YoungWillz

Best pick of 2020. Nobody remembered this post when I asked who is on my TOTP theme team? Mwhahahahahaha.

Tobin will beat Sutcliffe in the Peter battle. Maybe. I dunno.

First to say it. Dafuq?

Just back in a whisky slightly induced haze. List is losing it to fringes and popular DDP but nobody heard of them. Why do well when you can do better? I will promise you this now. Major names will go, but you'll revel in P-Orridge/Gates/Edrich hits perhaps. Suddenly it's a numbers game rather than promises of hits where Committee know..they just smell a hit. Predict a deathlist again? If I beat the Committee by three or more, maybe.

Ridic List. Went for Mr Nelson.

Off out shortly to see the bells in with friends. Happy Hogmanay and all the best for 2020!

Date of death confirmed as 30th December. https://www.thebookseller.com/news/agatha-raisin-creator-m-c-beaton-dies-83-1145666

Sir Creep's Joker card is attached to Kane Tanaka, who is alive at the point of typing. I believe that Sir Creep would have humped you, had he not had so many non-obits.

msc converts his Red Joker to J Diamonds. Bonuses: Straight (A Spades, K, Q, J, 10) - 30 Points Straight (A Clubs, K, Q, J, 10) - 30 Points 60 Points Added. Puts msc in a tie with Sir Creep.

On the other hand, you have an other half. Nobody to snuggle on NYE for me.

No Joker card in your team, let alone played good sir. So no. But good try.

Going to post this here in a hurry for @Spade_Cooley. DDP pick and joker MC Beaton Telegraph Obituary: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/12/31/mc-beaton-prolific-author-created-phlegmatic-pc-hamish-macbeth/

No bother, I always cry at the end, then your post came in and cheered me up a little.

Anyone who needs a quiet moment of reflection, the Dr Who In Memoriam 2019 is up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY71H8477c0

American historian and former 20/20 pick of mine, Gertrude Himmelfarb dead at 97: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/12/gertrude-himmelfarb-historian-moral-change/604276/

Updated for 2019: 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying (2016) James Anderton; Bob Arum; Jimmy Carter; Maureen Cleave; Lee Grant; Douglas Hurd; Gemma Jones; Carol McGiffin; Vera Miles; Mike Stoller; Henry Woolf. (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; Ennio Morricone (d. 2020); John Nott; Yoko Ono; Michael Parkinson; Sydney Samuelson. (11/20) (2019) George Alagiah; Paul Di'anno; Barry Du Bois; Andy Gray (Actor); Richard Hadlee; Pauline Hunt; Terry Jones (d. 2020); Lee Kerslake (d. 2020); Loretta Lynn; Olivia Newton-John; Vicky Phelan; Amy Price; Mark Radcliffe; Harry Reid; Bill Turnbull; Doddie Weir. (16/20) Comedy Cremations (2015) Thelma Barlow; Stanley Baxter; Stephanie Cole; Billy Connolly; Barry Cryer; Ricky Gervais; Terry Gilliam; Jackie Mason; 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; 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; Terry Jones (d. 2020); Paul Mayhew-Archer; Prunella Scales; Tony Selby; Richard Wilson. (9/20) (2018) Stanley Baxter; Mel Brooks; Billy Connolly; Melvyn Hayes; Terry Jones (d. 2020); Jackie Mason; Paul Mayhew-Archer; Brian Murphy; Bob Newhart; Richard O'Sullivan; Nicholas Parsons (d. 2020); Leslie Phillips; Mike Yarwood. (13/20) (2019) Stanley Baxter; Jasper Carrott; Billy Connolly; Barry Cryer; Andy Gray (Actor); Melvyn Hayes; Tim Healy; Terry Jones (d. 2020); Paul Mayhew-Archer; Brian Murphy; Bob Newhart; Geoffrey Palmer (d. 2020); Nicholas Parsons (d. 2020); Leslie Phillips; Dick Van Dyke; Betty White; Barbara Windsor (d. 2020). (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; Kenny Rogers (d. 2020); Barbra Streisand; David Van Day. (17/20) (2017) Ritchie Blackmore; Mickey Bradley; Joe Dolce; Abdul "Duke" Fakir; Nigel Glockler; Julio Iglesias; John Illsley; Brian May; Ennio Morricone (d. 2020); Ian Paice; Ruth Pointer; Smokey Robinson; Phil Spalding; Neville Staple; Shakin' Stevens; David Van Day; Vangelis; Charlie Wilson; Bill Wyman. (19/20) (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; Rocky Sharpe (d. 2019); Gary Rossington; Ryuichi Sakamoto; Florian Schneider (d. 2020); David Van Day; Ronnie Wood; Bill Wyman. (19/20) (2019) Jay Aston; David Ball; Jet Black; Phil Collins; Elvis Costello; Roberta Flack; Jay Jay French; Alan Lancaster; Jim Lea; Stephen Luscombe; Barry Manilow; Frank Maudsley; Ozzy Osbourne; Alvin "Seeco" Patterson; Mike Peters; Kenny Rogers (d. 2020); Richard Tandy; John Williams; Bill Wyman. (19/20)

