Theme Team League 2026

July 26th

Jazz continues to deliver this week, with “Three Steps to Heaven” saxophonist Plas Johnson resulting in the highest change to the board, seeing #1 Hits reach tenth place.

Position Team Points Hits Theme
1 Nature’s Way 67 5 Names Found in Nature
2 Elton Welsby’s Sporting Triangles 62 5 Sports Types
3 Doubles to Finish 52 3 Names with double letters
4 LW’s Latest Hit 50 4 Music
=5 A la vie, a la mort 48 4 French People
=5 Deutschland verabschiedet sich! 48 4 Germans
7 The Sick-bed of Cuchulainn 40 4 The Irish
8 Play Ball! 39 3 Sports
9 Jaydead 36 3 Names beginning with J
10  #1 Hits 35 4 UK Chart Toppers
11 Aaron Aardvark’s Alliteration Association 33 3 Alliterative Names
12 Dying Donkeys 32 3 US Democrat Politicians
13 Jextinction 31 2 Names beginning with J
14 OAP’s 27 4 Old American Poiliticians
15 Musicians We Lost in 2026 27 3 Musicians
16 Fiona’s Reaping the Patricians 26 3 Politicians and Royalty
17 Passed The Rock 26 1 NBA Figures
=18 Sudden Death 24 3 Football
=18 We’re all Doomed! 24 3 Scots
20 LW’s Protesticles 24 2 Activists and Protestors
21 EVIL PILES OF DOG EXCRIMENT 24 1 Criminals
22 Final Adieu 23 4 Names beginning with A
23 Great gig in the sky 23 3 Musicians
=24 Saturday Night Dead 23 2 Saturday Night Live
=24 The Dead Kennedys 23 2 Kennedy Center honorees
26 Musical Chairs 22 3 Musicians
27 death to all but metal and dame shirley bassey 22 2 Rockers and their nan
28 Windsor’s OBE 21 3 Order of the British Empire recipients
29 No More Expenses 20 4 UK MP’s
30 MST3K Massacre 20 3 MST3K subjects
31 Buying Max Yasgur’s Farm 20 2 Folkies
=32 Gone and Away 19 2 Soaps
=32 Perfect 10 19 2 People with 10 lettered names.
34 House Of Soon To Be With The Lord  18 3 Politicians
35 Traded to the Saints 18 2 NFLers
36 Cardavers 17 3 Car Names
=37 A Question of Sprouts 17 2 Sports
=37 All these moments will be lost 17 2 Sci-fi Actors
=37 Fiona’s Immortals 17 2 Film and TV Personalities
=37 They Think It’s All Over 17 2 Scottish Footballers
=37 You should be Ash – amed 17 2 Convicted and/or Suspected Criminals
=42 KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS 16 2 Footballers
=42 Rolls Off The Tongue 16 2 Interesting Names
=42 The Retched pong of Brit sit-com 16 2 British Sitcoms
45 M6 Toll(ed) 15 2 Midlands
=46 JOCKS AWAY 14 2 Scots
=46 Let the Music Play Just a Little Longer 14 2 Musicians
=46 Ruling the Afterlife 14 2 World Leaders
=46 sid and marty coffin 14 2 Sid and Marty Krofft
50 Thanks for being a Sport 13 1 Sportspeople
51 Old As Dirt 12 3 Centenarians
=52 Not Going in a Black Cab 12 2 Eastenders
=52 Sickly Senators 12 2 US Senators
54 Francis Of Wrestle-Easy 2026 12 1 Wrestling
=55 Everybody’s Dead Daves 11 2 Daves
=55 Made In Detroit 11 2 Connections to the Motor City
=55 Oscar Strikeouts 11 2 Oscar nominees
=58 Hits Of 1980 And Hits Today 11 1 Hits of 46 Years Ago And Hits Today
=58 Norman Lear and All His Friends 11 1 Norman Lear and actors in his many sitcoms
=58 Trans Girls Hit squad’s hit list 11 1 T*RFs
=61 And the Nominees are… dead! 10 2 Oscar Nominees
=61 Bibliogryphon’s Bookworm Food 10 2 Authors
=61 D Ceased 10 2 Names beginning with D
=61 Hispanics and Lati-no’s 10 2 Hispanics
=61 Slippery Soap 10 2 Soap Actors
=66 Animals to the Afterlife 10 1 Animal Names
=66 Bobbing For Apples 10 1 Bobs and Roberts
=66 If your Mansion House Needs Haunting just call… 10 1 Actors to have played paranormal entities.
