paranoid android Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 3 hours ago, peasy23 said: Neil Innes, Rutle and Occasional Python, makes his bid for the Last Gasp bonus. Hate these folk that die without giving us any warning that they were ill first. https://news.sky.com/story/neil-innes-monty-python-actor-and-rutles-musician-dies-aged-75-11898171 Ouch! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aim Here Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 3 hours ago, Zen Archer Esq. said: He's a Sub-Urban Spaceman. Here comes the twist ... he doesn't exist. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Death Cab for Nasty 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 4 hours ago, The Skelpit Lug said: Neil Outness. Grimms news. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 5 hours ago, The Skelpit Lug said: Neil Outness. Featuring Neil Innes on catafalque. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Craig Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 June Whitfield - 93. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46712694 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 6 minutes ago, The_Craig said: June Whitfield - 93. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46712694 That's tragic, dying on the anniversary of her last death. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 7 minutes ago, The_Craig said: June Whitfield - 93. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46712694 Oh Craigy! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Craig Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Bugger! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sureiknow Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 1 hour ago, The_Craig said: June Whitfield - 93. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46712694 I may tick her off my list for next year. She should have hung on for a few days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Is this a woosh, she went a while ago...... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Titanic’s doon I hear. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Craig Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Is this a woosh, she went a while ago......I've whoooooshed myself.If such a thing is possible 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 'Death of an Author' - MC Beaton (Hamish Macbeth/Agatha Raisin) won't write another murder mystery 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The DA Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Agatha non-Rasing and Hamish McDeath by M C Beaten. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 YAAAASSSS!!!! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold Rover Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 1 minute ago, alta-pete said: YAAAASSSS!!!! All praise to you and to Miguel- superbly convened competition. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Miguel Sanchez Posted January 1, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 1, 2020 Week 52.5 update Here it is. The last one. I've checked everything and everyone. If anyone else died this year, it officially doesn't count. First up is a death in January. For @LoonsYouthTeam. Kaye Ballard: Kaye Ballard https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-kaye-ballard-actress-comedian-and-nightclub-singer-who-was-a-us-tv-regular-1-4861728 She was old but she was a Solo Shot, so she ended up worth 82 points. The Last Gasp bonus goes to me, with Alasdair Gray dying on Sunday there. I think I would have rather he held on until today and gave me a nice head start on everyone, but it is what it is. There were other deaths throughout the year that didn't score as there was no qualifying obituary. 50/50 Winner with Ken Nordine, Bishop Briggs with John Cocks, Oooooft with Robin Herd and Savage Henry with Paul Dewar. Since taking over the running of this competition this is the first I've perused articles about celebrity deaths with any regularity, and it's interesting to see who gets them and who doesn't. To me some seem worthy, but nothing. It's strange, and somewhat sobering to have a wealth of information about a person's life and their achievements only for it apparently not be as noteworthy as it seems. But what do I know? After the mentioned scores for myself and LoonsYouthTeam, the scores finally look like this: 1. alta-pete 760 2. Oooooft 728 3. chomp my root 601 4. sparky88 550 5. Ned Nederlander 545 6. Bishop Briggs 539 7. DBA 514 8. Once A Rover always a Rover 502 9. Indale Winton 456 10. The Naitch 455 11. Miguel Sanchez 449 12. JustOneCornetto 445 13. peasy23 417 14. Mark Connolly 399 15. cdisaaccie 378 16. Arabdownunder 375 =17. The DA, weirdcal 373 19. Savage Henry 371 20. Fuctifano 369 21. RadgerTheBadger 361 22. gingette 339 23. lichtgilphead 335 24. JamieStevenson 329 25. lolls 323 26. psv_killie 313 27. sleazy 312 28. Lex 309 29. Karpaty 307 30. Melanius Mullarkey 295 31. LoonsYouthTeam 283 32. 10menwent2mow 276 33. Sweaty Morph 274 34. Meden89 264 35. qos_75 254 36. HI HAT 240 37. nessies long lost ghost 239 38. Ross. 233 39. Ziggy, gkneil 217 =40. Blootoon87, ICTJohnboy 213 42. Microdave 209 43. Bert Raccoon 206 44. choirbairn 201 45. statts1976uk 190 46. atfccfc 179 47. Willie adie 173 48. Arbroathlegend36-0 165 =49. Musketeer Gripweed, Sloop John B 152 51. Billy Jean King 145 52. Gareth_Glasgow 140 53. cambozpar 139 54. Ben Twilly 138 55. weejack 123 56. thisal 111 57. mathematics 109 =58. wellinwigan, BWAClyde 92 60. Lofarl 84 61. AyrTroopMajor 82 62. The Master 70 63. Bold Rover 69 64. Sergeant Wilson 49 =65. killiefan27, Henderson to Deliver..., Kilbowie's Finest 46 68. expatowner, Aim Here 45 =69. Eednud, ToBeSomeone 36 71. pub car king 30 72. MixuFixit 27 ======================= ZERO POINTERS: @50/50 Winner, Consolidate, @dee_62, @doulikefish, @D.V.T., @Flybhoy, @JTS98, @pawpar, @RussellAnderson, @Salvo Montalbano, @Shotgun, @shuggz, @speckled tangerine, @weemac ======================== Congratulations to @alta-pete for what I assume is a maiden victory. Based on the threads we still have this is also a record score. The scoring system changed a bit this year when I changed the totals for some of the bonuses for the sake of neatness, but it's still a massive score. 8/15 hits is pretty much always going to get you near the top end unless you picked 15 people with ages in the triple digits. Some people have been playing this for years and never managed 8 hits total, so good luck filling out the gaps in next year's team. On a personal note I'd like to thank everyone for playing and posting this year. I've never run anything like this and I know there were a few issues throughout the year - me not being able to count or read, missing a few deaths, the usual. I hope I've done the Dead Pool justice over the year and hope 2020's edition is an improvement in these various areas. One day I might learn how spreadsheets work and not put everything in there manually. Speaking of which, here's the final edition: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NlaNlT-7ZGlQGqszGFfBb49tVzFpWITUAR7BUjApJUc/edit?usp=sharing To everyone else I've not mentioned - better luck next year. Er, this year. Assuming you remembered to submit a team. 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Nederlander Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Outstanding year - it's always been serious business but f'ck me THAT was serious business - congratulations Pete and special mention to Miguel who ran the show superbly Top 10 again for me - very happy with that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold Rover Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 7 minutes ago, Ned Nederlander said: Outstanding year - it's always been serious business but f'ck me THAT was serious business - congratulations Pete and special mention to Miguel who ran the show superbly Top 10 again for me - very happy with that. Top 5, Ned. Lifetime achievement award beckons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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