Death By Numbers 2020

[Joey Russ 7,264]

Did you give msc Smullen joker points by mistake? Because I believe I’d be ahead of him due to the joker points if my math is correct, unless I’m missing something. 

[gcreptile 11,078]

23 minutes ago, Joey Russ said:

Did you give msc Smullen joker points by mistake? Because I believe I’d be ahead of him due to the joker points if my math is correct, unless I’m missing something. 

No, however msc falsely received points for Marian Cisovsky. It's corrected now.

 

(I must have belatedly marked Cisovsky as "dead" in my main list - forgetting that it would automatically give msc points in the DbN.)

[Banana 865]

Kind of a weird request, do you know which of John Downing (40), Samantha Last (69) and Ruth Morrissey (80) got the extra point, I don't have birthdays for any of them.

[Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,320]

Jackie Stallone scores for me please..

Jackie Stallone dead: How did Jackie Stallone die? Cause of ...

[gcreptile 11,078]

On 20/09/2020 at 01:53, Banana said:

Kind of a weird request, do you know which of John Downing (40), Samantha Last (69) and Ruth Morrissey (80) got the extra point, I don't have birthdays for any of them.

Ahem, sorry, late reply... Ruth Morrissey was born in 1981:

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/ruth-morrissey-obituary-courageous-campaigner-in-cervical-smear-scandal-1.4311831

 

I have to update this weekend, I guess.

[gcreptile 11,078]

And here is the update.. let me check for the hits:

 

Bob Gibson was a frequent hit, Eddie Van Halen, too, Jackie Stallone as mentioned above.

But.. that's it? Vasily Kulkov needs a little luck to get an obit now. I only have a feeling that this silence means a bigger hit is coming very soon.

 

Rank	Team	Score
1	Death Impends	1164
2	Joey Russ	1102
3	msc	1045
4	Banana	1042
5	gcreptile	1025
6	Cpt. Chorizo	925
7	Clorox Bleachman	894
8	Book	867
9	Deadsox	865
10	JiroemonKimura	859
11	DevonDeathTrip	819
12	RadGuy	812
13	drol	773
14	Sean	767
15	The Unknown Man	750
16	John Key	712
17	The Quim Reaper	703
18	Torva Messor	676
19	Skinny Kiltrunner	663
20	The Mad Hatter	621
21	Toast	590
22	theoldlady	536
23	Grave Danger	516
24	Kenny	481
25	Etushispushingupdaisies	451
25	The Old Crem	451
27	Sir Creep	377
28	YoungWillz	334
29	Chilean Way	328
30	Great Uncle Bulgaria	268
31	Gooseberry Crumble	266
32	markb4	241
33	ThePrematureBurial	203
34	Bibliogryphon	192
35	Pedro67	139

[markb4 907]

Roberta McCain is a hit for many of us here.

[markb4 907]

Rhonda Fleming is a hit for me and @deadsox.

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,367]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-8866303/James-Randi-dazzling-magician-skeptic-dies-92.html

 

James Randi is a 'hit' for me in this pool. 

[markb4 907]

Marge Champion is a hit for me here once a QO comes in.

[gcreptile 11,078]

Update time....

 

We've had quite a few hits in these past two weeks.

Firstly, Vasily Kulkov got the qualifying obit after all... Things are bunching up in the higher ranks, as you'll see.

Other hits were the already mentioned Marge Champion, Roberta McCain, James Randi and Rhonda Fleming.

Plus two recent unique hits, Frank Bough for Pedro and Robert Murray for me.

