Death Impends

Also a LotM name from 2018.

57 The Pretenders — Brass in Pocket 52 Blondie — Atomic 47 Soft Cell — Tainted Love 45 Blondie — Call Me 34 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes 25 The Specials — Ghost Town 25 The Human League — Don't You Want Me 23 ABBA — The Winner Takes It All +4 20 The Police — Don't Stand So Close to Me -6 6 The Specials — Too Much Too Young

We already ruled on her for 2022 as she was picked then and she was an unanimous yes.

57 The Pretenders — Brass in Pocket -2 50 Blondie — Atomic 43 Soft Cell — Tainted Love 43 Blondie — Call Me 34 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes 30 The Police — Don't Stand So Close to Me -4 27 The Specials — Ghost Town 27 ABBA - The Winner Takes It All +4 20 The Human League — Don't You Want Me 19 The Jam — Going Underground / Dreams of Children 18 The Specials — Too Much Too Young 14 The Police — Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

QO as well for DDP purposes: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11612649/Journalist-Bernard-Kalb-dies-aged-100.html

53 The Pretenders — Brass in Pocket 46 Blondie — Atomic +2 46 Soft Cell — Tainted Love +2 42 Blondie — Call Me 35 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes 33 The Police — Don't Stand So Close to Me -6 29 The Jam — Going Underground / Dreams of Children 27 Adam & the Ants — Stand and Deliver 27 ABBA — The Winner Takes It All 27 The Police — Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 23 The Specials — Ghost Town 22 The Specials — Too Much Too Young 14 The Human League — Don't You Want Me  06 David Bowie & Queen — Under Pressure

And so that concludes 2022. Did a quick review to see if I missed any hits and doesn't look to be the case. All I could find was Vilma Hollingbery apparently dying in 2021 w/o QO, which would have no impact on scoring. What looked like a one-sided Book runaway for many months instead proved to be a narrow and riveting competition in the final weeks of the year, that ultimately ended up with @Banana on top. Book had an insane January, with five hits - Gary Burgess, Igor Bogdanoff, Robert Durst, Russell Bishop, and Mustafa Kayirici - exploding him up the scoreboard with an astonishing 290 points. George Perez and Susie Steiner were canon picks Book shared with the chasing pack, but other teams had the differential tools to make it a race again. gcreptile had Israel Dresner in January, Pau Riba in February, and Phil Read in October. This placed him in the position to take the lead with Vicky Phelan's November death. Banana also loomed ominously, with his noted differentials throughout the year including Dresner again, Isabel Torres, and Jean-Louis Trintignant. By the death of Julia Reichert at the beginning of December, it was a tight race with all three having plausible routes to victories. Banana had the narrowest - he needed just Pelé to die, as any other Reptile or Book hit would make it mathematically impossible for him. And we were very close to that happening with Reptile differential Gianluca Vialli dying days after the new year. It was a tightrope act, but as the fates would have it, Pelé and nowt else was exactly what happened. Though Book and Reptile made better mileage of their hits, Banana can thank his win to a superior body count - Book was 8/12, Reptile was 9/12, Banana was 11/12. Pelé's death on December 29 also makes 2022 the HPDP with the latest decisive hit, with the previous record holder Rose Marie having given yours truly the 2017 victory on December 28th. 2022 was the first year in which more than one team crossed the 400-points barrier, although the points record overall remains The Dead Cow's 425 points in 2018. I had to ponder a bit on the most interesting team. BabyBlue was a finalist for the award the year before, their team remains suitably interesting, so why not? 20 points for them. The 50 bonus points for 13th place go to DevonDeathTrip, whose eclectic perennial team had quite the good year with top-of-team regulars Francis Jackson and the Digital Nun dying early in the year, plus further hits with Norma Waterson, the Queen, and Pope Benedict XVI. And so goes the final scoreboard for 2022. Congrats to Banana! 1. Banana 420.81 2. Book 410 3. gcreptile 400.81 4. maryportfuncity 364 5. CaptainChorizo 335 6. Salmon Mousse 291 7. drol 284 8. DevonDeathTrip 273 9. msc 250 10. Perhaps 248 11. six feet blunder 245 12. Pedro67 237 13. theoldlady 223.82 14. markb4 220.99 15. YoungWillz 217 16. An Fear Beag 215.81 17. Thatcher 213 18. Funeralopolis 196 19. Doulton 180 20. Torva Messor 164 21. Kenny 155 22. Annami 154 23. Dying Probably 151 24. Toast 150 25. MariNisia 143 26. John Key 142.99 27. YorkshireBanker 140 28. Great Uncle Bulgaria 128 29. CalebH 123 30. Valhalla One 113 31. Hell 99.99 32. Gooseberry Crumble 95.19 33. Exu 94 =34. chilean way 82 =34. The Unknown Man 82 36. BabyBlue 80 37. GuyFromFuture 75 38. Famous6Eva 68 39. The Old Crem 40.99 =40. Bibliogryphon 39 =40. JoeMoneypenny 39 42. Joey Russ 22 43. DeathByArsenic 15 =44. Death Impends 0 =44. TheSpinosaurus 0 =44. time 0

Though looking, the Wiki editor who updated Gates's page to say he died did the same for Norman Greenbaum minutes later. Might be a case where Wiki vandalism gets wider attention?

