Death By Numbers 2022

[Kenny 283]

Russell Bishop is a hit for me. Good riddance - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-60084377

[Salmon Mousse 473]

Mustafa Kayirici a hit for 4 of us, I believe, and my JOKER

[gcreptile 10,978]

As the new DDP photos are being collected, and my eyes are starting to twitch from too much screen time, have a quick update:

 

Yes, we lost two heavy criminals Russell Bishop and Mustafa Kayirici. A good joker pick for Salmon Mousse that will be reflected in the scoreboard. Meat Loaf was a big name hit for three people. Banana gets a nice unique hit with Rabbi Israel Dresner. Kenny gets a unique hit with centenarian conductor Everett Lee, who got a New York Times obit but is still waiting for a DDP QO. Finally, Hardy Krüger is a unique hit for The Daredevil, well done!

 

I hope I didn't miss anything, tell me if I do.

The Scoreboard sees SalmonMousse at the top with the fresh joker points, risky bet that paid off. Will the lead hold?

 

Rank	Team	Score
1	Salmon Mousse	413
2	gcreptile	362
2	msc	362
4	Book	349
5	Cpt. Chorizo	321
6	Toast	312
7	Banana	301
8	Death Impends	272
8	Joey Russ	272
8	An Fear Beag	272
11	DevonDeathTrip	248
12	Kenny	223
13	MariNisia	206
14	CalebH	193
15	Great Uncle Bulgaria	150
15	Sean	150
17	YorkshireBanker	131
17	Predictor	131
17	Theoldlady	131
20	drol	118
21	Baby Blue	105
22	Torva Messor	102
23	Buffalo Phil	90
24	Guy From Future	75
24	JohnKey	75
24	Pedro67	75
24	Wormfarmer	75
24	Annami	75
29	markb4	65
30	The Daredevil	55
31	Bibliogryphon	47
32	The Spinosaurus	34
33	Hell	27
33	YoungWillz	27
33	The old crem	27
33	Liz Lemon	27
33	keltos31	27
38	JoeMoneypenny	0
38	chilean way	0
38	Famous6Eva	0
38	The Unknown Man	0
38	Captain Hemlock	0
38	Gooseberry Crumble	0
38	Doulton	0

[Torva Messor 279]

For the next update:  my entry Carleton Carpenter departed 31 January 2022

Qualifying Obituary from uk.news.yahoo.com

[gcreptile 10,978]

An update for quite a few hits in the past days:

 

A belated hit for Torva Messor with Marilyn Bergman. As she was not picked in the DDP, it flew a little under my radar. But she's a hit, just as Carleton Carpenter is. Two unique hits for Torva. Norma Waterson is a hit for Yorkshire Banker and DevonDeathTrip. Monica Vitti is a hit for several people, just like Christos Sartzetakis and, of course, Lata Mangeshkar, the latter only picked twice, though - surprising. Finally, Leonard Fenton is the fifth hit and another unique hit for The Daredevil.

 

Rank	Team	Score
1	Salmon Mousse	413
2	msc	391
3	gcreptile	362
4	Book	349
5	Cpt. Chorizo	321
6	Toast	312
7	Banana	301
8	DevonDeathTrip	287
9	Death Impends	272
9	Joey Russ	272
9	An Fear Beag	272
12	Kenny	223
13	MariNisia	206
14	CalebH	193
15	YorkshireBanker	170
16	Torva Messor	156
17	Great Uncle Bulgaria	150
17	Sean	150
19	drol	147
20	The Daredevil	141
21	Baby Blue	136
22	JohnKey	133
23	Predictor	131
23	Theoldlady	131
25	Buffalo Phil	90
26	Guy From Future	75
26	Pedro67	75
26	Wormfarmer	75
26	Annami	75
30	markb4	65
31	Bibliogryphon	47
32	The Spinosaurus	34
33	The Unknown Man	31
34	JoeMoneypenny	29
35	Hell	27
35	YoungWillz	27
35	The old crem	27
35	Liz Lemon	27
35	keltos31	27
40	chilean way	0
40	Famous6Eva	0
40	Captain Hemlock	0
40	Gooseberry Crumble	0
40	Doulton	0

[Salmon Mousse 473]

Richard Blum a hit for my team

[gcreptile 10,978]

Have an update....before I leave for a few days...

Just like in the DDP we had big names Jane "Nightbirde" Marczewski, Isabel Torres and Catherine Wybourne, the middle one being a unique hit for Banana. Strangely, Nightbirde wasn't a joker pick, though she might just end up being the best possible choice this year. SalmonMousse gets a unique hit with Richard Blum. YorkshireBanker gets a unique hit with Beryl Vertue and finally Wormfarmer gets a unique hit with Jim Hagedorn.

Ronnie Hellström is a non-obit here, so far, just like in most other pools. SiMan Baby is also waiting for an obit. I assume it's either very soon or not at all...

