Simple – it's an online competition to guess which famous people won't make it to the end of the current year.

If they're elderly, ill, or just live a high-risk lifestyle, stick 'em in your team, and for each one whose death you correctly predict, you'll score points.

DDP was dreamt up in Derby, England (hence the name...) by Big Iain back in 1996, then was run from 2003-2007 by Siegfried Baboon and Rude Kid. From 2008-2009, it was run by Octopus of Odstock, but from 2010 onwards it's the turn of The Man in Black to run the DDP....

Scoreboard

Who's dead so far?

List of the Lost

List of the Missed

A–Z list of teams

A–Z list of celebrities

Inane analysis

DDP History 1996-2010

The prize!

Click here for information on rules, scoring and how to enter for 2011!

A brief history of dead pools

Links

DDP 2010 begins....

January ends with the deaths of diminutive actress Zelda Rubinstien, Literary reclusive legend J.D. Salinger and geologist and botched suicide pact enabler Dr. Willie Stanton. A Kick In The Ghoulies are the team of the month with 23 points.

In other news... Zsa Zsa Gabor has been seen in public for the first time in ages, not looking quite the ticket. Confusion regins over the health of Hakimullah Meshud after the US drone attack. The Taliban deny he is dead, but reports suggests he has been buried. Grease star Jeff Conaway falls arse about tit and has a brain hemorrhage...

Message to all current competitors: If you haven't been receiving the notification mails that we send out whenever a celeb carks it, please check that we have your current email address (re-send it to us if unsure), your inbox is not full, and our address is not blocked by your mail system.
The following teams are currently uncontactable!!: Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded, Bxboy422.

E-mail The Man In Black with any questions/comments about the DDP: ddp2010@derbydeadpool.co.uk

2009 – Winner: Tonight, Matthew, I'm Badly-Torn Boy (12 hits, 107 points [new scoring system])

2008 – Winner: The Living End (13 hits, 108 points [new scoring system])

2007 – Winner: Meet Your Maker (12 hits, 109 points [new scoring system])

2006 – Winner: Meet Your Maker (10 hits, 53 points)

2005 – Winner: Fallen Sparrow (12 hits, 60 points)

2004 – Winner: Deathlist.net (9 hits, 38 points)

2003 – Winner: Otis, You Want A Treat? (7 hits, 43 points)

2002 – Winner: JoeRam (6 hits, 33 points)

2001 – Winner: Whittaker's Choice (4 hits, 18 points)

2000 – Winner: MT Graves (RIP) (6 hits, 30 points)

1999 – Winner: Drunkasaskunk (8 hits, 39 points)

1998 – Winner: Drunkasaskunk (5 hits, 23 points)

1997 – Winner: Nick J (9 hits, 43 points)

1996 – Winner: Nick J (? hits, 30 points)