Hartlepool Deadlypool 2019

[Death Impends 8,008]

Hello folks, the Hartlepool Deadlypool is open for business. As announced previously, I'm assuming hosting duties in light of Rotten Ali's real life obligations leaving little time for deadpooling. I've decided to open up a new thread, given the degree of clutter in the old thread caused problems such as people not being able to easily find the rules.

 

As a hostly sacrifice, not unlike Rotten Ali in his later years as host, I have entered a theme team in lieu of a more mainstream one. It has been shown to msc for safekeeping and will be revealed, alongside PMed teams, after the deadline. As for the rest of you, PM or posting in this thread are both acceptable means of submission. As someone who is usually a competitive deadpooler, and a strong adherent to dead pool hosting ethics, to remove any doubts I will not read PMed entries until I've submitted entries for all Jan 1-starting pools I partake in.

The rules are now detailed in the next post for convenience, the bulk of it unchanged from Notapotato's rules from back when HPDP had a website, but with new or updated rules colored in blue. These changes are largely an enshrining of rules incorporated by Rotten Ali during his time as host, as well as my decision to make obituary requirements less "I know it when I see it" while also certifying an amount of reputed papers from other countries as qualifying (which had been a source of contention for several past deaths in this pool).

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Rules

 

Points are scored according to the following highly complex scoring system:

 

Competitors are awarded points according to the order in which their candidates die.

 

The starting positions are as follows:

 

•     Candidate 1: 50 points
•     Candidate 2: 45 points
•     Candidate 3: 40 points
•     Candidate 4: 35 points
•     Candidate 5: 30 points
•     Candidate 6: 25 points
•     Candidate 7: 20 points
•     Candidate 8: 15 points
•     Candidate 9: 10 points
•     Candidate 10: 5 points

 

When the first candidate dies, points will be awarded as above, and the remaining potential scores will slide up or down one position. If candidate 1 dies first, the team gets 50 points and the points below all increase by 5, so candidate 2 will get 50 points if he or she is the next to go.

 

If a celebrity departs further down the list before the ones above are gone, the scores above are reduced by 5, causing the highest remaining score on the list to disappear. Those below will increase by 5 as before.

 

This will often cause two celebrities to have the same number of points next to their names, but the order in which they die will still influence subsequent scores.

 

Additionally, the player is allowed up to two substitutes. The substitutes will still count as part of the player's team, but use a fully different scoring system: 25 points if one substitute dies, 50 if the second substitute dies. Bonuses do not apply to substitute hits - this likewise means that subs will not take away a name's unique bonus if only one team has said name in their main ten.

 

If a name on the player's team dies before the pool opens, they will not receive points for the death (barring a minuscule consolation point or two). They will be allowed to put a new name on their main team, either from the subs bench or a new name entirely. If a sub is promoted, they are entitled to name a new sub.

 

The Bonus System:

 

• Candidate not picked by any other competitor +2
• Candidate under 18 years old -2
• 25th or less in line to the throne of Belgium, The Netherlands, Sweden or Denmark +2
• Been on Celebrity Squares (or Hollywood Squares) +3
• Death of candidate in spite of extremely high improbability or unlikeliness of same. +5
• US Baseball or Basketball player -3
• Former or present UK Prime Minister +3
• Drummer +2
• Incumbent or recent US president +3
• Guilty (in Notapotato's opinion) of crimes against humanity +3 (with Notapotato rarely appearing, host Death Impends will use his own judgement for such cases)
• Both of the above +6
• Has played in a pantomime +2
• Has performed Morris dancing +3
• Found dead in a Swimming Pool +3
• Died in a farming or gardening accident +2
• Death worthy of a Darwin Award +2
• Murder, Suicide, Lightning +2
• Dies on Notapotato's birthday (16th of May) +2
• Death by Fire +2
• Death by Water +2
• Death by Bongo +6

 

The bonus is calculated according to the following simple formula:

 

Bonus x (score gained from death divided by 5)

 

Multiple bonuses multiply so a bonus of 3 and a bonus of 2 give together a bonus of 6. This makes negative bonuses extremely unattractive.

 

So a bonus of 2 on a score of 40 gives you 2*(40/5)=16

 

Additionally, there will be a bonus of 50 points for coming in in 13th place in the Hartlepool Deadlypool. Unless there are only 13 or fewer entries. then there won't be.

 

Nothing could be simpler.

 

Oh yes, and there's an extra bonus of unspecified size payable on the first hit of the team which has the most interesting and unusual selection of celebrities.

 

The host also reserves the right to reward further, minuscule bonuses to teams - often less than a point!

 

1. Dead means dead. No longer living:

 

• A bit like William Holden who having just been fished out of Gloria Swanson's swimming pool, died drunk and impoverished a mere 31 years later.
• Eligible for a death certificate. (A Munchkin is optional but may get a bonus)

 

2. For the purpose of the game a "celebrity" is someone well-enough known to get their death mentioned in one of the news sources host Death Impends deems qualifying for this pool:

 

• Anything that qualifies for the Derby Dead Pool
• The New York Times
• The Washington Post
• Herald Scotland
• The Scotsman
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
• The Australian
• The Sydney Morning Herald
• Stuff.co.nz
• Le Monde
• Le Figaro
• Der Spiegel
• Die Zeit
• El Pais
• El Mundo
• Corriere della Sera
• la Repubblica

 

3. Only human beings may be submitted as candidates. Animals may take part in the dead pool, but may be ridiculed for doing so, and may not get any points. Unless they are cats with a long history of doing dead pools. Team names which sound like an animal such as "Donkey from Hell" or "Dead as a Parrot" are allowed, I suppose, but may be ridiculed.

 

3a. Strictly only one team per participant. The submission of teams in the name of domestic animals in an attempt to circumvent this rule is doomed to failure. And ridicule.

 

4. If a participant dies during the competition, unlike in some dead pools, they don't win the competition automatically. They may, however, get awarded a few extra points by way of consolation. And next year, a bonus will be named after you, perhaps. If you do die during the course of 2019, do drop us a line and let us know where you went wrong so others can avoid making the same mistake.

 

4a. For legal reasons, we are unable to actively encourage participants to murder or otherwise accelerate the deaths of their chosen celebrities. There is however no penalty in the Hartlepool Deadlypool for doing so. Your Procurator Fiscal or local alternative may see this differently though, so we recommend asking beforehand.

