1997 was pretty much a re-run of 1996, with Nick J again emerging triumphant. His record of 9 hits would not be broken for 8 years... There were so few hits in the early days, the organisers had the time to write up extensive obituaries of the likes of Mother Teresa. DDP 1997 - Teams: 20 Hits: 15

Pos Team Hits Points 1 Nick J 9 43 2 Hoppo 6 28 3 Steve L 4 19 4 Richard H 4 16 5 Nigel & Nina 3 13 6 Big-Iain 3 12 7 Jesus Jones 2 9 =8 Hazey 1 4 =8 Martin P 1 4 =8 Jayne S 1 4 =8 Simon R 1 4 =8 Liz P 1 4 =8 WA Lowther 1 4 =8 Janet J 1 4 =8 Tim J 1 4 =8 Mad Mo 1 4 =8 Smiley 1 4 =18 Phil H 0 0 =18 Mick W 0 0 =18 Wally 0 0

Dates of Death Celebrity Picture 12th January 1997 Jill Summers 10th February 1997 Brian Connolly 19th February 1997 Deng Xiaoping 21st March 1997 Reverend W. Awdry 5th April 1997 Allen Ginsberg 29th April 1997 Peter Taylor, Baron Taylor of Gosforth 3rd May 1997 Hughie Green 25th June 1997 Charlie Chester 2nd July 1997 James Stewart 2nd August 1997 William S Burroughs 4th August 1997 Jeanne Calment 5th September 1997 Mother Teresa of Calcutta 7th September 1997 Mobutu Sese Seko 17th September 1997 Brian Hall 22nd September 1997 George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy

To look at the team names, they read more like an invite to a wedding than a dead pool! As the DDP grows, rather more imaginative team names would be coined.
Random (recently unearthed) fact: Diana, Princess of Wales is the earliest known "miss" in the competition's history, as she was chosen the previous year but not in 1997!

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