gcreptile

For future inquiries, no, this does not count as a Bobby Lewis QO: https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/34092bf3-c768-4781-9933-97b210e35441

"I will not die... it's the world that will end" will probably end up having the most hits of the year. The player went for older people, especially Henry Gray and Daniel Arap Moi. They would lead if Tom Smith were the next one to die, but they might run out of gas if people like Yoo Sang-Chul or Steve Blackmore die. Nice test for the "5 pts are better than zero" strategy.

Let's wait for the scoreboard... ...but you all get an A for drama.

Ahem, how does the subbing work? Everyone under Sam Lloyd moves up a spot and first sub becomes nr. 21?

Edit: I hate it when I press "quote" instead of "edit"...

I'm mostly happy I didn't miss any obvious name. There's always a bit of luck involved, like this year, with the Ed Genson non-obit and Denis Goldberg as a last minute hit. But as long as the research still works, there are at least the basics there to do well (I guess I should have researched Tony Mills more, and putting Lee Noble so high, well, his recovery after 3-4 (?) internet fundraisers was a bit unforeseeable and slightly unlucky).

Former Green Bay Packers player Ryan Wetnight dead from stomach cancer at 49: https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bears/former-bears-tight-end-ryan-wetnight-died-friday-morning His cancer had been made public, but I think it was already 2 years ago or so.

She had a rare mutation of ALS called "FUS P525L". And the internet tells me of, at least, one other person who had it, teeanger Ben Merck, who already died in November 2019. It looks like an absolute and quick death sentence.

Blast from the past, the cancer might be back: https://www.thehindu.com/sport/dingko-to-undergo-chemo-radiation/article31418986.ece

My team: 1.David Hagen 2.David Gulpilil 3.Greg Zanis 4.Yoo Sang-Chul 5.Tom Smith 6.Frankie Banali 7.Stanley Crouch 8.Michael McKevitt 9.Peter Tobin 10.Carel Du Plessis 11.Bradley Murdoch 12.Sir Michael Cullen 13."Killer" Tim Brooks (no obit) 14."Bullet" Bob Armstrong 15.Tim Bilton 16.Anne Buydens 17.Bob Varsha 18.Mark Naley (no obit) 19.Sean Dorney 20.Fine Kula 21. George Hallett (no obit) Subs: Jon Hassell Scott Dureau The one zany pick at no. 3 - Fine Kula a shameless attempt at year's youngest hit.

Irish showrider Billy Ringrose dead at 89: https://www.rte.ie/sport/equestrian/2020/0430/1135826-showjumping-legend-billy-ringrose-dies-at-age-of-89/ Time for Rory to piggyback on those obits!

I think if you know 9, you will also know 4.

Team submitted, not too many zany picks this time, maybe one. Good luck everyone!

I know 4 (without googling, of course), and would have to take a guess at the haircut.

Bob Varsha's chemotherapy had almost no effect, as you can read in his gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/f/supporting-bob-varsha039s-prostate-cancer-fight?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet

Denis Goldberg qualifies for that last week bonus. And DI gains 65 pts over GUN... Calculators out.

That's four new hits in quick succession, Michael Robinson, Jill Gascoine, Irrfan Khan (unique for DDT), and Denis Goldberg: Rank Team Points 1 Death Impends 579 2 gcreptile 530 3 Banana 504 4 RadGuy 479 5 Joey Russ 467 6 Cpt. Chorizo 460 7 Deadsox 449 8 msc 447 9 Clorox Bleachman 427 10 Skinny Kiltrunner 419 11 Grave Danger 403 12 The Quim Reaper 398 13 John Key 395 14 Torva Messor 368 15 Book 344 16 drol 335 17 The Unknown Man 333 18 The Mad Hatter 320 19 DevonDeathTrip 315 20 JiroemonKimura 312 21 Sean 307 22 Sir Creep 300 23 theoldlady 299 24 Toast 280 25 Etushispushingupdaisies 268 26 Kenny 248 27 YoungWillz 237 28 The Old Crem 231 29 Chilean Way 167 30 markb4 153 31 Gooseberry Crumble 150 32 Great Uncle Bulgaria 130 33 Bibliogryphon 129 34 ThePrematureBurial 100 35 Pedro67 57 Lots of hits, lots of changed numbers, but the podium remains unchanged. I was in a virtual lead after Michael Robinson, and DI countered with Gascoine and Goldberg.

Anti-apartheid activist Denis Goldberg has died at 87: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-52483924 He lasted quite long with lung cancer.

Seems like the UK had a data dump, like France belatedly added care home deaths to the official count. Both countries are not really happy with their leaders. With an almost identical number of cases, the UK has slightly more fatalities.

I kind of want to watch this. Some people are going to have ideas. However, rain is probably going to soothe people.

There would have been a QO: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-religion-knights/knights-of-malta-grand-master-who-healed-rift-with-vatican-dies-idUKKCN22B0PR

I can't believe I'm still at least two hits away from victory. I also can't believe that Stephen Sondheim saw his 90th birthday, and that Sidney Poitier is still alive.

The original Tiger King.

Ah..... colon infection is the headline, but in the end, it was probably the cancer after all. The treatment must have damaged his digestive system. Edit: Picked by 2 DDP teams, the mysterious Pelican among them.

Former Montana congressman Ron Marlenee dies at 84: https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/eight-term-montana-congressman-ron-marlenee-dies He lost his seat when Montana lost its second congressional district.