Gooseberry Crumble 5,286 Posted May 24, 2023 3 hours ago, YoungWillz said: And just like that, Tina Turner is my 7th hit: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/65669653 And my 10th in this pool! I wonder if I am in this pools top ten yet? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted May 25, 2023 Robert Zimmer QO https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/us/robert-zimmer-dead.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torva Messor 267 Posted May 26, 2023 Ed Ames (1927 - 21 May 2033) is in my Death By Numbers list. New York Times now has a Qualifying Obituary for him 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,684 Posted May 30, 2023 Alright, let us see if I can squeeze in an update in my lunch break. Thankfully, the deaths in this update were not very obscure, and you notified me of the rest, so it should be easy. Obviously, Rolf Harris was picked by almost everyone, even sam081 - meaning everybody is now on the board! He was a joker for a few players, too. LadyFiona did get her obit for Kenneth McAlpine, nothing to worry about. Cpt. Hemlocks unique left-field hits continue with Richard Riordan and Gordon Lightfoot, quite impressive. Banana scores a unique hit with Robert Zimmer. While DDP QO was tricky, the NYT obit probably wasn't in doubt. Barry Humphries was a unique hit for Goooseberry Crumble, who is indeed doing very well with all the minor but plentiful hits. Tina Turner was a sad hit, but maybe a little reading between the lines should have made her a more popular hit. Eventually, the tank runs out of gas. Ed Ames was a unique hit for Torva Messor. He got Yahoo, too, but as with Robert Zimmer, the New York Times stepped up. Here's a surprise: Superstar Billy Graham was a UNIQUE hit, for Death Impends. Everybody got kind of tired of him, but who can blame us... Jim Brown was another unique hit, for tracy. Tim Keller was a well-timed not-quite-gamble for a couple of players. And finally SR Hinduja, member of the "UKs richest family" (even before the Windsors? If you factor in all the secret accounts and holdings, I guess not!) another unique hit, like, really unique, for msc. Wait... that's not it. Denny Crum, of course. Already a while back. And Menahem Pressler, unique hit for Radguy, the only one to pick both Presslers. Larry is still taking his time though. Oh, and Carolyn Bryant Donham, the Emmett Till accuser. You know, updating this pool always feels a bit like a mop-up situation, everybody picked in any pool anywhere already, is also picked here. Okay, I am hoping that this is everything, but before I leave you with the scoreboard, one notice for the replacement period: THE REPLACEMENT PERIOD ENDS on "the beginning of July 1st", meaning you have until the end of the 30th of June to give me 5 new names you want to use instead of five other names you want to switch out. As soon as you give me the names for the switch, the old ones will no longer score, even if they die immediately afterwards. And the new names will only score with the beginning of July. That means, yes, there is a "dead zone" between submitting the replacements and July 1st, in which you'd score for neither name. Names that fail the fame requirement will not count. Once you submit your names to me, there can be no second list, i.e. this is it. So please, be sure of the names you submit. Rank Team Score 1 Banana 652 2 Salmon Mousse 524 3 Funeralopolis 515 3 Perhaps 515 5 JoeyRuss 487 6 Death Impends 419 7 RadGuy 403 8 Cpt. Chorizo 401 9 Grim Up North 390 10 gcreptile 361 11 Toast 356 11 Book 356 13 msc 353 14 Summer in Transylvania 350 15 Gooseberry Crumble 344 16 DeathBecomesThem 337 17 An Fear Beag 328 18 wannamaker 320 19 The Spinosaurus 310 20 ThereWillBeDeaths7 308 21 Joltin Joe 306 22 Drol 303 23 Sean 292 24 The Daredevil 290 25 Wormfarmer 285 26 DevonDeathTrip 283 27 YoungWillz 279 28 Diego 276 29 Buffalo Phil 272 30 The Old Crem 266 31 Hell 263 32 Mr. Wonderful 254 33 GuyFromFuture 251 34 Predictor 245 35 tracy 241 36 Thatcher 240 37 TheOldLady 239 38 Torva Messor 234 38 Etushipushingupdaisies 234 40 TheUnknownMan 228 41 Nick 212 42 MortalCaso 