 

5. Anyone selecting the following types of names will be summarily ridiculed and very likely penalised in an arbitrary and unpleasant way should their candidates actually die or be killed:

 

• Famous For Being Ill names. The penalty incurred will be decided upon a name dying and obiting, and is dependent on the host's opinion of the degree of a name's FFBI-ness. A very select few, like Kate Granger to use a past example, I feel have transcended their illness to become a legitimate pick, and will receive no penalty. Those known for longevity are also not considered FFBI and will receive full points. Names who are proactive with their illness, but of a lower profile than the Granger types, will receive a moderate-to-severe penalty. If a name is "famous" solely for reasons such as an "inspiring" deathbed marriage or being in a coma, they will receive no points or perhaps even negative points!
• Fringes of Fame names are similarly subject to a penalty. I will likewise judge these names on a case by case basis upon death. If a name has some claim to fame independent of their relationship, I will likely be lenient - think Rayya Elias, whose news coverage in her final years was largely about Liz Gilbert's partnership with her, but was a published author in her own right. I will also be lenient with fringey names who have received a reasonable amount of media coverage prior to ill health. But if a Hollywood star makes a tearful post to Instagram about how their sister is terminally ill? If the sister never got much media attention pre-cancer, don't expect to gain a lot should she become a hit.
• Anyone under sentence of death or highly likely to be sentenced to death at the start of the year, unless they die by means other than execution
• Anyone missing in action at the time of entry submission, unless said MIA name is discovered to be alive, and dies later in the year

 

5a. And you won't be getting the extra bonus points for original and unusual picks if you don't come up with something a bit more original or unusual.

 

6. The deadline is 23:59 GMT on December 31. However, unlike most dead pools, teams may still be submitted post deadline - with the catch that any teams submitted January 1st and beyond are limited to 9 picks (plus two substitutes), and the highest-ranked name on your team starts with a value of 45 points. In fairness to those who entered in a timely manner, I will also forbid late entrants from including any currently unique names on their main team. Names that are entirely unpicked, only on subs benches, or on multiple main teams are fair game for inclusion. Because the subs bench has no impact on a pick's uniqueness, any name is fair game for inclusion on a late team's subs bench.

 

7. Though only deaths occurring up to December 31, 2019 are able to count as hits, the 2019 HPDP will officially close 23:59 GMT on January 7, 2020, to allow some breathing room for late-year deaths that might take a few days to accrue a proper obit.

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Masterlist of Picks

 

6ix9ine - Clorox Bleachman
Ralph Ahn - CaptainChorizo
George Alagiah - Deathray, nantonian2013, Prophet, Sean, The Mad Hatter
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (died October 26) - maryportfuncity SUB
Fatima Ali (died January 25) - CaptainChorizo SUB, gcreptile, msc, Phantom of the Midway
Samu Anoa'i - drol, Skinny kiltrunner
John Andretti - drol SUB
Le Duc Anh (died April 22) - theoldlady
Giorgio Armani - JoeMoneypenny SUB
Eileen Ash - YorkshireBanker
Burt Bacharach - JoeMoneypenny
Ginger Baker (died October 6) - Toast
Kaye Ballard (died January 21) - msc
Bob Barker - Bibliogryphon, Deathray SUB, The Unknown Man SUB, time
Dave Bartholomew (died June 23) - Sir Creep
Gerard Basset (died January 16) - CaptainChorizo, drol, gcreptile, msc SUB, Phantom of the Midway
Stanley Baxter - Bibliogryphon, Joey Russ
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI - DevonDeathTrip, YoungWillz
Tony Bennett - time SUB
Princess Birgitta of Sweden - Toast SUB
Jet Black - Toast
Honor Blackman - Bibliogryphon SUB
Lionel Blair - Bibliogryphon SUB, Toast
Kathleen Blanco (died August 18) - Book, CaptainChorizo, drol, FixedBusiness, John Key, maryportfuncity, msc, Phantom of the Midway, Sean
Jean Boht - Bibliogryphon
Peter Bonetti - Exu
Ali Bongo - Sir Creep
Shirley Boone (died January 11) - Sir Creep
Betty Boothroyd - nantonian2013
Wolfgang Bosbach - nantonian2013
Pat Bowlen (died June 13) - Phantom of the Midway
Leah Bracknell (died September - exact date unknown) - Book SUB, Exu SUB, FixedBusiness, John Key, markb4, Pedro67, Prophet SUB, Sean, The Mad Hatter, The Old Crem, The Unknown Man, the_engineer, theoldlady, WidowsPeak, Wormfarmer
Mel Brooks - Joey Russ
Bobby Brown - YorkshireBanker
Gordon Brown - Deathray
June Brown - Deathray, Joey Russ
Pat Buchanan - Death Impends
Warren Buffett - FixedBusiness
Alexander Butterfield - Death Impends
Anne Buydens - Book, Toast
Earl Cameron - FixedBusiness
Edmund Capon (died March 13) - Skinny kiltrunner SUB
Pearl Carr - Lord Fellatio Nelson, Toast
Jimmy Carter - theoldlady SUB
Rosalynn Carter - John Key
Diana Serra Cary - FixedBusiness, Pedro67
Keith Cass (died April 18) - maryportfuncity, the_engineer
Carol Channing (died January 15) - Lord Fellatio Nelson
Beth Chapman (died June 26) - Book, drol, John Key
Bobby Charlton - Pedro67
Jack Charlton - Lord Fellatio Nelson
Pema Chodron - DevonDeathTrip
Johnny Clegg (died July 16) - Book SUB, CaptainChorizo, Clorox Bleachman, drol, FixedBusiness, John Key, msc, Phantom of the Midway
George Cohen - Lord Fellatio Nelson SUB
Sean Connery - Torva Messor
Noel Conway - maryportfuncity SUB
Tim Conway (died May 14) - Clorox Bleachman, markb4, maryportfuncity, Prophet, Sean, Sir Creep, The Mad Hatter, theoldlady, Wormfarmer, YorkshireBanker SUB
Bernard Cribbins - Torva Messor
William Daniels - time
Doris Day (died May 13) - The Old Crem, Torva Messor, WidowsPeak
John Dean - Death Impends
Olivia de Havilland - Lord Fellatio Nelson, The Unknown Man SUB, time SUB, WidowsPeak
Frederick B. Dent (died December 10) - Death Impends
Eileen Derbyshire - Bibliogryphon, WidowsPeak SUB
Paul Dewar (died February 6) - Prophet
Bob Dole - gcreptile, the_engineer SUB, theoldlady
Kirk Douglas - Book, Deathray SUB, Exu, John Key SUB, Lord Fellatio Nelson, markb4, The Old Crem, Wormfarmer SUB
Barry Du Bois - drol
Luis Echeverria - CaptainChorizo SUB
Clarissa Eden - nantonian2013
Lazarus el Anthony - DevonDeathTrip
Queen Elizabeth II - Deathray, The Old Crem SUB
Andrew Fairlie (died January 22) - CaptainChorizo, gcreptile, msc SUB, Phantom of the Midway SUB, Skinny kiltrunner
Alex Ferguson - YoungWillz
Roberta Flack - YoungWillz
Rhonda Fleming - Torva Messor
Ric Flair - Wormfarmer
William Frankland - Prophet
Bill Freehan - Sir Creep
Jill Gascoine - Exu, The Unknown Man, Wormfarmer
Gustav Gerneth (died October 22) - time
Julie Gibson (died October 2) - markb4
Greg Gilbert - Pedro67
Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Clorox Bleachman SUB
Valery Giscard d'Estaing - Joey Russ
Steve Gleason - the_engineer
Denis Goldberg - CaptainChorizo
Virgilio Gonzalez - Death Impends SUB
Julie Goodyear - Clorox Bleachman, WidowsPeak
Francis Graham-Smith - nantonian2013
Jimmy Greaves - Deathray, Lord Fellatio Nelson
Rolf Harris - FixedBusiness SUB
Valerie Harper (died August 30) - The Unknown Man
Dolores Hart - DevonDeathTrip
Bob Hawke (died May 16) - Book, maryportfuncity
Melvyn Hayes - Bibliogryphon
Tippi Hedren - Torva Messor SUB
Bill Heine (died April 2) - drol
Katherine Helmond (died February 23) - Torva Messor
Lucia Hiriart - YorkshireBanker
Patricia Hitchcock - Torva Messor
Stanley Ho - JoeMoneypenny
Hal Holbrook - Lord Fellatio Nelson
James Hong - JoeMoneypenny
John Hume - Phantom of the Midway SUB, Sean SUB
Francis Jackson - DevonDeathTrip
Clive James (died November 24) - Pedro67, The Mad Hatter SUB, the_engineer, YoungWillz
Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (died April 23) - markb4
Lenny Johnrose - Exu
Glynis Johns - Lord Fellatio Nelson SUB
Arte Johnson (died July 3) - msc
Dewayne Lee Johnson - the_engineer
Katherine Johnson - markb4 SUB
Terry Jones - The Mad Hatter
Michael Jopling - nantonian2013

