Unless I hear from you I will use your three alternates to complete a total of thirteen selections.
Hear from who? Me?
There are supposed to be 13 on the list, with 3 backups. You only gave 10.
Oh, OK. I guess I misunderstood–I thought it was 10, with three backups. There are supposed to be 16 in all? Don’t bother answering–I’ll re-read the OP for instructions.
@Baker, just wanted to make sure you saw this.
I saw it, no problem.
Somebody doesn’t understand this game.
Mr. Richards has to croak eventually.
I think that I understand this game.
Actually, you don’t need to have backups. You can have them, or not. Basically they’re insurance against one or more of your 13 picks kicking the bucket before 2023 begins, but of course you can always update your list if you have time to do that before the new year. I usually just go with one, but YMMV.
I usually just hold my picks until the last minute and skip the alternates. It is still kind of risky, given the news cycle lag, but, oh well.
The other risk is one of your picks being disqualified.
Just remember: Every cigarette you smoke reduces your life expectancy by 11 minutes. And you give those 11 minutes to Keith Richards… 
I play to keep people alive, so my list is well-vetted from years of recycling. I have only scored like three times in nine years, and when I decided to pull the king of Thailand off my list, he promptly bought it the following year.
Oh, just passing along some news for anyone still working on their 2023 list:
Also you aren’t limited to at most 3 alternates as some people imply. You can have more than that. It’s just that more than 3 is probably overkill since it’s unlikely that you’ll ever need even more than 2.
Articles like this have been known to kill people.
Gist: Article indicates Bob Barker, age 99, is doing just fine and is terrific health.
Don’t jinx it!
And Dick Van Dyke turns 97 today.
Shhhhh!!! National treasure!
In before I forget:
NAME Birthdate Known for
Liza Minelli 12 March 1946 C'mon. Really?
Akihito 23 December 1933 Emperor Emeritus of Japan
Shannen Doherty 12 April 1971 90210
Ian Anderson 10 August 1947 Jethro Tull
Ghislaine Maxwell 25 December 1961 A very fine woman
Donald Trump 14 June 1946 Very stable genius
Harvey Weinstein 19 March 1952 Human scumbag
Grigory Rodchenkov 24 October 1958 Former head of the Russian doping labs
Jonathan Rhys Meyers 24 July 1977 Actor
Andy Taylor 16 February 1961 Duran Duran
Vladimir Putin 7 October 1952 Real life Bond villian
Alex Jones 11 February 1974 Lying scumbag
Madison Cawthorn 1 August 1995 Forgot the first rule of cocaine orgy club.
Alt
Michael Schumacher 3 January 1969 Formula-1 Driver Terrible skier
Clean list:
Liza Minelli
Akihito
Shannen Doherty
Ian Anderson
Ghislaine Maxwell
Donald Trump
Harvey Weinstein
Grigory Rodchenkov
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Andy Taylor
Vladimir Putin
Alex Jones
Madison Cawthorn
Alt
Michael Schumacher
Yeah, this drives my crazy. I finish my list and see an article like that and I have the urge to rethink my whole list.