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Did you give msc Smullen joker points by mistake? Because I believe I’d be ahead of him due to the joker points if my math is correct, unless I’m missing something. 

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23 minutes ago, Joey Russ said:

Did you give msc Smullen joker points by mistake? Because I believe I’d be ahead of him due to the joker points if my math is correct, unless I’m missing something. 

No, however msc falsely received points for Marian Cisovsky. It's corrected now.

 

(I must have belatedly marked Cisovsky as "dead" in my main list - forgetting that it would automatically give msc points in the DbN.)

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Kind of a weird request, do you know which of John Downing (40), Samantha Last (69) and Ruth Morrissey (80) got the extra point, I don't have birthdays for any of them.

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On 20/09/2020 at 01:53, Banana said:

Kind of a weird request, do you know which of John Downing (40), Samantha Last (69) and Ruth Morrissey (80) got the extra point, I don't have birthdays for any of them.

Ahem, sorry, late reply... Ruth Morrissey was born in 1981:

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/ruth-morrissey-obituary-courageous-campaigner-in-cervical-smear-scandal-1.4311831

 

I have to update this weekend, I guess.

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And here is the update.. let me check for the hits:

 

Bob Gibson was a frequent hit, Eddie Van Halen, too, Jackie Stallone as mentioned above.

But.. that's it? Vasily Kulkov needs a little luck to get an obit now. I only have a feeling that this silence means a bigger hit is coming very soon.

 

Rank Team Score
1 Death Impends 1164
2 Joey Russ 1102
3 msc 1045
4 Banana 1042
5 gcreptile 1025
6 Cpt. Chorizo 925
7 Clorox Bleachman 894
8 Book 867
9 Deadsox 865
10 JiroemonKimura 859
11 DevonDeathTrip 819
12 RadGuy 812
13 drol 773
14 Sean 767
15 The Unknown Man 750
16 John Key 712
17 The Quim Reaper 703
18 Torva Messor 676
19 Skinny Kiltrunner 663
20 The Mad Hatter 621
21 Toast 590
22 theoldlady 536
23 Grave Danger 516
24 Kenny 481
25 Etushispushingupdaisies 451
25 The Old Crem 451
27 Sir Creep 377
28 YoungWillz 334
29 Chilean Way 328
30 Great Uncle Bulgaria 268
31 Gooseberry Crumble 266
32 markb4 241
33 ThePrematureBurial 203
34 Bibliogryphon 192
35 Pedro67 139
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Roberta McCain is a hit for many of us here.

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Marge Champion is a hit for me here once a QO comes in.

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Update time....

 

We've had quite a few hits in these past two weeks.

Firstly, Vasily Kulkov got the qualifying obit after all... Things are bunching up in the higher ranks, as you'll see.

Other hits were the already mentioned Marge Champion, Roberta McCain, James Randi and Rhonda Fleming.

Plus two recent unique hits, Frank Bough for Pedro and Robert Murray for me.

 

Rank Team Score
1 Death Impends 1164
2 msc 1111
3 Joey Russ 1102
4 gcreptile 1065
5 Banana 1042
6 Cpt. Chorizo 925
7 Clorox Bleachman 894
8 Deadsox 888
9 Book 867
10 JiroemonKimura 859
11 drol 839
12 DevonDeathTrip 819
13 RadGuy 812
14 Sean 767
15 The Unknown Man 750
16 John Key 724
17 The Quim Reaper 703
18 Torva Messor 676
19 Skinny Kiltrunner 663
20 The Mad Hatter 621
21 Toast 590
22 theoldlady 548
23 Grave Danger 528
24 Etushispushingupdaisies 517
25 Kenny 481
26 The Old Crem 451
27 Sir Creep 377
28 YoungWillz 334
29 Chilean Way 328
30 markb4 295
31 Gooseberry Crumble 294
32 Great Uncle Bulgaria 280
33 ThePrematureBurial 203
34 Bibliogryphon 192
35 Pedro67 172
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They called him Nobby All Nobby All...because they knew he would bring points for everyone

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Sean Connery is a hit for a few of us here.

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Update after two more weeks.

It's small, but I wanted to get Nobby Stiles and Sean Connery into the scoreboard. Now it also includes Jeanne Little:

I think not much changes - but you deserve your points.

 

Rank Team Score
1 Death Impends 1206
2 Joey Russ 1144
3 msc 1111
4 Banana 1084
5 gcreptile 1065
6 Cpt. Chorizo 967
7 Clorox Bleachman 936
8 Deadsox 930
9 Book 909
10 drol 901
11 JiroemonKimura 859
12 Sean 847
13 DevonDeathTrip 819
14 RadGuy 812
15 The Unknown Man 792
16 John Key 766
17 The Quim Reaper 745
18 Torva Messor 718
19 Skinny Kiltrunner 663
20 Toast 632
21 The Mad Hatter 621
22 theoldlady 620
23 Etushispushingupdaisies 589
24 Grave Danger 528
25 Kenny 523
26 The Old Crem 493
27 Sir Creep 457
28 YoungWillz 376
29 Chilean Way 358
30 Great Uncle Bulgaria 352
31 markb4 325
32 Gooseberry Crumble 294
33 ThePrematureBurial 233
34 Bibliogryphon 192
35 Pedro67 172
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Alex Trebek is a hit for most of us here.

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Alright another update with big names.

