End of Days Deadpool - by Wormfarmer

[Wormfarmer 428]

I particularly get annoyed when I have a reasonable hit in a pool and don't get the QO to score it.  Case in point John Starling in the Windy City, or Henry Gray or Randy Romero in several high profile pools.  Granted, these may not be household names, but they are certainly accomplished folks and not just quintuplet moms or cancer bloggers.  I am pretty disciplined at avoiding those, even when they would be easy points if accepted.  This is not a criticism of those pools, just my frustration when a name I feel should score doesn't get respected by the main media.  So this type of pool does not rely on the QO, it relies on the tried and true names already commonly accepted in the games.  Plus I think it will have the added benefit of being a pool that you can submit a team and forget about it for a while, or you can stay active and improve your chances of winning just a little bit.  Here is the idea:

 

I will post a list of 80 selected surviving names taken from  1) the Deathlist over the past two years, 2) the Derby Drop 40 for 2020, and 3) a few of my own liking which did not make either source 1 or 2.  Entries will submit a list of 40 of those names, ranked from 40 pts (at the top) down to 1 point at the bottom.   So, yes, put your favorites at the top.  

Bonuses:  a daily double will get you +10 points

A solo hit will get you +20 points, a duo is worth +10 pts, and a trio is worth +5 pts for each player

In addition, any solo, duo or trio can be replaced AT THAT SPOT with a new name from the list of 80.  This is where list maintenance helps your chances if you stay alert.  Also, a hit at the 13 spot or 19 (in honor of the virus) spots can also be replaced with a new name from the list of 80, every time it hits.  So these spots recycle their points and are potentially valuable.  So do you use your Top 40 right away, or hold a few sure things back to bring them in as replacements?  You decide.  

The game ends the first time we have a full calendar month without a single hit on an active list.  So as long as the scoring remains active, the game keeps going.  Technically it could go 80 months, but we know it will be much shorter than that, I am hoping one to two years to wrap it up and crown an inaugural champion.   Entries close when the third hit on the list of 80 dies, or when we get 15 entries, so it could be a few days, or a few weeks from now.  At that point I will post a master list of entries.  You can PM your lists to me, or post them to this thread.  The game starts as soon as the first entry is received.  I will PM my list to that person in return for safe keeping as well.  Hope it sounds fun and good luck to all!!  I will post the list of 80 later this afternoon.

Edited May 6, 2020 by Wormfarmer
amended closing criteria for entries

[Wormfarmer 428]

List of 80:

	names from 2020 and 2019 Deathlist (50)
	2020 Derby Drop 40 (14), my picks (16)

alan greenspan	dilip kumar	june brown	peter tobin
alex trebek	earl cameron	killer tim brooks	pierre cardin
angela lansbury	ed asner	larry king	placido domingo
barbara walters	emperor akihito	lee kerslake	prince philip
barbara windsor	frankie banali	leon spinks	prunella scales
betty white	george alagiah	leslie phillips	roger angell
beverly cleary	george shultz	lester piggott	ruth bader ginsburg
bill turnbull	greg gilbert	linda nolan	ruthie tompson
billy connolly	henry Belafonte	little richard	shane macgowan
bob barker	henry kissinger	loretta lynn	sidney poitier
bob dole	imelda marcos	luis escheverria	stirling moss
carl reiner	jacques delors	mikhail gorbachev	susan bayh
clarissa eden	jean louis trintignant	murray walker	tina turner
cleo laine	jerry stiller	nobby stiles	tom smith
david attenborough	jill gascoigne	norman lloyd	tony bennett
david crosby	jimmy carter	olivia deHavilland	vanessa redgrave
david gulpilil	jimmy greaves	olivia newton-john	vera lynn
desmond tutu	joanne woodward	ozzy osbourne	william h gates
dick cheney	john prine	paul gascoigne	willie nelson
dick van dyke	john r lewis	peter sutcliffe	yoo sang-chul

Edited June 16, 2020 by Wormfarmer
5th death is Jerry Stiller on May 11

[Wormfarmer 428]

Game is on - 12 entries received.  Bibliogryphon needs a replacement for a duplicate name - George Alagiah. 