Jose Jose (died September 28) - Sir Creep, the_engineer, theoldlady

Agnes Keleti - Book
Sarah Kennedy - Bibliogryphon
Lee Kerslake - Book, Clorox Bleachman, Deathray, drol, FixedBusiness, gcreptile, maryportfuncity, msc, Pedro67 SUB, Prophet, Sean, Sir Creep, The Mad Hatter, The Unknown Man, the_engineer
Nicole Kidman - JoeMoneypenny

Mervyn Kitchen - time
Henry Kissinger - Death Impends, nantonian2013
Lloyd Klein - msc, Sir Creep

Stanislaw Kowalski - YorkshireBanker

Dilip Kumar - Clorox Bleachman, gcreptile SUB
Tom Lehrer - Bibliogryphon
Jean-Marie Le Pen - YoungWillz
Karen Lewis - Skinny kiltrunner
Steffan Lewis (died January 11) - drol, nantonian2013, Sean, Skinny kiltrunner
G. Gordon Liddy - Death Impends
Pik-Sen Lim - time
Sacheen Littlefeather - gcreptile SUB
June Lockhart - Lord Fellatio Nelson, Phantom of the Midway

Norman Lloyd - markb4, Torva Messor SUB
Loretta Lynn - The Old Crem SUB

Vera Lynn - Pedro67, The Old Crem, WidowsPeak, Wormfarmer, YorkshireBanker
Shane MacGowan - DevonDeathTrip SUB
Bill Macy (died October 17) - Phantom of the Midway
John Madden - JoeMoneypenny
Robert Marchand - YorkshireBanker
Peter Marshall - msc
Eugenio Martinez - Death Impends SUB
Roberta McCain - John Key SUB, markb4, maryportfuncity, Prophet
James W. McCord Jr. (died 2017) - Death Impends
John McCririck (died July 5) - Sean, The Mad Hatter, The Unknown Man, the_engineer, YorkshireBanker SUB

Andrew McGahan (died February 1) - CaptainChorizo, drol, gcreptile, John Key, msc, Skinny kiltrunner, Wormfarmer

Kevin McIntyre (died January 2) - Skinny kiltrunner
Virginia McKenna - time
David McNee (died April 26) - time

Sheila Mercier (died December 4) - Bibliogryphon, The Old Crem, WidowsPeak
Lee Meriwether - time
Vera Miles - Torva Messor SUB
Matt Millen - Wormfarmer
Joni Mitchell - Joey Russ

