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Based on @The Old Crem original game back in 2022. The game is simple. Pick 20 celebrities who will have a child in either 2025 or 2026. Rules: 1. Teams have to be sent in by 31/12/2024. Please send teams to me via PM and do not post it on the thread until after deadline to avoid copycats. 2. You can pick either the mother or father of the child, but the parent has to be a celebrity. 3. You score points once the celebrity, celebrity's partner, surrogate gives birth or the adoption of a baby under 8 weeks old is announced. 4. The qualifying source is either a newspaper report or a post on verified social media account belonging to the Celeb or their partner. 4. Celebrity is defined by the pick having a Wikipedia page that existed before 1st December 2024. 5. You can't pick both likely parents of the same child in the event that both mother and father count as celebrities. 6. If there is any public doubt as to the identity of the father of the child, then the pick will be 'lost'. 7. Picks must be legal (i.e. the parent must be over the age of consent in their home country) 8. No pregnancy that has been officially announced or reported in a Q/O source as a strong rumour is allowed. 9. Any pregnancy that is announced between now and the deadline will not be eligible for points and you can chose to then withdraw that celebrity and replace them (but can also keep them in case their have a second birth in 2025). 10. Each team is allowed one joker who can gain double points. 11. If pregnancy is announced and there is a misscarriage or still birth then player gets half points (10 points turns into 5 etc). 12. Player will get certificate of participation if no points by end of the year. Certificate of frustration if all your picks are football players, meaning it's harder to find updates due to transfer news etc. Age of parent at time of birth: Mother: 17-30: 10 points 31-35: 15 points 36-40: 20 points 41-50: 40 points 51+: 100 points Father: 17-30: 10 points 31-40: 15 points 41-50: 20 points 51-60: 40 points 61-70: 70 points 71+: 100 points Let the predicting commence.

Scoreboard here.

Masterlist of players here.

Aw congrats and I wish you and your growing family a good Christmas and a healthy 2025.

30th November 38 Rag’n’Bone Man — Human 34 Pink ft. Nate Ruess — Just Give Me A Reason +2 32 Emeli Sande — Heaven 31 Bastille — Pompeii 29 Bruno Mars — Locked Out Of Heaven 29 Adele — Rolling In The Deep 25 Years & Years — Shine 24 Katy Perry — Teenage Dream 24 George Ezra — Paradise 24 Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera — Moves Like Jagger 22 Adele — Skyfall +2 22 Taylor Swift — I Knew You Were Trouble 20 The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk — Starboy -2 19 James Bay — Hold Back The River 15 Justin Timberlake — Can’t Stop The Feeling 12 Taylor Swift — Shake It Off 00 Mark Ronson ft. Miley Cyrus — Nothing Breaks Like A Heart -4

30th November - Shania Twian was my introduction to "country" music and thus I must defend her. 40 Stereophonics - The Bartender and the Thief 36 The Tamperer featuring Maya - If You Buy This Record (Your Life Will Be Better) 34 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much 32 Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) 29 Shania Twain - Man! I Feel Like a Woman +4 26 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin 26 Bran Van 300 - Drinking in L.A. 24 TLC - No Scrubs 22 The Chemical Brothers - Hey Boy Hey Girl 22 2Pac - Changes 20 Will Smith - Gettin’ Jiggy wit It 20 Sash! - La Primavera 20 Kula Shaker - Sound of Drums 20 Lutricia McNeal - Stranded 20 Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back 20 The Corrs - What Can I Do (Tin Tin Out Remix) 20 U2 - Sweetest Thing 20 Bryan Adams ft. Melanie C. - When You’re Gone 20 Billie - She Wants You 20 Denise & Johnny - Especially for You 20 Blockster - You Should Be… 20 Tatyana Ali ft. Will Smith - Boy You Knock Me Out 20 Whitney Houston - It’s Not Right but It’s Okay 20 Billie - Honey to the Bee 20 Britney Spears - Sometimes 20 Bob Marley Vs Funkstar De Luxe - Sun Is Shining 20 ATB - Don’t Stop! 20 A1 - Everytime/Ready or Not 20 Vengaboys - Kiss (When the Sun Don’t Shine) 19 Catatonia - Mulder and Scully -3 16 Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You 14 Wyclef Jean - Gone till November 14 Touch and Go - Would You…? 14 911 - Private Number -3 08 Five - Got The Feelin’ 06 Wildchild - Renegade Master

