The 5th Crowdsource Deathlist (2020 edition)

[Joey Russ 7,229]

25th

Glynis Johns

4th Appearance, 22nd

423 Points

Former DDP Host Favorite

 

24th

Bob Barker

2nd Appearance, 18th

423 Points

Neuter Activist

 

23rd

Leslie Phillips

5th Appearance, 20th

432 Points

Ding Dong!

 

22nd

Henry Kissinger

NEW

434 Points

War Criminal

 

21st

Lee Kerslake

2nd Appearance, 33rd

454 Points

Uriah Heep Drummer

 

20th

Terry Jones

2nd Appearance, 31st

465 Points

Spam Lady

 

19th 

Betty White

2nd Appearance, 42nd

466 Points

Golden Girl

 

18th

Beverly Cleary

3rd Appearance, 50th

484 Points

Children’s Author

 

17th

Stirling Moss

2nd Appearance, 23rd

503 Points

Formula One Driver

 

16th

Jean Louis Trintignant

2nd Appearance, 4th

533 Points

Award Winning French Actor

 

15th

David Gulpilil

NEW

545 Points

Award Winning Cannes Actor

 

14th

George Alagiah

2nd Appearance, 19th

545 Points

BBC Presenter

 

13th

Daniel Arap Moi

NEW

561 Points

Loveable Dictator

 

12th

Javier Perez de Cuellar

2nd Appearance, 27th

573 Points

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

 

11th

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

2nd Appearance, 44th

583 Points

Notorious Supreme Court Justice

 

10th

Mikhail Gorbachev

5th Appearance, 28th

674 Points

Last Soviet President

 

9th

Olivia de Havilland

5th Appearance, 11th

717 Points

Hollywood Icon

 

8th

Nobby Stiles

4th Appearance, 7th

723 Points

World Cup Winner

 

7th 

Genesis P-Orridge

NEW
742 Points

Throbbing Gristle Singer

 

6th

Bob Dole

4th Appearance, 15th

780 Points

Bob Dole

 

5th

Jimmy Carter

5th Appearance, 21st

832 Points

Peanut Farmer

 

4th

Vera Lynn

5th Appearance, 6th

931 Points

Wartime Singer

 

[Joey Russ 7,229]

And your top 3 for 2020: 

 

3rd

Prince Philip

5th Appearance, 12th

1028 Points

Casual Racist

 

2nd 

Alex Trebek

NEW

1043 Points

Jeopardy Host

 

1st

Kirk Douglas

5th Appearance, 1st

1128 Points

Spartacus

 

[Joey Russ 7,229]

The list in full for 2020:

 

