YoungWillz

Etushispushingupdaisies wins the Deathlist Correctlist 2020 competition. Takes my crown, which I'm happy to hand over.

What I wouldn't give..... (In before Lard!)

Firstly, I'd like to congratulate every entrant as Akihito was picked by no-one and survived the year. So, like, everybody is a winner, of sorts....(Yeah, this is the sort of thing a teacher says at Sports Day!). Anyway on to the final table. So the outstanding bonuses are: +4 if the number of deaths you predict matches the actual number of deaths EDIT for clarity: by which I mean the number of names in your list matches the actual number of deaths +2 if you only miss the correct total number of deaths by 1 -2 if you miss the total number of deaths by more than 5 There were 20 Deaths in 2020. So here we go: Etushispushingupdaisies  +09 10 +2 (19 deaths predicted) Deathray +08 11 +0 (17 deaths predicted) ThereWillBeDeaths +08 12 +0 (18 deaths predicted) Buffalo Phil +07 8 -2 (9 deaths predicted) gcreptile +07 10 +0 (16 deaths predicted) Grim Up North +07 9 -2 (12 deaths predicted) Great Uncle Bulgaria +06 10 +0 (15 deaths predicted) The Quim Reaper +06 11 +0 (17 deaths predicted) Banana +05  10 +0 (16 deaths predicted) Clorox Bleachman +05 9 +0 (16 deaths predicted) nantonian2013 +04 8 -2 (12 deaths predicted) The Old Crem +04 10 +2 (19 deaths predicted) Annami +03 8 +0 (15 deaths predicted) Book +03 9 +0 (16 deaths predicted) chilean way +03 9 +0 (18 deaths predicted) RadGuy +03 8 +0 (15 deaths predicted) Skinny Kiltrunner +03 7 -2 (12 deaths predicted) msc +02 9 +2 (19 deaths predicted) theoldlady +02 10 +2 (21 deaths predicted) Bibliogryphon +01 7 +0 (15 deaths predicted) Captain Chorizo +01 8 +0 (17 deaths predicted) dean1991 +01 6 -2 (9 deaths predicted) DeathClock +01 8 -2 (13 deaths predicted) Sir Creep +01 6 -2 (11 deaths predicted) Zefph +01 8 -2 (14 deaths predicted) Torva Messor +00 9 +0 (18 deaths predicted) Newjack -01 6 +0 (15 deaths predicted) Joey Russ -02 6 +0 (17 deaths predicted) LizLemon -03 6 +0 (15 deaths predicted) paddyfool -06 5 -2 (13 deaths predicted) So I'm declaring Etushispuhingupdaisies (good luck with the Hall of Fame, @msc!! Thought Khrushchev was bad?), with Deathray and ThereWillBeDeaths taking equal second (no third place awarded. Well done to our winner (yeah, I'm only typing that once more!). Haven't decided whether to take this forward, but paddyfool is welcome to take it back for this year, as inventor he deserves first refusal. Huzzah!

I'm actually going to hand you your coat.....

Ones I'm probably going to regret leaving off my TOTP team but making the subs bench are Vivian Campbell (Dio/Whitesnake/Def Leppard) and Bobby Kimball (Toto).

Murray Melvin was one of my subs for my main team this year. Also a sub for my Silver Screen entry.

First "major" death of 2021 and first to be added to Toby Hadoke's In Memoriam 2021!

How about "Just Imagine" or in fact the word on the card she handed to Lennon the first time they met, which was "Breathe"?

My team for whom there is no TOM-orrow. 01. Captain Tom Moore (#1 UK Hit Single) 02. Tom Smith (Sco Rugby Player) 03. Tom Brokaw 04. Tom Weiskopf 05. Thomas Keneally 06. Tom Lehrer 07. Tom Parker (The Wanted singer) 08. Tom Stoppard 09. Tom O'Connor (Comedian) 10. Tommy Chong Subs: A. James Whale B. Linda Nolan

