Inverse Survivor Dead Pool I

[Grim Up North 3,725]

Ooofftt - was peeking through my fingers but looks like more than 3 people had Doris even higher than I did!

[En Passant 3,741]

1 hour ago, Grim Up North said:

Ooofftt - was peeking through my fingers but looks like more than 3 people had Doris even higher than I did!

You're safe by miles having her 6th on list, compared to those now staring at an abyss including me, fingers entirely unnecessary .

 

Day:

Joey - 2nd on list

Clorox and Qtips - 3rd

Me - 4th

You - 6th

 

I'll escape just if nobody else at all goes in the remaining half a month, but these things are, as we all know, like buses, another one could shake it all up again.

So after 2 1/2 months of thinking this is a breeze these folks are immortal:- an abrupt call to reality.

On the plus side for Joey, Clorox and Qtips, never say die eh?

 

Tense now.

 

[Joey Russ 7,220]

On 03/03/2019 at 14:58, Joey Russ said:

1. ONJ

2. Doris Day

3. Hugh Downs

4. Al Jaffee

5. Johnny Clegg

6. Ric Flair

7. John Paul Stevens

8. Tim Conway

9. Sumner Redstone

10. Fernando Ricksen 

Welp, I think I’ll concede now.  

[Wormfarmer 427]

On ‎03‎/‎08‎/‎2018 at 20:43, Wormfarmer said:

Here are the rules for a new survivor style pool I would like to try out:

 

I will post at the start, a list of roughly 60 of the usual suspects in the deadpooling game (names like Leah Bracknell, George HW Bush, etc)  It will include some surviving names from the drop 40 from the Derby DP, plus a selection of others that I see circulated about in deadpools.  It will not necessarily include everyone on your favorite list - - so don't fuss if there is a big name not there that you expect will not last until tomorrow (you wouldn't want to pick that name anyway).  At the start of the pool, each player must select 10 names from this master list.  Your first name is worth 10 pts if they die and your last name is worth 1 pt.  Of course with the word "Inverse" in the title of the pool, your goal is to select 10 people who will survive the month.  You do NOT want to score, you want to get out of the month with a zero.  The player with the highest score after the first month is ELIMINATED and the rest of us move on to month two, again selecting 10 NEW names off the master list, which I may (or may not) update to replace any names that died (or any that miraculously have recovered from whatever malady they had the month before).  You cannot select any name in consecutive months.  Again we will eliminate the highest scoring player at the end of month 2.  In month 3, you may use up to 5 names from month 1 (and no names from month 2) to make your new list.  In month 4, all names from month 1 are fair game, but only 5 from your month 2 list, and so on.  We proceed like this until we get down to the championship match, mano a mano for the title, which I intend to make happen in Dec of 2019.  That's it in a nutshell. 

 

If you are still interested, here are a few finer details:

For an inverse pool, there needs to be a penalty of sorts for players that delay getting their teams in.  Otherwise, this is of obvious advantage while the rest of us are risking a big score.  So once the month starts, if there is a death any player without a list will be subject to 3 point penalty PLUS the value of the highest hit scored by an active list.  This applies even if no active list contains the dying name (late submitter gets 3 pts)  A second death on the master list earns the same penalty, and so on, until a team is submitted.  So late is not good, it could eliminate you fast.  You may submit your team at any time prior to the end of the month to avoid these potential penalties.   To further separate late entries from each other, beginning on the 5th of the month, a point is scored for each day a list is not submitted.   This penalty is in addition to the +3 pts penalty.  This allows someone who submits a team a week late to still beat someone who submits 2 weeks late (or not at all), and eliminates someone even if there are no deaths for the month.  This rule was proposed on page 6 of the thread and received no negative comments so I am implementing it starting in Feb. 

 

If a pick dies before the start of a round, a replacement may be added - AT THAT SAME SPOT.  Lists can not be reordered to accommodate the new name. 

