Bibliogryphon

Jan Olszewski the former Polish President is a unique hit for (rummages through notes) ooohhhh me. This might come a bit late in the day but it is progress. Bibliogryphon* bg 1/0/0/1/1 Fixed Business fb 0/0/0/0/0 Captain Chorizo cc 0/0/0/1/1 Time* ti 1/0/0/0/1 Toast to 1/0/1/0/0 YoungWillz yw 1/0/0/0/1 msc mc 0/0/1/0/1 Yorkshire Banker* yb 0/0/0/1/0 Sir Creep (Do I Need A Joker?) sc 0/0/1/0/1 GCReptile* gr 0/0/1/0/0 Death Impends** di 0/0/2/2/0 Spade Cooley** sp 0/1/1/2/1 Rover & Out ro 0/0/2/0/1 Grim Up North gn 0/0/0/1/1 FujimoriNoMorey fm 1/0/0/1/0

I am happy to continue running this based on the winners category picks.

Well whilst we were all looking to Eusebio Pedroza for the first Boxing hit another unique in Rocky Lockridge provides a hit for @Spade_Cooley Bibliogryphon bg 0/0/0/1/1 Fixed Business fb 0/0/0/0/0 Captain Chorizo cc 0/0/0/1/1 Time* ti 1/0/0/0/1 Toast to 1/0/1/0/0 YoungWillz yw 1/0/0/0/1 msc mc 0/0/1/0/1 Yorkshire Banker* yb 0/0/0/1/0 Sir Creep (Do I Need A Joker?) sc 0/0/1/0/1 GCReptile* gr 0/0/1/0/0 Death Impends** di 0/0/2/2/0 Spade Cooley** sp 0/1/1/2/1 Rover & Out ro 0/0/2/0/1 Grim Up North gn 0/0/0/1/1 FujimoriNoMorey fm 1/0/0/1/0  So GAME ON. The number of picks that willwnd the game has risen from 4 to 12 Valdas Adamkus (sp) Jack Angel (di) Edouard Balladur (sp) Ugo Mifsud Bonnici (sp) Arnaldo Forlani (sp) Herbert Kretzmer (di) Jose Luis Lopez (sp) Jim Lovell (di) Josip Manolic (sp) Bruce McGill (sp) April Stevens (di) Buck Taylor (sp) So I hope Spade and @Death Impends have got some good categories lined up for the third phase of this competition

Next Round 1920 Fanny Waterman /Arnold Yarrow 1921 Elizabeth Kelly/ Ray Lawler 1922 Betty White/Rex Richards 1923 Gloria Whelan/ Freeman Dyson 1924 Zizi Jeanmaire/Christopher Tolkien 1925 Ysanne Churchman/Pete Murray 1926 Gudrun Ure/Leonard Fenton 1927 Mary Higgins-Clark/Frank Windsor 1928 Estelle Harris/Tommy Docherty 1929 Patricia Routledge/Eric Carle

Rosamunde Pilcher a hit for me here.

Second hit on my shadow list against zero for the committee.

One person who should be on our radar is Yuri Organessian who is the only living scientist to have an element named after him. UK Obits would be guaranteed. No specific health information but he is 85 now.

If this comes to pass it will blow open the competition as @YorkshireBanker has a lot of uniques.

Sylvia Kay is a hit for me here but she died on 18th Jan so isn't going to give me much in the way of points.

Sylvia Kay who played Penny's mother in Just Good Friends has died aged 82. Guardian Obituary

1920 Fanny Waterman /Arnold Yarrow 1921 Elizabeth Kelly/ Ray Lawler 1922 Betty White/Rex Richards 1923 Gloria Whelan/ Freeman Dyson 1924 RosamundePilcher/Christopher Tolkien 1925 Ysanne Churchman/Pete Murray 1926 Gudrun Ure/Leonard Fenton 1927 Mary Higgins-Clark/Frank Windsor 1928 Estelle Harris/Tommy Docherty 1929 Patricia Routledge/Eric Carle

Had quite a serious heart condition about two years ago.

To be honest browsing the forums here is probably your best resource.

Each year I cross reference my long list with the DDP selections and I produce a list of the top 20 picks that have never appeared on the DDP within the last six years. Antonia Fraser – Writer (b.1932) Shirley Conran - Writer (b.1932) Michael Frayn – Writer (b.1933) Sheila Steafel - Actress (b.1935) Gary Player - Golfer (b.1935) Michael Eavis - Farmer (b.1935) Jan Pienkowski - Illustrator (b.1936) Robert MacLennan – Politician (b.1936) Silvia Kay - Actress (b.1936) Carl Davis – Composer (b.1936) Tom Stoppard – Playwright (b.1937) Terry Dicks - Politician (b.1937) Freddie Davies – Comedian (b.1937) Anne Stallybrass – Actress (b.1938) Harvey Smith – Show Jumper (b.1928) P J Proby – Singer (b.1938) Helen Oxenbury – Illustrator (b.1938) Larry Niven – Writer (b.1938) Eleanor Bron – Actress (b.1938) Ralph Bakshi – Director (b.1938)

Clive Swift is a hit here for @Handrejka from the film Frenzy. Fourth player to get a hit.

That was a massive shock. Is Nicholas Parsons sucking the life out of younger comedians to unnaturally prolong his own existence?

If they don't deliver is it a win by default?

Interestingly any By-election in this constituency could be a tough test for Jeremy Corbyn. The losing Conservative candidate in 2017 got a higher share of the vote than the candidate the last time the Conservatives held the seat (1983) on the surface it looks like a straight Red/Blue race. Paul Flynn obviously had incumbancy on his side and was close to Corbyn but the question is whether pro-European voters will look to the Lib-Dems, PC or Greens as an alternative to Brexit enabling Labour and will they do it in sufficient quantities to get the Conservatives over the winning line. Though even if the By-election was needed now it is unlikely it would be held before 29th March

Well Fiona has dodged that bullet so unless she faces a recall petition or decides to fall on her sword voluntarily thoughts turn to Newport West for the first hit on this game. However nine out of the 12 players have picked Paul so it is more of a big deal for those who didn't.

At the moment everything seems to have gone quiet. I am just hoping it is saving it all up for my Deathlist Cup picks.

Flying back from Berlin to Luton tonight. This weekend we will be celebrating my Dad's 90th Birthday which is next Tuesday.

My February Team 1. Mahatir Mohammad 2. Beverly Cleary 3. Hal Holbrook 4. Tinto Brass 5. Peter Tork

After Brexit the burning pages will offer you meagre warmth

I had better dust off those By-election bingo entries.

My February team this is getting harder. Its a bit like Tipping Point Jimmy Greaves Prunella Scales Leah Bracknell Olivia de Havilland Bob Barker Kirk Douglas Jose Jose Nobby Stiles Sachen Littlefeather Roberta McCain