An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted October 16, 2020 So, apparently Vasili Kulkov died on 10th October, and none of you bothered mentioning it. Honestly, do you expect me to all the fucking work around here Anyway, points for Etushispushingupdaisies to bring him up to 1751 points and 4th place. Yorkshire Banker also had him to move up to 849 points, and a slightly less shite position than he was in before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted October 22, 2020 Two unique picks here in the past couple of days: James Randi 20th October is a hit for Wormfarmer to bring him/her/? up to 1173 points Marge Champion 21st October is a hit for Whoam! to give a total of 806 points. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torva Messor 279 Posted October 30, 2020 Nobby Stiles is a 303 points (or thereabouts) hit for me, bringing score to 1484 or thereabouts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted November 1, 2020 Nobby Stiles was a 303 points hit for a lot of people. However, somewhat surprisingly, only one of the top 5 had him. That one was the leader Grim up North, who stretches out to a commanding two-hit lead again. He was also a 606 point hit for Nantonian who leaps up to 4th place with only 8 hits, half that of the leader. A very efficient performance, and leaves them in a good position to make a late run as we enter the crucial stage of the game. Sean Connery was a unique hit for Fixed Business. This combined with a Nobby hit, brings FB up close to the middle of the chasing back. This is the current leaderboard. As usual, feel free to point out any omissions. Grim Up North (2576 points) 16 hits [Chris Doleman, David Hagen, Dennis Goldberg, Frankie Benali, Genesis P-Orridge, Howard Finkel, John Andretti, Judy Dyble, Kirk Douglas, Lee Kerslake ,Liz Clarke-Saul, Nobby Stiles, Pat Smullen, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stirling Moss, Vera Lynn] An Fear Beag (1995 points) 12 hits [Bob Gibson, Bob Weighton, Chris Doleman, Daniel Arap Moi, David Hagen, Frankie Benali, Genesis P-Orridge, John Lewis, Kirk Douglas, Pat Smullen, Roberta MCCain, Terry Jones] CaptainChorizo (1893 points) 15 Hits [Bernard Ebbers, Bernhard Pinera, Bob Weighton, Chitetsu Wantabe , Dennis Goldberg, Frankie Benali, Genesis P-Orridge, Hugh Downs, John Lewis, Johnny Harris, Lee Kerslake, Raymond Allen, Roger Scruton, Terry Jones, Tom Belso] Nantonian2013 (1872 points) 8 hits [Everton Weekes, John Hume, Kamala, Little Richard, Nobby Stiles, Roberta McCain, Roger Scruton, Sumner Redstone] Joey Russ (1869 points) 14 hits [Chitetsu Wantabe, Daniel Arap Moi, Genesis P-Orridge, Jill Gascoigne, Kirk Douglas, Lee Kerslake, Little Richard, Nobby Stiles, Roberta McCain, Roger Scruton, Stirling Moss, Terry Jones, Tommy DeVito, Vera Lynn) The Old Crem (1804 points) 10 hits [Jill Gascoigne, John Hume, John Lewis, Kirk Douglas, Nicholas Parsons, Nobby Stiles, Olivia de Haviland, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stirling Moss, Vera Lynn] Etushispushingupdaises (1751 points) 13 hits [Bob Gibson Cullan Brown, Daniel Arap Moi, Frankie Benali, Genesis P-Orridge, Jay Allen, John Andretti, Lee Kerslake Kirk Douglas, Pat Smullen, Roger Scruton, Terry Jones, Vasily Kulkov] drol (1669 points) 13 hits [Bob Gibson, Daniel Arap Moi, David Hagen, Dennis Goldberg, Genesis P-Orridge, John Andretti, Lee Kerslake, Majek Fashek, Qaboos of Oman, Pat Smullen, Roger Scruton, Shin-Kyuk-ho, Sumner Redstone] John Key (1655 points) 12 hits [Bob Gibson, Chris Doleman, Frankie Benali, Genesis P-Orridge, Henry Gray, John Andretti, Kirk Douglas, Lee Kerslake, Qaboos of Oman, Roberta McCain, Ruth Bader Ginsburg , Sam Lloyd] Prophet (1648 points) 11 hits [Bob Gibson, Daniel Arap Moi, Frankie Benali, John Andretti, Kirk Douglas, Lee Kerslake, Nobby Stiles, Olivi De Haviland. Roger Scruton, Vera Lynn, William Frankland] the_engineer (1633 points) 11 hits [Arnold Spielberg, Chris Doleman, Dennis Goldberg, Jill Gascoigne, John Andretti, Kirk Douglas, Lee Kerslake, Nobby Stiles, Olivia De Havviland, Roberta McCain, Roger Scuton] The Unknown Man (1586 points) 13 hits [Chris Doleman, Daniel Arap Moi, Everton Weekes, Frankie Benali, Genesis P-Orridge, Javier Perez de Cuellar, John Andretti, Kirk Douglas, Lee Kerslake, Nobby Stiles, Olivia de Haviland, Sam Lloyd, Terry Jones] Death Impends (1565 points) 11 hits [Diana Sera Carey, Earl Cameron, Javier Perez de Cuellar, John Hume, Lyon G Tyler Jr, Mad Mike Hoare, Pearl Carr, Roberta McCain, Stirling Moss, Sumner Redstone, William Frankland] JiromeonKiruma (1515 points) 10 hits [Bob Gibson, Chitetsu Wantabe, Frankie Benali, Genesis P-Orridge, Joseph Hanneschlager, Judy Dyble, Michael Gauthier, John Lewis, Lone Dybkjaer Steve Blackmore] Torva Messor (1484 points) 9 hits [Diana Sera Carey, Frankie Benali, Genesis P-Orridge, Hugh Downs, Nobby Stiles, Olivia de Haviland Kirk Douglas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Vera Lynn] Banana (1476 points) 12 hits [Bob Gibson, Chris Doleman, Frankie Benali, Greg Lewis, Henri Richard, John Lewis, Joseph Hanneschlager, Lee Kerslake Ruth Morrissey, Steve Blackmore, Terry Jones, Tom Belso] The Quim Reaper (1379 points) 10 hits [Javier Perez de Cuellar, Kirk Douglas, Lee Kerslake, Little Richard, Nicholas Parsons, Nobby Stiles, Olivia de Haviland, Stirling Moss, Terry Jones, Vera Lynn] msc (1362 points) 9 hits [Earl Cameron, Freeman Dyson, Kirk Douglas, Nicholas Parsons, Olivia de Haviland, Peregrine Worsthorne, Sumner Redstone, Vera Lynn, William Frankland] LizLemon (1339 points) 7 hits [Jerry Stiller, Kirk Douglas, John Lewis, Olivia de Haviland, Roberta McCain, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sumner Redstone] gcreptile (1331 points) 10 hits [Bob Gibson, Bob Joers, Danny Oosthuizen, Frankie Benali, John Jhairo Valezquez, Karen Simpson, Lee Kerslake, Pat Smullen, Peter Bonetti, Todd Portune] RadGuy (1236 points) 9 hits [Frankie Benali, John Andretti, Lee Kerslake, Michael Robinson, Nanci Ryder, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sam Lloyd, Terry Jones, Tom Long] Wormfarmer (1173 points) 9 hits [Daniel Arap Moi, David Stern, Frankie Benali, Genesis P-Orridge, James Randi, Kirk Douglas, Lee Kerslake, Majek Fashek, William Frankland] Sean (1115 points) 9 hits [Everton Weekes, Javier Perez de Cuellar, John Hume, John Lewis, Kirk Douglas, Nicholas Parsons, Olivia de Haviland, Terry Jones, Vera Lynn] Sir Creep (1040 points) 11 hits [Balbir Singh Sr, Daniel Arap Moi, Deanne Sutherland, Frankie Benali, Henry Gray, Ignatio Trelles, Jay Allen, John Andretti, Kirk Douglas, Henri Richard, Ruth Bader Ginsburg] Fixed Business (1011 points) 6 hits [Daniel Arap Moi, Genesis P-Orridge, Kirk Douglas, Lee Kerslake, Nobby Stiles, Sean Connery] Toast (1000 points) 7 hits [Ian Holm, Judy Dyble, Michael Lonsdale, Michael Medwin, Pearl Carr, Stirling Moss, Vera Lynn] theoldlady (991 points) 8 hits [Daniel Arap Moi, Ennio Morricone, Henry Gray, Javier Perez de Cuellar, Kirk Douglas, Nobby Stiles, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stirling Moss] The Mad Hatter (969 points) 11 hits [Daniel Arap Moi, Genesis P-Orridge, Ian Holm, Jimmy Heath, John Andretti, John Hume, Kirk Douglas, Little Richard, Olivia de Haviland, Roger Scruton, Terry Jones] JoeMoneyPenny (894 points) 6 hits [Everton Weekes, Genesis P-Orridge, Hau Pie-tsen, Manolis Glezos, Stanley Ho, Vera Lynn] Great Uncle Bulgaria (886 points) 6 hits [Daniel Arap Moi, Kirk Douglas, Roberta Mc Cain, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stirling Moss, Vera Lynn] GraveDanger (862 points) 6 hits [Chris Doleman, Genesis P-Orridge, Lee Kerslake, Jill Gascoigne, John Andretti, Nobby Stiles] markb4 (855points) 7 hits [Christopher Tolkein, Javier Perez de Cuellar, Kirk Douglas, Nicholas Parsons, Roberta McCain, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Vera Lynn] YorkshireBanker (849 points) 8 hits [Bobby Brown (rangers), Daniel Arap Moi, Freeman Dyson, Henry Gray, Johnny Beattie, Katherine Johnson, Vasily Kulkov, Vera Lynn] Clorox Bleachman (843 points) 6 hits [Chitetsu Wantabe, David Hagen, Irene Sinclair, Lee Kerslake, John Andretti Thuy Thuanh Trong] Whoaml (806 points) 7 hits [Jean Kennedy Smith, John Andretti, Katherine Johnson, Kirk Douglas, Marge Champion, Olivia de Haviland, Kirk Douglas] Skinny Kiltrunner (777 points) 7 hits [Bernard Ebbers, Bob Watson, Chris Doleman, Frankie Benali, John Andretti, Nobuhiko Obayashi, Sumner Redstone] Pedro67 (481 points) 4 hits [Jackie Stallone Kirk Douglas, Nanci Ryder, Terry Jones] Predictor (437 points) 4 hits [Ben Cooper, Francisco Jose Cox, Joey Image, Kevin Thompson] Etib80 (410 points) 3 hits [Kirk Douglas, Olivia de Haviland Vera Lynn] YoungWillz (382 points) 3 hits [Earl Cameron, Nicholas Parsons, Philip Latham] Bibliogryphon (287 points ) 1 hit [Herbert Kretzmer] Book (259 points) 3 hits [Hannelore Minkus, Michel Picolli, Sonja Ziemann] Deathray 0 points 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 902 Posted November 8, 2020 Alex Trebek is a hit for many of us here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted November 8, 2020 2 hours ago, markb4 said: Alex Trebek is a hit for many of us here. Alot including myself had him as a wildcard aswell. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted November 8, 2020 3 hours ago, markb4 said: Alex Trebek is a hit for many of us here. 49 minutes ago, the_engineer said: Alot including myself had him as a wildcard aswell. Yeah I know - you all fucking had him. Easier to list the people who didn't. That's an hour or so of my Sunday evening gone 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted November 9, 2020 Okay - some major activity in the Hares pool: John Lysak is apparently dead. Who was he? A pick so obscure that he died on January 8th, but no-one even noticed until September. And Whoam! who picked him didn't notice until last week. His reward is a whopping 7 points. Geoffrey Palmer was a unique pick for YoungWillz to nab him 309 points and a rise from 4th last to 6th last. You will have to wait for Trebek - I do have some sort of a life you know. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted November 9, 2020 OK , I lied. I don't have some sort of a life Alex Trebek was a hit for 26 out of the 43 players. That seems to be a record, beating Leah Bracknells record of 22 set last year. First up, he was a hit for the leader Grim Up North. This brings Grim up to 17 hits, which breaks the record for most hits in this game, set by MSC in 2018. It also brings Grim up to 2888 points - another record, beating John Keys 2805 set last year. He was also a hit for the next 5 players on the scoreboard, keeping them all in contention as the game hots up. Remarkably, the 10 players in positions 7-16 on the last scoreboard all had Trebek as their wildcard, instantly bringing them all closer to the leaders, and causing a major bottleneck in the fight for the minor places. Only 275 points, or 1 hit, separates Etush in 2nd from Banana in 16th. Ans as Grim continues to streak ahead, it is worth noting that there are now 5 players within 2 hits of the leader, with more likely to join that list as the days tick by. Spare a thought also for CaptainChorizo. With Alex Trebeks demise, he equalled the old record of 16 hits in the game.... and dropped from 3rd place to 9th in the process . Here is the scoreboard: Grim Up North (2888 points) 17 hits [Alex Trebek, Chris Doleman, David Hagen, Dennis Goldberg, Frankie Benali, Genesis P-Orridge, Howard Finkel, John Andretti, Judy Dyble, Kirk Douglas, Lee Kerslake ,Liz Clarke-Saul, Nobby Stiles, Pat Smullen, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stirling Moss, Vera Lynn] Etushispushingupdaises (2375 points) 14 hits [Alex Trebek, Bob Gibson Cullan Brown, Daniel Arap Moi, Frankie Benali, Genesis P-Orridge, Jay Allen, John Andretti, Lee Kerslake Kirk Douglas, Pat Smullen, Roger Scruton, Terry Jones, Vasily Kulkov] An Fear Beag (2307 points) 13 hits [Alex Trebek, Bob Gibson, Bob Weighton, Chris Doleman, Daniel Arap Moi, David Hagen, Frankie Benali, Genesis P-Orridge, John Lewis, Kirk Douglas, Pat Smullen, Roberta MCCain, Terry Jones] drol (2293 points) 14 hits [Alex Trebek, Bob Gibson, Daniel Arap Moi, David Hagen, Dennis Goldberg, Genesis P-Orridge, John Andretti, Lee Kerslake, Majek Fashek, Qaboos of Oman, Pat Smullen, Roger Scruton, Shin-Kyuk-ho, Sumner Redstone] John Key (2279 points) 13 hits [Alex Trebek, Bob Gibson, Chris Doleman, Frankie Benali, Genesis P-Orridge, Henry Gray, John Andretti, Kirk Douglas, Lee Kerslake, Qaboos of Oman, Roberta McCain, Ruth Bader Ginsburg , Sam Lloyd] Prophet (2272 points) 12 hits [Alex Trebek, Bob Gibson, Daniel Arap Moi, Frankie Benali, John Andretti, Kirk Douglas, Lee Kerslake, Nobby Stiles, Olivi De Haviland. Roger Scruton, Vera Lynn, William Frankland] the_engineer (2257 points) 12 hits [Alex Trebek, Arnold Spielberg, Chris Doleman, Dennis Goldberg, Jill Gascoigne, John Andretti, Kirk Douglas, Lee Kerslake, Nobby Stiles, Olivia De Havviland, Roberta McCain, Roger Scuton] The Unknown Man (2210 points) 14 hits [Alex Trebek, Chris Doleman, Daniel Arap Moi, Everton Weekes, Frankie Benali, Genesis P-Orridge, Javier Perez de Cuellar, John Andretti, Kirk Douglas, Lee Kerslake, Nobby Stiles, Olivia de Haviland, Sam Lloyd, Terry Jones] CaptainChorizo (2205 points) 16 Hits [Alex Trebek, Bernard Ebbers, Bernhard Pinera, Bob Weighton, Chitetsu Wantabe , Dennis Goldberg, Frankie Benali, Genesis P-Orridge, Hugh Downs, John Lewis, Johnny Harris, Lee Kerslake, Raymond Allen, Roger