An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted December 2, 2022 There was a small flurry of important hits to end November, and so the tension mounts as we enter the home straight of this pool. The following deaths were noted- let me know if I've missed any. 18th November: Ned Rorem 26th November: Doddie Weir 27th November: Clare Marx 30th November: Jiang Zemin Doddie Weir was a hit for 3 of the chasing pack, with @Joey Russmoving up into 6th, @TQR into 8th, and a big-scoring joker hit moving @Pedro67 into 9th. It is likely that they have all left it too late to mount a serious challenge, but stranger things have happened! Jiang Zemin death, after a hoax earlier in the month, was a hit for 7 players, but importantly for only one of the leaders. That was me of course. I said in the last update that by the end of the month, I would be only 1 hit behind the leader, and Zemin died on the 30th, so was it enough ...... Yes and No Remarkably, we now have a tie at the top of the leaderboard! @Death Impends and I are locked together on 2758 points as December begins. There has never been a tie in this competition (unsurprisingly given the scoring system) - could this be the year? Can one of us strike a decisive blow? Can @Wormfarmerfind another hit to regain the lead? Can one of the chasers string 2 or 3 hits together to sneak it at the death? Stay tuned - December could be interesting!! Top 10 is as follows. Full list is on Page 1 An Fear Beag (2758 points) 12 hits [Bill Turnbull*, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jiang Zemin, Kane Tanaka, Leslie Phillips, Michael O’Connor, Mikhail Gorbachev, Mollie Walker, Olivia Newton-John, Tom Smith, Tom Weiskopf, Vicky Phelan] Death Impends (2758 points) 15 hits [Antonio Inoki, Art Rupe, Bill Pitman, Carleton Carpenter, Charley Trippi, George Perez, Joe Krush, Kane Tanaka, Larry Storch*, Leslie Phillips, Marsha Hunt, Monty Norman, Nehemiah Persoff, Robert Clary] Wormfarmer (2656 points) 15 hits [Art Rupe, Boris Pahor, Charley Trippi, Everett Lee, Francis Jackson, Gail Halvorsen, Gary Burgess, Guy Lafleur, James Lovelock, Leslie Phillips*, Luis Echeverria, Marsha Hunt, Queen Elizabeth II, Susie Steiner, Tom Weiskopf] ZZZ - Boring Predictable Team (2327 points) 13 hits [Bill Turnbull, Gary Burgess, George Perez, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kane Tanaka, Leslie Phillips, Mikhail Gorbachev, Olivia Newton-John, Queen Elizabeth II, Susie Steiner, Tom Parker, Tom Smith] MSC (2109 points) 8 hits [Angela Lansbury, David Butler, James Lovelock, Jill Knight, Leslie Phillips, Nehemiah Persoff, Peter Tobin*, Queen Elizabeth II] Joey Russ (1935 points) 10 hits [Doddie Weir, George Perez*, James Lovelock, Jana Bennett, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kane Tanaka, Mikhail Gorbachev, Olivia Newton-John, Saturnino de la Fuente Garcia, Tom Parker] WhoamI (1811 points) 7 hits [Frank Prihoda, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Marsha Hunt, Mikhail Gorbachev*, Nehemiah Persoff, Queen Elizabeth II] TQR (1771 points) 9 hits [Doddie Weir, Gary Burgess, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kane Tanaka, Leslie Phillips, Peter Tobin, Susie Steiner, Tom Smith] Pedro69 (1740 points) 6 hits [Bill Pitman, Doddie Weir*, Estelle Harris, Jerry Lee Lewis, Olivia Newton-John, Queen Elizabeth II] The Old Lady (1553 points) 11 hits [Gary Burgess, Jana Bennett, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kane Tanaka, Marsha Hunt, Olivia Newton-John, Susie Steiner, Tom Parker, Tom Smith, Tom Weiskopf, Vic Elford] 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,983 Posted December 3, 2022 Cliff Emmich died Nov 28,but news of it only came about yesterday https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/cliff-emmich-little-house-on-the-prairie-thunderbolt-and-lightfoot-actor-dead-85 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,977 Posted December 3, 2022 Julia Reichert was my joker IIRC. Hopefully, it gets me into the listed scores at least. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhoamI 35 Posted December 5, 2022 Author Marijane Meaker died on 21/22 Nov 2022. https://www.easthamptonstar.com/obituaries/2022121/marijane-meaker-groundbreaking-author She also wrote as M.E. Kerr, Vin Packer, Mary James, Ann Aldrich, & probably others. I believe one person had her on their list. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted December 5, 2022 3 hours ago, WhoamI said: Author Marijane Meaker died on 21/22 Nov 2022. https://www.easthamptonstar.com/obituaries/2022121/marijane-meaker-groundbreaking-author She also wrote as M.E. Kerr, Vin Packer, Mary James, Ann Aldrich, & probably others. I believe one person had her on their list. Also DDP LOTM as I picked her on my b team back in 2019 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted December 6, 2022 Let's tie up the loose ends of the late November hits before the real December action begins. The following deaths have been noted: 21st November: Marijane Meaker 28th November: Cliff Emmich 1st December: Julie Reichert The only real difference that makes to the scoreboard is that Julie Reichert's death does indeed fulfil @gcreptile's deep-held wish to be part of the top-10, lifting them up into 8th. Too little, too late? Probably, but you never can tell. Reichert's demise also lifts @DeathByArsenic out of the bottom 3, dropping @BabyBluedown into the unwanted spot, Top 10 is as follows. Full leaderboard is on page 1. An Fear Beag (2758 points) 12 hits [Bill Turnbull*, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jiang Zemin, Kane Tanaka, Leslie Phillips, Michael O’Connor, Mikhail Gorbachev, Mollie Walker, Olivia Newton-John, Tom Smith, Tom Weiskopf, Vicky Phelan] Death Impends (2758 points) 15 hits [Antonio Inoki, Art Rupe, Bill Pitman, Carleton Carpenter, Charley Trippi, George Perez, Joe Krush, Kane Tanaka, Larry Storch*, Leslie Phillips, Marsha Hunt, Monty Norman, Nehemiah Persoff, Robert Clary] Wormfarmer (2656 points) 15 hits [Art Rupe, Boris Pahor, Charley Trippi, Everett Lee, Francis Jackson, Gail Halvorsen, Gary Burgess, Guy Lafleur, James Lovelock, Leslie Phillips*, Luis Echeverria, Marsha Hunt, Queen Elizabeth II, Susie Steiner, Tom Weiskopf] ZZZ - Boring Predictable Team (2327 points) 13 hits [Bill Turnbull, Gary Burgess, George Perez, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kane Tanaka, Leslie Phillips, Mikhail Gorbachev, Olivia Newton-John, Queen Elizabeth II, Susie Steiner, Tom Parker, Tom Smith] MSC (2109 points) 8 hits [Angela Lansbury, David Butler, James Lovelock, Jill Knight, Leslie Phillips, Nehemiah Persoff, Peter Tobin*, Queen Elizabeth II] Joey Russ (1935 points) 10 hits [Doddie Weir, George Perez*, James Lovelock, Jana Bennett, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kane Tanaka, Mikhail Gorbachev, Olivia Newton-John, Saturnino de la Fuente Garcia, Tom Parker] WhoamI (1811 points) 7 hits [Frank Prihoda, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Marsha Hunt, Mikhail Gorbachev*, Nehemiah Persoff, Queen Elizabeth II] Gcreptile (1792 points) 10 hits [David West, Jason Di Tulio, Jonathon Atherton, Julie Reichert*, Kane Tanaka, Pastelle Le Blanc, Pau Riba, Paul Dear, Silas Alexander, Tom Weiskopf] TQR (1771 points) 9 hits [Doddie Weir, Gary Burgess, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kane Tanaka, Leslie Phillips, Peter Tobin, Susie Steiner, Tom Smith] Pedro69 (1740 points) 6 hits [Bill Pitman, Doddie Weir*, Estelle Harris, Jerry Lee Lewis, Olivia Newton-John, Queen Elizabeth II] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,141 Posted December 9, 2022 Looks like I was the only one to pick Jet Black. BBC obit confirms 6 December. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,977 Posted December 10, 2022 Awaiting an obit, but I had Harry Yee here. Assuming he at least gets local Hawaiian press, I believe that means whoever wins this year will do so with a record points total? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,977 Posted December 12, 2022 On 10/12/2022 at 07:22, Death Impends said: Awaiting an obit, but I had Harry Yee here. Assuming he at least gets local Hawaiian press, I believe that means whoever wins this year will do so with a record points total? Honolulu Star-Advertiser obit: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/12/12/hawaii-news/king-of-tropical-drinks-harry-yee-created-blue-hawaii-cocktail/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeMoneypenny 55 Posted December 13, 2022 Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa is dead https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/13/hawaii-last-princess-abigail-kawananakoa/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted December 26, 2022 And so, as the racers turn into the home straight, let's take a look at the field. December has been a quiet month for this pool, with only 4 hits noted since the last update. December 6th: Jet Black December 7th: Harry Yee December 11th: Abigail K.K. Kawānanakoa December 23rd: Kaikala Satyanarayana I will be doing a thorough trawl through the names once the game is over, but you can help me out a little by checking your own teams and letting ,me know if I've missed anyone. The hits may have been small in number, but they (well one of them!) were massive in importance. Harry Yee's death gave the top of the leaderboard a shake, and restored @Death Impendsto her familiar position at the top, with a record score for this pool of 3098 points. The top 5 is as follows: Death Impends (3098 points) 16 hits [Antonio Inoki, Art Rupe, Bill Pitman, Carleton Carpenter, Charley Trippi, George Perez, Harry Yee, Joe Krush, Kane Tanaka, Larry Storch*, Leslie Phillips, Marsha Hunt, Monty Norman, Nehemiah Persoff, Robert Clary] An Fear Beag (2758 points) 12 hits [Bill Turnbull*, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jiang Zemin, Kane Tanaka, Leslie Phillips, Michael O’Connor, Mikhail Gorbachev, Mollie Walker, Olivia Newton-John, Tom Smith, Tom Weiskopf, Vicky Phelan] Wormfarmer (2656 points) 15 hits [Art Rupe, Boris Pahor, Charley Trippi, Everett Lee, Francis Jackson, Gail Halvorsen, Gary Burgess, Guy Lafleur, James Lovelock, Leslie Phillips*, Luis Echeverria, Marsha Hunt, Queen Elizabeth II, Susie Steiner, Tom Weiskopf] ZZZ - Boring Predictable Team (2327 points) 13 hits [Bill Turnbull, Gary Burgess, George Perez, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kane Tanaka, Leslie Phillips, Mikhail Gorbachev, Olivia Newton-John, Queen Elizabeth II, Susie Steiner, Tom Parker, Tom Smith] MSC (2109 points) 8 hits [Angela Lansbury, David Butler, James Lovelock, Jill Knight, Leslie Phillips, Nehemiah Persoff, Peter Tobin*, Queen Elizabeth II] Will it be enough, however? This game is known for its late drama - with 5 days to go, could there be one last twist in the tail? Any of the following names would give me a late hit, and the lead: Agnes Kelati George Alagiah Graham Bailey James Whale Jimmy Carter Linda Nolan Marianne Faithfull Mary Quant Nigel Lawson Shannon Doherty Thomas J FItzpatrick @Wormfarmer is not completely out of it at this stage, although their hopes are fading. The December 31st Bonus would be enough to give them the most dramatic of victories, if any of the following were to go on the last day: Agnes Kelati Al Jaffee Emperor Akihito Frank Field James Whale June Spencer Khalida Zia Pope Benedict XVI Tony Bennett Walter Mirisch 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhoamI 35 Posted December 27, 2022 How many people have Pele ? He is still hanging in there but for how much longer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted December 27, 2022 6 minutes ago, WhoamI said: How many people have Pele ? He is still hanging in there but for how much longer. Everyone that matters at this stage. The only thing his death would achieve is to make me the second highest scorer ever in this game, but without me actually winning it 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuffaloPhil 927 Posted December 27, 2022 22 hours ago, An Fear Beag said: And so, as the racers turn into the home