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It is 30 April, day 121 of 366 this year, almost one third through the year (exactly one third is tomorrow). The DDP stands at 121 hits, and has maintained a hit rate of >1 hit/day until today when it is exactly 1 hit/day. This is an impressive first third of the year. Are the May doldrums ahead? All other years have had them, except for 2023.

2022 was the longest lasting >1 hit/day before this year, slipping behind in mid April. But the latter months lagged enough that while it still set a new hits record, it only did so by the skin of its teeth. Whereas 2023 fell behind >1 hit/day much earlier but the year as a whole was far more consistent. Given we've kept up this rate despite the DL being so slow, I'd guess this year will glide past 300 fairly easily.

Dunno being a hypocritical c**t maybe Galloway is the perfect fit.

Workers Party? Son of an architect and real estate developer. Mental health issues. Claims to be a follower of Sikhism and was caught drinking alcohol. International cricketer. That Monty Panesar? Yeah, you would think with that history he'd be a Tory.

Yes. 21 hits would be great at the end of this game

Death notice for Rosalie Trefgarne, wife of David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne: https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/marketplace/advert/trefgarne-notices_56937 Lord Trefgarne is now 83 and maybe worthy of attention following the death of his wife.

It’s like rai-ai-aiiiinn on your wedding day.

30/Apr/2024 72 Sophie Ellis-Bextor — Murder On The Dancefloor 38 Kylie Minogue — Love At First Sight 37 Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse — Valerie 37 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. -6 31 Manic Street Preachers — Your Love Alone Is Not Enough 27 Wheatus — Teenage Dirtbag 25 Coldplay — In My Place +4 20 Adele — Chasing Pavements 07 Razorlight — Somewhere Else

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden is 78.

Willie Nelson is 91 today. Photo Credit: Larry Philpot/Behind The Music per Creative Commons license

Those who didn't know this for sure probably guessed as much. And those who were around on the forums while Cat was will know he was indeed a 'delightful gentleman' as his doctor's letter said. He'll always be a forum legend here. Rest up old fella, and thanks for sharing many a laugh (and flight) with us.

Former president of Uruguay and global icon mainly due to his frugal lifestyle and critic of capitalism. Now suffering from esophageal cancer, severe autoimmune disease and kidney failure. At almost 89, this becomes quite a deadly cocktail.

Saw this last night in the Times. His attendance is still great for his age so I’m not sure. He’s the longest serving member of the House. Joined in 1962.

30.04.2024 72 Sophie Ellis-Bextor — Murder On The Dancefloor 43 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. 38 Kylie Minogue — Love At First Sight +4 37 Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse — Valerie 31 Manic Street Preachers — Your Love Alone Is Not Enough 27 Wheatus — Teenage Dirtbag -6 21 Coldplay — In My Place 20 Adele — Chasing Pavements 07 Razorlight — Somewhere Else

30/04/24 63 Sophie Ellis-Bextor — Murder On The Dancefloor 46 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. -5 39 Wheatus — Teenage Dirtbag 37 Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse — Valerie +2 34 Kylie Minogue — Love At First Sight 31 Manic Street Preachers — Your Love Alone Is Not Enough +2 24 Coldplay — In My Place 20 Adele — Chasing Pavements 06 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound -1 06 Razorlight — Somewhere Else

If he's still alive in 2025, which is very possible because cancers at this old age can be slow, he would be a serious good name for the official deathlist !

Been at the Cliffs Pavilion in Sarfend for Romesh Ranganathan. Loads of hip hop bangers from Martin2Smoove in the build up and during the interval were a really nice touch. As for the comedy, I’m privileged to have been to more stand up gigs than I can count; highlights include Bill, Jo, Dara, the late Sean Lock…I can honestly say I’ve never laughed harder and more frequently at any other show than I did at this one. Absolutely incredible.