 

UPDATE: After 4 hits in the first month, things turned ice cold and we have gone over 30 days without a single hit.  Soooo. . . Game Over.  The format did not produce the long term game that I had imagined.  I am surprised that such a list of 76 aged and infirm folk can all survive a month and put an early end to this game.   My personal situation has gotten complicated with an illness in the household so I have not been a very active participant on the site and maybe this is for the best for me right now anyway.  The hardest nut to swallow is that our Champion is Joey (random) Russ, with 72 points.  Not that I don't love the guy, but his entry was just a random generated list.  Time should have let the cream of the crop rise to the top, but a couple of lucky high scores right off the bat gave the lead to Joey's box of tea leaves and then the current derth of death conspired to allow him to hang on to it.  That's the way the banana drops sometimes, I guess.  Nobody scored more than 2 hits, and there were no solos, duos, or even trios.  Congrats to Joey, and I am sorry that this did not turn out to be a more exciting contest.  2nd place goes to Chilean Way, with 62, and 3rd goes to Bibliogryphon, at 38 pts.   Thanks everyone who played.  

 

	30		27		62  2nd Place		24		38  3rd Place		10
	wormfarmer		captain chorizo		Chilean way		theoldlady		bibliogryphon		the old crem
40	yoo sang-chul	40	tom smith	40	prince philip	40	jimmy greaves	40	dilip kumar	40	vera lynn
39	killer tim brooks	39	susan bayh	39	beverly cleary	39	peter tobin	39	beverly cleary	39	jimmy greaves
38	tom smith	38	killer tim brooks	38	earl cameron	38	tom smith	38	willie nelson	38	joanne woodward
37	frankie banali	37	david gulpilil	37	olivia dehavilland	37	placido domingo	37	leon spinks	37	barbara windsor
36	susan bayh	36	alex trebek	36	vera lynn	36	ruthie tompson	36	david gulpilil	36	alex trebek
35	alex trebek	35	yoo sang-chul	35	alex trebek	35	prince philip	35	jimmy greaves	35	olivia newton-john
34	lee kerslake	34	ruthie tompson	34	bill turnbull	34	david gulpilil	34	vera lynn	34	john r lewis
33	david gulpilil	33	frankie banali	33	david gulpilil	33	alex trebek	33	william h gates	33	angela lansbury
32	george alagiah	32	prince philip	32	george shultz	32	june brown	32	bob barker	32	june brown
31	placido domingo	31	jimmy greaves	31	stirling moss	31	dilip kumar	31	cleo laine	31	lee kerslake
30	olivia newton-john	30	vera lynn	30	henry kissinger	30	killer tim brooks	30	bob dole	30	jimmy carter
29	john r lewis	29	mikhail gorbachev	29	clarissa eden	29	larry king	29	desmond tutu	29	prince philip
28	bob barker	28	bob barker	28	luis echeverria	28	leon spinks	28	joanne woodward	28	larry king
27	bob dole	27	luis echeverria	27	george alagiah	27	bob dole	27	luis echeverria	27	george alagiah
26	jean louis trintignant	26	bob dole	26	angela lansbury	26	jimmy carter	26	prince philip	26	loretta lynn
25	william h gates	25	jimmy carter	25	jimmy greaves	25	shane macgowan	25	tom smith	25	ruthie tompson
24	dilip kumar	24	stirling moss	24	nobby stiles	24	stirling moss	24	peter sutcliffe	24	barbara walters
23	leslie phillips	23	john r lewis	23	tom smith	23	susan bayh	23	clarissa eden	23	leon spinks
22	luis escheverria	22	beverly cleary	22	leslie phillips	22	frankie banali	22	jill gascoine	22	desmond tutu
21	barbara walters	21	peter tobin	21	little richard	21	willie nelson	21	leslie phillips	21	nobby stiles
20	jill gascoine	20	june brown	20	willie nelson	20	nobby stiles	20	peter tobin	20	olivia newton-john
19	leon spinks	19	olivia dehavilland	19	leon spinks	19	olivia dehavilland	19	alex trebek	19	tina turner
18	emperor akihito	18	roger angell	18	john r lewis	18	leslie phillips	18	john r lewis	18	bill turnbull
17	norman lloyd	17	lee kerslake	17	tony bennett	17	john r lewis	17	loretta lynn	17	george shultz
16	ruthie tompson	16	david attenborough	16	bob dole	16	ruth bader ginsburg	16	stirling moss	16	tom smith
15	earl cameron	15	george shultz	15	frankie banali	15	yoo sang-chul	15	betty white	15	vanessa redgrave
14	lester piggott	14	dilip kumar	14	william h gates	14	luis escheverria	14	greg gilbert	14	susan bayh
13	prince philip	13	leslie phillips	13	ruthie tompson	13	olivia newton-john	13	olivia newton-john	13	beverly cleary
12	ed asner	12	william h gates	12	lester piggott	12	beverly cleary	12	prunella scales	12	jacques delors
11	carl reiner	11	leon spinks	11	barbara windsor	11	peter sutcliffe	11	barbara windsor	11	mikhail gorbachev
10	jerry stiller	10	barbara walters	10	jerry stiller	10	jacques delors	10	george alagiah	10	betty white
9	nobby stiles	9	clarissa eden	9	murray walker	9	lee kerslake	9	nobby stiles	9	clarissa eden
8	jimmy greaves	8	pierre cardin	8	june brown	8	george alagiah	8	sidney poitier	8	jill gascoine
