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4 minutes ago, Toast said:

I still think this enjoyable pool deserves to run for a full year.

If anyone else feels this way I'd have no objection to opening it to start July 2021 and run for a year. Bit late to start for Jan 1.

 

Of course, I'll need to crowdfund for staff, business rates etc etc. :lol:

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43 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

If anyone else feels this way I'd have no objection to opening it to start July 2021 and run for a year. Bit late to start for Jan 1.

 

Of course, I'll need to crowdfund for staff, business rates etc etc. :lol:

 

Oh yes, it's much more interesting to avoid the logjam of January 1. 

A lot happens over six months with names dropping off the perch and new ones coming to our attention.

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I kind of like the shortened runtime.... also remember, the more hits, the more bonuses come into play. It could become a mess, and very dependent on the initial deck.

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Just by a general feeling rather than stats, the person who seems to get most hits in the 6 months after closing in December is....Sean.

 

Not to say he would have won every year, depending on bonuses, but he'd likely be king of this pool if it ran for a year.

 

It's the working out of bonuses that concerns me too - I'd probably also have to re-rack how the leaderboard was set out. But I'm all for democracy! Initially it really was for those disappointed in a Cup run to have something to engage with for a run-in to year end. That could change if more folk want a year pool though. I'll ask nearer the time but all views welcome.

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5 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

If anyone else feels this way I'd have no objection to opening it to start July 2021 and run for a year. Bit late to start for Jan 1.

 

Of course, I'll need to crowdfund for staff, business rates etc etc. :lol:

I like this idea very  much.I really like this pool of yours Will.

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8 hours ago, Gooseberry Crumble said:

https://m.lasvegassun.com/news/2020/dec/30/phyllis-mcguire-mcguire-sisters-las-vegas-dies/

 

Subject to a qualifying  obituary @YoungWillz  singer Phyllis McGuire  is a very last minute 'hit' for me in this pool.

There's a period of grace on this pool for late obits to come through, so still plenty of time. Of course, the staff will have left, the players will be on their way back to their country estates and I shall be in the manager's office poring over the books.

 

Meantime, it's the end of the month. so I believe a little visit to the Card Roulette Table is in order! Come along everyone!

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The final Card Roulette Table draw!

 

Seven of Spades Five of Diamonds Jack of Hearts Four of Hearts Five of Clubs Ten of Spades Four of Diamonds Two of Hearts Seven of Clubs Jack of Spades Eight of Spades Three of Clubs Two of Diamonds Ten of Hearts Ace of Diamonds Two of Spades Ten of Diamonds Six of Clubs Queen of Hearts Ace of Spades King of Diamonds Three of Diamonds King of Hearts Six of Spades Queen of Spades Seven of Diamonds
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Timestamp: 2020-12-31 12:36:17 UTC

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Just now, YoungWillz said:

There's a period of grace on this pool for late obits to come through, so still plenty of time. Of course, the staff will have left, the players will be on their way back to their country estates and I shall be in the manager's office poring over the books.

 

Meantime, it's the end of the month. so I believe a little visit to the Card Roulette Table is in order! Come along everyone!

I'm sure I will still come  last even with a qualifying obituary!:D But it will still be nice  if I manage to get the points. Daily mail showbiz editor over to you.....

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Dead So Far:

 

