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Interesting. I mean folk move about with their jobs, having a swatch at the Tweeter's photo, I'm guessing his boys are teenagers at the very least.

Someone stirring up that Peter Greenwood is dead: Might be true, anyone search on the Face of Book, perhaps?

I'd like to say that 100 per cent of my teams I set out a couple of weeks ago are still alive. Wish I was as good at prophecy as above though...

Liverpool footballer Ray Kennedy has died after a long battle with Parkinsons. Poor Michael and Mary. Anyhow, an unique for Sean who has persistently picked Kennedy here and this year it struck. No bonuses, leaderboard updated.

Ray Kennedy already in the Mirror QO: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/breaking-ray-kennedy-dead-liverpool-25581929

It's only acceptable for named threads. No-one is going to miss Clarissa Eden's death for example because they posted DEAD - ahem- that'd be me. Otherwise, I'd suggest folk try and name the person please, even if it's a follow up to a previous post, because that won't show up in a search. Thanks - as we come to the end of the year with all the lists of the dead about to come out, this could be a nightmare.

Bruce Conte of Tower of Power died sometime in August 2021. https://www.kmjnow.com/2021/08/09/local-guitar-legend-bruce-conte-passes-away/ Don't know if it was reported as some folk round here only quote then say DEAD. We do need the names you know, to make them searchable, so apologies if this has been followed up before.

Jim Gallagher, drummer for US based surf band The Astronauts, reportedly dead: https://www.dailycamera.com/2021/11/30/astronauts-drummer-longtime-boulder-resident-jim-gallagher-dies-at-78/ IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0960497/ Apparently vocalist and lead guitarist Rich Fifield also died recently.

Cross posting John Sillett's death here. Last picked for the DDP in 2013, List of the Missed: http://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2013/celebs_S.html#sillej

Was it Deathlist's 35th anniversary yesterday? Congrats for going so long.

Liza Minnelli

Wilf Oldham QO: https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2021-11-30/arnhem-veteran-wilf-oldham-dies-aged-101

Dead So Far: Anne Stallybrass - 3 July - Obit Rick Laird - 4 July - Obit Stan Swamy - 5 July - Obit Gillian Sheen Donaldson - 5 July - Obit Axel Kahn - 6 July Dilip Kumar - 7 July - Obit Carlos Reutemann - 7 July - Obit Jehan Sadat - 9 July - Obit Ernie Moss - 11 July - Obit Renee Simonot - 11 July - Obit Mick Bates - 12 July - Obit Edwin Edwards - 12 July - Obit Paul Orndorff - 12 July - Obit Gary Corbett - 14 July - Obit Mary Ward - 19 July - Obit Brian Henderson - 5 August - Obit Gertrude Annie Kingston - ? August 2021 Jaan Kaplinski - 8 August Patricia Hitchcock - 9 August - Obit Gerd Muller - 15 August - Obit Paul Mitchell III - 15 August - Obit Sir Michael Cullen - 19 August - Obit Sandra Richardson - 25 August - Obit Jonathan Myles-Lea - 25 August - Obit Michael Constantine - 31 August - Obit Mikis Theodorakis - 2 September - Obit Sarah Harding - 5 September - Obit Carl Bean - 7 September - Obit Amy Winifred Hawkins - 8 September - Obit Art Metrano - 8 September - Obit Terry Lubbock - 15 September - Obit Robert Fyfe - 15 September - Obit Jane Powell - 16 September - Obit Abdelaziz Bouteflika - 17 September - Obit Albert J Raboteau III - 18 September Jimmy Greaves - 19 September - Obit Greg Gilbert - 30 September - Obit Bernard Tapie - 3 October - Obit Budge Patty - 3 October - Obit Nadia Chaudhri - 5 October - Obit Granville Adams - 10 October - Obit Ruthie T(h)ompson - 10 October - Obit Ally McLaws - 15 October - Obit Maire Mhac an tSaoi - 16 October - Obit Betty Lynn - 16 October - Obit Denise Bryer - 16 October - Obit James Michael Tyler - 24 October - Obit Pat Martino - 1 November - Obit Alan Igglesden - 1 November - Obit Clifford Rose - 6 November - Obit FW de Klerk - 11 November - Obit Bertie Auld - 14 November - Obit Clarissa Eden - 15 November - Obit Jyrki Kasvi - 16 November Belinda Sykes - 16 November Chun Doo-hwan - 23 November - Obit Stephen Sondheim - 26 November - Obit Sir Frank Williams - 28 November - Obit Mustafa Cengiz - 28 November David Gulpilil - 29 November - Obit Arlene Dahl - 29 November - Obit Ray Kennedy - 30 November - Obit Duchess of Grafton - 3 December - Obit Bob Dole - 5 December - Obit Lars Hogh - 8 December - Obit Lucia Hiriart - 16 December - Obit Captain Chorizo: 1580 Points (Kumar; Reutemann; Laird; Orndorff; Cullen; Harding; Lubbock; Tapie; Tyler; de Klerk; Gulpilil; Dole) (Sub: Henderson [3 Clubs]) (MD: Jul [7]; Aug [J]; Sep [8]; Oct [J]; Nov [5]) Cards Played: gcreptile: 1519 Points (Swamy, Laird; Bates; Richardson; Bean; Lubbock; Chaudhri; McLaws; Igglesden; de Klerk; Gulpilil; Dole) (Sub: Kumar [5 Diamonds]; Tyler [5 Diamonds]) (MD: Jul [7]; Aug [4]; Sep [K]; Oct [Q]; Nov [K]) Cards Played: Perhaps: 1472 Points (Kumar; Reutemann; Sadat; Orndorff; Harding; Lubbock; Gilbert; de Klerk; Gulpilil; Dole) (Sub: Swamy [4 Hearts]; Auld [6 Spades]) (MD: Jul [4]; Aug [2]; Sep [Q]; Oct [Q]; Nov [2]) Cards Played: Death Impends: 1347 Points (Kumar; Cullen; Harding; Thompson; McLaws; Tyler; Igglesden; de Klerk; Gulpilil; Dole) (MD: Jul [A]; Aug [5]; Sep [10]; Oct [10]; Nov [8]) Cards Played: An Fear Beag: 1050 Points (Kumar; Muller; Cullen; Harding; Greaves; Tapie; Tyler; Gulpilil; Dole) (Sub: P. Mitchell [6 Spades]) (MD: Jul [2]; Aug [Q]; Sep [3]; Oct [Q]; Nov [10]) Cards Played: Grim Up North: 1006 Points (Cullen; Harding; Lubbock; Gilbert; Igglesden; de Klerk; Gulpilil; Dole) (Sub: Moss [4 Hearts]; Williams (Motorsport) [4 Clubs]) (MD: Jul [9]; Aug [6]; Sep [7]; Oct [9]; Nov [7]) Cards Played: msc: 998 Points (Laird; Bates; Theodorakis; Harding; Lubbock; McLaws; Igglesden; Gulpilil; Dole) (Sub: Orndorff [10 Clubs]; de Klerk [6 Hearts]) (MD: Jul [J]; Aug [Q]; Sep [5]; Oct [7]; Nov [Q]) Cards Played: Salmon Mousse: 986 Points (Reutemann; Orndorff; Henderson; Muller; Harding; Tyler; Martino; Gulpilil; Dole) (MD: Jul [Q]; Aug [4]; Sep [10]; Oct [5]; Nov [5]) Cards Played: Joey Russ: 957 Points (Laird; Harding; Bean; Lubbock; McLaws; Martino; de Klerk; Gulpilil; Dole) (Sub: Cullen [2 Diamonds]; Gilbert [8 Diamonds]) (MD: Jul [2]; Aug [8]; Sep [Q]; Oct [7]; Nov [3]) Cards Played: Banana: 927 Points (Kumar: Laird; Corbett; Harding; Lubbock; de Klerk; Gulpilil; Dole) (Sub: McLaws [5 Diamonds]; Igglesden [K Clubs]; Eden [9 Clubs]) (MD: Jul [J]; Aug [A]; Sep [6]; Oct [6]; Nov [8]) Cards Played: theoldlady: 896 Points (Muller; Cullen; Harding; Bouteflika; Adams; Eden; Gulpilil; Dole) (Sub: Gilbert [Q Hearts]) (MD: Jul [3]; Aug [9]; Sep [5]; Oct [10]; Nov [7]) Cards Played: Caleb H: 779 Points (Simonot; Ward; Harding; Tapie; an tSaoi; Eden; Hiriart) (Sub: Hitchcock [K Clubs]; Hogh [7 Clubs]) (MD: Jul [6]; Aug [A]; Sep [2]; Oct [A]; Nov [3]) Cards Played: JoeMoneypenny: 681 Points (Sheen; Reutemann; Muller; Bouteflika; Lynn; Doo-hwan) (MD: Jul [5]; Aug [3]; Sep [2]; Oct [2]; Nov [A]) Cards Played: Baby Blue: 645 Points (Reutemann; Edwards; Corbett; Harding; Constantine; Metrano) (Sub: Hiriart [5 Spades]) (MD: Jul [9]; Aug [J]; Sep [4]; Oct [2]; Nov [4]) Cards Played: Sean: 643 Points (Cullen; Myles-Lea; Martino; de Klerk; Gulpilil; Kennedy) (MD: Jul [Q]; Aug [3]; Sep [4]; Oct [3]; Nov [J]) Cards Played: Yorkshire Banker: 548 Points (Ward; Harding; Gilbert; Gulpilil; Grafton) (MD: Jul [A]; Aug [10]; Sep [K]; Oct [7]; Nov [4]) Cards Played: Bibliogryphon: 518 Points (Greaves; Fyfe; Bryer; Rose) (Sub: Stallybrass [3 Diamonds]) (MD: Jul [J]; Aug [K]; Sep [A]; Oct [7]; Nov [10]) Cards Played: Great Uncle Bulgaria: 458 Points (Hawkins; Greaves; Gulpilil; Dole) (MD: Jul [5]; Aug [K]; Sep [A]; Oct [J]; Nov [10]) Cards Played: Torva Messor: 442 Points (Simonot; Patty; Dahl; Dole) (Sub: Eden [4 Clubs]) (MD: Jul [3]; Aug [8]; Sep [7]; Oct [4]; Nov [6]) Cards Played: DeathByArsenic: 348 Points (Harding; Bouteflika; Dole) (Sub: Lynn [7 Diamonds]) (MD: Jul [9]; Aug [Q]; Sep [9]; Oct [6]; Nov [5]) Cards Played: Toast: 348 Points (Lubbock; Gilbert; Dole) (Sub: Greaves [3 Hearts]) (MD: Jul [K]; Aug [7]; Sep [9]; Oct [3]; Nov [K]) Cards Played: YoungWillz: 340 Points (Greaves; Eden; Dole) (MD: Jul [5]; Aug [10]; Sep [J]; Oct [5]; Nov [9]) Cards Played: GuyFromFuture: 264 Points (Powell; Dole) (MD: Jul [K]; Aug [Q]; Sep [J]; Oct [A]; Nov [4]) Cards Played: Gooseberry Crumble: 152 Points (Sondheim) (MD: Jul [Q]; Aug [9]; Sep [8]; Oct [9]; Nov [A]) Cards Played:

Here we are, a month to go. We'll be playing The Skye Boat Song on a loop, happy St Andrews Day!!! Spinning that Card Roulette Wheel for the penultimate time:

A guy walks into an Indian restaurant. He says to the waiter "Don't know what I'd like, something not too fatty, maybe vegetarian?" "Ah" the waiter replies, "you'll be wanting our lean dahl". And on that terrible pun, the death of flame haired Hollywood beauty Arlene Dahl has been announced. An unique for Torva Messor here. No bonuses, leaderboard updated.

Yes, I agree, leaves open the possibility of a flush in the future, as the 10 Spades would not give you the same openings. So Grim Up North converts Black Joker to 10 Clubs. Bonuses: Straight (A, K, Q, J, 10) - 30 Points; Straight (K, Q, J, 10, 9) - 30 Points - Total - 60 Added Points. Leaderboard updated.

Right, there was only one obvious contender. Perhaps converts Black Joker into 6 Spades. Bonuses: Pair 6s (Spades and Hearts) - 10 Points; Pair 6s (Spades and Clubs) - 10 Points; Two Pair 6s (Spades and Hearts) and 10s - 15 Points; Two Pair 6s (Spades and Clubs) and 10s- 15 Points; Three of A Kind (6s) - 20 Points; Flush (A, 3, 6, 9, 10 Spades) - 40 Points; Full House 6s over 10s - 80 Points - Total - 190 Added Points. Leaderboard updated.

I'll have a look. Just want me to award the card if any that accrues highest award I assume.

Lee Elder QO: https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/12482471/lee-elder-first-african-american-to-play-at-the-masters-dies-aged-87

His last it seems. Lee Elder reportedly dead: https://www.the-sun.com/sport/4167020/lee-elder-dead-african-american-masters-tournament/ DDP Pick.

Doyle Lee Hamm, US survivor of botched execution dies of cancer: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10253103/Alabama-inmate-Doyle-Hamm-survived-botched-execution-2018-dies-natural-causes.html Picked in 2018, so List of the Missed: http://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2018/celebs_H.html#hamm99d018

With David Gulpilil being one of this year's most popular picks, you could say the shuffling about on the Leaderboard is Much Abo About Nothing. Too many teams to mention individually escaped through the Rabbit Proof Fence with pointage - if you picked him, you know who you are. Bonuses: Sean plays 9 Spades - Pair 9s - 10 Additional Points Great Uncle Bulgaria plays A Hearts - 5 Additional Points Death Impends plays 10 Diamonds - Pair 10s (Hearts and Diamonds) - 10 Points; Pair 10s (Diamonds and Spades) - 10 Points; Two Pair 10s (Hearts and Diamonds) and 2s - 15 Points; Two Pair (Diamonds and Spades) and 2s - 15 Points; Three of a Kind (10s) - 20 Points; Full House 10s over 2s - 80 Points - Total -150 Additional Points Salmon Mousse plays 7 Clubs - Pair 7s (Clubs and Diamonds) - 10 Points; Pair 7s (Clubs and Spades) - 10 Points; Three of a Kind (7s) - 20 Points - Total - 40 Additional Points Perhaps plays 6 Clubs - Pair 6s - 10 Points; Two Pair 6s and 10s - 15 Points - Total - 25 Additional Points An Fear Beag plays A Clubs - 5 Additional Points Leaderboard updated.

Aww crap: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/nov/29/david-gulpilil-a-titanic-force-in-australian-cinema-dies-after-battle-with-lung-cancer I mean for me, work on the Poker Tourney going to take ages on coffee #2!

Being reported dead on the Twittersmash. Link to follow. Edit: Have at it: https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/david-gulpilil-ridjimiraril-dalaithngu-dies/news-story/6bcc53a9b57ed3ed4955ebc43a3d8c38

Hmm. My last idea never got off the ground (principally because I wasn't going to be arsed with much pooling this year). Now, the Poker Season is only a 6 month game, and I feel up to a 12 month game as well. What I thought of having was a game of Battleship. Essentially there would be a 5x10 grid with the names of the Deathlist Committee selections in it. Players would place their ships (here's the crucial bit) in December, before the Committee have selected the order and who they were picking - so that would get the heart racing! You would have the usual ships and number of hits to sink your ships before the year was out. As it would be based on the Deathlist, no obit qualifications would be needed - just the punter's death. No diagonals and no overlapping ships as per the normal game. In the grid, A1 would be Deathlist pick number 1, A2, Deathlist 2, etc etc. I've yet to think of a scoring system. Do you think there'd be any interest in such a game?