Hartlepool Deadlypool 2019

[YoungWillz 21,055]

While Ricksen is such an obvious pick and I'm not going to go round the various pools claiming him as I usually do, as he is my first hit here, I will for this one.

 

A rare bird for me, the Hartlepool Hit.

[Death Impends 7,979]

Will tally his points and the next scoreboard later today, only about 10 mins before I leave for work so not enough time to figure out what his 13 pickers get.

[Death Impends 7,979]

Ricksen becomes the biggest HPDP hit yet this year, being picked by 13 teams. Those that benefit are:

 

YoungWillz off the mark with 45 points.

FixedBusiness and Unknown Man 40.

Clorox, the_engineer, and YorkshireBanker 35.

Chorizo, Exu, gcreptile 30.

Prophet 25.

and Book, JoeMoneypenny, and Skinny 20.

 

And with that, here's a new scoreboard and change of leadership. It remains a tight race at the top, with theoldlady inching past msc thanks to her Mugabe hit:

 

1.	theoldlady	267
2.	msc	262
3.	CaptainChorizo	240
4.	drol	222.5
5.	Lord Fellatio Nelson	217
6.	maryportfuncity	209
7.	gcreptile	202
8.	Phantom of the Midway	198.5
9.	Sir Creep	186
10.	John Key	165
11.	Wormfarmer	159
12.	FixedBusiness	135
13.	the_engineer	134.5
14.	Skinny kiltrunner	132
15.	markb4	126.05
16.	Clorox Bleachman	125
17.	Prophet	123.58
=18.	Book	119
=18.	Sean	119
20.	YorkshireBanker	118.12
21.	Toast	101
22.	The Unknown Man	87
23.	Pedro67	84
24.	Exu	80
25.	The Old Crem	75
26.	time	63
27.	The Mad Hatter	57
28.	JoeMoneypenny	48
29.	YoungWillz	45
30.	nantonian2013	35
31.	WidowsPeak	20
32.	Torva Messor	12
=33.	Bibliogryphon	0
=33.	Death Impends	0
=33.	Deathray	0
=33.	DevonDeathTrip	0
=33.	Joey Russ	0

[Death Impends 7,979]

We mark the death of Jose Jose today today. Three teams are going ole ole!: 40 points for theoldlady, 35 for the_engineer, and 30 for Sir Creep.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

I just realised you’re giving sub points more than actual team members.  Goodness.  

[Toast 16,143]

Surprised that I'm apparently the only one to pick Ginger Baker.

[Death Impends 7,979]

Indeed, and the first team to actually get a drummer hit this year (despite many attempting it with the still-lingering Kerslake). Ginger Baker's dozin gives you 20 base points plus 16 unique/drummer points, for a total of 36 points with this Cream of the crop hit.

[the_engineer 1,415]

Good pick toast. Never thought of picking him for anything this year. 

[Toast 16,143]

The only other place I have him is 30/30, I think.   I tend to look for picks who would attract bonuses in the HPDP, rather than safe bets, as I like to have a bit of variety.  I should have picked him for alt obits, must have forgotten about him.

[markb4 902]

Bracknell's a hit for many of us here although the lack of an exact death date may affect some players' scores at the moment.

[markb4 902]

@Death Impends Julie Gibson is another hit for me and I get the bonus since nobody else picked her. If I calculated correctly, I'm at 179.05, right?

[Death Impends 7,979]

I'll wait a few days to see if we can get a concrete date of death for Bracknell or a QO for Gibson to update.

[Death Impends 7,979]

Well we didn't get either of the above yet. Going to update this weekend (haven't had the energy on work days lately...). As it stands I'll probably treat Bracknell as the last September death. Also Bill Macy and Marieke Vervoort are hits. Plus Gustav Gerneth who is waiting for one but will probably at least get covered by one of the German papers that count here.

[Death Impends 7,979]

Okay now, hefty update ahead...

 

Leah Bracknell never got her date of death sorted out, so as promised I'm treating her as the last September death. I will revise if we ever do get an exact date of death and it turns out to be earlier than any scoring September hits. She becomes the most popular hit of the year, and also carries a pantomime bonus for the 15 who went with her:

 

Pedro, The Old Crem, and WidowsPeak get 45 + 18 = 63 points.

The Unknown Man and theoldlady 40 + 16 = 56.

John Key, The Mad Hatter, and the_engineer 35 + 14 = 49.

FixedBusiness and Wormfarmer 30 + 12 = 42.

markb4 25 + 10 = 35.

Sean 20 + 8 = 28.

and Exu and Prophet both get their first sub hit for 25 points, while Book lands his second sub for 50.

 

Walter faltered... only RadGuy benefits from the death of Mr. Maude, Bill Macy. 30 base points but because he was unique and on Hollywood Squares, another 36 bonus points net him 66 total.

 

Marieke Vervoort plummeted from 12 teams last year to just 1 this. John Key kept the faith, and is duly rewarded with 35 base points plus 28 bonus points for the combined unique and suicide bonuses, for 63 total.

 

Geriatric German Gustav Gerneth got a Die Zeit obit, which counts for the purposes of this pool. time benefits with 45 base points and 18 bonus points for the uniqueness, giving him his second 63-point hit this year.

 

And now for the latest scoreboard, with theoldlady positioning herself as the favorite with a little more than two months left...

