Book 3,574 Posted December 2, 2020 Congratulations, Spade! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HDS 243 Posted December 2, 2020 Congratulations, Spade. You make this look too easy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,597 Posted December 2, 2020 Congratulations Spade. I briefly got my hopes up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,321 Posted December 2, 2020 Congratulations Spade! Well done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,569 Posted December 2, 2020 I'd like to thank Floyd Little's hospice nurse. Gets the drive for 5 back into motion for 2021. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,662 Posted December 2, 2020 Salute to Spade, king of the quick dead pool. Very welcome to try yer luck in the Deathrace, Spade Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,239 Posted December 2, 2020 As a bit of a bonus, Spade's pick also would've received a QO too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,414 Posted December 2, 2020 Bollocks and arse. By which, of course, I mean hearty round of applause to Spade, nice going! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,239 Posted December 2, 2020 Also looks like the Mad Hatter gets silver in the end. Well done to him. Really hope that @The Mad Hatter shows up more often... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,994 Posted December 3, 2020 My pick Hubert Auriol still lives but his wife apparently died yesterday in a car crash?!? http://www.autonewsinfo.com/2020/12/03/la-mort-de-caroline-auriol-344562.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,611 Posted December 4, 2020 Congratulations, Spade! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,994 Posted December 6, 2020 On 30/11/2020 at 19:09, gcreptile said: 2 people who, surprisingly to me weren't picked: Dovid Soloveitchik and Tabare Vazquez. Ah, so the latter would have been a 3rd place. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perhaps 1,425 Posted December 7, 2020 Divya Bhatnagar dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,239 Posted December 7, 2020 So that’s our podium set then, and it’s only been a week since the game began. Which begs the question how many people picked will die before Christmas Day. 22 still lives... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,751 Posted December 7, 2020 1 minute ago, Joey Russ said: So that’s our podium set then, and it’s only been a week since the game began. Which begs the question how many people picked will die before Christmas Day. 22 still lives... I still think Nick Hitchon may be long dead but no one will care for another 5 or 6 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,239 Posted December 7, 2020 5 minutes ago, Grim Up North said: I still think Nick Hitchon may be long dead but no one will care for another 5 or 6 years. I doubt it. I imagine the university that he taught at, if nothing else, would announce his death so he’s likely still alive 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,491 Posted December 7, 2020 7 minutes ago, Grim Up North said: I still think Nick Hitchon may be long dead but no one will care for another 5 or 6 years. He's alive and still teaching a full course as of the 2020-2021 academic year btw. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,751 Posted December 7, 2020 5 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: I doubt it. I imagine the university that he taught at, if nothing else, would announce his death so he’s likely still alive 2 minutes ago, msc said: He's alive and still teaching a full course as of the 2020-2021 academic year btw. Thanks - too late for my team now anyhow. He would have been in if I had had msc power of research (patience). Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,491 Posted December 7, 2020 21 minutes ago, Grim Up North said: Thanks - too late for my team now anyhow. He would have been in if I had had msc power of research (patience). Cheers Hah its just coincidence I happened to look it up a week ago out of curiosity. At least you can find out what happens to him. I've never picked her because she's as famous as my aunt, but campanologist Julie McDonnell (?) fell off the radar about 2 years ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,028 Posted December 8, 2020 On 30/11/2020 at 19:02, drol said: 4)Litsa Menounos: those tweets are worrying. Advanced glioblastoma, surely not long. So, what was exactly up with Litsa Menounos? Well, she is hospitalised with COVID-19 and her cancer is growing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,491 Posted December 8, 2020 34 minutes ago, drol said: So, what was exactly up with Litsa Menounos? Well, she is hospitalised with COVID-19 and her cancer is growing. I mean, technically she was in every episode of some godawful sounding reality TV show so shes just about eligible, but talk of boring sounding picks... Anyhow, glio/covid sounds like a tag team that will make that a moot point... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,569 Posted December 8, 2020 I watched 30 minutes of Maria M's video podcast yesterday to form track, and being as she kept saying "I may need to leave at any minute" and had her mobile phone right in front of her the whole time, I don't think anyone needs to worry about picking Litsa in 2021. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,086 Posted December 8, 2020 On 30/11/2020 at 18:02, drol said: With all picks taken, here is a quick analysis before it's too late. Most likely to win: 1)Zafarullah Khan Jamali. On life support after heart attack, also left weak by COVID. Was prematurely announced dead, seems the most obvious winner. 2)Floyd Little. The pick everyone has to beat. Has been in hospice care for a week, could go any day. 3)Saleh Ajeery. In ICU with COVID-19 at 100 and with a plethora of health issues doesn't leave much to imagination. Still, no news in two days, likely stable for now. 4)Litsa Menounos: those tweets are worrying. Advanced glioblastoma, surely not long. 5)Divya Bhatnagar. Critical in ICU with COVID. Still, very young and should make it (but I won't be sure) 6)Rob Orkies. The less famous of them all, a common person with cancer and COVID-19. When, not if and will be very soon. A bit less likely: 1)Hubert Auriol: yes, critical in ICU with COVID, but is relatively young and no news in a week. Most people of his age manage to recover. Watch out anyway. 2)Ged Stokes. He is overdue with advanced cancer. Could be the great surprise. 3)Larry King. Improving, makes him less likely. 4)Tommy Lasorda. Improving, makes him less likely. Whale, Limbaugh, Smith could be winning picks too. The other will need lot of luck. Note that I got last MMDP prediction completely wrong, so expect Prince Philip to die tomorrow. Obvious pick who was not picked: won't say it now, as it could still be used as a reserve pick. Ged Stokes being reported dead: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,491 Posted December 8, 2020 1 minute ago, YoungWillz said: Ged Stokes being reported dead: Another DDP lock down the drain. At this rate it'll be me putting up Sinead O'bloody Connor! 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,751 Posted December 8, 2020 26 minutes ago, msc said: Another DDP lock down the drain. At this rate it'll be me putting up Sinead O'bloody Connor! Another Cumbrian casualty from my already submitted team - it's got to the point I'm having to pick some extra subs to send to YW :-( 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites