Hmm, not eligible here due to no wiki but I could use her in another contest. News of her death would need to hit on a list of media outlets. I’m guessing ESPN might pick it up
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List submitted.
For a week, then have at it!
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Good Day Death Poolers! It’s a glorious day, time to reveal the celebrities that have been picked. I am geeked up about this year’s competition! We have 9 players this year. For your statistical pleasure and to help with our Derby Dead Pool entry, here is what I have so far. I have not included alternates. All celebrities are eligible according to the rules.
Jimmy Carter................................................9
Jonnie Irwin................................................7
Shannen Doherty.............................................7
James Whale.................................................5
Ronnie Atkins...............................................5
Linda Nolan.................................................5
Frank Field.................................................4
Bruce Willis................................................4
Princess Bajrakitiyabha.....................................4
Steve McMichael.............................................4
Dick Van Dyke...............................................4
Rob Burrow..................................................4
Steve Gleason...............................................4
Esther Rantzen..............................................3
Bob Newhart.................................................3
Andy Taylor.................................................3
Michael Tilson Thomas.......................................3
Peter Angelos...............................................2
Frank Caprio................................................2
Billy Connolly..............................................2
Khaleda Zia.................................................2
Marlyne Barrett.............................................2
Theo Burrell................................................2
William Shatner.............................................2
Joyce Randolph..............................................2
Robert Wagner...............................................2
Britney Spears..............................................2
Zhang Zhan..................................................2
Dick Vitale.................................................2
Barry Du Bois...............................................2
Mary Lou Retton.............................................1
Brandon “Bam” Margera.......................................1
Ted Turner..................................................1
Shaun White.................................................1
Dick Cheney.................................................1
Chevy Chase.................................................1
Macaulay Culkin.............................................1
TJ Ducklo...................................................1
Marion Ross ................................................1
Daniel Doctoroff............................................1
Sergei Shoigu...............................................1
Willie Nelson...............................................1
Eleonora Giorgi.............................................1
Bill Cosby..................................................1
Ramzan Kadyrov..............................................1
Charlie Bird................................................1
Gene Shalit.................................................1
Tim Bilton..................................................1
Alan Greenspan .............................................1
Jussie Smollett.............................................1
Randy Travis ...............................................1
Kim Jong-un.................................................1
Queen Margrethe II..........................................1
Bill Steel..................................................1
Volodymyr Zelenskyy.........................................1
Rhod Gilbert................................................1
Amanda Bynes................................................1
Vladimir Putin..............................................1
Fauja Singh.................................................1
Phil Collins................................................1
Wade MacLeod................................................1
John Tesh...................................................1
Pope Francis................................................1
Edie McClurg................................................1
Celine Dion.................................................1
Carol Burnett...............................................1
Antonia Hylton..............................................1
Maura Sullivan..............................................1
Chris Evert.................................................1
Marv Levy...................................................1
June Spencer ...............................................1
Larry Pressler..............................................1
Janis Paige ................................................1
Shecky Greene...............................................1
Eugenia Cooney..............................................1
Rip Micheals................................................1
Jessica Alves...............................................1
Mel Brooks..................................................1
Mohammed Deif...............................................1
Criscilla Anderson..........................................1
Yahya Sinwar................................................1
John Williams...............................................1
Pete Davidson...............................................1
James Earl Jones............................................1
Bindi Irwin.................................................1
Kanye West..................................................1
Damar Hamlin................................................1
Miroslava Duma..............................................1
Martina Navratilova.........................................1
Brian Wallach...............................................1
Derek Draper................................................1
Donald Sterling.............................................1
Chelsea Manning.............................................1
Geneviève Callerot..........................................1
Sarah Hyland................................................1
Russell M Nelson............................................1
Tom Baker...................................................1
Prunella Scales.............................................1
Neil Diamond................................................1
Raul Castro.................................................1
Dave Myers..................................................1
Joe Biden...................................................1
Barton Cowperthwaite........................................1
Kate Bowler.................................................1
Warren Buffett..............................................1
Virginia Halas McCaskey.....................................1
Here are the people who have entered. If you are not on the list, please let me know and I’ll check my messages again:
Maphistos_Sidekick
frummie
Ted_Hoffman
Ezekial_Cumberland
Macroman
PatientZombie
Hotkarl
soyleche
traina
Arthur Itas
Good luck to the contestants. Bad luck to the celebrities!
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So many unique picks. Should be a fun game!
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Got it. My formulas didn’t pick up your picks. I’ll add them in to the list above.
Let the heads roll!
Here are the lists in order received. T denotes Tragedy pick; * denotes unique pick
Good luck to the contestants! Bad luck to the celebrities!
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Thanks for getting this up so quickly @frummie. That will help for other death list entries. After dipping my toe in DDP with a theme entry in 2023, i’m jumping in the deep end with a full entry this year too
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And lest there be any doubt, I confirm that @frummie 's picks are unchanged from when he started looking at our entires.
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Names I didn’t see that I had on my initial list for consideration:
Imelda Marcos
Hal Linden
Joanne Woodward
Michael Dukakis
Doc Severinsen
Bob Cousy
Ethel Kennedy (one of my alternates, but people really have to die off to get to her)
Yoko Ono (also an alternate, but she’s arguably a succubus so she will never die)
I almost went with the Alan Alda / Loretta Swit double, but held off.
One I’m surprised I don’t see: Eva Marie Saint (99, turns 100 on July 4) - but she might have a couple of years yet, since she was seen in 2021.
I am pretty sure that Wade MacLeod would have made more lists if the news had broken any earlier.
Since there are multiple Erik Jensen’s, this is the one on my list
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Hmm, is he well known enough that his obit might get picked up by CNN or ESPN in my other pool? Maybe not for DDP media sources?
Got it
There are a few picks that I have in my other pool that either didn’t qualify here due to Wikipedia rule and/or won’t meet DDP Obit requirements.
Wayne Eddy
Sindi Hooper
Jamal Yunos
Sean Wallace
On a separate note, I didn’t pick Bobby Hehir here, even though he qualifies (1978 NHL Amateur draft Wikipedia page and a few others). Sandy Roberts is the same.