Book 3,556 Posted May 13, 2018 Starting at the top, first hit: Dame Tessa Jowell: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-44098760 01 (500) Tessa Jowell 12.05.2018 02 (450) John McCain 25.08.2018 03 (400) George Bush Sr. 30.11.2018 04 (350) Leah Bracknell 05 (300) Stefan Karl Stefansson 21.08.2018 06 (275) Matt Cappotelli 29.06.2018 07 (250) Azreen Manan 18.08.2018 08 (225) Benedict XVI 09 (200) George Alagiah 10 (180) Marieke Vervoort 11 (160) José José 12 (140) Nobby Stiles 13 (120) Renee Simonot 14 (100) Kirk Douglas 15 (85) Mary Carlisle 01.08.2018 16 (70) Bessie Camm 11.05.2018 17 (55) Devin Lima 21.11.2018 18 (50) Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh 19 (45) Jean Grand Duke of Luxembourg 20 (40) Irrfan Khan 21 (21) Willie Nelson 2.385 (with Azreen Manan) or 2.135 (without her) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,982 Posted May 14, 2018 Will update with the first few hits as soon as the QO comes in for Bessie Camm 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,422 Posted May 23, 2018 On 14/05/2018 at 15:48, CaptainChorizo said: Will update with the first few hits as soon as the QO comes in for Bessie Camm Your time has come! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,982 Posted May 25, 2018 1ST UPDATE May hits so far John Bain Bessie Camm Delphine Gibson David Goodall Tessa Jowell I am sure this stat will change over the course of the year,but so far only 20% of the hits are in multi generations spanning age range btwn 34 and 103 Standings 1st-Death Impends-775 2nd-DeadCow-750 3rd-YorkshireBanker-680 4th-Book-570 5th-drol-540 6th-Clorox Bleachman-535 7thCapt Chorizo-500 8th tied-coffee_ and_ candles-450 8th tied-PanBreed-450 10th-Phantom-400 11th tied-Quim's Windy Witherers-350 11th tied-The Unknown Man-350 11th tied-JoeyRuss-350 14th-Gun Bust 21-275 15th tied-Wormfarmer-250 15th tied-gcreptile-250 17th-Prophet-160 18th tied-Fujimorey-100 18th tied-Bou1-100 20th-Fixed Business-85 21st Youngwilz-21 22nd -dead last -Nil-Nil etc. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,226 Posted May 25, 2018 Er, I thought Tessa Jowell was only worth 350 points for me since I had her at #4, not 450 (which is the #2 spot). Obviously I want to win, but I also want to win fairly and not win by a mistake... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,982 Posted May 25, 2018 it is fixed now 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,422 Posted May 25, 2018 ...Shouldn't I be on 535 (No.2 Jowell 450 + No.15 Gibson 85)? Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,443 Posted May 25, 2018 Mike Higgison died earlier in the month and didn't get the Australian obit I gambled on. I know, right? A dead Australian the Daily Mail didn't cover! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,974 Posted May 28, 2018 I definitely was too cautious placing Ted Dabney dead last - though fair play to msc for putting him in pole position - as he's gotten a Sun obit. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,226 Posted May 28, 2018 I thought he was a cert for a NYT obit tbh, though one that doesn’t come till a few days later. Anyways, kudos to both of you picking him. What a great find... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,443 Posted May 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Death Impends said: I definitely was too cautious placing Ted Dabney dead last - though fair play to msc for putting him in pole position - as he's gotten a Sun obit. I was so convinced of his obit he'd have been on my 2019 DDP team if he'd made it (and indeed, my 2018 team if I'd found out 3 weeks earlier!). Only reason he wound up here is because I'd heard down the pipeline he didn't have long left. 1 hour ago, Joey Russ said: I thought he was a cert for a NYT obit tbh, though one that doesn’t come till a few days later. Anyways, kudos to both of you picking him. What a great find... I had help. Did I give a "colleague said bit of work was delayed due to someone's health" hint a month or two ago? iirc I did, anyhow, it was Dabney. Ah here we go! And the answer to my conundrum was "Sir Creep"! Although technically me and DI went public on the Windy pool at roughly the same time. (Also, I had a list of 3 people I thought would know about it and go for it, in late January - ignore date misdirection - Sir Creep, Gcreptile and Death Impends! 2 out of 3 ain't bad.) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,226 Posted May 29, 2018 Cornelia Frances has died. I'm sure she'll get a QO. Tbh, I'm surprised that the only three people who picked her here were me, gcreptile, and RadGuy. The news sounded very grim since about February or so... EDIT: Here's the mirror. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,443 Posted May 29, 2018 7 hours ago, Joey Russ said: Cornelia Frances has died. I'm sure she'll get a QO. Tbh, I'm surprised that the only three people who picked her here were me, gcreptile, and RadGuy. The news sounded very grim since about February or so... EDIT: Here's the mirror. To fully reply to your query from a few weeks ago then: well, called that one wrong! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,982 Posted June 6, 2018 Doing an update over the weekend Names so far is Ted Dabney Cornelia Frances Jerry Maren Lady Mary Wilson Dean Francis Did I miss anyone else? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,982 Posted June 6, 2018 On 28/05/2018 at 18:20, Joey Russ said: Cornelia Frances has died. I'm sure she'll get a QO. Tbh, I'm surprised that the only three people who picked her here were me, gcreptile, and RadGuy. The news sounded very grim since about February or so... EDIT: Here's the mirror. Wrote it down in notepad when I saw it posted in the Down Under thread back then,totally forgot to add it in when picking my team Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,982 Posted June 16, 2018 2ND UPDATE May hits John Bain Bessie Camm Ted Dabney Cornelia Frances Dean Francis Delphine Gibson David Goodall Tessa Jowell Jerry Maren June Hits Lady Mary Wilson In this update Ted Dabney-PanBreed,Death Impends Cornelia Frances-Phantom,Gcr,Joey Jerry Maren-bou,capt,fuji Lady Mary Wilson-bibli,goose Dean Francis-capt,dead cow,gun,panbreed,prophet Current Standings 1st tied-PanBreed-1175 2nd Capt Chorizo-950 3rd-Death Impends796 4th-DeadCow-771 5th-YorkshireBanker-680 6th tied-JoeyRuss-650 6th tied -gcreptile-650 8th-Phantom-600 9th-Book-570 10th-drol-540 11th-Clorox Bleachman-535 12th-Prophet-460 13th-coffee_ and_ candles-450 14th tied-Quim's Windy Witherers-350 14h tied-The Unknown Man-350 16th-Gun Bust -296 17th -Fujimorey-280 18th-Wormfarmer-250 19th -Bou1-185 20th-Fixed Business-85 21st-Bibliogryphon-55 Tied 22nd Youngwilz-21 Tied 22nd Gooseberry Crumble-21 24th- rest -dead last -Nil-Nil etc. Please mention if I missed any celebs 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,614 Posted June 27, 2018 40 points for me now that David Shutts got his obit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QTips 24 Posted June 27, 2018 Well Joe Jackson dies and I get my first ever hit! Should I feel bad I wonder? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,226 Posted July 12, 2018 Lindy Remigino, my #3 pick, has died and gotten a NYT obit already... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,982 Posted July 12, 2018 will do an update this weekend I have Matt Cappatelli ,Joe Jackson,Lindy Remingo,David Shutts. Any others I am misisng Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,982 Posted July 15, 2018 3RD UPDATE May hits John Bain Bessie Camm Ted Dabney Cornelia Frances Dean Francis Delphine Gibson David Goodall Tessa Jowell Jerry Maren June Hits David Shutts Lady Mary Wilson Matt Cappotelli Joe Jackson July Lindo Remingo In this update David Shutts-Phantom Lindy Remingo-Captain Chorizo,Dead Cow,Death Impends,drol,gcreptile,joeyruss,Phantom,Prophet Joe Jackson-QTips Matt Cappotelli-Book,DeadCow,Death Impends,drol,Fixed Business,Fujimori,gcreptile,JoeyRuss,PanBreed,Phantom Current Standings 1st place -Death Impends -1396 2nd PanBreed- 1375 3rd-Phantom- 1315 4th-JoeyRuss-1275 5th-gcreptile -1205 6th-captain chorizo-1175 7th- DeadCow- 1151 8th-drol-1115 9th-Prophet-860 10th-Book-845 11th-YorkshireBanker-680 12th-Fixed Business-585 13th-Clorox Bleachman-535 14th-coffee_ and_ candles-450 15th -Fujimorey-400 16th tied-Quim's Windy Witherers-350 16h tied-The Unknown Man-350 18th-Gun Bust -296 19th-Wormfarmer-250 20th -QTips-200 21st -Bou1-185 22nd-Bibliogryphon-55 Tied 23r Youngwilz-21 Tied 23rd Gooseberry Crumble-21 25th- rest -dead last -Nil-Nil etc. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,226 Posted July 28, 2018 Death Impends gets 2 hits back to back with Miyako and (assuming QO arrives) Bruce Lietzke. You’re going to win this again, aren’t you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,556 Posted August 2, 2018 Mary Carlisle is a hit for me and worth some fine 85 points: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/crosby-costar-mary-carlisle-dies-aged-104/news-story/7eca37c56e26ddb68f0fa9e191248fb6?nk=83ce445c6beccbb02f66cbcc80d27152-1533218556 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,725 Posted August 2, 2018 EDIT: Sorry comment for wrong pool Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,556 Posted August 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, Grim Up North said: EDIT: Sorry comment for wrong pool TheAustralian? Yeah, a qo in this game. Exemplary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
