Death happens. Why not make it interesting?
The online competition to guess which famous people won't make it to the end of the current year. If they're elderly, ill, or just live a high-risk lifestyle, stick 'em in your team, and for each one whose death you correctly predict, you'll score points. DDP was dreamt up in Derby, England (hence the name...) by Big Iain back in 1996. Other hosts: Siegfried Baboon and Rude Kid (2003-7), Octopus of Odstock (2008-9), The Man in Black (2010-17), Spade Cooley (2018-19), msc (2020-21), Grim Up North (2020-22), and Reptile (2020-23). Now the Committee of DI (2022), time (2024), and Banana (2023) oversee the biggest deadpool going...
LIFELESS LOUIE It’s not truly a DDP year until you have the death of a name celeb who would’ve been a popular lad hereabouts if they announced their cancer on the other side of New Year’s, but instead only reveals it days before their death and is a lucky unique for a theme team. Last […]
DEATH TAKES BISHOP In universally-welcomed news, paedo and murderer Russell Bishop has died of brain cancer, aged 55. In 1986, he molested and killed two 9-year-old girls in what is now referred to as the “Babes in the Woods murders” in a nod to the cautionary children’s tale. The prosecution extensively bungled their investigation, failing […]
GOAL BE SCORED Golfer Bob Goalby has died, aged 92. In a career with 11 PGA championships, his best-known moment was winning the 1968 Masters Tournament, most notable for the peculiar circumstances in which he narrowly beat Roberto De Vicenzo. At the end of the round, Goalby finished with 65, one stroke better than De […]
PLANET UNDER A titan of Brazilian culture has fallen, considered by many in their homeland to embody the soul of the country. Indeed, many on a worldwide scale were also in mourning. Their death was worth 9 points in the DDP. No, we’re not at the point of having to write an obit for Pelé […]
LORD HE CAN’T GO BACK HERE Perhaps the most notable white artist under the classic Motown umbrella has died. Canuck R. Dean Taylor experienced mild success in his homeland before heading to Detroit to further his career. He wasn’t the first white artist to have a charting single with Motown – Debbie Dean did so […]
TIMED OUT MACHINE The Time Machine actress Yvette Mimiuex has died shortly after her 80th birthday. Her breakout role in the 1960 sci-fi classic remains her most enduring, where she portrays peaceful Weena of the Eloi race. She was the last surviving main cast member of the film. Another noted appearance rolled along later that […]
SATURNINO DE LA MUERTE The world’s oldest man is dead, yet again. Even though supercentenarian picks have fallen out of vogue in recent DDP years, the oldest man and woman you can always count on to be a DDP pick until the end of time. 112-year-old Saturnino de la Fuente hailed from Spain, and his […]
GENERALISSIMO FRANCISCO GENTO IS STILL DEAD Arguably Spain’s finest footballer, Francisco Gento has died, aged 88. Nicknamed “Paco”, Gento began his professional career with local team Racing de Santander. His time with them was short-lived, for his talent was noticed by the somewhat-more-prominent Real Madrid, who promptly swooped him up as one of their players. […]
NO FREEDOM LEFT TO LOSE FOR CHARLIE MCGEE Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee has died at 102. Among the last survivors of the barrier-breaking cadre of African-American WWII pilots, he also served in the Korean War and Vietnam. He flew 409 combat missions during his military career, which remains a record today. In his later years, […]
SHE DIED, SHE DIED BABY… FFS, Gooseberry enema! I know writing obits for 60s musicians would be a reluctant perk of DDP co-hosting, but why did it have to be Ronnie first? 🙁 60s girl group icon Ronnie Spector has sadly died of cancer aged 78. Young Veronica Bennett grew up admiring Frankie Lymon’s output, […]