Lost Property Jonnie Irwin, known for hosting real estate shows such as A Place in the Sun and Escape to the Country, has fallen off the property ladder at the age of 50. A presenter of various lifestyle shows before life ceased to be his style, he became home to a tumour in 2020. Originally consigned to A Place in the Lung, the cancer ultimately decided to expand its portfolio and move abroad to other organs. Did anyone actually pick him? Well... This is an Ir-win for 56 of you, but an Ir-loss for my mother, who gains 16 points. Obviously a huge upset for our top seed. GAINED TOTAL = 1. CaptainChorizo 0 = 1. livingbygrace 0 = 1. TQR 0 = 1. YorkshireBanker 0 = 1. Death Impends 0 = 1. Funeralopolis 0 = 1. Bibliogryphon 0 = 1. Grimgrass 0 = 1. msc 0 = 1. Captain Hemlock 0 = 1. wannamaker 0 = 1. BuffaloPhil 0 = 1. Thatcher 0 = 1. arghton 0 = 1. chilean way 0 = 1. gcreptile 0 = 1. Spade_Cooley 0 = 1. Nick 0 = 1. Famous6Eva 0 = 1. Summer in Transylvania 0 = 1. MalePoster 0 = 1. The Immortal 0 = 1. YoungWillz 0 = 1. Hell 0 = 1. The Unknown Man 0 = 1. Perhaps 0 = 1. LizLemon 0 = 1. Toast 0 = 1. Newjack 0 = 1. deadsox 0 = 1. Torva Messor 0 = 1. JoeMoneypenny 0 = 1. Book 0 = 1. Great Uncle Bulgaria 0 = 1. Bentrovato 0 = 1. The Old Crem 0 = 1. Annami 0 = 1. MariNisia 0 = 1. Sleepiestpeep 0 = 1. theoldlady 0 = 1. En Passant 0 = 1. max_bossetti 0 = 1. diego 0 = 1. Pedro67 0 = 1. GuyFromFuture 0 = 1. Sideik 0 = 1. machotrouts 0 = 1. Clorox Bleachman 0 = 1. MortalCaso 0 = 1. An Fear Beag 0 = 1. ladyfiona 0 = 1. tracy 0 = 1. maryportfuncity 0 = 1. Joltin Joe 0 = 1. CastAway 0 = 1. Lafaucheuse 0 ▼ 57. machotrouts' mum +16 16

We discovered as we talked that he had been a colleague of my father's many years ago

Sounds a pain the arse.

Frank Field is dead, so Sven-Göran Eriksson jumps in and Rick Harris/Black Bart is new Sub No. 3. Thanks!

It might be of interest here to say that after Prince Richard dies, the Dukedom of Gloucester will cease to be Royal. After two generations they lose their Royal status. Richard's father Henry was a son of a monarch (George V) and Richard a grandson and first cousin of a monarch. After this the relationship of the Duke becomes too distant from the Crown. The same will apply to Kent when Prince Edward, the current Duke of Kent, dies. This is why Edinburgh was changed to a life peerage - to prevent the Dukedom going out of the immediate family.

