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Positive update on Willie Nelson's health: http://www.mcalesternews.com/news/local_news/he-s-a-winner-either-way/article_d367dfd5-f6b8-55f1-9660-fcad20f6fe7d.html There's a new album coming out, but of course, that doesn't have to mean anything. It'll be a tribute to Merle Haggard. I think he should be on the DeathList from next year on.

Well, let's hope it's also a "Godfather" quote, though at the moment, it eludes me.

Six weeks too late for Cpt. Chorizo...

I prefer that insecure male juveniles become bronies instead of alt-right activists.

We're getting there... thanks to everyone involved...

Whenever he thinks he's out, we pull him right back in.

Morbidkid's Belgian avatar now has a dint.

I think I'd like to meet Leah Bracknell, because she is a weirdo.

To add to the choir, it's now a clear case for 2018 for me. Martin Crowe-like.

Maybe only of interest in the german-speaking world, but daughter of Austrian "rapper" Falco (The daughter turned out not to be his biological daughter) now fights bladder cancer and wants to go for "alternative treatment": https://www.meinbezirk.at/horn/lokales/falco-tochter-bekaempft-krebs-mit-alternativbehandlungen-d2019985.html (link in german) She says, she hopes that it'll all be over by May.

Thanks, corrected.

Craig Venter, first mapper of the human genome, had prostate cancer, as you might recall. But the tumour has been removed: http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2017/02/21/can-craig-venter-cheat-death/#4a2f9c683242 The article also mentions that Nobel Laureate Hamilton Smith had a deadly lung tumour, but after surgery, his prognosis is good.

Leela Vernon, Queen of Bruk Down, dead at 66: https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2017/02/19/leela-vernon-belizes-bruk-queen-passes/ I don't know what Bruk Down is, but I'm interested in finding out.

One of the things I regret posting, just like I pushed Peter Skellern into the Drop 40 and then didn't pick him... Sacheen Littlefeather, famous for accepting an Oscar on Marlon Brando's behalf, has lung cancer: http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/scene/popculture/pop-culture-sacheen-littlefeather-who-helped-oscars-get-real-battling/article_7505dca3-c94a-5045-a6f3-6f48b032f807.html

Recent update on Lisa Magill's blog: http://www.terminallyfabulous.com/blog/timelinesschmimelines#comments She's proud of beating all the timelines. Next date of death is supposed to be next week. But she's going to last a little longer.

Kath Osmond

7,15 pts. I wasn't yet completely aware how prominent he was (I actually thought he was "only" a voice actor), and there was that song that is now "Meme of the year", so I underestimated his obitability. On the other hand, he's also very young and could outlast the year. And I don't exactly know how bad the cancer already is. Edit: Ah, I saw the good news. I am not going to change the mortality chance more than once or twice a year, so his current score of 5,85pts remains. Still, another indication that Golden Slumbers is on the way to victory.

Update for Sara Coward, Peter Skellern and Steve Hewlett (plus a small reduction of Jagraj Singh's obitability because of the year-of-birth issue): 1. Golden Slumbers (167,78) 2. Thomas Jefferson Survives (160,93) 3. David Quantick's Showbiz Pals (160,14) 4. The Love Boat (157,28) 5. Poochie died on the way back to his home planet (156,87) 6. Day in the Death (156,85) 7. Still Life (156,77) 8. To Kill a Gabor Sister (156,5) 9. The Living End (151,79) 10. Droller Coaster (151,54) 11. Dead Ends (148,6775) 12. Pan Breed (148,61) 13. New Years and Drinks All Night (147,91) 14. Deceased Hose (147,18) 15. This Mortal Coil (146,262) Coward didn't change all that much, because almost everyone had her. Skellern was quite a boost because he "managed" to die in the better age bracket. Hewlett was an ordinary boost, I had him at 70% of dying in late 2016. That was when there was still some kind of treatment option and before the prognosis got worse in January. After that, he was, of course, fucked. Golden Slumbers extends its lead and hasn't made any misstep so far. Again, this team will probably only be beaten if some of the more risky picks pay off, i.e. Jagraj SIngh or Julia Perez. My own team declines somewhat because it is getting its hits at a slower rate. As I said, I have almost no picks with a chance of dying at 100%. This also means that the points in the bag are worth more than those you can still expect. I put some of the "canon" picks in my beta team, Snuka, Skellern, Hewlett.... and this team now has five hits, one more than my main team. In some cases, this was a mistake because of the Drop 40 bonus, i.e. Snuka and Skellern. The performance of my own team will be the biggest test of this exercise, I guess. But then, the year is still very young, and many of the "locks" are now dead. The next update will be in March and so the obitability of terminally ill people (without blog/media campaign) will be reduced again.

Me, too.

Can you guess the film? Running Man?

Dead now: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/world/tongan-kings-mother-passes-away-in-auckland-hospital

How will the transition into the next round work? I guess everyone in the game has to send a team for the second round in advance? It doesn't matter who actually wins the round if the next round starts the next day. So I guess everyone should already submit a team, no matter if they're behind or ahead?

Younger. Ah ok, and I guess if there have been several hits, it's the average age? Yes so for example, Switch would currently beat Rocky on tie break because Joost is younger than Sara Coward. If it's a draw with multiple people it 4-4 or higher, then the lower average age of hits counts. Thanks, got it.

Seeks some kind of judicial review: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-38968796

Younger. Ah ok, and I guess if there have been several hits, it's the average age?