 

Rank	Team	Score
1	Death Impends	1164
2	msc	1111
3	Joey Russ	1102
4	gcreptile	1065
5	Banana	1042
6	Cpt. Chorizo	925
7	Clorox Bleachman	894
8	Deadsox	888
9	Book	867
10	JiroemonKimura	859
11	drol	839
12	DevonDeathTrip	819
13	RadGuy	812
14	Sean	767
15	The Unknown Man	750
16	John Key	724
17	The Quim Reaper	703
18	Torva Messor	676
19	Skinny Kiltrunner	663
20	The Mad Hatter	621
21	Toast	590
22	theoldlady	548
23	Grave Danger	528
24	Etushispushingupdaisies	517
25	Kenny	481
26	The Old Crem	451
27	Sir Creep	377
28	YoungWillz	334
29	Chilean Way	328
30	markb4	295
31	Gooseberry Crumble	294
32	Great Uncle Bulgaria	280
33	ThePrematureBurial	203
34	Bibliogryphon	192
35	Pedro67	172

[Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,320]

They called him Nobby All Nobby All...because they knew he would bring points for everyone

[markb4 907]

Sean Connery is a hit for a few of us here.

[gcreptile 11,078]

Update after two more weeks.

It's small, but I wanted to get Nobby Stiles and Sean Connery into the scoreboard. Now it also includes Jeanne Little:

I think not much changes - but you deserve your points.

 

Rank	Team	Score
1	Death Impends	1206
2	Joey Russ	1144
3	msc	1111
4	Banana	1084
5	gcreptile	1065
6	Cpt. Chorizo	967
7	Clorox Bleachman	936
8	Deadsox	930
9	Book	909
10	drol	901
11	JiroemonKimura	859
12	Sean	847
13	DevonDeathTrip	819
14	RadGuy	812
15	The Unknown Man	792
16	John Key	766
17	The Quim Reaper	745
18	Torva Messor	718
19	Skinny Kiltrunner	663
20	Toast	632
21	The Mad Hatter	621
22	theoldlady	620
23	Etushispushingupdaisies	589
24	Grave Danger	528
25	Kenny	523
26	The Old Crem	493
27	Sir Creep	457
28	YoungWillz	376
29	Chilean Way	358
30	Great Uncle Bulgaria	352
31	markb4	325
32	Gooseberry Crumble	294
33	ThePrematureBurial	233
34	Bibliogryphon	192
35	Pedro67	172

[markb4 907]

Alex Trebek is a hit for most of us here.

[Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,320]

Des O'Connor points for me please

[gcreptile 11,078]

Alright another update with big names.

We now also have Des O'Connor, who is a unique for Great Uncle Bulgaria!, Dave Supernaw, picked by some, but not by others, then Peter Sutcliffe, and of course, Alex Trebek.

 

The result is that Joey sneaks up now just 2 pts behind Death Impends. I manage to return to the podium because of Doug Supernaw.

In the end, it's the jokers who might actually decide the game. Death Impends has Yoo Sang-Chul. I have Lee Noble. Cpt Chorizo has Tom Smith. Are these wasted jokers?

After all, Joey and Banana went for Pat Smullen, msc went for Chris Doleman. Could that make a difference?

 

Rank	Team	Score
1	Death Impends	1246
2	Joey Russ	1244
3	gcreptile	1165
4	msc	1151
5	Banana	1124
6	Cpt. Chorizo	1067
7	Clorox Bleachman	1036
8	Deadsox	970
9	JiroemonKimura	959
10	Book	949
11	drol	941
12	DevonDeathTrip	919
13	RadGuy	912
14	Sean	870
15	John Key	852
16	The Unknown Man	832
17	The Quim Reaper	831
18	Skinny Kiltrunner	763
19	Torva Messor	758
20	Etushispushingupdaisies	704
21	Toast	672
22	The Mad Hatter	661
23	theoldlady	660
24	Kenny	563
25	Sir Creep	557
26	The Old Crem	533
27	Grave Danger	528
28	Great Uncle Bulgaria	424
29	Chilean Way	398
30	YoungWillz	376
31	markb4	365
32	ThePrematureBurial	313
33	Gooseberry Crumble	294
34	Bibliogryphon	232
35	Pedro67	218

 

Edit: Now with added points for Alex Trebek. I had forgotten to add his points.... doesn't change THAT much though because most picked him.