Righty-Ho, Hats And Cats, here are my three teams. Yeah, it looks like I haven't done any research for my TOTP team, but I promise I have. Left off some usual suspects, I'm still disappointed with the result in some ways. Comedy is ok, but we'll see. Barbara Windsor was a loss from this team. I'd be amazed if my main team gets 20 uniques again, but if not I'll certainly be north of 12 uniques I think. Good luck to everybody, I look forward to your congratulations this time next year! 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying JOKER (Pick 1): Edward Bond: English playwright whose acclaimed play "Saved" probably changed the course of theatre censorship in England. (M) (Pick 2): David Battie: British ceramics antiques expert for many years on Antiques Roadshow. (M) (Pick 3): Harry Benson (Photographer): Internationally renowned Scottish photographer who photographed The Beatles in particular. (M) (Pick 4): Caroline Blakiston: English actress, internationally known for being leader of the Rebel Alliance in Return Of The Jedi. (F) (Pick 5): Samantha Eggar: British-American actress, Academy Award nominee for The Collector and the voice of Hera in Walt Disney's Hercules. (F) (Pick 6): Sir Terence English (Surgeon): South African born British surgeon who led the team for the first successful heart transplant in Britain. (M) (Pick 7): Robert Howarth: British former Member of Parliament for Bolton East. (M) (Pick 8): Ray Jackson (Lindisfarne): Joint lead singer of folk group Lindisfarne. (M) (Pick 9): Madhur Jaffrey: Indian born actress and food and travel writer. (F) (Pick 10): Gloria Jones: Marc Bolan's lover who originally recorded Tainted Love. (F) (Pick 11): Kipchoge Keino: Two time Olympic gold winning long distance athlete from Kenya. (M) (Pick 12): Freda Kelly: Brian Epstein's secretary during The Beatles' rise to international acclaim. (F) (Pick 13): Sara Leighton: English portrait painter, author and actress noted for her beauty back in the day. (F) (Pick 14): Bernard Lewis: English entrepeneur behind the River Island chain of shops. (M) (Pick 15): Roger Norrington: British conductor known for his interpretations of Baroque, Classical and Romantic music. (M) (Pick 16): Geoffrey Owen: Former editor of The Financial Times. (M) (Pick 17): Janette Scott: English actress, known for several leading lady roles in the 1950s and 1960s. (F) (Pick 18): Keith Skues: British radio personality, the second DJ after Tony Blackburn to be heard on Radio 1. (M) (Pick 19): Teresa Stratas: Canadian born opera singer. (F) (Pick 20): Ivan Sutherland: American computer scientist and internet pioneer in the field of computer graphics. (M) Comedy Cremations JOKER (Pick 1): Barry Cryer: English Comedy Writer (Pick 2): John Alderton: Actor who played the role of Bernard Hedges in Please Sir! (Pick 3): Stanley Baxter: Scottish Comedy Actor (Pick 4): Arnold Brown: Scottish alternative stand up comedian. (Pick 5): Eric Chappell: English Comedy Writer e.g. Rising Damp (Pick 6): John D Collins: Actor in many sitcom roles, and was assistant to Spike Milligan for 10 years. (Pick 7): Billy Connolly: Scottish Comedian (Pick 8): Bill Cosby: American comedy performer e.g. The Cosby Show (Pick 9): Teri Garr: American actress, generally known for comedic roles. (Pick 10): Robert Gillespie: Actor who has many roles including the star of Keep It In The Family. (Pick 11): Melvyn Hayes: Comedy Actor e.g. It Ain't Half Hot Mum (Pick 12): Anna Karen: Actress best known as Olive in On The Buses. (Pick 13): Brian Murphy: Comedy Actor e.g. Man About The House; George And Mildred (Pick 14): Bob Newhart: American Comedy Performer (Pick 15): Duncan Norvelle: English Comedy Performer (Pick 16): Dorothy Paul: Scottish comedienne and entertainer. (Pick 17): Leslie Phillips: English Comedy Actor e.g. Carry On series and Harry Potter (Pick 18): Josephine Tewson: Sidewoman to Ronnie Barker and known for Last Of The Summer Wine and Keeping Up Appearances. (Pick 19): Dick Van Dyke: Had his own eponymous comedy show in the 1960s. (Pick 20): Betty White: Last surviving member of the main cast of The Golden Girls. Hits of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today JOKER (Pick 1): Rolf Harris: Cartoonist and singer. [#1 You'll Never Walk Alone (The Crowd)] (Pick 2): Harry Belafonte: Easy listening singer. [#1 We Are The World (USA For Africa)] (Pick 3): Lindsey Buckingham: Guitarist and vocalist for Fleetwood Mac. [#1 We Are The World (USA For Africa)] (Pick 4): Ron Carter: Grammy award winning jazz double bass player. [#21 Sun City (Artists United Against Apartheid)] (Pick 5): Jess Conrad: English pop singer and actor. [#1 You'll Never Walk Alone (The Crowd)] (Pick 6): Randy DeBarge: Soul singer and bass player with family band DeBarge. [#4 Rhythm Of The Night (DeBarge)] (Pick 7): Chris Frantz: Drummer with Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club. [#6 Road To Nowhere (Talking Heads)] (Pick 8): Mick Jagger: Lead singer with Rolling Stones. [#1 Dancing In The Street (with David Bowie)] (Pick 9): Elton John: Hitmaking machine with Bernie Taupin. [#3 Nikita] (Pick 10): Darlene Love: American pop/rock singer and actress. [#21 Sun City (Artists United Against Apartheid)] (Pick 11): Gerry Marsden: Gerry of Gerry And The Pacemakers. [#1 You'll Never Walk Alone (The Crowd)] (Pick 12): Willie Nelson: US Country music singer, actor and activist. [#1 We Are The World (USA For Africa)] (Pick 13): Anne Nolan: Singer with sister singing group The Nolans. [#1 You'll Never Walk Alone (The Crowd)] (Pick 14): Walter Parazaider: US musician, founding member of the band, Chicago. [#14 You're The Inspiration (Chicago)] (Pick 15): Anita Pointer: American singer-songwriter with sister singing group The Pointer Sisters. [#1 We Are The World (USA For Africa)/#17 Dare Me (Pointer Sisters)] (Pick 16): Chris Rea: British singer-songwriter of the gravelly voice. [#26 Stainsby Girls] (Pick 17): Cliff Richard: British singer, perennial Christmas hitmaker. [#17 She's So Beautiful] (Pick 18): Grace Slick: US singer most associated with Jefferson Starship. [#12 We Built This City (Starship)] (Pick 19): Tina Turner: Long legged American singer. [#1 We Are The World (USA For Africa)/#3 We Don't Need Another Hero] (Pick 20): Tina Weymouth: Founding member and bassist of Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club. [#6 Road To Nowhere (Talking Heads)]

