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It's not over until the fat lady sings! We still have six weeks of winter left! Trust me it's desirable in life to be steady , patient and just keep going at it with an evolving technique and open mind rather than premature and hurried!

Really?

47 names to go until last year's number of hits is surpassed and 49 days left in 2021. I'm fairly confident this will happen. I have kept the faith!

Are you aiming for a certain proportion of unique picks?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10194941/Gurapareet-Bains-claimed-invent-worlds-healthiest-meal-dies-heart-attack-aged-43.html Gurapareet Bains a celebrity chef of sorts who was friendly with royalty and Hollywood stars has died aged 43 from a heart attack.

https://nypost.com/2021/11/10/friends-worry-about-elton-johns-health-as-he-plans-to-tour/ Eltons friends worried as he plans a tour with 150 concerts despite health woes.

That show has the most magical and heavenly theme tune.

Yes he was . Lots of people touted as future prime ministers never come to fruition, Chris Bryant, Ruth Davidson, Alan Milburn etc

Normally I'm used to receiving much fruitier observations when I do give in to temptation!

Here is my list! Thank you @Lafaucheuse 1. Barbara Walters 2. Pope Benedict 3. Desmond Tutu 4. Raquel Welch 5. Wilbur Smith 6. June Spencer 7. Pat Boone 8. Julian Assange 9. Pele 10. Liza Minnelli 11. James Lovelock 12. Isabel Peron 13. Dennis Skinner 14. April Ashley 15. Desmond Morris 16. Val Lehman 17. Rolf Harris 18. Bernadette Chirac 19. Tina Turner 20. Geoffrey Boycott

Ooh I'm tempted...!

Thanks @msc and thank you to @Joey Russ for his hardwork in previous years. At last a pool were I don't have to worry about protecting and hiding my precious , super savvy, brilliant list of clever uniques because there is no point in revealing and entering them in this pool!

Dean Stockwell a further 'hit' for me just days after Lionel Blair.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-lucy-mecklenburgh-declares-here-25406123 Former star of TOWIE and reality tv star Lucy Mecklenburgh is expecting her second child with former Coronation Street actor Ryan Thomas.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/nov/08/tory-mp-faces-bankruptcy-over-unpaid-taxes-and-may-have-to-step-down-adam-afriyie There is a possibility of yet another by election various UK newspapers are reporting. Conservative MP for Windsor Adam Afriyie might soon be declared bankrupt as a result of unpaid taxes and thus be forced to resign.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/horseracing/16674421/jockey-tom-greenway-dead-aged-38/ Former Jockey Tom Greenway has died aged just 38.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-rachel-riley-gives-birth-25131316 Countdowns Rachel Riley has given birth to her second childhood. A baby girl named Noa with her husband former Strictly Come Dancing Professional dancer Pasha Kovalev. According to some media reports Rachel is planning on breastfeeding her baby on the Countdown set much to the alleged annoyance of show host Anne Robinson who reporter has a personality clash with Rachel and views her as far too loud and noisy...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10172959/Camilla-stopped-talking-hearing-President-break-wind-chat-Cop26-summit.html The Mail on Sunday article about the Joe Biden farting in front of Camilla allegations...!

There is a saying that laughter is the best medicine. If that's even partially correct and this story about Joe Biden farting loudly in front of Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall in Glasgow at COP26 is true ...then Camillas health has just received a massive boost. Don't be confused @Ulitzer95 it's been much discussed on twitter tonight and there is an article on it in the Mail on Sunday. Apparently Camilla hasn't been able to stop laughing about it since!!

Another unique Derby Dead Pool pick once a qualifying obituary emerges.

I enter three teams in the Derby Dead Pool so I need 60 names and have nearly 90 but that doesn't include any names I picked this year who are still alive and who I might like to carry over to next year like Christina Crawford and Ronnie Knight. The Dowager Duchess of Grafton is giving me a real dilemma now she's 101 and has been pretty much a stalwart of my teams!

It's rather long at the moment. But I was surprised given the vast array and variety of names in the Derby Dead Pool how many of my names were not picked this year and are potentially unique picks for me next year... and I am not just talking about obscure names either. Although naturally I can't say much more and give a heads up to others!! I need to wait a bit longer though because I still have high hopes some more names will be hits this year and free up more room and space so I have less tricky decisions to make.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16639402/darth-vader-david-prowse-star-wars/ David Prowse left £693,000 in his will.

I'm pretty sure Cilla voted for Labour under Blair once or twice but not Gordon Brown or Ed Milliband. She was friendly with Cherie Blair.

Some more than others...