Scruton, Terry Jones, Tom Belso] Death Impends (2189 points) 12 hits [Alex Trebek, Diana Sera Carey, Earl Cameron, Javier Perez de Cuellar, John Hume, Lyon G Tyler Jr, Mad Mike Hoare, Pearl Carr, Roberta McCain, Stirling Moss, Sumner Redstone, William Frankland] Nantonian2013 (2184 points) 9 hits [Alex Trebek, Everton Weekes, John Hume, Kamala, Little Richard, Nobby Stiles, Roberta McCain, Roger Scruton, Sumner Redstone] Joey Russ (2181 points) 15 hits [Alex Trebek, Chitetsu Wantabe, Daniel Arap Moi, Genesis P-Orridge, Jill Gascoigne, Kirk Douglas, Lee Kerslake, Little Richard, Nobby Stiles, Roberta McCain, Roger Scruton, Stirling Moss, Terry Jones, Tommy DeVito, Vera Lynn) JiromeonKiruma (2139 points) 11 hits [Alex Trebek, Bob Gibson, Chitetsu Wantabe, Frankie Benali, Genesis P-Orridge, Joseph Hanneschlager, Judy Dyble, Michael Gauthier, John Lewis, Lone Dybkjaer Steve Blackmore] The Old Crem (2116 points) 11 hits [Alex Trebek, Jill Gascoigne, John Hume, John Lewis, Kirk Douglas, Nicholas Parsons, Nobby Stiles, Olivia de Haviland, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stirling Moss, Vera Lynn] Torva Messor (2108 points) 10 hits Alex Trebek, [Diana Sera Carey, Frankie Benali, Genesis P-Orridge, Hugh Downs, Nobby Stiles, Olivia de Haviland Kirk Douglas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Vera Lynn] Banana (2100 points) 13 hits [Alex Trebek, Bob Gibson, Chris Doleman, Frankie Benali, Greg Lewis, Henri Richard, John Lewis, Joseph Hanneschlager, Lee Kerslake Ruth Morrissey, Steve Blackmore, Terry Jones, Tom Belso] LizLemon (1651 points) 8 hits [Alex Trebek, Jerry Stiller, Kirk Douglas, John Lewis, Olivia de Haviland, Roberta McCain, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sumner Redstone] gcreptile (1643 points) 11 hits [Alex Trebek, Bob Gibson, Bob Joers, Danny Oosthuizen, Frankie Benali, John Jhairo Valezquez, Karen Simpson, Lee Kerslake, Pat Smullen, Peter Bonetti, Todd Portune] RadGuy (1548 points) 10 hits [Alex Trebek, Frankie Benali, John Andretti, Lee Kerslake, Michael Robinson, Nanci Ryder, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sam Lloyd, Terry Jones, Tom Long] Sean (1427 points) 10 hits [Alex Trebek, Everton Weekes, Javier Perez de Cuellar, John Hume, John Lewis, Kirk Douglas, Nicholas Parsons, Olivia de Haviland, Terry Jones, Vera Lynn] The Quim Reaper (1379 points) 10 hits [Javier Perez de Cuellar, Kirk Douglas, Lee Kerslake, Little Richard, Nicholas Parsons, Nobby Stiles, Olivia de Haviland, Stirling Moss, Terry Jones, Vera Lynn] msc (1362 points) 9 hits [Earl Cameron, Freeman Dyson, Kirk Douglas, Nicholas Parsons, Olivia de Haviland, Peregrine Worsthorne, Sumner Redstone, Vera Lynn, William Frankland] Fixed Business (1323 points) 7 hits [Alex Trebek, Daniel Arap Moi, Genesis P-Orridge, Kirk Douglas, Lee Kerslake, Nobby Stiles, Sean Connery] theoldlady (1303 points) 9 hits [Alex Trebek, Daniel Arap Moi, Ennio Morricone, Henry Gray, Javier Perez de Cuellar, Kirk Douglas, Nobby Stiles, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stirling Moss] Great Uncle Bulgaria (1198 points) 7 hits [Alex Trebek, Daniel Arap Moi, Kirk Douglas, Roberta Mc Cain, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stirling Moss, Vera Lynn] Wormfarmer (1173 points) 9 hits [Daniel Arap Moi, David Stern, Frankie Benali, Genesis P-Orridge, James Randi, Kirk Douglas, Lee Kerslake, Majek Fashek, William Frankland] markb4 (1167 points) 8 hits [Alex Trebek, Christopher Tolkein, Javier Perez de Cuellar, Kirk Douglas, Nicholas Parsons, Roberta McCain, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Vera Lynn] YorkshireBanker (1161 points) 9 hits [Alex Trebek, Bobby Brown (rangers), Daniel Arap Moi, Freeman Dyson, Henry Gray, Johnny Beattie, Katherine Johnson, Vasily Kulkov, Vera Lynn] Sir Creep (1040 points) 11 hits [Balbir Singh Sr, Daniel Arap Moi, Deanne Sutherland, Frankie Benali, Henry Gray, Ignatio Trelles, Jay Allen, John Andretti, Kirk Douglas, Henri Richard, Ruth Bader Ginsburg] Toast (1000 points) 7 hits [Ian Holm, Judy Dyble, Michael Lonsdale, Michael Medwin, Pearl Carr, Stirling Moss, Vera Lynn] The Mad Hatter (969 points) 11 hits [Daniel Arap Moi, Genesis P-Orridge, Ian Holm, Jimmy Heath, John Andretti, John Hume, Kirk Douglas, Little Richard, Olivia de Haviland, Roger Scruton, Terry Jones] JoeMoneyPenny (894 points) 6 hits [Everton Weekes, Genesis P-Orridge, Hau Pie-tsen, Manolis Glezos, Stanley Ho, Vera Lynn] GraveDanger (862 points) 6 hits [Chris Doleman, Genesis P-Orridge, Lee Kerslake, Jill Gascoigne, John