 

[msc 18,543]

15 minutes ago, gcreptile said:

After all, Joey and Banana went for Pat Smullen, msc went for Chris Doleman. Could that make a difference?

 

Currently I think a crucial moment is some idiot from Glasgow dropping Doug Supernaw in July. That turned out to be a super naw.

[Death Impends 8,043]

I'm still ahead for now, ever so narrowly. But I have the sinking feeling that I will lose by a margin that's close enough I would've won had I not swapped out Kieran O'Connor.

[Joey Russ 7,264]

I’m not really sure of my route ahead. From my differentials I could only really see either Ady Barkan or Sylvain Sylvain taking me ahead, as everyone else alive is either way too stable or Death Impends also have them (Lee Noble she doesn’t have, but Reptile does and I believe would take him ahead of me). 
I got really unlucky with some non obits I think, Bruce Reid and Marian Cisovsky in particular surprised me. 

[ThePrematureBurial 224]

I would love to see the lists of Death Impends & Joey Russ.

 

Do you have insider informations? 

 

From a hospital ward for celebrities? 

 

From a place where old aristocrats meet?

 

I'm terribly curious, I know. 

 

 

[Banana 865]

2 hours ago, ThePrematureBurial said:

I would love to see the lists of Death Impends & Joey Russ.

 

Do you have insider informations? 

 

From a hospital ward for celebrities? 

 

From a place where old aristocrats meet?

 

I'm terribly curious, I know. 

 

 

Google. 

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,367]

 

 

 

Argentine footballing legend Diego Maradona a 'hit' for me in this pool.

[theoldlady 2,343]

David Prowse is a hit for me here. I now have 21 hits, including my joker. 

[gcreptile 11,078]

Okay, let's have a small update with some special content:

 

Only new hits are David Prowse and Diego Maradona...

 

Pete Felton finally got a QO, but as I said in June (?) I decided not to give myself points in this case. Technically, Pete Felton fulfilled the qualifications for this competition, by releasing an EP and having BBC coverage in any form (in the casting show "All Together Now"). However, it then turned out that he did not get a mention anywhere after his death and THEN only indirectly through his widow. So the fame requirement might not even have fulfilled the "arguable notability" criterion. Even if he gets some more coverage now, he will not count.

Actually, I think I might tweak the fame requirements just a little for next time, i.e. if they are disqualified from the DDP, they will be disqualified here.

 

As a result, the scoreboard now is this:

Rank	Team	Score
1	Death Impends	1246
2	Joey Russ	1244
3	gcreptile	1165
4	msc	1151
5	Banana	1124
6	Cpt. Chorizo	1067
7	Clorox Bleachman	1036
8	Deadsox	970
9	JiroemonKimura	959
10	Book	949
11	drol	941
12	DevonDeathTrip	919
13	RadGuy	912
14	Sean	870
15	John Key	852
16	The Unknown Man	832
17	The Quim Reaper	831
18	Torva Messor	793
19	Skinny Kiltrunner	763
20	Etushispushingupdaisies	704
21	theoldlady	695
22	Toast	672
23	The Mad Hatter	661
24	The Old Crem	628
25	Kenny	563
26	Sir Creep	557
27	Grave Danger	528
28	Great Uncle Bulgaria	424
29	YoungWillz	411
30	Chilean Way	398
31	markb4	365
32	Gooseberry Crumble	354
33	ThePrematureBurial	313
34	Bibliogryphon	232
35	Pedro67	218

 

In terms of number of hits, I give you this list:

1. Death Impends - 24

2. msc - 22

2. Cpt. Chorizo - 22

2. Deadsox - 22

5. JoeyRuss - 21

5. The Old Lady - 21

7. gcreptile - 20

7. The Unknown Man - 20

7. Banana - 20

7. John Key - 20

 

This is the last update before I open the 2021 thread, which will not be today, but in a few days or so. My own team I will submit here in XXXXX-ed form around Dec 15th.