Predictor

1. Elise Ballard 2. Angelo Berkowitz 3. Simon Brook 4. Sharlene Brown 5. Eugene Byrd 6. Kelly Coyle 7. Anthony Crivello 8. Seth Michael Donsky 9. Kurt Engstrom 10. Elizabeth Franz 11. Giovanni Giacomo 12. Keivyn McNeill Grayes 13. Keisha Howard 14. Erik Jensen 15. David Norona 16. Billy Porter 17. Brenda Pressley 18. Rose Baum Senerchia 19. Lynn Tanner 20. Jean Loup Wolfman

No "took you long enough"? This is the only forum where I have made 1000 posts, so I'll just congratulate myself for this milestone.

The latest on comedian and actor Bob Nelson (9 October) is that he is cancer-free now after an operation, although there have been other issues afterwards. https://www.gofundme.com/f/comedian-bob-nelson039s-medical-expenses

Next year will be my 10th and final year in the DDP. I began deathpooling because I like competitions in general, and because I enjoy reading about/discussing celebrities. However, the researching illnesses side of it was ironically never really my cup of tea. For example, finding out whether someone's cancer is at stage 1, 42, or whatever. Or maintaining a long/shortlist in any other month than December. And all of that is reflected in my poor DDP track record over the years. I guess part of it is also because I ended up not wanting my teams to look like everyone else's. You know the deja vu feeling you get when you read every team's entries. I think you can liken it to a meal with ingredients: The better the ingredients are, the better the meal will become. But if you start experimenting with too many strange foods , what comes out of the oven might turn out a complete disaster, even if original. Did you know that 2/180 of my total main DDP team picks have been unique hits (plus 3 LoTLs and 2 already dead)?* Lol. All of this to say that maybe I will go more mainstream in DDP 2022. Just like my debut DDP 2013, although that lot had a super high average age. Perhaps I will still find a few interesting under-the-radar picks in late December, but I will only select them if I feel that it's worth the risk. Rest can be dumped to the bunny pool or Deathrace. The latter one, I only entered once because it usually ends before you've even started sobering up from New Year's Eve... As for theme teams, I won't be using the Disney one anymore. Perhaps an inventor team, though those are tricky because you rarely have those Gyro Gearloose type of inventors who single-handedly come up with something brand new. It's mostly engineers who have patents for improving something that only those in that field can comprehend. Anyway, best of luck to you all in the future DDPs. To be more specific, I mean the DDP 2023 and beyond, not the coming year. *My unique hits were Lennart Johansson & Princess Christina of Netherlands (both DDP 2019 coincidentally). The ones who got Eleanor Rigbied were Magnus Härenstam (DDP 2015), Robert Raiford (DDP 2017) & Christie Blatchford (DDP 2020). The ones who were already dead when picked are Algimantas Dailide & Leo Sharp (both DDP 2017 coincidentally). The curious thing about Sharp is that Clint fucking Eastwood directed and starred in movie based on his life the year after.

It is intertwined. It is mentioned many times that she needs money to be able to pay for housing expenses because her cancer treatment is costly. Also because her ability to work as much as she wants has been debilitated. Depends on what under control means here. The cancer is not in remission because the page uses present tense phrases like: "is now suffering with", " dealing with the pain and discomfort caused by harsh chemotherapy and cancer", " heavily involved with complex cancer issues", "too frail to sell her flat", "has suffered from 4 1/2 years of relentless Stage 4 cancer treatment" and "she's on morphine 24/7". Or maybe she's actually fine and just wants a nicer home. Edit: Didn't realize that I was in the 2021 suggestions thread. Arghton's thread bump confused me, it's like reading last week's newspaper.

Journalist Carol Gould is still struggling financially and health-wise according to her GoFundMe page. However, Wikipedia has the following: Latest Gofundme update (6 Jun): "Carol has suffered from 4 1/2 years of relentless Stage 4 cancer treatment and the absence of regular professional earnings." It also says that she is too frail to move from her home. Yet a month later, she is back working for BBC? I don't follow British media so you guys probably know better. https://www.gofundme.com/f/assist-carol-gould-wmajor-repair-building-work

I like the idea. Of course, you'd have to blur #8's face because of anonymity. Imagine the interview if she's the last one standing: Interviewer: "Congratulations Mrs...umm...whatever your name is. Right now, there are millions of viewers at home wondering how it feels to be the only remaining one." Anonymous: "Don't ask me any questions. Respect my privacy and leave me alone, you cunts!"

This layout is a great idea for an oldest people bingo game...

One hit, yet just 2 points behind someone with 4 hits, lol! Anyway, the first half of the year is just pre-season to me. I fully expect the other 24 names to die no sooner than September.

Sad news in the deadpooling world as Buddy Van Horn, director of Clint Eastwood's The Dead Pool, has died at age 92. RIP.

Hard to complain about her constant absence from the DL lists considering that she's still alive, but it's so weird that they refuse to select her. I mean, she ticks all the boxes for a DL listee: Old, super famous, British, etc. At this point, I wonder if they think she died years ago. Maybe they confused her with another actress like Deborah Kerr or something. Or maybe the committee just has mermaidophobia...