Andretti, Nobby Stiles] Clorox Bleachman (843 points) 6 hits [Chitetsu Wantabe, David Hagen, Irene Sinclair, Lee Kerslake, John Andretti Thuy Thuanh Trong] Whoaml (813 points) 8 hits [Jean Kennedy Smith, John Andretti, John Lysak, Katherine Johnson, Kirk Douglas, Marge Champion, Olivia de Haviland, Kirk Douglas] Skinny Kiltrunner (777 points) 7 hits [Bernard Ebbers, Bob Watson, Chris Doleman, Frankie Benali, John Andretti, Nobuhiko Obayashi, Sumner Redstone] Etib80 (722 points) 4 hits [Alex Trebek, Kirk Douglas, Olivia de Haviland Vera Lynn] YoungWillz (691 points) 4 hits [Earl Cameron, Geoffrey Palmer, Nicholas Parsons, Philip Latham] Pedro67 (481 points) 4 hits [Jackie Stallone Kirk Douglas, Nanci Ryder, Terry Jones] Predictor (437 points) 4 hits [Ben Cooper, Francisco Jose Cox, Joey Image, Kevin Thompson] Bibliogryphon (287 points ) 1 hit [Herbert Kretzmer] Book (259 points) 3 hits [Hannelore Minkus, Michel Picolli, Sonja Ziemann] Deathray 0 points 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted November 15, 2020 This is getting interesting. Etush has another hit with Russian actor Armen Dzhigarkhanyan to bring him up to 2693, or one hit away from the lead. A few live prospects on his team as well, so this game is far from over. Grim will be looking for a Tom Smith wildcard hit to put the game to rest, but so far no joy. All to play for. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,725 Posted November 15, 2020 1 hour ago, An Fear Beag said: This is getting interesting. Etush has another hit with Russian actor Armen Dzhigarkhanyan to bring him up to 2693, or one hit away from the lead. A few live prospects on his team as well, so this game is far from over. Grim will be looking for a Tom Smith wildcard hit to put the game to rest, but so far no joy. All to play for. yeah reclaiming the points record may not be enough this year. I’m sure Tom Smith is a very nice man and he was a great rugby player but....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,301 Posted November 29, 2020 David Prowse is hit number 10 for me here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted December 3, 2020 Three departures since the last update: David Dinkins: November 23rd (Mad Hatter 1296 points) David Prowse: November 28th (The Old Lady 1635, Young Willz 1023) Valery Giscard D'Estang: December 2nd (Etib80 1058, Quim Reaper1715 ) None of them makes any material difference to the upper echelons, so I won't clog up the thread with an unnecessary leaderboard at this stage. Still 28 days to go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,725 Posted December 6, 2020 Etush takes the lead with Tabare Vasquez and breaks the 3000 points barrier. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted December 6, 2020 I said he had some live prospects to take the lead, and he's only bloody gone and hit one! Etushispushingupdaisies is one of 4 players to successfully predict the late demise of Tabare Vasquez, and so takes the lead with a new record of 3033 points. The other three to hit The Unknown Man, Nantonian2013, and Jiromeonkiruma were all among the leaders, and all move up into the top 5. All are within 2 hits of the leader and have plenty of picks left (Nantonian has somehow hit 2524 points from only 10 hits), so Etush will not be putting the champagne on ice quite yet. A new leader definitely deserves a new leaderboard, so here it is: Etushispushingupdaisies (3033 points) 16 hits [Alex Trebek, Armen D., Bob Gibson Cullan Brown, Daniel Arap Moi, Frankie Benali, Genesis P-Orridge, Jay Allen, John Andretti, Lee Kerslake Kirk Douglas, Pat Smullen, Roger Scruton, Tabare Vasquez, Terry Jones, Vasily Kulkov] Grim Up North (2888 points) 17 hits [Alex Trebek, Chris Doleman, David Hagen, Dennis Goldberg, Frankie Benali, Genesis P-Orridge, Howard Finkel, John Andretti, Judy Dyble, Kirk Douglas, Lee Kerslake ,Liz Clarke-Saul, Nobby Stiles, Pat Smullen, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stirling Moss, Vera Lynn] JiromeonKiruma (2723 points) 13 hits [Alex Trebek, Bob Gibson, Boris Klyuyev, Chitetsu Wantabe, Frankie Benali, Genesis P-Orridge, Joseph Hanneschlager, Judy Dyble, Michael Gauthier, John Lewis, Lone Dybkjaer Steve Blackmore, Tabare Vasquez] The Unknown Man (2550 points) 15 hits [Alex Trebek, Chris Doleman, Daniel Arap Moi, Everton Weekes, Frankie Benali, Genesis P-Orridge, Javier Perez de Cuellar, John Andretti, Kirk Douglas, Lee Kerslake, Nobby Stiles, Olivia de Haviland, Sam Lloyd, Tabare Vasquez, Terry Jones] Nantonian2013 (2524 points) 10 hits [Alex Trebek, Everton Weekes, John Hume, Kamala, Little Richard, Nobby Stiles, Roberta McCain, Roger Scruton, Sumner Redstone, Tabare Vasquez] CaptainChorizo (2355 points) 17 Hits [Alex Trebek, Bernard Ebbers, Bernhard Pinera, Bob Weighton, Chitetsu Wantabe , Dennis Goldberg, Frankie Benali, Genesis P-Orridge, Hugh Downs, John Lewis, Johnny Harris, Lee Kerslake, Raymond Allen, Roger Scruton, Terry Jones, Toby Dawson,Tom Belso] An Fear Beag (2307 points) 13 hits [Alex Trebek, Bob Gibson, Bob Weighton, Chris Doleman, Daniel Arap Moi, David Hagen, Frankie Benali, Genesis P-Orridge, John Lewis, Kirk Douglas, Pat Smullen, Roberta MCCain, Terry Jones] drol (2293 points) 14 hits [Alex Trebek, Bob Gibson, Daniel Arap Moi, David Hagen, Dennis Goldberg, Genesis P-Orridge, John Andretti, Lee Kerslake, Majek Fashek, Qaboos of Oman, Pat Smullen, Roger Scruton, Shin-Kyuk-ho, Sumner Redstone] John Key (2279 points) 13 hits [Alex Trebek, Bob Gibson, Chris Doleman, Frankie Benali, Genesis P-Orridge, Henry Gray, John Andretti, Kirk Douglas, Lee Kerslake, Qaboos of Oman, Roberta McCain, Ruth Bader Ginsburg , Sam Lloyd] Prophet (2272 points) 12 hits [Alex Trebek, Bob Gibson, Daniel Arap Moi, Frankie Benali, John Andretti, Kirk Douglas, Lee Kerslake, Nobby Stiles, Olivi De Haviland. Roger Scruton, Vera Lynn, William Frankland] the_engineer (2257 points) 12 hits [Alex Trebek, Arnold Spielberg, Chris Doleman, Dennis Goldberg, Jill Gascoigne, John Andretti, Kirk Douglas, Lee Kerslake, Nobby Stiles, Olivia De Havviland, Roberta McCain, Roger Scuton] Death Impends (2189 points) 12 hits [Alex Trebek, Diana Sera Carey, Earl Cameron, Javier Perez de Cuellar, John Hume, Lyon G Tyler Jr, Mad Mike Hoare, Pearl Carr, Roberta McCain, Stirling Moss, Sumner Redstone, William Frankland] Joey Russ (2181 points) 15 hits [Alex Trebek, Chitetsu Wantabe, Daniel Arap Moi, Genesis P-Orridge, Jill Gascoigne, Kirk Douglas, Lee Kerslake, Little Richard, Nobby Stiles, Roberta McCain, Roger Scruton, Stirling Moss, Terry Jones, Tommy DeVito, Vera Lynn) The Old Crem (2116 points) 11 hits [Alex Trebek, Jill Gascoigne, John Hume, John Lewis, Kirk Douglas, Nicholas Parsons, Nobby Stiles, Olivia de Haviland, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stirling Moss, Vera Lynn] Torva Messor (2108 points) 10 hits Alex Trebek, [Diana Sera Carey, Frankie Benali, Genesis P-Orridge, Hugh Downs, Nobby Stiles, Olivia de Haviland Kirk Douglas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Vera Lynn] Banana (2100 points) 13 hits [Alex Trebek, Bob Gibson, Chris Doleman, Frankie Benali, Greg Lewis, Henri Richard, John Lewis, Joseph Hanneschlager, Lee Kerslake Ruth Morrissey, Steve Blackmore, Terry Jones, Tom Belso] The Quim Reaper (1715 points) 11 hits [Javier Perez de Cuellar, Kirk Douglas, Lee Kerslake, Little Richard, Nicholas Parsons, Nobby Stiles, Olivia de Haviland, Stirling Moss, Terry Jones, , Valery Giscard D’Estang, Vera Lynn] LizLemon (1651 points) 8 hits [Alex Trebek, Jerry Stiller, Kirk Douglas, John Lewis, Olivia de Haviland, Roberta McCain, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sumner Redstone] gcreptile (1643 points) 11 hits [Alex Trebek, Bob Gibson, Bob Joers, Danny Oosthuizen, Frankie Benali, John Jhairo Valezquez, Karen Simpson, Lee Kerslake, Pat Smullen, Peter Bonetti, Todd Portune] theoldlady (1635 points) 10 hits [Alex Trebek, Daniel Arap Moi, David Prowse, Ennio Morricone, Henry Gray, Javier Perez de Cuellar, Kirk Douglas, Nobby Stiles, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stirling Moss] RadGuy (1548 points) 10 hits [Alex Trebek, Frankie Benali, John Andretti, Lee Kerslake, Michael Robinson, Nanci Ryder, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sam Lloyd, Terry Jones, Tom Long] Sean (1427 points) 10 hits [Alex Trebek, Everton Weekes, Javier Perez de Cuellar, John Hume, John Lewis, Kirk Douglas, Nicholas Parsons, Olivia de Haviland, Terry Jones, Vera Lynn] msc (1362 points) 9 hits [Earl Cameron, Freeman Dyson, Kirk Douglas, Nicholas Parsons, Olivia de Haviland, Peregrine Worsthorne, Sumner Redstone, Vera Lynn, William Frankland] Fixed Business (1323 points) 7 hits [Alex Trebek, Daniel Arap Moi, Genesis P-Orridge, Kirk Douglas, Lee Kerslake, Nobby Stiles, Sean Connery] The Mad Hatter (1296 points) 12 hits [Daniel Arap Moi, David Dinkins, Genesis P-Orridge, Ian Holm, Jimmy Heath, John Andretti, John Hume, Kirk Douglas, Little Richard, Olivia de Haviland, Roger Scruton, Terry Jones] Great Uncle Bulgaria (1198 points) 7 hits [Alex Trebek, Daniel