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, first tenure), The Man in Black (2010-17), Spade Cooley (2018-19), msc (2020-21), Grim Up North (2020-22), Reptile (2020-23), and Death Impends (2022-2025). Now the Committee of Banana (2023), time (2024), the returning Octopus of Odstock (2026) and the deadpooling equivalent of a gap year temp Marlfox (2026) oversee the biggest deadpool going...
HURRICANE OUSTS BOLANOS Former Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolanos has died aged 93. Bolanos was President from 2002 to 2007, having previously served as Vice President. He inherited a country devastated by a hurricane, and launched an anti-corruption campaign, which ended in the jailing of his predecessor. Because of this, he spent most of this time […]
NED MEETS HIS DELIVERANCE Actor Ned Beatty has died aged 83. Beatty was an imposing actor, who was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Network. He was on screen for all of 5 minutes, but his spellbinding monologue about the power of corporations earned that, and remains timely even today. He was also […]
KO Boxer Dingko Singh has died of cancer aged 42. He had also been suffering from covid in recent times. Singh won the gold medal at the 1998 Asian Games. He also represented India in boxing at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. He was a unique pick for Leftovers. Dingko Singh1 January 1979 – 10 […]
DEAD ARCHITECTS SOCIETY German architect Gottfried Bohm has died aged 101. He built the Central Mosque in Koln, and was known for his use of steel and glass. He also the first German to win the Pritzer Prize. He was picked by two teams, Alternative Observations 2021, and Deutschland verabschiedet sich! Gottfried Bohm23 January 1920 […]
GIANT KILLER SLAIN Footballer Yoo Sang-Chul has died aged 49 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was part of the South Korean side that shocked the world by getting to the 2002 World Cup semifinals, defeating heavy favourites Portugal, Italy and Spain along the way. Sang-Chul scored in their 2-0 win over Poland […]
FUNERAL FOR AN ART LOVER TV producer Douglas S Cramer has died aged 89. The Paramount power player produced TV shows such as Dynasty and Mission Impossible. He was also a major art collector, and his buys were often shown in museums. He was a unique pick for Gooseberry Crumble. Anyone else on the DDP […]
NO RETRAIL FOR BAILEY F Lee Bailey was an American lawyer best known for being part of the Dream defence team which got OJ Simpson off a murder charge. He made his name in the 1960s as the lawyer who got Sam Shephard a retrial over the murder of his wife. Shephard, who was innocent, […]
UNIVERSAL DEATH RATE Anerood Jugnauth has died aged 91. The politician was both President and thrice Prime Minister of his native Mauritius, his longest run being 1982-1995. He won five general elections in a row and was nicknamed Rambo. Jugnauth was part of the discussions in 1965 which led to Mauritius gaining independence from Britain, […]
LOVE BOAT (NOT THE LOVE BOAT) Actor Gavin MacLeod, who appeared on The Love Boat (TV series), but not on The Love Boat (DDP team) has died aged 90. MacLeod, who divorced his wife Patty in 1982, only to remarry her in 1985, had been in the US Air Force during the 1950s. He also […]
THE ONE RULE YOU CAN’T BREAK American dancer Anna Halprin has died aged 100. Halprin popularised postmodern dance, and was a key figure in postwar dance in the USA. She suffered from colon cancer in her 50s but recovered and decided to promote dance as a rehab. Her career lasted 92 years, and one of […]
