douglas - 3 Hearts

21. Jean Barker, Baroness Barker of Trumpington - 3 Clubs (d. 26 November 2018)

22. Herman Wouk - 4 Spades

23. Greg Gilbert - K Spades

24. Bernard Tapie - J Spades

25. Vera Lynn - 10 Clubs

Subs:

A. Denis Norden (d. 19 September 2018)

B. Pearl Carr

C. Al Kooper (American songwriter, record producer and musician)

D. Will Jordan (US Comedian) (d. 6 September 2018)

E. Olivia Newton-John

　

7. FujimoriNoMorey

01. Alberto Fujimori - J Diamonds
02. Mikis Theodorakis - Q Spades
03. Lina Wertmüller - 10 Diamonds
04. Charlotte Rae - 8 Spades (d. 5 August 2018)
05. Alain Delon - 7 Clubs
06. Javier Perez De Cuellar - 3 Diamonds
07. Leah Bracknell - 9 Clubs
08. John McCain - Q Hearts (d. 25 August 2018)
09. Stefan Karl Stefansson - 3 Spades (d. 21 August 2018)
10. Francisco Morales-Bermúdez - 8 Clubs
11. Lucía Hiriart - 3 Clubs
12. Christa Ludwig - 4 Hearts
13. Ted Mack - J Clubs (d. 6 November 2018)
14. Olivia De Havilland - 6 Hearts
15. Chiyo Miyako - 9 Diamonds (d. 22 July 2018)
16. Anne Hamilton-Byrne - 4 Clubs
17. Lessie Brown - 5 Spades
18. Vera Lynn - 2 Diamonds
19. Olive Boar - 6 Diamonds (d. 28 August 2018)
20. Jose Jose - A Clubs
21. Beverly Clearly - 4 Diamonds
22. Isabel Peron - 9 Hearts
23. Diana Serra Carey - Q Clubs

24. Glynis Johns - 2 Hearts
25. Kulsoom Nawaz - 8 Diamonds (d. 11 September 2018)
Subs:
A. Luis Echevarria

B.

C.

D.

E.

　

8. Sean

01. Simon Ricketts - 10 Diamonds (d. 29 December 2018)

02. Mike Willessee Snr - 8 Hearts

03. Stefan Karl Stefansson - 3 Spades (d. 21 August 2018)

04. John McCain - A Hearts (d. 25 August 2018)

05. Nobby Stiles - 8 Diamonds

06. Kulsoom Nawaz - A Clubs (d. 11 September 2018)

07. Wolfgang Bosbach - 6 Hearts

08. Genesis P Orridge - Q Spades

09. Bernard Tapie - 6 Spades

10. George Alagiah - 6 Clubs

11. Trevor Peacock - J Spades

12. George Fernandes - 3 Hearts

13. Freddie Starr - 10 Hearts

14. Kamala (Wrestler) - 4 Hearts

15. Manohar Parrikar - K Clubs

16. Sheila Mercier - 9 Clubs

17. Herman Wouk - 8 Spades

18. Olivia De Havilland - 5 Hearts

19. Kirk Douglas - 4 Clubs

20. Vera Lynn - 5 Diamonds

21. Diana Athill - K Hearts

22. Clarissa Eden - J Clubs

23. John Hume - J Hearts

24. Douglas Hurd - 2 Diamonds

25. Bruce Anstey - 2 Spades

Subs:

A. Johnny Clegg (SA Musician)

B. Spencer P Jones (d. 21 August 2018)

C. Billy McNeill

D. Glynis Johns

E. William Labov

　