Ennio Morricone - YoungWillz
Stirling Moss - Clorox Bleachman, Exu, Joey Russ, Phantom of the Midway, Prophet SUB, The Mad Hatter SUB
Robert Mugabe (died September 6) - gcreptile, Lord Fellatio Nelson, The Old Crem SUB, the_engineer, theoldlady, Toast
Gerd Muller - Exu
Pete Murray - Toast
Giorgio Napolitano - The Unknown Man
Olivia Newton-John - Joey Russ, Lord Fellatio Nelson, Sean, The Mad Hatter, The Old Crem, WidowsPeak, Wormfarmer
Nichelle Nichols - YoungWillz
Linda Nolan - Joey Russ, the_engineer SUB, WidowsPeak
Masazo Nonaka (died January 20) - YorkshireBanker
Boris Pahor - Prophet
Kerri Parker - drol SUB, Sir Creep
Manohar Parrikar (died March 17) - Sir Creep
Virginia Patton - WidowsPeak SUB
Trevor Peacock - Sean SUB, Toast
Javier Perez de Cuellar - The Unknown Man
Nehemiah Persoff - Torva Messor
Prince Philip - Deathray, John Key, markb4, The Old Crem
Leslie Phillips - nantonian2013
Michel Piccoli - Torva Messor
Sidney Poitier - Exu, Theoldlady, YoungWillz
Helen Prejean - DevonDeathTrip
John Prine - DevonDeathTrip SUB
David Prowse - theoldlady SUB
Francis Quinn (died March 21 - NQO) - John Key
James Randi - Wormfarmer
Sumner Redstone - JoeMoneypenny
Fernando Ricksen (died September 18) - Book, CaptainChorizo, Clorox Bleachman, Exu, FixedBusiness, gcreptile, JoeMoneypenny, Prophet, Skinny kiltrunner, The Unknown Man, the_engineer, YorkshireBanker, YoungWillz
Diana Rigg - WidowsPeak
Michael Robinson - maryportfuncity, Skinny kiltrunner SUB
Maria Giuseppa Robucci (died June 18) - Pedro67
Ken Rosewall - Pedro67 SUB
William Ruckelshaus (died November 27) - Death Impends
Eva Marie Saint - Torva Messor
Lesley Saweard - DevonDeathTrip
Prunella Scales - Pedro67
Brent Scowcroft - Death Impends
George P. Shultz - Death Impends
Renee Simonot - Book
Grace Slick - JoeMoneypenny
Harvey Smith - Toast SUB
Maggie Smith - WidowsPeak
Bart Starr (died May 26) - Wormfarmer
Pam St Clement - Bibliogryphon
John Paul Stevens (died July 16) - Clorox Bleachman SUB
Nobby Stiles - Clorox Bleachman, Deathray, FixedBusiness, maryportfuncity, The Mad Hatter, The Old Crem, The Unknown Man, theoldlady, YoungWillz SUB
Mary Stopes-Roe (died May 10) - Pedro67
Shivakumara Swami (died January 21) - John Key, maryportfuncity, Skinny kiltrunner, theoldlady
Vivienne Tam - JoeMoneypenny SUB
Kane Tanaka - YorkshireBanker
Otis Taylor - Sir Creep SUB
Norman Tebbit - YoungWillz SUB
Budi Tek - Sir Creep SUB
Clive Thomas - time
Prem Tinsulanonda (died May 26) - JoeMoneypenny
Ruthie Tompson - markb4
Peter Tork (died February 21) - theoldlady, Toast
Jean-Louis Trintignant - Book, CaptainChorizo, Clorox Bleachman, Deathray, gcreptile, JoeMoneypenny, maryportfuncity, msc, Phantom of the Midway, Sean, Skinny kiltrunner, The Mad Hatter, Toast, YorkshireBanker
Bill Turnbull - Bibliogryphon, Deathray, FixedBusiness, markb4, nantonian2013, Pedro67, Sean, The Mad Hatter, The Unknown Man, YoungWillz
Desmond Tutu - DevonDeathTrip
Cicely Tyson - time
Marieke Vervoort (died October 22) - John Key
Barbara Walters - The Old Crem
Norma Waterson - DevonDeathTrip
Doddie Weir - Exu, Prophet
Chris Wilson (died January 16) - gcreptile, Skinny kiltrunner
Barbara Windsor - Exu SUB
Ronnie Wood - Joey Russ
Herman Wouk (died May 17) - CaptainChorizo, Exu, FixedBusiness SUB, markb4, Phantom of the Midway, Prophet
Catherine Wybourne - DevonDeathTrip

 

Masterlist of Teams

 

Death Impends

 

50-45-40 Brent Scowcroft
45-40-__ Frederick B. Dent - died December 10 + unique bonus
40-__-__ James W. McCord Jr. - died 2017
35-30-35 Alexander Butterfield
30-25-30 Henry Kissinger
25-20-25 George P. Shultz
20-__-__ William Ruckelshaus - died November 27 + unique bonus
15-20-25 G. Gordon Liddy

10-15-20 John Dean
05-10-15 Pat Buchanan

 

SUBS
Eugenio Martinez
Virgilio Gonzalez

 

YoungWillz

 

50-45-__ Clive James - died November 24
45-__-__ Fernando Ricksen - died September 18
40-45-50 Sidney Poitier
35-40-45 Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
30-35-40 Jean-Marie Le Pen
25-30-35 Nichelle Nichols
20-25-30 Ennio Morricone
15-20-25 Alex Ferguson
10-15-20 Roberta Flack
05-10-15 Bill Turnbull

 

SUBS
Nobby Stiles
Norman Tebbit

 

msc

 

50-45-40-35-30-25-20 Peter Marshall
45-40-35-__-__-__-__ Andrew McGahan - died February 1
40-35-30-35-30-__-__ Johnny Clegg - died July 16
35-30-25-30-25-30-__ Kathleen Blanco - died August 18
30-25-20-25-20-25-30 Lloyd Klein
25-20-15-20-15-20-25 Jean-Louis Trintignant
20-15-10-15-10-15-20 Lee Kerslake
15-__-__-__-__-__-__ Kaye Ballard - died January 21 + unique bonus * Squares bonus
10-15-__-__-__-__-__ Fatima Ali - died January 25
05-10-15-20-__-__-__ Arte Johnson - died July 3 + unique bonus * Squares bonus

 

SUBS
Gerard Basset - died January 16 - 25 points
Andrew Fairlie - died January 22 - 50 points

 

Joey Russ

 

45 Linda Nolan
40 Stirling Moss
35 Stanley Baxter
30 Valery Giscard d'Estaing
25 Mel Brooks
20 June Brown
15 Ronnie Wood
10 Olivia Newton-John
05 Joni Mitchell

 

Torva Messor

 

50-45-40 Norman Lloyd
45-40-35 Nehemiah Persoff
40-35-30 Michel Piccoli
35-30-25 Rhonda Fleming
30-25-20 Bernard Cribbins
25-20-15 Eva Marie Saint
20-15-10 Patricia Hitchcock
15-10-05 Sean Connery
10-05-__ Doris Day - died May 13
05-__-__ Katherine Helmond - died February 23 + unique bonus

 

SUBS
Vera Miles
Tippi Hedren

 

Exu

 

50-__-__ Herman Wouk - died May 17
45-50-45 Jill Gascoine
40-45-40 Doddie Weir
35-40-35 Peter Bonetti
30-35-30 Stirling Moss
25-30-__ Fernando Ricksen - died September 18
20-25-30 Gerd Muller
15-20-25 Sidney Poitier
10-15-20 Kirk Douglas
05-10-15 Lenny Johnrose

 

SUBS
Leah Bracknell - died September - 25 points
Barbara Windsor

 

 

theoldlady

 

50-45-40-35-__-__-__-__ Tim Conway - died May 14 + Squares bonus
45-__-__-__-__-__-__-__ Shivakumara Swami - died January 21
40-45-__-__-__-__-__-__ Peter Tork - died February 21
35-40-45-40-45-__-__-__ Robert Mugabe - died September 6 + crimes against humanity bonus
30-35-40-35-40-45-40-35 Sidney Poitier
25-30-35-__-__-__-__-__ Le Duc Anh - died April 22 + unique bonus
20-25-30-35-40-45-40-35 Bob Dole
15-20-25-30-35-40-__-__ Jose Jose - died September 28
10-15-20-25-30-35-40-__ Leah Bracknell - died September + pantomime bonus
05-10-15-20-25-30-35-40 Nobby Stiles

