Lofarl Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/edinburgh-crime-gangland-hood-shot-dead-outside-pub-in-granton-minutes-before-the-bells-4462136 Some dedication to the last gasp bonus here. Minutes before the bells. Fair play. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 3 out of 15 for my first attempt at this. Not sure if that's good or not. Even though I got no points for Lester Sterling, I'm counting him in my unofficial total. Betty Boothroyd and everyone's pick Shane MacGowan make up my 3 for '23. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 How long should I keep Aim Here sweating? 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 37 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said: How long should I keep Aim Here sweating? At least another couple of days. Have you had the results independently verified yet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 2 minutes ago, Trogdor said: At least another couple of days. Have you had the results independently verified yet? @Aim Heredoes that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Miguel Sanchez Posted January 3 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 3 (edited) Week 52 and a Half update Happy year of dying, everyone. Time for some housekeeping. I believe every death has been accounted for, and we have a few clarifications to make: @Curmudgeon picked meteorologist and inventor of the Heimlich manoeuvre, Frank Field. There was no qualifying obituary, so he doesn't get any points. @Priti priti priti Patel picked acupuncturist and stepfather of Tupac, Mutulu Shakur. There was no qualifying obituary, so he doesn't get any points. @stanton picked New Zealand rugby man Roy Roper. There was no qualifying obituary, so he doesn't get any points. @Suspect Device picked saxophonist Lester Sterling. There was no qualifying obituary, so he doesn't get any points. @sparky88 picked former Southampton youth player Ben Cull who died of cancer aged 23: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12525719/England-football-youth-star-Ben-Cull-dies-aged-just-23-loses-brave-cancer-battle-weeks-proposing-girlfriend.html He died at 23 so he's worth 102 Base Points. A Solo Shot takes that to 152 points. @HK Hibee picked businessman Charlie Munger: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67562529 He died at 99 so he's worth 26 Base Points. A Solo Shot takes that to 76 points. I'm also officially giving up hope for one of my team dying in the last days of 2023, and officially awarding the Last Gasp bonus to @Aim Here for Ryan O'Neal on the 8th of December. As a result, the final standings look like this: 1. Aim Here 458 2. psv_killie 436 3. cdhafc1874 422 4. sparky88 415 5. JustOneCornetto 405 6. Arbroathlegend36-0 402 7. gkneil 369 8. Desp 324 9. Karpaty Lviv 300 10. Ned Nederlander 299 11. Miguel Sanchez 297 12. Michael W, Scorge 295 14. Mark Connolly, peasy23 288 16. throbber 287 17. Bert Raccoon 282 18. chomp my root 271 19. Arabdownunder 267 20. microdave 265 21. ThomCat 264 22. weirdcal 263 23. qos_75 260 24. Chris Partlow 254 25. HK Hibee 249 26. The_Craig 247 27. sophia 246 28. LoonsYouthTeam 245 29. lolls, The Naitch 240 31. Christophe, kilMARKnock 237 33. The DA 235 34. Frosty 233 35. Indale Winton 232 36. Ludo*1 227 37. buddiepaul, HI HAT 226 39. Billy Jean King 225 40. ICTJohnboy 220 41. amnarab, TxRover 219 43. pub car king 217 44. thistledo 215 45. mozam76 200 46. alta-pete 199 47. djchapsticks, Enigma 197 49. DG.Roma 193 50. Bully Wee Villa 192 51. Arch Stanton 186 52. Donathan, sleazy, Sweaty Morph 179 55. Melanius Mullarkay, Shotgun 170 57. Savage Henry 169 58. dee_62, statts1976uk 167 60. D.V.T. 166 61. Fuctifano 164 62. ParsJake 160 63. willie adie 159 64. Oystercatcher 157 65. HTG 154 66. BillyAnchor, paulathame 153 68. German Jag 148 69. dagane 147 70. get_the_subbies_on 138 71. blackislekillie 134 72. pawpar 126 73. nessies long lost ghost 124 74. Priti priti priti Patel 122 75. atfccfc, btb, Ray Patterson 121 78. Moomintroll 118 79. doulikefish, stanton, tamthebam, The Master 111 83. Dunning1874 105 84. DeeTillEhDeh 101 85. ayrunitedfw, Lofarl, San Starko 99 88. weemac 97 89. lichtgilphead 96 90. Lex 93 91. mizfit, Suspect Device 92 93. 101 90 94. The Hologram 87 95. El Guapo 85 96. Jimmy Baker, senorsoupe 71 98. choirbairn 70 199. superwell87 69 100. mathematics 62 101. Bazz891, expatowner, invergowrie arab, Les Cabbage 60 105. superbigal 58 106. Empty It 48 107. Duszek, Oceanlineayr, Salvo Montalbano, Shipa 39 111. 10menwent2mow, parxyz, scottsdad 32 114. Derry Alli 31 115. HibsFan, PWL 29 117. ZERO POINTERS - @Bold Rover, @Curmudgeon, @Eednud, @gingette, @Helpma, @Polarbear, @Raven, @Richey Edwards, @rowsdower, @Sergeant Wilson, @shivute, @thisal The spreadsheet is also updated, and is only awaiting its final confirmation from our winner: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RxCIfczRUmrRrW79tUQ0vJ5KaHZpYENsTKmDqW4X3W4/edit?usp=sharing Edited January 3 by Miguel Sanchez 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Miguel Sanchez Posted January 3 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 3 I think that's everything. A massive congratulations to long-time player @Aim Here for his maiden Dead Pool win. His total score is much lower than usual, but the standings overall were much closer for pretty much the whole year. It was exciting stuff right up until the end, and I'm sure we all hope we can experience the level of tension he must have been feeling over the past three weeks. 27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Miguel Sanchez Posted January 3 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 3 (edited) With that it's time for me to finish the thread and thank everyone for playing again. Since I took over the Dead Pool I've only ever wanted to keep it going, to have as many people as possible playing and to do justice to all of the people who've died each year. The thread length has increased year on on year since 2019, so I think we're doing alright. Well done on your 2023. If you're a Zero Pointer, better luck in 2024. Thanks again, everyone. I'm going to leave the last words to the pick who ultimately decided the year... OH GOD, OH MAN Edited January 3 by Miguel Sanchez 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Congratulations @Aim Here, very well played! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Let's put this annual horribilis, behind us. Fungus officio! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomp my root Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Congrats to Aim Here. No pressure for this year then mate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Nederlander Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 @Aim Here brings a great deal to these threads - a very worthy win Amazed but delighted to have somehow stumbled into a top 10 placing myself. Thanks again @Miguel Sanchez 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustOneCornetto Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 (edited) Well done to @Aim Here, happy to hand over the Trophy I held from last year. Top 5 for me in what was a tense and exciting year but my early season form let me down in second half, also massive thanks to @Miguel Sanchez for running the game impeccably, by the rules and in his own inimitable style. Edited January 3 by JustOneCornetto 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Congratulations @Aim Here and commiserations to @psv_killie for being pipped at the (last) post. Happy enough with my score in a debut year. 2 down and 1 with no obituary. Looking to improve this year. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aim Here Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 (edited) 1 hour ago, Miguel Sanchez said: Week 52 and a Half update Happy year of dying, everyone. Time for some housekeeping. I believe every death has been accounted for, and we have a few clarifications to make: @Curmudgeon picked meteorologist and inventor of the Heimlich manoeuvre, Frank Field. There was no qualifying obituary, so he doesn't get any points. @Priti priti priti Patel picked acupuncturist and stepfather of Tupac, Mutulu Shakur. There was no qualifying obituary, so he doesn't get any points. @stanton picked New Zealand rugby man Roy Roper. There was no qualifying obituary, so he doesn't get any points. @Suspect Device picked saxophonist Lester Sterling. There was no qualifying obituary, so he doesn't get any points. @sparky88 picked former Southampton youth player Ben Cull who died of cancer aged 23: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12525719/England-football-youth-star-Ben-Cull-dies-aged-just-23-loses-brave-cancer-battle-weeks-proposing-girlfriend.html He died at 23 so he's worth 102 Base Points. A Solo Shot takes that to 152 points. @HK Hibee picked businessman Charlie Munger: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67562529 He died at 99 so he's worth 26 Base Points. A Solo Shot takes that to 76 points. I'm also officially giving up hope for one of my team dying in the last days of 2023, and officially awarding the Last Gasp bonus to @Aim Here for Ryan O'Neal on the 8th of December. As a result, the final standings look like this: 1. Aim Here 458 2. psv_killie 436 3. cdhafc1874 422 4. sparky88 416 5. JustOneCornetto 405 6. Arbroathlegend36-0 402 7. gkneil 369 8. Desp 324 9. Karpaty Lviv 300 10. Ned Nederlander 299 11. Miguel Sanchez 