7	joanne woodward	7	greg gilbert	7	david attenborough	7	mikhail gorbachev	7	barbara walters	7	henry kissinger
6	dick cheney	6	jean louis trintignant	6	ruth bader ginsburg	6	loretta lynn	6	harry belafonte	6	norman lloyd
5	loretta lynn	5	norman lloyd	5	larry king	5	david crosby	5	murray walker	5	yoo sang-chul
4	beverly cleary	4	prunella scales	4	norman lloyd	4	earl cameron	4	tina turner	4	stiling moss
3	henry kissinger	3	little richard	3	jimmy carter	3	murray walker	3	george alagiah	3	murray walker
2	sidney poitier	2	sidney poitier	2	pierre cardin	2	greg gilbert	2	olivia dehavilland	2	little richard
1	jimmy carter	1	jacques delors	1	olivia newton-john	1	barbara walters	1	june brown	1	billy connolly
	10		72 CHAMP		16		23		1		0
	deadsox		joey random		yvonne		toast		annami		death by arsenic
40	john r lewis	40	jill gascoine	40	ruthie tompson	40	leslie phillips	40	prince philip	40	ed asner
39	susan bayh	39	norman lloyd	39	alan greenspan	39	alex trebek	39	ruthie tompson	39	henry kissinger
38	frankie banali	38	dick cheney	38	angela lansbury	38	prince philip	38	vera lynn	38	barbara windsor
37	killer tim brooks	37	william h gates	37	barbara walters	37	henry kissinger	37	tom smith	37	jimmy greaves
36	alex trebek	36	mikhail gorbachev	36	norman lloyd	36	joanne woodward	36	alex trebek	36	jacques delor
35	david gulpilil	35	dilip kumar	35	beverly cleary	35	leon spinks	35	norman lloyd	35	ozzy osbourne
34	lee kerslake	34	ozzy osbourne	34	olivia dehavilland	34	nobby stiles	34	peter tobin	34	lee kerslake
33	ruthie tompson	33	killer tim brooks	33	vera lynn	33	ruthie tompson	33	earl cameron	33	leslie phillips
32	yoo sang chul	32	little richard	32	earl cameron	32	larry king	32	frankie banali	32	linda nolan
31	dilip kumar	31	ruthie tompson	31	bob barker	31	earl cameron	31	susan bayh	31	killer tim brooks
30	earl cameron	30	cleo laine	30	bob dole	30	prunella scales	30	david gulpilil	30	imelda marcos
29	george alagiah	29	dick van dyke	29	cleo laine	29	bill turnbull	29	jean louis trintignant	29	bob barker
28	norman lloyd	28	angela lansbury	28	david attenborough	28	bob barker	28	beverly cleary	28	bob dole
27	prince philip	27	joanne woodward	27	desmond tutu	27	vanessa redgrave	27	lee kerslake	27	cleo laine
26	nobby stiles	26	paul gascoigne	26	jimmy carter	26	murray walker	26	jimmy carter	26	david crosby
25	tom smith	25	emperor akihito	25	clarissa eden	25	yoo sang-chul	25	dilip kumar	25	ruthie tompson
24	greg gilbert	24	lee kerslake	24	dick cheney	24	betty  white	24	bob dole	24	yoo sang-chul
23	jean louis trintignant	23	luis echeverria	23	june brown	23	jerry stiller	23	pierre cardin	23	vera lynn
22	peter tobin	22	clarissa eden	22	dick van dyke	22	george alagiah	22	joanne woodward	22	tom smith
21	bob dole	21	earl cameron	21	george shultz	21	ozzy osbourne	21	roger angell	21	susan bayh
20	beverly cleary	20	david attenborough	20	ed asner	20	killer tim brooks	20	mikhail gorbachev	20	prince philip
19	jimmy greaves	19	jimmy greaves	19	emperor akihito	19	tony bennett	19	henry kissinger	19	placido domingo
18	ruth bader ginsburg	18	barbara walters	18	harry belafonte	18	luis echeverria	18	george alagiah	18	greg gilbert
17	jimmy carter	17	vanessa redgrave	17	imeld marcos	17	william h gates	17	leon spinks	17	peter sutcliffe
16	joanne woodward	16	leslie phillips	16	jerry stiller	16	peter sutcliffe	16	dick cheney	16	jimmy carter
15	bob barker	15	carl reiner	15	prince philip	15	greg gilbert	15	jimmy greaves	15	dick van dyke
14	vera lynn	14	murray walker	14	jimmy greaves	14	loretta lynn	14	shane macgowan	14	david gulpilil
13	olivia dehavilland	13	george shultz	13	joanne woodward	13	shane macgowan	13	vanessa redgrave	13	alex trebek
12	emperor akihito	12	peter tobin	12	larry king	12	olivia newton-john	12	lester piggott	12	betty white
11	peter sutcliffe	11	ruth bader ginsburg	11	betty white	11	olivia dehavilland	11	imelda marcos	11	george shultz
10	stirling moss	10	pierre cardin	10	luis echeverria	10	tina turner	10	yoo sang-chul	10	emperor akihito
9	luis echeverria	9	larry king	9	leslie phillips	9	dilip kumar	9	bob barker	9	lester piggott
8	dick cheney	8	imelda marcos	8	lester piggot	8	jimmy carter	8	larry king	8	norman lloyd
7	mikhail gorbachev	7	alan greenspan	7	carl reiner	7	roger angell	7	sidney poitier	7	sidney poitier
6	desmond tutu	6	bob barker	6	pierre cardin	6	mikhail gorbachev	6	clarissa eden	6	prunella scales
5	dick van dyke	5	susan bayh	5	mikhail gorbachev	5	jimmy greaves	5	carl reiner	5	cleo laine
4	barbara walters	4	john r lewis	4	murray walker	4	vera lynn	4	cleo laine	4	bill turnbull
3	olivia newton-john	3	jimmy carter	3	henry kissinger	3	cleo laine	3	emperor akihito	3	olivia dehavillan
2	clarissa eden	2	nobby stiles	2	ruth bader ginsburg	2	beverly cleary	2	loretta lynn	2	carl reiner
1	roger angell	1	betty white	1	sidney poitier	1	dick cheney	1	little richard	1	vanessa redgrave