1. Kirk Douglas 1128 (5th, 1st)

2. Alex Trebek 1043 (NEW)

3. Prince Philip 1028 (5th, 12th)

4. Vera Lynn 931 (5th, 6th)

5. Jimmy Carter 832 (5th, 21st)

6. Bob Dole 780 (4th, 15th)

7. Genesis P-orridge 742 (NEW)

8. Nobby Stiles 723 (4th, 7th)

9. Olivia de Havilland 717 (5th, 11th)

10. Mikhail Gorbachev 674 (5th, 28th)

11. Ruth Bader Ginsburg 583 (2nd, 44th)

12. Javier Perez de Cuellar 573 (2nd, 27th)

13. Daniel Arap Moi 561 (NEW)

14. George Alagiah 545 (2nd, 19th)

15. David Gulpilil 545 (NEW)

16. Jean Louis Trintignant 533 (2nd, 4th)

17. Stirling Moss 503 (2nd, 23rd)

18. Beverly Cleary 484 (3rd, 50th)

19. Betty White 466 (2nd, 42nd)

20. Terry Jones 465 (2nd, 31st)

21. Lee Kerslake 454 (2nd, 33rd)

22. Henry Kissinger 434 (NEW)

23. Leslie Phillips 432 (5th, 20th)

24. Bob Barker 423 (2nd, 18th)

25. Glynis Johns 423 (4th, 22nd)

26. Roberta McCain 423 (2nd, 40th)

27. Larry King 420 (NEW)

28. Rosalynn Carter 418 (2nd, 47th)

29. Sidney Poitier 412 (4th, 26th)

30. Pope Benedict 409 (5th, 17th)

31. Dilip Kumar 402 (3rd, 13th)

32. Tom Smith 393 (NEW)

33. Sumner Redstone 389 (3rd, -)

34. Willie Nelson 388 (NEW)

35. Roger Scruton 384 (NEW)

36. Little Richard 359 (NEW)

37. Harry Reid 333 (NEW) 

38. Everton Weekes 321 (NEW)

39. John Lewis 314 (NEW)

40. Lata Mangeshkar 309 (NEW)

41. Joanne Woodward 297 (3rd, -)

42. Jimmy Greaves 287 (NEW)

43. Qaboos bin Said al Said 285 (NEW)

44. Prunella Scales 280 (2nd, -)

45. Eva Marie Saint 278 (NEW)

46. Clarissa Eden 257 (NEW)

47. Nicholas Parsons 255 (NEW)

48. Frankie Banali 244 (NEW)

49. Desmond Tutu 241 (3rd, -)

50. Rhonda Fleming 235 (NEW)

[msc 18,479]

Good work Joey, my first thoughts are this looks a very strong list.

[Skinny kiltrunner 553]

36 minutes ago, Joey Russ said:

Near Misses: Barbara Walters, Katharine Duchess of Kent, Sean Connery, Anne Buydens, Monica Vitti, James Lovelock, James Watson, June Brown, Chris Doleman 

**gasp***

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,346]

Delighted to see a name I've long championed Rhonda Fleming has made it onto the list.....just!

[Joey Russ 7,229]

Must say I’m really impressed by the list. I’m also impressed by the major last minute comeback of John Lewis and the Qaboos. I think this list is gonna be great

[Deathray 2,941]

Yet again the forum fails to understand how close to death Thomas Schaffernaker is....

 

Bizarelly - as usual the overwhelming majority of my entry didn't make the list 

 

Although it looks like given Clarrisa Eden 40 odd points was a good move.

[TQR 14,402]

Nice work Roey, well done.
 

Just out of interest geez, where exactly was Schafernaker placed? Just so we know how much to campaign in 11 months time like...

[Deathray 2,941]

2 minutes ago, The Quim Reaper said:

Nice work Roey, well done.
 

Just out of interest geez, where exactly was Schafernaker placed? Just so we know how much to campaign in 11 months time like...

 

Generally Joey reveals this information in a couple of months time (I don't think the absolutely no fucking hopers are tracked that throughly on NYE to be honest, fairly enough.)

 

And thanks to Joey for doing this. Both the actual Deathlist and this crowdsourced one look seriously good - can see 15-20 hits on both of them.

[TQR 14,402]

Just now, Kinnock said:

 

Generally Joey reveals this information in a couple of months time (I don't think the absolutely no fucking hopers are tracked that throughly on NYE to be honest, fairly enough.)

 

Oh no of course, no rush at all! 

[The Old Crem 3,608]

I wonder if Bill Gates senior, Lester Piggot or David Crosby made anyone's top 50.

[Toast 16,153]

22 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

I wonder if Bill Gates senior, Lester Piggot or David Crosby made anyone's top 50.

 

I have David Crosby in my Death By Numbers, if that counts.

[Deathray 2,941]

53 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

I wonder if Bill Gates senior, Lester Piggot or David Crosby made anyone's top 50.

 

I think most people will have ruled out Bill Gates Sr as not being Deathlisty enough..... 

 

[The Old Crem 3,608]

Just now, Kinnock said:

 

I think most people will have ruled out Bill Gates Sr as not being Deathlisty enough..... 

 

I dropped Roberta McCain from my shadow list partly for that reason.

[msc 18,479]

1 hour ago, The Old Crem said:

I wonder if Bill Gates senior, Lester Piggot or David Crosby made anyone's top 50.

 

Crosby was on mine. He's been a long time "can I find a spot on the DDP" name for me and that health update last year was enough to make him DLy for me. The Cmme clearly agree. I think he wont see the next World Cup.