9. Skinny Kiltrunner

01. Kulsoom Nawaz - 2 Spades (d. 11 September 2018)

02. Buster Bloodvessel - Q Clubs

03. Bernard Tapie - 6 Diamonds

04. Kathleen Blanco - 2 Hearts

05. Leah Bracknell - 2 Diamonds

06. Mark Howard (producer) - 6 Clubs

07. Randy Romero - Q Spades

08. David Koch - 6 Hearts

09. Lindy Remigino - 9 Diamonds (d. 11 July 2018)

10. Stefan Karl Stefansson - 2 Clubs (d. 21 August 2018)

11. Queen Sirikit - 3 Clubs

12. Marie Fredricksson (Roxette) - 10 Clubs

13. Clive James - 5 Spades

14. Alberto Fujimori - 7 Clubs

15. Kamala - A Spades

16. Marieke Vervoort - Q Hearts

17. Christy Dignam - J Hearts

18. Jason Becker (Guitarist) - 4 Diamonds

19. Seiji Ozawa (Conductor) - 9 Hearts

20. Vincente Fernandez (Singer/Actor) - J Clubs

21. John Cocks (NZ Celebrity Builder) - 3 Diamonds

22. Gabriele Grunewald - 8 Spades

23. Peter Lorimer - 10 Spades

24. Sumner Redstone - 10 Diamonds

25. Brian O'Connor (Bassist) - 9 Clubs

Subs:

A. Montserrat Caballe (d. 6 October 2018)

B. Wolfgang Bosbach

C. John McCain (d. 25 August 2018)

D. Nobby Stiles

E. Herman Wouk

　

10. Clorox Bleachman

01. Pearl Carr - K Hearts
02. George Alagiah - 9 Clubs
03. George HW Bush - K Clubs (d. 30 November 2018)
04. Bishop Francis Quinn - 2 Hearts
05. Leah Bracknell - 10 Spades
06. José José - 3 Clubs
07. Nobby Stiles - 5 Spades
08. John McCain - 4 Hearts (d. 25 August 2018)
09. Stirling Moss - 6 Hearts
10. Betty White - 4 Spades
11. Jill Gascoine - 7 Clubs
12. Clarissa Eden - 6 Diamonds
13. Charlotte Rae - 2 Spades (d. 5 August 2018)
14. Fernando Ricksen - 10 Hearts
15. Herman Wouk - J Hearts
16. Neil Simon - 8 Hearts (d. 26 August 2018)
17. Kirk Douglas - J Diamonds
18. Marieke Vervoort - 6 Clubs
19. Stefán Karl Stefánsson - 5 Diamonds (d. 21 August 2018)
20. Katherine Johnson (Mathematician) - J Spades
21. Anne Hamilton-Byrne - Q Spades
22. Lessie Brown - 5 Hearts
23. Loretta Lynn - 10 Diamonds
24. Stan Lee - A Diamonds (d. 12 November 2018)
25. Kulsoom Nawaz - 7 Diamonds (d. 11 September 2018)
Subs:
A. Anne Buydens
B. Monica Vitti
C. DJ Casper

D. Artie Lange

E. Li Rui (Chinese Politician)

　

11. Gooseberry Crumble

01. Bill Treacher - 6 Spades

02. Rosemary Powell MBE (Britain's longest serving poppy seller) - 2 Spades (d. 15 August 2018)

03. Sidney Poitier - 10 Diamonds

04. Robert Fyfe (UK Actor) - 8 Spades

05. Ruthie Tompson (US Animator) - Q Spades

06. Wayne Dobson (Magician) - J Spades

07. Phil Spector - 7 Diamonds

08. Freddie Starr (Hamster Swallower) - 4 Diamonds

09. Vera Lynn - 8 Clubs

10. Sidney Cooke (Convict) - 3 Diamonds

11. Kenneth Cope - 3 Hearts

12. Leslie Phillips - 2 Clubs

13. Rex Garrod - A Hearts

14. Jill Gascoine - 6 Clubs

15. Mary Ward (Aus Actress) - 9 Diamonds

16. Sumner Redstone - 6 Hearts

17. Jeanne Little (Aus Personality) - K Hearts

18. Joyce Fairbairn (Can Politician) - A Diamonds

19. Nobby Stiles - Q Hearts

20. Ian Callaghan (Footballer) - 2 Hearts

21. Loretta Lynn - 3 Spades

22. Eileen Derbyshire - 7 Spades

23. Babs Chinnery - A Spades (d. 28 October 2018)

24. Stuart Hall - 5 Spades

25. Leah Bracknell - 5 Diamonds

Subs:

A. Jacqueline White (US Actress)

B. Earl Cameron

C. Frank Windsor

D. Jackie Stallone

E. Hugh Downs

　

