YoungWillz

Well we are under way with an immediate hit as Georg Ratzinger, world renowned Choir Director and priest has died today. Apparently he has some sort of famous brother too... A start that @maryportfuncity would kill for in the Deathrace and the MMMDP! There isn't an "Everybody Else" on the leaderboard as the monthly draw will happen at the end of the month which should ensure we have a full complement of players on the board by then. Yee Hah!

Indeed the fastest start, beating the inaugural year's kick off with Smith Hart on 2 July, last year's Christopher Brooker on 3 July and the disappointing 2018 Giuseppina Projetto on 6 July.

Dead So Far: Georg Ratzinger - 1 July Everton Weekes - 1 July Earl Cameron - 3 July Nick Cordero - 5 July Ennio Morricone - 6 July Mark Naley - 6 July - No Obit Clorox Bleachman: 200 Points (Ratzinger; Cordero) Cards Played: Joey Russ: 200 Points (Ratzinger; Cordero) Cards Played: Yorkshire Banker: 162 Points (Weekes) (Sub: Cameron [Q Diamonds]) Cards Played: gcreptile: 114 Points (Ratzinger) (Sub: Cordero [A Diamonds]) Cards Played: msc: 112 Points (Ratzinger) (Sub: Cordero [Q Spades]) Cards Played: Sean: 112 Points (Cordero) (Sub: Weekes [Q Spades]) Cards Played: An Fear Beag: 105 Points (Ratzinger) (Sub: Cordero [5 Diamonds]) Cards Played: Bibliogryphon: 105 Points (Weekes) Cards Played: theoldlady: 105 Points (Cameron) Cards Played: Captain Chorizo: 100 Points (Ratzinger) Cards Played: Death Impends: 100 Points (Ratzinger) Cards Played: Grim Up North: 100 Points (Cordero) Cards Played: JoeMoneypenny: 100 Points (Weekes) Cards Played: Perhaps: 100 Points (Ratzinger) Cards Played: The Old Crem: 100 Points (Cordero) Cards Played: YoungWillz: 100 Points (Morricone) Cards Played: Banana: 11 Points (Sub: Cordero [J Clubs])

This bloody Reuters report means, yes, Poker Tourney lift off! https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-vatican-benedict/former-pope-benedicts-brother-georg-dies-at-96-br-idUKKBN2425FN

Georg Ratzinger does not seem to have been picked this year. I can find him picked as long ago as 2006, so List of the Missed: http://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2006/teams.html#DDPTeamabovea

Technically he seems to have died in May if that article is from June.

Holy crap.

Masterlist is up. 26 Players are sitting down with their cards at the ready. I wish everyone and especially me the best of luck! Captain Chorizo's defence of his title begins!

Bound to happen wasn't it?

Just the masterlist. I enter the names manually first (this acts as a second check to see if there are duplications) then the cards allocated. It's quite a job actually, but when it is done it is a magnificent opus to behold. Shouldn't be long, I'm on the last team now.

There will be a short delay in posting the teams. 5 folk barged towards the entrance at the last minute! And very welcome they are!

Because you beat me! Good luck AFB!

Last minute crazy rush for the doors!! I've a little updating to do, but all entries received before 23:59 will be considered.

Killer Tim Brooks - he dead. http://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2020/06/30/killer-tim-brooks-dies/ Get out your Poker teams. We got some subbing to do.

4 hits behind. All is lost.

Update for Carl Reiner. We have our first unique for Zefph! Sneaks into 2nd for now.... Grim Up North +02 6 Zefph +01 7 +3 Buffalo Phil +00 4 Clorox Bleachman +00 7 gcreptile +00 7 Etushispushingupdaisies  -01 8 dean1991 -02 4 RadGuy -03 6 Annami -04 5 Banana -04 6 Book -04 6 Sir Creep -04 3 Skinny Kiltrunner -05 4 The Quim Reaper -05 6 Bibliogryphon -06 4 Captain Chorizo -06 5 DeathClock -06 4 Great Uncle Bulgaria -06 5 LizLemon -06 5 ThereWillBeDeaths -06 6 Torva Messor -06 6 chilean way -07 5 Joey Russ -07 4 msc -07 6 nantonian2013 -07 3 The Old Crem -07 6 Deathray -08 4 paddyfool -08 3 theoldlady -09 6 Newjack -11 2

With his imminent demise. Only suggesting it as he's on my TOTP theme team, I wish Mel no ill...honest guv...

Trebek. Just for the jeopardy.

Nobody as yet picked Carl Reiner. Phew! 9 hours and a bit and counting....ready the doors. And stop playing with that rubber chicken!

Next Round: 1920 - Michael Shaw, Baron Shaw of Northstead/Clarissa Eden 1921 - George "Jonny" Johnson/Iris Apfel 1922 - Norman Lear/Lucia Hiriart Pinochet 1923 - Bob Barker/Baroness Jill Knight 1924 - Robert Solow/Cicely Tyson 1925 - Sydney Samuelson/Angela Lansbury 1926 - Johnny Beattie/Doreen Mantle 1927 - Pope Benedict XVI/Margaret Stuart Barry 1928 - Richard M Sherman/Sally Oppenheim-Barnes 1929 - Bob Newhart/Thelma Barlow Hits: Harry Leslie Smith Stanley Donen Nexhmije Hoxha

Carl Reiner for Lafaucheuse: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-carl-reiner-dead-dick-22277542

Putin takes the point! My next pick - September 12th.

To Paraphrase The Knave Of Rock, Shakin' Stevens, Oh July, If You Kill Me Truly......Round Up #12 Carl Reiner: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53239390 Hutton Gibson: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/11944647/mel-gibson-oven-dodger-holocaust-gas-chambers/ Everton Weekes: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/53258007 Linda Cristal: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/07/02/linda-cristal-actress-played-fiery-mexican-western-series-high/ Hugh Downs: https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-people-hugh-downs/u-s-television-broadcaster-hugh-downs-dies-at-age-99-idUKKBN243313 Earl Cameron: https://metro.co.uk/2020/07/04/pioneering-doctor-who-thunderball-star-earl-cameron-dies-aged-102-12943352/ Ennio Morricone: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53305397 Charlie Daniels: https://metro.co.uk/2020/07/06/country-music-star-charlie-daniels-dies-aged-83-following-stroke-12953449/ Mark Naley: Awaiting Obit. Johnny Beattie: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-53354314 Jack Charlton: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53373542 Judy Dyble: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53382561 Manuel Moroun: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-8519535/Detroit-billionaire-Manuel-Matty-Moroun-dies-93.html

What's the bloody point? YW - 7; DL - 11