Summer in Transylvania

Congratulations, Ladyfiona 1925: Tony Christopher / June Lockhart 1926: Abdoulaye Wade / Amelita Ramos 1927: Divaldo Franco / Cleo Laine 1928: Jean-Marie Le Pen / Hazel Ascot 1929: Sam Nujoma / Violeta Chamorro 1930: Theodore McCarrick / Gladys West 1931: Norman Tebbit / Isabel Martinez de Peron 1932: Chavalit Yongchaiyduh / Prunella Scales 1933: Alexander Mitta / Yoko Ono 1934: Frankie Valli / Michiko

Perry, the donkey who served as the model for Donkey from the Shrek franchise, dead at 30.

Three Crazy Eight Dead Pools have been won since the last update to the Hall of Fame, the winners being MortalCaso, Yvonne, and The Daredevil respectively, and I won The One in August 2023.

I have conferred with Bibliogryphon, and this pick will be allowed, but I am bringing forth a new rule stating that, in future, picks may only be changed during the submission window, and following confirmation that they definitely died before that year's residual opened.

I find it a common misconception about death poolers that we're in a constant state of willing people (especially our picks) to die. I don't wish anyone dead. Sure, there are a few monsters that the world would be a better place without, but I'm here to predict death, not hope for it. If someone on the list survives the year, good for them.

Congratulations, MariNisia.

This is a bit of a grey area, as we don't know for sure that she's dead. I'm allowing the change, but will review the rules to accommodate for such incidents going forward. To make things simpler for me, as I will almost definitely have forgotten this by 2026, I'm going to edit my conclusion into the main post later, although it will not be valid for this round due to its addition after the game opened.

Congratulations, The Daredevil.

Never mentioned hereabouts before, Rafael Ruiz Perdigones and Antonio Romero Monge of Macarena fame will turn 88 and 86 respectively next year. Guaranteed QOs for them both. Edit: It actually turns out they will be 79 and 78 respectively. I'm unsure where the older dates come from.

He was never picked during the main game as far as I can tell, so no.

Ask and you shall receive. How it is already my third year in this job I don't know. Time flies. Thanks go to Biblio for the game and for letting me organise this. In this subgame, you are looking for who will survive the longest of all of the surviving 1924-designated picks throughout the game, here is a list of those picks: Maria Riva Khamtai Siphandon(e) Priscilla Pointer (Summer in Transylvania's Pick) Eva Marie Saint (Grimgrass' Pick) Art Schallock Woody Woodbury (Lord Insomnio's Pick) Marianne Bernadotte Walter Bingham (MariNisia's Pick) Russell M. Nelson (Tracy's Pick) Gwen Moffat (Diego's Pick) Charles Coste (Chilean Way's Pick) Jane Morgan Tomiichi Murayama (Ladyfiona's Pick) Betty A. Griffin Sim Daniel Abraham Viktor Ivanov Lyubov Butkevich Ip Chun William H. Webster (Bobytomi's Pick) Lilli Lentz (Azrael's Pick) Eva Olsson Mina Gregori Anne Vernon (Bibliogryphon's Pick) Lee Adams Shmuel Kamenetsky Mervyn Kersh (Steve's Pick) Kaiti Grey Herwig Schopper (WEP's Pick) Oscar Wyatt Libia Lobo Sardesai (ThereWillBeDeaths7's Pick) Torsten Wiesel Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin (Yvonne's Pick) Thelma Thall (Livingbygrace's Pick) Merwin Coad (Wannamaker's Pick) Meta Velander Arnold Harberger Josefina Villalobos Pia Velsi Richard Rohmer Roy Gibson Barbara Beskind (Polar Duck's Pick) As is customary, the winner of the 20/20+4 pool (yours truly) will be allowed the first pick, after which it is a free for all. My choice of Priscilla Pointer will be added as the post is made, so anyone reading this can select their candidate. Picks will be eligible for selection up until all names have been taken or the first of the list dies, whichever comes first. The picks will then be locked in and the game can dwindle to its natural conclusion. If a pick is found to have died prior to the residual opening for entries, the picker may choose someone else from the remaining candidates as long as the news is discovered during the submission window and the original selection is confirmed to be dead. The residual 20/20+2 and 20/20+3 games are still ongoing. It is important to note that one does not need to have partaken in the 20/20+4 pool to enter the residual. This post will be edited to reflect the entries as they are made known. Good Luck.

For entry? No, but feel free to join the 20/20+4 one when I open it probably within the next hour.

Is there an obit? Edit: Ninja'd by Polar Duck.

My condolences for your loss, Bibliogryphon. I can't begin to imagine what this must be like for you and your family. Take care.

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