Arap Moi, Kirk Douglas, Roberta Mc Cain, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stirling Moss, Vera Lynn] Wormfarmer (1173 points) 9 hits [Daniel Arap Moi, David Stern, Frankie Benali, Genesis P-Orridge, James Randi, Kirk Douglas, Lee Kerslake, Majek Fashek, William Frankland] markb4 (1167 points) 8 hits [Alex Trebek, Christopher Tolkein, Javier Perez de Cuellar, Kirk Douglas, Nicholas Parsons, Roberta McCain, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Vera Lynn] YorkshireBanker (1161 points) 9 hits [Alex Trebek, Bobby Brown (rangers), Daniel Arap Moi, Freeman Dyson, Henry Gray, Johnny Beattie, Katherine Johnson, Vasily Kulkov, Vera Lynn] Etib80 (1058 points) 5 hits [Alex Trebek, Kirk Douglas, Olivia de Haviland, Valerie Giscard D’Estang Vera Lynn] Sir Creep (1040 points) 11 hits [Balbir Singh Sr, Daniel Arap Moi, Deanne Sutherland, Frankie Benali, Henry Gray, Ignatio Trelles, Jay Allen, John Andretti, Kirk Douglas, Henri Richard, Ruth Bader Ginsburg] YoungWillz (1023 points) 5 hits [David Prowse, Earl Cameron, Geoffrey Palmer, Nicholas Parsons, Philip Latham] Toast (1000 points) 7 hits [Ian Holm, Judy Dyble, Michael Lonsdale, Michael Medwin, Pearl Carr, Stirling Moss, Vera Lynn] JoeMoneyPenny (894 points) 6 hits [Everton Weekes, Genesis P-Orridge, Hau Pie-tsen, Manolis Glezos, Stanley Ho, Vera Lynn] GraveDanger (862 points) 6 hits [Chris Doleman, Genesis P-Orridge, Lee Kerslake, Jill Gascoigne, John Andretti, Nobby Stiles] Clorox Bleachman (843 points) 6 hits [Chitetsu Wantabe, David Hagen, Irene Sinclair, Lee Kerslake, John Andretti Thuy Thuanh Trong] Whoaml (813 points) 8 hits [Jean Kennedy Smith, John Andretti, John Lysak, Katherine Johnson, Kirk Douglas, Marge Champion, Olivia de Haviland, Kirk Douglas] Skinny Kiltrunner (777 points) 7 hits [Bernard Ebbers, Bob Watson, Chris Doleman, Frankie Benali, John Andretti, Nobuhiko Obayashi, Sumner Redstone] Pedro67 (481 points) 4 hits [Jackie Stallone Kirk Douglas, Nanci Ryder, Terry Jones] Predictor (437 points) 4 hits [Ben Cooper, Francisco Jose Cox, Joey Image, Kevin Thompson] Bibliogryphon (287 points ) 1 hit [Herbert Kretzmer] Book (259 points) 3 hits [Hannelore Minkus, Michel Picolli, Sonja Ziemann] Deathray 0 points 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted December 7, 2020 No matter how many times players are told to check their own teams, they still leave it up to someone else to do it for them! A check on the teams has revealed that Russian Actor Boris Klyuyev died on September 1st and was a unique hit for JiromeonKiruma. An very important unique hit at that, as it brings him/her to within 1 hit of new leader Etush. In addition, it would appear that former Ely City player, and barrel-scraping unique pick for CaptainChorizo died back on 30th May, to bring them within striking distance of the leaders. The leaderboard has been updated above. 25 days to go, and the game is far from over. The chasing pack all have a lot of outs they can hit to turn it around. Grim and Jiromeon needs one of the following to retake the lead: GRIM UP NORTH Bernard Tapei David Gulpilil Ernie Moss Greg Gilbert Sinisa Mihajlovic Tom Smith JIROMEONKIRUMA Alcee Hasings Brett Sinclair Derek Aucoin Gavin Robertson Lars Hogh Lee Noble Rod Nordland Scott Dureau Yoo Sang Chul The next 2 on the scoreboard all need 2 off their list to snatch a dramatic late lead (or 1 if its on 31st December, and Grim does not also have them) THE UNKNOWN MAN Bernard Tapei David Gulpilil Eva Marie Saint Georgio Napolotino Isabel Peron Jean Louis Trintagent Prince Philip NANTONIAN2013 Abdullah The Butcher Andrew Romanov Bob Barker Bob Dole Brian Cowen O.J. Brigance Clarissa Eden David Butler David Gulpilil Katherine Jackson Leon Spinks Michael Jopling Pope Benedict Meanwhile Captain Chorizo still has an ace up the sleeve in the form of wildcard Kane Tanaka. A Tanaka hit, or two of the following would leapfrog Captain to the top of the pile. Boris Pahor Jessie Lichauco Lucia Hiriart Luis Echeverria Mary Fairhurst Sugar Pie Desanto The only other player within two hits of the leader is yours truly - provided they both go on or after December 29th. I won't hold my breath on that one! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,982 Posted December 7, 2020 Toby Dawson slipped off my radar because I had mixed him up with Tim Bilton who is still alive and I picked in another pool Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 902 Posted December 8, 2020 Chuck Yeager is double points for me and a hit for @msc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted December 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, markb4 said: Chuck Yeager is double points for me and a hit for @msc. Is your joker hit a score record for a single hit in the Hare's? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 902 Posted December 8, 2020 1 minute ago, gcreptile said: Is your joker hit a score record for a single hit in the Hare's? No idea, but I'm pleased, lol! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalLightBeam 3 Posted December 8, 2020 Just now, gcreptile said: Is your joker hit a score record for a single hit in the Hare's? 4 minutes ago, markb4 said: No idea, but I'm pleased, lol! Fag packet maths say it's 680 between Creepies 666 for Bush (unless any are missing from tally) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted December 8, 2020 All action in this pool at the minute with 2 big hits in the past 24hrs. First up was Chuck Yeager who was a hit for Msc and Markb4 on 7th December. As mentioned above, it was a record breaking Wildcard hit for Markb4, the first ever wildcard hit in December. It nets 682 points, beating the previous record of 666 points held by SirCreep. That brings Markb4 and Msc up to 1849 and 1703 points respectively - probably too little too late to trouble the leaders. Of more potential significance to the final standings is the death of Ged Stokes, who was a unique hit for John Key. That brings him up to 2621 points and 4th place. Another one who needs two hits from the following list (or one on 31st December provided no player above him has the same pick) David Gulpilil Desmond Tutu Joni Mitchell Leon Spinks Morrissey Prince Philip Yoo Sang Chul 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted December 11, 2020 As we hurtle onwards towards Christmas, has anyone given thought to running the Hares Pool next year? It would be a shame to let a long-standing pool like this die on account of the unfortunate absence of its original host. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,725 Posted December 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, An Fear Beag said: As we hurtle onwards towards Christmas, has anyone given thought to running the Hares Pool next year? It would be a shame to let a long-standing pool like this die on account of the unfortunate absence of its original host. Possession is nine tenths of the law Seriously you are doing a fantastic job - once you've got the spreadsheet set up in January it will be no more work than you've been doing so brilliantly for the last few months. Do you not fancy giving it a try? Another option if you can do the end of year and January bit I'm quite happy to update it and do all the score updates on here for the rest of the year - you need to get it up and running and give me the reins on 31st Jan - until then I'm DDP and Brexiting and then I'll need a couple of weeks to recover. I wouldn't want my favourite Dead Pool to die either. Cheers, GUN Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted December 11, 2020 I hadn't really intended to Grim. I am not sure that it would be right for a relative newbie on here (a mere 111 posts!) to be taking over a long-running pool like the Hares. Adding up the scores to ensure a pool is finished is one thing, but taking over the pool in its entirety would be a touch presumptuous for someone who is a late-comer to this deadpooling lark. I think that the more established members on here should be given first dibs on running it, before I throw my hat into the ring. If no-one is interested in doing so, then I will give it a go rather than let it die. But it probably needs to get going fairly soon. As for your kind offer to update the scores - that's the easy bit! The only reason why I have been able to update things for the past few months is because of the huge amount of work that Deathray did last December to set up a master-list spreadsheet and an easy to use scoring system. Whatever the issues that the mods had with him, one cannot fault the effort he put into this pool every year. Its no wonder that he was prone to irrational outbursts with the stress of getting all the information together. A Christmas spent doing sifting through all the obscure and misspelled entries, and I too might end up sending PMs to all you c**ts out there, or posting pornographic GIFs of dwarves doing unmentionable things to donkeys! (or whatever it was that finally earned a ban). 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
