Joey Russ

Really? I thought Falkholt point adage was worth more, but maybe Forster’s full unique bonus did it. Still, even though I’m first on the virtual leaderboard, I still don’t think I’ll win the whole competition. I think Still Life and TJS still have better teams than me even with the Toothill nonobit. And if all your gambles come through gcreptile, you’ll probably be right up there imo...

Nah, I think Mugabe’s very long dictatorship rules over the one year for Montt. At least I’m more familiar to Mugabe over Montt...

Think that brings me to second place on the provisional leaderboard (even with Toothill not obiting, I think Cow still leads due to Falkholt’s demise)...

Dead Cow gets a hit here with Mark E Smith. On the other hand, I think I’m starting to hit a laggy period that I’m not sure when it will end...

I said that myself back in October...

And her health issues are?

I’ll admit that when a deathbed person gets an obit over someone who made an actual bonafide achievement, it is disappointing...

Think we all assumed he wouldn’t obit at this point. Even if I did have a feeling he would’ve gotten an obit, I still wouldn’t have picked him cause I wanted to avoid FFBI this year...

I would agree that there aren't as many very strong picks as last year (last year there was Joost, Noakes, Christie, Campbell, Forsyth, Booth, Downie, and Michael). A lot of the hits had to come in the form of a bit of a punt pick, ie, not as strong as a pick. But there were enough of them to help them break the record last year. Here, there aren't as many potential 50/50 picks or strong picks as last year that would look like it would turn into a successful year. But if all the cards fall correctly, it might (just might) break the record. But there's always a few decent picks that survive into the next year, so that's very unlikely imo...

Once again, I’ll keep my surviving members, but add Jacqui Forster this time.

I don't think you should feel so foolish. I think I'm the only one who is considered a major contender for 2018 to pick him in fact...

Yes, yes he was...

Question: how low of a score did Mark E Smith had? I thought he was one of my major gambles for this year...

As for my decision to include him on my DDP team, well, I just had a really a strong feeling after reading those cancellations back in December. I just felt like he wasn’t going to make it. That, and I kept saying a major new wave artist was going to be ill, and he was the closest thing to that, so I thought it would’ve been immoral for me not to pick him. I enjoyed his music, he has a very unique style.

I voted for Stirling Moss

Wow. I got the email that Mark E Smith that he’s a solo. I’m quite surprised by that... Also got asked if I was Cancerous Hatred afterwards as well...

I’m on a roll with my 4th hit already. Don’t expect any bonuses with him, but I’m starting to think top 5 is plausible...

BBC if anyone is in any doubt.

Think this is only the fourth time #50 was a hit, after Brady, Clive Dunn, and Ernie Wise...

Sticking with Stirling Moss

Well Deathray and Maryport for guessing the first death...

I’ve tried telling all 25 people this, but apparently Mark E Smith didn’t get the memo.

Also, John Wetton of 2018 comment turned out to be very accurate to the extent of the same month as well...

It’s on his website so it’s probably true...