Edited June 17, 2020 by Wormfarmer
Drought of more than 30 days ends the game in only its second month

[Joey Russ 7,233]

Henry Gray did end up getting a QO eventually, but general point taken.

[YoungWillz 21,078]

Oh now you want to run a pool, ha!

 

Let's say I have a solo hit. Then I replace that hit with a name that is already a trio. I can then sabotage other teams prospects by making that a four pick. Making your job as runner tough.

 

Nightmare to monitor for runner and player.

[CaptainChorizo 1,990]

40tom smith
39 susan bayh
38 killer tim brooks
37david gulpilil   
36alex trebek
35yoo sang-chul
34 ruthie tompson
33frankie banali
32prince phillip  
31jimmy greaves
30 vera lynn
29mikhail gorbachev
28bob barker
27luis escheverria
26bob dole
25jimmy carter
24stirling moss
23 john r lewis
22beverly cleary
21peter tobin
20june brown
19olivia deHavilland
18rogen angell
17lee kerslake
16john prine
15george schultz
14dilip kumar
13leslie phillips
12william h gates
11leon spinks
10barbara walters
9clarissa eden
8pierre cardin
7 greg gilbert
6jean louis trintignant
5norman lloyd
4prunella scales
3little richard
2sidney poitier
1jacques delors

[Wormfarmer 428]

6 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Let's say I have a solo hit. Then I replace that hit with a name that is already a trio. I can then sabotage other teams prospects by making that a four pick. Making your job as runner tough.