 

The result is the following scoreboard:

 

Rank	Team	Score
1	Salmon Mousse	539
2	msc	482
3	Banana	461
4	gcreptile	453
5	Joey Russ	363
5	An Fear Beag	363
7	Book	349
8	DevonDeathTrip	340
9	Cpt. Chorizo	321
10	Toast	312
11	MariNisia	297
12	Death Impends	272
13	Kenny	223
14	YorkshireBanker	201
15	CalebH	193
16	Torva Messor	156
17	Great Uncle Bulgaria	150
17	Sean	150
19	drol	147
20	The Daredevil	141
21	Wormfarmer	137
22	Baby Blue	136
23	JohnKey	133
24	Predictor	131
24	Theoldlady	131
26	Buffalo Phil	90
27	Guy From Future	75
27	Pedro67	75
27	Annami	75
30	markb4	65
31	Bibliogryphon	47
32	The Spinosaurus	34
33	The Unknown Man	31
34	JoeMoneypenny	29
35	Hell	27
35	YoungWillz	27
35	The old crem	27
35	Liz Lemon	27
35	keltos31	27
40	chilean way	0
40	Famous6Eva	0
40	Captain Hemlock	0
40	Gooseberry Crumble	0
40	Doulton	0

[theoldlady 2,305]

Vic Elford is a hit here for me, perhaps others.

[Salmon Mousse 473]

Jean Potvin a hit for me here

[BuffaloPhil 928]

Tom Parker is a nicely high-scoring hit for 24 of us.

[Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,287]

I had Rene Clemencic (born 1928)  here.

[gcreptile 10,978]

I'll update on the weekend, of course, now the hits have accumulated. Before this week it was a little quiet - and I was not at home.

[gcreptile 10,978]

Alright, update time!

The big name on this update is, of course, Tom Parker, who was picked by a lot of players, not by your risk-loving host, though! Some even gambled correctly when they chose him as their joker, going for a few points more than they would have gotten with Gary Burgess. Still, even younger was occasional pick Miguel Van Damme. Vic Elford was another popular pick. Beyond that, we have quite a few unique hits. Gooseberry Crumble scores twice with football picks Gordon Lee and Frank O'Farrell. Salmon Mousse scores with Jean Potvin, some between-the-lines knowledge there. Drol gets a unique hit right from his field of expertise with Mohammad Rafiq Tarar, the former president of Pakistan. 

René Clemencic hasn't received an obit so far.

As a result, the new leader is somebody who has occasionally wondered how and why he wasn't doing better in this pool, but no more, course corrected, it's msc.

 

Rank	Team	Score
1	msc	698
2	Banana	677
3	Salmon Mousse	676
4	Joey Russ	579
5	gcreptile	546
6	Book	530
7	Death Impends	488
8	An Fear Beag	451
9	Cpt. Chorizo	444
10	DevonDeathTrip	428
11	Predictor	347
12	Toast	312
13	Kenny	311
14	drol	299
15	MariNisia	297
16	Annami	256
17	Theoldlady	254
18	Great Uncle Bulgaria	238
19	YorkshireBanker	236
20	JoeMoneypenny	210
21	Guy From Future	203
21	The old crem	203
23	CalebH	193
24	Famous6Eva	181
25	Buffalo Phil	178
26	Baby Blue	171
27	Torva Messor	156
28	Sean	150
29	The Daredevil	141
30	Wormfarmer	137
31	Bibliogryphon	135
32	JohnKey	133
33	The Unknown Man	119
34	Liz Lemon	115
35	Doulton	88
36	Pedro67	75
37	markb4	65
38	Gooseberry Crumble	61
39	The Spinosaurus	34
40	Hell	27
40	YoungWillz	27
40	keltos31	27
43	chilean way	0
43	Captain Hemlock	0

[msc 18,476]

It's more bemusement that someone whose DDP subs can't wait to die suddenly find the key to eternal life when on the DbN team, but yay for me! 

[Captain Hemlock 742]

I realize I picked all my “punt” picks in this pool, but I’m still surprised to be sitting at 0 one quarter in. Maybe Joan Jara will pass so @chilean way and myself can get on the board.

[gcreptile 10,978]

25 minutes ago, Captain Hemlock said:

I realize I picked all my “punt” picks in this pool, but I’m still surprised to be sitting at 0 one quarter in. Maybe Joan Jara will pass so @chilean way and myself can get on the board.

Yeah, I seem to remember you've had quite some success with slightly left-field picks in the DDP. By sheer coincidence it hasn't happened here. I think Steve McMichael might score for you relatively soon.

[CaptainChorizo 1,983]

Hey Yo,I picked Scott Hall and Johnny Brown

[gcreptile 10,978]

1 hour ago, CaptainChorizo said:

Hey Yo,I picked Scott Hall and Johnny Brown

Ah, thanks, will add them next time.

[markb4 902]

Nehemiah Persoff is a hit for me and @chilean way .

[YoungWillz 21,054]

Tom Smith a hit for me here.

[gcreptile 10,978]

Alright, let's do this... because Tom Smith and Nehemiah Persoff are pretty big hits.

It also gives me the opportunity to quickly add Cpt Chorizo's unique hits Scott Hall and Johnny Brown.

Edit: Oops, Of course, we ALSO had the popular names June Brown and Estelle Harris. It's been a lot in just a few days...

 

The merry-go-round at the top continues as the new leader is now ... Banana. Chorizo also makes up good ground. Chilean Way gets his first points.