[Joey Russ 7,229]

OH MAN, OFF WITH A BANG

1/50

 

 

10th January 2020

 

Questions of whether the crowdsource list will have to wait super long like last year for a first hit has been answered, as Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said has died to give the crowdsource list it's first score. After completing his education in England, he was placed under house arrest by his father in 1966. During that time, he studied Islam and the overall history of his country, which was then known as Muscat and Oman. On July 23rd, 1970, he was able to successfully lead the 1970 Omani coup d'état against his father, with the goal of ending of ending his country's isolation from the rest of the world as well as using it's oil revenue for modernization and development. Muscat and Oman became known as Oman, and he ruled the country for nearly 50 years. He lead the country as an absolute monarchy, and like most countries with an absolute monarchy, had it's fair share of flaws. However, he did help to make Oman a better place in other regards, such as abolishing slavery in the country, modernizing oil revenue, and helping to build hospitals and schools within the country. He previously had a cancer battle in announced in 2014, but when it was reported that he might only have weeks left, the folk pushed him on through, being one of two major last week comebacks to work successfully. He died at 79 from cancer, sneaking onto the 43rd spot, and setting the stage on what might be a stronger year than last year... 

 

[gcreptile 10,979]

Fuck yes, he made it!

[Joey Russ 7,229]

Him and John Lewis proved that it is completely possible to make it on solely on last week voters (or in Lewis’s case, only 48 hours). Anyone who doubts a major comeback in the future will have these two to look on...

[The Old Crem 3,608]

2nd hit here already.

[Joey Russ 7,229]

SCRUTONIZING MR ROGER'S DEATH

2/50

 

 

12th January 2020

 

Well known English bigot Sir Roger Scruton has died to give the Crowdsource list a quick follow up success. He began his career intending to study the natural sciences at Cambridge, but instead switched to studying philosophy on the first day of class. He got his conservative ideology he was well known for after witnessing the May 1968 student protests in France, believing he was on the other side. Well, he was on the other side of many issues that we all love so much, such as being a racist that go him sacked from a government job in 2019, founding The Salisbury Review in 1982 that called for compulsory repatriation, and believing that gay rights are dangerous for the children. Nonetheless, he was highly respected within the conservative community, and got rewards such as the Czech Republic's Medal of Merit from Vaclav Havel in 1998 for his anti-USSR work. He was also knighted in 2016 for "his services in philosophy, teaching, and public education”. However, many people still see him as a massive cunt. News of a cancer diagnosis was announced in August 2019, and after he looked terrible in December, he became popular on lots of folks list. This was his first appearance on the crowdsource list, jumping all the way to 35th place. 

[Joey Russ 7,229]

A DEAD PARROT

3/50

 

 

21st January 2020

 

Beloved Monty Python member Terry Jones has bereft of life and rests in peace in order to bring the crowdsource list its third score. By far his biggest success was with his work with Monty Python, which taught people that stuff like silly walks and fish slapping were fun things to do. It was no wonder then that with sketches like those they were able to be arguably Britain's finest comedians, something that allowed them to make it worldwide. Terry was less of a performer than the other five and made most of his impact behind the scenes. However, he still performed some really big roles during Monty Python. Among them included the upper-class man in "Nudge Nudge" who kept getting asked about his sex life, the explosive Mr. Creosote in the Meaning of Life, Brian's mother in the Life of Brian, and the waitress in the "Spam" sketch, which now produces the term for the infamous junk mail we all love. He co-directed Holy Grail with Terry Gilliam and he was the sole director of the other two Python films Life of Brian and Meaning of Life. The former of the two films really had a fascinating story, which lead to former Beatle George Harrison to pay for production. Outside of the Python realm, he was a renowned medieval historian and he teamed up once again with Michael Palin to write Ripping Yarns. Sadly, he had an aggressive form of dementia known as frontotemporal dementia, which ultimately lead to his death at 77. This was his second appearance, jumping all the way to the 20th spot. In other news, I just found a book on the Spanish Inquisition. I wasn't expecting to see the Spanish Inquisition while writing this obituary... 

[Deathray 2,941]

Impressive 3 - 1 lead at the end of January.

 

Scruton and Sultan of Oman definitely feel likely the could have been on the proper list tbh.

[msc 18,479]

7 hours ago, Joey Russ said:

A DEAD PARROT

3/50

 

 In other news, I just found a book on the Spanish Inquisition. I wasn't expecting to see the Spanish Inquisition while writing this obituary... 

 

[Spade_Cooley 9,538]

4-1 up on the Committee already, this is a bloodbath.