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...
CHRISTMAS TIME, MISTLETOE AND WHINE Cricketer John Edrich has died aged 83. The last survivor of five Edrich family members who all played first class cricket, he played for England between 1963 and 1976. His form as a batsman at the crease, including breaking the then world record in 1971 for runs during an Ashes […]
KC AND THE GRAVEYARD BAND Basketball player KC Jones has died aged 88. As a member of the Boston Celtics, he won eight NBA championships in the 1960s as a player, before becoming a coach, and winning two NBA Championships as coach of the same team. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame […]
KILLEDMARNOCK Scottish footballer Davie Sneddon has died aged 84 after a battle with dementia. He was a key part of their 1965 Scottish league winning side, and he later managed the team from 1977 to 1981. He was also manager of Stranrear. He was a unique pick for Willz’s 12 Lords/8 Ladies team, on which […]
SUTTON IN A COLDFIELD Footballer Mike Sutton has died aged 76. He played for Norwich and Chester (and Carlisle) and was the father of Chris and John Sutton. He was a unique pick for Sudden Death. Mike Sutton5 October 1944 – 26 December 2020unique
DIE SPY WITH MY LITTLE EYE British spy George Blake has died aged 98. Born in Holland, Blake was a POW in the Korean War before working for the RAF and M16. Unbeknownst to them, Blake had been turned in captivity by the Communists and was now passing on secrets to the KGB. How much […]
MASTERDEATH Food critic Charles Campion has died aged 69. He wrote food reviews for the Times and Independent. He appeared on TV in MasterChef, giving advice on the food cooked. He also made an appearance on Celebrity Mastermind in 2013, on which his specialist subject was The Wind in the Willows. He finished runner up […]
KNIGHT TO CREM-3 Actress Rosalind Knight has died shortly after her 87th birthday. Her career stretched over 60 years and included Carry On films, St Trinians, Richard III, Poirot and About A Boy. In recent years she played the Grandma in Friday Night Dinner. She was a unique pick for Sitcom to Heaven. Rosalind Knight3 […]
GET OUTTA MY LIFE! The words “National Treasure” are overused to the point of meaninglessness these days – see any news report on the Nolan Sisters – but there can be no doubt from the breadth, depth and genuine sadness in the vast tributes how fond the British public were of Dame Barbara Windsor. Having […]
CHUCK YEAGER’S GHOST TOLD THIS PUN TO FUCK OFF American legend Chuck Yeager has died slightly surprisingly 2 and a bit years before his century. Yeager was a WW2 air force pilot who was shot down in 1944 over France, but was allowed to return to active service after out arguing future President General […]
PRIDE AFTER FALL Singer Charley Pride has died aged 86. He had several US country number ones, including best seller Kiss An Angel Good Mornin’. He also won 4 Grammy awards in his career, the final a Lifetime Achievement award in 2017. He was a unique pick for theme team 20 Crooners Croaking. Charley Pride18 […]