 

Rank	Team	Score
1	Banana	748
2	Salmon Mousse	747
3	msc	698
4	Joey Russ	650
5	Cpt. Chorizo	610
6	Book	601
7	Death Impends	559
8	gcreptile	546
9	An Fear Beag	522
10	DevonDeathTrip	499
11	drol	441
12	Predictor	418
13	Toast	383
14	Kenny	382
15	Guy From Future	372
16	MariNisia	368
17	Theoldlady	352
18	YorkshireBanker	334
19	Great Uncle Bulgaria	309
20	The old crem	274
21	Annami	256
22	Buffalo Phil	249
23	CalebH	248
24	Baby Blue	242
25	JohnKey	232
26	Torva Messor	227
27	Sean	221
28	JoeMoneypenny	210
29	Bibliogryphon	206
30	The Unknown Man	190
31	Famous6Eva	181
32	Pedro67	146
33	The Daredevil	141
34	Wormfarmer	137
35	Liz Lemon	115
36	YoungWillz	98
37	Doulton	88
38	markb4	84
39	Gooseberry Crumble	61
40	Hell	54
40	keltos31	54
42	chilean way	46
43	The Spinosaurus	34
44	Captain Hemlock	0

[Salmon Mousse 473]

56 minutes ago, gcreptile said:

Rank	Team	Score
1	Banana	748
2	Salmon Mousse	747

 

Talk about the thinnest possible margin

[YoungWillz 21,054]

James Anderton a hit for me here: https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2022-05-06/controversial-former-police-chief-dies

[gcreptile 10,978]

Alright, where were we? There was a bit of a slump in the DDP, though not really all that much. Still, I was also sick for two weeks and so the hits kept slowly accumulating.... this is going to get busy...

First and most of all, we've just had the almost universal pick George Perez as a big name in this competition. YoungWillz gets an interesting unique hit with James Anderton, as written above. Three people score with longtime frail Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki.

The Daredevil gets a hit with french actor Michel Bouquet, that was a fine selection. An Fear Beag scores big twice with Mosharaf Hossain Rubel and Mike Bossy, very, very big, congratulations. Bossy was picked by other players, too. And Mosharraf Hossain was also picked by a player who I'm not sure is still in the game (also picked by that person was Michel Bouquet). Some players get points for Kane Tanaka, not many points, but they do - hey, three points is better than zero! Two players score with centenarian US music executive Art Rupe.

And last but not least, three players score with ice hockey legend Guy LaFleur.

Well, that careful checking of the past month also showed me that Kenny still needs points for centenarian British dancer Henry Danton, sorry! ALSO, TorvaMessor gets unique points for Conrad Janis who received a New York Times obit back in March (also Yahoo IIRC). 

 

Tracy Kashi is a non-obit for me, I think I have to rely now mostly on these "Other Lives" Guardian obits that drop in 3-4 months late, but I might have to accept that this is a world in which Belinda Sykes and Tracy Kashi do not obit. Yorkshire Bank is also sitting on a non-obit with Sonny Caldinez, and I'm not sure if there is hope. SalmonMousse is still waiting for an obit for Belgian singer Arno that counts. Let's see, but maybe a year-end roundup is the best remaining chance. Kenny also placed a bet on ancient polish runner Stanislaw Kowalski, but he sadly isn't getting anything.

 

Alright, you picked people all across the globe and from all kinds of fields. I hope this update covers at least most of it, if not, tell me.

The resulting scoreboard shows a small switch at the top, it's the change of Guy LaFleur vs. Mike Bossy - funnily enough, two North American Ice Hockey legends. 

 

Rank	Team	Score
1	Salmon Mousse	858
2	Banana	853
3	Joey Russ	809
4	msc	752
5	An Fear Beag	714
6	Cpt. Chorizo	664
7	Book	655
8	Predictor	635
9	Death Impends	630
10	gcreptile	600
11	drol	577
12	DevonDeathTrip	553
13	Guy From Future	429
14	MariNisia	422
15	Kenny	401
16	Toast	383
17	YorkshireBanker	365
18	Theoldlady	352
19	JoeMoneypenny	318
20	Great Uncle Bulgaria	309
21	Baby Blue	296
22	JohnKey	280
23	The old crem	274
24	Annami	256
25	Torva Messor	255
26	Buffalo Phil	249
27	CalebH	248
28	The Unknown Man	244
29	Sean	221
30	The Daredevil	220
31	Bibliogryphon	206
32	Famous6Eva	181
33	Liz Lemon	169
34	Pedro67	146
35	Wormfarmer	137
36	YoungWillz	130
37	Doulton	88
38	markb4	84
39	Gooseberry Crumble	61
40	Hell	57
41	keltos31	54
42	chilean way	49
43	The Spinosaurus	34
44	Captain Hemlock	0

 

Edit: For the next update - Jack Higgins for the Daredevil. Dominique Marcas LOTL.

[YoungWillz 21,054]

Doulton's pick Walter Abish dead at 90: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/books/walter-abish-dead.html

 

Also a DDP pick so perhaps I'll cross-post to Authors.