Here are my picks. They are the same as 2021, with one exception. I scored 30 huge points in 2021 with the hilarious death of Rush Limbaugh. Erdogan reclaims his spot on this list that he was on in 2020.
Lukasz Gottwald
Donald Trump
Bashar Assad
Justin Bieber
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Pat Robertson
Jeremy Corbyn
Hassan Nasrallah
Steve Bannon
Wayne LaPierre
Louis Farrakhan
Roger Waters
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Alternates:
James Taylor
Bob Seger
Brigitte Bardot
Harry Belafonte
Tony Bennett
Jimmy Carter
Shannen Doherty
Rudy Giuliani
Mikhail Gorbachev
Henry Kissinger
Mitch McConnell
Olivia Newton-John
Sidney Poitier
Pat Robertson
Linda Ronstadt
Alternates
Woody Allen
Dick Van Dyke
Austin Carlile (singer)
Tim Curry (actor)
Shannen Doherty (actor)
Ted Kaczynski (Unabomber)
Jeanette Lee (pool player)
Olivia Newton-John (singer)
Tom Parker (singer, The Wanted)
George Perez (comic book artist)
Gary Rossington (musician)
Michael Schumacher (car racer)
John Szeles (magician, aka. The Amazing Johnathan)
Slick Woods (model)
Melissa Young (model)
Alternate
John Daly (golfer)
Clean List:
Austin Carlile
Tim Curry
Shannen Doherty
Ted Kaczynski
Jeanette Lee
Olivia Newton-John
Tom Parker
George Perez
Gary Rossington
Michael Schumacher
John Szeles
Slick Woods
Melissa Young
Alternate
John Daly
Wow! Just realized I had <48 hours to make my post!
Well, here’s my 2022 list - for better or worse! 
Michael J Fox
Bruce Dern
Shelley Fabares
Dick Vitale
Kathy Griffin
Queen Elizabeth
Shannen Doherty
Tom Brokaw
David Crosby
Donald Trump
Michael Douglas
Olivia Newton-John
Mick Jagger
I actually remembered this before New Year’s for once.
Main List:
Mary Berry (British baking queen)
Jimmy Carter (US President)
John Cooper Clarke (poet)
Piers Corbyn (prominent antivaxxer and brother of former UK Labour leader Jeremy)
Tim Curry (actor)
Queen Elizabeth II (yes, that one)
Stephen Fry (dear God, let me be wrong about this one)
Rudy Giuliani (possibly of hair dye poisoning)
Kathy Griffin (television personality and Trump detractor)
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (leader of Iran)
Nichelle Nichols (Star Trek actor)
Kim Potter (convicted police officer)
Robin Roberts (newscaster)
Alternates (“We with the band” edition)
Shaun Ryder (Happy Mondays/Black Grape)
Joe Walsh (Eagles)
Ronnie Wood (Rolling Stones)
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CLEAN LIST
Mary Berry
Jimmy Carter
John Cooper Clarke
Piers Corbyn
Tim Curry
Queen Elizabeth II
Stephen Fry
Rudy Giuliani
Kathy Griffin
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Nichelle Nichols
Kim Potter
Robin Roberts
Alternates
Shaun Ryder
Joe Walsh
Ronnie Wood
Here is my new list, mostly retreads. Note that Jon Bauman is the performer known as Bowser.
Alan Alda
Tina Louise
Terry Gilliam
Mel Brooks
Billy Dee Williams
Ozzy Osbourne
Olivia Newton John
Peter Popoff
Woody Allen
Yoko Ono
Nichelle Nichols
Jon Bauman
Mary Berry
Alternate:
Tim Curry
Ray Hyman
Phil Collins
Gorden Lightfoot
Tom Parker
Olivia Newton-John
Ron Jeremy
John Daly
Peter Jackson
A.J. Foyt
David Crosby
Jennette Lee
John Szeles
Shannon Doherty
Ted Kaczynski
Alternates:
O.J. Simpson
Tim Curry
Edit: One too many entries, so updated list below.
Hoopy, looks like 14 names.
Looks like that to me too but I’m no good at math.
Ack! You’re right. I’ll move Mumia to first alternate. (No matter who I drop to alternate it’ll probably be the wrong choice. My alternates seem to have a better success percentage than my main lists seem to.)
George Alagiah
Bruce Anstey
Olivia Newton-John
Linda Nolan
Berner
Dick Vitale
Sir Antony Sher
Shane MacGowan
Tom Smith
Jack Thomas
Andrew McAslan
Tom Parker
Shannen Doherty
Alternates:
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Michael Caputo
Christiane Amanpour
Frank Field
Kim Kyong-hui
Tom Smith is the rugger.
Jack Thomas is the Boston Globe reporter.
Berner is AKA Gilbert Milam Jr.
Keith Richards
Mick Jagger
Buddy Guy
Willie Nelson
Garth Hudson
Robbie Robertson
Taj Mahal
Keb Mo
Mike Love
Doc Severinsen
Jai Johanny Johanson
Ray Davies
John Sebastian
Delbert McClinton
At risk of over-working the Death Pool sovereigns; I wonder how many alternates died in the past year? Sort of an “oh-shoot” award.
Yeah, I think I’m three years running now where I had an alternate die for a decent amount of points each.
Bill Turnbull – 65 – Journalist
Daniel Hernandez (6ix9ine) – 25 – Rapper
Doddie Weir – 51 - Scottish rugby player
George Alagiah – 66 – Journalist
Johnny Ruffo – 33 – Singer
Kanye West – 44 - Singer
Kim Jong-un – 39 – North Korean
Olivia Newton-John – 73 – Singer
Ronnie Atkins – 57 – Danish rocker
Sacheen Littlefeather (Marie Louise Cruz) – 75 – Actor / activist
Sanjay Dutt – 62 – Indian actor
Stan Walker – 30 - Australian recording artist and actor
Tyler “TJ” Ducklo – 33 – Political advisor
Alternates:
Glenn Tipton – 74 - English guitarist (Judas Priest)
Amanda Bynes – 35 – Actor
Shannen Doherty – 50 – Actor
Tidy List:
6ix9ine
Bill Turnbull
Doddie Weir
George Alagiah
Johnny Ruffo
Kanye West
Kim Jong-un
Olivia Newton-John
Ronnie Atkins
Sacheen Littlefeather
Sanjay Dutt
Stan Walker
Tyler “TJ” Ducklo
Alternates:
Glenn Tipton
Amanda Bynes
Shannen Doherty
@phungi, can we get a ruling on Mumia Abu-Jamal? True, he’s a political activist, but he’s currently on Death Row. There’s no execution date set, but I wasn’t sure if Death Row inmates were eligible for this. It seems akin to the “being famous for being sick” rule to me.
From the First post in the thread:
The Rules:
…
- Prisoners held on death row will be valid for scoring points only if they die by means other than official execution. I call this the “Whitey Bulger“.rule.
I would interpret this as if the person dies of natural causes or gets shanked, they count. If they are officially executed (even if the date isn’t currently known), the points won’t count (I’m not sure they would count towards the total of successful picks either). That would definitely be worth a clarification.
Fair enough
Well, I don’t want to forget another year, though by listing people I’m giving them a good shot at survival.
Josh Duggar
Ghislaine Maxwell
Jovan Hutton Pulitzer
Joe Arpaio
Wendy Rogers
Bill Clinton
Casey DeSantis
Ron Paul
Dick Vitale
Pope Benedict XVI
Carol Burnett
Pete Davidson
Henry Kissinger
Alternates:
Chuck Woolery
Antonio Brown
Tiffany Trump
Recycling most of last years list
Steve Gleason
Paul Gascoigne
Wilfred Benitez
William Perry
Dave Rose
Vivian Patrick Campbell
Catherine Britt
Ken Watanabe
Stan Walker
Tom Parker
The Amazing Johnathan
Linda Nolan
Ghislaine Maxwell
Alternates
Olivia Newton John
Lindsay Lohan