We now also have Des O'Connor, who is a unique for Great Uncle Bulgaria!, Dave Supernaw, picked by some, but not by others, then Peter Sutcliffe, and of course, Alex Trebek.

 

The result is that Joey sneaks up now just 2 pts behind Death Impends. I manage to return to the podium because of Doug Supernaw.

In the end, it's the jokers who might actually decide the game. Death Impends has Yoo Sang-Chul. I have Lee Noble. Cpt Chorizo has Tom Smith. Are these wasted jokers?

After all, Joey and Banana went for Pat Smullen, msc went for Chris Doleman. Could that make a difference?

 

Rank Team Score
1 Death Impends 1246
2 Joey Russ 1244
3 gcreptile 1165
4 msc 1151
5 Banana 1124
6 Cpt. Chorizo 1067
7 Clorox Bleachman 1036
8 Deadsox 970
9 JiroemonKimura 959
10 Book 949
11 drol 941
12 DevonDeathTrip 919
13 RadGuy 912
14 Sean 870
15 John Key 852
16 The Unknown Man 832
17 The Quim Reaper 831
18 Skinny Kiltrunner 763
19 Torva Messor 758
20 Etushispushingupdaisies 704
21 Toast 672
22 The Mad Hatter 661
23 theoldlady 660
24 Kenny 563
25 Sir Creep 557
26 The Old Crem 533
27 Grave Danger 528
28 Great Uncle Bulgaria 424
29 Chilean Way 398
30 YoungWillz 376
31 markb4 365
32 ThePrematureBurial 313
33 Gooseberry Crumble 294
34 Bibliogryphon 232
35 Pedro67 218

 

Edit: Now with added points for Alex Trebek. I had forgotten to add his points.... doesn't change THAT much though because most picked him.

 

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15 minutes ago, gcreptile said:

After all, Joey and Banana went for Pat Smullen, msc went for Chris Doleman. Could that make a difference?

 

Currently I think a crucial moment is some idiot from Glasgow dropping Doug Supernaw in July. That turned out to be a super naw.

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I'm still ahead for now, ever so narrowly. But I have the sinking feeling that I will lose by a margin that's close enough I would've won had I not swapped out Kieran O'Connor.

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I’m not really sure of my route ahead. From my differentials I could only really see either Ady Barkan or Sylvain Sylvain taking me ahead, as everyone else alive is either way too stable or Death Impends also have them (Lee Noble she doesn’t have, but Reptile does and I believe would take him ahead of me). 
I got really unlucky with some non obits I think, Bruce Reid and Marian Cisovsky in particular surprised me. 

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I would love to see the lists of Death Impends & Joey Russ.

 

Do you have insider informations? 

 

From a hospital ward for celebrities? 

 

From a place where old aristocrats meet?

 

I'm terribly curious, I know. :blush:

 

 

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2 hours ago, ThePrematureBurial said:

I would love to see the lists of Death Impends & Joey Russ.

 

Do you have insider informations? 

 

From a hospital ward for celebrities? 

 

From a place where old aristocrats meet?

 

I'm terribly curious, I know. :blush:

 

 


Google. 

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David Prowse is a hit for me here. I now have 21 hits, including my joker. 

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Okay, let's have a small update with some special content:

 

Only new hits are David Prowse and Diego Maradona...

 

Pete Felton finally got a QO, but as I said in June (?) I decided not to give myself points in this case. Technically, Pete Felton fulfilled the qualifications for this competition, by releasing an EP and having BBC coverage in any form (in the casting show "All Together Now"). However, it then turned out that he did not get a mention anywhere after his death and THEN only indirectly through his widow. So the fame requirement might not even have fulfilled the "arguable notability" criterion. Even if he gets some more coverage now, he will not count.

Actually, I think I might tweak the fame requirements just a little for next time, i.e. if they are disqualified from the DDP, they will be disqualified here.

 

As a result, the scoreboard now is this:

Rank Team Score
1 Death Impends 1246
2 Joey Russ 1244
3 gcreptile 1165
4 msc 1151
5 Banana 1124
6 Cpt. Chorizo 1067
7 Clorox Bleachman 1036
8 Deadsox 970
9 JiroemonKimura 959
10 Book 949
11 drol 941
12 DevonDeathTrip 919
13 RadGuy 912
14 Sean 870
15 John Key 852
16 The Unknown Man 832
17 The Quim Reaper 831
18 Torva Messor 793
19 Skinny Kiltrunner 763
20 Etushispushingupdaisies 704
21 theoldlady 695
22 Toast 672
23 The Mad Hatter 661
24 The Old Crem 628
25 Kenny 563
26 Sir Creep 557
27 Grave Danger 528
28 Great Uncle Bulgaria 424
29 YoungWillz 411
30 Chilean Way 398
31 markb4 365
32 Gooseberry Crumble 354
33 ThePrematureBurial 313
34 Bibliogryphon 232
35 Pedro67 218

 

In terms of number of hits, I give you this list:

1. Death Impends - 24

2. msc - 22

2. Cpt. Chorizo - 22

2. Deadsox - 22

5. JoeyRuss - 21

5. The Old Lady - 21

7. gcreptile - 20

7. The Unknown Man - 20

7. Banana - 20

7. John Key - 20

 

This is the last update before I open the 2021 thread, which will not be today, but in a few days or so. My own team I will submit here in XXXXX-ed form around Dec 15th.

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