 

 

Good question from an analytic mind.  I can do several things in this case.  I think I will elaborate on the rule to say: this type of sabotage is legal.  Solos, duos and trios are scored as such at the time of the hit.  Someone who has success with a solo can play the sabotage game, but at some risk since it is likely that names that are sparsely picked are also probably less likely to hit.  So you may be spiting your own face to cut off another players nose.         And I am still smarting over that late comeback in the DeathCup!

[Wormfarmer 428]

My list just PM'd to Captain Cho!

[chilean way 1,901]

Ok, I give a try:

 

40. Prince Philip

39. Beverly Cleary

38. Earl Cameron  

37. Olivia de Havilland  

36. Vera Lynn  

35. Alex Trebek  

34. Bill Turnbull

33. David Gulpilil

32. George Shultz

31. Stirling Moss 

30. Henry Kissinger

29. Clarissa Eden

28. Luis Echeverria

27. George Alagiah

26. Angela Lansbury

25. Jimmy Greaves

24. Nobby Stiles  

23. Tom Smith

22. Leslie Phillips

21. Little Richard 

20. Willie Nelson

19. Leon Spinks

18. John R. Lewis  

17. Tony Bennett

16. Bob Dole

15. Frankie Banali  

14. William H. Gates 

13. Ruthie Tompson

12. Lester Piggot

11. Barbara Windsor 

10. Jerry Stiller  

9. Murray Walker

8. June Brown

7. David Attenborough

6. Ruth Bader Ginsburg  

5. Larry King

4. Norman Lloyd

3. Jimmy Carter

2. Pierre Cardin

1. Olivia Newton-John

Edited September 19, 2021 by chilean way

[chilean way 1,901]

5 hours ago, Wormfarmer said:

List of 80:

	names from 2020 and 2019 Deathlist (50)
	2020 Derby Drop 40 (14), my picks (16)

alan greenspan	dilip kumar	june brown	peter tobin
alex trebek	earl cameron	killer tim brooks	pierre cardin
angela lansbury	ed asner	larry king	placido domingo
barbara walters	emperor akihito	lee kerslake	prince philip
barbara windsor	frankie banali	leon spinks	pruscilla scales
betty white	george alagiah	leslie phillips	roger angell
beverly cleary	george shultz	lester piggott	ruth bader ginsburg
bill turnbull	greg gilbert	linda nolan	ruthie tompson
billy connolly	henry belafonte	little richard	shane macgowan
bob barker	henry kissinger	loretta lynn	sidney poitier
bob dole	imelda marcos	luis escheverria	stirling moss
carl reiner	jacques delors	mikhail gorbachev	susan bayh
clarissa eden	jean louis trintignant	murray walker	tina turner
cleo laine	jerry stiller	nobby stiles	tom smith
david attenborough	jill gascoigne	norman lloyd	tony bennett
david crosby	jimmy carter	olivia deHavilland	vanessa redgrave
david gulpilil	jimmy greaves	olivia newton-john	vera lynn
desmond tutu	joanne woodward	ozzy osbourne	william h gates
dick cheney	john prine	paul gascoigne	willie nelson
dick van dyke	john r lewis	peter sutcliffe	yoo sang-chul

John Prine is dead https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/arts/music/john-prine-dead.html

[theoldlady 2,314]

Here is my list! Thanks for doing this! hits: 1/40; 24 points 40. Jimmy Greaves 39. Peter Tobin 38. Tom Smith 37. Placido Domingo 36. Ruthie Tompson 35. Prince Philip 34. David Gulpilil 33. Alex Trebek 32. June Brown 31. Dilip Kumar 30. Killer Tim Brooks 29. Larry King 28. Leon Spinks 27. Bob Dole 26. Jimmy Carter 25. Shane MacGowan 24. Stirling Moss  23. Susan Bayh 22. Frankie Banali 21. Willie Nelson 20. Nobby Stiles 19. Olivia de Havilland 18.Leslie Phillips 17. John R. Lewis 16. Ruth Bader Ginsburg 15.  Yoo Sang-Chul 14. Luis Escheverria 13.  Olivia Newton-John 12.  Beverly Cleary 11. Peter Sutcliffe 10. Jacques Delors 9. Lee Kerslake 8. George Alagiah 7. Mikhail Gorbachev 6. Loretta lynn 5. David Crosby 4. Earl Cameron 3. Murray Walker 2. Greg Gilbert 1.Barbara Walters     @Wormfarmer Thanks for correcting my errors. This is what I get for using my self-correcting iPad when doing my list. Peace!

