Sean

And by 20 I mean 20 picks.Any number of teams are welcome before midnight GMT on 31st December so you all have plenty of warning for the deadline.

Cheers that is a great help with regards to next years Death by Numbers I am proposing faar smaller teams.I am thinking of cutting the teams to 20 with the same rules as before i.e points for of birth with ajoker but with an additional bonus of 5 points on the total for picking someone who appears on Deathlist 2017 and also 5 points for picks that appear on the DDP Drop forty.If your pick appears on both these lists you get ten extra points.I will accept entries as of now but will allow you to add as many subs as you want and or request changes before January.The earlier the teams are in the better I will be able to plan the database and avoid the calamity of this yearscontest.I think it is fair to say that this is now the most inefficient deadpool of the lot.So feel feel to subit some teams and help make death by numbers great again!

Can those who chose Burns and Esterhazy last round please replace them.

Yeah right, whatever happened to him? Dying of brain cancer, that's what! http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/dying-pop-star-peter-skellern-9116751 Such tragic news...being ordained. Without the black humour however, I'm really sorry to hear this news. Is he famous enough for the Deathlist?

Keeping mine the same

All picks are carried forward unless you specify any changes or withdraw

Who had burns?

He will

I can see him living past 90.Good genes and enough money to afford the best healthcare.I reckon he wont ever retire unless his health fails.

I think he should get a higher position on next years list.It is clear he will never recover well from surgery now and he sounded very frail on the phone when Ronnie died

Just lokked into Bill Clinton geneology and it is bloody awful.His half brother died from a heart attack at 70.He still has a 75 year old half sister who I cant find much about.But yeah his immediate ancestors all died very young.

He has had numerous heart surgeries also.

Cheers for all your kind messages.It is very sad for my parents and the ladies family who are close to my parents.It is staggering to think 6 weeks ago she was drinking gin in my parents garden and doing the dishes.I fondly remember a few weeks ago whilst I was visiting my parents her my mum her sister and another friend dancing up the drive after a heavy wine tasting afternoon.Just in my flat back at uni giving her a toast!

Said friend of my Mum died suddenly Thursday morning at 72.

Loved her.Great actress!

Anyone have Jean Alexander?

Yes as long as none are taken already.

No one posted a bbc obit but seeing as one had been published I will overlook it.

Parkinons or lewy body dementia would be my guess.

Went for Norden.

Same as before

Same as before for me too.

People need the hope to carry on I guess.I mean there is a tiny chance of success which is better than nothing.

Went for Vera.Reckon the final tally will be 1)Billy Graham 2)Zsa Zsa Gabor 3)Kirk Douglas 4)Fidel Castro 5)Fats Domino 6)Olivia de Havilland 7)Jake LaMotta 8)Vera Lynn