 

1.	theoldlady	363
2.	John Key	277
3.	RadGuy	264.5
4.	msc	262
5.	CaptainChorizo	240
6.	drol	222.5
7.	the_engineer	218.5
8.	Lord Fellatio Nelson	217
9.	Sir Creep	216
10.	maryportfuncity	209
11.	gcreptile	202
12.	Wormfarmer	201
13.	FixedBusiness	177
14.	Book	169
15.	markb4	161.05
16.	Prophet	148.58
=17.	Pedro67	147
=17.	Sean	147
19.	The Unknown Man	143
20.	The Old Crem	138
21.	Toast	137
22.	Skinny kiltrunner	132
23.	time	126
24.	Clorox Bleachman	125
25.	YorkshireBanker	118.12
26.	The Mad Hatter	106
27.	Exu	105
28.	WidowsPeak	83
29.	JoeMoneypenny	48
30.	YoungWillz	45
31.	nantonian2013	35
32.	Torva Messor	12
=33.	Bibliogryphon	0
=33.	Death Impends	0
=33.	Deathray	0
=33.	DevonDeathTrip	0
=33.	Joey Russ	0

 

[Death Impends 7,979]

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi could've been a real points smorgasbord here. A war criminal bastard picked by a single team, who died via suicide. Unfortunately, though, he was on the subs bench for maryportfuncity, which means he has to settle for 25 points on this very welcomed death.

[markb4 902]

@Death Impends Since Julie Gibson doesn't have a QO yet, do the points for the names on my list both above and below her change still? Or should they remain at the values that they were at my previous death, Leah Bracknell's?

[Death Impends 7,979]

20 minutes ago, markb4 said:

@Death Impends Since Julie Gibson doesn't have a QO yet, do the points for the names on my list both above and below her change still? Or should they remain at the values that they were at my previous death, Leah Bracknell's?

 

Only deaths that come with QOs will have an impact on the values of the names above and below them.

[maryportfuncity 10,647]

2 hours ago, Death Impends said:

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi could've been a real points smorgasbord here. A war criminal bastard picked by a single team, who died via suicide. Unfortunately, though, he was on the subs bench for maryportfuncity, which means he has to settle for 25 points on this very welcomed death.

 

 

Aye, I'm labouring on this pool (where I've done well up to and including winning) whilst improbably smashing the DDP where I'm usually trundling along in the peleton. V strange

[Death Impends 7,979]

Much like the forum, broadsheets love their centenarians... Telegraph gibs an obit to Julie Gibson, with markb4 picking up 20 base points and 8 bonus points for uniqueness.

[markb4 902]

On 01/11/2019 at 10:14, Death Impends said:

Much like the forum, broadsheets love their centenarians... Telegraph gibs an obit to Julie Gibson, with markb4 picking up 20 base points and 8 bonus points for uniqueness.

 

Whoo, thank you!

[the_engineer 1,415]

Clive james a hit for me and many others. 

[Death Impends 7,979]

Very slow times for the Hartlepool but there were two reports of deaths today after a few weeks of a drought. First being Clive James, who much like Valerie Harper lasted so long that he dwindled to only four pickers at the time of his death. Those patient beneficiaries are YoungWillz with 45 points, the_engineer with 35, Pedro67 with 30, and Mad Hatter with 25 sub points.

 

And while far from a massacre, the death of William Ruckelshaus causes some further ruckus today. Your host's theme team of Nixon officials is off the mark with 20 base points and 8 bonus points for uniqueness.

 

Not a lot of drastic change in the scoreboard as a little over a month remains...

 

1.	theoldlady	363
2.	John Key	277
3.	RadGuy	264.5
4.	msc	262
5.	the_engineer	253.5
6.	CaptainChorizo	240
7.	maryportfuncity	234
8.	drol	222.5
9.	Lord Fellatio Nelson	217
10.	Sir Creep	216
11.	gcreptile	202
12.	Wormfarmer	201
13.	markb4	189.05
=14.	FixedBusiness	177
=14.	Pedro67	177
16.	Book	169
17.	Prophet	148.58
18.	Sean	147
19.	The Unknown Man	143
20.	The Old Crem	138
21.	Toast	137
22.	Skinny kiltrunner	132
23.	The Mad Hatter	131
24.	time	126
25.	Clorox Bleachman	125
26.	YorkshireBanker	118.12
27.	Exu	105
28.	YoungWillz	90
29.	WidowsPeak	83
30.	JoeMoneypenny	48
31.	nantonian2013	35
32.	Death Impends	28
33.	Torva Messor	12
=34.	Bibliogryphon	0
=34.	Deathray	0
=34.	DevonDeathTrip	0
=34.	Joey Russ	0

[YoungWillz 21,055]

I'm running out of time with my internet connection.

 

Would it be ok to send my 2020 entry later today?

[Death Impends 7,979]

1 hour ago, YoungWillz said:

I'm running out of time with my internet connection.

 

Would it be ok to send my 2020 entry later today?

 

Though the doors won't officially open till Christmas, considering your circumstances I'll allow you to submit early.

[YoungWillz 21,055]

Just now, Death Impends said:

 

Though the doors won't officially open till Christmas, considering your circumstances I'll allow you to submit early.

Thanks DI!

 

I'm rubbish anyway, hardly a contender. I'll PM over shortly.