 

SUBS
David Prowse
Jimmy Carter

 

Phantom of the Midway

 

50-__-__-__-__-__-__-__ Gerard Basset - died January 16
45-50-45-40-35-30-__-__ Kathleen Blanco - died August 18
40-45-40-35-30-25-30-25 Jean-Louis Trintignant
35-40-35-30-25-__-__-__ Johnny Clegg - died July 16
30-35-30-25-20-25-30-25 Stirling Moss
25-30-25-20-__-__-__-__ Pat Bowlen - died June 13
20-25-20-15-20-25-30-__ Bill Macy - died October 17 + unique bonus * Squares bonus
15-20-__-__-__-__-__-__ Fatima Ali - died January 25
10-15-20-__-__-__-__-__ Herman Wouk - died May 17
05-10-15-20-25-30-35-40 June Lockhart

 

SUBS
John Hume
Andrew Fairlie - died January 22 - 25 points

 

BONUS of 0.5 points for Simon Ricketts pre-New Year's death

 

The Unknown Man

 

50-45-40-__-__ Fernando Ricksen - died September 18
45-40-35-40-__ Leah Bracknell - died September + pantomime bonus
40-35-30-35-40 Jill Gascoine
35-30-25-30-35 Javier Perez de Cuellar
30-25-20-25-30 Lee Kerslake
25-__-__-__-__ John McCririck - died July 5
20-25-20-25-30 Nobby Stiles
15-20-15-20-25 Bill Turnbull
10-15-10-15-20 Giorgio Napolitano
05-10-__-__-__ Valerie Harper - died August 30 + unique bonus + Squares bonus

 

SUBS
Olivia de Havilland
Bob Barker

 

Prophet

 

50-45-40-35-30 Lee Kerslake
45-40-35-30-25 William Frankland
40-__-__-__-__ Paul Dewar - died February 6 + unique bonus
35-40-35-30-25 Roberta McCain
30-35-30-25-__ Fernando Ricksen - died September 18
25-30-25-__-__ Herman Wouk - died May 17
20-25-20-25-30 Doddie Weir
15-20-15-20-25 Boris Pahor
10-15-10-15-20 George Alagiah
05-10-__-__-__ Tim Conway - died May 14 + Squares bonus

 

SUBS
Leah Bracknell - died September - 25 points
Stirling Moss

 

BONUS of 1.08 points for Georges Loinger pre-New Year's death

BONUS of 0.5 points for Simon Ricketts pre-New Year's death

 

The Mad Hatter

 

50-45-40-35 Jean-Louis Trintignant
45-40-35-__ Leah Bracknell - died September + pantomime bonus
40-35-30-35 Lee Kerslake
35-30-25-30 Olivia Newton-John
30-25-__-__ John McCririck - died July 5
25-20-25-30 Bill Turnbull
20-__-__-__ Tim Conway - died May 14 + Squares bonus
15-20-25-30 Terry Jones
10-15-20-25 Nobby Stiles
05-10-15-20 George Alagiah

 

SUBS
Stirling Moss
Clive James - died November 24 - 25 points

 

the_engineer

 

50-45-40-35-__-__-__-__ Fernando Ricksen - died September 18
45-__-__-__-__-__-__-__ Keith Cass - died April 18 - 9 FFBI penalty
40-45-40-35-40-35-__-__ Leah Bracknell - died September + pantomime bonus
35-40-35-30-35-30-35-30 Dewayne Lee Johnson
30-35-30-__-__-__-__-__ Robert Mugabe - died September 6 + crimes against humanity bonus
25-30-25-30-35-__-__-__ Jose Jose - died September 28
20-25-20-25-30-35-40-35 Steve Gleason
15-20-15-20-25-30-35-__ Clive James - died November 24
10-15-__-__-__-__-__-__ John McCririck - died July 5
05-10-15-20-25-30-35-40 Lee Kerslake

 

SUBS
Bob Dole
Linda Nolan

 

BONUS of 0.5 points for Simon Ricketts pre-New Year's death

 

YorkshireBanker

 

50-45-40 Jean-Louis Trintignant
45-40-35 Vera Lynn
40-35-__ Fernando Ricksen - died September 18
35-30-35 Bobby Brown
30-25-30 Eileen Ash
25-20-25 Kane Tanaka
20-15-20 Lucia Hiriart
15-10-15 Robert Marchand
10-05-10 Stanislaw Kowalski
05-__-__ Masazo Nonaka - died January 20 + unique bonus

 

SUBS
John McCririck - died July 5 - 50 points
Tim Conway - died May 14 - 25 points

 

BONUS of 1.12 points for Richard Arvin Overton pre-New Year's death

 

markb4

 

50-45-__-__-__ -__Tim Conway - died May 14 + Squares bonus
45-40-45-40-35-30 Ruthie Tompson
40-35-40-35-30-25 Kirk Douglas
35-30-35-30-25-20 Roberta McCain
30-25-30-25-20-__ Julie Gibson - died October 2 + unique bonus
25-20-25-__-__-__ Herman Wouk - died May 17
20-__-__-__-__-__ Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg - died April 23 + unique bonus
15-20-25-30-25-30 Prince Philip
10-15-20-25-__-__ Leah Bracknell - died September + pantomime bonus
05-10-15-20-25-30 Bill Turnbull

 

SUBS
Norman Lloyd
Katherine Johnson

 

BONUS of 1.05 points for Don Lusk pre-New Year's death

 

Bibliogryphon

 

50-45 Bob Barker
45-40 Eileen Derbyshire
40-35 Tom Lehrer
35-__ Sheila Mercier - died December 4
30-35 Stanley Baxter
25-30 Sarah Kennedy
20-25 Bill Turnbull
15-20 Pam St Clement
10-15 Melvyn Hayes
05-10 Jean Boht

 

SUBS
Honor Blackman
Lionel Blair

 

The Old Crem

 

50-__-__-__ Doris Day - died May 13
45-50-45-__ Sheila Mercier - died December 4
40-45-__-__ Leah Bracknell - died September + pantomime bonus
35-40-45-50 Loretta Lynn
30-35-40-45 Vera Lynn
25-30-35-40 Kirk Douglas
20-25-30-35 Olivia Newton-John
15-20-25-30 Barbara Walters
10-15-20-25 Nobby Stiles
05-10-15-20 Prince Philip

 

SUBS
Queen Elizabeth II
Robert Mugabe - died September 6 - 25 points

 

Sir Creep

 

