Thank you @Stephe96 !
Here’s my list, in no particular order
Donald Trump
Kanye West
Vladimir Putin
Bill Cosby
Linda Ronstadt
Mitch McConnell
Shannen Doherty
Barbara Walters
Imelda Marcos
Bruce Willis
Pelé
Andy Taylor
Jeremiah Green
Alternates
Liza Minnelli
Toby Keith
Bam Margera
Some small corrections, because the trend is your friend:
Donald Trump
Rupert Murdoch
Elon Musk
Ivanka Trump (or Kushner, if you prefer)
Keith Richards
Vladimir Putin
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, “Pelé”
Pope Benedict XVI born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger
Shane MacGowan
John Cleese
Silvio Berlusconi
Andy Taylor
Charles de Ganahl Koch
Alternatives:
Franz Beckenbauer
Michael Schumacher
Boris Becker
Here’s mine, in no particular order. (Wasn’t sure if I should use ‘Ye’ or ‘Kanye’; the only news organization I’ve encountered that uses just ‘Ye’ is the local station.)
(Edited to substitute Pope Benny for Joe Exotic)
Shane MacGowan
Barbara Walters
Bam Margera
Liza Minnelli
Michael J. Fox
Tony Bennett
Shannen Doherty
Al Roker
Pelé
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Harvey Weinstein
Ye
Vladimir Putin
Alt:
Tammy Sladen
Joe Exotic
Donald Trump
Andy Taylor
Bob Newhart
Sam Bankman-Fried
Al Roker
Pele
Barry Manilow
Bam Margera
David Lee Roth
George Zimmerman
Kyle Rittenhouse
Pope Benedict XVI
Jimmy Chalfant
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Alternates:
Jeremiah Green
Clint Eastwood
Marla Gibbs
I have changed my mind and will be removing Pete Davidson and adding Bam Margera. So my new list is:
Michael J Fox
Shannen Doherty
Harvey Weinstein
Val Kilmer
Pope Benedict
James Woods
Warren Buffett
Catherine Wreford (Winner of Amazing Race Canada: 2022)
Tina Turner
Bam Margera
Don Cherry
Barara Walters
Sinead O’Connor
Alternates:
Anthony Kiedis
Tom Cruise
Pete Davidson
Mostly recycling my list from last year.
Donald Trump
Mitch McConnell
Dick Cheney
Jimmy Carter
Rosalynn Carter
Tom Brokaw
Tom Robbins
David Crosby
Keith Richards
John Mayall
Phil Collins
George Takei
William Shatner
Alternates:
Lucinda Williams
Garrett Morris
In case anyone wants to go for bandwagon picks here are the current top thirteen.
| Donald Trump | 16 |
|---|---|
| Shannen Doherty | 16 |
| Andy Taylor | 14 |
| Liza Minnelli | 11 |
| Pelé | 11 |
| Vladimir Putin | 11 |
| Barbara Walters | 10 |
| Bill Cosby | 8 |
| Bob Barker | 8 |
| Jimmy Carter | 8 |
| Bam Margera | 7 |
| Bob Newhart | 7 |
| Mitch McConnell | 7 |
I think that Top Pick is just wishful thinking. 
He could get shanked in prison! It’s possible…
That’s such a bummer! Hope he floats on alright, already.
Yeah, I left him off my list because I don’t think I could stand that much happiness.
Clint eastwood
Donald trump
Kanye west
Harrison ford
Oprah
Jimmy carter
Mick
Tom brady
Elton john
Elon musk
Jeff bezos
Siemon cowell
Christopher Lloyd
Ripi588, welcome to the Death Pool. I see that one of your picks is named Siemon. Is that supposed to be Simon, as in the talent judge? And with Mick, you need a surname, there are a lot of folks named Mick and you need to be specific. Good luck to you.
Pele has died. You still have time for updating your list those of you who had him down!
@Baker
Death Mistress, how do you wish us to proceed?
anyone with Pele will now have their first alternate elevated
Here’s my updated list, sans Pele.
Gene Hackman
Willie Nelson
Emperor Akihito
Tony Bennett
Vanessa Redgrave
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Dick Cheney
David Crosby
David Berkowitz
Shane MacGowan
Linda Nolan
Shannen Doherty
Hulk Hogan
Alternates:
Mickey Rourke
Paul Reubens
Mitch McConnell
Taking off Pele and adding a few others:
Tom Baker
Alan Alda
Barbara Walters
Jeanette Lee
Linda Nolan
Don Wildmon
Jimmy Carter
Doyle Brunson
Bob Newhart
Henry Kissinger
Pope Benedict XVI
Andy Taylor
Jeremiah Green
It seems the only ones that I ever get right are football players! RIP Pelé, I amend my list thinking of you. And thanks for 18 points I will immediately claim in this years thread! My one and only right pick may even be a “Final Hours Award” winner! So exciting!
Anyway, my new updated list, substituting one footballer for another:
Donald Trump
Rupert Murdoch
Elon Musk
Ivanka Trump (or Kushner, if you prefer)
Keith Richards
Vladimir Putin
Franz Beckenbauer
Pope Benedict XVI born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger
Shane MacGowan
John Cleese
Silvio Berlusconi
Andy Taylor
Charles de Ganahl Koch
Alternatives:
Mario Vargas Llosa
Michael Schumacher
Boris Becker
I didn’t list any alternates so I’m relisting anew with a Jeremiah Green, drummer for Modest Mouse, replacing Pele.
John Travolta
Bill Burr
Thomas Middleditch
Tom Cruise
Jimmy Buffet
Clint Eastwood
Harrison Ford
David Lee Roth
Morgan Freeman
Bill Cosby
Jerry Sandusky
Jeremiah Green
Andy Taylor