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With the help of FixedBusiness, Torva Messor, Lewd_Squirrel & alt obits guy, we have created a list to rival the Deathlist & ANZAC list for the fellow Canucks of the forum. Here's this year's members: George Armstrong (b. 1930, Skead, ON), Hockey Player, Hall of Fame Margaret Atwood (b. 1939, Ottawa, ON), Writer, The Handmaid's Tale Andy Barrie (b. 1945, Baltimore, MD, USA), Radio Personality, Host of Metro Morning Iona Campagnolo (b. 1932, Galiano Island, BC), Politician, 27th Lt. Governor of BC Jim Carr (b. 1951, Winnipeg, MB), Politician, MP, Minister of International Trade Diversification Don Cherry (b. 1934, Kingston, ON), Hockey Coach & Personality, Host of Coach's Corner Tommy Chong (b. 1938, Edmonton, AB), Actor & Comedian, Cheech & Chong Jean Chrétien (b. 1934, Shawinigan, QC), Politician, 20th Prime Minister Peter Cory (b. 1925, Windsor, ON, d. April 7, 2020), Puisgne Justice of the Supreme Court Bill Davis (b. 1929, Toronto, ON), Politician, 18th Premier of Ontario A. Jean de Grandpré (b. 1921, Montreal, QC), CEO of Bell Michael J. Fox (b. 1961, Edmonton, AB), Actor, Back to the Future Emile Francis (b. 1926, North Battleford, SK), Hockey Player, Coach & Executive, Hall of Fame Michel Gauthier (b. 1950, Quebec City, QC, d. May 30, 2020), Politician, Leader of the Bloc Quebecois Frank Gehry (b. 1929, Toronto, ON), Architect, Walt Disney Concert Hall Allan Gotlieb (b. 1928, Winnipeg, MB, d. April 18, 2020), Public Servant, Ambassador to the United States Glenn Hall (b. 1931, Humboldt, SK), Hockey Goaltender, Hall of Fame Dale Hawerchuk (b. 1963, Toronto, ON, d. August 18, 2020), Hockey Player, Hall of Fame Norman Jewison (b. 1926, Toronto, ON), Film Director, Oscar Winner Martha Johnson (b. 1950, Toronto, ON), Rock Singer, Martha and the Muffins Sid Krofft (b. 1929, Montreal, QC), Puppeteer, H.R. Pufnstuf Gérard la Forest (b. 1926, Grand Falls, NB), Puisgne Justice of the Supreme Court Guy Lafleur (b. 1951, Thurso, QC), Hockey Player, Hall of Fame Dominic LeBlanc (b. 1967, Ottawa, ON), Politician, MP, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Northern Affairs and Internal Trade Claire l'Heureux-Dubé (b. 1927, Quebec City, QC), Puisgne Justice of the Supreme Court Gordon Lightfoot (b. 1938, Orillia, ON), Folk Singer-Songwriter, 5x Grammy Nominee Rudolph A. Marcus (b. 1923, Montreal, QC), Chemist, Nobel Laureate Hazel McCallion (b. 1921, Port Daniel, QC), Politician, 5th Mayor of Mississauga, ON Howie Meeker (b. 1923, Kitchener, ON, d. November 8, 2020), Hockey Player & Sports Announcer, Hall of Fame & Politician, MP Brenda Milner (b. 1918, Manchester, England), Neuropsychologist Joni Mitchell (b. 1943, Fort Macleod, AB), Folk Singer-Songwriter, 9x Grammy Winner Alice Munro (b. 1931, Wingham, ON), Writer, Nobel Laureate Cornelia Oberlander (b. 1921, Muelheim-Ruhr, Germany), Architect, Robson Square Marty Pavelich (b. 1927, Sault Ste. Marie, ON), Hockey Player, 4x Stanley Cup Winner Gordon Pinsent (b. 1930, Grand Falls, NL), Actor, Babar the Elephant Christopher Plummer (b. 1929, Toronto, ON), Actor, 1x Oscar, 2x Tony & 2x Emmy Winner James Randi (b. 1928, Toronto, ON, d. October 20, 2020), Magician, The Amazing Randi Henri Richard (b. 1936, Montreal, QC, d. March 6, 2020), Hockey Player, Hall of Fame Lloyd Robertson (b. 1934, Stratford, ON), Journalist, CTV News with Lloyd Robertson Richard Rohmer (b. 1924, Hamilton, ON), RCAF Aviator, WWII Mort Sahl (b. 1927, Montreal, QC), Comedian William Shatner (b. 1931, Montreal, QC), Actor, Star Trek Lawrence "Abdullah the Butcher" Shreve (b. 1941, Windsor, ON), Professional Wrestler, WWE Hall of Fame Michael Snow (b. 1928, Toronto, ON), Multi-Media Artist, Wavelength Michael Soles (b. 1966, Pointe Claire, QC), Football Player, Grey Cup Champion & CFL All-Star Paul Soles (b. 1930, Toronto, ON), Actor, Spider-Man (1967) Donald Sutherland (b. 1935, Saint John, NB), Actor, 2x Golden Globe Winner David Suzuki (b. 1936, Vancouver, BC), Environmental Activist, Host of The Nature of Things Alex Trebek (b. 1940, Sudbury, ON, d. November 8, 2020), TV Personality, Host of Jeopardy! John Turner (b. 1929, Richmond, Surrey, England, d. September 18, 2020), Politician, 17th Prime Minister

As @paddyfool has said he won't run this again, I think it behoves me as Champ 2019 to carry a legacy game. I will not enter a team. Looking at this year's Deathlist, please try to predict exactly which out of its fifty entries will prove a hit this year by submitting a list of names from the Deathlist 50 whom you actually predict to die. Points will be allocated as follows: +1 per death correctly predicted -1 per death incorrectly predicted +4 if the number of deaths you predict matches the actual number of deaths EDIT for clarity: by which I mean the number of names in your list matches the actual number of deaths +2 if you only miss the correct total number of deaths by 1 -2 if you miss the total number of deaths by more than 5 +1 bonus for a "unique" correct prediction (predicted by no other punter here) +1 bonus if you pick the bookie's favourite (single most popular guess in this contest) and they are a hit. -1 penalty if you pick the bookie's favourite and they are a miss. A further +1 bonus for every 3rd correctly predicted death (+1 on 3rd, 6th, 9th etc) You may if you wish select one entry as a joker, for whom all rewards, bonuses, and/or penalties will be doubled. In the event of a tie on points, the dead-lock (see what I did there) will be broken by the following: 1) Whichever team had the most hits 2) If unbroken by 1, whichever team was closest in their guess of predicted deaths for the year 3) If unbroken by 1 and 2, whichever team was submitted first. Entries in by Jan 9th, please, either by pm or by posting here. Any deaths before then will still score for any lists entered at least 24 hours before the death and will still count towards the total deaths for the year. Good luck.

Thanks all. With winning the DDP the white whale of my deadpooling career, it is very satisfying and relieving to have finally achieved it. I very much felt like Bert Trautmann in 2017 throughout the year, in that this would be the now or never year for me to win the DDP. It was all very fluid throughout most of the year and I did not feel confident in winning until the deaths of Fernando Ricksen and Suzanne Whang. Even after that, the death of Jimmy Spicer gave me a sinking feeling (that turned out to be for naught) and I certainly sweated at the deaths of Vervoort, Baghdadi, and Frates. The last few months were a crazy rollercoaster of a scoreboard, and it was very fortunate that my lead was sturdy enough that I stayed in first while the rest of the top 20's arrangement kept getting scrambled. These last few months showed that while Whang and Legh were the most obvious components of the win, the more commonplace names on my team (Bracknell, Conway, and James were the last three in) were just as crucial. Once again referencing Bert, I did briefly mull whether or not to go out on top and retire TJS from the DDP. With life getting busier, I definitely am not going to have the time for research I used to. But of course I remain active in the community (so even if I end up having very little research time I can still cobble decent teams out of forum names) and I want to continue my hit history (I could hit the century this year should I get at least 13 hits with my current team). And as I alluded to in other posts, I only wanted one win, and so I welcome the new freedom victory gives me, to pick Jimmy Carter instead of the more coldly logical fringey name. My thanks to the 14 fatalities, who all seemed like good folk undeserving of their maladies, but whose contributions to the effort and interesting lives of wine expertise, disaster awareness, and singing bizarre I Will Survive parodies to your tumors shant be forgotten. And of course, thanks to Spade for his hard work running the DDP and holding the fort as we head into the well overdue committee era.

I would like to thank msc for hosting the cup the past few years, he really did an excellent job. However, as he is now cohosting the DDP the task lies on someone else to host, and that's where I step in. Hopefully a long term host will be done in 2021, but for now, you're stuck with me. We're back in February, so, if the first round draw happens on the 20th January, this gives everyone 18 days to decide if they want to enter the Cup or not, and there's already several confirmations. In 2017, deadsox beat Spade, he beat DDT and he beat Death Impends to win the first ever Deathlist Cup. In 2018, Sir Creep got to the final in swashbuckling form, only to find wily old DDT too much. And in 2019, Spade Cooley proved why he is one of the GOATs, dominating every single match he was in like it was nothing. Bou made a nice run in the cup too. Will Spade go two for two, or will another deadpool heavyweights fight back? Or will anyone win? Quim Reaper got to the Quarterfinals last year despite not really being a favorite to win by anybody - outlasted one DDP winner in the process. It's a Cup, skill is good but so is luck. Come one, come all, and look at the new rules... Some Basic Rules which I've tried to explain as simply as possible, but which are open for questions about how obvious things I've forgotten work. The Deathlist Cup 1. This will be a knockout tournament featuring one on one matchups between Deathlist forum posters. These matches will be determined by use of a random draw, using Random.org. 2. If we have an odd number of players ie 30 like in 2017, then certain players will get byes to the Second Round. This will be based on results from the 2019 Cup ie Winner first, then Runner up, semifinalists, etc etc. 3. Players, on receiving their randomly drawn opponent, will have a ten day period to send the Referee their First Eleven for the match by PM, and one sub in case of an early death. These eleven picks can be very low hanging fruit if you so wish, as the point of the game is to score as many “goals” during the month a match is played. ie, a perfect team would look like this 1. Alan Alda (joker) 2. Jeb Bush 3. George Bush Jr 4. Bill Clinton 5. Hilary Clinton 6. Barack Obama 7. Jimmy Carter 8. Walter Mondale 9. John Major 10. Tony Blair 11. Donald Trump subs 12. Melania Trump 13. Dick Cheney 14. Sarah Palin As an example. Though in reality, that team would be shit for actually scoring points... 4. PROHIBITIONS – The following picks will be PROHIBITED ie NOT ALLOWED: death row prisoners, anyone who is a prisoner of ISIS or similar terrorist groups, people solely famous for being ill and nothing else, animals, no kids (that’s anyone under the age of 18), no one missing in action who blatantly died already. 5. For clarification, my views on Famous for Being Ill are extremely lenient by forum standards. Is your pick an obscure in their own field type, like a historian from Trinidad? They’re fine. Is your pick someone who is in coma due to a heart attack, or a dad on his last Christmas, or the like, the type no one would have heard of for anything? Don’t pick them, there’s PLENTY of other better options. There’s enough Kate Bowler (published academic, cancer) types in the world that you don’t need Kate Cancer Mum of the Mirror Sob Story. Thank you. My standards may be a little different from msc, but I will try to keep it as fair as possible. Don't expect the Laura Nutall's of the world to be accepted 6. If in doubt, submit a pick, but the decision of the ref (me) is final and is not open to any court of appeal. If you think it’s a dodgy pick, it probably is. If you think the ref is a grumpy teenager, well, he is. 7. Each match will take place over the course of a single month. For example, a February match would take place from February 1st to February 28th (or 29th on a leap year, such as this year), a March match from March 1st to March 31st and so on... 8. Games will be scored in the following manner: A person in your team dies = 3 points A unique person in your team dies = 1 more point (ie 1 bonus point) Fatality – Your joker. Double points Someone famous only for being ill dies – 0 points because not in the team (hah, bet you thought I wasn’t paying attention here) 9. Here is what happens in the case of a team member dying prematurely (ie on 28th Feb for the March game). If you discover this before the 3rd of the month, your top sub will automatically go into place. If it is discovered on the 3rd or after, sorry about your luck. If it turns out the person was dead and known to be (this is determined via a reference in a newspaper or magazine, not social media) then subs don’t come into play. This was a bone of contention in 2017, 2018, AND 2019 and I hope this clears that up. If it bloody well doesn’t I’m instituting a Hewlett Rule in 2021! 10. At the end of the month, the player in the match with the highest score wins that game, and will advance to the next round. The player who doesn’t have the highest score will lose, and be eliminated. 11. In the event of a draw, the following tiebreaks will be used: 1st tiebreak = number of hits 2nd tiebreak = average age of hits 3rd tiebreak = flip of a coin 4th tiebreak if needed = A little game of eenie meenie miny mo (hehe) 12. A player is only held to one team for a single match. If they win their match and advance to the next round, they may pick eleven entirely different people for the next round. In this way, folk who announce their terminal illness in, say, May, can be put to good dead pooling use. 13. Qualifying obits? Every single English language newspaper or magazine (ie Bleeding Cool for example) in the universe. Also Le Monde, Le Figaro, Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, El Pais and El Mundo. If you still can’t get a QO, well, really… The referee (Joey Russ) may make a judgement call based on what he is provided with, and that call will be final. Forum posts on Deathlist, and your own blog don't count, sorry. 14. For the removal of any doubt, any players who do not send in their team before the deadline will be DQ'd and replaced by the highest scoring loser. No matter how many sad PMs you send afterwards. Apologies aren’t allowed either Example Death Impends, Joey Russ, YoungWillz and msc hypothetically take part. Random.org gives us these matches: 1. Death Impends v Joey Russ (feck) 2. YoungWillz v msc This draw takes place in Month 1 (ie January) and is for matches taking place in Month 2 (February). After the draw, each player sends The Referee (ie Joey Russ) a team of Eleven Celebrities they think will snuff it in Month 2. Then, for the results: msc scores in Month 2 with a big name celebrity and a unique but obscure punk music historian. Young Willz gets a unique big name celebrity. The score is 7-4 to msc, who advances to the next round. Good luck!