Edited May 9, 2020 by theoldlady
Show death of Moss.

[Bibliogryphon 9,593]

40 dilip kumar

39 beverly cleary

38 willie nelson

37 leon spinks

36 david gulpilil

35 jimmy greaves

34 vera lynn

33 william h gates

32 bob barker

31 cleo laine

30 bob dole

29 desmond tutu

28 joanne woodward

27 luis escheverria

26 prince Philip

25 tom smith

24 peter Sutcliffe

23 clarissa eden

22 jill Gascoigne

21 leslie phillips

20 peter tobin

19 alex trebek

18 john r lewis

17 loretta lynn

16 stirling moss

15 betty white

14 greg gilbert

13 olivia newton-john

12 prunella scales

11 barbara Windsor

10 george alagiah

9 nobby stiles

8 sidney poitier

7 barbara walters

6 Harry Belafonte

5 murray walker

4 tina turner

3 george alagiah

2 olivia deHavilland

1 june brown

 

Thanks for running this

[The Old Crem 3,611]

Here is my list - thank you for hosting this.

40.  Vera Lynn

39. Jimmy Greaves

38. Joanne Woodward

37. Barbara Windsor

36. Alex Trebek

35. Olivia De Havilland

34. John Lewis

33. Angela Lansbury

32. June Brown

31. Lee Kerslake

30. Jimmy Carter

29. Prince Philip

28. Larry King

27. George Alagiah

26. Loretta Lynn

25. Ruthie Thompson

24. Barbara Walters

23. Leon Spinks

22. Desmond Tutu

21. Nobby Stiles

20. Olivia Newton John.

19. Tina Turner

18. Bill Turnbull

17. George Shultz

16. Tom Smith

15. Vanessa Redgrave

14. Susan Bayh

13. Beverly Cleary

12. Jacques Delors

11. Mikhail Gorbachev

10. Betty White

9. Clarissa Eden

8. Jill Gascoigne

7. Henry Kissinger

6. Normal Lloyd

5. Yoo Sang-Chul

4. Stirling Moss

3. Murray Walker

2. Little Richard

1. Billy Connolly

[deadsox 894]

I'll bite.  Thanks for running another pool.

 

End of Days Deadpool  

 

40. John R. Lewis

39. Susan Bayh

38. Frankie Banali

37. Killer Tim Brooks

36. Alex Trebek

35. David Gulpilil

34. Lee Kerslake

33. Ruthie Tompson

32. Yoo Sang Chul

31. Dilip Kumar

30. Earl Cameron

29. George Alagiah

28. Norman Lloyd

27. Prince Philip

26. Nobby Stiles

25. Tom Smith

24. Greg Gilbert

23. Jean Louis Trintignant

22. Peter Tobin

21. Bob Dole

20. Beverly Cleary

19. Jimmy Greaves

18. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

17. Jimmy Carter

16. Joanne Woodward

15. Bob Barker

14. Vera Lynn

13. Olivia de Havilland

12. Emperor Akihito

11. Peter Sutcliffe

10. Stirling Moss

9. Luis Echevarria

8. Dick Cheney

7. Mikhail Gorbachev

6. Desmond Tutu

5. Dick Van Dyke

4. Barbara Walters

3. Olivia Newton-John

2. Clarissa Eden

1. Roger Angell

[Joey Russ 7,233]

Decided to do a randomized list with all the names just for the fun of it... and this is how it turned out! As you can see, many of the names I would’ve picked in a more competitive thing aren’t here, so... :

 