 

Ties may be common.  There are several ways in which we will break them:

If we have a month where NO TEAM scores a hit (hopefully unlikely, but sometimes it gets slow . . . ), all lists will carry on into the next month, no changes allowed.  The following round will add an extra elimination - the two highest scores will be gone.  NEW RULE ADDITION:  I may specify, for a given month, that previously earned points that did not lead to elimination from the game, may be used as tiebreakers OR in scoreless months to create eliminations.

In the early rounds, if two or more players end the month with the highest score, we will back up to the previous month and look at their scores.  If that doesn't break all ties, we will carry forward one month, and those two (or more) teams will go head to head to see who stays and who goes home.  We will carry those head to head matches into a third month if needed, at which point it will become sudden death = the first one of those teams to score any hit will be eliminated. 

In the later rounds, say when we are down to 6 players or less, we will back up to the previous month and look at the head to head scores, then if still tied, we will go straight to sudden death. 

If I get a lot of entries, I will need a way to cut the field down faster to keep my goal of ending in Dec 2019.  So there may be months where all tied players may be eliminated.  I also may select certain months (say this Dec, and Jun 2019) and indicate those as multiple elimination months, even if there are no ties. 

Later rounds I may require teams to bulk up to 20 names per month, to help insure that we keep getting hits and eliminations each month. 

 

 

Be advised this pool will require a monthly effort to submit a team and last up to 16 months, depending on the number of entries (and how good you are).  So please do not sign up if you know you are going to bail out after a month or two. 

 

11 players indicated interest, 10 of those submitted teams, plus another 7 late comers = 17 players for the inaugural edition of this DP.  Welcome to theoldlady, Mad Hatter, The Unknown Man, Skinny Kiltrunner, Quim Reaper, Bibliogryphon, msc, Grim Up North, Sir Creep, En Passant, John Key, Captain Chorizo, Clorox Bleachman, Joey Russ, paddyfool, QTips and Wormfarmer.  One of us will be the grand champion at the end of next year.  And one of us will bear the shame of being the first team eliminated at the end of Sept. (goodbye John Key)

 

Here is the list of names in play which will be edited and updated for each subsequent round:

 

Leah Bracknell, Kirk Douglas, G H W Bush (died nov), Prince Philip, Clive James, Olivia deHavilland, Vera Lynn, Beverly Cleary, Herman Wouk (may), Norman Lloyd, Robert Mugabe, Doris Day (May), Nobby Stiles, Jimmy Carter, Fernando Ricksen, Greg Gilbert, Linda Nolan, Jill Gascoine, Marieke Vervoort, Devin Lima (died nov), Prunella Scales, Simon Ricketts (died dec), Leslie Phillips, Jimmy Greaves, Denis Norden (died Sept), Henry Kissinger, Queen E II, Le Duc Anh (apr), Genesis P-Orridge, Jose Jose, Pete Frates, I M Pei (may), Katherine Johnson, Sheila Mercier, Lucia Hiriart, Sumner Redstone, Bob Dole, Carol Channing (Jan), Bob Barker, John Paul Stevens, Dilip Kumar, Kenny Rogers, Norman Lear, Pierre Cardin, Yasuhiro Nakasone, Al Jaffee, Javier Perez de Cuellar, Luis Escheverria, John Cruickshank, Hugh Downs, George Shultz, Carl Reiner, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Ric Flair, Don Lusk (dec), Richard A. Overton (dec).  Added for Round 2 (Oct) Kane Tanaka, Pope Benedict XVI, Roberta McCain, Sachen Littlefeather, Valerie Harper  Added for RD 3: John Mccririck (July) No new names added for RD 4.  Added for RD 5 : Jean Louis Trintignant, George Alagiah, Andrew McGahan (feb), Jerry Stiller, Tim Conway (May), Kathleen Blanco, Olivia Newton-John, Johnny Clegg  No new names added for RD 6.  No new names added for RD 7 (apr). May is a carryover month and no new names added.  Added for June:  Micah Bowie, Sam Lloyd, Lee Kerslake, Clarissa Eden

 

Elimination history:

Our first to (embarrassingly) hit the road is John Key, who had 4 pts for Denis Norden.

Rd 2 eliminations are The Unknown Man and Mad Hatter, neither of which ever submitted a valid rd 2 team. 

Skinny Kiltrunner eliminated in Rd 3 with 3 pts scored for Richard A Overton.  Simon Ricketts also passed with no one having him in Dec. 

Quim Reaper is our Rd 4 elimination with only 1 hit for 2 pts: Carol Channing.  Joey Russ had earned one pt for his late entry, but barely survives thanks to Miss Channing.

Andrew McGahan dies on Feb 1, but does not appear on any roster.  However, late rosters have now incurred the 3 pt penalty. 

The lateness penalty (and a severe case of apathy), claims Sir Creep in RD 5.  He exits the game with 6 pts.  Clorox (5) and Capn Cho (3) breathe a sigh of relief that someone was later than they were. 

11 clever, talented, smart little children remain!

No scores in March, so no eliminations!  April will be a double elimination round (Top 2 scorers will both go home).  Le Duc Anh passes in April but doesn't appear on any current lists.  

Another scoreless month as the drought continues.  Will Kirk Douglas become the oldest living man in the history of the earth??  Cripes I can't believe no one in this group of black bananas has dropped off the tree in over 2 months.  Plan on seeing some new names for June, whether we have much scoring or not.  Also see the new rule above regarding using previously earned pts as tiebreakers and in non scoring months (above in red).  

Finally!  Doris Day gets fed up with all the stagnation and decides to spice things up around here!  5 teams score pts, with Joey Russ, Clorox, and Qtips now on the bubble.  Still time for thinks to change again, which I feel they shall . . . .

. . . . . and they do!  Bye to funnyman Tim Conway. 

John McCririck goes the way of the Edsel and gives points to two unlucky poolers, who are now both on the bubble - Wormfarmer (5) and Grim Up North (6)

 

Edited July 7, 2019 by Wormfarmer
july score update, mcririck dies

[Bibliogryphon 9,577]

@Wormfarmer As there have been hits this month I am presuming we will need to send in new teams for June.

 

When will you be accepting these?

 

 

[theoldlady 2,300]

On 28/05/2019 at 07:20, Bibliogryphon said:

@Wormfarmer As there have been hits this month I am presuming we will need to send in new teams for June.

 

When will you be accepting these?

 

 

@Wormfarmer Also will there be new names?

[Wormfarmer 427]

On 27/05/2019 at 22:20, Bibliogryphon said:

@Wormfarmer As there have been hits this month I am presuming we will need to send in new teams for June.

 

When will you be accepting these?

 

 

Absolutely no penalty for early teams here - they can be submitted anytime.  Only penalties assessed are for LATE teams.   You can PM them or post here, depending on your trust of other posters, and your absolute desire to win this pool!   

[Wormfarmer 427]

1 hour ago, theoldlady said:

@Wormfarmer Also will there be new names?

Added for June:  Micah Bowie, Sam Lloyd, Lee Kerslake, Clarissa Eden

 

PS.  Just PM'd my June team to you, oldlady.  

[theoldlady 2,300]

6 hours ago, Wormfarmer said:

Added for June:  Micah Bowie, Sam Lloyd, Lee Kerslake, Clarissa Eden

 

PS.  Just PM'd my June team to you, oldlady.  

Thank you. I will now PM my June Team to you!

[Bibliogryphon 9,577]

I pm'd my team earlier today

[Joey Russ 7,220]

I’m not going to bother submitting a team considering that I’m over ten points. Felt kind of overdue anyways though after lucking out of being eliminated due to people not submitting a team...

[En Passant 3,741]

PM'd in the hopes I don't get knocked out in the next few hours or miscounted or something.

[paddyfool 379]

Pm'd as well

[Wormfarmer 427]

On my spot on the globe, we just turned the calendar to June a couple of hours ago.  That makes it official that Joey Russ (12), QTips (8) and Clorox Bleachman (8) are eliminated in that long, dry round by the likes of Doris Day and Tim Conway.  While En Passant (7) and Grim Up North (5) score points, they still move on.  We are down to the final 8 teams.  I have received new teams for June from everyone except Grim Up North, so as soon as I get his I will post the master list here in the thread. 

[Grim Up North 3,725]

3 hours ago, Wormfarmer said:

I have received new teams for June from everyone except Grim Up North, so as soon as I get his I will post the master list here in the thread. 

 

Wormy I've pm'd you my team now (sorry it was my birthday yesterday and life got in the way) - QE2 plus 9 members of my DDP teams!!    

[YoungWillz 21,044]

11 minutes ago, Grim Up North said:

 

Wormy I've pm'd you my team now (sorry it was my birthday yesterday and life got in the way) - QE2 plus 9 members of my DDP teams!!    

Happy belated birthday GUN!

[En Passant 3,741]

Rather than create a whole new post to convey Birthday wishes and the complete understanding of why you might be a smidge late with submission, I just liked wills post instead because that would convey the same without the need for superfluous posting clogging the place up.

 

Oh, wait a min. Feck.

[QTips 24]

Good luck to all you remainers, it appears on this occasion I find myself a leaver. 

[Wormfarmer 427]

Rd 9 - June
wormfarmer 7	msc  1	theoldlady	bibliogryphon
jose jose	carter	nakasone	nolan
kissinger	deHavilland	prince philip	QE II
cardin	harper	deHavilland	harper
harper	dole	K johnson	kissinger
newton-john	greaves	redstone	frates
mccririck	james	bracknell	ferlinghetti
littlefeather	scales	nolan	jaffee
prince philip	kerslake	stiller	hiriart
clegg	ricksen	rogers	redstone
kerslake	clegg	mercier	gilbert
en passant	grim up north 13	paddyfool	cap'n chorizo
QE II	QE II	gilbert	s lloyd
frates	james	nolan	nolan
alagiah	newton-john	rogers	alagiah
nolan	clegg	jose jose	lear
vervoort	mccririck	cleary	rogers
newton-john	frates	ferlinghetti	gilbert
pope ben	littlefeather	lear	reiner
kissinger	trintignant	jaffee	vervoort
rogers	blanco	lynn	cardin
gilbert	stiles	kerslake	tanaka

Edited July 31, 2019 by Wormfarmer
ouch!! One day left in the round . . . .

[Wormfarmer 427]

On 30/05/2019 at 02:24, theoldlady said:

@Wormfarmer Also will there be new names?

Yes, oldlady, however, Dick Van Dyke was not one of them, so please give me a name to fill in at the 9 pt spot as soon as you can.  I will let you backfill that spot with a valid name if you can do it before somebody scores a hit this month.

 

FIXED AND POSTED  

 

[theoldlady 2,300]

10 hours ago, Wormfarmer said:

Yes, oldlady, however, Dick Van Dyke was not one of them, so please give me a name to fill in at the 9 pt spot as soon as you can.  I will let you backfill that spot with a valid name if you can do it before somebody scores a hit this month.

 

@Wormfarmer Opps! GOT my lists mixed up a bit, sorry! Please switch To Prince Philip instead of Dick van Dyke. Thank you!

 

[Bibliogryphon 9,577]

Assuming no hits by Sunday are teams rolling over?

[Wormfarmer 427]

On 27/06/2019 at 02:27, Bibliogryphon said:

Assuming no hits by Sunday are teams rolling over?

Yes.  With only 7 hrs left in the month (my time), it looks like it will be another scoreless month.  Good news is no work to be done on a new team.  Bad news is no eliminations, which means July will result in the elimination of the top 2 scoring teams (PLUS ties!).  I am also not adding any new names, as this can only make the game easier, if I happen to add a name that people can successfully hedge as a long termer.  If I add short termers, people will just stay away from them.  So all teams are frozen in place through July.  Good luck to all but two of you!

[Grim Up North 3,725]

McCririck's death should see end of my involvement here.

[Wormfarmer 427]

Me too.  But there is still time, and there are a lot of overdue caskets to be picked up at the morgue.  We should not give up hope, GUN.  

This will likely be my last post until the end of the month.  I am going on a 2 week vacation.  So if there is any further scoring you won't see an update for a while.  I will catch up before the turn of the calendar.