An Fear Beag

Why the two 5s?

Especially not if, as stated in the article, the lions were kept in separate pens. Shooting one may have been necessary, but why the need for the other? And has no-one there ever heard of tranquilizer guns?

Kevin Roche is a hit for me. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/distinguished-irish-architect-kevin-roche-dies-aged-96-1.3812597?mode=amp

My first ever unique hit in the DDP, and first hit for my theme team, provided he gets a QO. What are his chances? (I’m new to this!)

There looks to be a few theme teams that are not marked as such, including my own Irish-themed team, The Sick-bed of Cuchulainn. There is also a biographical error on one of my picks. Brian Kennedy represented Ireland in the 2006 Eurovision, not the UK as stated. The UK was of course represented that year by the music legend that was Daz Sampson.

Sorry for the late entry. I’ve been sitting on the list for a week, watching wildcards drop off. Hopefully these will all still be alive in 36 hours time to take to the start line. 1. Kathleen Blanco (WC) 2. Leah Bracknell (WC) 3. Pete Frates 4. Bill Freehan 5. Jill Gascoine 6. Greg Gilbert 7. Ruth Bader Ginsburg 8. Bob Hawke 9. Clive James 10. John Andretti 11. Dewayne "Lee"Johnson 12. José José 13. Lee Kerslake (WC) 14. Dilip Kumar 15. John McCririck 16. Andrew McGahan 17. Olivia Newton-John 18. Fernando Ricksen 19. Nobby Stiles 20. Jean-Louis Trintignant (WC) 21. Bill Turnbull 22. Marieke Vervoort 23. Bob Barker 24. Sonali Bendre 25. George Alagiah 26. Beth Chapman 27. Johnny Clegg 28. John Cocks 29. Olivia de Havilland 30. Tim Conway (WC) 31. Bob Dole 32. Kirk Douglas 33. Sutopo Purwo Nugroho 34. Peter Jonas 35. Pauline Hunt 36. Tanya Gendle 37. Kerri Parker 38. Deborah James 39. Stirling Moss 40. Leslie Phillips 41. Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi 42. Prince Philip 43. Vicky Phelan 44. Mike Willesee 45. Valerie Harper 46. Genesis P-Orridge 47. Robert Mugabe 48. Linda Nolan 49. Jimmy Greaves 50. Samu Anoa'i

Also hope I have the rules right on this. June Brown in at No. 8. Everyone else drops down a place. I better put in a sub this time, Angela Lansbury please. Do do I need to edit my original post?

I’ll have a go please 1. Donald Trump 2. Paul Gascoigne 3. Billy Connolly 4. Dick van Dyke 5. Terry Jones 6. Queen Elizabeth II 7. Jimmy Carter 8. Pope Benedict 9. Betty White 10. Doris Day 11. Robert Mugabe 12. Jimmy Greaves 13. Vera Lynn 14. Henry Kissinger 15. Prince Philip 16. Valerie Harper 17. Michael Robinson 18. Linda Nolan 19. Jill Gascoigne 20. Stirling Moss 21. Prunella Scales 22. Carol Channing 23. Leslie Phillips 24. Nobby Stiles 25. John mcCrirrick thanks

First time entering any pool, so I hope I have this right. 1. George Alagiah 2. Kathleen Blanco 3. Leah Bracknell (WC) 4. Bob Dole 5. Kirk Douglas 6. Pete Frates 7. Bob Hawke 8. John Hume 9. Clive James 10. Grace Catherine Jones 11. Artie Lange 12. Stefan Lewis 13. Jerry lee Lewis 14. Samantha Lewthwaite 15. Philomena Lynnott 16. Roberta McCain 17. Sheila Mercier 18. Olivia Newton John 19. Vicky Phelan (cancer campaigner) 20. Jerry Remy 21. Kevin Roche (architect) 22. Pat Smullen (jockey) 23. Nobby Stiles 24. Kane Tanaka 25. Jean-Louis Trintinget subs 1. Gay Byrne 2. Beverly Cleary 3. Ulick o’Connor 4. Walter Bernstein