48 The Pretenders — Brass in Pocket -6 46 The Police — Don't Stand So Close to Me 44 Blondie — Atomic +2 42 Blondie — Call Me 40 The Jam — Going Underground / Dreams of Children 40 Soft Cell — Tainted Love +2 34 ABBA — The Winner Takes It All 33 The Specials — Ghost Town 33 Adam & the Ants — Stand and Deliver 30 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes 27 The Police — Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 24 The Specials — Too Much Too Young 18 The Human League — Don't You Want Me 09 The Jam — Start!  09 David Bowie & Queen — Under Pressure

If the above is true, then he'll be a DDP hit for Dead Beats.

Picked once on the DDP in 2004, then never again.

Campbell's death has been covered by the Boston Globe and other US papers. Now the wait is on to see if any of these obits get picked up by Yahoo.

Bill Campbell another awaiting QO, but think that's all, yeah. And Savitt now has the anticipated QO.

56 The Pretenders — Brass in Pocket 50 The Police — Don't Stand So Close to Me 43 The Jam — Going Underground / Dreams of Children 43 Blondie — Atomic +1 42 Blondie — Call me +1 40 David Bowie — Ashes to Ashes 36 Soft Cell — Tainted Love +2 36 The Specials — Ghost Town 33 Adam & the Ants — Stand and Deliver 28 ABBA — The Winner Takes It All 27 The Specials — Too Much Too Young 25 The Police — Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 16 The Jam — Start! 15 The Human League — Don't You Want Me  15 David Bowie & Queen — Under Pressure -3 0 Adam & the Ants — Prince Charming -3

Doesn't seem Gangsta Boo was picked. However Bessie Hendricks was. Dick Savitt will be another whenever the surefire QO comes in.

Deathrace winning hits from earliest to latest in the year: 2023 - Gianluca Vialli - January 6 2019 - Shirley Boone - January 11 2021 - Paul Varelans - January 16 2018 - Jessica Falkholt - January 17 2017 - Ricky Javon Gray - January 18 2022 - Russell Bishop - January 20 2024 - Carl Pierson - January 27 2020 - John Andretti - January 30 2009 - Paul Birch - February 2 2016 - Eric Lubbock - February 14 2012 - Leonard Rosoman - February 21 2013 - Hugo Chavez - March 5 2015 - Roy Douglas - March 23 2011 - Diana Wynne Jones - March 26 2014 - Raymond Gravel - August 11!!! 2010 - N/A

Congrats Banana!

Not picked as far as I can tell.

Seems Paul knocked Tainted Love by 10 points rather than 6?

Thread locked. Politicians thread is sufficient for discussing him.

46 ABBA - The Winner Takes It All +2 45 Blondie - Atomic +2 45 The Jam - Going Underground / Dreams of Children 43 The Specials - Ghost Town 42 The Police – Don't Stand So Close to Me -3 42 Soft Cell – Tainted Love 38 The Pretenders – Brass in Pocket -3 34 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes 32 Blondie – Call Me 32 Adam & the Ants – Stand and Deliver 29 The Specials – Too Much Too Young 25 Adam & the Ants – Prince Charming 24 The Jam – Start! 23 The Police – Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 22 David Bowie & Queen - Under Pressure 16 Olivia Newton-John & ELO – Xanadu 14 Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno 12 The Human League – Don't You Want Me 7 Detroit Spinners - Working my Way Back to You

You caught it before the DDP officially opens so it's early enough for him to be subbed in.

52 ABBA – The Winner Takes It All 51 Blondie — Atomic 43 David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes 42 The Jam – Going Underground / Dreams of Children 41 The Pretenders - Brass in Pocket 41 The Specials – Ghost Town 40 Soft Cell – Tainted Love +4 39 The Police – Don't Stand So Close to Me 32 Blondie – Call Me 30 Adam & the Ants – Stand and Deliver 29 The Specials – Too Much Too Young 28 Adam & the Ants – Prince Charming  26 David Bowie & Queen – Under Pressure 24 The Police – Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 24 The Jam – Start! 14 The Human League – Don't You Want Me 13 Detroit Spinners - Working my Way Back to You 11 Roxy Music - Jealous Guy 10 Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno  10 Olivia Newton-John & ELO - Xanadu  0 M.A.S.H. – Theme from M.A.S.H. (Suicide Is Painless) -6 Hopefully getting KOed from this game is painless too

Confirmed a DDP hit per Toast's publicly posted team. Good timing as she wasn't picked at all in 2022!

Not surprised I have no uniques. More surprised that I took uniques from three other teams.