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...

Milton Diamond

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DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH Pioneer in intersex research Milton Diamond has died aged 90. He was best known for his involvement in the David Reimer case. Reimer himself wasn’t intersex – a botched circumcision left him without a penis – and his parents went to John Money for guidance. Money was known for his advocacy, […]

Imogen Stuart

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ALTERED IMOGENS Irish sculptor Imogen Stuart has died aged 96. She was known for invoking a blend of Expressionism and early Irish Christian art in mostly religious pieces all over the Emerald Isle, such as depictions of Pope John Paul II and St. Brendan the Navigator. Her style was heavily influenced by a displaced upbringing […]

Orlando Cepeda

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ORLANDO WILT Baseballer Orlando Cepeda has died aged 87. “The Baby Bull” was one of the first Puerto Rican players to make a major imprint on the MLB, playing for the Giants (timely enough a teammate of Willie Mays) and notching 11 All Stars and a World Series championship. His stature was derailed in the […]

Audrey Flack

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AUDREY LACK Painter Audrey Flack has died aged 93. She was the most prominent woman in the rise of photorealism, where she preferred to emphasis glamorous items like jewelry rather than the mundane world of pencils. Her planned statue of Queen Catherine of Braganza was poised to be the second tallest statue in NYC after […]

Joss Naylor

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FALLEN “King of the Fells” Joss Naylor has died aged 88. The humble sheep farmer set many records in a 60-year fell running career, running up more hills than a Kate Bush radio station. It was downhill for him after a 2021 stroke, and he was picked by 20 Random Guys Part 3 and the […]

Pat Heywood

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HEY, WOOD Actress Pat Heywood has died aged 92. She made her film debut as the nurse to Olivia Hussey’s Juliet in the Zeffirelli Romeo & Juliet, and for the next thirty years was a regular supporter in many auntie roles and more darkly as the wife (and one of several victims) to serial killer […]

Robert Towne

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FORGET IT JAKE, IT’S THE DDP New Hollywood screenwriter Robert Towne has died aged 89. He was most acclaimed for Chinatown and also had Shampoo and The Last Detail on his CV. He was an apt unique for Forget it Jake, it’s Chinatown. Robert Towne23 November 1934 – 1 July 2024, aged 89💀💀💀💀💀💀 + 👻 […]

Vic Seixas

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LOVE Tennis player Vic Seixas was the oldest living Hall of Famer, with Wimbledon and US Open wins under his belt. Noted for his durability – he was still playing the US Championships into his 40s – he similarly deployed a hardiness on the dead pool court, making it to 100 despite being under round-the-clock […]

Jim Inhofe

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JIM INHOLE Ex US Senator Jim Inhofe has died aged 89. The by-the-numbers Oklahoma Republican was probably best known for his staunch climate change denialism, once bringing a snowball to the Senate floor to back up his thesis. Now he’s testing the “snowball’s chance in Hell” adage. He was picked by OAPs (Old American Politicians) […]

Ken Palmer

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KEN EMBALMER Somerset cricketer Ken Palmer was 87 and a unique for Ashes to Ashes XI. Ken Palmer22 April 1937 – 23 July 2024, aged 87💀💀💀💀💀💀 + 👻 = 10 POINTS