Lots of people had Irwin. Strangely, I think 5 people had him #6 on their list
Including me. That is weird.
RIP Jonnie. I watched so many episodes of A Place in the Sun. Good show.
Geez. From the press I skimmed over when making my picks, I thought this was going to be the year.
(However, as I’m currently sitting in a hospital on the floor with a bunch of non-celebeity cancer patients, maybe I shouldn’t express too much frustration.)
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Same. IIRC I intentionally left her off my list completely in 2022 and 2023, but her short term prognosis seemed significantly worse leading into this year so she made my list.
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I had him #4, I was pretty confident he wasn’t making it much longer.
Jonnie Irwin: DEAD!
Mr. Irwin was an English television presenter, writer, lecturer, business and property expert. He was best known for presenting the Channel 4 lifestyle programme A Place in the Sun between 2004 and 2021, as well as the BBC daytime programme Escape to the Country between 2010 and 2023. Now he has a place in the afterlife as he died on February 2 at age 50.
Hotkarl expands the lead, frummie gets a second low scoring hit, and traina, Maphistos_Sidekick, ArthurItas, Ted_Hoffman, Ezekial_Cumberland, and PatientZombie are on the board.
Standings:
| contestant | Normal Deaths | Tragic Deaths | Unique Deaths | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotkarl | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| Ted_Hoffman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Maphistos_Sidekick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Ezekial_Cumberland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| traina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| ArthurItas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| frummie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Macroman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| PatientZombie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| soyleche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keep watching those obits! |
Toby Keith dies: Country star was battling stomach cancer | AP News
Swing and a miss…cancer diagnosis in 2022.
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I had Randy Travis in my last spot. I was on the right genre, just the wrong person. I also thought Keith looked good enough in his last public appearance that 2024 was a year too early.
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a bit surprised no one picked Navalny.
I personally felt once imprisoned they would try to not let him die
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Same. But perhaps Putin is wishing to ensure non-embarrassing events in the run-up to this year’s election and/or non-embarrassing results by “reminding” folks who’s in charge.
Dave Myers RIP
BBC News - Dave Myers: The Hairy Bikers star, who had cancer, dies at 66
Dave Myers: DEAD!
Mr. Myers was an English television presenter, best known as one half of the Hairy Bikers, along with Si King. He was also known for his appearances on the BBC celebrity talent show Strictly Come Dancing. Together, Myers and King presented a number of television cookery series for the BBC. They also launched their own product called The Hairy Bikers Diet Club. Myers is biking in the afterlife as he died yesterday at age 66.
traina moves into second place with a unique hit.
| contestant | Normal Deaths | Tragic Deaths | Unique Deaths | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotkarl | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| traina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Ted_Hoffman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Maphistos_Sidekick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Ezekial_Cumberland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| ArthurItas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| frummie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Macroman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| PatientZombie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| soyleche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Keep watching those obits!
Charlie Bird: DEAD!
Mr. Bird was an Irish journalist and broadcaster, reporting on subjects such as the Irish Republican Army and the Haiti Earthquake. He was Chief News Correspondent with RTÉ News until January 2009. He took up the role of Washington Correspondent, but prematurely returned to his earlier post in Ireland in June 2010. He retired from RTÉ in August 2012. He is writing about the afterlife as he died yesterday at age 74 after a long illness.
Hotkarl expands the lead with a pool-leading third hit.
Standings:
| contestant | Normal Deaths | Tragic Deaths | Unique Deaths | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotkarl | 3 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| traina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Ted_Hoffman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Maphistos_Sidekick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Ezekial_Cumberland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| ArthurItas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| frummie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Macroman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| PatientZombie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| soyleche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Keep watching those obits!
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You’re a hero for a nearly immediate response!
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I happened to be looking through the celebs and ding ding ding!
Peter Angelos: DEAD!
Mr. Angelos was an American trial lawyer and baseball executive from Baltimore, Maryland. Angelos was the majority owner of the Baltimore Orioles, a team in the American League of Major League Baseball, from 1993 until his death on March 23.
PatientZombie and Ted_Hoffman score.
Standings:
| contestant | Normal Deaths | Tragic Deaths | Unique Deaths | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotkarl | 3 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| Ted_Hoffman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| traina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| PatientZombie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Maphistos_Sidekick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Ezekial_Cumberland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| ArthurItas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| frummie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Macroman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| soyleche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Keep watching those obits!