Summer in Transylvania 2,151 Posted April 5, 2023 Andrés García Yahoo QO. That's three hits for me in as many days. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,278 Posted April 5, 2023 On 03/04/2023 at 21:20, YoungWillz said: And just like that, Nigel Lawson is my fourth hit here. and with Mr Lawson's demise I amble beyond the starting line.....more dead Tories needed.... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,943 Posted April 13, 2023 Mary Quant my 5th hit here. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65265531 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,946 Posted April 13, 2023 Update will come this weekend....I've been a little occupied with a thousand things lately and this might last until June or so. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,335 Posted April 13, 2023 4 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Mary Quant my 5th hit here. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65265531 Mary Quant is my 7th in this pool! This seems to be the pool where I am doing best so far this year! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,946 Posted April 15, 2023 Alright, update time! Let's walk back in time. First up, fashion designer Mary Quant, a hit for a couple for people. Followed by,... no Ben Ferencz, no Al Jaffee... okay, it's Andres Garcia. A Mexican actor from "The Golden Age of Mexican cinema", but in later years better known as an actor in telenovelas. A unique hit for Summer in Transylvania, well done. Next up, deathlist hits Nigel Lawson and Ryuichi Sakamoto. Lots of points for everyone! Joe Moneypenny gets joker points for the Japanese composer. Then Bill Butler, the Oscar-winning cinematographer is a unique hit for Diego. Cpt. Hemlock gets a unique hit with Mark Russell. The American satirist is a typical left-field unique hit for him and the rare New York Times QO (though I see now that he also got Yahoo). Then Death Impends gets the unique hit with one-hit wonder Napoleon XIV. Otis Taylor is a good catch for Wormfarmer. LadyFiona is currently waiting for an obit for Kenneth McAlpine. It should arrive eventually. As I admire Gooseberry's 7 hits so far, the with the most hits is Funeralopolis with 9 of them. Unfortunately though there's also a Kate Keltie joker. Maybe an angry donor to her gofundme can make things right? Scoreboard is here: Rank Team Score 1 Banana 538 2 Perhaps 515 3 Funeralopolis 435 4 Salmon Mousse 403 5 JoeyRuss 373 6 Cpt. Chorizo 371 7 Toast 326 8 Summer in Transylvania 320 9 Death Impends 312 10 ThereWillBeDeaths7 308 11 RadGuy 300 12 gcreptile 297 13 wannamaker 290 14 Book 287 15 Wormfarmer 285 16 An Fear Beag 278 17 Grim Up North 271 18 msc 254 19 The Spinosaurus 253 20 GuyFromFuture 251 21 Gooseberry Crumble 241 22 DeathBecomesThem 234 23 Sean 228 24 Drol 223 25 Predictor 215 26 Joltin Joe 210 26 YoungWillz 210 28 TheOldLady 209 29 Diego 207 30 tracy 205 31 Etushipushingupdaisies 204 32 The Daredevil 203 32 DevonDeathTrip 203 34 Mr. Wonderful 197 35 Hell 194 36 Buffalo Phil 183 36 Thatcher 183 38 Nick 182 39 Torva Messor 177 40 TheUnknownMan 171 41 The Old Crem 170 42 chilean way 157 43 Charles De Gaulle 156 44 JoeMoneypenny 147 45 MortalCaso 136 46 Famous6Eva 120 47 CalebH 116 48 TheQuimReaper 96 49 etib80 92 49 Mr. Custard 92 51 Cpt. Hemlock 75 52 John Key 69 53 Annami 68 54 Bibliogryphon 67 55 Liz Lemon 66 56 MariNisia 64 56 Pedro67 64 58 Lady Fiona 54 59 Great Uncle Bulgaria 32 60 Ghostofchristmaspast 29 61 sam081 0 Edit: Yes, I missed Bobby Caldwell. He wasnt a DDP hit, so he slipped through the cracks. Score is updated. 6 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,943 Posted April 15, 2023 8 minutes ago, gcreptile said: 34 YoungWillz 182 Bacharach - 28 Vialli - 64 Sakamoto - 52 Lawson - 32 Quant - 30 That makes my total 206 I believe? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,946 Posted April 15, 2023 Yes, error in the database, adjusted. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,563 Posted April 15, 2023 Apparently there was a death notice in Daily Telegraph. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perhaps 1,422 Posted April 15, 2023 Frank McGarvey - 56 Gianluca Vialli (joker) 128 Constantine II - 40 Tim Lobinger - 72 Pervez Musharraf - 43 Chaim Topol - 35 Stella Stevens - 38 Bobby Caldwell - 51 Ryuichi Sakamoto - 52 = 515? 9/50 Edit: Ah! I think Bobby Caldwell has been missed from my score. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted April 15, 2023 6 hours ago, ladyfiona said: Apparently there was a death notice in Daily Telegraph. Can't be from their announcements according to DDP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,563 Posted April 16, 2023 motorsportmagazine has an obit for Kenneth McAlpine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,946 Posted April 16, 2023 He'll get something that counts here. Maybe only at the BBC year-end list, but it will come. Obits that count here are everything that counts for the DDP + New York Times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sam081 4 Posted April 16, 2023 I know that this is my first year doing this and it shows. None of mine have passed. It must be a great relief to all my nominees to be on my list - it appears to be a very safe place!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 732 Posted April 16, 2023 15 minutes ago, Sam081 said: I know that this is my first year doing this and it shows. None of mine have passed. It must be a great relief to all my nominees to be on my list - it appears to be a very safe place!! Don’t give up @Sam081. I didn’t get a hit in this pool until July last year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 732 Posted April 20, 2023 Richard Riordan is a hit for me https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/us/politics/richard-riordan-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,563 Posted April 22, 2023 Kenneth McAlpine has an obit from The Guardian. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,335 Posted April 22, 2023 Barry Humphries is my 8th 'hit' in this pool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 732 Posted May 2, 2023 Gordon Lightfoot is a hit for me here. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,943 Posted May 23, 2023 Rolf Harris is my sixth hit here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60393842 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,563 Posted May 23, 2023 I don't know how many people put Rolf Harris but he's a hit for me too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,335 Posted May 23, 2023 5 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Rolf Harris is my sixth hit here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60393842 My 9th hit in this pool! Never thought I'd see the day when I had this many more more hits in a deadpool than a forum legend and deadpooling extraordinaire like you @YoungWillz !! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,943 Posted May 23, 2023 1 minute ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: My 9th hot in this pool! Never thought I'd see the day when I had this many more more hits in a deadpool than a forum legend and deadpooling extraordinaire like you @YoungWillz !! Well, I'm definitely bad at deadpooling. I measure my success by survival, generally.... I'm normally at least a couple of years too early with my picks, then I forget about them. Long live my teams. (except this year, this year's my year for something, right?). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,335 Posted May 23, 2023 1 hour ago, YoungWillz said: Well, I'm definitely bad at deadpooling. I measure my success by survival, generally.... I'm normally at least a couple of years too early with my picks, then I forget about them. Long live my teams. (except this year, this year's my year for something, right?). You are a seasoned gold standard professional compared to me!! Still waiting for a decent number of my DDP picks to die in the year I pick them and not a year or two aftee I've dropped them! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,943 Posted May 24, 2023 On 23/05/2023 at 13:47, YoungWillz said: Rolf Harris is my sixth hit here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60393842 And just like that, Tina Turner is my 7th hit: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/65669653 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