Captain Chorizo, Fixed Business and msc have the outstanding Jokers to convert, not compulsory mind, but it might improve your placings - with the exception of Chorizo who is the current leader.

Done YB. Bonus of a Pair of 2s for 10 Points added.

Would be nice but gawd, the chances of more cards being hit and the calculations of bonuses...it's fun as it is I think, if it were to run for a year I'd have to re-jig the thing to keep it interesting.

Yes the game is almost over. But not quite. I wasn't going to bother if nobody else did, but Grim Up North decided at long last to convert his Joker. So therefore so have I. If there is a next year, I think I will make it more of a challenge that the Jokers will have to be converted by St Andrews Day, giving the game a distinctly Scottish flavour! So - Bonuses! GUN - Converts Black Joker to 4 Spades Pair 4s (Spades and Hearts) - 10 Points Pair 4s (Spades and Clubs) - 10 Points Two Pair (4 [Spades and Hearts] and 9s) - 15 Points Two Pair (4[Spades and Clubs] and 9s) - 15 Points Two Pair (4[Spades and Hearts] and Qs) - 15 Points Two Pair (4[Spades and Clubs] and Qs) - 15 Points Three of a Kind (4s) - 20 Points Full House (4s over 9s) - 80 Points Full House (4s over Qs) - 80 Points 260 Points Added YW Converts Black Joker to 6 Spades Pair 6s (Spades and Hearts) - 10 Points Pair 6s (Spades and Diamonds) - 10 Points Three of a Kind (6s) - 20 Points 40 Points Added. GUN therefore muscles his way onto the podium and I jump up a spot. Leaderboard Updated. Anyone who wishes to convert their played Joker (if they have one on the board), let me know by 23:59:59 today!

Deaths So Far: Christopher Booker - 3 July Jared Lorenzen - 3 July John McCririck - 5 July Sutopo Purwo Nugroho - 7 July Michael Sleggs - 9 July Freddie Jones - 9 July Denise Nickerson - 10 July Hussain Muhammad Ershad - 14 July Johnny Clegg - 16 July John Paul Stevens - 16 July Andrea Camilleri - 17 July David Hedison - 18 July Beji Caid Essebsi - 25 July Kevin Roster - 26 July - No Obit Mad Marty Wilson - 26 July Harley Race - 1 August Brian Lochore - 3 August Alf Smith - 4 August Cecilia Caballero Blanco - 13 August - No Obit Kathleen Blanco - 18 August Fred Rister - 20 August Tim Fischer - 22 August Randy Romero - 28 August - No Obit Jim Leavelle - 29 August Valerie Harper - 30 August Derrick King - 1 September Roger Etchegaray - 4 September - No Obit Robert Mugabe - 6 September Chris Duncan - 6 September Chng Seok Tin - 6 September - No Obit Suzanne Whang - 17 September Fernando Ricksen - 18 September Tony Mills - 18 September - No Obit Jacques Chirac - 26 September Jose Jose - 28 September Leah Bracknell - 29 SSeptember Bat McGrath - 1 October - No Obit Diahann Carroll - 4 October Ginger Baker - 6 October Dorothy "Gwen" Payne - 15 October - No Obit Bill Macy - 17 October Marieke Vervoort - 22 October Gustav Gerneth - 22 October - No Obit Ivan Milat - 27 October Holly Clegg - 1 November - No Obit John Fordham - 10 November Clive James - 24 November Paul Volcker - 8 December Sheila Mercier - 13 December Martin Peters - 21 December Tony Britton - 22 December Captain Chorizo: 2000 Points (Lorenzen; McCririck; Nugroho; J. Clegg; Camilleri; A. Smith; K Blanco; D King; Ricksen; Whang; Bracknell; Milat; C James) Cards Played: Joey Russ: 1712 Points (Booker; Nugroho; Sleggs; J. Clegg; Essebsi; K Blanco; Duncan; Ricksen; Whang; Bracknell; Milat; C James; Volcker) (Sub: Chirac [2 Spades]) Cards Played: Grim Up North: 1485 Points (McCririck; Nugroho; Sleggs; J. Clegg; K Blanco; Rister; Duncan; Ricksen; Bracknell; Milat; C James) Cards Played: gcreptile: 1443 Points (Booker; Nugroho; J. Clegg; Essebsi; Wilson; K Blanco D King; Ricksen; Vervoort; Milat; Volcker) (Sub: Lochore [8 Hearts]) Cards Played: Clorox Bleachman: 1435 Points (Nugroho; Sleggs; J. Clegg; Camilleri; Essebsi; K Blanco; Ricksen; Whang; Jose; Milat; C James) Cards Played: Death Impends: 1435 Points (Nugroho; Sleggs; J. Clegg; Camilleri; Essebsi; K Blanco; Ricksen; Whang; Bracknell; Milat; Volcker) Cards Played: Banana: 1069 Points (Booker; J. Clegg; Camilleri; K Blanco; Fischer; D King; Ricksen; Jose; Milat; Fordham) (Sub: Essebsi [6 Diamonds]; Mugabe [A Hearts]; Bracknell [A Spades]) Cards Played: msc: 930 Points (Booker; Sleggs; F. Jones; J. Clegg; Whang; Bracknell; Milat; C James) Cards Played: Sir Creep: 930 Points (Lorenzen; Sleggs; Camilleri; K Blanco; D King; Mugabe; Ricksen; Milat) (Sub: J. Clegg [A Diamonds]; Duncan [J Spades]) Cards Played: The Old Crem: 835 Points (McCririck; Sleggs; Ershad; J. Clegg; K Blanco; Ricksen; Bracknell; C James) Cards Played: Fixed Business: 779 Points (J. Clegg; Stevens; K Blanco; Leavelle; Ricksen; Bracknell; C James) (Sub: Harper [9 Spades]} Cards Played: RadGuy: 718 Points (Nugroho; J. Clegg; K Blanco; Ricksen; Whang; Bracknell; C James) (Sub: Macy [8 Diamonds]) Cards Played: Sean: 710 Points (McCririck; Nickerson; J. Clegg; K Blanco: Ricksen; C James; Peters) Cards Played: Skinny Kiltrunner: 710 Points (Sleggs; Essebsi; K Blanco; Duncan; Ricksen; Whang; Milat) Cards Played: Torva Messor: 705 Points (McCririck; J. Clegg; K Blanco; Mugabe Ricksen; Milat; C James) Cards Played: Yorkshire Banker: 674 Points (K Blanco; Mugabe; Ricksen; Milat; Mercier; Britton) (Sub: Race [Q Spades]; G Baker [2 Diamonds]) Cards Played: YoungWillz: 613 Points (Booker; Sleggs; K Blanco; Ricksen; C James) (Sub: Hedison [K Hearts]) Cards Played: theoldlady: 600 Points (McCririck; J. Clegg; Mugabe; Ricksen; Jose; C James) Cards Played: Jiroemon Kimura: 508 Points (Race; K Blanco; Ricksen; Bracknell; Milat) (Sub: Fischer [3 Hearts]) Cards Played: Toast: 436 Points (McCririck; Sleggs; J. Clegg; Ricksen) (Sub: Chirac [9 Diamonds]; Mercier [Q Diamonds]) Cards Played: Death By Arsenic: 406 Points (Race; K Blanco; Ricksen; Bracknell) (Sub: G Baker [6 Diamonds]) Cards Played: Great Uncle Bulgaria: 332 Points (J. Clegg; K Blanco; Harper) (Sub: Peters [Q Hearts]) Cards Played: Gooseberry Crumble: 305 Points (Ricksen; Carroll; Peters) Cards Played: Bibliogryphon:100 Points (Mugabe) Cards Played:

Not last! Yaaaaaaaaasssssss!

Nice avatar, time.

Well, they rather fancy it here with Mark Lewisohn and David Quantick quoted: https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/8160/neil-innes-dies Which rather suggests it is true. RIP you legend. Edit: Time for a Rutles Death Curse Thread as a companion piece to the Beatles one?

Take it back and say it ain't so! Noooooooooooo!!!!!!! Hold my hand, yeah yeah, hold my hand, yeah, yeah...