The 20th anniversary was celebrated in fine style with records smashed left, right and centre. David Quantick’s Showbiz Pals claimed a record 4th title in a row with the all-time record of hits and points. In the same way Gone with the Wind would still be the highest-grossing film if adjusted for inflation, higher points totals in the future only did so with the subsequent Drop 40 bonus…
DDP 2016 – Teams: 483 Hits: 275
2016 Archive Links
Those picked who didn’t get obituaries
Those picked in years gone past that weren’t picked in 2016…
The Derby Dead Pool’s creator, Big Iain returned for the anniversary. Amongst the record haul of deaths were: Terry Wogan, Frank Finlay, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Umberto Eco, Harper Lee, Frank Kelly, George Martin, Paul Daniels, Garry Shandling, Johan Cruyff, Ronnie Corbett, Merle Haggard, David Gest, Burt Kwouk, Muhammad Ali, Caroline Aherne, Kenny Baker, Gene Wilder, Prince Buster, Arnold Palmer, Jimmy Perry, Leonard Cohen, Robert Vaughn, Peter Vaughan, Andrew Sachs, Fidel Castro, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Richard Adams, George Michael, Carrie Fisher and her mother, Debbie Reynolds. Phew!