50-__-__-__-__-__ Shirley Boone - died January 11 + unique bonus
45-50-45-40-__-__ Dave Bartholomew - died June 23 + unique bonus
40-45-40-35-40-35 Bill Freehan
35-40-35-30-35-30 Lloyd Klein
30-35-30-25-30-__ Jose Jose - died September 28
25-30-25-20-25-30 Lee Kerslake
20-25-20-__-__-__ Tim Conway - died May 14 + Squares bonus
15-20-__-__-__-__ Manohar Parrikar - died March 17 + unique bonus
10-15-20-25-30-35 Kerri Parker
05-10-15-20-25-30 Ali Bongo

 

SUBS
Budi Tek
Otis Taylor

 

FixedBusiness

 

50-45-40-35-30 Lee Kerslake
45-40-35-30-__ Leah Bracknell - died September + pantomime bonus
40-35-__-__-__ Kathleen Blanco - died August 18
35-__-__-__-__ Johnny Clegg - died July 16
30-35-40-__-__ Fernando Ricksen - died September 18
25-30-35-40-45 Nobby Stiles
20-25-30-35-40 Bill Turnbull
15-20-25-30-35 Diana Serra Cary
10-15-20-25-30 Earl Cameron
05-10-15-20-25 Warren Buffett

 

SUBS
Herman Wouk - died May 17 - 25 points
Rolf Harris

 

time

 

50-45-__ Gustav Gerneth - died October 22 + unique bonus
45-__-__ David McNee - died April 26 + unique bonus
40-45-50 Lee Meriwether
35-40-45 Cicely Tyson
30-35-40 Pik-Sen Lim
25-30-35 Bob Barker
20-25-30 Clive Thomas
15-20-25 Virginia McKenna
10-15-20 Mervyn Kitchen
05-10-15 William Daniels

 

SUBS
Olivia de Havilland
Tony Bennett

 

Deathray

 

50 Prince Philip
45 Queen Elizabeth II
40 Nobby Stiles
35 George Alagiah
30 Bill Turnbull
25 Lee Kerslake
20 Jean-Louis Trintignant
15 Gordon Brown
10 June Brown
05 Jimmy Greaves

 

SUBS
Bob Barker
Kirk Douglas

 

nantonian2013

 

50-45 Clarissa Eden
45-40 Bill Turnbull
40-35 Wolfgang Bosbach
35-__ Steffan Lewis - died January 11
30-35 George Alagiah
25-30 Henry Kissinger
20-25 Leslie Phillips
15-20 Francis Graham-Smith
10-15 Betty Boothroyd
05-10 Michael Jopling

 

Sean

 

50-45-40-35-__-__ Kathleen Blanco - died August 18
45-40-__-__-__-__ Tim Conway - died May 14 + Squares bonus
40-35-40-35-40-35 Bill Turnbull
35-30-35-30-35-30 Olivia Newton-John
30-25-30-25-30-25 Jean-Louis Trintignant
25-20-25-20-25-20 George Alagiah
20-15-20-15-20-15 Lee Kerslake
15-10-15-__-__-__ John McCririck - died July 5
10-05-10-15-20-__ Leah Bracknell - died September + pantomime bonus
05-__-__-__-__-__ Steffan Lewis - died January 11

 

SUBS
Trevor Peacock
John Hume

 

drol

 

50-45-40-__-__-__-__-__ Andrew McGahan - died February 1
45-40-__-__-__-__-__-__ Gerard Basset - died January 16
40-35-40-45-40-35-30-__ Kathleen Blanco - died August 18
35-30-35-40-35-30-__-__ Johnny Clegg - died July 16
30-25-30-35-30-25-30-35 Samu Anoa'i
25-20-25-30-__-__-__-__ Bill Heine - died April 2 + unique bonus
20-15-20-25-30-25-30-35 Barry Du Bois
15-__-__-__-__-__-__-__ Steffan Lewis - died January 11
10-15-20-25-30-25-30-35 Lee Kerslake
05-10-15-20-25-__-__ Beth Chapman - died June 26

 

SUBS
Kerri Parker
John Andretti

 

BONUS of 0.5 points for Simon Ricketts pre-New Year's death

 

Skinny kiltrunner

 

50-45-40-35-30-25-20-__ Fernando Ricksen - died September 18
45-40-35-30-__-__-__-__ Shivakumara Swami - died January 21
40-35-30-25-30-25-20-25 Karen Lewis
35-30-25-20-25-20-15-20 Samu Anoa'i
30-25-20-15-20-15-__-__ Andrew McGahan - died February 1
25-20-15-10-15-__-__-__ Andrew Fairlie - died January 22
20-15-10-__-__-__-__-__ Chris Wilson - died January 16
15-10-__-__-__-__-__-__ Steffan Lewis - died January 11
10-05-10-15-20-25-30-35 Jean-Louis Trintignant
05-__-__-__-__-__-__-__ Kevin McIntyre - died January 2 + unique bonus

 

SUBS
Michael Robinson
Edmund Capon - died March 13 - 25 points

 

CaptainChorizo

 

50-45-40-__-__-__-__-__ Andrew McGahan - died February 1
45-__-__-__-__-__-__-__ Gerard Basset - died January 16
40-45-40-45-40-35-30-__ Fernando Ricksen - died September 18
35-40-35-40-35-30-25-30 Jean-Louis Trintignant
30-35-30-35-30-__-__-__ Johnny Clegg - died July 16
25-30-25-30-25-30-25-30 Denis Goldberg
20-25-20-25-20-25-__-__ Kathleen Blanco - died August 18
15-20-__-__-__-__-__-__ Andrew Fairlie - died January 22
10-15-20-25-__-__-__-__ Herman Wouk - died May 17
05-10-15-20-25-30-35-40 Ralph Ahn

 

SUBS
Luis Echeverria
Fatima Ali - died January 25 - 25 points

 

DevonDeathTrip

 

50 Francis Jackson
45 Dolores Hart
40 Catherine Wybourne
35 Lazarus el Anthony
30 Desmond Tutu
25 Lesley Saweard
20 Helen Prejean
15 Norma Waterson
10 Pema Chodron
05 Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

 

SUBS
John Prine
Shane MacGowan

 

WidowsPeak

 

50-45-__-__ Leah Bracknell - died September + pantomime bonus
45-40-45-40 Linda Nolan
40-35-40-35 Olivia de Havilland
35-30-35-30 Vera Lynn
30-25-30-25 Maggie Smith
25-20-25-20 Olivia Newton-John
20-__-__-__ Doris Day - died May 13
15-20-25-__ Sheila Mercier - died December 4
10-15-20-25 Diana Rigg
05-10-15-20 Julie Goodyear