Georg Ratzinger - 1 July

Everton Weekes - 1 July

Earl Cameron - 3 July

Nick Cordero - 5 July

Ennio Morricone - 6 July

Mark Naley - 6 July - No Obit

Johnny Beattie - 9 July

Paik Sun-yup - 10 July 

Judy Dyble - 12 July

Zizi Jeanmaire - 17 July

John Lewis - 17 July

Lone Dybkjaer - 20 July - No Obit

Stuart Wheeler - 23 July

David Hagen - 24 July

Amala Shankar - 24 July - No Obit

John Saxon - 25 July

Olivia de Havilland - 25 July

Lee Teng-hui - 30 July

Sydney Lotterby - 30 July

Wilford Brimley - 1 August

Bob Ryland - 2 August

John Hume - 3 August

Sumner Redstone - 11 August

Hal Singer - 18 August

Frankie Banali - 20 August

"Bullet" Bob Armstrong - 27 August

Pat Smullen - 15 September

Stanley Crouch - 16 September

Ruth Bader Ginsburg - 18 September

Lee Kerslake - 19 September

Michael Lonsdale - 21 September

Jackie Stallone - 21 September

Tommy DeVito - 21 September

Juliette Greco - 23 September

Bob Gibson - 2 October

Mohammad-Reza Shajarian - 8 October

Conchata Ferrell - 12 October

Marge Champion - 21 October

Bruce Reid - 27 October - No Obit

Nobby Stiles - 30 October

Mikhail Zhvenetsky -  6 November - No Obit

Jeanne Little - 7 November

Alex Trebek - 8 November

Peter Sutcliffe - 13 November

Des O'Connor - 14 November

Bhanwarlal Meghwal - 16 November - No Obit

Jan Morris - 20 November

Diego Maradona - 25 November

David Prowse - 28 November

Valery Giscard D'Estaing - 2 December

Chuck Yeagar - 7 December

Barbara Windsor - 10 December

Pierre Cardin - 29 December

Phyllis McGuire - 29 December

Ronald Atkins MP - 30 December

Tommy Docherty - 31 December

 

Perhaps: 1408 Points (Ratzinger; Jn Lewis; Teng-hui; Redstone; Banali; Smullen; Gibson; Trebek; D. O'Connor; Prowse; Atkins) (Sub: Kerslake [K Hearts]; Stiles [J Clubs]) (MD: J[2]; A[5]; S[2]; O[5]; N[K]; D[2])

 

Cards Played: Three of ClubsSeven of SpadesTen of ClubsSix of SpadesQueen of ClubsTen of SpadesSeven of HeartsEight of HeartsThree of HeartsNine of HeartsFive of Spades

 

Sean: 1359 Points (Cordero; Jn Lewis; Wheeler; Teng-hui; Brimley; Hume; Banali; Stiles; Little; Trebek' Windsor) (Sub: Weekes [Q Spades]; Ginsburg [7 Diamonds]) (MD: J[4]; A[6]; S[5]; O[K]; N[Q]; D[10])

 

Cards Played: Eight of HeartsFour of HeartsJack of SpadesQueen of ClubsEight of SpadesKing of ClubsEight of ClubsJack of DiamondsNine of SpadesSeven of ClubsAce of Diamonds

 

Death Impends: 1244 Points (Ratzinger; Jn Lewis; Wheeler; Hagen; Teng-hui; Redstone; Banali; Armstrong; DeVito; Gibson) (Sub: de Havilland [2 Hearts]) (MD: J[8]; A[3]; S[10]; O[10]; N[3]; D[3])

 

Cards Played: King of HeartsFive of SpadesEight of ClubsTen of SpadesTen of DiamondsSix of DiamondsFour of ClubsJack of DiamondsAce of ClubsQueen of SpadesSeven of Spades

 

Joey Russ: 1241 Points (Ratzinger; Cordero; Dyble; Jn Lewis; Wheeler; Hagen; Teng-hui; Banali; Armstrong; Gibson; Trebek) (MD: J[2]; A[A]; S[5]; O[Q]; N[Q]; D[J])

 

Cards Played: Queen of HeartsSeven of HeartsAce of HeartsTwo of DiamondsAce of DiamondsKing of HeartsFour of ClubsKing of ClubsEight of SpadesFive of DiamondsSeven of Diamonds

 

An Fear Beag: 1240 Points (Ratzinger; Jn Lewis; Teng-hui; Redstone; Banali; Smullen; Gibson; Stiles; Trebek) (Sub: Cordero [5 Diamonds]) (MD: J[J]; A[6]; S[4]; O[A]; N[3]; D[7])

 

Cards Played: Jack of ClubsFour of SpadesSeven of HeartsNine of DiamondsTwo of SpadesTen of DiamondsAce of ClubsSeven of SpadesSeven of DiamondsTwo of Clubs

 

Grim Up North: 1086 Points (Cordero; Jn Lewis; Hagen; Banali; Armstrong; Smullen; Kerslake; Stiles; Trebek) (Sub: de Havilland [9 Clubs]) (MD: J[2]; A[8]; S[5]; O[4]; N[J]; D[Q])

 

Cards Played: Six of SpadesFive of ClubsAce of ClubsThree of HeartsEight of SpadesNine of DiamondsFour of ClubsFour of SpadesTwo of Diamonds

 

msc: 996 Points (Ratzinger; Jn Lewis; Wheeler; Hagen; Banali; Armstrong; Singer; Gibson; Trebek) (Sub: Cordero [Q Spades]) (MD: J[K]; A[K]; S[3]; O[4]; N[8]; D[8])

 

Cards Played: Jack of ClubsKing of HeartsEight of SpadesTen of DiamondsQueen of HeartsQueen of SpadesFive of HeartsThree of HeartsKing of Spades

 