12. Doulton

01. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI - 3 Clubs

02. John McCain - Q Hearts (d. 25 August 2018)

03. Lyndon LaRouche - K Hearts

04. Clive James - 9 Spades

05. Bob Dole - K Clubs

06. Leah Bracknell - 5 Spades

07. Kathleen Blanco - 8 Hearts

08. John Paul Stevens - J Hearts

09. Linda Nolan - 3 Spades

10. George HW Bush - 5 Clubs (d. 30 November 2018)

11. Hal Holbrook - 9 Diamonds

12. Vera Lynn - 4 Hearts

13. Kirk Douglas - Q Diamonds

14. Carol Channing - 8 Diamonds

15. Tommy LaSorda (Baseball) - J Diamonds

16. Lawrence Ferlinghetti - 2 Spades

17. Chuck Yeager (US Pilot) - 7 Spades

18. Whitey Ford (Baseball) - J Spades

19. Rhonda Fleming (US Actress) - A Spades

20. Joanne Woodward - 7 Clubs

21. Richard Simmons - 6 Clubs

22. Henry Kissinger - 2 Clubs

23. Jerry Sandusky (Convict) - 5 Diamonds

24. Norman Lloyd - 6 Hearts

25. Robert Mugabe - 7 Hearts

Subs:

A. I M Pei

B. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

C. OJ Simpson

D.

E.

　

13. gcreptile

01. Gary Bigeni (Fashion Designer) - Q Clubs

02. John Andretti - 10 Spades

03. Neil Simon - 7 Clubs (d. 26 August 2018)

04. Spencer P. Jones - 6 Clubs (d. 21 August 2018)

05. Matt Millen (US Football) - 3 Clubs

06. Leah Bracknell - A Diamonds

07. John McCain - 2 Clubs (d. 25 August 2018)

08. Sacheen Littlefeather - A Clubs

09. Herman Wouk - 3 Hearts

10. Denis Goldberg - 4 Clubs

11. Dilip Kumar - K Diamonds

12. David Koch - 10 Hearts

13. Bob Watson (Baseball) - 10 Diamonds

14. Nobby Stiles - 8 Clubs

15. Lindy Remigino - 3 Spades (d. 11 July 2018)

16. Jaroslav Kaczynski - 2 Hearts

17. Len Dawson (US Football) - 5 Hearts

18. John Mayall - Q Spades

19. Fred Rister (French Musician) - 8 Hearts

20. Harry Reid (US Senator) - J Clubs

21. Sir Owen Glenn - K Hearts

22. Kulsoom Nawaz - Q Hearts (d. 11 September 2018)

23. Chiyo Miyako - 9 Spades (d. 22 July 2018)

24. Jean-Marie Le Pen - 9 Hearts

25. Marieke Vervoort - 7 Diamonds

Subs:

A. Kirk Douglas

B. Sister Helen Prejean

C. Bart Starr

D. Li Rui (Chinese Politician)

E.

　

14. Sir Creep

01. Joe Vento - K Hearts
02. ND Tiwari - Q Spades (d. 18 October 2018)
03. Do Muoi - 6 Spades (d. 1 October 2018)
04. John Hume - 2 Spades
05. Bishop Francis Quinn - 8 Spades
06. Marsh Pratley (Philanthropist) - 8 Diamonds
07. Sean Cox (Former Chairman St Peter's GAA) - 10 Clubs
08. Barbara Barrie - 4 Hearts
09. Pete Frates - Q Hearts
10. Sri Sri Sri Shivakamura Swamji - 7 Hearts
11. Nobby Stiles - A Diamonds
12. Willie Wood (US Football) - 10 Spades
13. Tommy Donbavand (Author/Actor) - 9 Clubs
14. Bart Starr - K Clubs
15. George HW Bush - 3 Diamonds (d. 30 November 2018)
16. Jose Jose - 5 Spades
17. John McCain - 9 Spades (d. 25 August 2018)
18. Kathleen Blanco - 2 Clubs
19. Kulsoom Nawaz - K Diamonds (d. 11 September 2018)
20. Herman Wouk - 3 Spades
21. Chiyo Miyako - 2 Hearts (d. 22 July 2018)
22. Gustav Gerneth - 6 Diamonds
23. Stefan Karl Stefansson - 5 Clubs (d. 21 August 2018)
24. Lindy Remigino - 10 Diamonds (d. 11 July 2018)
25. Sacheen Littlefeather - 9 Hearts
Subs:

A. Renee Simonot

B. Olive Boar (d. 28 August 2018)

C. Lord Peter Carrington (d. 9 July 2018)

D. Spencer P Jones (d. 21 August 2018)

E. Roberta McCain

　

15. Joey Russ

01. Jose Jose - 7 Diamonds

02. Leah Bracknell - Q Clubs

03. Genesis P-Orridge - 7 Clubs

04. Richard Arvine Overton - 5 Diamonds (d. 27 December 2018)

05. Stirling Moss - 10 Diamonds

06. John Cocks (NZ Celebrity Builder) - 2 Clubs

07. Marieke Vervoort - 2 Hearts

08. Herman Wouk - 6 Clubs

09. Kulsoom Nawaz - 3 Spades (d. 11 September 2018)

10. Jill Gascoine - 2 Spades

11. Spencer P Jones - J Hearts (d. 21 August 2018)

12. Nobby Stiles - 8 Diamonds

13. Joni Mitchell - 3 Hearts

14. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI - A Diamonds

15. T Boone Pickens - 4 Clubs

16. Kathleen Blanco - 9 Diamonds

17. Bob Dole - 9 Spades

18. Stefan Karl Stefansson - A Hearts (d. 21 August 2018)

19. George Alagiah - J Diamonds

20. John Andretti - A Clubs

21. Clive James - 3 Clubs

22. Stan Lee - 9 Hearts (d. 12 November 2018)

23. Bernard Tapie - 9 Clubs

24. Lindy Remigino - K Spades (d. 11 July 2018)

25. John McCain - 7 Hearts (d. 25 August 2018)

Subs:

A. Hector Timerman (d. 30 December 2018)

B. George HW Bush (d. 30 November 2018)

C. Luis Palau (Evangelist)

D. Charlotte Rae (d. 5 August 2018)

E. Maartin Allcock (d. 16 September 2018)

　

16. WoukThisWay

01. Gina Lollobrigida - 5 Hearts
02. DJ Casper - A Hearts
03. Lil Wayne - J Hearts
04. Johnny Depp - Q Clubs
05. John McCain - J Diamonds (d. 25 August 2018)
06. Chief Keef - J Spades
07. Muriel Pavlow - 3 Spades
08. Jose Jose - 6 Diamonds
09. Marla Gibbs - 4 Clubs
10. Just Fontaine - 7 Spades
11. Olivia DeHavilland - 2 Clubs
12. Giuseppina Projetto - K Clubs (d. 6 July 2018)
13. Mady Mesple - A Spades
14. Eva Marton - 8 Hearts
15. Shelley Morrison - J Clubs
16. Peter Brook (UK Director) - 3 Hearts
17. Estelle Harris - 2 Hearts
18. Sandra Milo - 7 Clubs
19. Candido Camero - 8 Clubs
20. Herman Wouk - 4 Hearts
21. Christina Ricci - 9 Clubs
22. Leah Bracknell - 6 Clubs
23. Violeta Chamorro - 8 Spades
24. Gudrun Ure - 9 Hearts
25. Joss Ackland - 7 Diamonds

Subs:
A. Chiyo Miyako (d. 22 July 2018)
B. Vera Lynn

C. Margaret Burbidge

D. Charlotte Rae (d. 5 August 2018)

E.

　

