The Immortal

Clinton. He's had health issues dating back to the 2000's with heart surgeries and more recently several hospitalizations and I might add Clinton seems to have become a lot frailer in recent years. Biden is old, but asides from rumors there is nothing concrete about his health and overall he seems to be alright. Trump is a wildcard in the sense he could die from any means (ranging from sudden heart attack to assassination) but I think Clinton will go before him.

My joker Jean-Marie Le Pen decided to kick the bucket barely a week into the start of this pool.

Can't say I disagree with your choice, but shouldn't he be known as Maharaja Jayapataka Swami since he's Indian?

For the new picks I think that Hedren, Saint, John Williams, Goodyear and even Valli are solid choices. Good to see Brian Wilson return as well. Giorgio Armani is a surprising inclusion, he seems pretty healthy for his age and I would have much rather gone for say Luciano Benetton or Valentino if I really wanted a fashion businessman on the list. Same thing with Kim Novak where they could have easily chosen another actress of similar age in worse health. Bernie Ecclestone I also feel could have waited a year or two. Lovell is also a surprise considering we already have an astronaut on the DL. Flack, Brokaw, Tebbit and maybe Whale are risky drops. The others seem fine to me. Personally I think Jack Nicholson, Richard Wilson and Peter Yarrow could have made great additions for the DL. Alan Alda returning also wouldn't have been a bad idea. Either way hope to see a better result for the DL this time around considering the amount of 90+ picks on there.

Well uh, I'm not entirely sure how typing works from the afterlife. Still feels a bit strange with the phantom hands and all. Anyway that aside, I am pretty surprised to see myself as a winner. Props to my picks for staying alive, I guess (Buzz Aldrin in particular, damn did he decline fast).

Anna Mae Robertson is literally my only sub left since Mahathir has already replaced Harry Chandler and Jimmy Carter (3rd sub) died earlier. Talk about a nightmare of a start. If it's alright with you I have added two more subs just in case anyone else happens to have died in December.

I agree with Lafaucheuse's point here that the king/queen of immortals should preferably be someone genuinely famous and not some obscure Chinese/Indian politician that basically no one would know of outside of their countries. Having someone like Joanne Woodward instead of say Yang You as the immortal leader, it just makes sense you know.

Manmohan Singh is a late hit, forgot I even had him to be honest.

1. Ira "Ike" Schab 2. Ena Collymore-Woodstock 3. William R. Lucas 4. Song Ping 5. Kaiti Grey 6. Frank Guarini 7. Juan Ponce Enrile 8. Eugene Baltes Anna Mae Robertson 9. Marita Camacho Quiros 10. Maurice R. Greenberg 11. Harry Chandler (Pearl Harbor) Mahathir Mohamad 12. Donald Rose 13. Eva Marie Saint 14. Tomiichi Murayama 15. Charles Coste Subs Mahathir Mohamad IN USE Anna Mae Robertson IN USE Jimmy Carter DEAD Yang You Agnes Keleti

Alexander Mitta (joker) Esther Rantzen Stephen Darby Nigel Starmer-Smith Bernadette Chirac Noam Chomsky Gene Hackman Tippi Hedren Sophie Kinsella King Salman of Saudi Arabia Imelda Marcos Pope Francis Peter Yarrow Ike Schab (Pearl Harbor survivor) Liza Minnelli Leo Beenhakker Maurice R. Greenberg Lill Droniak Vanessa Redgrave Jose Mujica Empress Michiko Frankie Valli Jesse Jackson Cindy Birdsong Alan Alda Lisa Gastoni Randy Moss Jose Rodela Antonia Fraser Jack Nicholson Julie Goodyear Eva Marie Saint Simon Nicholls (HLAH bassist) Victoria Jackson Stuart Taylor (Chain Bear F1) Tony Hatch Emily Willis Paul King (Mungo Jerry) Try Sutrisno Frank Langella Linda Nolan Judy Loe Jean-Marie Le Pen William Pedersen Isabel Peron Amarildo (footballer) Harvey Weinstein Noel Gallagher Luciano Benetton Tom Lehrer Subs Tom Lehrer IN USE (replacing Johnnie Walker) Ruth Buzzi Leonard Lauder Bruce Crandall Tim Rice

Pretty sure someone on here shared some inside info they received that it's bladder cancer but not clear on the stage. If it's stage 3 bladder cancer I unfortunately have a pretty good idea in how it's likely going to play out (My grandfather died from it, it was a year and a half from diagnosis to death.)

He's in a better shape than Buzz Aldrin, which to me would have been impossible to believe even a year ago, but it definitely looks to be the case. Hell, I've seen recent photos of Mike Mullane and he looks thinner than Lovell here despite being almost 20 years younger.

Alan Alda Antonia Fraser Bernadette Chirac David Souter Edith Bruck Ena Collymore-Woodstock Frankie Valli Herman van Praag Lisa Gastoni Luciano Benetton Ira "Ike" Schab Jean-Marie Le Pen (joker) Jean Ragnotti Jesse Jackson John McVie Judy Loe Marilyn Maye Maurice R. Greenberg Neil Leifer (photographer) Norman Tebbit Paul King (Mungo Jerry) Pete Bellotte Ruth Buzzi Tony Hatch Victoria Jackson Subs Harry Chandler (Pearl Harbor Survivor) Pope Francis Julie Goodyear Vytautas Landsbergis Tim Rice

I'm not in the DDP and Death By Numbers is my main pool. Like usual I will vaguely hint 5 names I've put in with a description. 90 something British author mostly known for writing fiction. Old Italian businessman who recently stepped down from his company. Singer from a very well known 90's British rock band. An American centenarian who has quite the track record when it comes to surviving, and will continue to be personal repeat pick until he dies. Somewhat known American businessman who turns 100 in 2025.

Feels like the right time to give my 10 recommended picks ranging from well known to obscure for the DL and other dead pools. Empress Michiko - Has been in declining health for a number of years, most recently breaking her hip in a fall this October. She generally seems to be in a worse situation health wise compared to Akihito. Alan Alda - Parkinson's seems to have really taken a toll on him now, in recent videos he's shaking constantly and seems quite stricken in general, my gut says he is in or nearing the end-stage now. Judy Loe - Has stage 4 cancer and lost her husband last January. Artimus Pyle - This is a man who's survived a plane crash, a near fatal motorcycle crash and it seems a heart attack and prostate cancer very recently according to a podcast interview and it feels like we are due to lose a Lynyrd Skynyrd member soon anyway. Bruce Crandall - The current oldest living Medal of Honor Recipient. Seems to have declined a lot recently, was in a wheelchair and looked very thin at the annual convention compared to a year ago. His hands looked discolored too. Luciano Benetton - The oldest of the Benetton siblings at 89, stepped down as chairman from the Benetton group earlier this year and there doesn't seem to be any news of his whereabouts since. Try Sutrisno - Former Indonesian vice president who has been extremely frail for years and was rumored dead back in 2022. Tippi Hedren - Suffering from dementia which seems to be closer to the severe side. Ellen Rometsch - German former model, alleged JFK mistress and rumored Communist spy who has been living under the radar but is still alive at the age of 88, also recently lost her husband. Vince McMahon - Wildcard pick recommendation. Had spine surgery in 2023 and is now rarely been seen in public. In his few recent appearances he seems to be using a cane and looked frail. One to watch in the coming years.