Come on, is this ‘Bring your parents to DeathList day’? Cunts.

Kirk Kerkorian hands in his "least famous DL pick of the last decade" trophy.

Valerie Harper is showing as my 24th entry on the masterlist, not struck out, and not on the quoted update. Am I due the 241 points others received for Valerie Harper (d. 30 Aug 2019)? The corrected score would have me at 10/25 for Hare's Death Pool 2019. Congratulations to John Key.

Congratulations John Key. Also, well done to the mysteriousmummy. They’ve reached heights never been seen before...

I am the proud owner of the Deathlist Correctlist title 2019. I have a belt at last.

Telegraph Death Notice for Elizabeth Sellars: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/238367/sellars IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0783288/ Can't be many if any survivors from The Barefoot Contessa.

Bam. Complete masterlist of picks and teams are both up.

I reckon Prince Phillip will survive this year, although hes on my shadowlist as number 3. I think Kirk Douglas will go this year though. Call it an unpopular opinion but I think he should've stayed at #1 this year. Prince Phillip walked to his car when he left the hospital, must mean the blood transfusions/satanic rituals/whatever tf is keeping him alive must be working.

Ok then folkes and folkettes off we go to the races. Subject to late obits up until 7th January and inevitable errors on my part. The provisional scoreboard.... And to think I had to remind John Key to enter 2020 or else we wouldn't have had a team from our defending champion for 2020...... A massive applause to him for not only breaking Grim Up North's record - held since 2017, but breaking it so comfortably he beat the_engineer who also beat it more marginal. Meanwhile Bibliogryphon breathes a sigh of relief as mysteriousmummy breaks records at the other end of the table in becoming the first Hare's Death Pool player history to not get a single point in the entire 365 days of competition. John Key, the engineer, CaptainChorizo, FixedBusiness, The Unknown Man and An Fear Beag can all win with a single 31st December hit. Grim Up North, The Mad Hatter and ebless can all win if their wildcard dies. Obviously multiple late deaths is an open possibility that could allow even in the mysteriousmummy to still win (she'd need 5 31st December deaths though.... not impossible, but impropable) A Podium Finish...... John Key (15 of 25 - 2805 points) Lee Kerslake (WC) Andrew McGahon (1 Feb 2019) [31 points] Beth Chapman (26 June 2019) [176 points] Bishop Frances Quinn (21 March 2019) [79 points] Bob Dole Clive James (24 Nov 2019) [327 points] Dilip Kumar Fernando Ricksen (18 Sep 2019) [260 points] Herman Wouk (17 May 2019) [136 points] John Andretti John McCrick (5 July 2019) [185 points] Johnny Clegg (16 July 2019) [196 points] Jose Jose (28 Sep 2019) [270 points] Kathleen Blanco (18 August 2019) [229 points] Kirk Douglas Le Duc Anh (22 April 2019) [111 points] Leah Bracknell (September**) [243 points] Marieke Vervoot (22 October) [294 points] Prince Philip Robert Mugabe (6 September 2019) [248 points] Roberta McCain Rosalyn Carter Samu Shivukamari Swami (21 January 2019) [20 points] Sonali Bendre Behl the_engineer (11 of 25 - 2735 points) Fernando Ricksen (18 Sep 2019) [520 points] Arnold Spielberg Betty White Bob Dole Clive James (24 Nov 2019) [327 points] Dewayne Le Johnson Eva Marie Saint I.M Pie (16 May 2019) [135 points] Herman Wouk (17 May 2019) [136 points] John McCririck [5 July 2019) [185 points] Johnny Clegg (16 July 2019) [196 points] Jose Jose (28 Sep 2019) [270 points] Kane Tanaka Kieth Cass [108 points) Kirk Douglas Leah Bracknell (September**) [243 points] Lee Kerslake Nobby Stiles Pete Frates (9 Dec 2019) [342 points] Prince Philip Roberta McCain Robert Mugabe (6 September 2019) [248 points] Samu Anoi (wrestler) Steve Gleason Tim Conway (14 May 2019) [133 points] CaptainChorizo (15 of 25 2463 points) Lessie Brown (WC) (8 Jan) [14 points] Abdullah the Butcher Altracia Guzman Andrew Fairlie (22 Jan 2019) [21 points] Carrie P. Meek Fatima Ali (25 January 2019) [24 points) Fernando Ricksen (18 Sep 2019) [260 points] Fred Rister (21 August 2019) [232 points) Clive James (24 Nov 2019) [327 points Herman Wouk (17 May 2019) [136 points] Ignacio Trelles Javier Perez de Cuellar John McCririck (5 July 2019) [185 points] Jose Jose (28 Sep 2019) [270 points] June Brown Kathleen Blanco (18 August 2019) [229 points] Leah Bracknell (September**) [243 points] Lee Kerslake Leonard Casley [13th Feb](43 points) Luis Echevarria Alvarez Nobuhiko Obayashi Richard Erdman (15 March 2019) [73 points] Rudy Boesch (1 Nov 2019) [273 points] Tim Conway (14 May 2019) [133 points] Violet Chammarro A Solid Performance...... FixedBusiness (9 of 25 - 2417 points) Fernando Ricksen (18 Sep 2019) [520 points] Anton Coppolla Bart Starr (25 May 2019) [145 points] Bill Turnbull Bob Dole Christie Dingnam Clarissa Eden Clive James (24 Nov 2019) [327 points] Dave Bartholomew (23 June 2019) [173 points] Denis Goldberg Earl Cameron Greg Gilbert Herman Wouk (17 May 2019) [136 points] I.M Pie (16 May 2019) [135 points] Jacques Chirac (26 September 2019) [268 points] Jim Leavelle (29 August 2019) [240 points] John Cocks (builder) (6 February 2019) [36 points] Johnny Clegg (South African musician) (16 July 2019) [196 points] Kamala Leslie Philips Nobby Stiles Ruth Bader Ginsburg Norman Lloyd Valerie Harper (30 August 2019) [241 points] William Russell (British actor) The Unknown Man (9 of 25 - 2259 points) Fernando Ricksen (18 Sep 2019) [520 points] Beth Chapman (Mrs. Dog the Bounty Hunter) (26 June 2019) [176 points] Bill Turnbull George Alagaih Gina Lollobridga Giorgio Napolotoni Herman Wouk (17 May 2019) [136 points] Isabel Peron Jacques Chirac (26 September 2019) [268 points] Javier Perez de Cuellar Jill Gascoigne John Andretti John McCririck (5 July 2019) [185 points] Johnny Clegg (South African musician) (16 July 2019) [196 points] Kirk Douglas Leah Bracknell (September**) [243 points] Lee Kerslake Loretta Lynn Marieke Vervoot (22 October) [294 points] Nobby Stiles Olivia de Haviland Olivia Newtown John Ruth Bader Ginsburg Bob Barker Valerie Harper (30 August 2019) [241 points] An Fear Beag (10 of 25 - 2244 points) Leah Bracknell (September**) [486 points] Artie Lange Bob Dole Bob Hawke [16 May 2019) [135 points] Grace Catherine-Jones [7 June 2019] (157 points) Clive James (24 Nov 2019) [327 points] George Alagaih Jean Louis Trintagent Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Remy John Hume Kane Tananka Kathleen Blanco (18 August 2019) [229 points] Kevin Roche (1 March 2019) [59 points] Kirk Douglas Nobby Stiles Olivia Newton John Pat Smullen Pete Frates (9 Dec 2019) [342 points] Philomena Lynott (12 June 2019) [162 points] Roberta McCain Samantha Lethwaite Sheila Mercier (4 Dec 2019) [337 points] Steffan Lewis (11 January 2019) [10 points] Vicky Phelan Joey Russ (11 of 25 - 2099 points) Tim Conway (WC) (American actor) (14 May 2019) [266 points] Bart Starr (26 May 2019) [145 points] Bob Barker Clive James (24 Nov 2019) [327 points] Fernando Ricksen (18 Sep 2019) [260 points] Hal Blaine (March 11 2019) [69 points] Herman Wouk (17 May 2019) [136 points] I.M Pie (16 May 2019) [135 points] Jean Louis Trintagenent Jill Gascoigne Jimmy Carter Kane Tanaka Kirk Douglas Lee Kerslake Masazo Nonaka (20 January 2019) [19 points] Nobby Stiles Norman Lloyd Pope Benedict Robert Mugabe (6 September 2019) [248 points] Roberta McCain Ruthie Thompson Stirling Moss T Boone Pickens (11 September 2019) [253 points] Valerie Harper (30 August 2019) [241 points] Willie Nelson GraveDanger (8 of 25 -2069 points) Fernando Ricksen (18 Sep 2019) [520 points] Alberto Fujimori Angela Lansbury Bob Dole Bob Hawke (16 May 2019) [135 points] Chris Rea Clive James (24 Nov 2019) [327 points] Desmond Tutu Emperor Akhito Jimmy Carter John McCririck (5 July 2019) [185 points] John Paul Stephenson Jose Jose (28 Sep 2019) [270 points] Judith Kerr (22 May 2019) [141 points] Kirk Douglas Leah Bracknell (September**) [243 points] Lee Kerslake Linda Nolan Pearl Carr Prince Philip Prunella Scales Robert Mugabe (6 September 2019) [248 points] Ruth Bader Ginsburg Terry Jones (Monty Python) Vera Lynn Grim Up North (12 of 25 - 2063 points) Lee Kerslake (WC) Andrew Fairlie (22 January 2019) [21 points] Bill Heine (2 April 2019) [91 points] Clive James (24 Nov 2019) [327 points] Denis Goldberg Ernie Moss Fernando Ricksen (18 Sep 2019) [260 points] Fred Rister (21 August 2019) [232 points[ Genesis P-Orridge George Alagaih Herman Wouk [17 May 2019) [136 points] Jean Louis Trintagent John Hume John McCririck (5 July 2019) [185 points] Johnny Clegg (16 July 2019) [196 points] Kathleen Blanco (18 August 2019) [229 points] Kirk Douglas Leah Bracknell (September**) [243 points] Nobby Stiles Olivia de Haviland Olivia Newton John Roberta McCain Sacheen Littlefeather Steffan Lewis (11 Jan 2019) [10 points] Tommy Donbavand (14 May 2019) [133 points] The Mad Hatter (10 of 25 - 1975 points) Tina Turner (WC) Barbara Windsor Bart Starr (26 May 2019) [145 points] Bill Turnbull Clive James (24 Nov 2019) [327 points] George Alagaih Herman Wouk (17 May 2019) [136 points] Ian Holm Jacques Chirac (26 September 2019) [268 points] Jean Louis Trintagent John Hume John McCririck (5 July 2019) [185 points] Jose Jose (28 Sep 2019) [270 points] Le Duc Anh Leah Bracknell (September**) [243 points] Lee Kerslake Nobby Stiles Olivia Newton John Robert Mugabe (6 September 2019) [248 points] Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sandra Day O'Connor Shivakumara Swami (21 January 2019) [20 points] Stirling Moss Terry Jones Tim Conway (14 May 2019) [133 points] There's always next year...... ebless (8 of 25 - 1854 points) Silvio Berlusconi (WC) Betty White Bill Turnbull Billy Bingham (footballer born. 1931) Dennis Skinner Desmond Morris Dodie Weir George Maharis Harley Race (wrestler) (1st August 2019) [212 points] Harry Belafonte Harvey Weinstein Jacques Chirac (26 September 2019) [268 points] Javier Perez de Cuellar John McCririck (5 July 2019) [185 points] Kieth Richards Leah Bracknell (September**) [243 points] Michael Heseltine Monica Vitti Rosamunde Pilcher (6 Feb 2019) [36 points] Shane McGowan Sheila Mercier (4 Dec 2019) [337 points] Stan Bowles (footballer) Terry Jones (monty python) Valerie Harper (30 August 2019) [241 points] Yasushiro Nakasone (29 November 2019) [332 points] Drol (13 of 25 - 1797 points) Leah Bracknell (September**) [486 points] Andrew Fairlie (22 January) [21 points] Barry du Bois Beth Chapman (26 June 2019) [176 points] Bill Heine (2 April 2019) [91 points] Bob Hawke (16 May 2019) [135 points] Dennis Goldman Dilip Kumar Doddie Weir Fernando Ricksen (18 Sep 2019) [260 points] Gerard Basset (16 Jan 2019) [15 points] Greg Gilbert John Andretti John Cocks (6 Feb 2019) [36 points] John McCririck (5 July 2019) [185 points] Johnny Clegg (16 July 2019) [196 points] Kerri Parker Le Duc Anh (22 April 2019) [111 points] Lee Kerslake Luton Shelton Manohar Parriki (17 March 2019) [75 points] Pat Smullen Richard Hadley Samu Anoi Steffan Lewis (11 Jan 2019) [10 points] Torva Messor (10 of 25 - 1737 points) Paul Dewar (WC) (6 Feb) [72 points] Beverley Cleary Bill Turbull Doddie Weir Val Kilmer Fernando Ricksen (18 Sep 2019) [260 points] George Alagaih Jacques Chirac (26 September 2019) [268 points] Javier Perez de Cuellar John McCririck (5 July 2019) [185 points] Julie Gibson (2 Oct 2019) [274 points] Lawrence Ferlinghetti Leah Bracknell (September**) [243 points] Linda Nolan Michel Picolli Nicholas Parsons Nobby Stiles Norman Lloyd  Olivia Newton John Peter Tork (21 February) [51 points] Roberta McCain Steffan Lewis (11 Jan) (10 points) Tim Conway (14 May) [133 points) Valerie Harper (30 August 2019) [241 points] William Russell Phantom of the Midway (9 of 25 - 1571 points) Johnny Clegg (WC) (South African musician) (16 July 2019) [392 points] Ady Barkan (political activist) Andrew Fairlie (22 January 2019) [21 points] Barry du Bois Bill Macy (27 October 2019) [299 points] Doddie Weir Gary Bigeni George Alagiah Greg Gilbert Jean Louis Trintinagent John Andretti John Cocks (builder) (6 February 2019) [36 points] John McCrick (5 July 2019) [185 points] Jordan Dawes (goal-keeper) (22 February 2019) [52 points] Kevin J McIntyre (died 2nd Jan) [1 point] Leah Bracknell (September**) [243 points] Matt Millen Norm Coleman Pete Frates (9 Dec 2019) [342 points] Roman Reigns Sacheen Littlefeather Sandy Alderson Terry Jones (monty python) Tom Casperson Sir Creep (11 of 25 1536 points) Fred Rister (WC) [21 August] (464 points) Andrew McGahan (1st Feb (31 points) Barry Du Bois Beth Chapman (26 June) [176 points] Bill Freehan Budi Tek David Powlinson (7 June 2019) [157 points] Dilip Kumar Fatima Ali (25 January 2019) [24 points] Genesis P-Orridge Jean Louis Trintagent Jean Price (25 March 2019) [83 points] Jeff Blackshear (31 August 2019) [242 points] Jim Kelly Joe Vento Julie Strain Kathleen Blanco (18 August 2019) [229 points] Kirk Douglas Lee Kerslake Manohar Parika (17 March 2019) [75 points] Mark Howard Masao Nonaka (20 January 2019) [19 points] Norm Coleman Paul Dewar (6 Feb 2019) [36 points] Renee Wallinga charon (10 of 25 - 1513 points) Andrew Fairlie (WC) (22 January) [42 points] Barbara Windsor Beth Chapman (26 June 2019) [176 points] Bob Hawke (16 May 2019) [135 points] Christy Dignam David Hagen Fernando Ricksen (18 Sep 2019) [260 points] Gordon Brown Greg Gilbert Ian Holm Jean Louis Trintagent John Anderson John McCririck (5 July 2019) [185 points] Jose Jose (28 Sep 2019) [270 points] Julie Strain June Brown Kathleen Blanco (18 August 2019) [229 points] Meat Loaf Peter Tork (21 February 2019) [51 points] Renny Lister Richard Ingrams Robin Herd (5 June 2019) [155 points] Ruth Bader Ginsburg Steffan Lewis (11 January 2019) [10 points] Sydney Devine Prophet (9 of 25 - 1502 points) Lee Kerslake (WC) Andrew McGahan (1st Feb) [31 points] Bill Turnbull Bob Barker Bob Dole Boris Pahor Doddie Weir Fernando Ricksen (18 Sep 2019) [260 points] George Alagaih Herman Wouk (17 May 2019) [136 points] Jean Louis Trintagent Johnny Clegg (16 July 2019) (196 points) Kirk Douglas Leah Bracknell (September**) [243 points] Lee Duc Anh (22 April 2019) [ 111 points] Nobby Stiles Norman Lloyd Paul Dewar (6 Feb 2019) [35 points] Renee Simonet Roberta McCain Ruthie Thompson Sheila Mercier (4 Dec 2019) [337 points] Shivakumara Swami (21 January) [20 points] Javier Perez de Cuellar Tim Conway (14 May) [133 points] gcreptile (11 of 25 -1331 points) Lee Kerslake (WC) Andy Anderson (23 Nov 2019) [326 points] Barbara Hammer (16 March 2019) [74 points] Bob Dole Caroline Robinson (21 May 2019) [140 points] Dave Agosti (6 April 2019) [95 points] David Powlinson (7 June 2019) [157 points] Dennis Goldberg Dennis Richardson (26 February 2019) [56 points] Dilip Kumar Edgar Bear Runner Fatima Ali (25 January 2019) [24 points] Joe Vento (pianist) Lars Hogh Manohar Parrikir (17 March 2019) [75 points] Manuel "El Loca" Valdez Max van Weezel (11 April 2019) [100 points] Pau Dones Paul Dewar (6 February 2019) [36 points] Robert Mugabe (6 September 2019) [248 points] Ronnie Bennet Steve Davis Sumner Redstone Susan Bayh Tanya Gendle QTips (7 of 25 - 1329 points) Bob Hawkes (WC) (16 May 2019) [270 points] Betty Boothroyd Bill Wyman Clarissa Eden Clive James (24 Nov 2019) [327 points] Dennis Skinner Doris Day (13 May 2019) [132 points] Francis Ford Copolla George Alagaih Herman Wouk (17 May 2019) [136 points] Jill Gascoigne John McCriririck (5 July 2019) [185 points] Kirk Douglas Leah Bracknell (September**) [243 points] Margaret Tebbit Meatloaf Peter Sutcliffe Prunella Scales  Roberta McCain Rosalynn Carter Rosamund Pilcher (6 Feb 2019) [36 points] Shirley Williams Stirling Moss Tommy Docherty Vera Lynn Clorox Bleachman (9 of 25 1301 points) Lee Kerslake (WC) Anne Buydens Bob Barker Bob Dole Bob Hawke [16 May 2019] [135 points] Clive James (24 Nov 2019) [327 points] Dennis Goldberg Dewayne Lee Johnson Fatima Ali (25 January 2019) [24 points] George Alagaih Gerard Bassett (16 January 2019) [15 points] Gnesis P-Orridge Greg Gilbert Herman Wouk (17 May 2019) [136 points] Ian Holm John Andretti Katherine Johnson Kathleen Blanco (18 August 2019) [229 points] Maria Guiseppe Robucci (18 June 2019) [168 points] Masazo Nonaka (20 January 2019) [19 points] Pearl Carr Robert Mugabe (6 September 2019) [248 points] Stirling Moss Vera Lynn Violet Chamarro Wormfarmer (8 of 25 - 1268 points) Matt Millen (WC) Alfredo Valleri Beth Chapman (26 June 2019) [176 points] Bob Barker Bob Dole Boris Pahor Col Richard Cole (9 April 2019) [98 points] Dilip Kumar Clive James (24 Nov 2019) [327 points] Fatima Ali (25 Jan) [24 points] Herman Wouk (17 May 2019) [136 points] I.M Pie (16 May 2019) [135 points] Jean Louis Trintagent John Madden Kane Tananka Kirk Douglas Leah Bracknell (September**) [243 points] Morton Sobell [DNS - d.26th December 2018] Norman Lloyd Pope Benedict Renee Simonot Ruthie Thompson Shivakurama Swami (21 January (20 points) Timy Conway (14 May 2019) [133 points] William Frankland The Old Crem (6 of 25 - 1192 points) Queen Elizabeth (WC) Barbara Walters Doris Day (13 May 2019) [132 points] Glynis Johns Jill Gascoine Jimmy Carter Joanne Woodward John Hume (politician) John