193 43 TheQuimReaper 192 44 Charles De Gaulle 186 45 chilean way 184 46 JoeMoneypenny 177 47 John Key 156 48 Famous6Eva 147 49 Annami 145 50 Cpt. Hemlock 143 51 Bibliogryphon 136 52 MariNisia 128 53 Liz Lemon 123 54 Mr. Custard 122 55 CalebH 116 56 Lady Fiona 104 57 etib80 92 58 Ghostofchristmaspast 68 59 Pedro67 64 60 Great Uncle Bulgaria 62 61 sam081 30 6 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,789 Posted May 30, 2023 1 hour ago, gcreptile said: Here's a surprise: Superstar Billy Graham was a UNIQUE hit, for Death Impends. Everybody got kind of tired of him, but who can blame us... I had him because I thought still picking Superstar in things was the most hilarious looking shitpost. Somewhat similar to how picking Napoleon XIV here and there just looked funny. Rule of funny wins big this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 15,752 Posted May 30, 2023 1 hour ago, gcreptile said: Tina Turner was a sad hit, but maybe a little reading between the lines should have made her a more popular hit. My guess is nobody wanted her to die, so we were all in denial. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 708 Posted June 7, 2023 Comedian Pat Cooper is a hit for me https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/arts/pat-cooper-dead.html 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joltin Joe 138 Posted June 9, 2023 Pat Robertson, a hit for me and some others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,436 Posted June 9, 2023 Not for me but I believe someone here picked Edna Child: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/child-britain-british-olympic-association-twitter-london-b2354607.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,286 Posted June 14, 2023 Ronnie Knight is a 'hit ' for me in this pool. I'm doing much better in this pool than the Derby Dead Pool! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,286 Posted June 15, 2023 Glenda Jackson is my second 'hit' this week in this pool after Ronnie Knight. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,438 Posted June 16, 2023 Anita Cornwell died 27th May so is a hit for me. (obit) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,436 Posted June 22, 2023 Winnie Ewing takes me to 8 hits here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65988094 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,684 Posted June 24, 2023 Hits, hits, hits!! Thank you all for mentioning the names above, especially the rarer ones. Especially Gooseberry Crumble and Cpt. Hemlock continue their streak of left-field unique hits. Researching night club owner/criminal figure Ronnie Knight was enjoyable, I remember. Pat Cooper as well... I added him to my longlist and even gave him a "50% chance of dying this year"... missed chance for me I guess, but not for Cpt Hemlock. Glenda Jackson another hit for Gooseberry Crumble, who needs one more hit to share the "most hits of the year" record. Edna Child, unique hit for Joe Moneypenny, was another gem to research. Though I guess, being the oldest olympian of the UK at the time should have put her on more radars (she floated kind of under the surface, hurr hurr). She was not picked for the DDP, but here! There were also the big names Silvio Berlusconi, Ted Kaczynski, Pat Robertson, Gordon McQueen, Teresa Taylor and the like. Frequently picked names. Christy Dignam, also very prominent, but picked here only once, by Sean, who kept the faith, congrats! I thought I had picked Frederic Forrest in everything, but I guess news arrived too late to pick for me in this pool. But three of you score. Winnie Ewing is a unique hit for YoungWillz, and Francoise Gilot is a unique hit for Death Impends. Anita Cornwell does not have a QO for this game. I am not sure if it will come, to be honest. Let's see. Scorewise it wasn't that exciting at the top, but SalmonMousse missed Kaczynski, which might make a difference in the end. The field catches up though. Finally, another reminder to email me your midyear substitution picks, you can switch up to five names (with those on your team who are still living). I will put my two own substitutions