17. Phantom of the Midway

01. Maartin Allcock - J Clubs (d. 16 September 2018)

02. John Andretti - Q Clubs

03. Leah Bracknell - 8 Diamonds

04. George HW Bush - K Spades (d. 30 November 2018)

05. Hector Timerman - 5 Clubs (d. 30 December 2018)

06. Bob Dole - 6 Hearts

07. Jill Gascoine - A Hearts

08. John Hume (NI Politician) - 10 Clubs

09. Franco Zeffirelli - 3 Clubs

10. Clive James - 6 Spades

11. Jose Jose - 4 Hearts

12. Dilip Kumar - 2 Hearts

13. Sacheen Littlefeather - 5 Spades

14. John McCain - Q Spades (d 25 August 2018)

15. Stirling Moss - 2 Clubs

16. Kulsoom Nawaz - 3 Hearts (d. 11 September 2018)

17. Lindy Remigino - Q Hearts (d. 11 July 2018)

18. Simon Ricketts - A Diamonds (d. 29 December 2018)

19. Fernando Ricksen - 9 Diamonds

20. Neil Simon - 4 Diamonds (d. 26 August 2018)

21. Stefan Karl Stefansson - Q Diamonds (d. 21 August 2018)

22. Nobby Stiles - 3 Diamonds

23. Bernard Tapie - 3 Spades

24. Katharine Whitehorn (UK Journalist) - 7 Hearts

25. Herman Wouk - 4 Clubs

Subs:

A. Thuy Thanh Truong

B. Pope Benedict XVI

C. Aretha Franklin (d. 16 August 2018)

D. John Cocks (NZ Celebrity Builder)

E. Mike Willesee Snr.

　

18. Yorkshire Banker

01. Anne Baker (Author) - A Spades

02. John McCain - 4 Spades (d. 25 August 2018)

03. Stefan Karl Stefansson - 6 Clubs (d. 21 August 2018)

04. Leah Bracknell - 10 Spades

05. Jose Jose - J Diamonds

06. Diana Athill - 5 Clubs

07. Artie Lange - J Hearts

08. Violetta Chamorro - Q Hearts

09. Pearl Carr - J Clubs

10. Bella Thorne (Actress/Singer) - K Diamonds

11. Bobby Brown (Goalkeeper) - 2 Hearts

12. Vera Lynn - A Clubs

13. Anne Hamilton Byrne - 8 Clubs

14. Javier Perez De Cueller - K Hearts

15. Frank O'Farrell (Irish Footballer) - 5 Hearts

16. Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington - Q Spades (d. 26 November 2018)

17. Richard Arvine Overton - 10 Hearts (d. 27 December 2018)

18. Sandy Gall - 3 Hearts

19. Lessie Brown - 10 Diamonds

20. Heather Locklear - 8 Hearts

21. Brian Urqhart (UN Undersecretary-General) - 4 Clubs

22. Baroness Jill Knight - 4 Diamonds

23. Olivia DeHavilland - A Hearts

24. Beverly Clearly - 3 Diamonds

25. Michel Legrand (French Musician) - K Clubs

Subs:

A. Honor Blackman

B. Stirling Moss

C. George HW Bush (d. 30 November 2018)

D. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

E.

　

19. Captain Chorizo

01. Lucia Hiriart - 7 Spades
02. Maartin Allcock - J Diamonds (d. 16 September 2018)
03. Johnny Clegg - Q Hearts
04. Leah Bracknell - 5 Hearts
05. John McCain - 9 Spades (d. 25 August 2018)
06. Chiyo Miyako - 2 Hearts (d. 22 July 2018)
07. Ted Mack (Aus Politician) - 10 Clubs (d. 6 November 2018)
08. Jose Jose - 7 Clubs
09. Denis Goldberg - A Clubs
10. Bart Starr - K Hearts
11. Bishop Francis Quinn - J Spades
12. Stefan Karl Stefansson - 3 Hearts (d. 21 August 2018)
13. Herman Wouk - K Spades
14. Le Duc Anh - 7 Diamonds
15. Hector Timerman - 7 Hearts (d. 30 December 2018)
16. Mikis Theodorakis - 2 Clubs
17. George HW Bush - 6 Diamonds (d. 30 November 2018)
18. Lindy Remingo - 3 Clubs (d. 11 July 2018)
19. Luis Echevarria Alvarez - 4 Hearts
20. Nobuhiko Obayashi (Japanese Director) - 2 Spades
21. Kulsoom Nawaz - 8 Hearts (d. 11 September 2018)
22. Stuart Fraser (Noiseworks) - 4 Diamonds
23. Oscar Wyatt (US Businessman) - 5 Diamonds

24. Kathleen Blanco - 10 Spades

25. Charlotte Rae - 4 Clubs (d. 5 August 2018)

Subs:

A. Bernard Tapie

B. Dilip Kumar

C. Dagny Carlsson (Swedish Blogger/Actor)

D. Spencer P Jones (d. 21 August 2018)

E. Nobby Stiles

　

20. Death Impends

01. Luis Echeverria - 10 Hearts

02. Dave Bartholomew - J Spades

03. Kulsoom Nawaz - J Diamonds (d. 11 September 2018)

04. George HW Bush - A Diamonds (d. 30 November 2018)

05. Joanne Woodward - 4 Clubs

06. Leah Bracknell - 5 Spades

07. Luis Palau (Evangelist) - 8 Diamonds

08. Lindy Remigino - 9 Spades (d. 11 July 2018)

09. Kathleen Blanco - 8 Spades

10. Pearl Carr - 4 Hearts

11. Spencer P. Jones - Q Clubs (d. 21 August 2018)

12. Stirling Moss - K Spades

13. Katherine Johnson (US Mathematician) - Q Diamonds

14. Denis Norden - 5 Hearts (d. 19 September 2018)

15. David Koch - 7 Clubs

16. Stefan Karl Stefansson - 6 Diamonds (d. 21 August 2018)

17. Don Lusk - 8 Hearts (d. 30 December 2018)

18. Chiyo Miyako - 7 Hearts (d. 22 July 2018)

19. Ruthie Tompson - A Spades

20. John McCain - 9 Clubs (d. 25 August 2018)

21. William Frankland - Q Spades

22. Richard Arvin Overton - 9 Hearts (d. 27 December 2018)

23. Denis Goldberg - 3 Clubs

24. Charlotte Rae - 7 Diamonds (d. 5 August 2018)

25. Neil Simon - 6 Clubs (d. 26 August 2018)

Subs:
A. Diana Serra Cary
B. Jose Jose
C. Pierre Soulages

D. Herman Wouk

E. Morton Sobell

　

21. Toast

01. Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg - A Spades

02. Trevor Peacock - 8 Hearts

03. Renée Simonot - 4 Spades

04. Sidney Poitier - 3 Clubs

05. John McCririck - 5 Hearts

06. Stefan Karl Stefansson - K Hearts (d. 21 August 2018)

07. Jimmy Greaves - 2 Hearts

08. George Alagiah - 9 Diamonds

09. Stirling Moss - 6 Hearts

10. Malcolm Hebden - 2 Clubs

11. George HW Bush - 7 Diamonds (d. 30 November 2018)

12. Johnny Clegg (SA Musician) - 8 Clubs

13. Leah Bracknell - J Spades

14. Lord Peter Carrington - 5 Clubs (d. 9 July 2018)

15. Sacheen Littlefeather - Q Clubs

16. I M Pei - 7 Spades

17. John McCain - 7 Hearts (d. 25 August 2018)

18. Pete Murray - A Diamonds

19. Monica Vitti - 5 Diamonds

20. Nobby Stiles - 9 Clubs

21. Sheila Mercier - 3 Hearts

22. Chris Rea - 10 Spades

23. Raymond Briggs - J Hearts

24. Katherine, Duchess of Kent - K Diamonds

25. Leslie Phillips - 8 Spades

Subs:

A. Clive James

B. Jacques Chirac

C. David Jason

D. Neil Simon (d. 26 August 2018)

E. Dilip Kumar

[YoungWillz 21,044]

The Rules. Victoria Coren-Mitchell makes sure you have read them and there's no quibbling:

 

 

You pick 25 names. That's it. Then the game runner allocates a playing card from Random.org to each of your picks in the order you list them. If your pick dies within the period of the game you gain 100 points.

 

Bonuses are awarded for poker hands as follows:

 

High Card (i.e. an Ace) - 5 Points

Pair (Two cards of same value) - 10 Points

Two Pair (Two Cards of same value plus two cards of a separate value) - 15 Points

Three of a Kind (Three of same value) - 20 Points

Straight (5 Cards of any suit forming a sequence e.g. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) - 30 Points

Flush (5 Cards of any value of the same suit) - 40 Points

Full House (Three cards of the same value, and two of another value) - 80 Points

Four of a Kind (Four cards of the same value) - 100 Points

Straight Flush including a Royal Flush (Five cards forming a sequence of the same suit) - 150 points.

 

Bonuses are cumulative. So say early on you gain say, a pair. If you subsequently gain another pair you would get the bonus for the second pair (10 points) plus the bonus for two pair (15 Points). If you made a straight, say 5-6-7-8-9, then hit a sixth death with a 10 allocated, you would gain an additional straight bonus for 6-7-8-9-10.

 

Winner has the most points at the end of the game. DDP Obit rules in force from time to time would apply. No Jokers or Uniques rules.

Only persons notable in their own right, famous for a contribution of some kind are allowed. They must be aged 18 and over on or before 30 June 2018 and human. Members of the Illuminati considered reptilian will be deemed to be human for the purposes of this game.

 

Entries must be received and validated by me by 11:59 pm (BST) on 30 June 2018.

 

The bonuses are so valuable and cumulative that FFBI picks and persons with reflected fame only (PRF) will be excluded. FFBI and PRF are in the opinion of the game runner. The FFBI rule basically excludes anyone famous or infamous for their illness or anything consequential to their illness. This therefore in general excludes campaigners, fundraisers, bloggers, authors of books on their illness and the like. PRF excludes family members, hangers on and the like who in the opinion of the game runner has fame as a result of someone else's fame, but does not exclude such persons if they have a claim to fame themselves separate and distinct from any additional reflected fame (for example, the murderer of a famous person would not fall foul of the PRF rule). Consideration will be given on a case by case basis, but competitors are actively discouraged from giving the game runner a hard time! Do not actively seek loopholes! If one is found, the game runner will be sole arbiter.

 

Death row inmates or anyone under sentence of death whether at the start of the game or for its duration are excluded completely. With regard to terrorists of any hue, confirmation in a qualifying obit of their death by the terrorist organisation to which they belong will suffice. The Strickland/Lucan Rule excludes anyone missing as at the start of the game, or anyone  who might be dead and who is officially declared to be dead during the game by judicial or other authority under presumption of death laws. For the avoidance of doubt, someone who famous simply for their longevity is included, but they must still obviously garner a qualifying obit.

 

The game will open on 1 July 2018 and deaths on 1 July according to official sources up to and including 31 December 2018 will count. Therefore a pick who is subsequently found to have died before commencement but after the game has started is excluded and a substitute will be inserted in place of that person (if a sub has been provided by the player). The game will be terminated at midnight on the turn between 7/8 January 2019, to allow time for news of death to be published (the Dietz-Werner Steck rule).

 

It is recommended that you consider up to 5 substitutes along with your team. If a substitute dies without making it into your main team for any reason,  the game runner will draw a card from Random.org on being notified of their death and gaining a qualifying obit and you will gain additional points equivalent to the value of that card (Ace high = 14 points, King = 13 points, etc etc down to a deuce = 2 Points). Your sub card will not count towards bonuses however, and it does not gain the 100 point death award.

 

The game runner will be allowed to enter a team. That team will be published in the thread at commencement of opening entries, but to avoid influence (the Toast Rule) an x will represent a letter of the person's name, but the cards allocated will be revealed, for example:

 

XXX XXXXXXXXXXX - 5 Spades would be revealed at the start of the game as

Roy Barraclough - 5 Spades.

　

Good Luck!

[YoungWillz 21,044]

Note: I'm compiling a team just now and will be post it shortly in line with the above rule re game runner shortly.

 

Entries to me by PM - you will get a reply with your card allocation. If you post your team in the thread, your card allocation will be given in the thread openly.

 

Also, if someone dies and a sub is used before the start of the game, you can add an additional sub who will be placed at the bottom of your list of subs.