Alfred's great-grandson Peter Nobel (8 Dec 1931) is still alive at age 89. He has worked for the UN as well as the Red Cross, so he is famous in his own right.

Fair enough.

What is this death pool's USP? Why are you guys competing in it? Isn't the millions of pools yall already enter every year to satisfy your disturbing affinity for successful public figures' misery enough? Why is Alt in the name? Does the Alt Right run it or what? Isn't it dictatorial that the host can disallow picks just like that? Why is the website so amateurish, like it was created on a 10 pence budget? Does the rewarding of picking children at 25 points mean that everyone who participates in the pool is objectively morally corrupt, regardless of whether they pick a child or not?

Utter failure. Just 4 years away from 1 1 0 and he blew it.

Mike Carter's death gives me 136 points (or thereabouts).

Thanks Adrian, but I dunno why I have a feeling that she's dead. Would it be easy to check in Scottish records if she were?

Does anyone know if Patricia Dainton (12 Apr 1930) is still alive?

We're long overdue a female death. Since Ruth Bader Ginsburg's demise in September 2020, all DL deaths have been male: Norbert Stiles Alexander Trebek Peter Sutcliffe Valery Giscard d'Estang John Edrich Pierre Cardin Thomas Moore Leonard Spinks George Shultz Rush Limbaugh Murray Walker 11 men, that's an entire football lineup!

My Hares team entries. Could be useful for deadpools with lower obit requirements: Anand Kumar (b.1973): Indian educator, creator of Super 30. Brain tumour. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Kumar Bobby Kimball (b.1947): Toto singer. Dementia, his thoughts aren't always on time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Kimball Coralee O'Rourke (b.19noidea): Aussie politician. Breast cancer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coralee_O'Rourke Craig Hanneman (b.1949): American handegg player and mountain climber with ALS. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Hanneman Deborra Hope (b.1955): Canadian newsanchor. Peter Falk's Disease © since 2014. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborra_Hope Doyle Hamm (b.1957): American former deathrow inmate. Lymphatic cancer a few years ago, dunno about now. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doyle_Hamm Gary Jackson (b.1950): American politician. Retired in 2020 cuz of health issues. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Jackson_(politician) Iskandar Jalill (b.1940): Singapore ceramist. Stage 4 prostate cancer since 2014. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iskandar_Jalil James Seward (b.1951): American politician. Bladder cancer in 2019. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Seward_(New_York_politician) Janine Fuller (b. 1958): Canadian writer. Huntingtons for over 10 years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janine_Fuller Juan Carlos Unzue (b.1967): Spanish goalie and coach. ALS since 2020. Will become a popular pick in a few years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Carlos_Unzué Luis Antonio Rivera (b.1930): Puerto Rican entertainer. Stroke in 2020. Old age. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Antonio_Rivera Marcel Sabou (b.1965): Romanian footballer. ALS since 2013. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Sabou Morgan Lavell (b.1985): Canadian curling player. Stage 3 breast cancer in 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Lavell Natalie Kwadrans (b.1973): Canadian snowboarder. Stage 4 breast cancer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Kwadrans Nobel Vega (b.1930): Cuban entertainer. Stroke, heart probs & Peter Falk's Disease © Old age. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Vega. Peter Demeter (b.1933): Hungarian-Canadian wife murderer. History of ill health. Old age. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Demeter Richard Benson (b.1955): English-Italian meme musician. Heart problems in 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Benson_(musician) Robyn Griggs (b.1973): American actress. Stage 4 cervical cancer in 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robyn_Griggs Thomas Nilsson (b.1947): Swedish horserider. Bone cancer in 2020. https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Nilsson_(travtränare) Tina Weymouth (b.1950): Talking Heads member. Lung issues, which is dangerous in these days. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Weymouth Tiong Hiew King (b.1935): Malaysian billionaire. Stroke in 2017. Old age. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiong_Hiew_King Tony White (b.1965): American basketball player. Leukemia in 2019. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_White_(basketball) Uno Loop (b.1930): Estonian entertainer and athlete. Health issues and old age. Love his oxymoronic name. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uno_Loop

This is peak COVID-19 lockdown boredom. And didn't Cat O'Falk have a PDF file of all threads or summat?

Damn, for a second there, I thought Linkin Park was going down the same cursed road as Glee. Turns out it's just a random old Japanese artist.

I hadn't heard of him either until he made his DL debut. Sports commentators never become household names outside their country or the language in which they commentate. Oh, and surely he deserved a better front page picture than THAT? RIP

Theory: Joanne Woodward does NOT have Alzheimer's. The confusion stems from the 1985 TV movie Do You Remember Love, in which she played someone with that disease. If Joanne officially had it, wouldn't her Wikipedia page mention it?? I bet in reality, Joanne is healthy and sharp-minded and takes regular bike rides around the block. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_You_Remember_Love_(film)

Obama's first name is misspelled on the front page text for Rush.