30th November 54 Pet Shop Boys — Always On My Mind 46 Pink Floyd — Another Brick In The Wall 40 Girls Aloud — Sound Of The Underground +6 39 Tom Jones — Green, Green Grass Of Home 37 Rage Against The Machine — Killing In The Name 33 Wham! - Last Christmas 31 Mud — Lonely This Christmas 29 The Flying Pickets — Only You 21 Danny Williams — Moon River 18 Shakin’ Stevens — Merry Christmas Everyone 17 The Human League — Don’t You Want Me 16 Whitney Houston — I Will Always Love You 16 Dave Edmunds — I Hear You Knocking  15 Michael Andrews & Gary Jules — Mad World 12 Benny Hill — Ernie 00 Clean Bandit ft. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie — Rockabye -9

29th November 35 Adele — Rolling In The Deep 34 Rag’n’Bone Man — Human 32 Emeli Sande — Heaven 32 Pink ft. Nate Ruess — Just Give Me A Reason 31 Bastille — Pompeii +2 29 Bruno Mars — Locked Out Of Heaven 28 The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk — Starboy -3 24 Katy Perry — Teenage Dream 24 George Ezra — Paradise 24 Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera — Moves Like Jagger 22 Taylor Swift — I Knew You Were Trouble +2 21 Justin Timberlake — Can’t Stop The Feeling 20 Adele — Skyfall 19 James Bay — Hold Back The River -3 17 Years & Years — Shine 12 Taylor Swift — Shake It Off 04 Mark Ronson ft. Miley Cyrus — Nothing Breaks Like A Heart

29th November - In which I shock TQR by upvoting EDM. 36 Stereophonics - The Bartender and the Thief 34 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much 32 The Tamperer featuring Maya - If You Buy This Record (Your Life Will Be Better) 29 Shania Twain - Man! I Feel Like a Woman 28 Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) 26 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin +2 24 TLC - No Scrubs 22 The Chemical Brothers - Hey Boy Hey Girl +2 22 2Pac - Changes 22 Catatonia - Mulder and Scully 22 Bran Van 300 - Drinking in L.A. 20 Will Smith - Gettin’ Jiggy wit It 20 Sash! - La Primavera 20 Kula Shaker - Sound of Drums 20 Lutricia McNeal - Stranded 20 Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back 20 The Corrs - What Can I Do (Tin Tin Out Remix) 20 U2 - Sweetest Thing 20 Bryan Adams ft. Melanie C. - When You’re Gone 20 Billie - She Wants You 20 Denise & Johnny - Especially for You 20 Blockster - You Should Be… 20 Tatyana Ali ft. Will Smith - Boy You Knock Me Out 20 Whitney Houston - It’s Not Right but It’s Okay 20 Billie - Honey to the Bee 20 Britney Spears - Sometimes 20 Bob Marley Vs Funkstar De Luxe - Sun Is Shining 20 ATB - Don’t Stop! 20 A1 - Everytime/Ready or Not 20 Vengaboys - Kiss (When the Sun Don’t Shine) 17 911 - Private Number -3 16 Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You 14 Five - Got The Feelin’ 14 Wyclef Jean - Gone till November 14 Touch and Go - Would You…? 12 Wildchild - Renegade Master ‘98 08 Will Smith - Miami -3

29th November 51 Pet Shop Boys — Always On My Mind 46 Pink Floyd — Another Brick In The Wall 39 Tom Jones — Green, Green Grass Of Home 34 Girls Aloud — Sound Of The Underground +2 34 Rage Against The Machine — Killing In The Name 33 Wham! - Last Christmas 29 The Flying Pickets — Only You 31 Mud — Lonely This Christmas +2 21 Danny Williams — Moon River 21 Benny Hill — Ernie 18 Shakin’ Stevens — Merry Christmas Everyone 18 Clean Bandit ft. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie — Rockabye 17 The Human League — Don’t You Want Me 16 Whitney Houston — I Will Always Love You 16 Dave Edmunds — I Hear You Knocking  15 Michael Andrews & Gary Jules — Mad World 14 Frankie Laine — Answer Me 12 Emile Ford & The Checkmates — What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For? -6