[YoungWillz 21,044]

Ok, my team and card allocation is as follows:

 

01. XXXX XXXXXXXXXX - 7 Hearts

02. XXXXXXXXX XXX- 5 Clubs

03. XXXXXXXX XXXX - 10 Clubs

04. XXXX XXXXXX- 7 Spades

05. XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX - 2 Clubs

06. XXXXX XXXXXXXX - 3 Clubs

07. XXXXXXX XXXXXXX - A Clubs

08. XXXXXXX XXXXX - 10 Hearts

09. XXXX XXXXXXX - 8 Hearts

10. XXX XXXXXXX - 6 Clubs

11. XXXXX XXXXXX - 3 Spades

12. XXXX XXXXXXXX  - Q Hearts

13. XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX - 6 Diamonds

14. XXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX - K Clubs

15. XXXXX XXXXX - 2 Spades

16. XXXXXX XXXXXXX - 7 Clubs

17. XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX - 8 Spades

18. XXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXX - 5 Spades

19. XXXXXX XXXXXXXX - 5 Hearts

20. XXXX XXXXX - J Diamonds

21. XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX - 6 Hearts

22. XXX XXXXXX - 4 Hearts

23. XXXXX XXXXXXXXX - 2 Hearts

24. XXXXXX XXXXXX - A Diamonds

25. XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX - Q Spades

 

Subs:

A. XXXXX XXXXXX

B. XXXX XXX

C. XXXXX XXXXXX

D. XXXXXX XXXXXX

E. XXXX XXXXX

[YoungWillz 21,044]

Right, msc is the first to join the party and has submitted a team already. As a result, he gets to see my team in full for safekeeping until the game starts.

[Bibliogryphon 9,582]

I will be sending my team shortly.

[gcreptile 10,972]

Really looking forward to it. And this time, I'm going to remember that the competition only lasts 6 months.

[Bibliogryphon 9,582]

Team has gone in. 

[FixedBusiness 407]

Compiling my team and sending it within the next few minutes.

[Toast 16,140]

I will be entering a team in due course.

[YoungWillz 21,044]

1 hour ago, FixedBusiness said:

Compiling my team and sending it within the next few minutes.

Yep and you are the first to have some queries. No rule outs yet, but I just need clarification....

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,342]

Thanks Willz! Count me in I will be working on my team over the weekend! 

[Joey Russ 7,227]

I will be playing this again, though I’m probably not going to send my team in till closer to the end of the month. 

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,342]

58 minutes ago, Toast said:

I will be entering a team in due course.

Let battle commence!! Let's see which food fairs the best this year! A tasty crumble or a nice slice of toast! 

[Death Impends 7,975]

Will put forth a randomly-arranged title defense sometime during the last week of the month.

[theoldlady 2,301]

I too will send my team in next week hopefully. Thanks for doing this. 

 

Edit: I have now entered my team via PM - which might have been sent twice to you. Sorry, I am an old lady.

Edited June 5, 2018 by theoldlady

[CaptainChorizo 1,982]

Are worlds oldest people permitted (ie oldest american or uk born or person in world)

[YoungWillz 21,044]

37 minutes ago, CaptainChorizo said:

Are worlds oldest people permitted (ie oldest american or uk born or person in world)

From the rules:

 

"For the avoidance of doubt, someone who famous simply for their longevity is included, but they must still obviously garner a qualifying obit."

 

So yes, in general I'll allow supercentenarians (110+) as of right, but centenarians must normally have some notability. So if the oldest person in Iceland is 108, they are notable for that, but not the second oldest who is say, 107 unless they are for example a chess champion, or Stalin's cinematographer or summat. I'd remind you that DDP rules are in force for QO's, so even the oldest person in Iceland might not get a qualifying obit - so it's a risk. See Barys Kit.

[YoungWillz 21,044]

Maybe I should add they should be verified oldest people - claimants have doubt about their qualification and are not notable for this competition.

[gcreptile 10,972]

Too bad the King of Clubs has recently died.

[Torva Messor 279]

List with substitutes compiled and submitted. This sounds like fun and a good way to use names unlikely to see January 2019. My avatar already has the Poker Face.

[YoungWillz 21,044]

So we are hitting the halfway mark for submission of entries.

 

I have nine players so far and only one has had a substitution required. However, it's early in the month and I have a feeling I'll be returning to certain entrants in due course!

 

Keep them coming!

[Skinny kiltrunner 553]

My first pool! 

Team (deck?)  submitted and accepted.  GLTA.

 

[YoungWillz 21,044]

Two teams thought Grantham would make the start line. They have been disavowed of that.

 

I await a choice of another sub for each....