=66 Lt. Colonel Kilgore’s Ultimate Surf Party 10 1 Vietnam Figures
=66 Nice! 10 1 Jazz Musicians
=66 Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead 10 1 50s/60s rock and pop
=66 Sportspeople I Think Might Die in 2026 United 10 1 Athletes
=66 The Fat Lady’s singing… 10 1 Opera
=66 Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE 10 1 Actors in TTSS adaptations
=66 Vive la France… et la mort 10 1 The French
76 Ncuti Bang Bang 9 2 Doctor Who
=77 A place in the dirt 9 1 Geographically themed names
=77 Complications from a fall 9 1 Dictators and other world leaders
=77 Hell to the Chief 9 1 World Leaders
=77 Illinoying 9 1 People associated with Illinois
=77 I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together 9 1 Personalities on The Carol Burnett Show
=77 State Funeral 9 1 Heads of State
=77 There is nothing like a Dame 9 1 Dames, without their boss this time
=77 Turning Left 9 1 Racing drivers with at least 1 NASCAR Cup Series start.
85 Big digits team 8 2 Centenarians
86 Last Christmas 8 1 Christmas-associated celebs
=87 Gray Panthers 7 1 Centenarians
=87 The Cabinet of the Grim Reaper 7 1 US Cabinet Members
=87 Waiting For Ugo 7 1 Midlands footballers
=90 20 Crooners Croakin’ 6 1 Crooners
=90 All Death Is Consolation 6 1 Artists
=90 Apollogies For Still Living 6 1 Astronauts
=90 Comedy Cremations 6 1 Comedy Actors
=90 Decaying Orbit-uaries 6 1 Space types
=90 Drop Dead Diva 6 1 Extravagant women
=90 Forbes’ DL 6 1 Billionaires
=90 Last Show Before Bedtime 6 1 70’s BBC Evening TV
=90 Laughing in the Face of Death 6 1 Funny People
=90 MAGA Hit List 6 1 Trump non-fans
=90 Sad Last Days 6 1 National Enquirer “near death”s
=101 Boddies…By ‘eck you smell gorgeous tonight, petal! 5 1 People associated with Manchester
=101 BYE-BYE BORING BROADCASTERS 2026 5 1 Broadcasters
=101 Dieopics 5 1 Biopic Subjects
=101 Foreword by The Grim Reaper 5 1 Authors
=101 Jane’s Antique Wrinklies 5 1 Old Ladies
=101 Old Hollywood 5 1 Actors aged 90+
=101 Oldest living footballers 5 1 Take a guess!
=101 Pop Goes the Wurzels 5 1 Popsters
=101 Rushing to Tim Horton’s for Maple Donuts 5 1 Canucks
=101 Space Wasters 5 1 Morally Questionable People
=101 The Letter “R” Means Death 5 1 Names beginning with R
=101 Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed! 5 1 US TV
=113 Fireball’s Play Your Cadavers Right 4 1 Gameshow hosts
=113 God’s Gonna Gettem 4 1 Names beginning with G
   …and it’s goodnight from him 0 0 Rons, Ronalds, Ronnies etc.
  2026 Exit Draft 0 0 Sport
  Alright Dave 0 0 A team of Daves
  American As Apple Pie 0 0 Hispanics
  And That’s a Rap 0 0 Rappers
  Armin Meiwes’s Prison Buddies 0 0 Criminals
  ARTHUR’S THEME 0 0 People born on the Day of the Dead
  Baby Kissers Taking a Big Sleep 0 0 Politicos
  BatStar Lord of the Who TrekLock 0 0 Nerd shows
  Beloved Farewell 0 0 Names beginning with B
  Big Man Top 40 Musicians 0 0 Musicians
  Boom, Boom, Out go the lights 0 0 Blues and beat musicians
  Broken Records 0 0 Musicians
  BY DESIGN 0 0 Designers and Inventors
  Cadaverous Mofos 0 0 The Wire
  Can’t Think of a Music Pun 0 0 Musicians
  CLOG POPPERS 0 0 Popsters
  Come on Karma, Where’s the F@@king Justice 0 0 Evading justice for how long?