Before I get on with the actual updates, I've got one more stats post for you. First of all, here's the average points per team each celebrity received: 1 Joe Biden 21.70 2 Donald Trump 20.54 3 Michael J. Fox 18.72 4 Andy Taylor 17.40 5 Billy Connolly 15.81 6 Clint Eastwood 15.75 7 William Shatner 15.44 8 Ozzy Osbourne 15.32 9 Buzz Aldrin 14.05 10 Janey Godley 13.91 11 Phil Collins 13.07 12 Bruce Willis 12.40 13 Dick van Dyke 11.77 14 Robert Wagner 10.47 15 Prunella Scales 9.37 16 Pope Francis 9.19 16 Rupert Murdoch 9.19 18 David Attenborough 8.19 19 Willie Nelson 7.93 20 Mel Brooks 7.32 21 Tim Bilton 6.60 22 Toby Keith 6.05 23 Yoko Ono 4.51 24 Dave Myers 4.09 25 Erik Jensen 3.86 26 Shannen Doherty 3.53 27 Linda Nolan 3.21 28 Paul Spencer 2.58 29 Cleo Laine 2.47 30 Denis Law 2.12 31 Bob Newhart 1.96 32 Dennis Skinner 1.93 33 Patrick Murray 1.77 34 Roberta Flack 1.58 35 Eva Marie Saint 1.44 36 Theo Burrell 1.35 37 Stanley Baxter 1.23 38 Frank Caprio 1.19 38 Frank Field 0.77 40 June Spencer 0.70 41 Esther Rantzen 0.68 42 James Whale 0.65 43 Michael Tilson Thomas 0.63 44 Rob Burrow 0.61 45 Joanne Woodward 0.51 46 Nigel Starmer-Smith 0.49 47 (Wildlife) Simon Cowell 0.47 48 Jonnie Irwin 0.28 49 Noam Chomsky 0.14 50 Jimmy Carter 0.02 51 Steve McMichael 0.00 Using these numbers, I've calculated all of your most outlying opinions. In the table below is an alphabetical list of Inverse Dead Pool 2024 players. Next to each player, there are two celebrities, each with two numbers in brackets – the first number is the number of points the player has assigned that celebrity, and the second number is the gap between that number and the celebrity's average points value. The celebrity on the left is the celebrity whose points from that player are farthest ABOVE the celebrity's average points value (i.e. the celebrity whose survival that player is most disproportionately invested in). The celebrity on the right is the celebrity whose points (or lack thereof) from that player are farthest BELOW the celebrity's average points value (i.e. the celebrity whose death would probably be most beneficial to that player). This player... Is relatively confident in... And relatively wary of... An Fear Beag Yoko Ono (13, +8.49) Buzz Aldrin (3, -11.05) Annami Cleo Laine (19, +16.53) William Shatner (0, -15.44) arghton Bruce Willis (22, +9.6) Dick van Dyke (4, -7.77) Bentrovato Nigel Starmer-Smith (21, +20.51) Joe Biden (0, -21.7) Bibliogryphon Robert Wagner (23, +12.53) Ozzy Osbourne (6, -9.32) Book Robert Wagner (20, +9.53) David Attenborough (0, -8.19) BuffaloPhil Dave Myers (18, +13.91) Bruce Willis (0, -12.4) Captain Hemlock Bruce Willis (22, +9.6) Dick van Dyke (0, -11.77) CaptainChorizo Buzz Aldrin (24, +9.95) Dick van Dyke (0, -11.77) CastAway Mel Brooks (21, +13.68) Billy Connolly (5, -10.81) chilean way Pope Francis (25, +15.81) Janey Godley (0, -13.91) Clorox Bleachman Prunella Scales (22, +12.63) Phil Collins (6, -7.07) deadsox Tim Bilton (20, +13.4) Phil Collins (0, -13.07) Death Impends Phil Collins (21, +7.93) Willie Nelson (0, -7.93) diego Frank Caprio (20, +18.81) Andy Taylor (0, -17.4) En Passant Toby Keith (19, +12.95) Dick van Dyke (1, -10.77) Famous6Eva Erik Jensen (23, +19.14) Phil Collins (0, -13.07) Funeralopolis Phil Collins (22, +8.93) Janey Godley (4, -9.91) gcreptile Erik Jensen (24, +20.14) Michael J. Fox (0, -18.72) Great Uncle Bulgaria Yoko Ono (16, +11.49) Dick van Dyke (0, -11.77) Grimgrass Robert Wagner (17, +6.53) Rupert Murdoch (3, -6.19) GuyFromFuture Tim Bilton (23, +16.4) Ozzy Osbourne (1, -14.32) Hell Pope Francis (23, +13.81) Janey Godley (0, -13.91) JoeMoneypenny Tim Bilton (22, +15.4) Donald Trump (2, -18.54) Joltin Joe Linda Nolan (14, +10.79) Janey Godley (0, -13.91) ladyfiona Yoko Ono (17, +12.49) Buzz Aldrin (0, -14.05) Lafaucheuse Frank Caprio (12, +10.81) Willie Nelson (0, -7.93) livingbygrace Willie Nelson (22, +14.07) Janey Godley (1, -12.91) LizLemon Phil Collins (21, +7.93) Buzz Aldrin (5, -9.05) machotrouts Erik Jensen (14, +10.14) Willie Nelson (0, -7.93) machotrouts' mum Dennis Skinner (25, +23.07) Donald Trump (0, -20.54) MalePoster Paul Spencer (20, +17.42) Ozzy Osbourne (0, -15.32) MariNisia Erik Jensen (21, +17.14) Clint Eastwood (0, -15.75) maryportfuncity Dave Myers (23, +18.91) Donald Trump (8, -12.54) max_bossetti Linda Nolan (20, +16.79) Robert Wagner (0, -10.47) MortalCaso Toby Keith (19, +12.95) Dick van Dyke (0, -11.77) msc Shannen Doherty (17, +13.47) Joe Biden (0, -21.7) Newjack Phil Collins (23, +9.93) Mel Brooks (0, -7.32) Nick Ozzy Osbourne (22, +6.68) David Attenborough (0, -8.19) Pedro67 Denis Law (16, +13.88) Bruce Willis (0, -12.4) Perhaps Shannen Doherty (12, +8.47) Pope Francis (0, -9.19) Sideik Toby Keith (18, +11.95) Dick van Dyke (0, -11.77) Sleepiestpeep Toby Keith (20, +13.95) Robert Wagner (0, -10.47) Spade_Cooley Tim Bilton (18, +11.4) Billy Connolly (0, -15.81) Summer in Transylvania Ozzy Osbourne (25, +9.68) Bruce Willis (7, -5.4) Thatcher Paul Spencer (19, +16.42) Janey Godley (0, -13.91) The Immortal Dennis Skinner (12, +10.07) Janey Godley (0, -13.91) The Old Crem Tim Bilton (16, +9.4) Phil Collins (0, -13.07) The Unknown Man Dave Myers (21, +16.91) Janey Godley (0, -13.91) theoldlady June Spencer (18, +17.3) Joe Biden (0, -21.7) Toast Dennis Skinner (9, +7.07) Rupert Murdoch (0, -9.19) Torva Messor Rupert Murdoch (25, +15.81) Donald Trump (0, -20.54) TQR Janey Godley (24, +10.09) Bruce Willis (4, -8.4) tracy Linda Nolan (23, +19.79) William Shatner (4, -11.44) wannamaker Rupert Murdoch (16, +6.81) Toby Keith (0, -6.05) YorkshireBanker Theo Burrell (17, +15.65) Donald Trump (5, -15.54) YoungWillz Pope Francis (23, +13.81) Donald Trump (0, -20.54)