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  2. Posted

     

    Hoping we see at least one major record broken this year, wonder if we can have four teams score three-figures in a season?

     

    Well, you've got Bloomfield/Crowe/Granger/Boggs plus points for Hill which should take you to circa 100.

     

    Thomas Jefferson (who is that on here again?) has Bloomfield/Crowe/Granger plus points for Hill and Trewin. So circa 110.

     

    DDT has Blazer/Bloomfield/Crowe/Villeneuve Sr plus points for Hill and Trewin. So circa 90.

     

    And rounding out the four, Golden Slumbers's certs would take them to circa 80.

     

    That's just going off the dead certs. All the teams have folk who may well die but I know sod all about them, the Christy Dignams and Clive Derby-Lewis's of the world.

     

     

    Can't see my team posing a genuine threat for the title unless my unique picks step up to the plate but it doesn't seem likely with Hanh well on the road to recovery and Hadzic probably not 'that' ill. TJS still has his joker to come and we have a lot of picks in common so it's going to take a couple of uniques for me to have a real chance.

     

    Although it would be something realistically to get double-figures in hits and triple-figures in score...

     

    Still it's nice just to be mentioned in such esteemed dead-pooling company

  4. Posted

    I dropped Jacques Villeneuve Sr. because I'm not convinced he'll get an obituary, although I'm pretty sure he's a goner. Same goes for Benton and Givens.

     

    Dropped Chrisley and Kara but I think they'll both sneak the obituary in hindsight. Think Stuart Scott will probably go as well but can't find concrete information on the nature of his cancer.

     

    Eldar Ryanazov was an option I thought would be unique, but I'm not entirely sure on his illness or his obituary chances so I bottled that one.

  5. Posted

    Bit gutted to miss out on a couple of uniques with Dr Nakamats and Jock Scot.

     

    Golden Slumbers:

     

    Lauren Hill (joker)

    Kate Granger

    Sam Simon

    Frank Miller

    Jimmy Dickens

    Goran Hadzic

    Martin Crowe

    Colin Bloomfield

    Monty Brinson

    Bob Benmosche

    Jock Scot

    Ion Trewin

    Clive Derby-Lewis

    Yoshiro Nakamatsu

    Gino Odjick

    Daisy Berkowitz

    Percy Sledge

    Sultan Qaboos

    Thich Nhat Hanh

    Kim Fowley

  6. Posted

    Looks like Ritchii Kara is the big miss for me this year, there's always one....

     

    Much more conservative effort from me this year, research levels not what they were:

    [snip]

    Kate Gross

    [snip]

     

    An obituary and a Christmas Day bonus.

     

    From 35th to 4th. Shocked with that, put in a pretty poor team research-wise this year.

     

    Very sad case with Gross though, sort of story which makes me question what the fuck is wrong with me...

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    Looks like Ritchii Kara is the big miss for me this year, there's always one....

     

    Much more conservative effort from me this year, research levels not what they were:

     

    Sam Simon (J)

    Wilko Johnson

    Sally Farmiloe

    Elie Wiesel

    Kate Granger

    Katherine Crowe

    Rubin Carter

    Valerie Harper

    Helen Fawkes

    Sandy Jardine

    Casey Kasem

    Scott Putesky

    Kate Gross

    Clive James

    Christy Dignam

    Reverend Billy Graham

    Albert Reynolds

    Robert Schuller

    Carman Licciardello (Wouldn't be a DDP season without a hit with no obit)

    Mark Evans

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    Congratulations Spade, huge victory and without a joker to boot.

     

    Bit miffed at the lack of an obituary for Chick Willis but that's what I get for taking so many risks, I wouldn't have come top regardless but it would have been nice to be at the top end of the table...

  15. Posted

    ^^ Up to 4th overall now

     

    Has T-Model Ford had an obit yet?

     

    Not yet, unless Digital Spy counts. He's done interviews with the Telegraph and the Guardian so I'd be pretty miffed if he doesn't end up with one. If that's the case, with Dennis James and probably Pardee write-offs, it's game over for me.

  16. Posted

    Brilliant analysis (and not just because I got a mention!)

     

    Dennis James is a write-off now, something I'll have to learn from but I think there's still some hope with Pardee. If i am to have any chance of victory though, I agree, Buell will have to pass away and that doesn't look particularly likely, also probably need a unique or two to pop up with the goods.

  23. Posted

    Had Peter Harvey in my team until the last minute, decided he wouldn't get an obituary (although I was worried about his Guardian links)....let's hope I'm proved right but think I've probably made an error

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