I'll post my teams in a mo then! Still updating....

I was actually doing quite well until late on when Geoffrey Palmer came up. It truly is awesome every year. A thank you and goodbye, but never forgotten.

Confused. Noon deadline but it's not even noon here yet. Geographical based only works if you know where they are - non-forum folks have an advantage then as they can come from Australia and still have til noon GMT to submit. Not sure of the problem, but the Gods of Ragnarok will speak. (I wonder who is Dad, who is mum and who's the kid?).

Counts for the 2020 DDP afaik, as the obit comes through in time and courtesy of @time!

I'll update this later today, incorporating the bonuses outstanding.

Entries are still open for our colonial friends across the Atlantic aren't they? Keeping schtum so my uniques aren't prejudiced.

Nobody's dying at this late stage, right? 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying (2016) James Anderton; Bob Arum; Jimmy Carter; Maureen Cleave (d. 2021); Lee Grant; Douglas Hurd; Gemma Jones; Carol McGiffin; Vera Miles; Mike Stoller; Henry Woolf (d. 2021). (11/20) (2017) Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI; Dabney Coleman; Shannen Doherty; Roberta Flack; Jann Haworth; Angela Lansbury; Jean-Marie Le Pen; Michael Lindsay-Hogg; Sidney Poitier; Prunella Scales. (10/20) (2018) Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI; Roberta Flack; Tony Green; Jeremy Isaacs; Angela Lansbury; Imelda Marcos; John Nott; Yoko Ono; Michael Parkinson; Sydney Samuelson. (10/20) (2019) George Alagiah; Paul Di'anno; Barry Du Bois; Andy Gray (Actor) (d. 2021); Richard Hadlee; Pauline Hunt; Loretta Lynn; Olivia Newton-John; Vicky Phelan; Amy Price; Mark Radcliffe; Harry Reid (d. 2021); Bill Turnbull; Doddie Weir. (14/20) (2020) Rachel Ames; Stanley Appel; Donald P Bellisario; Brian Clark (Writer) (d. 2021); Patricia Driscoll (d. 2020); Ian Hamilton (Advocate); Cissy Houston; Jackie Lee (Irish Singer); Mary Marquis; Peter Murphy; Sally Oppenheim-Barnes; Toni Palmer; James T Russell; Valerie Simpson; Jim Steinman (d.2021). (15/20) Comedy Cremations (2015) Thelma Barlow; Stanley Baxter; Stephanie Cole; Billy Connolly; Barry Cryer; Ricky Gervais; Terry Gilliam; Jackie Mason (d. 2021); Paul O'Grady; Richard O'Sullivan; Pauline Quirke; BA Robertson; Jack Smethurst; Josephine Tewson. (14/20) (2016) Thelma Barlow; Stanley Baxter; Stephanie Cole; Billy Connolly; Barry Cryer; Ricky Gervais; Terry Gilliam; Jackie Mason (d. 2021); Paul O'Grady; Richard O'Sullivan; Pauline Quirke; B. A. Robertson; Jack Smethurst; Josephine Tewson. (14/20) (2017) Stanley Baxter; Eric Chappell; Billy Connolly; Tim Healy; Paul Mayhew-Archer; Prunella Scales; Tony Selby (d. 2021); Richard Wilson. (8/20) (2018) Stanley Baxter; Mel Brooks; Billy Connolly; Melvyn Hayes; Jackie Mason (d. 2021); Paul Mayhew-Archer; Brian Murphy; Bob Newhart; Richard O'Sullivan; Leslie Phillips; Mike Yarwood. (11/20) (2019) Stanley Baxter; Jasper Carrott; Billy Connolly; Barry