 

SUBS
Virginia Patton
Eileen Derbyshire

 

Lord Fellatio Nelson

 

50-45-40 Olivia de Havilland
45-__-__ Carol Channing - died January 15 + unique bonus * Squares bonus * pantomime bonus
40-45-40 Kirk Douglas
35-40-__ Robert Mugabe - died September 6 + crimes against humanity bonus
30-35-40 June Lockhart
25-30-35 Jack Charlton
20-25-30 Olivia Newton-John
15-20-25 Jimmy Greaves
10-15-20 Hal Holbrook
05-10-15 Pearl Carr

 

SUBS
Glynis Johns
George Cohen

 

Toast

 

50-45-40-35 Anne Buydens
45-__-__-__ Peter Tork - died February 21
40-45-40-35 Pearl Carr
35-40-35-30 Jet Black
30-35-__-__ Robert Mugabe - died September 6 + crimes against humanity bonus
25-30-35-30 Pete Murray
20-25-30-25 Lionel Blair
15-20-25-20 Trevor Peacock
10-15-20-__ Ginger Baker - died October 6 + unique bonus * drummer bonus
05-10-15-20 Jean-Louis Trintignant

 

SUBS
Princess Birgitta of Sweden
Harvey Smith

 

Pedro67

 

50-45-__-__-__ Maria Giuseppa Robucci - died June 18 + unique bonus
45-40-45-__-__ Leah Bracknell - died September + pantomime bonus
40-35-40-45-40 Greg Gilbert
35-30-35-40-35 Vera Lynn
30-25-30-35-30 Diana Serra Cary
25-20-25-30-__ Clive James - died November 24
20-15-20-25-30 Prunella Scales
15-__-__-__-__ Mary Stopes-Roe - died May 10 + unique bonus
10-15-20-25-30 Bill Turnbull
05-10-15-20-25 Bobby Charlton

 

SUBS
Lee Kerslake
Ken Rosewall

 

Book

 

50-45-40-35-30 Anne Buydens
45-40-35-30-25 Jean-Louis Trintignant
40-35-30-__-__ Kathleen Blanco - died August 18
35-30-__-__-__ Beth Chapman - died June 26
30-25-30-35-30 Lee Kerslake
25-20-25-30-25 Renee Simonot
20-15-20-25-20 Kirk Douglas
15-10-15-20-__ Fernando Ricksen - died September 18
10-__-__-__-__ Bob Hawke - died May 16 + NAP's birthday bonus
05-10-15-20-25 Agnes Keleti

 

SUBS
Johnny Clegg - died July 16 - 25 points
Leah Bracknell - died September - 50 points

 

maryportfuncity

 

50-__-__-__-__-__ Shivakumara Swami - died January 21
45-50-45-40-35-__ Kathleen Blanco - died August 18
40-45-40-__-__-__ Tim Conway - died May 14 + Squares bonus
35-40-__-__-__-__ Keith Cass - died April 18 - 8 FFBI penalty
30-35-40-45-40-45 Jean-Louis Trintignant
25-30-35-40-35-40 Roberta McCain
20-25-30-35-30-35 Lee Kerslake
15-20-25-30-25-30 Nobby Stiles
10-15-20-25-20-25 Michael Robinson
05-10-15-20-__ Bob Hawke - died May 16 + NAP's birthday bonus

 

SUBS
Noel Conway
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi - died October 26 - 25 points

 

gcreptile

 

50-45-40-35-30-__-__-__ Andrew McGahan - died February 1
45-__-__-__-__-__-__-__ Chris Wilson - died January 16
40-45-40-35-30-35-30-__ Fernando Ricksen - died September 18
35-40-35-30-25-30-25-30 Bob Dole
30-35-30-25-20-25-20-25 Jean-Louis Trintignant
25-30-25-20-15-20-__-__ Robert Mugabe - died September 6 + crimes against humanity bonus
20-25-20-15-10-15-20-25 Lee Kerslake
15-20-__-__-__-__-__-__ Gerard Basset - died January 16
10-15-20-__-__-__-__-__ Andrew Fairlie - died January 22
05-10-15-20-__-__-__-__ Fatima Ali - died January 25

 

SUBS
Sacheen Littlefeather
Dilip Kumar

 

BONUS of 5 points for Wilson-Basset daily double

 

Clorox Bleachman

 

50-45-40-35 Jean-Louis Trintignant
45-40-35-__ Fernando Ricksen - died September 18
40-35-30-35 Lee Kerslake
35-30-25-30 Dilip Kumar
30-25-__-__ Johnny Clegg - died July 16
25-__-__-__ Tim Conway - died May 14 + Squares bonus
20-25-30-35 Nobby Stiles
15-20-25-30 Julie Goodyear
10-15-20-25 6ix9ine
05-10-15-20 Stirling Moss

 

SUBS
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
John Paul Stevens - died July 16 - 25 points

 

John Key

 

50-45-__-__-__-__-__-__ Andrew McGahan - died February 1
45-__-__-__-__-__-__-__ Shivakumara Swami - died January 21
40-45-50-45-40-__-__-__ Kathleen Blanco - died August 18
35-40-45-__-__-__-__-__ Francis Quinn - died March 21 - NQO
30-35-40-35-30-35-__-__ Leah Bracknell - died September + pantomime bonus
25-30-35-30-25-30-35-__ Marieke Vervoort - died October 22 + unique bonus * suicide bonus
20-25-30-25-20-25-30-35 Prince Philip
15-20-25-20-__-__-__-__ Johnny Clegg - died July 16
10-15-20-15-20-25-30-35 Rosalynn Carter
05-10-15-__-__-__-__-__ Beth Chapman - died June 26

 

SUBS
Kirk Douglas
Roberta McCain

 

JoeMoneypenny

 

50-45-40 Grace Slick
45-40-35 Jean-Louis Trintignant
40-35-30 Sumner Redstone
35-30-25 Stanley Ho
30-25-20 James Hong
25-20-__ Fernando Ricksen - died September 18
20-__-__ Prem Tinsulanonda - died May 26 + unique bonus
15-20-25 John Madden
10-15-20 Burt Bacharach
05-10-15 Nicole Kidman

 

SUBS
Vivienne Tam
Giorgio Armani

 

Wormfarmer

 

45-__-__-__-__ Andrew McGahan - died February 1
40-45-__-__-__ Tim Conway - died May 14 + Squares bonus
35-40-45-40-35 Matt Millen
30-35-40-35-30 James Randi
25-30-35-30-__ Leah Bracknell - died September + pantomime bonus
20-25-30-__-__ Bart Starr - died May 26 + unique bonus
15-20-25-30-35 Ric Flair
10-15-20-25-30 Jill Gascoine
05-10-15-20-25 Olivia Newton-John

 

SUBS
Kirk Douglas
Vera Lynn

 

[YoungWillz 21,076]

Team sent by PM to DI. Many thanks for picking this up for next year.