in this thread in a couple of days to give you a heads--up. Currently debating with myself whether to pick Yevgeni Prigozhin.... Rank Team Score 1 Banana 756 2 Salmon Mousse 628 3 Funeralopolis 593 3 Perhaps 593 5 JoeyRuss 591 6 Death Impends 482 7 Grim Up North 468 8 gcreptile 465 9 Cpt. Chorizo 463 10 Book 460 11 RadGuy 445 12 DeathBecomesThem 415 12 msc 415 14 Gooseberry Crumble 414 14 wannamaker 414 16 Sean 404 17 Summer in Transylvania 392 18 An Fear Beag 390 19 Joltin Joe 378 20 Wormfarmer 357 21 Toast 356 22 Buffalo Phil 350 23 Drol 345 24 The Daredevil 332 25 tracy 319 26 The Spinosaurus 310 27 ThereWillBeDeaths7 308 27 YoungWillz 308 29 Hell 305 30 Etushipushingupdaisies 296 30 Mr. Wonderful 296 32 DevonDeathTrip 283 33 Thatcher 282 34 TheOldLady 281 35 Torva Messor 276 35 Diego 276 37 MortalCaso 271 38 TheUnknownMan 270 39 The Old Crem 266 40 GuyFromFuture 251 41 Predictor 245 42 Charles De Gaulle 222 43 Annami 217 44 Nick 212 45 JoeMoneypenny 199 46 John Key 198 47 TheQuimReaper 192 48 chilean way 184 49 Cpt. Hemlock 172 50 Liz Lemon 159 51 Famous6Eva 147 52 Bibliogryphon 136 53 MariNisia 128 54 Mr. Custard 122 55 CalebH 116 56 Lady Fiona 104 57 etib80 92 58 Ghostofchristmaspast 68 59 Pedro67 64 60 Great Uncle Bulgaria 62 61 sam081 30 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,438 Posted June 25, 2023 I emailed the obituary team at The Guardian to see if they are going to do Anita Cornwell anytime soon and apparently they are overwhelmed and may not be able to do one for her. #worthashot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,684 Posted June 25, 2023 Yeah, she should be Guardian catnip... good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torva Messor 267 Posted June 26, 2023 Harry Markowitz is a hit for me. The New York Times published an obituary for him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,438 Posted June 26, 2023 John B Goodenough is a hit for me. (NY Times) A hit for Diego I think as well. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 569 Posted June 28, 2023 OUT: Tori Black Dick Van Dyke Alberto Fujimori Kate Keltie Miloš Zeman IN: Stanley Baxter Liza Minelli Mark Rydell Ethel Kennedy Michael J. Fox 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,162 Posted June 28, 2023 1 hour ago, The Unknown Man said: OUT: Tori Black Dick Van Dyke Alberto Fujimori Kate Keltie Miloš Zeman IN: Stanley Baxter Liza Minelli Mark Rydell Ethel Kennedy Michael J. Fox You’re very early with those Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Immortal 601 Posted June 28, 2023 Posting my replacements here just in case (originally sent via PM) since I won't have the time to post them later. Replace Naina Yeltsina with Yuriko, Princess Mikasa Replace Kate Keltie with Ryan Minor Replace Buzz Aldrin with Henri Pescarolo Replace John Devitt (Swimmer) with Zoleka Mandela Replace Christina Applegate with Johnny Ruffo 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,684 Posted June 28, 2023 I am receiving your PMs. I won't adjust the longlist here in this thread, because it's so big, it's a pain in the ass. I have received Perhaps, Spinosaurus, LadyFiona and wannamaker. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,438 Posted June 28, 2023 Just putting my replacements here that I sent a few days ago via message. Lets see if I regret this in 6 months time. Remove Kate Keltie Dalai Lama James Earl Jones Ozzy Osbourne Paul Hogan Replace with June Squibb Esther Rantzen Duchess of Kent Prunella Scales Micheline Presle 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hemlock 708 Posted June 28, 2023 I also pm’d them but in case they didn’t go through: Mid year substitutions Out: Dan Rather John Cleese John Fetterman Linda Ronstadt Lucinda Williams In: Bob Barker George Alagiah Gay Talese James Whale Yevgeny Prigozhin 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,684 Posted June 28, 2023 Trying to remember here in the office, but I think that if Daniel N Paul fails to get the QO, and Lord Ogilvy gets one, then Gooseberry Crumble advances to having hte most hits so far. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites