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A devastatingly sad case. By all accounts the Falkholts seemed a decent and caring family, now wiped out due to someone who should've never been allowed on the road. I was rooting for her to pull through at first, but it can only be a relief that she'll never have to cope with the loss of her immediate family and the likely poor quality of life that would've followed.

Happy birthday. And thank you for being a friend...

I still don't know who Steve Hewlett is or was. I've known who George Alagiah is since he first appeared on TV as a news reporter many years ago.

He was a nobody. In the grand scale of things. Anyone who gets famous for a cancer diary, is not properly famous...just sympathy famous. Not the same thing.

He wasn`t exactly a noboby.He had a successful career but not that many people knew who he was before his cancer diaries.Alagiah on the other hand I bet would be recognized by well over 90% of British adults if they saw a picture.

So that's an average of 7 posts a day, every day, since Summer '15. Not bad going! As a comparator, since join date, I've averaged about 0.6, Cat about 1.2, and Joey about 36,529.

BINGO! Cheers lads, I hadn't noticed.

This was so fabulous.

Congratulations!

Congratuwelldone msc! Very impressive I also did brilliantly.

On the other hand, joint 3rd...

Congrats msc! As always, I end with only around 700 points and 2 hits. And as always, my joker survived.

Well done, msc! A day faster than last year's. Surely the fastest Deathrace ever?

Had Alagiah gone public with his cancer before the new year he would probably be on the list. As for Steve Hewlett....he has nothing on George. He's a nobody.

That was a bit early, but now she has died. I'll replace her with Vanessa Goodwin and keep the rest please.

Jessica Falkholt has died. Congratulations msc on your win.

1.04 posts a day for me apparently. Tempted to go offline for a couple of months, just so I can achieve perfect symmetry.

One of the best #1 singles of the 1970s...

Waiting Cat O’Falk right now. He’s currently at 1999 posts...

June back on Eastenders for the first time in a while.Looks well.

Had her there solely because of her mention on the OoO farewell list.

