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...

Shelley Duvall

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GOODBYE, I’M SHELLEY DUVALL The Shining star Shelley Duvall has been axed from life aged 75. Her thin frame and wide eyes created an unforgettable screen presence as her character gets mortified by husband Jack Nicholson’s descent into madness. It was a grueling recording process with sometimes north of a hundred takes, but didn’t detract […]

Dr. Ruth Westheimer

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GET SOME POINTS Leading sexpert Dr. Ruth Westheimer has been sniped out 96. She was among the thousands of Jewish children rescued from the Holocaust by the Kindertransport and trained as a sniper in Palestine. If she had already lived several lifetimes by age 18, she wasn’t known to the world at large until her […]

Richard Simmons

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SWEATING FOR THIS OLDIE Fitness guru Richard Simmons has further slimmed down aged 76. Simmons was a corpulent teenager when taking a one-two regimen of exercise and diet to constrain himself to a healthy weight. He took the exercise market by storm with his Sweatin’ to the Oldies, and was an unmistakable US pop culture […]

John Mayall

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A HARD ROAD Bluesman John Mayall has died aged 90. He formed his Bluesbreakers in the 60s and his band would nurture many of the British blues greats including Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Peter Green, and Mick Taylor. He never quite reached the stardom of his proteges but remained in high […]

Ray Reardon

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THAT BITES FOR DRACULA Snooker star Ray Reardon has died aged 91. He dominated the game in the 70s with six World Championships to his name, and was nicknamed “Dracula” for the vampiric vibes to his hair and teeth. He was picked by fifteen teams. Ray Reardon8 October 1932 – 19 July 2024, aged 9115 […]

John Anderson

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CADAVER, READY! REAPER, READY! Gladiators referee John Anderson has died aged 92. He was everpresent during the original 90s series and came back for the brief aughties revival, where his catchphrases and umping would prove as much a part of the pop culture fabric as the athletics contests. His death leaves I’ll sleep when you’re […]

Kenneth Grange

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OUT OF GRANGE Prolific designer Kenneth Grange has died aged 95. His works are omnipresent in British life, and include the InterCity 125 train, the Kodak Instamatic camera, Britain’s first parking meters, kettles, typewriters, and pens. A kindred spirit to us, he also designed his own coffin, which during his lifetime was used as a […]

Ray Lawler

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I FOUGHT THE LAWLER, AND LAWLER LOST Pioneer Aussie playwright Ray Lawler has died aged 103. His best-known play was Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, heralded as a turning point in Australian theatre history. He was unique for Bibliogryphon’s Bookworm Food. Ray Lawler23 May 1921 – 24 July 2024, aged 103💀💀💀💀 + 👻 = 8 […]

Benjamin Luxon

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LUXON DIMS Opera baritone Benjamin Luxon has sung his last aged 87. He was noted for his collaborations with Benjamin Britten, and was picked by The Fat Lady’s singing… Benjamin Luxon24 March 1937 – 25 July 2024, aged 87💀💀💀💀💀💀 + 👻 = 10 POINTS

Edna O’Brien

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GIRL WITH PENNY EYES Irish author Edna O’Brien has died aged 93. Her debut novel The Country Girls broke down stigmas surrounding sexual discussion in 60s Ireland, and was so controversial it was subject to bans and burnings. The acclaim won out in the end and in her latter years she received various awards from […]