McCririck (5 July 2019) [185 points] Kirk Douglas Leah Bracknell (September**) [243 points] Leslie Philips Loretta Lynn Michael Gorbachev Nobby Stiles Olivia de Haviland Olivia Newton John Paul Flynn (17 Feb 2019) [47 points] Pope Benedict Prince Philip Robert Mugabe (6 September 2019) [248 points] Rosalynn Carter Sheila Mercier (4 Dec 2019) [337 points] Sidney Poitier Vera Lynn markb4 (6 of 25 1146 points) Sandra Day O'Connor Barbara Windsor Bill Turnbull David Prowse Ethel Kennedy Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg (23 April 2019) [112 points] Herman Wouk (17 May 2019) [136 points] Irene Papas Jill Gascoigne Jimmy Carter Julie Gibson (2 Oct 2019) [274 points] Katherine Johnson Kirk Douglas Leah Bracknell (September**) [243 points] Norman Lear Norman Lloyd Olivia de Haviland Pope Benedict Prince Philip Robert Mugabe (6 September 2019) [248 points] Roberta McCain Ruthie Thompson Terry Jones Tim Conway (14 May 2019) [133 points] Vera Lynn theoldlady (8 of 25 - 1110 points) Tim Conway (WC) (14 May 2019) [266 points] Alberto Fujimori Bob Dole David Prowse (bodybuilder / actor) Greg Gilbert Herman Wouk (17 May 2019) [136 points] I.M Pie (16 May) [135 points] Jean Louis Trintagent Jimmy Carter John Hume (British actor) Kirk Douglas Larry King (television host) Le Duc Ahn (22 April 2019) [11 points] Leah Bracknell (September**) [243 points] Nobby Stiles Olivia de Haviland Olivia Newton John Peter Tork (21 February 2019) [51 points] Robert Mugabe (6 September 2019) [248 points] Roberta McCain Rosallyn Carter Ruth Bader Ginsburg Shivakumara Swami (21 January 2019) [20 points] Sidney Poiter Terry Jones (monty python) nantonian2013 [5 of 25 - 1094 points] Steffan Lewis (WC) (11 January 2019) [20 points] Abdullah the Butcher Andrew Romanov Bill Turnbull Bob Dole Christy Roche Clarissa Eden Clark Carlisle David Butler Desmond Tutu Doris Day (13 May 2019) [132 points] Jack Charlton John Hume (politician) Kamala Margaret Tebbit Martin Peters (21 Dec 2019) [354 points] Martin Pipe Michael Jopling Mick Easterby Nexhmije Hoxha Nobby Stiles Robert Mugabe (6 September 2019) [248 points] Roberta McCain Ron Saunders (7 December 2019) [340 points] Ronnie Wood Banana (11 of 25 - 1037 points) Fatima Ali (WC) (25 Jan) [48 points] Andrew McGahon (1 Feb 2019) [31 points] Benjamin LaGeur Bill Heine (2 April 2019) [91 points] Brunce Antsey Catherine Wreford Chris Wilson (blues) (16 Jan 2019) [15 points] Dewayne le Johnson Doug Lachance (Rochester Mayor) Gary Bigeni Gerard Bassett (16 Jan 2019) [15 points] Jamil Javini Jean Louis Trintagent Jim Button Jimmy Spicer (27 Sep 2019) [269 points] John Andretti Leah Bracknell (September**) [243 points] Lee Duc Anh (22 April 2019) [111 points] Lee Kerslake Louise Downing Natasha England Paul Dewar (6 Feb 2019) [36 points] Shivakumari Swami [21 January 2019) [20 points] Spencer Bohren (8 June 2019) (158 points] Tony Drewitt Barlow Skinny Kiltrunner (4 hits - 1033 points) Anita Cochran (WC) Anita Doth Beth Chapman (26 June 2019) [176 points] Bill Turnbull Candi Staton Chris Rea Fernando Ricksen (18 Sep 2019) [260 points] Jaswant Singh Jean Louis Trintagent Jeanne Little Julie Strain Karen Lewis Leah Bracknell (September**) [243 points] Lee Kerslake Little Richard Mark Radcliff Martin Peters (21 Dec 2019) [354 points] Nicola Mendehlson Olivia Newton John Peter Lorimer Roman Reigns Samu Anoi Sonali Bendre Stirling Moss Thuy Than Truong Toast (4 of 25 - 1014 points)  Fernando Ricksen (18 Sep 2019) [520 points] Betty White Bill Turnbull Doddie Weir Gerd Muller Herman Wouk (17 May 2019) [136 points) Ian Holm Irene Sutcliffe (3 May 2019) [122 points] Jean Louis Trintagent John McCririck (5 July 2019) [185 points] Lee Kerslake Leslie Philips Loretta Lynn Michael Lonsdale Peter Tork (21 Feb 2019) [51 points] Raymond Briggs Richard Hadlee Richard Ingrams Roberta McCain Rosemary Squires Roy Clarke Sidney Poitier Stirling Moss Trevor Peacock Vera Lynn The fun's in the taking part...... WidowsPeak (5 of 25 - 975 points) Julie Andrews (WC) Betty White Dame Maggie Smith Diana Athil (23 Jan 2019) [22 points] Diana Rigg Dionne Warwick Doris Day (13 May 2019) [132 points] Gina Lollobridga Gladys Knight Goldie Horne Joni Mitchell Julie Goodyear Leah Bracknell (September**) [243 points] Linda Nolan Madonna Monica Vitti Olivia de Haviland Olivia Newton John Priscilla Presley Prunella Scales Sheila Mercier (4 Dec 2019) [337 points] Tessa Dahl Valerie Harper (30 August 2019) [241 points] Violeto Chammaro Virginia Patton msc (5/25 - 789 points) Jean Louis Trintagenent (WC) Beverley Clearly Christopher Tolkein Clarrissa Eden Dennis Goldberg Diana Athil (23 January 2019) [22 points] Earl Cameron Franco Zefferelli (15 June 2019) [165 points] Grand Duke of Luxembourg (23 April 2019) [112 points] Henry Kissinger Ivor Broadis (12 April 2019) [101 points] James Lovelock Jimmy Carter Judith Kerr (22 May 2019) [141 points] Kirk Douglas Lee Kerslake Leslie Philips Nicholas Parsons Olivia de Haviland Peter Sutcliffe Peter Tobin (serial killer) Prince Philip Robert Mugabe (6 September 2019) [248 points] Vera Lynn William Frankland (allergist) YorkshireBanker (6 of 25 - 633 points) Jean Marie le Pen Barbara Barrie Bella Thorne Bobby Brown Eilen Ash Fernando Ricksen (18 Sep 2019) [260 points] Gerard Bassett (16 Jan 2019) [15 points] Jean Louis Trintagenent Jerry Stiller June Brown June Spencer Kane Tananka Lessie Brown (8 January) [7 points] Lord Hattersley Lucia Hiriart Margaret Stuart Barry Muriel Pavlov (19 January 2019) [18 points] Paddy Bassett (20 July 2019) [200 points] Pearl Carr Peter Sutcliffe Robert Marchand Ruth Bader Ginsburg Shane McGowan Tim Conway (14 May 2019) [133 points] Vera Lynn Great Uncle Bulgaria [3 of 25 - 566 points] Herman Wouk (WC) (17 May 2019) [272 