They do not come any more obvious than those listed below......

David/Nigel/Steve Barrett + Dawn Harker and Ronald Pike

Male/female - Team names exactly the same - 7 Nigel Barretts
17 David Barrett Ellie the Elephant 1905
18 Nigel Barrett Ellie the Elephant 1904
47 Ronald Pike Ellie the Elephant 1881
78 Dawn Harker Ellie the Elephant 1860
351 Nigel Barrett Ellie the Elephant 1781
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56 Nigel Barrett MrG Strikes Back 1874
261 Dawn Harker MrG Strikes Back 1800
303 David Barrett MrG Strikes Back 1789
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30 Ronald Pike Peasant from Madeira 1895
62 Nigel Barrett Peasant from Madeira 1866
62 Dawn Harker Peasant from Madeira 1866
122 Nigel Barrett Peasant from Madeira 1837
270 David Barrett Peasant from Madeira 1797
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109 Nigel Barrett Dawns Devils 1844
149 Ronald Pike Dawns Devils 1830
271 Dawn Harker Dawns Devils 1796
471 David Barrett Dawns Devils 1763
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311 Nigel Barrett Shamrock Rovers 1787
390 Ronald Pike Shamrock Rovers 1776

Campbell/Rebecca Dearden

Male/female - Team name similarities
13 Rebecca Dearden Beck2 1926
31 Rebecca Dearden Beck4 1894
78 Campbell Dearden Beckcam4 1860
159 Campbell Dearden Beckcam3 1825
328 Rebecca Dearden Beck5 1784
351 Rebecca Dearden Beck3 1781

Stephen/Dave Green

Team names types of dragons - Name and team name capital letters
44 STEPHEN GREEN GLAURUNG 1885
119 DAVE GREEN AMARU 1840
411 DAVE GREEN BOLLA 1772

Benjamin/Ben/Penelope Haynes

Male/female - Single worded team names - Ben/Benjamin same person
36 Benjamin Haynes Pluto 1891
52 Ben Haynes Plum 1877
104 Ben Haynes Apple 1847
111 Penelope Haynes Acorn 1843
112 Benjamin Haynes Gromit 1842
116 Penelope Haynes Pistachio 1841
129 Benjamin Haynes Gnasher 1835
145 Penelope Haynes Almond 1831
149 Penelope Haynes Brazil 1830
176 Ben Haynes Peach 1820
192 Penelope Haynes Hazel 1815
318 Ben Haynes Orange 1786

Alan/Hazel/Don Leveridge

Male/female - Team name similarities
75 Alan Leveridge al 2 1863
85 Hazel Leveridge city girl 1856
140 Hazel Leveridge city girl 2 1832
165 Don Leveridge city dons 1 1823
201 Alan Leveridge al 5 1812
238 Hazel Leveridge city girl 3 1806

John/Alastair/Janice/Stephen Mccall

Male/female - 24 other different team names covering the monthly/weekly tables
10 John Mccall city81 1944
36 John Mccall city79 1891
165 Alastair Mccall alastair4 1823
207 John Mccall happypandas 1811
252 Janice Mccall physiokings 1801
252 Janice McCall tripleooo 1801
351 John Mccall chelseawm 1781
411 John Mccall kilmarnock5 1772
415 Stephen Mccall pharmacy34 1771

Sandy/Michael Shipley

Male/female - Abnormal consistency - 'Roger' Shipley (alongside Michael) also appears in the Sky top 100 (also run by GFM)
1 Sandy DomingosShipley 5 2065
50 Sandy DomingosShipley 4 1879
91 Michael Shipley Jawbreaker 1853
140 Sandy DomingosShipley 2 1832
153 Michael Shipley Lumeister Generals 1828
250 Sandy DomingosShipley 1 1802
415 Michael Shipley Minor Threat 1771

Patricia/Edward Thompson

Male/female - Team name similarities
173 Patricia Thompson pat2 1821
207 Edward Thompson pats pouches 1811

As I mentioned on another thread I had decent information pointing towards a potential Multi entrant that has also won a prize.

In week 1 the following teams belonging to 'Mrs' Emery did very well.....

Week 1
13 Mrs Emery Marls Marvels 1 174
16 Mrs Emery Marls Marvels 5 172
24 Mrs Emery Marls Marvels 3 166
33 Mrs Emery Marls Marvels 4 161
44 Mrs Emery Marls Marvels 2 159

In Month 3 the following teams belonging to 'Mr' Emery did very well, one even won the monthly prize.....

Month 3
1 Mr Emery Marls Marvels 5 605
2 Mr Emery Marls Marvels Two 571
3 Mr Emery Marls Marvels 1 570
16 Mr Emery Marls Marvels 3 503

From the prizes section on the Daily Mail site
Manager of the Month
£700* (Highest score in each of the 10 months)

All teams entered by 'Emerys' (top 100 of monthly/weekly leagues)
Mr Emery Marls Marvels 1
Mrs Emery Marls Marvels 1
Mrs Emery Marls Marvels 2
Mr Emery Marls Marvels 3
Mrs Emery Marls Marvels 3
Mr Emery Marls Marvels 4
Mrs Emery Marls Marvels 4
Mr Emery Marls Marvels 5
Mrs Emery Marls Marvels 5
Mr Emery Marls Marvels Two

The team name similarities are uncanny. The targetting of weekly/monthly prizes by Mrs Emery (and failing) and then Mr Emery targetting and winning the Month 3 prize is uncanny.

Have GFM paid out Mr/Mrs Emery? Considering those name still appear on the leaderboards it would appear so (unless GFM run the Sun aswell).

Does Mr/Mrs Emery have any other alias'?
If so have they won any other prizes?

Have GFM investigated The Emerys? I very much doubt it.
Is there a chance another potential multi may win a substaintial prize? It looks that way.
Will GFM investigate those names I have brought to their attention? I doubt it.

I've sent them an email tonight, don't know if I'll get a reply. I've pointed out to them about the number of female entries (particularly in the monthly comp) I've asked the question that if my wife enters some teams for the next monthly competition and I tell her what changes to do, will she be eligible for a prize if she be so lucky to end up in a winning position.

Probably won't get an answer, but if I do, and the answer is yes, all your hard work will be in vain Chuck!

Nice question to ask them about the missus. At least they have 20 odd days to reply until February.

Not a problem, it gives me something to do at work so if they answer that it's ok at least it will have killed some hours sat on my arse doing the 9-5

I gave up on this game a few weeks ago as it was obvious that some were getting an unfair advantage. I played within the rules by having 5 teams but never got anywhere, points wise............now I know why.
I won't be playing the Mail game again, that's for sure !!!

Same here.

I'll be interested in the reply to The Elkmaster but I expect it'll be something vague that doesn't state a clear position.

There is quite a bit grey area though. What if his wife entered of her own accord but constantly asked him for advice, would that be cheating? What if she asked for regular help but also made some decisions herself? What if they often discussed it but she made the final decision? It's all imposible to judge and other than going through all the login times and finding they're always within seconds of each other it's impossible to know who's cheating and who's genuine. And even then, after they'd been caught doing that once they wouldn't make the same mistake next year.

The best thing for The Mail to do would be make it 5 teams per household. I'm assuming they can tell where people access the site from so if several people claiming to live at different addresses were actually the same person it'd be obvious. Or at least you'd have to keep driving to your mate's house every time you wanted to make a transfer

I've just seen the Benjamin/Ben one. So obvious but kind of genius. I never even thought of it, I could have entered as Richard, Rich, Richie, Rick, Ricky, Dick and er Dickie