  Complete Phallusies 0 0 Names with shlong slang in them
  CRT to DOA 0 0 TV presenters
  DCAU Demises 0 0 DC Animated Cinematic Universe
  Dead Beats 0 0 Musicians
  Dead Continent 0 0 Asians
  Dead Leaders 0 0 World Leaders
  Disney Remake Roast 0 0 Disney
  Don’t Eat Another Donut While You’re in the MRI Machine 0 0 Overweight People
  Dr Who’s Next 0 0 Doctor Who
  Easy Peasy Japanesey 0 0 Japanese People
  Epstein Island Flight 666 to Hell 0 0 Names in the Epstein files
  Epstein’s Enigmas 0 0 Names in the Epstein files
  Formula Fatality 0 0 F1
  GoodKnight Vienna 0 0 Knights and Dames
  Grappling with Mortality 0 0 Wrestlers
  Gris Gris 0 0 Duplicated Names
  Here’s Who You Could Have Won 0 0 Interesting Oldies
  He’s Not The Family Guy 0 0 Family Guy Voices
  Hospital Pass Footballers 0 0 Footballers
  I Hear Voices 0 0 Voice Actors
  IN THE HOLE! 0 0 Golfers
  IT’S A COP-OUT 2026 0 0 Coppers
  It’s time to meet the music 0 0 Muppet Show Guest Stars
  Last of The Summer Winos 0 0 Last of the Summer Wine
  last ones alive 2026 0 0 Last surviving original band members
  Laugh until… 2026 0 0 Comedians
  Lullabye-bye of Broadway 0 0 Broadway
  Miscreants 0 0 Morally Questionable People
  No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!! 0 0 Bond Villains
  Nobel Notables 0 0 Nobel Laureates
  Nonclave 0 0 Papal Candidates
  Once Shaggable, Now Baggable 0 0 Old ladies eyecatching in their heyday
  One Century is Enough, Madam! 0 0 Centenarian women
  Pantomime Pall 0 0 Pantomime Actors
  Passing of the passed 0 0 Celebs the team runner passed by in the street
  Peace, Drugs, and Death 0 0 1960s counterculture figures
  Pennsylvania’s Pushing Daisies 0 0 The Keystone State
  POLITICAL CORRECTNESS GONE MAD 0 0 Politicians from the Asia-Pacific Region
  Poor Little Ghoul 0 0 US Chart Toppers
  Punk is Dead 0 0 Punk Musicians
  Putting Death Over, Brotha! 0 0 Pro Wrestling
  Ready For My Closed Lid, Mr. DeMille 0 0 Ladies of Cinema
  Russian Box Players 0 0 Russians
  Scrubber Out 0 0 Pornstars
  She’s a Dead Skate, Charlie Brown 0 0 Ice Skaters
  Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people 0 0 The 20 best picks of 4000 randomly generated Wikipedia bios
  Spoczywaj w pokoju 0 0 Polish and Polish-born people.
  St. Peter’s Warblers 0 0 Musicians
  Thank You For The Music 0 0 Musicians
  Thanos Snapped 0 0 MCU Actors
  THE LORD GOD SLAYED THEM ALL 0 0 Veterinarians
  The Real Hearsewives of Bravo 0 0 Stars of The Real Housewives Franchise
  The Survivors 0 0 Last Survivors
  The Talking Dead 0 0 TV Hosts
  The Tribe Has Spoken 0 0 CBS reality show contestants
  The Writing’s On The Wall 0 0 Singers
  They Were the World 0 0 We Are the World alumni
  They’re Alright As Long As You Don’t Mention Politics 0 0 Polarizing Political Figures
  Unpersons 0 0 Big Brother Participants
  Where are all the Garys and Simons? 0 0 Garys and Simons
  Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives? 0 0 Under 50’s
  Wishing (I Had an Obituary of You) 0 0 80s musicians
  Wrestling To Stay Alive 0 0 Wrestling
  Ya Scouse B*stards 0 0 Scousers