straight, let's take a look at the field. December has been a quiet month for this pool, with only 4 hits noted since the last update. December 6th: Jet Black December 7th: Harry Yee December 11th: Abigail K.K. Kawānanakoa December 23rd: Kaikala Satyanarayana I will be doing a thorough trawl through the names once the game is over, but you can help me out a little by checking your own teams and letting ,me know if I've missed anyone. The hits may have been small in number, but they (well one of them!) were massive in importance. Harry Yee's death gave the top of the leaderboard a shake, and restored @Death Impendsto her familiar position at the top, with a record score for this pool of 3098 points. The top 5 is as follows: Death Impends (3098 points) 16 hits [Antonio Inoki, Art Rupe, Bill Pitman, Carleton Carpenter, Charley Trippi, George Perez, Harry Yee, Joe Krush, Kane Tanaka, Larry Storch*, Leslie Phillips, Marsha Hunt, Monty Norman, Nehemiah Persoff, Robert Clary] An Fear Beag (2758 points) 12 hits [Bill Turnbull*, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jiang Zemin, Kane Tanaka, Leslie Phillips, Michael O’Connor, Mikhail Gorbachev, Mollie Walker, Olivia Newton-John, Tom Smith, Tom Weiskopf, Vicky Phelan] Wormfarmer (2656 points) 15 hits [Art Rupe, Boris Pahor, Charley Trippi, Everett Lee, Francis Jackson, Gail Halvorsen, Gary Burgess, Guy Lafleur, James Lovelock, Leslie Phillips*, Luis Echeverria, Marsha Hunt, Queen Elizabeth II, Susie Steiner, Tom Weiskopf] ZZZ - Boring Predictable Team (2327 points) 13 hits [Bill Turnbull, Gary Burgess, George Perez, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kane Tanaka, Leslie Phillips, Mikhail Gorbachev, Olivia Newton-John, Queen Elizabeth II, Susie Steiner, Tom Parker, Tom Smith] MSC (2109 points) 8 hits [Angela Lansbury, David Butler, James Lovelock, Jill Knight, Leslie Phillips, Nehemiah Persoff, Peter Tobin*, Queen Elizabeth II] Will it be enough, however? This game is known for its late drama - with 5 days to go, could there be one last twist in the tail? Any of the following names would give me a late hit, and the lead: Agnes Kelati George Alagiah Graham Bailey James Whale Jimmy Carter Linda Nolan Marianne Faithfull Mary Quant Nigel Lawson Shannon Doherty Thomas J FItzpatrick @Wormfarmer is not completely out of it at this stage, although their hopes are fading. The December 31st Bonus would be enough to give them the most dramatic of victories, if any of the following were to go on the last day: Agnes Kelati Al Jaffee Emperor Akihito Frank Field James Whale June Spencer Khalida Zia Pope Benedict XVI Tony Bennett Walter Mirisch Surely Kelati or Whale wouldn't give Wormfarmer the win, as you've also got them? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CalebH 42 Posted December 27, 2022 Hedi Fried died Nov 19 https://www.emaramures.ro/a-decedat-hedi-fried-supravietuitoare-a-holocaustului-si-cetatean-de-onoare-al-municipiului-sighetu-marmatiei-la-98-de-ani/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted December 28, 2022 19 hours ago, BuffaloPhil said: Surely Kelati or Whale wouldn't give Wormfarmer the win, as you've also got them? You are, of course, correct. I completely overlooked the fact that the extra bonus points that Wormfarmer would get to put them ahead of DI would also be given to me as well The news is that Pope Benny may be on his last legs. Can he hold out until Saturday to give Wormfarmer a spectacular come from behind victory? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted December 31, 2022 On 28/12/2022 at 10:24, An Fear Beag said: The news is that Pope Benny may be on his last legs. Can he hold out until Saturday to give Wormfarmer a spectacular come from behind victory? Oh wow! - this could be big! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhoamI 35 Posted December 31, 2022 1 minute ago, An Fear Beag said: Oh wow! - this could be big! Reported here that Vatican stated he died at 9.34 am Saturday...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,977 Posted December 31, 2022 Do we have the 1000 point jackpot joker hit? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted December 31, 2022 5 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Do we have the 1000 point jackpot joker hit? No - 11 players picked Benny, but no Joker among them. Pele will be the highest scoring pick in the history of this pool, for anyone who jokered him. But more importantly, assuming that he did indeed die today, the Betty Bonus will give @Wormfarmerthe edge they need on the very last day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,588 Posted December 31, 2022 How many points does someone get for Pope Benedict? Asking for a friend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhoamI 35 Posted December 31, 2022 29 minutes ago, ladyfiona said: How many points does someone get for Pope Benedict? Asking for a friend. 250 point bonus if one of your "celebrities" dies on 31st December in that game year (i.e a 31st death will score 614 points in a normal year or 615 points in a leap year rather than the 364 or 365 points it would normally accrue) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,535 Posted January 1, 2023 We have had very late drama in this pool - but not the type of drama I had flagged yesterday morning. Despite my hint that @Death Impendshad been caught by @Wormfarmer on the finishing line, it turns out that Wormfarmer had run a lap short - he hadn't actually picked Pele! On my masterlist, I read WM as Wormfarmer, whereas it was actually Wannamaker. As a result, Wormfarmer's pick of Pope Benedict was enough to overtake me, but not enough to sneak a late lead. Equally dramatically, Death Impends was trampled over on the finishing line by the massed herd that was the crowd-sourced ZZZ - Boring Predictable team, who had both Pele as a Joker, and Pope Benedict's Bonus. The last hits noted this year are: November 19th: Hedi Fried December 23rd: Kaikala Satyanarayana December 29th: Pele December 31st: Pope Benedict XV1 The top 5 now current stands as: ZZZ - Boring Predictable Team (3665 points) 15 hits [Bill Turnbull, Gary Burgess, George Perez, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kane Tanaka, Leslie Phillips, Mikhail Gorbachev, Olivia Newton-John, Pele*, Pope Benedict, Queen Elizabeth II, Susie Steiner, Tom Parker, Tom Smith] Death Impends (3460 points) 17 hits [Antonio Inoki, Art Rupe, Bill Pitman, Carleton Carpenter, Charley Trippi, George Perez, Harry Yee, Joe Krush, Kane Tanaka, Larry Storch*, Leslie Phillips, Marsha Hunt, Monty Norman, Nehemiah Persoff, Pele, Robert Clary] Wormfarmer (3270 points) 16 hits [Art Rupe, Boris Pahor, Charley Trippi, Everett Lee, Francis Jackson, Gail Halvorsen, Gary Burgess, Guy Lafleur, James Lovelock, Leslie Phillips*, Luis Echeverria, Marsha Hunt, Pope Benedict Queen Elizabeth II, Susie Steiner, Tom Weiskopf] An Fear Beag (3120points) 13 hits [Bill Turnbull*, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jiang Zemin, Kane Tanaka, Leslie Phillips, Michael O’Connor, Mikhail Gorbachev, Mollie Walker, Olivia Newton-John, Pele, Tom Smith, Tom Weiskopf, Vicky Phelan] Joey Russ (2911 points) 13 hits [Doddie Weir, George Perez*, James Lovelock, Jana Bennett, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kane Tanaka, Mikhail Gorbachev, Olivia Newton-John, Pele, Pope Benedict, Saturnino de la Fuente Garcia, Tom Parker] According to the rules of the game, players have until 7th January to discover any hits that are reported late. Unless any major drama happens in the next week, I will be declaring Death Impends as the official winner of yet another pool, with all of you declared as the honorary winners, as part of the ZZZ team. 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,588 Posted January 1, 2023 Thank you for running this pool! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny 283 Posted January 2, 2023 On 31/12/2022 at 11:24, ladyfiona said: How many points does someone get for Pope Benedict? Asking for a friend. XVI 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