[msc 18,487]

I can confirm DI sent me his team and I have already bored him with anecdotes about at least one person on it. Yep, I'm that guy you find in bars.

[Joey Russ 7,229]

Hello there Death Impends. Thank you for running this pool after the great years of Rotten Ali. I’m going to do the unthinkable and only submit a team of 9 people before the starting line. This is totally going to be a winning strategy.  Also, once again all of my survivors have been sacked, never to be entered in the Hartlepool ever again. 

1. Linda Nolan

2. Stirling Moss

3. Stanley Baxter 

4. Valery Giscard d’Estaing

5. Mel Brooks

6. June Brown

7. Ronnie Wood 

8. Olivia Newton-John

9. Joni Mitchell 

[Death Impends 8,008]

Team duly entered. And yes, entering a 9-name team pre-deadline is permitted (with the first name starting off as 45 points, etc), but not something I expect anyone else to do!

[Exu 250]

Thanks for running this Deadpool. My list is as follows;

 

1) Herman Wouk

2) Jill Gascoine

3) Doddie Weir

4) Peter Bonetti

5) Striling Moss

6) Fernando Ricksen

7) Gerd Muller

8) Sidney Poitier

9) Kirk Douglas

10) Lenny Johnrose

 

Subs

1) Leah Bracknell

2) Barbara Windsor

 

hope they all last another week!

[theoldlady 2,314]

I have sent my list to you via PM. Thanks for doing this. Merry Christmas! 

[The Unknown Man 587]

Here is my team for 2019:

 

1. Fernando Ricksen

2. Leah Bracknell

3. Jill Gascoine

4. Javier Perez de Cuellar

5. Lee Kerslake

6. John McCririck

7. Nobby Stiles

8. Bill Turnbull

9. Giorgio Napolitano

10. Valerie Harper

 

Subs:

1. Olivia de Havilland

2. Bob Barker

[Prophet 251]

1. Lee Kerslake

2. Georges Loinger

3. Simon Ricketts

4. Roberta McCain

5. Fernando Ricksen

6. Herman Wouk

7. Doddie Weir

8. Boris Pahor

9. George Alagiah

10. Tim Conway

Subs:

1. Paul Dewar

2. Leah Bracknell

[Death Impends 8,008]

May wish to reread the rule on subs, Prophet:

 

20 hours ago, Death Impends said:

Additionally, the player is allowed up to two substitutes. The substitutes will still count as part of the player's team, but use a fully different scoring system: 25 points if one substitute dies, 50 if the second substitute dies. Bonuses do not apply to substitute hits - this likewise means that subs will not take away a name's unique bonus if only one team has said name in their main ten.

 

I will be nice and simply enter your team as is outside of the last three subs.

[The Mad Hatter 1,092]

1. Jean Louis Trintagent

2. Leah Brackneil

3. Lee Kerslake

4. Olivia Newton John

5. John McCririck

6. Bill Turnbull

7. Tim Conway

8. Terry Jones 

9. Nobby Stiles

10. George Alagiah

 

Subs. 

1. Stirling Moss

2. Clive James.

[Death Impends 8,008]

Prophet, I have noticed you have changed your subs, previously Bracknell/Moss, to Dewar/Bracknell. Sorry, but I am not allowing changes to teams post-entry unless a death occurs. Your subs of Bracknell and Moss will remain.

 

(and in case anyone wonders, whenever I receive a PM, I also receive an email of said PM as originally submitted - so if anyone attempts to change their PMed team, I will know!)

[the_engineer 1,415]

Just PM'ed you my team over DI.

[YorkshireBanker 168]

1-Jean-Louis Trintignant
2-Vera Lynn
3-Fernando Ricksen
4-Bobby Brown"Rangers Legend"
5-Richard Overton
6-Eileen Ash
7-Kane Tanaka
 8-Lucia Hiriart
9-Robert Marchand
10-Stanislaw Kowalski

backup
John McCirrick
Tim Conway

[markb4 902]

I'd like a shot at this game. Here's my team:

 

Current Score: 189.05 pts

 

1) Tim Conway (5/14/19) [45 pts]
2) Ruthie Tompson [30 pts]
3) Kirk Douglas [25 pts]
4) Roberta McCain [20 pts]
5) Julie Gibson (10/2/19) [20 pts]
6) Herman Wouk (5/17/19) [25 pts]
Don Lusk (died before the start date)
7) Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (4/23/19) [20 pts]
8) Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh [30 pts]
9) Leah Bracknell (9/19) [25 pts]

10) Bill Turnbull [30 pts]

Subs:

1) Norman Lloyd

2) Katherine Johnson

[Bibliogryphon 9,592]

My Team

 

1. Bob Barker
2. Eileen Derbyshire
3. Tom Lehrer
4. Sheila Mercier
5. Stanley Baxter
6. Sarah Kennedy
7. Bill Turnbull
8. Pam St. Clement
9. Melvyn Hayes
10. Jean Boht

Subs: Honor Blackman, Lionel Blair

[The Old Crem 3,609]

Team submitted.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

11 hours ago, markb4 said:

I'd like a shot at this game. Here's my team:

2) Ruthie Tompson

You gonna tell him or am I?

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Submitted.

[Death Impends 8,008]

43 minutes ago, Sir Creep said:

You gonna tell him or am I?

 

Do elaborate? No issues with picking Tompson here as far as I can tell.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

36 minutes ago, Death Impends said:

 

Do elaborate? No issues with picking Tompson here as far as I can tell.

Really?
So picking an LA Dodger player's wife is for nowt, but picking a fan who buys a ticket is OK.   Noted.   Rule 5 posted above means what exactly?

[Joey Russ 7,229]

2 minutes ago, Sir Creep said:

Really?
So picking an LA Dodger player's wife is for nowt, but picking a fan who buys a ticket is OK.   Noted.   Rule 5 posted above means what exactly?

It ain’t the LA Dodgers wife though. It’s the Disney animator. You need to do some more research sometimes...

[Death Impends 8,008]

If attending a baseball game was her sole claim to fame, then yeah, I'd consider docking points, but Tompson has established notability as a Disney animator, and clearly a figure of repute within her company (declared a Disney Legend some years ago).

 

Also note that attending a baseball game =/= actually playing baseball, just in case the baseball penalty prompted your query.