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

Qualifying Obituary from uk.news.yahoo.com

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

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I had Rene Clemencic (born 1928)  here.

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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.

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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
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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! :D

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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.

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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.

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Hey Yo,I picked Scott Hall and Johnny Brown

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1 hour ago, CaptainChorizo said:

Hey Yo,I picked Scott Hall and Johnny Brown

Ah, thanks, will add them next time.

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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
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56 minutes ago, gcreptile said:
Rank Team Score
1 Banana 748
2 Salmon Mousse 747
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

Talk about the thinnest possible margin

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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.

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