Derby Dead Pool 2023

[gcreptile 11,037]

Thanks for the warning. The database does not NEED the year of birth. But you do have to enter the "age of death", so it's theoretically possible to have mismatched data. I'll change it though while I'm at it. I've noticed that quite often there is a difference between google and wikipedia, probably because google occasionally has outdated data. So if you're in a hurry for entering the celebrity data and you just use the google info, these things occasionally happen, I'd say about 10 times each year. Occasionally I check, but even then, it's possible that sometimes the dates change. Actors and actresses have liked to give lower ages for themselves for ages.

[Perhaps 1,425]

Perrie Mans is a hit: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/23944332/perrie-mans-dead-snooker-masters-champion/

[YoungWillz 21,142]

Fernando Botero QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-12523019/Colombian-artist-Fernando-Botero-playful-depicter-subjects-dies-91.html

[YoungWillz 21,142]

Byun Hee-Bong QO: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/news/byun-hee-bong-korean-actor-103646626.html

[YoungWillz 21,142]

3 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

Dead.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/breaking-barry-bennell-paedophile-dead-30969943

Crossposting Barry Bennell's QO.

[Perhaps 1,425]

In case he's been forgotten, Jayanta Mahapatra needs to be added to Obit Watch/LOTL.

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,356]

 

No qualifying obituary yet for British Judge William  Gage but I have found a photo of him in todays Racing Post in the accompanying article.  I mention this as the committee could not find a photo to put on his  biography profile on the DDP website but one is now freely available it seems.

Hopefully  a qualifying obituary will be forthcoming  Spon!!

 

[Evil Grimace 361]

August hits have again increased the total number of hits to 296.  End of July was 292, end of June was 290.

 

August had 25 hits, plus one found behind the sofa for a final August total of 211.

  

As of writing on 22 September, there are 224 hits total. A updated estimate puts the September final estimate at 232, shifted higher than the June (225) or July (228) estimates.

 

Currently, the monthly hit rate had a big uptick from July (0.774) to August at 0.839.The yearly rate is well above 0.8, and matched a previous estimate, making me recheck my work!  Still using the base rates that might be conservative,  but again that error is reduced with each monthly update.

 

Spoiler

August

	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
2023	29	59	82	110	134	161	185	211	232	253.7	274.7	296.4
monthly rate	0.935	1.071	0.742	0.933	0.774	0.900	0.774	0.839	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
yearly rate	0.935	1.000	0.911	0.917	0.887	0.890	0.873	0.868	0.850	0.835	0.822	0.812

 

July

	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
2023	29	59	82	110	134	161	185	206.7	227.7	249.4	270.4	292.1
monthly rate	0.935	1.071	0.742	0.933	0.774	0.900	0.774	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
yearly rate	0.935	1.000	0.911	0.917	0.887	0.890	0.873	0.851	0.834	0.820	0.810	0.800

 

 

June

	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
2023	29	59	82	110	134	161	182.7	204.4	225.4	247.1	268.1	289.8
monthly rate	0.935	1.071	0.742	0.933	0.774	0.900	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
yearly rate	0.935	1.000	0.911	0.917	0.887	0.890	0.862	0.841	0.826	0.813	0.803	0.794

 

[Captain Hemlock 748]

I’m thinking we might have an outside shot of getting to 300 hits.

[WEP 900]

Ethiopian environmental scientist Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher has died aged 83:

https://rightlivelihood.org/news/ethiopian-laureate-tewolde-berhan-who-fought-for-biodiversity-and-community-rights-dies-at-83/

https://addisstandard.com/obituary-tewelde-berhan-gebre-egzeabher-a-scientist-larger-than-life/

https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2023/celebs_G.html#gebret023

[Banana 859]

Clearly I need a new hobby…

[YoungWillz 21,142]

John Francis Charlewood Turner QO: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/26/john-turner-obituary

[YoungWillz 21,142]

Sir Michael Bonallack QO: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/golf/2023/09/26/sir-michael-bonallack-dead-amateur-the-open-ryder-cup/

[Lafaucheuse 4,066]

On 22/09/2023 at 09:14, Gooseberry Crumble said:

 

No qualifying obituary yet for British Judge William  Gage but I have found a photo of him in todays Racing Post in the accompanying article.  I mention this as the committee could not find a photo to put on his  biography profile on the DDP website but one is now freely available it seems.

Hopefully  a qualifying obituary will be forthcoming  Spon!!

 

love his wig

[gcreptile 11,037]

1 hour ago, Lafaucheuse said:

love his wig

Yes! I wanted to mention that but didn't know how.

[YoungWillz 21,142]

Jim Forrest QO: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jim-forrest-dead-79-rangers-31039324

[YoungWillz 21,142]

David McCallum needs to be added to the latest update, @gcreptile. 

[gcreptile 11,037]

Yes, I was notified, I'll do it tomorrow, together with Chris Snow, ahem...

[YoungWillz 21,142]

17 hours ago, gcreptile said:

Yes, I was notified, I'll do it tomorrow, together with Chris Snow, ahem...

And Dianne Feinstein!

 

Oh my, September taking the lives.

[msc 18,512]

23 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

And Dianne Feinstein!

 

Oh my, September taking the lives.

Plus McCallum plus Snow (who is de facto gone) = 233.

 

The record is 280. 47 to go, in 93 days. And with several of the big hitters on the DDP somehow still going too.

 

[YoungWillz 21,142]

2 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Pat Arrowsmith straight to QO @msc: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/29/cnd-co-founder-pat-arrowsmith-dies-aged-93

Add Pat Arrowsmith to the burgeoning to do list @gcreptile. 

[YoungWillz 21,142]

Sir William Gage QO: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sir-william-gage-obituary-dqwbgx59x

[MariNisia 4,233]

On 22/09/2023 at 09:14, Gooseberry Crumble said:

No qualifying obituary yet for British Judge William Gage

 

1 hour ago, YoungWillz said:

Sir William Gage QO: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sir-william-gage-obituary-dqwbgx59x

 

Congratulations, @Gooseberry Crumble. I'm really happy for you, colleague. 

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,356]

7 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Sir William Gage QO: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sir-william-gage-obituary-dqwbgx59x

Thank you so much Will you are a gem!

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,356]

6 hours ago, MariNisia said:

 

 

Congratulations, @Gooseberry Crumble. I'm really happy for you, colleague. 

My fears it was going to be destined for the List of the lost thankfully proved wrong! More hits for me soon I reckon.