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| Alf Boggis |
| First year in DDP. |
| Alison The Assassin |
| First year in DDP. |
| A late entrant and refugee from a now-defunct rival deadpool. A younger-than-average selection of celebs, with a definite leaning towards the music and entertainment industry. |
| Are You Here About The Penguins? |
| First year in DDP. |
| A slightly younger-than-average team, featuring a couple of wrestlers...maybe wrestling isn't fixed after all! |
| Ashes To Ashes Dust Or Bust |
| First year in DDP. |
| A very international team, with some interesting unique picks, including Bill 'Jack Duckworth' Tarmey. |
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| Beans |
| First year in DDP. |
| Some conservative choices in here, but toothless wonder Shane MacGowan is an inspired selection. |
| Big Iain |
| Years in DDP: 9 Best position: 3rd= (2000) |
| DDP organiser 1996-2002, now taking a back seat but still entering a strong (or weak, depending how you look at it) team. |
| Bob Mugabe’s Swingtime Band |
| Years in DDP: 2 Best position: 40th (2002) |
| A warm welcome back to the Zimbabwean tyrant and his backing group. Must surely improve on his previous performance of finishing 40th, as we've barely got that many teams this year. |
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| Cefor Cat |
| Years in DDP: 5 Best position: 17th (2003) |
| One of two teams captained by a cat, but Cefor, with just 5 hits in the last 4 years, has been unable to match the success of his feline rival, Whitaker. |
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| Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk |
| First year in DDP. |
| Initially tried to pick Sammy Davis Jr, who's only been dead for 13 years, but after that false start, has fielded a respectable team. |
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| Dead As A Dodo |
| First year in DDP. |
| Newcomer with no fewer than 16 unique picks in the team. A risky strategy, which could pay dividends, but could also mean bottom-of-the-table obscurity. |
| Deathlist.net |
| First year in DDP. |
| An entry from the organisers of another celeb death-related website, so we're expecting great things of them. Check out their site at (you guessed it) www.deathlist.net. |
| Drunkasaskunk |
| Years in DDP: 7 Best position: 1st (1998 & 1999) |
| The boozy Glaswegian and twice DDP champion is always one to watch. |
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| Eat My Dust |
| First year in DDP. |
| A fighting choice of team name from this newcomer. Will their line-up of mainly elderly celebs leave the rest of us for dead? |
| Ed K |
| Years in DDP: 6 Best position: 2nd= (2001) |
| Was the bookies' choice last year, but a disappointing 14th place has led the ever-helpful Ed to make several changes to his team for 2004. |
| Ferret's Foragers |
| First year in DDP. |
| Another younger-than-average team, with a few unique picks, but only 19 players, due to the inadvisable selection of Jimmy Stewart, who died in 1997. 'Mad' Frankie will be sending the boys round in retribution for picking him... |
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| Henry's Half-Dead Heroes |
| First year in DDP. |
| I'm Feeling Better... |
| First year in DDP. |
| The jovial Brummie new boy has gone for some populist choices; massively overweight '80s popster Buster Bloodvessel could certainly net him a few points. |
| Jaguar X-types |
| Years in DDP: 2 Best position: 12th= (2002) |
| Returning after a year's absence from the DDP, the automotive types have gone for a fairly conservative selection of mainly aged celebs. |
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| Jesus Jones |
| Years in DDP: 9 Best position: 2nd (1996) |
| Other than Big Iain himself, the only competitor to have taken part in DDP every year since the start. Has finished 2nd, 3rd (twice) & 4th - could this be the year for JJ to take top spot? |
| JoeRam |
| Years in DDP: 4 Best position: 1st (2002) |
| Runner-up in 2001 and winner in 2002, Joe had (by his standards) a disappointing year last year, finishing 9th equal, but he's still one to watch. |
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| Juicy Janny |
| Years in DDP: 7 Best position: 7th= (1998) |
| A DDP regular since 1998, but has always languished in mid-table obscurity. It remains to be seen how this year's mixed team of nobility, entertainers and politicians will fare. |
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| Lyn's Down and Under |
| First year in DDP. |
| Another team weighted towards popular culture, and their choice of cult hero Rolf Harris is nothing short of sacrilegious! |
| Mr & Mrs Drummerboy |
| Years in DDP: 3 Best position: 14th= (2003) |
| The duo from Down Under return for another year, with a somewhat Antipodean-themed team. |
| Mr C |
| Years in DDP: 6 Best position: 2nd (1999) |
| One of the most experienced DDP competitors. Put in a strong performance last year, finishing equal 3rd, and has replaced the 7 members of his team who popped off with some fairly obscure choices this time round. |
| Naked Florida Gravediggers |
| Years in DDP: 2 Best position: 15th (2001) |
| Another team returning after a prolonged absence from the DDP. A mixture of safe and adventurous choices should make this an interesting year for the 'Diggers. |
| Octopus of Odstock |
| First year in DDP. |
| The eight-legged one has shunned convention and gone for a team of largely unusual choices, including 13 unique picks. |
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| One Foot In The Grave |
| Years in DDP: 4 Best position: 2nd (2003) |
| Despite being named after a British sitcom, this team is in fact US-based. Solid performances in the last 3 years, culminating in 2nd place last year. |
| Otis, You Want A Treat? |
| Years in DDP: 3 Best position: 1st (2003) |
| Has enjoyed some success in US deadpools, and absolutely ran away with the DDP2003 title, leading from mid-March onwards. |
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| Peter 'RIP' Trait |
| First year in DDP. |
| A somewhat eclectic team, consisting of mainly artists and Tory politicians. More a voodoo wishlist than a serious entry, maybe? |
| Rude Kid |
| Years in DDP: 5 Best position: 7th= (2003) |
| 5 years in the DDP, and a total lack of success (losing a couple of side-bets with other competitors along the way) hasn't prevented the Rude Kid from volunteering to co-run the show again in '04. |
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| Siegfried Baboon |
| Years in DDP: 4 Best position: 10th= (2002) |
| Now co-organising the DDP and responsible for its website, the simian one has gone for some innovative choices this year...and a couple of predictable ones too. |
| Spetsnaz Spade |
| First year in DDP. |
| Named after the Russian SAS's favourite choice of weapon, this newcomer's only unique pick is, surprisingly, none other than the President of the USA. |
| StuPerks |
| Years in DDP: 4 Best position: 4th= (2001) |
| A respectable 4th place at his first attempt in 2001, but has had a quiet couple of years since. Could this be his year? |
| The Coffin-Dodgers |
| First year in DDP. |
| Some solid choices here - we'd be surprised if all 20 of them do manage to dodge their coffins this year. |
| The Driller Killer |
| First year in DDP. |
| The Happy Desk |
| First year in DDP. |
| The Raven |
| Years in DDP: 3 Best position: 7th= (2003) |
| A competitor who puts some impressive research into his team selection. See below for who his mystery team member 'John Doe' really is. |
| The Vyrdolak |
| Years in DDP: 5 Best position: 9th= (2003) |
| The oddly-named Vyrdolak crept into the top 10 for the first time last year, and must be hoping for better things this time round. |
| TiM r |
| Years in DDP: 5 Best position: 4th= (2002) |
| Only managed 13th place last year, despite 4 deaths in his team, as they were all over 80. Must be hoping for some of his younger picks to shake a seven this time. |
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| Time Is NOT On Our Side! |
| First year in DDP. |
| Whether it will be or not for this team of ailing and ageing international celebs remains to be seen... |
| Vassili Zaitsev |
| First year in DDP. |
| A generally solid line-up, although we can't help suspecting that Brian Blessed may actually be immortal. |
| Whitaker's Choice |
| Years in DDP: 4 Best position: 1st (2001) |
| Whitaker the cat's strategy of picking elderly royal and ex-military types has ensured him a top 10 finish in each of the last 3 years. |
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| Witless Silence |
| First year in DDP. |
| Possibly some false modesty going on here with the team name. Also notable for picking Bruce Forsyth, despite professing to be a massive fan of his and hoping he DOESN'T die. |
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