Joey Russ

Tony Britton was at 62 when he died, and as such his points are being subbed in now...

Tina Turner Edit: Now that the other survivors has been added, that’s yet lot I’ll say...

Who are you and what did you do to Grim Reaper?

Welcome back Lard.

Martin Peters had 70 points when he died, and as such his points has been scattered down...

Hartlepool Deadlypool: Well, uh, clearly not winning this one. But maybe that’ll change next year. F Deathrace: Was a fairly strong performance, no thanks in part to choosing Larry Langford as joker. Just wasn’t quick enough this time around. A Hare’s Dead Pool: Similar to Death Impends, my is basically full of known forum names, with a lot of them being old. It’s doing decent last time I checked, although probably not enough for the win. B+ Death By Numbers: Another solid performance. I think I leaned too much into eclectic picks like I did last year, but still am doing quite well there. I believe I’m in 3rd? Not bad. A- Alt Obits: Another solid performance, although I think I got screwed over with some rejected picks I should’ve gotten through being, well, rejected. Also the Brackers thing is annoying, although basically everyone on deathlist had her. A- Deaths on The Silver Screen: Surprisingly have a hit there... C Deathlist Cup: Well, I got out very early. But I was also quite unlucky with my draw, as I went up against the highest scoring person in that round, and I scored a lot then too. Ah well, luck of the draw. Also since I won’t be as competitive next year due to hosting duties... not really the best cup record overall on my end. C- Windy City: I think I was too cocky, especially with the Dabwido part of it. Will probably be a solid performance, but don’t think I’m winning this one. B- 54321: An improvement on 2018. Just not quite enough for the win. That’s life though. B MMMDP/AA: My pick lasted too long in MMMDP, and imagine winning your own pool re AA. D Inverse Pool: Doing garbage, like I always do. F Poker Pool: So close, yet so far away. At least I don’t have the sub fiasco this time around. A- And as for DDP teams... Day In The Death: Certainly was a learning experience this year. I was definitely right in the fact of the low point maxim and my joker finally died this year, but there were aspects that lead to my defeat this time. Mainly not looking too deeply into obit chances (Spicer), not looking too deeply into health (Anoa’i, BDB), and me dropping some survivors that turned out to be crucial in the end (Brackers, Vervoort, Clive James). Still, if P-orridge dies in 2019 I’ll be in 4th place. And that’s not a bad placement at all. B The Whipping Posts: Well, considering last year I only had one hit I was bound to do better this time. And despite multiple non obits, the fact that I actually landed two fascinating unique names is certainly cool. C- Peace, Drugs, and Death: Actually had a hit this year. Better than my theme team results the last two years. D

Well, considering one of them never made the list on here and one of them are in their debutant year, I suspect you might want to reconsider some of your options...

Never mind. Apparently I fell for something. My bad...

Alrighty, did another snapshot of the current crowdsource standings right before I expect the largest amount of lists to come in, and let me tell you, some interesting stuff is happening within the list. First, as a bit of amusement, 1 and 2 are exactly the same as last time except in flipped positions, 3 and 4 are also exactly the same except in flipped positions, and then there’s 5 and 6. You know what happened? Yep. Exactly the same except flipped positions. The trend ends there though and there are some notable shifts occurring from the last time I did a snapshot of the list. There are a couple of names I’m really surprised they are doing well. I guess there are occasionally the super shock names that show up on the list. One other thing of note, there are a couple of established crowdsource bed blockers who are as of now at legitimate risk of falling off the list. And not your first or second time members who’ll stick around for a while. Actual names who have been on the list for the past 3 or 4 years aren’t doing too well right now. This is a heads up in case any fans out there of these folk want some of these names to stay on, cause they might not be on the list in 2020. You have been warned...

I already have a shadow list ready, but I won’t post it until after the closing of the crowdsource period, as I want to avoid any influence on folk who might want to submit an entry for the crowdsource list...

New York comedian Angelo Lozada dead at 53

There is a shadow list thread out there:

Don’t have enough names on the shortlist? Well, how about Lorette Fussell, a 90 grandmother who’s last wish is to go shopping at M&S with her daughters.

Alright guys. I've noticed that nobody has appeared to continue the cup for action in 2020. I couldn't let this behemoth of a dead pool die by the wayside, so I've decided to step up to the plate and host the Deathlist Cup in 2020. I do plan to be an interim host, and hopefully we can find someone willing to host this long term starting in 2021, but for now, the cup is safe for another year. See you around after the new year...

Gorbachev needs to stay on the list...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bvoDqZ9j9b8

I know some of you soon will start to post your 2020 Shadowlist, and as such I will remind you that you can definitely submit an entry for the crowdsource list via shadowlist. Just remember to make note of the fact that you intend to make submission for the crowdsource list whenever you post your shadowlist hear...

Just submitted my counterculture theme team. It’s exactly the same as my 2019 counterculture list except Stewart Brand replaces the late Paul Krassner.

Looks like Tamara O'Brien, who I'm sure many people had on their long lists died off the radar, and is only noted by a single line on an old article of her. Was also a Windy City pick...

Just a reminder that there’s about 2 weeks left to submit a crowdsource entry. Yes, we are really that close to the new year already...

Also, isn’t it great when folk like Johnny Hallyday and Peter Skellern show up in your research again? Yeah, me too...

When you stumble onto a good name by a complete fluke, and yet you’re still unsure that you’ll pick them...

Make that’s a 6th bout for Hugh Jackman

Still amazed that Robin Herd didn’t get a mention there...

Chorizo publicly revealed his team, and 6ix9ine is on there. So...