points] Benjamin Luxon Bernard Cribbins Berry Gordy Jr Des O Connor Duane Eddy Gary Glitter Jean Louis Trintagent Jimmy Greaves Kirk Douglas Leah Bracknell (September**) [243 points] Leslie Philips Little Richard Marty Wilde Michael Schumacher Mike Batt Nobby Stiles Olivia Newton John Pete Budd Peter Tork (21 Feb 2019) [51 points] Richard Bonynge Rosalynn Carter Stirling Moss Valerie Masterson Vera Lynn Predictor (3 of 25 - 551 points) Muricy Ramalho (WC) Bob Sheridan Charlie Davis Chen Shui-bian Christopher Berneck Dan Raulerson Decca Aitkenhead Donna Britt Donna Edwards Drica Moraes Edwin Kosik (13 June 2019) [163 points] Fernando del Valle Gregg Ottenbreit Jerry Howarth Jessica St. Claire Johnny Canales Johnny Ellis Leon Redbone (30 May 2019) [149 points] Maria Chaput Nicolas Leoz (28 Aug) [239 points] Richie Kavanaugh Robin Jackman Rod Gantefoer Ted Poe Tony Norman Death Impends (4 of 25 - 539 points) Lee Kerslake (WC) Beverley Clearly Clarrissa Eden Diana Sera Cary Bob Barker Ian St John Javier Perez de Cuellar Jim Leavelle (29 August 2019) [240 points] Joe Vento John Hume Lawrence Ferlinghetti Lee Duc Anh (22 April 2019) [111 points] Leslie Philips Mad Mike Hoare Milton Quon (18 June 2019) [168 points] Nehemiah Persoff Norman Lloyd Pearl Carr Robert Clary Roberta McCain Ruthie Thompson Shivakumari Swami (21 January 2019) [20 points] Stirling Moss Sumner Redstone William Frankland JoeMoneyPenny (3 of 25 - 540 points) Sumner Redstone (WC) Betty White Bob Hawke (16 May 2019) [135 points] Burt Bacharach Fernando Ricksen (18 Sep 2019) [260 points] Gina Lollobridga Grace Chang Grace Slick Helen Richardson Khan James Hong Jean Louis Trintagnent Jimmy Osmond John Madden Kryzstof Penderecki Lindsay Lohan Little Richard Nichel Nicols Nick Stahl Pearl Carr Prem Tinsulandola (26 May 2019) [145 points] Roman Reigns Sammo Hung Stanley Ho Takeshi 69 Vivienne Tam Seriously, how hard is googling 'famous profession with cancer, folks'...... Pedro67 (4 hits - 500 points) Kirk Douglas (WC) Angela Lansbury Babiker Awadalla (17 January 2019) [16 points] Billy Conolly Boris Pahor Christopher Plummer Dan McCafferty Doyle Brunson George Alagaih Granville Coggs (7 May 2019) [126 points] Jackie Stallone Johnny Clegg (16 July 2019) [196 points] Joyce Randolph Linda Ronstadt Michael Robinson Murray Walker Nanci Ryder Olivia Newton John Pele Philomena Lynott (12 June 2019) [162 points] Prince Philip Ronald Atkins Sandy Gall Sir John Nott Terry Jones YoungWillz (3/25 - 478 points) Pat Gorman (WC) (British actor) DNS - Died October 2018 Arnold Yarrow (British actor) Bernard Cribbins Damaris Hayman David Prowse (actor/ bodybuilder) Earl Cameron Geoffrey Palmer (actor) Georgine Anderson Glyn Houston (30 June 2019) [180 points] Henry Woolf Hugh Futcher John Rolfe (actor) Kenneth Cope Michael Kilgaraff Nicholas Parsons Paul Darrow (3 June 2019) [153 points] Philip Latham Roy Evans (actor) Sonny Caldinez Stephen Thorne (British actor) (26 May 2019) [145 points] Tom Baker (actor) Tony Caunter Vera Fusek William Russell (British actor) Ysanne Churchman Whoaml (3 of 25 - 285 points) Mikhail Gorbachev Bob Dole Bob Hawke (16 May 2019) [135 points] Carol Channing (15 Jan 2019) [14 points] Dame Vera Lynn Dick Van Dyke Emperor Akhito Ethel Skate Kennedy Herman Wouk (17 May 2019) [136 points] Jean Kennedy Smith Jill Gascoigne John Richard Reid (cricketer) Joyce Randolph Katherine Johnson Kenneth Archer Kirk Douglas Marge Champion Nobby Stiles Norman Lloyd Olivia de Haviland Pele Prince Philip Prunella Scales Ray Lawler Ruth Bader Ginsburg Doulton (3 of 25 - 282 points) Pele (WC) Beverley Cleary Bill Cosby Bob Dole Buck Henry Carol Channing (15 Jan 2019) [14 points] Desmond Tutu Dick Cheney Dick Van Dyke Doris Day (13 May 2019) [132 points] George Schultz Hal Halbrook Henry Kissinger Herman Wouk (17 May 2019) [136 points] Hugh Downs Joanne Woodward Joyce Randolph Kirk Douglas Little Richard Olivia de Haviland Pope Benedict Rhonda Flemming Richard Simmons Sidney Poitier Steve Lawrence Book [1 of 25 - 144 points] Maria Riva (WC) Bibi Johns Christiane F Claus Von Bulow (25 May 2019) [144 points] Cleo Lane Estelle Parsons Gina Lollobridga Gotthilf Fischer Hannelore Minkus Hans-Vochen Vogel Isabel Peron Jimmy Carter Margot Leonard Maria Sebaldt Mario Adorf Michel Piccolli Mikis Theodakoris Monica Vetti Ottfried Fischer Peter Mark Rickman Ralf Wolter Rolf Eden Rosalynn Carter Sonja Zeiman Val Kilmer Deathray (1/25 - 136 points) Al Pacino (WC) Sir Alex Ferguson Anne Reid Billy Connolly David Attenborough Francis Ford Coppolla Harvey Kietel Herman Wouk (17th May 2019) [136 points]  Jimmy Carter June Brown Kirk Douglas Morgan Freeman Nicholas Parsons Nicholas Soames Nobby Stiles Paul Gascoigne Paul Schrader (film-maker/writer) Prince Philip Queen Beatrix Queen Elizabeth II Sinead O'Connor Stephen SpieTlberg Thelma Barlow Vera Lynn William Roache Bibliogryphon (1 of 25 - 34 points) Sylvia Kay (WC) (18 January 2019) [34 points] Angie Dickensen Antonia Fraser Barbara Knox Biddy Baxter C W McCall Don Everley Gina Lollobridga Glenda Jackson Herbert Kretzmer Joan Plowright Joanne Woodward John Astin John Le Carre John Wakeham Judith Durham Ken Hom Kenny Sansom Mark Eden Pat Caroll Pete Murray Peter Higgs Teddie Chinnery Tom Lehrer William Russell Well you're in the record books for being so shit, I guess that's some sort of achievement..... mysteriousmummy (0 points) Kirk Douglas (WC) Angela Lansbury Barbara Windsor Bernard Cribbins Charlie Sheen Demi Lovato Glenda Jackson Jerry Lee Lewis Jim Dale Jimmy Osmond June Brown Kieth Richards Leslie Philips Little Richard Loretta Lynn Mel Brooks Michael Schumacher Miriam Margoyles Olivia Newton John Prince Philip Ronnie Wood Roy Wood Shane MacGowan Sidney Poitier Vanessa Redgrave

