CaptainChorizo

You just know him Joey Feek,Howard Marks,Kris Travis etc will all die Dec 20th ish to send teams scrambling

I can see the need to exclude it though cause with BBC local obits being excludedif the former Mayor of Ipswich,Blackpool etc is excluded it would make sense to exclude Mayor of Aberdeen,Dunblane etc. Outside of ex Mayors,local politicians or maybe some Highland athletes I can't think of anyone who would get an Obit with one of those 2 Scottish papers but not BBC,Guardian,Independent,Sky etc.

Unfortunately the 2 articles I clicked neither indicated whether his cancer was stage 4 or was still regional/local. Definitely a gamble of a pick either way.

Was looking at my 2015 picks and noticed http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/11873647.JAILED__Paedophile_former_mayor_may_die_in_prison/ Paedo Mayor Tim Price died in March

She is currently promoting a book on the us talk show circuit. Seems in very good health,would be extremely shocked if she died in the next year.

Essentially, yes. Though preferably folk who would get a major news outlet obit rather than some of the lower reach DDP folk. Oh ok. So keep it like the deathlist top 50 and no Lauren Hill,Kate Granger etc types

So this is us just essentially sending our top 50 prospects+backup's. And the 50 who get the most points will be the Crowdsourced 50 list?

Kris Travis enters hospice care. Uh, a race against time for you... So I guess the chemo stopped working? But do US hospice standards apply there? Martin Crowe also entered hospice at one point and has lived on for longer than the year has left. Still, I guess your chances to win have increased from about 5% to ... hmm, 20% (50% chance of Travis dying this year, 50% of Crowe not dying this year. Plus some chance that Ed Drummond, or Harry Beitzel die (and have an obit)). Such a change this late in the year is still remarkable, I would say. Who would have thought in May that there would be such a close contest until the end of the year? This will all be moot if I can email to Isis the addresses of everyone left on my team.

My DDP placement is riding on him. If he goes before Dec 31 it all but gurantees me a top 10 finish and would put me currently in the top 5. If he survives I could still be knocked out of the top 10 before the year ends.

Sad to hear. One of my earliest tv memories are Card Shark reruns on the Usa Network.

Bob Barker is still pretty active. Imo would be a terrible choice

I guess the Eggars picker can look at this sunny side up as it's better this revelation came out now instead of 2 months from now.

Will probably start making a shortlist in a week or 2 of people I have added in notepad in 2015 and then also check status of people I have picked or was close to picking in the past.

Most deathpoolers will be hoping Someone Like Her,with late stage cancer will last long enough to see Skyfall for at least 6 or so more weeks so they can be Rolling In The Deep points in 2016.

Is is possible when the record is broken it will stand a very long time. Life expectancies increase every year and there seems to always be experimental drugs that can keep people with late stage cancer alive longer. Death predicting will only get harder every year.

When I had Dengue Fever the only effect was my toes tapping

Michael Wright Former Knicks 2nd round pick in 2001 who ended up a journeyman player in Euroleague is dead at 35 Police are unsure whether it was a suicide or murdered by a guy he met up for a Hookup on Grindr

Lou Brock 76 year old Cardinals Hall Of Famer had his leg amputated

His chances are much higher then that,as he was a starter on the Butler team that made the NCAA Finals.

Suggestions for possible 1st timers Americanos Sumner Redstone-Like Kirk Kerkorian last year maybe not a big enough name but relatives are already vulturing for his money in court and a guranteed qualifying orbit if he croaks Beverly Clearly-Turns 100 next year. Her Ramona Quimby books were read by American schoolkids for decades Holly Woodlawn&Jimmy Carter- Have Brain Cancer and if still alive on Jan 1 are dead certain not to survive the year Film Directors (No Directors have made the list since Michael Winner a few years ago) Jonas Mekas-b. 1922- Godfather of Avant Garde Cinema in Usa looks likes death already in recent photos Jacques Rivette-b. 1928-One of the last living Directors of the French New Wave has not been seen public in the last few years Lewis Gilbert-b 1920 -The Spy Who Loved Me Director looked pretty frail in a clip of him being interviewed on youtube in 2013 Musicians/Composers (An underrepresented group on the deathlist) Ennio Morricone-b 1928 Greatest living film composer had to cancel tour dates in 2014 for health reasons Toots Thielemans-b 1922 Jazz Icon who cancelled concert dates in 2014 for health reasons and looks frail in recent photos Also would meet quota for a token Belgian spot Pierre Henry-b 1927 Pioneer of Electronic Music/Obese Jerry Lee Lewis-b 1935/ 50s Icons of Rock N Roll http://assets.rollingstone.com/assets/2014/article/the-killer-at-peace-jerry-lee-lewis-golden-years-20141104/173611/medium_rect/1415117540/720x405-McClister_JerryLeeLewis_1618.jpg Lewis looks sorta like Johnny Cash did his last few years Non UK/USA Females (Since women seem to be outnumbered most years by a 4-1 or 5-1 ratio) Liliane Bettencourt-b 1922 Worlds Richest Woman Suffers from Dementia and Alzheimers Setsuko Hara-b 1920 Icon of Japanese and World Cinema Danielle Darrieux-b 1917 Icon of French Cinema Monica Vitti-1931 Has had Alzheimers since 2000

Al Molinaro Just have a hunch someone from an old Us Sitcom is next

William Perry is both a former secretary of Defense under Bill Clinton and also in the Usa well known former football player called William "The Refridgerator" Perry. Both seem highly likely to be picked one because he is in 80s the other because of obesity and other health problems Nathan Williams is an American musician in the Indy Rock band Wavves and a Welsh Rugby Player albeit both of them are pretty young and seem unlikely picks Then there is Joe Jackson singer of 80's hits" Stepping Out"" Breaking Us In Two" etc and also Michael Jackson's dad Also Tony Bennett the well known easy listening singer and also Tony Bennett the college basketball Coach at Virginia Richard Williams (Tennis Player Venus and Serena's dad) and also animator who won 2 Oscars for Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

Florenta Mihai Finalist at the 1977 French Open is dead at age 60. She was the 1st Romanian woman to reach a Grand Slam Singles Final She also has the unwanted distinction of being the 1st Open Era RG Singles Finalist to pass away

So he's not exactly at death's door yet, huh? Although Sir Christopher Lee had similar plans before his death earlier this year, so you never know... Christopher Lee is a well known icon. For a a huge name like that is worth the insurance risk. Even if he is talented actor the fact that an Indy Film studio has signed off on a tv actor like Kerchaval means he is thought of as very little risk to actually kick the bucket in the next year, as it's likely he would have to do insurance health screenings for a studio to sign off on him.

http://www.nme.com/news/joni-mitchell/89063 Her friend and fellow folk musician Judy Collins posted on her facebook page that Joni is now walking,talking and painting again