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...
CHAIRMAN RETIRED Whitey Ford, baseball player, has died. In a 17 year career with the New York Yankees, he won the World Series six times, and was inducted into the baseball hall of fame. He was a pick for two teams. Whitey Ford21 October 1928 – 8 October 20202 teams
THIS PEREGRINE VERY ENDANGERED British journalist Peregrine Worsthorne has denounced rumours of owning the Philosopher’s Stone, by dying aged 96. Leaving the Times who were uncomfortable with his pro-McCarthy views, Worsthorne joined the Telegraph. From 1961 to 1991, he held the positions of Deputy Editor or Editor itself at The Sunday Telegraph, and with friends […]
MERRITTOUS PICK New Zealand singer songwriter Max Merritt has died aged 79. Merritt was a popular item on the Australian charts, but had been suffering from a rare degenerative condition since 2007.He was a unique pick for Soylent Green is you, so watch out for those new green burgers in an Oz McDonalds near you. […]
DEADLINE NEWS Former editor of The Sunday Times, Sir Harold Evans, has died aged 92. A campaigning journalist whom Reuters called The Gold Standard of reporting, Harry became editor of the esteemed paper in 1967 and shortly after used it to unmask Kim Philby as having been a spy for the Soviet Union since […]
MERRY DEATH OF WINDSOR Popular actor Frank Windsor has died aged 92. One of the original Z-Cars stars, he played DS Watt from 1962 to 1965 in the groundbreaking cop show. He continued to appear on TV for the next 60 years, in everything from The Avengers to Doctor Who, where he played the […]
STRUCK OUT Baseballer Bob Gibson has died aged 84. Gibson’s battles with pancreatic cancer were long documented, hence he was picked by 15 teams, including several regular contenders: Deceased Hose, David Quantick’s Showbiz Pals and Drollercoaster to pick but three. He played for the St Louis Cardinals for 15 years as a pitcher, and won […]
SABAHDEAD Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, a big name in Gulf politics, has died aged 91. The Emir of Kuwait since 2006, he established himself as a chief mediator in regional disputes, and hosted several UN meetings over the Yemen Civil War and other disputes. He also strove to improve humanitarian issues in the country, increased […]
SHADEADYWADDY Colonel John Waddy has died aged 100. The army officer served in World War Two as part of the parachute regiment in the Battle of Arnhem. In 1964 he became head of the SAS and was seen as a moderniser. His interests included counter-terrorism. He was also military advisor on A Bridge Too Far, […]
GAME SET MATCH Former English tennis player Bobby Wilson has died aged 84. Wilson reached the Quarterfinals of Wimbledon four times from 1958 to 1963, and also reached the last eight at the French Open and US Open. As a doubles player he reached the final at Wimbledon in 1960, and reached the regional final […]
EMMA PEELS OFF Noooooooooooooooo…… Well, here’s one I kept trying to put off. Much beloved actress Diana Rigg has died of cancer aged 82. It’s a sobering world to be in when your teenage crushes start to die of old age. (Although there was a hell of a queue for the woman TV Guide readers […]