Don Larsen, who pitched the only perfect game in World Series history dead at 90. https://es.pn/2QFf1aO

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I didn't think I'd win, my joker didn't even die Can't complain, t'was an honour.

Trump wont lose this one. Maybe if they had someone good running against him. My favourite is Tulsi but shes no where near Biden and Warren in the polls. I swear if the DNC put either Biden or Warren up for the nomination then Trump has his second term in the bag.

Bill Gates' old man? Weak.

Thank you for your service

Daniel arap Moi, Leon Spinks, P-Orridge, Delors, Willie Nelson, Bouteflika, Imelda Marcos, RBG, Woodward, Crosby, Musharraf , Le Pen, Reiner, Tom Smith, Terry Jones are all welcomed new entries/returning names. Shane McGowan should have been easily dropped. Bill Gates Sr. is a Fringe of Fame pick, I'd rather have liked Peter Tobin instead of Sutcliffe, it is probably too early for Akihito, Lansbury, Greenspan (Why returning, the fucker?), Tony Bennett (he is still too unsinkable), Scales, Edrich (a normal 83 year old with no current issues...maybe), Piggott (this sucks), Cheney and Attenborough. Overall I pretty liked the list.

A bit of a rundown name by name then: Prince Philip - might be a bit of an unpopular opinion, but was tired of Kirk Douglas at the top spot. So a bit refreshing to see a change. Healthwise, he certainly seems to be declining even if survived his most recent hospitalization. Think he can be a hit here Kirk Douglas - Just seems to be old at this point? Have no idea when he'll go, wouldn't shock either way at this point Olivia de Havilland - similar situation to Kirk, except she seems to be a bit healthier. Vera Lynn - Apparently she has gotten frailer, so might be a good call to become a hit Daniel arap Moi - Am kind of surprised he made it on the list (especially this high up), but certainly a welcome addition. Definitely a good bet to become a hit Dick van Dyke - tbh, I can see why they would keep him on the list, but at number 6? That seems to be a bit of a stretch Javier Perez de Cuellar - well, he's turning 100 and is as dull as ever Emperor Akihito - Not sure why he was carried over the likes of Gorby, Little Richard, King, etc. He just seems fairly stable after his abdication tbh Pierre Cardin - dull name, and doesn't even have the potential to make him more fun that JPDC did. Bob Dole - a how the fuck he's still alive name. Seriously, he looks really frail, and should've been a hit by now Murray Walker - another in the oldie department, but it seems like they have their fans Leon Spinks - could go either way, at the end of the day it's still prostate cancer which is generally slower moving. Though tbf, he has had his fair share of health issues in the past Betty White - she looks better. But again, I understand why they'd keep her on Angela Lansbury - now here's an oldie brought on after a long hiatus. Still kind of active, but I still think she's a good name Bob Barker - he has his health issues, but you don't know when it's finish him Alan Greenspan - eh, I actually kind of like him being on. Not exactly the kind of name you'd be sad about when they die, so there's that Henry Kissinger - 97 and obese. How the fuck did he make it this far? Jimmy Carter - He's finally showing his mortal side of these with the recent hospitalizations. Maybe he'll see another year, but is more likely to die sooner Valery Giscard d'Estaing - typical dull committee name gotta be a typical dull committee name Honor Blackman - She seems to be Zsa Zsa's successor minus health problems. Which is fine tbh, those types of names should exist Leslie Phillips - good to see him back. Really a how the fuck their still alive name Tony Bennett - Honestly not the worst pick out there. Sure, he's not great, but I don't think he's bad either Harry Belafonte - I like this name being on the list. It's a good name to have Nobby Stiles - Amazingly he's still alive. Which was weird because I thought he was dying in 2018, yet here we are 2 years later Hosni Mubarak - I guess the committee just like certain names. Felt like he could've been dropped despite the committee desire to keep picking him Genesis P-Orridge - obvious dead cert. Probably gone in the next few months. And it's the type of cult name they have gone for in the past. Excellent Stirling Moss - apparently he's still in poor health. He did make his 90th birthday despite a respected member feeling otherwise. Surely his time is soon, right? Prunella Scales - seems to be doing less appearances. Don't think it's quite her time yet, but her death wouldn't shock Desmond Tutu - I don't know when his health problems will finally get him, but I think it might be a good idea to keep around Jacques Delors - typical committee name. But they like these types of names Willie Nelson - excellent name. He seemed to be struggling to breathe at that performance last November, and I felt like it was their last chance to have him on. Fortunately he's on Jerry Stiller - eh, another name that's just kind of there, and wouldn't shock me either way John Edrich - Okay, how the fuck did he get on over Nicholas Parsons? Sometimes I just don't understand the committee... Abdelaziz Bouteflika - while some of the names brought back are questionable I think this one is a good call. Alex Trebek - household name with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Had to be Shane MacGowan - Okay, I'm not really sure why he got carried over. Sure, he has health problems, but then he also looked the best he has in years. So, I don't understand this carry over Dick Cheney - Wouldn't mind him being a hit, but I'm a bit skeptical on whether he actually goes or not. Ruth Bader Ginsburg - I'm not sure. I do think it's the right call that she's on the list, but don't know if she'll be a hit or not Imelda Marcos - of course. The biggest shoe in on the list. Honestly, don't think it's a bad call Carl Reiner - A bit surprised here, and he also seems to be active. But I guess it's not impossible Lester Piggott - another why is he back name? Although I guess the committee are fond of horse racing Joanne Woodward - Could become a hit this year, not a bad debut choice David Crosby - Had his fair share of health problems. When it'll happen I'm not sure, but certainly not a bad pick Tom Smith - I think he's a good pick. Those articles in late November sounded quite grim and apparently he slurred his words on television. Terry Jones - Sadly, I think 2020 is his year. Those end of the year articles made it seem like he's on his way out Jean Marie Le Pen - Another name where I'm not sure they'll die but is certainly not a name to be missed when he does go Pervez Musharraf - Some people seem to think there's an issue with this name. Well, he's currently in exile and has no planned date of execution. So, I don't know if he'll be a hit or not William H Gates - Yeah, pretty dull name. Could go but then he'll be another Kerkorian name David Attenborough - not sure he'll die, but I like him being on the list Peter Sutcliffe - obviously nobody would shed a tear if he dies. I'm skeptical that he goes, but if he does go, great call Overall, I think it'll be a great list. Even with some drops that shouldn't have happened

I don’t see any distinction unfortunately

There's an overabundance of good names for this year imo. The Queen should keep a spot until her death.