The Quim Reaper: 986 Points (de Havilland; Teng-hui; Hume; Redstone; Banali; Ginsburg; Stiles; Trebek) (Sub: D'Estaing [4 Diamonds]) (MD: J[4]; A[10]; S[4]; O[10]; N[K]; D[6])

 

Cards Played: Queen of SpadesEight of DiamondsJack of DiamondsJack of ClubsThree of ClubsFour of DiamondsKing of ClubsThree of Spades

 

gcreptile: 958 Points (Ratzinger; Hagen; Banali; Armstrong; Crouch; Kerslake; Shajarian) (Sub: Cordero [A Diamonds]) (MD: J[J]; A [J]; S[Q]; O[9]; N[6]; D[10])

 

Cards Played: Nine of ClubsNine of SpadesSeven of HeartsTwo of ClubsSeven of SpadesNine of HeartsFive of Diamonds

 

YoungWillz: 872 Points (Morricone; Jn Lewis; Redstone; Ginsburg; Kerslake; Stiles; Trebek; Windsor) (MD: J[K]; A[9]; S[A]; O[8]; N[6]; D[7])

 

Cards Played: Seven of SpadesTwo of DiamondsFour of SpadesQueen of HeartsThree of DiamondsThree of HeartsAce of DiamondsSix of Hearts

 

DeathByArsenic: 809 Points (Jeanmaire; Lonsdale; Greco; Ferrell; Trebek; D'Estaing; Cardin) (MD: J[10]; A[J]; S[3]; O[9]; N[4]; D[2])

 

Cards Played: Three of SpadesRed JokerFive of ClubsEight of DiamondsAce of SpadesSix of HeartsAce of Clubs 

 

Banana: 808 Points (Jn Lewis; Hagen; de Havilland; Teng-hui; Banali; Smullen; Trebek) (Sub: Cordero [J Clubs]) (MD: J[10]; A[10]; S[A]; O[K]; N[9]; D[6])

 

Cards Played: Five of SpadesQueen of DiamondsThree of HeartsFive of ClubsTwo of ClubsQueen of SpadesSix of Spades

 

Captain Chorizo: 808 Points (Ratzinger; Jn Lewis; Hagen; Teng-hui; Banali; Armstrong)(MD: J[6]; A[9]; S[Q]; O[6]; N[7]; D[3])

 

Cards Played: Two of SpadesJack of DiamondsAce of SpadesSeven of SpadesNine of DiamondsKing of HeartsJack of Clubs

 

theoldlady: 803 Points (Cameron; Jn Lewis; Banali; Stiles; Trebek; Windsor; Cardin) (MD: J[5]; A[4]; S[8]; O[8]; N[3]; D[10])

 

Cards Played: Ace of HeartsTwo of HeartsThree of DiamondsTwo of SpadesQueen of ClubsNine of ClubsEight of Spades

 

Clorox Bleachman: 678 Points (Ratzinger; Cordero; Jn Lewis; Banali; Armstrong; Trebek) (Sub: Sutcliffe [8 Diamonds]) (MD: J[A]; A[J]; S[J]; O[6]; N[5]; D[K])

 

Cards Played: Jack of HeartsSeven of SpadesJack of DiamondsTwo of SpadesTen of HeartsThree of Hearts

 

The Old Crem: 675 Points (Cordero; Lewis; de Havilland; Hume; Redstone; Windsor) (Sub: Maradona [2 Spades]) (MD: J[Q]; A[A]; S[8]; O[6]; N[10]; D[K])

 

Cards Played: Three of SpadesTwo of HeartsSeven of HeartsFour of DiamondsTwo of DiamondsKing of Hearts

 

Yorkshire Banker: 620 Points (Weekes; Beattie; Teng-hui; Banali; Trebek) (Sub: Cameron [Q Diamonds]) (MD: J[9]; A[2]; S[K]; O [6]; N[Q]; D[J])

 

Cards Played: Red JokerJack of SpadesNine of SpadesAce of ClubsKing of Hearts

 

Miracle Aligner: 560 Points (de Havilland; Stiles; Trebek; D'Estaing; Atkins) (MD: J[7]; A[2]; S[7]; O[5]; N[10]; D[A])

 

Cards Played: Three of HeartsAce of Hearts King of HeartsSix of DiamondsSix of Hearts

 

Bibliogryphon: 516 Points (Weekes; Jeanmaire; Stallone; Docherty) (MD: J[A]; A[K]; S[2]; O[K]; N[5]; D[4])

 

Cards Played: Ace of HeartsSeven of HeartsSeven of SpadesSix of Spades

 

