DDP 2002 - Derby Dead Pool

Derby Dead Pool trophy — ^{The “virtual” DDP trophy. The real thing has long since disappeared…}

2002 was the last edition to be run by its founder, Big-Iain. JoeRam – still a DDP regular and the competition’s current Father of the Hearse, netted his first title…

DDP 2002 – Teams: 42 Hits: 29

Pos	Team	Hits	Points
1	JoeRam	6	33
2	Ghoulish Guesses	6	32
3	Jesus Jones	6	30
=4	Arturo X	5	28
=4	Tim R	5	28
=6	One Foot in the Grave	6	27
=6	Drunkasaskunk	4	27
8	Mr C	6	26
9	Whittaker’s Choice	6	25
=10	Ed K	5	24
=10	Siegfried Baboon	4	24
=12	Andy S	4	23
=12	JAG EX TYPES	4	23
=12	Juicy Janny	4	23
=12	Plymouth Jury	4	23
=12	The Halls	4	23
17	Old Blue Eyes	4	22
18	Ambulance Chasers	4	19
19	Justin D	4	18
20	Big-Iain	4	17
21	Rude Kid	2	15
=22	The Shadow	3	14
=22	Little Miss Chief	2	14
=22	Marshal Maleau	2	14
=25	Coffin Dodgers ‘R’ Us	3	13
=25	StuPerks	3	13
=25	Uncle Brian	3	13
=25	Drummer Boy	2	13
=29	Otis, You Want A Treat?	2	10
=29	WebSpit	2	10
31	Mick W	2	9
32	Ashes to Ashes	1	6
=33	Bertie Grizzwolde	1	5
=33	Smiley Squad	1	5
=35	Cefor Cat	1	4
=35	Finbarr Saunders	1	4
=35	Sabryna	1	4
=35	The Raven	1	4
=35	The Vyrdolak	1	4
=40	Bob Mugabe’s Swingtime Band	0	0
=40	Nabob	0	0
=40	PaulAT	0	0

Dates of Death	Celebrity	Picture
3rd January 2002	Antonio Todde _{World’s oldest man}
31st January 2002	Jonathan Wilson _Sunday_{Herald columnist}
9th February 2002	Princess Margaret _{Her Maj’s high-living sis}
21st February 2002	John Thaw _{Inspector Morse}
27th February 2002	Spike Milligan _{Last of the Goons}
25th March 2002	Kenneth Wolstenholme _{Footy commentator}
27th March 2002	Dudley Moore _Arthur
27th March 2002	Milton Berle _{Funnyman with a package}
27th March 2002	Billy Wilder _{Hollywood directing great}
30th March 2002	Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother _{Libby’s mum and legendary bedblocker}
18th April 2002	Thor Heyerdahl _{Kon-Tiki adventurer}
3rd May 2002	Barbara Castle _{Labour stalwart}
5th May 2002	Hugo Banzer _{Bolivian dictator}
11th May 2002	Diane Pretty _{Right-to-die figure}
19th May 2002	Bhandari Ram _{Victoria Cross recipient}
23rd May 2002	Sam Snead _Golfer
26th May 2002	John Wodehouse, 4th Earl of Kimberley _{Peer with a side of bobsledding}
10th June 2002	John Gotti _{The Teflon Don}
5th July 2002	Ted Williams _{Cryogenically frozen MLB great}
9th July 2002	Rod Steiger _{Hollywood dynamo}
23rd July 2002	Leo McKern _{Horace Rumpole}
24th July 2002	Maurice Denham _{Baldie character actor}
31st August 2002	Lionel Hampton _{Jazz vibraphone maestro}
18th September 2002	“Bullet Bob” Hayes _{Sprinter and NFLer who bit the…}
14th October 2002	Roger Simon, 2nd Baron Simon of Wythenshawe _{Journalist and activist}
25th October 2002	Richard Harris _{Actor who left his cake in the rain}
31st October 2002	Anton Malloth _Nazi
15th November 2002	Myra Hindley _{Good riddance}
18th November 2002	James Coburn _{Tough guy}

Team selections can be seen here. JoeRam’s victory was by the narrowest margin, just a single point from Ghoulish Guesses. It could have been a third victory for Drunkasaskunk had actress Carrie Hamilton attained a qualifying obit. These days she’d piss a Daily Mail mention…

2002 saw the first hattrick of hits on March 27th. Siegfried Baboon made his debut and is to play a more significant part in DDP lore the following year…

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