297 12. Michael W, Scorge 295 14. Mark Connolly, peasy23 288 16. throbber 287 17. Bert Raccoon 282 18. chomp my root 271 19. Arabdownunder 267 20. microdave 265 21. ThomCat 264 22. weirdcal 263 23. qos_75 260 24. Chris Partlow 254 25. HK Hibee 249 26. The_Craig 247 27. sophia 246 28. LoonsYouthTeam 245 29. lolls, The Naitch 240 31. Christophe, kilMARKnock 237 33. The DA 235 34. Frosty 233 35. Indale Winton 232 36. Ludo*1 227 37. buddiepaul, HI HAT 226 39. Billy Jean King 225 40. ICTJohnboy 220 41. amnarab, TxRover 219 43. pub car king 217 44. thistledo 215 45. mozam76 200 46. alta-pete 199 47. djchapsticks, Enigma 197 49. DG.Roma 193 50. Bully Wee Villa 192 51. Arch Stanton 186 52. Donathan, sleazy, Sweaty Morph 179 55. Melanius Mullarkay, Shotgun 170 57. Savage Henry 169 58. dee_62, statts1976uk 167 60. D.V.T. 166 61. Fuctifano 164 62. ParsJake 160 63. willie adie 159 64. Oystercatcher 157 65. HTG 154 66. BillyAnchor, paulathame 153 68. German Jag 148 69. dagane 147 70. alta-pete 139 71. get_the_subbies_on 138 72. blackislekillie 134 73. pawpar 126 74. nessies long lost ghost 124 75. Priti priti priti Patel 122 76. atfccfc, btb, Ray Patterson 121 79. Moomintroll 118 80. doulikefish, stanton, tamthebam, The Master 111 84. Dunning1874 105 85. DeeTillEhDeh 101 86. ayrunitedfw, Lofarl, San Starko 99 89. weemac 97 90. lichtgilphead 96 91. Lex 93 92. mizfit, Suspect Device 92 94. 101 90 95. The Hologram 87 96. El Guapo 85 97. Jimmy Baker, senorsoupe 71 99. choirbairn 70 100. superwell87 69 101. mathematics 62 102. Bazz891, expatowner, invergowrie arab, Les Cabbage 60 106. superbigal 58 107. Empty It 48 108. Duszek, Oceanlineayr, Salvo Montalbano, Shipa 39 112. 10menwent2mow, parxyz, scottsdad 32 115. Derry Alli 31 116. HibsFan, PWL 29 118. ZERO POINTERS - @Bold Rover, @Curmudgeon, @Eednud, @gingette, @Helpma, @Polarbear, @Raven, @Richey Edwards, @rowsdower, @Sergeant Wilson, @shivute, @thisal The spreadsheet is also updated, and is only awaiting its final confirmation from our winner: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RxCIfczRUmrRrW79tUQ0vJ5KaHZpYENsTKmDqW4X3W4/edit?usp=sharing I can see either one or two mistakes, and happily, my top-spot place isn't one of them. Ben Cull seems to have conflicting birthday information; the Daily Mail puts him at 23, while the Mirror and Wikipedia put him at 24. It just means that sparky88 might be on 415 rather than 416. alta-pete is on the high-score table twice, at 139 and 199. The 199 score is the right one. Happy with the win, though it was about the tightest one possible. I'm still half expecting to turn on the news at Easter and hear that the body of 70s Crackerjack star Don Maclean was found in a bedsit in Cricklewood after the neighbours complained about the smell and his demise has been forensically backdated to New Year's Eve. Thanks to Miguel for an excellently run competition, as always, and to all my picks, especially Ryan O' Neal for punching far higher above his weight than any octagenarian should ever be expected to, in this game. Edited January 3 by Aim Here 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 Good spot on Ben Cull. The Mail and the Sun both say 23, everywhere else says 24. I'll go with Wikipedia and Transfermarkt and change that one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microdave Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I think that is my best ever performance to finish 20th and I hope to build on that this year and maybe gain a European spot. Congrats to @Aim Here on his victory and thanks to @Miguel Sanchez for another successful year of running the P&B dead pool. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I’ll take 41st happily and see if my autopilot team can top it. Meanwhile, I guess I’ll have to start looking at 2025! Thanks to @Miguel Sanchez for his excellent job running this head of cats, and appreciation/congratulations to @Aim Here for his win and his willingness to answer obscure questions on odds and results! 4 hours ago, Ned Nederlander said: Amazed but delighted to have somehow stumbled into a top 10 placing myself. Not believing for a second that Ned Deadlander, er @Ned Nederlander, is happy with 10th! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psv_killie Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Congratulations @Aim Here a very worthy winner was a tight run in to the end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Didn't even crack the top hundred, but I love this game. It gives me a reason to check news websites. Thanks for running this @Miguel Sanchez. And congratulations to the new champ @Aim Here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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