YoungWillz

Former Tory MP and Marquess of Lothian Michael Ancram Telegraph Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/10/01/michael-ancram-conservative-northern-ireland-ira-peace/

John Amos QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13912773/John-Amos-dead-Good-Times-star-roots.html

Frank Fritz QO: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/30793689/frank-fritz-dead-american-pickers-mike-wolfe-stroke/ Just keep coming...

Frank Fritz reportedly dead: https://www.the-sun.com/tv/5841015/frank-fritz-dead-american-pickers-mike-wolfe-stroke/

Martin Lee QO: https://metro.co.uk/2024/10/01/eurovision-winner-martin-lee-band-brotherhood-man-dies-77-21713207/

Or getting her Winter Fuel Payment cut may be hurting her.

Thanks so much. Martin Lee is a DDP pick. Additionally, as if anyone needed reminding, first to perform and winning the competition is some achievement.

Reports coming in that Martin Lee of Brotherhood of Man has died. I'll try and find a concrete obit.

Robert Watts, production bod on the original trilogy and half brother of Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett), reportedly dead aged 86: https://www.jedinews.com/film-music-tv/articles/robert-watts-has-passed-away-aged-86/ Other credits include You Only Live Twice, the Indiana Jones movies and Who Framed Roger Rabbit?. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915226/

Well, what can be said about the late, great Dikembe Mutumbo? The answer is not much - basketball player from the Congo who did rather well in the USA where he died from a brain tumour. I guess that's it. Also a unique pick for gcreptile who joins those on 5 cards played so far. Leaderboard updated, no bonuses.

Deaths: Ysanne Churchman - 4 July Vic Seixas - 5 July Jane McAlevey - 7 July Jim Inhofe - 9 July Shelley Duvall - 11 July Shannen Doherty - 13 July Bob Newhart - 18 July Abdul Duke Fakir - 22 July Ray Lawler - 24 July Edna O'Brien - 27 July Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee - 8 August - No Obit Rachael Lillis - 10 August Gena Rowlands - 14 August Peter Marshall - 15 August Afa Anoa'i - 16 August Norman Spencer - 16 August Wayne Eddy - 16 August - No Obit Maria Branyas Morera - 19 August Sven-Goran Eriksson - 26 August Marjorie Flora Fraser - 3 September Paul Harrell - 3 September James Earl Jones - 9 September Alberto Fujimori - 11 September Kenneth Cope - 11 September Geoff Hinsliff - 15 September David Graham - 20 September Rupert Keegan - 23 September - No Obit Maggie Smith - 27 September Alexandre do Nascimento - 28 September - No Obit Dikembe Mutombo - 30 September Lily Ebert - 9 October Ethel Kennedy - 10 October Teri Garr - 29 October ladyFiona: 686 Points (Seixas; Duvall; Doherty; Churchman; Eriksson; Ebert) (CRT: Jul - K; Aug - 10; Sep - K) Cards Played: Captain Hemlock: 539 Points (Doherty; Newhart; Eriksson; Fujimori; Garr) [Sub: Duvall (K Clubs)] (CRT: Jul - Q; Aug - 5; Sep - 9) Cards Played: Grimgrass: 537 Points (McAlevey; Newhart; Rowlands; Eriksson; Fujimori) (CRT: Jul - A; Aug - 3; Sep - 5) Cards Played: gcreptile: 527 Points (McAlevey; Lillis; Eriksson; Harrell; Mutombo) (CRT: Jul - 10; Aug - 8; Sep - 4) Cards Played: diego: 429 Points (Seixas; Duvall; Eriksson; N Spencer) [Sub: Doherty (5 Spades); Fujimori (3 Spades)] (CRT: Jul - 7; Aug - Q; Sep - 2) Cards Played: Captain Chorizo: 424 Points (McAlevey; Eriksson; Harrell; Ebert) (CRT: Jul - 2; Aug - A; Sep - 8) Cards Played: MariNisia: 391 Points (Seixas; Churchman; Eriksson) [Sub: Earl Jones (4 Diamonds)] (CRT: Jul - K; Aug - Q; Sep - Q) Cards Played: Perhaps: 379 Points (Newhart; Rowlands; Eriksson) [Sub: Inhofe (2 Diamonds)] (CRT: Jul - 9; Aug - 8; Sep - 10) Cards Played: Wormfarmer: 348 Points (Seixas; Doherty; Eriksson) [Sub: Earl Jones (9 Hearts)] (CRT: Jul - K; Aug - 3; Sep - K) Cards Played: TQR: 341 Points (Eriksson; Fujimori; Cope) (CRT: Jul - A; Aug - 10; Sep - Q) Cards Played: wannamaker: 336 Points (Seixas; McAlevey; Eriksson) (CRT: Jul - 8; Aug - 4; Sep - A) Cards Played: Bibliogryphon: 333 Points (Newhart; Lawler; Graham) (CRT: Jul - 10; Aug - 9; Sep - 4) Cards Played: Yorkshire Banker: 330 Points (McAlevey; Eriksson; Fraser) [Sub: Ebert (A Diamonds)] (CRT: Jul - 6; Aug - 2; Sep - 8) Cards Played: Torva Messor: 327 Points (Duvall; McAlevey; O'Brien) (CRT: Jul - 7; Aug - K; Sep - 7) Cards Played: YoungWillz: 327 Points (Newhart; Fakir; Kennedy) (CRT - Jul - 9; Aug - 10; Sep - 8) Cards Played: JoeMoneypenny: 326 Points (McAlevey; Eriksson; Fujimori) (CRT: Jul - 6; Aug - Q; Sep - 8) Cards Played: theoldlady: 323 Points (Eriksson; Fujimori; Graham) (CRT: Jul - 6; Aug - K; Sep - 4) Cards Played: Toast: 316 Points (Seixas; Eriksson; Kennedy) (CRT: Jul - 4; Aug - 7; Sep - 5) Cards Played: Buffalo Phil: 249 Points (McAlevey; Eriksson) [Sub: Graham (10 Hearts)] (CRT: Jul - A; Aug - A; Sep - J) Cards Played: The Old Crem: 229 Points (Doherty; Eriksson) [Sub: Kennedy (5 Diamonds)] (CRT: Jul - 3; Aug - 7; Sep - 9) Cards Played: msc: 228 Points (Newhart; Kennedy) (CRT: Jul - 7; Aug - 10; Sep - J) Cards Played: RetroGamer47: 220 Points (Marshall; Anoa'i) (CRT: Jul - 9; Aug - 4; Sep - 7) Cards Played: Great Uncle Bulgaria: 217 Points (Branyas Morera; Eriksson) (CRT: Jul - 4; Aug - 3; Sep - 5) Cards Played: Gooseberry Crumble: 217 Points (Hinsliff; Kennedy) (CRT: Jul - 9; Aug - 6; Sep - 2) Cards Played: The Killing Time: 134 Points (Eriksson) (CRT: Jul - J; Aug - J; Sep - 7) Cards Played: livingbygrace: 125 Points (M Smith) (CRT: Jul - J; Aug - 5; Sep - 9) Cards Played: Death Impends: 119 Points (Eriksson) (CRT: Jul - 4; Aug - 4; Sep - J) Cards Played:

Is that September drawing to a close? Yes, it is! We have now reached the halfway point of the game already. With everyone having a proper hit (and a few having no obiters) the game could not be more exciting! (I may however be over emphasising the joy and heartache the players are enjoying!). Anyway, we join the Card Roulette Table and this is the draw, updated Leaderboard to follow: Timestamp: 2024-09-30 08:02:32 UTC

Sky reporting he is dead - Hezbollah.

Jon Svendsen, captain of the American water polo team of the 1984 Games, which team won the silver medal there, death notice: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/jon-svendsen-obituary?id=56389184

I personally believe this, if confirmed, is a turning point in the throwing of stuff over borders. Cannot see how Iran will sit this out. Netanyahu has condemned Israel to fight until the last person standing. (And thus securing his power). Imo.

Fabian "Tyson" Caballero, former striker with Dundee, reportedly dead from a heart attack aged 46: https://www-abc-com-py.translate.goog/deportes/futbol/2024/09/27/fallecio-el-exfutbolista-fabian-tyson-caballero/?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

Caterina Valente QO: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/09/28/caterina-valente-singer-guitarist-died-obituary/ (At last!)

We await a Rupert Keegan sized obit. Meantime, Dame Maggie Smith, veteran of the National Theatre, Professor Minerva McGonagall in Harry Potter, Miss Jean Brodie, double academy award winner, yada yada yada has moved on to an acting job in the sky. When you're alone and poker's making you lonely you can always go Downton! So livingbygrace gets a unique hit and everyone has now played a card. Leaderboard updated, no bonuses.

Beating the Committee by a lot." I've always wanted to use that spell" - of good luck for me. Maggie Smith for me, not the Committee so... YW - 8; DL - 4

I'll update soon, but I have to get my dinner first.

My absence today has been as shocking as this. I was at a funeral, just as I turned the computer off to head out, the news splashed across the tellybox. RIP Maggie, biggest death of the year without question. For me anyway.

Bindaree reportedly dead: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/grand-national-bindaree-aintree-death-33766733 Also won the 2003 Welsh National.

Clive Everton QO: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/othersport/1954082/clive-everton-dead-snooker

World Snooker Tour have tweeted, but as usual news report is better.

Clive Everton reportedly dead: I'll assume he is a DDP pick.