Week 41 update
Is five the most we've had in one weekend? I think so. Perhaps it's cheating though because up first is Rupiah Banda who died in March: Zambia declares mourning after the death of former president | The Independent
There was more but then the log-in pop up appeared. He died at 85 so he's worth 40 Base Points with a Solo Shot for @Arabdownunder taking that to 90.
I should also add here for everyone, at the end of the year I check every pick to see if I've missed any deaths. If you have obscure ones like this it's very helpful if you keep track and post about them, but I will always make every effort to check every pick by the end of the year and make sure nothing's been missed.
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Up next this week was Sacheen Littlefeather: Sacheen Littlefeather, actor and activist who declined Marlon Brando’s Oscar, dies aged 75 | US news | The Guardian
She died at 75 so she's worth 50 Base Points for @Arabdownunder and @Ned Nederlander, with a Deadly Duo bonus taking that to 75 points each.
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Up third this week is lawyer and thief Ian Hamilton: Lawyer who removed Stone of Destiny dies aged 97 - BBC News
He and a couple of mates stole a rock from a church. Simpler times. Hamilton died at 97 so he's worth 28 Base Points for @sophia and @tamthebam with a Deadly Duo bonus taking that to 53 points each.
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Up fourth this week is country singer Loretta Lynn: Loretta Lynn death: Country music icon dies aged 90 | The Independent
Granny Sanchez is probably a fan. While I'm not a fan of the genre it's a bit sad when an original country star dies, because you reflect on what modern country music is and how inauthentic it is and wonder. Lynn died at 90 so she's worth 35 Base Points for @buddiepaul, @Curmudgeon, @paulathame and @The Hologram.
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Last - and least - this week is Peter Tobin: Serial killer Peter Tobin dies while serving life sentences in Edinburgh | Scotland | The Guardian
What can I reasonably add about a rapist and murderer who led an awful life? Nothing, really. His Wikipedia article has a decent amount of detail about the murders he was convicted of, as well as several others he was linked to. He died at 76 so he's worth 49 Base Points for @Billy Jean King, @gingette, @Lofarl and @The_Craig. @Karpaty Lviv and @ThomCat get a Vice-Captain bonus taking them to 74 points, while @Sergeant Wilson gets a Captain bonus taking him to 98 points.
After all of these, the standings now look like this:
1. Bishop Briggs 691
2. Indale Winton 635
3. Ned Nederlander 571
4. chompmyroot 551
5. Billy Jean King 460
6. JustOneCornetto 452
7. Arabdownunder, Arch Stanton, sparky88 445
10. Moomintroll 416
11. gkneil 382
12. weirdcal 372
13. psv_killie 353
14. Sweaty Morph 342
15. Savage Henry 338
16. mathematics, The DA 321
18. peasy23 318
19. The_Craig 315
20. pub car king 288
21. The Master 273
22. scottsdad 262
23. buddiepaul 261
24. Arbroathlegend36-0 255
25. lichtgilphead 237
26. microdave 228
27. thistledo 226
28. tamthebam 221
29. senorsoupe 219
30. Raidernation 218
31. Desp 217
32. pawpar 216
33. Melanius Mullarkey 207
34. Aim Here 205
35. Florentine_Pogen 202
36. gingette 199
37. Fuctifano, jimbaxters 196
39. blootoon87 180
40. Lofarl 176
41. thisal 160
42. cdhafc1874 159
43. Mark Connolly 153
44. ThomCat 143
45. ayrunitedfw 140
46. Karpaty Lviv 133
47. HI HAT 122
48. sleazy 121
49. willie adie 115
50. Scorge 114
51. nessies long lost ghost, The Naitch 113
53. Hamish's Passenger, speckled tangerine 112
55. Les Cabbage 111
56. The Hologram 108
57. Miguel Sanchez 105
58. Bully Wee Villa 104
59. paulathame, Sergeant Wilson 98
61. djchapsticks, Enigma 81
63. cambozpar 74
64. D.V.T., qos_75 59
66. Aladdin, BillyAnchor, doulikefish, ICTJohnboy, invergowrie arab, mizfit, Oystercatcher, smpar, Soapy FFC 58
75. sophia 53
76. Cardinal Richelieu, get_the_subbies_on, Lex, RossBFaeDundee 52
80. Ray Patterson 47
81. Amarillo Bairn 44
82. Bert Raccoon, statts1976uk 39
83. Curmudgeon 35
84. 10menwent2mow 34
85. Bold Rover, dagane, Duszek, Hedgecutter, HTG, LoonsYouthTeam 29
91. Everyone else 0
The spreadsheet has also been updated with these scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mup1IJllKHs0a47J8G6IXUkvShJrV28Iuc-Kkn7RKuo/edit?usp=sharing