The Woolster

If you haven’t played before please get involved. Rules listed below.

1. Each contestant much pick 10 celebrities who they think will die between 00:01, 30th January 2023 and 23:59 31st December 2023. Lists are final as of the starting time.

I will accept late entries, perhaps someone finds this thread half way through the year and would like to enter, however if someone dies within 1 week you won't get the points for it.

2. When the death has been confirmed, points will be awarded, and the people who had them chosen may choose a new celebrity for their list. Please post replacements in this on this thread, PMs may be missed or not come through.

3. A celebrity is defined as a person who lives their life in the public domain. If we have not heard of them, then we can reject them. A good rule of thumb is if they have a Wikipedia page that you didn't just make.

4. Death row prisoners and people in public 'right to die' cases are not permitted.

5. Your picks can be any age at all. No minimum or maximum for the categories, but points will be awarded like this:

50+ - 10 points

35-49 - 20 points

Under 35 - 30 points

6. You will get fewer points if it is one of your replacements which dies. This is because the new pick may be based on more recent news, so is not 'as skilled' as an original pick. 

50+ - 9 points

35-49 - 15 points

Under 35 - 20 points

Please PM me your lists, and I will begin the spreadsheet. Even if you want your list carried over from last year, please PM me to let me know so that I can 1. confirm your list, and 2. keep track in one place who has entered. This also stops people copying your lists. Once the game begins, I will post the lists here. When you're sending your lists in, please put in the categories of your entrants in order like this...

1. John 50+

2. Mike 50+

3. Steve 50+

4. Sam 50+

5. Arnold 50+

6. Peter 50+

7. David 35-49

8. Liam 35-49

9. Tom U35

10. Paul U35

Please don't use nicknames!

I will not open the PM until my list is posted. 

Good luck everyone!

AND............ STILL DEATHPOOL CHAMPION OF THELIVERPOOLWAY - littletedwest!!!

What an exciting finish, a death on 31st December has won it!

What ted had not taken account of when he surmised that he hadn't quite made up the ground was that he had an U35 in Tom Parker, given him 30 points for him alone. 3 starting 10 deaths and 3 substitute deaths saw him score 77 points for the win.

Tom Parker

Bill Turnbull

The Queen

Angela Landsbury

Pele

Pope Benedict

In 2nd place, despite not making any subs for their 5 deaths, giving them 70 points, and the only other person who picked Tom Parker, was rather annoyingly, me! 

Tom Parker

June Brown

Jerry Lee Lewis

Bill Treacher

Pele

And in 3rd place, and rather unfortunately as he had a great season with, tbh, a few picks I'd never heard of, was Gruntfuttock with 6 deaths giving him a total of 57 points.

Leonard Fenton

Jack Smethurst

Billy Bingham

June Brown

Duggie Brown

Leslie Phillips

The Rest

Captain Willard - 40 points

Harry's Lad - 29 points

Tokyojoe - 20 points

Vladimirllyich - 19 points

Redheart, Fowlers God, Red_or_Dead and Bjornebye - 10 points

Jairzinho & Stontinium Dog - Nil points

Well done all, a few decent scores there, next comp will hopefully be up and running shortly. Think I need to pay up to open up my inbox though...

On 29/11/2022 at 19:49, littletedwest said:

Hope you're OK mate

Yes, all good thanks!

Being very busy with work whilst working from home, and also being very sanguine on the football side of things after we won the league, it just broke the habit of me logging in every day, which eventually broke the habit of logging in at all!

Not been on the site recently, and have not gone through this thread yet, but I will be updating it with the results, no need to worry about that, unless someone else has taken it upon themselves to tot up the points?

As for next year, I'm happy to get it set up again. I do think I will be on logging on more regularly again, but if someone else wanted to take over who might be a bit more proactive than I have been over the past couple of years, that would be fine by me!

I'll tot the scores up, probably next week, but will see if I can get it done before then

Putting everyone's list together (finally!)

Late entries always welcome, only 1 person has scored so far, so big disadvantage!

There following entered last year but not this, if you resubmit, any that you have rolled over from last year will still get the points if they die within the week. This includes @Fowlers God , who has asked me who he had on his last entry in 2019!

@Evelyn Tentions

@alles ist gut

@Bruce Spanner

@Atticus Finch

@No2

And if I've got the name change correct, @Captain Willard

58 minutes ago, stringvest said:

Aye, that was tragic.  I had a horrible feeling that wouldn't end well.

Where is your entry...?

Fingers crossed I can get onto this tomorrow and put the lists together

On 31/01/2022 at 15:31, littletedwest said:

Eastenders Dr legg dies at 95,  RIP Leonard Fenton

 

I've got 2 From EastEnders and still didn't get the one who died!

3 minutes ago, Mike D said:

Barry Cryer gone today.

Head over to the 2022 thread Mike!

Damn, I realised one of mine died in the summer and I missed it, thought I had a surprise podium finish! 

Should get onto it next week, and if anyone still wants to enter please do, you can join mid-game

Haven't had a chance to go through anyone's list yet, work is busy and the wife has had covid for the last week and isolating, so I've had to do every bloody school run, shop run, lunch, dinner, evening kids club etc...