1924 - Charles Coste / Mina Gregori 1925 - Lou Carnesecca / Ann Fagan Ginger 1926 - George Ariyoshi / Ulla Orring 1927 - John Rhodes / Maybelle Blair 1928 - Jim Lovell / Teresa Nicolao 1929 - Alfred Moisiu / June Squibb 1930 - Alan Oppenheimer / Cindy Adams 1931 - Gerald Harper / Sylvia Lewis 1932 - Dennis Skinner / Elena Poniatowska 1933 - Jack Hill / Lina Medina 

28th November 74 No Doubt - Just a Girl 58 The Source ft. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (Now Voyager Mix) +4 56 Faithless - Insomnia 42 Suede - Trash 25 Radiohead - Paranoid Android -6 21 The Seahorses - Love Is The Law

28th November 38 Mud — Lonely This Christmas 37 Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind 35 Rage Against The Machine — Killing In The Name 34 Pink Floyd — Another Brick In The Wall 32 Girls Aloud — Sound Of The Underground 31 Tom Jones — Green, Green Grass Of Home 30 Wham! - Last Christmas 27 Benny Hill — Ernie 27 The Flying Pickets — Only You +4 21 Michael Andrews & Gary Jules — Mad World 21 Danny Williams — Moon River 21 Shakin’ Stevens — Merry Christmas Everyone 20 Frankie Laine — Answer Me 20 Johnnie Ray — Just Walkin’ In The Rain 20 Emile Ford & The Checkmates — What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For? 20 Elvis Presley — Return To Sender 20 Whitney Houston — I Will Always Love You  19 The Human League — Don’t You Want Me 18 Dave Edmunds — I Hear You Knocking -3 17 Jackie Wilson — Reet Petite 15 Clean Bandit ft. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie — Rockabye 14 Conway Twitty — It’s Only Make Believe 14 East 17 — Stay Another Day  10 Michael Jackson - Earth Song  09 Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman — Somethin’ Stupid -3

28th November 29 Bruno Mars — Locked Out Of Heaven 27 Rag’n’Bone Man — Human 26 Pink ft. Nate Ruess — Just Give Me A Reason +4 26 The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk — Starboy 26 Bastille — Pompeii 25 Emeli Sande — Heaven 25 Adele — Rolling In The Deep 24 Katy Perry — Teenage Dream 24 Adele — Skyfall 23 Years & Years — Shine 23 Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera — Moves Like Jagger 23 George Ezra — Paradise 22 James Bay — Hold Back The River 21 Justin Timberlake — Can’t Stop The Feeling 20 Taylor Swift — I Knew You Were Trouble 18 Chainsmokers & Coldplay — Something Just Like This 14 Taylor Swift — Shake It Off 14 Mark Ronson ft. Miley Cyrus — Nothing Breaks Like A Heart 13 Emeli Sande — Next To Me 11 Aloe Blacc — I Need A Dollar -3 10 Nicki Minaj — Starships 06 Dua Lipa — Don’t Start Now 05 Maroon 5 — Maps 03 Sia — Cheap Thrills -3

Advent Avalanche Form Guide #4 Nigel McCrery Silent Witness Creator revealed on 2nd November reveals that he got told a month ago he has a terminal illness but didn't specify what. I'm guessing some type of stage four cancer. BBC News

Helen Gallagher is a hit for me.

Helen Gallagher has died for me.

Congrats! 1924 - Charles Coste / Mina Gregori 1925 - Lou Carnesecca / Ann Fagan Ginger 1926 - George Ariyoshi / Ulla Orring 1927 - John Rhodes / Maybelle Blair 1928 - Jim Lovell / Teresa Nicolao 1929 - Alfred Moisiu / June Squibb 1930 - Alan Oppenheimer / Cindy Adams 1931 - Gerald Harper / Sylvia Lewis 1932 - Dennis Skinner / Elena Poniatowska 1933 - Jack Hill / Lina Medina 

27th November 74 No Doubt - Just a Girl 60 The Source ft. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (Now Voyager Mix) +4 56 Faithless - Insomnia 38 Suede - Trash 23 Radiohead - Paranoid Android -6 21 The Seahorses - Love Is The Law 11 Jamiroquoi - Virtual Insanity

27th November 31 Adele — Rolling In The Deep 26 The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk — Starboy 26 Bastille — Pompeii 25 Emeli Sande — Heaven +4 25 Bruno Mars — Locked Out Of Heaven 24 Katy Perry — Teenage Dream 23 Rag’n’Bone Man — Human 23 Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera — Moves Like Jagger 22 George Ezra — Paradise 21 James Bay — Hold Back The River 21 Justin Timberlake — Can’t Stop The Feeling 20 Aloe Blacc — I Need A Dollar 20 Mark Ronson ft. Miley Cyrus — Nothing Breaks Like A Heart 20 Taylor Swift — I Knew You Were Trouble 20 Pink ft. Nate Ruess — Just Give Me A Reason 20 Adele — Skyfall 19 Years & Years — Shine 18 Chainsmokers & Coldplay — Something Just Like This 14 Taylor Swift — Shake It Off 13 Emeli Sande — Next To Me 11 Maroon 5 — Maps 10 Nicki Minaj — Starships 10 Sia — Cheap Thrills -4 08 Dua Lipa — Don’t Start Now 00 Hozier — Take Me To Church -2

27th November 37 Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind 36 Pink Floyd — Another Brick In The Wall 36 Mud — Lonely This Christmas 35 Wham! — Last Christmas +4 31 Tom Jones — Green, Green Grass Of Home 30 Girls Aloud — Sound Of The Underground 29 Rage Against The Machine — Killing In The Name 29 Benny Hill — Ernie 26 Whitney Houston — I Will Always Love You 23 The Flying Pickets — Only You 21 Michael Andrews & Gary Jules — Mad World 21 Danny Williams — Moon River 21 Shakin’ Stevens — Merry Christmas Everyone 21 Dave Edmunds — I Hear You Knocking 20 Frankie Laine — Answer Me 20 Johnnie Ray — Just Walkin’ In The Rain 20 Conway Twitty — It’s Only Make Believe 20 Emile Ford & The Checkmates — What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For? 20 Elvis Presley — Return To Sender 19 The Human League — Don’t You Want Me 17 Jackie Wilson — Reet Petite 15 Al Martino — Here In My Heart 15 Clean Bandit ft. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie — Rockabye 14 East 17 — Stay Another Day  12 Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman — Somethin’ Stupid 10 Michael Jackson — Earth Song 00 Winifred Atwell — Let’s Have Another Party -6

26th November 74 No Doubt - Just a Girl 56 The Source ft. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (Now Voyager Mix) +4 52 Faithless - Insomnia 44 Suede - Trash 31 Radiohead - Paranoid Android -6 27 The Seahorses - Love Is The Law 21 Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity

26th November 71 George Ezra — Paradise 43 Dua Lipa — Don’t Start Now 42 Mark Ronson ft. Miley Cyrus — Nothing Breaks Like A Heart -6 24 Marshmello ft. Bastille — Happier +4

26th November 31 Bob The Builder — Can We Fix It? 30 Mud — Lonely This Christmas +4 30 Pink Floyd — Another Brick In The Wall 30 Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind 28 Whitney Houston — I Will Always Love You 28 Wham! — Last Christmas 27 Tom Jones — Green, Green Grass Of Home 26 Girls Aloud — Sound Of The Underground 24 Benny Hill — Ernie 23 Rage Against The Machine — Killing In The Name 22 The Flying Pickets — Only You 21 Danny Williams — Moon River 20 Michael Andrews & Gary Jules — Mad World 20 The Human League — Don’t You Want Me 20 Al Martino — Here In My Heart 20 Frankie Laine — Answer Me 20 Winifred Atwell — Let’s Have Another Party 20 Johnnie Ray — Just Walkin’ In The Rain 20 Conway Twitty — It’s Only Make Believe 20 Emile Ford & The Checkmates — What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For? 20 Elvis Presley — Return To Sender 20 Dave Edmunds — I Hear You Knocking 20 Shakin’ Stevens — Merry Christmas Everyone 20 Jackie Wilson — Reet Petite 20 Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman — Somethin’ Stupid 19 Michael Jackson — Earth Song -3 17 East 17 — Stay Another Day 12 Slade - Merry Christmas Everybody 11 Clean Bandit ft. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie — Rockabye -3

John Tinniswood has died who I had. Sky News, Guardian J names are always kind to me, this must mean Jimmy Carter is next.