RIP George Alagiah
BBC News - George Alagiah: BBC journalist and newsreader dies aged 67
George Alagiah: DEAD!
Mr. Alagiah was a British newsreader, journalist and television presenter. From 2007 until 2022, he was the presenter of the BBC News at Six, and also the main presenter of GMT on BBC World News from its launch in 2010 until 2014. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours. He died July 24 at age 67.
frummie, hotkarl, traina, Macroman, Maphistos_Sidekick, ArthurItas and PatientZombie all get hits.
Standings:
| contestant | Normal Deaths | Tragic Deaths | Unique Deaths | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArthurItas | 9 | 0 | 3 | 89 |
| hotkarl | 4 | 1 | 1 | 59 |
| PatientZombie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Macroman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Maphistos_Sidekick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| twig93 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| traina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| frummie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| soyleche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Keep watching those obits!
Paul Rubens aka Pee Wee Herman. RIP.
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I’m up to a tie for 7th place now.
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No deaths from our lists since July 26.
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Slacker celebrities!
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Hey, we aren’t mafia actuaries
Even the Grim Reaper deserves a summer vay-cay every now and then.
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I think frummie’s comment is going to set off a string of fatalities
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Bob Barker. RIP. Hits for a bunch of people, including me.
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I checked and I had him 4th. RIP.
I noticed that not everyone is marked “dead” on our lists. Not that it’s super important.
I hope not. Has there been some apocalypse that I missed?
I think the scoring is accurate (other than Bob Barker not being recorded).
But, as an example, on my list of picks Tony Bennett is not marked “dead”. I have the points for Tony Bennett but he still shows as if he’s alive. 
I have him 14th. Guess I thought he’d live forever at this point!
Bob Barker: DEAD!
Mr. Barker was a TV game show host for Truth or Consequences and, for 35 years, The Price is Right. He was an animal advocate, ending each episode of The Price is Right admonishing his audience to spay or neuter their pets. And he beat the living snot out of Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore He died yesterday at age 99, being as close to 100 without going over.
hotkarl moves closer to first place; traina, twig93 and Macroman also score.
Standings:
| contestant | Normal Deaths | Tragic Deaths | Unique Deaths | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArthurItas | 9 | 0 | 3 | 89 |
| hotkarl | 5 | 1 | 1 | 71 |
| Macroman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| PatientZombie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| twig93 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Maphistos_Sidekick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| traina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| frummie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| soyleche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Keep watching those obits! |
I added DEAD to several celebrities who passed. Let me know if I am missing anyone.
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Nice 
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TIL: Barker spent most of his youth on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in Mission, South Dakota. The U.S. Indian Census Rolls, 1885–1940, list Barker as an enrolled member of the Sioux tribe.
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I considered this guy for my tragedy picks, but decided not to because he didn’t have a wiki. RIP
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