Cryer; Andy Gray (Actor) (d. 2021); Melvyn Hayes; Tim Healy; Paul Mayhew-Archer; Brian Murphy; Bob Newhart; Leslie Phillips; Dick Van Dyke; Betty White (d. 2021). (13/20) (2020) Stanley Baxter; Eric Chappell; Billy Connolly; Bill Cosby; Barry Cryer; David Daker; Melvyn Hayes; Tim Healy; Jackie Mason (d.2021); Paul Mayhew-Archer; Brian Murphy; Bob Newhart; Duncan Norvelle; Leslie Phillips: John Quayle; Dick Van Dyke; Betty White (d. 2021). (17/20) Hits of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today (2016) Jon Anderson; Benny Andersson; George Benson; Mike Berry; Buster Bloodvessel; Sheena Easton; Dave Edmunds; Bryan Ferry; Roberta Flack; Herbie Flowers; Bruce Foxton; Peter Gabriel; Chris "Merrick" Hughes; Fern Kinney; Barbra Streisand; David Van Day. (16/20) (2017) Ritchie Blackmore; Mickey Bradley; Joe Dolce; Abdul "Duke" Fakir; Nigel Glockler; Julio Iglesias; John Illsley; Brian May; Ian Paice; Ruth Pointer; Smokey Robinson; Phil Spalding; Neville Staple; Shakin' Stevens; David Van Day; Vangelis; Charlie Wilson; Bill Wyman. (18/20) (2018) Jon Anderson; Jet Black; Eric Burdon; Rick Davies; Noel Duggan; Abdul "Duke" Fakir; Jim Gordon; Lou Gramm; Mick Jones; Barry Manilow; Olivia Newton-John; Linda Nolan; Gary Rossington; Ryuichi Sakamoto; David Van Day; Ronnie Wood; Bill Wyman. (17/20) (2019) Jay Aston; David Ball; Jet Black; Phil Collins; Elvis Costello; Roberta Flack; Jay Jay French; Alan Lancaster (d. 2021); Jim Lea; Stephen Luscombe; Barry Manilow; Frank Maudsley; Ozzy Osbourne; Alvin "Seeco" Patterson (d. 2021); Mike Peters; Richard Tandy; John Williams; Bill Wyman. (18/20) (2020) Afrika Bambaataa; Steve Bronski (d. 2021); Mel Brooks; Phil Collins; Joe Fagin; Gary Glitter; Lou Gramm; Julio Iglesias; Jim Lea; Meat Loaf; Frank Maudsley; Willie Nelson; Ozzy Osbourne; Walter Parazaider; Alvin "Seeco" Patterson (d. 2021); Mike Peters; Rick Springfield; Brian Travers (d. 2021). (18/20)

So Phyllis McGuire gets her obit and Gooseberry Crumble gets a card played at last! No bonuses obviously. Leaderboard updated.

Well, blow me! https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9103309/Phyllis-McGuire-1950s-singing-trio-McGuire-Sisters-dies-aged-89.html Back in a mo to update the leaderboard. Coffee calls...

From the picture above, looks like he has plenty left in the tank...

The things folk will do to avoid being on the following year's Deathlist…. I'm bloody exhausted.

Dick Thornburgh QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-9103013/Dick-Thornburgh-ex-governor-US-attorney-general-dies.html Hit rate for the DDP smashed.

@gcreptile Dick Thornburgh QO in before the lock: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-9103013/Dick-Thornburgh-ex-governor-US-attorney-general-dies.html

Former Attorney General of the US, Dick Thornburgh dead: https://www.inquirer.com/news/dick-thornburgh-dies-pennsylvania-governor-attorney-general-20201231.html Would that be ANOTHER DDP pick?

Next year it would have, not a DDP Qobit for this year though.