But here's my list

If you haven’t played before please get involved. Rules listed below.

1. Each contestant much pick 10 celebrities who they think will die between 00:01, 24th January 2022 and 23:59 31st December 2022. Lists are final as of the starting time.

I will accept late entries, perhaps someone finds this thread half way through the year and would like to enter, however if someone dies within 1 week you won't get the points for it.

2. When the death has been confirmed, points will be awarded, and the people who had them chosen may choose a new celebrity for their list.

3. A celebrity is defined as a person who lives their life in the public domain. If we have not heard of them, then we can reject them. A good rule of thumb is if they have a Wikipedia page that you didn't just make.

4. Death row prisoners and people in public 'right to die' cases are not permitted.

5. Your picks can be any age at all. No minimum or maximum for the categories, but points will be awarded like this:

50+ - 10 points

35-49 - 20 points

Under 35 - 30 points

6. You will get fewer points if it is one of your replacements which dies. This is because the new pick may be based on more recent news, so is not 'as skilled' as an original pick. 

50+ - 9 points

35-49 - 15 points

Under 35 - 20 points

Please PM me your lists, and I will begin the spreadsheet. Even if you want your list carried over from last year, please PM me to let me know so that I can 1. confirm your list, and 2. keep track in one place who has entered. This also stops people copying your lists. Once the game begins, I will post the lists here. When you're sending your lists in, please put in the categories of your entrants in order like this...

1. John 50+

2. Mike 50+

3. Steve 50+

4. Sam 50+

5. Arnold 50+

6. Peter 50+

7. David 35-49

8. Liam 35-49

9. Tom U35

10. Paul U35

Please don't use nicknames!

I will not open the PM until my list is posted. 

Good luck everyone!

AND NEW DEALTHLIST CHAMPION OF TLW IS.....

@littletedwest obviously!

Congrats mate, and a cracking score too, I think my top score was 90, so you've beat that, and I don't know if anyone has had 8 deaths before either. I am glad to pass over the title of the forum's grim reaper, it has been a heavy burden for the past 5 years!

littletedwest - 94 points

Rush Limburgh

Prince Philip 

Leon Spinks

Jimmy Greaves

Dustin Diamond

Capt Tom Moore

DMX

Sarah Harding

Evelyn Intentions - 49 points

Desmond Tutu

Prince Philip

Hal Holbrook

Christopher Plummer

Betty White

Strontium Dog, Bjornebye and Redheart all on 39 points

All with Prince Philip, Cap Tom Moore and DMX.

Stronts had Rush Limbaugh

Stig had Murray Walker

Redheart made a late charge on to the podium with Betty White

The Rest

The Woolster, Atticus Finch & No2 - 29 points

Vladimirllyich, Red_or_Dead & Gruntfuttock - 20 points

Bruce Spanner - 19 points

Alles ist Gut, Harry's Lad, Tokyo Joe & Colonel Kurtz (RIP) - 10 points

Jairzinho - Nil points

Overall, pretty good scoring, usually there is a fair few more with zero deaths.

I'll get this year's one up and running in the next few days!

On 02/02/2021 at 07:20, Special K said:

Hal Holbrook has died. 95 years old

On 02/02/2021 at 12:28, Evelyn Tentions said:

I'll replace Hal Holbrook with Bobby Charlton.

Ok, this could be controversial...

According to Wiki, Hal Holbrook actually died on 23rd January, and the competition started from 1st February, however, his death was not announced by his family until 2nd February. Unless Evelyn admits otherwise, I presume he did not have inside info on this, so I am going to give him the points!

This does however change the leaderboard...

Soon!

On 03/02/2021 at 01:42, Gruntfuttock said:

I'll replace Capt Tom with Frank Williams (The Vicar in Dads Army,not the F1 boss.).

Shouldn't have made the clarification!

Has there been a NYE death before?!

I know I've been a crap competition organiser this past year or 2, WFH has been crap for my free time, but I should have the time to tot up the scores next week!

I had it 11-1. Masterclass

Just watched it and avoided the result.

Porter is one of my favourite fighters in recent times, love his heart, love the interactions in the corner with his dad, and he seems like the most decent, respectful man in boxing. He's really really good fighter, just not quite great.

I had it 3-3 after 6, but had Crawford winning the next 3. Stopped early, but don't think there was any chance of him winning after the 2 knockdowns, don't think not helped that he got so angry after the 2nd one.

Sounds ace!

Great work Bruce, sounds more time consuming than some of the laborious crap I've done on here!

(would like to get the Bang the Drum thread going again, just don't know if I have the time!)

I'm not on the forum much, I might need a poke when it gets going or its my turn to pick

Never played footy manager, what do I need to do?

I mean, I'll be in whatever the answer is, but would be good to know!

On 12/04/2021 at 20:12, redheart said:

So any update on the scores on the mortuary doors?

Err, soz, seems like I've not been on the thread since April... not getting on the site much since I've been WFH!

Don't know if anyone has taken it upon themselves to add it up, if not, I will try to find the time soon(ish)

I'll be in,  but I've been out for the day and have 3% battery left, will send the money either late today or tomorrow