1. Jill Gascoine

2. Norman Lloyd

3. Dick Cheney

4. William H Gates

5. Mikhail Gorbachev

6. Dilip Kumar

7. Ozzy Osbourne

8. “Killer” Tim Brooks

9. Little Richard 

10. Ruthie Thompson

11. Cleo Laine

12. Dick Van Dyke

13. Angela Lansbury

14. Joanne Woodward

15. Paul Gascoigne 

16. Emperor Akihito

17. Lee Kerslake

18. Luis Echeverría 

19. Clarissa Eden

20. Earl Cameron

21. David Attenborough 

22. Jimmy Greaves

23. Barbara Walters

24. Vanessa Redgrave

25. Leslie Phillips

26. Carl Reiner

27. Murray Walker

28. George Schultz

29. Peter Tobin 

30. Ruth Bader Ginsburg 

31. Pierre Cardin

32. Larry King

33. Imelda Marcos

34. Alan Greenspan

35. Bob Barker

36. Susan Bayh

37. John Lewis

38. Jimmy Carter

39. Nobby Stiles 
40. Betty White

 

 

[Wormfarmer 428]

11 minutes ago, Joey Russ said:

Decided to do a randomized list with all the names just for the fun of it... and this is how it turned out! As you can see, many of the names I would’ve picked in a more competitive thing aren’t here, so... :

 

 

. . . . so if you win you did it without even trying.  

[Yvonne 362]

40.   Ruthie Thompson                      

39.   Alan Greenspan                   

38.   Angela Lansbury                       

37.   Barbara Walters                                 

36.   Norman Lloyd                            

35.   Beverley Cleary                         

34.   Olivia de Haviland                    

33.   Vera Lynn                                  

32.   Earl Cameron                          

31.  Bob Barker                            

30.  Bob Dole                         

29.  Cleo Laine                              

28.  David Attenborough                  

27.  Desmond Tutu                           

26.  Jimmy Carter                      

25.  Clarissa Eden Countess of Avon

24.  Dick Cheney               

23.  June Brown                           

22.  Dick van Dyke                                  

21.  George P. Shultz                  

20.  Ed Asner            

19.  Emperor Akihito                        

18.  Harry Belafonte                               

17.  Imelda Marcos               

16.  Jerry Stiller

15.  Prince Philip                        

14.  Jimmy Greaves

13.  Joanne Woodward                  

12.  Larry King                  

11.  Betty White                          

10.  Luis Echeverria Alvarez  

9.    Leslie Phillips               

8.    Lester Piggot              

7.  Carl Reiner                        

6.  Pierre Cardin

5.  Mikhail Gorbachev

4.  Murray Walker

3.  Henry Kissinger

2.  Ruth Bader Ginsburg

1.  Sidney Poitier

 

[Toast 16,158]

Here's my entry, courtesy of Random.org.

1. Leslie Phillips

2. Alex Trebek

3. Prince Philip

4. Henry Kissinger

5. Joanne Woodward

6. Leon Spinks

7. Nobby Stiles

8. Ruthie Tompson

9. Larry King

10. Earl Cameron

11. Prunella Scales

12. Bill Turnbull

13. Bob Barker

14. Vanessa Redgrave

15. Murray Walker

16. Yoo Sang-Chul

17. Betty White

18. Jerry Stiller

19. George Alagiah

20. Ozzy Osbourne

21. Killer Tim Brooks

22. Tony Bennett

23. Luis Echeverria

24. William H Gates

25. Peter Sutcliffe

26. Greg Gilbert

27. Loretta Lynn

28. Shane MacGowan

29. Olivia Newton-John

30. Olivia De Havilland

31. Tina Turner

32. Dilip Kumar

33. Jimmy Carter

34. Roger Angell

35. Mikhail Gorbachev

36. Jimmy Greaves

37. Vera Lynn

38. Cleo Laine

39. Beverly Cleary

40. Dick Cheney

[Annami 85]

My strategy was pretty much mix up some names I put in every pool and some I hadn't used that much or at all. So if some of the latter ones die, I have them at least somewhere and score some points... We'll see how this works. Thanks for hosting this!
By the way John Prine died on Tuesday (the day this pool started): https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/arts/music/john-prine-dead-coronavirus.html

40 Prince Philip

39 Ruthie Thompson

38 Vera Lynn

37 Tom Smith

36 Alex Trebek

35Norman Lloyd

34 Peter Tobin

33 Earl Cameron

32 Frankie Banali

31 Susan Bayh

30 David Gulpilil

29 Jean Louis Trintignant

28 Beverly Cleary

27 Lee Kerslake

26 Jimmy Carter

25 Dilip Kumar

24 Bob Dole

23 Pierre Cardin

22 Joanne Woodward

21 Roger Angell

20 Mikhail Gorbachev

19 Henry Kissinger

18 George Alagiah

17 Leon Spinks

16 Dick Cheney

15 Jimmy Greaves

14 Shane MacGowan

13 Vanessa Redgrave

12 Lester Piggott

11 Imelda Marcos

10 Yoo Sang-Chul

9 Bob Barker

8 Larry King

7 Sidney Poitier

6 Clarissa Eden

5 Carl Reiner

4 Cleo Laine

3 Emperor Akihito

2 Loretta Lynn

1 Little Richard (May 9th)

[theoldlady 2,314]

May the games begin! Already a hit with Stirling Moss! 

[Wormfarmer 428]

	Wormfarmer
40	yoo sang-chul
39	killer tim brooks
38	tom smith
37	frankie banali
36	susan bayh
35	alex trebek
34	lee kerslake
33	david gulpilil
32	george alagiah
31	placido domingo
30	olivia newton-john
29	john r lewis
28	bob barker
27	bob dole
26	jean louis trintignant
25	william h gates
24	dilip kumar
23	leslie phillips
22	luis escheverria
21	barbara walters
20	jill gascoine
19	leon spinks
18	emperor akihito
17	norman lloyd
16	ruthie tompson
15	earl cameron
14	lester piggott
13	prince philip
12	ed asner
11	carl reiner
10	jerry stiller
9	nobby stiles
8	jimmy greaves
7	joanne woodward
6	dick cheney
5	loretta lynn
4	beverly cleary
3	henry kissinger
2	sidney poitier
1	jimmy carter

[Wormfarmer 428]

  I just put my list on the thread above.  Full disclosure:  I had submitted it (to Capn Cho via PM) just hours before news broke of John Prine's death, and I had him at the #4 spot.  To keep things clean at the start, I have replaced him with Bev Cleary.  I know Capn Cho got his list in with John Prine on it in good faith before word broke of his death, and I was leaning toward letting him keep the points, but in fact to keep things clean and follow the letter of the law of most pools, names submitted on the same day as someone dying should be discounted, again, to keep things clean and avoid controversies.  Cho - could you please replace John Prine with another name??

 With only one more death before closing of the pool, we have a total of 11 entries so far.  (I have PM'd Yvonne to get her to redo her list as it does not meet the requirements for entry).  I was hoping to get somewhere in the range of 15 to 20 entries, so instead the pool will close at the time of the next death on the list of 80, OR the arrival of the 15th qualifying entry, whichever is LATER.  Later lists are really not at much of a disadvantage, except they miss the opportunity for picking the names that are already expired.  But with 80 to choose from, there should be plenty of opportunity for a wise chooser to catch up.  Finally, scoring is underway, with Stirling Moss providing the points.  Again, I will post the entries and a scoring table once the third death happens.  

[CaptainChorizo 1,990]

I will replace prine with david attenborough

[DeathByArsenic 46]

40edasner
39henry kissnger
38barbara windsor
37jimmy greaves
36jacques delor
35ozzy osbourne
34lee lerslake
33leslie phillips
32linda nolan
31killer tom brooks
30imelda marcos
29bob barker
28bob dole
27cleo laine
26david crosby
25ruthie tompson
24yoo sang-chul
23vera lynn
22tom smith
21susan bayh
20prince phillip
19placido domingo
18greg gilbert
17pete sutcliffe
16jimmy carter
15dick van dyke
14david gulpilil
13alex trebek
12betty white
11george shultz
10emperor akihito                                                                                                                                  
9lestor piggott
8norman lloyd
7sidney poitier
6prunella scales
5cleo laine
4bill turnbull
3olivia dehavilland
2carl reiner
1vanesa redgrave

 

[Joey Russ 7,233]

I believe entries are closed now? Jill Gascoine died since the last post. 
 

EDIT: Ah, she’s also the one worth 40 for me. Sometimes randomized lists do bring you fruit...