Great Uncle Bulgaria: 512 Points (Ginsburg; Stallone; Stiles; Windsor) (MD: J[8]; A[3]; S[J];O[A]; N[J]; D[5])

 

Cards Played: Three of ClubsSeven of DiamondsThree of HeartsJack of Diamonds

 

JoeMoneypenny: 498 Points (Weekes; Sun-yup; Ryland; Windsor) (Sub: Cardin [Q Diamonds]) (MD: J[4]; A [Q]; S[K]; O[2]; N[3]; D[2])

 

Cards Played: Eight of HeartsFive of SpadesBlack JokerThree of Spades

 

markb4: 482 Points (Jn Lewis; Ginsburg; Trebek; Yeagar) (Sub: de Havilland [6 Diamonds]; Champion [9 Hearts]) (MD: J[8]; A[Q]; S[9]; O[J]; N[2]: D[5])

 

Cards Played: Ace of ClubsAce of DiamondsFour of ClubsFive of Clubs

 

Toast: 364 Points (Lotterby; Lonsdale; Morris) (Sub: Stiles [6 Spades]) (MD: J[K]; A[6]; S[9]; O[2]; N[A]; D[A])

 

Cards Played: Queen of ClubsThree of DiamondsFour of Spades

 

CalebH: 180 Points (Trebek) (Sub: Maradona [K Spades]) (MD: J[Q]; A[10]; S[Q]; O[Q]; N[9]; D[Q])

 

Cards Played: Two of Diamonds

 

Gooseberry Crumble: 158 Points (McGuire) (Sub: Saxon [4 Clubs]) (MD: J[3]; A[9]; S[Q]; O[A]; N[Q]; D[4])

 

Cards Played: King of Spades 

 

Guy From Future: 48 Points (Sub: Maradona [8 Spades]) (MD: J[4]; A[9]; S[K]; O[2]; N[5]; D[7])

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Oh my goodness.

 

Ronald Atkins has only gorn and died. A hit for Miracle Aligner and Perhaps.

 

Bonuses:

 

Miracle Aligner: Pair 6s - 10 Additional Points.

 

Perhaps: Straight (5, 6, 7 Spades, 8, 9) - 30 Points; Straight (5, 6, 7 Hearts, 8, 9) - 30 Points. Total - 60 Additional Points.

 

And with that @Perhaps takes the lead. Can there be any more twists and turns in this oh so tight race?

 

Leaderboard updated.

 

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Aww Sean's been well and truly Don Lusk'd!

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Bibliogryphon had a solo hit with Tommy Docherty.

 

No bonuses alas, leaderboard updated!

 

Any more before going ashore?

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2 minutes ago, Gooseberry Crumble said:

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/phyllis-mcguire-lead-singer-last-175550815.html

 

Not sure if this would qualify @YoungWillz

 

an article on Phyllis McGuires passing reprinted from Variety on a UK Yahoo site?

Next year it would have, not a DDP Qobit for this year though.

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1 minute ago, YoungWillz said:

Next year it would have, not a DDP Qobit for this year though.

Arr ok thanks!  Just pinning my hopes on the Daily Mail who covered her sisters death last year and perhaps the BBC!

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3 hours ago, Gooseberry Crumble said:

Arr ok thanks!  Just pinning my hopes on the Daily Mail who covered her sisters death last year and perhaps the BBC!

Well, blow me! https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9103309/Phyllis-McGuire-1950s-singing-trio-McGuire-Sisters-dies-aged-89.html

 

Back in a mo to update the leaderboard. Coffee calls...

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So Phyllis McGuire gets her obit and Gooseberry Crumble gets a card played at last!

 

No bonuses obviously.

 

Leaderboard updated.

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7 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Cheers Will! Thanks so much! Thank God for the Daily Mail is not something  I say or feel very often!:lol:;)

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Even the BBC can't confirm a date of death for Michael McKevitt.

 

Anyway, those who have an interest have until the 7th to find something to push him into 2020! Although it is looking like he's died after the bells have chimed in 2021 at present.

 

Also still waiting for any late notifications or obits. I'm working by anglepoise lamp in a deserted casino!

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Well, the final reckoning is now due.

 

What a year! Actually a half year but it seemed like a year! Not clear cut by any stretch of the imagination, and a good competition for most. Indeed, it's been my best year pointswise, by luck rather than by design. But the lights have dimmed, the players have left for their 2021 competitions and it falls to me to do the final tally, which is as follows. If you entered last year, your position and points total is shown in brackets after your total for this year. Not strictly comparable, given the introduction of the monthly card roulette table, but hey...Even so, points are relatively down overall on last year.

 

Anyway, the final table looks like this:

 

1st - Perhaps - 1408 Points

2nd - Sean - 1359 Points (=13th, 710)

3rd - Death Impends - 1244 Points (=5th, 1435)

4th - Joey Russ - 1241 Points (2nd, 1712)

5th - An Fear Beag - 1240 Points

6th - Grim Up North - 1086 Points (3rd, 1485)

7th - msc - 996 Points (=8th, 930)

8th - The Quim Reaper - 986 Points

9th - gcreptile - 958 Points (4th, 1443)

10th - YoungWillz - 872 Points (17th, 613)

11th - DeathByArsenic - 809 Points (21st, 406)

=12th - Banana - 808 Points (7th, 1069)

=12th - Captain Chorizo - 808 Points (1st, 2000)

14th - theoldlady - 803 Points (18th, 600)

15th - Clorox Bleachman - 678 Points (=5th, 1435)

16th - The Old Crem - 675 Points (10th, 835)

17th - Yorkshire Banker - 620 Points (16th, 674)

18th - Miracle Aligner - 560 Points

19th - Bibliogryphon - 516 Points (24th, 100)

20th - Great Uncle Bulgaria - 512 Points (22nd, 332)

21st - JoeMoneypenny - 498 Points

22nd - markb4 - 482 Points

23rd - Toast - 364 Points (20th, 436)

24th - CalebH - 180 Points

25th - Gooseberry Crumble - 158 Points (23rd, 305)

26th - Guy From Future - 48 Points

 

So it is with some pride I pass the trophy for the 4th Deathlist Poker Tournament to a rookie first time player - PERHAPS. Congratulations to you and well done against the big beasts of the poker tables and indeed deadpooling in general.

 

I have to note big commiserations to Sean, who had his lead snatched away at the death. (Well, it's a bloody dead pool!). And also to inform him that I have lowered the extra security doors, in case he marches upon our beloved casino, shouting "Stop The Steal!"

 

The lead had been held at various points by Grim Up North, Joey Russ, Death Impends and An Fear Beag, but despite the jostling, their team members just couldn't come through. If you have improved on your placing and/or scores, well done, if not, that's the turn of the card, the swish of the Reaper's scythe, and hey, there is always next time.

 

Our Hall of Fame now reads as follows:

 

2017 - Death Impends

2018 - Death Impends

2019 - Captain Chorizo

2020 - Perhaps.

 

And now it falls to me to hand over the Hall of Shame prize, the hanging of the portrait in the gents. (Next year, it will be the toilet for the physically challenged, as I'm running out of cubicles - must get an extension built!). This is normally awarded to the player who has essentially cut their own throat, whether by the way picks have been made or non-obiting. I have decided that this meaningless award is to be shared this year.

 

There is no getting away from the fact that if a player calls himself Guy From Future, you'd expect them to get at least one main team member dead and obiting, in fact you'd expect a lot of hits. The majority of points came from the monthly draw! Deservedly last, the management will expect better time travelling skills to be reflected in his score IN THE FUTURE. There is also no doubt that msc had three non-obiting hits in their main team. While the Casino appreciates the thrill and danger of the choices of deceased, you have to know you are going to get those obits in. And had they come in, msc would have had a flush, pairs, three of a kind and a full house on top of the standard hit score and would have won the entire game. So it's a joint portrait this year.

 

Hall of Shame

2017 - Joey Russ

2018 - Joey Russ

2019 - Sir Creep

2020 - Guy From Future & msc.

 

And we are done! Let's see if we open up later in 2021, and how long we are open for.....

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Astonished that I accidentally won this considering the fierce competition from the regular deadpoolers. As a newbie this has been one of the most enjoyable pools I've entered thus far and I can't wait to play this year to defend my fluke. Sorry Sean.

 

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4 minutes ago, Perhaps said:

Astonished that I accidentally won this considering the fierce competition from the regular deadpoolers. As a newbie this has been one of the most enjoyable pools I've entered thus far and I can't wait to play this year to defend my fluke. Sorry Sean.

Yeah, and I've noticed the monthly draw was not that kind to you either.

 

I'm probably not going to check that as it's totally random anyway, but somebody must have benefited more than most from that side of things. Might be an indication of when to put your picks in, maybe not. I think that experiment worked this year. At one stage it looked like it might decide the whole damn thing - but you were a clear winner. :clap:

 

Who would have imagined a politician aged 104 would just up and die so close to the end? Bloody Labour! ;):lol:

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