If you want some deeper analysis on the placing (I mean a lot of this has already been covered in the original analysis, but I think some of it has changed slightly), then here it is: Bracknell, McCain, and Jowell all have terminal cancer. Bracknell's life expectancy for lung cancer is between March - May of this year, while glioblastoma is the cancer of both McCain and Jowell. Gord Downie lasted 20 months, but since the two of them are older than him, even with better health care, I don't think either of them will make it to 2019. Herman Wouk was last seen in a cannula back in July, which is always a sign of poor health. There was also news yesterday of his home in Palm Springs going up for sale, which I don't think usually happens at that age unless they expect him to go soon. Stirling Moss was hospitalized a lot last year, and I think he's still hospitalized now. His website has also been shut down. I also have a feeling that he'll go very soon as well. I'm sure we all know of George Bush's hospitalizations last year. My feeling is that his hospitalizations will continue this year, and while he may not be an early death, I think he will be dead by the end of the year. Speaking of Bush Sr, I also think that Barbara Bush is quite frail, and her and Bush would very likely be an example of spouses dying within a few months of each other. Jill Gascoine is in the end of year Alzheimer's stage. She is not as likely to go as the questionable drop Nobby (though I do have a theory on that which I'll talk about later), but I think there's a decent chance she won't see 2019. If she does see 2019, she'll be a cert for that year imo. Neil Simon also has Alzheimer's. There were already reports of him being uncommunicative, which suggest it's already near the end stage. Kind of similar to how Glen Campbell was unable to play guitar at that point for me at least. Clive James has been missing in action since July of last year, and it doesn't look like he'll return to the Guardian. Sounds alright at his last podcast, but I think he's in decline and won't see 2019. Stan Lee I think some people will disagree with me, but he did lose his wife last year. He's currently in that danger zone for when people lose their spouse, and people who seemed to be in fine health do follow their spouse very often (Pete Seeger is the example that immediately came to mind, but I know there are many others). I also get the feeling that he won't see 2019 as well. Bob Dole was first hospitalized last year. I think his hospitalization's will continue this year, so he could very well be a hit. Prunella Scales is also at end stage Alzheimer's, though I don't think she's as advanced as Stiles, Gascoine, and Simon. Phillips and Norden are the old folk who aren't in good health that have the feeling of "surely this has to be their year?" Douglas was seen in a wheelchair when we saw him at the Emmy's, which suggests his health has deteriorated, though since I assume it's recent since he was still walking at his 101st birthday, doesn't necessarily mean he's going to die this year. Prince Philip won't see the decade out, that I'm certain of, especially cause his health has deteriorated since he retired. However, pinpointing whether he'll be a 2018 or 2019 death is more of a question mark. Graham will probably die in the next few years, but his god doesn't want him apparently. Pope Benedict has some reports in 2016 and 2017 to be in frail health. I believe the reports are true, but he could last a few years. Jimmy Greaves cancer is bad, but I'm not really sure if it's bad enough to kill him this year. Same with Harper, though her original medicine did start to wear off. I actually think that Joni Mitchell is quite frail now, and I think of Bruce Forsyth and how it deteriorated his health when he was quite active and healthy, so I think Joni Mitchell is more likely of a hit than a lot of people assume. Mark E Smith has been cancelling a lot of his concerts due to health concerns. There were some people that cancelled their concerts last year and they died (Wetton although he did look very terrible, Allman, and O'Riordan comes to mind, and I think there are other's I'm missing as well). I have a feeling that he'll go the same way as them. He may not go this year, but I'm also certain he won't see 2025. Watch me be wrong on him now. Carrington is quite old, but is still doing alright last time I heard. Perez de Cuellar will probably have no news till he dies. I think Mugabe is the same now that he's in exile. Vera Lynn is still active, but I have seen some reports of her frailty. Connery is in a similar situation as Lynn, though I think he's more on the list so the committee doesn't potentially miss the next Bond death. Baxter and Giscard d'Estaing are the deathlist cult picks this year imo. There hasn't been a lot of new on either of them, so seeing 2019 or dying this year wouldn't surprise me either way. Ian St John looked very good in his most recent update. It is still assumed that he has stage 4 cancer, though he might have recovered without us knowing it. I also have a theory that they thought St John was the footballer with end stage Alzheimer's and Stiles is the one that looked well, though that doesn't mean his drop isn't disappointing. de Havilland, Cardin, and Blackman are still active, though none of there deaths would surprise me, especially Blackman since the committee has been good about sniffing out aging actresses in recent years. Nolan and Newton-John have incurable cancer, and unless a surprise remission happens, they will probably die in the next five years. Probably aren't goners this year, though their cancer spreading later this year wouldn't surprise me. Doris Day has little news on her, but I don't know if that's enough to have her death as a guarantee Carter was battling cancer, but he's currently in remission. It is with the potential of relapse that I will never put Carter in the almost no chance category. Mubarak is a lying sod. Old, but probably won't go this year. Hawking's ALS will kill him eventually, but I can easily see him make 90 considering how long he had ALS for. White, Aznavour, van Dyke, and Brooks are in the way too active with no health problems category. Some people might try to remind me of Jerry Lewis, but I do remind you that he had plenty of health issues before 2010 even while he was very active. None of the four had major health struggles as far as I know. Barker had Tabloid bullshit on him. Plus he's still active, so I think he could last a few years. Kissinger doesn't have a lot of new on him, but I get the feeling he'll live a few more years. I don't really know a lot on June Brown, but people are saying she's very healthy, so I'll agree with them. Farrakhan is someone I think got back on way too early. Wood's cancer is in remission, so that what makes him a poor pick right now. But, I actually have a feeling that his cancer will return and kill him before the end of this decade. So I don't think he's impossible, but for now, he's a bad pick. What do I need to say about Gazza other than he's a wasted pick who could last decades. I'm sure there's some disagreement, but I think the general consensus is that it won't be a record breaking year...

That's not a nice way to refer to Prince Charles

If your auntie had balls she would be your uncle ! ! ! ! It is who leads at the END of the year that counts.

The filter changes the word 'mµslim' to 'halibut'.