I had no points in late April. Now hit 6 out of the last 9 stiffs
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Still 5 months and change to go, but this is looking like a 2-horse race.
The year I won, I had no points until June. Still lots of time for others to join the race
Well, that makes me feel better.
2 of my top 3 picks are unique, so I have a shot at least. Tragedy picks probably won’t do it for me.
Ben Sasse said he was dying. It’s August, he still among the living. Never trust a politician.
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Dolly Parton. Didn’t see that coming. 
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Lou Koller: 
DEAD!
Mr. Koller was an American hardcore punk singer and founding member of the New York City hardcore band Sick of It All. He was previously a member of Blood from the Soul. Koller and his brother Pete Koller have been described as two of the most influential figures in New York hardcore. He got sick and died July 24 at age 61.
ArthurItis get a unique hit.
Standings:
| contestant | Normal Deaths | Tragic Deaths | Unique Deaths | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| traina | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67 |
| hotkarl | 2 | 3 | 0 | 64 |
| ArthurItas | 4 | 3 | 1 | 56 |
| Ezekial_Cumberland | 2 | 3 | 0 | 49 |
| frummie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| PatientZombie | 2 | 3 | 0 | 44 |
| Ted_Hoffman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| Macroman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37 |
| Maphistos_Sidekick | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
Keep watching those obits!
Luděk_Mikloško: DEAD!
Mikloško was a Czech professional football player and coach. As a player, was a goalkeeper who spent eight years at West Ham United, where he made over 300 appearances and played in the Premier League. He also played in the Football League for Queens Park Rangers and in his native country for RH Cheb and Baník Ostrava. He was capped 40 times by Czechoslovakia and part of the team that competed at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He was later capped twice by the Czech Republic. Following his retirement, Mikloško returned to West Ham and worked as the club’s goalkeeping coach before leaving in 2010. He had then moved back to the Czech Republic, where he died from stomach cancer in September 2026.
ArthurItas takes the lead and Maphistos_Sidekick also scores.
Standings:
| contestant | Normal Deaths | Tragic Deaths | Unique Deaths | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArthurItas | 5 | 3 | 1 | 68 |
| traina | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67 |
| hotkarl | 2 | 3 | 0 | 64 |
| Ezekial_Cumberland | 2 | 3 | 0 | 49 |
| frummie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| PatientZombie | 2 | 3 | 0 | 44 |
| Maphistos_Sidekick | 2 | 2 | 0 | 41 |
| Ted_Hoffman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| Macroman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37 |
Keep watching those obits!
It’s a tight race. Three contestants within three points at the top!
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09/30/esther-rantzen-dies-life-lung-cancer/
RIP for a popular pick
I think we broke Frummie’s calculator figuring all those points!
Esther Rantzen: DEAD!
Ms. Rantzen was an English journalist and television presenter who presented the BBC television series That’s Life! for 21 years, from 1973 until 1994. She worked with various charitable causes and founded the charities Childline, a helpline for children, which she set up in 1986, and The Silver Line, designed to combat loneliness in older people’s lives, which she set up in November 2012. Rantzen was recognised for her contribution to television and society. She was appointed an OBE for services to broadcasting in 1991 and a CBE for services to children in 2006, and in the 2015 New Year Honours was made a Dame for services to children and older people through Childline and The Silver Line. She was also a patron of a number of charities, including Operation Encompass and Silver Stories. She died September 30 at age 86.
traina is back in the lead; hotkarl, PatientZombie, ArthurItas, Ted_Hoffman, Ezekial_Cumberland, and Maphistos_Sidekick also score.
Standings:
| contestant | Normal Deaths | Tragic Deaths | Unique Deaths | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| traina | 4 | 3 | 1 | 81 |
| ArthurItas | 6 | 3 | 1 | 75 |
| hotkarl | 3 | 3 | 0 | 71 |
| Ezekial_Cumberland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 64 |
| PatientZombie | 3 | 3 | 0 | 58 |
| Maphistos_Sidekick | 3 | 2 | 0 | 56 |
| Ted_Hoffman | 5 | 1 | 1 | 55 |
| frummie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| Macroman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37 |
Keep watching those obits!
I had Hastert as high as 4th 10 years ago
A celebrity in our actuarial world, Pauline Reimer 
I listened in to the funeral
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same
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