Jonnie Irwin – 49 – British TV personality
Daniel Hernandez (6ix9ine) – 26 – Rapper
George Alagiah – 67 – Journalist
Barry Du Bois – 62 – Australian TV renovator
Jeremiah Green – 45 – Modest Mouse drummer
Tom Hunting – 57 – Exodus drummer
Andy Taylor – 61 – Duran Duran guitarist
Bam Margera – 43 – “Jackass” stunt performer
Ronnie Atkins – 58 – Danish rocker
Sanjay Dutt – 63 – Indian actor
Stan Walker – 32 - Australian recording artist and actor
Tyler “TJ” Ducklo – 34 – Political advisor
Glenn Tipton – 74 - English guitarist (Judas Priest)
Alternates:
Terry Funk – 78 - Wrestler
Johnny Ruffo – 34 – Singer
Shannen Doherty – 51 – Actor
Clean list:
Jonnie Irwin
6ix9ine
George Alagiah
Barry Du Bois
Jeremiah Green
Tom Hunting
Andy Taylor
Bam Margera
Ronnie Atkins
Sanjay Dutt
Stan Walker
Tyler Ducklo
Glenn Tipton
Alternates:
Terry Funk
Johnny Ruffo
Shannen Doherty
George Alagiah (TV presenter)
Ruth Buzzi (actor)
Tim Curry (actor)
Shannen Doherty (actor)
Frank Fritz (American Picker)
Jeremiah Green (Modest Mouse drummer)
Jonnie Irwin (TV presenter)
Bam Margera (professional jackass)
Vince Neil (singer)
Linda Nolan (singer/actor)
Vladimir Putin (tyrant)
Michael Schumacher (car racer)
Andy Taylor (Duran Duran guitarist)
Clean List:
George Alagiah
Ruth Buzzi
Tim Curry
Shannen Doherty
Frank Fritz
Jeremiah Green
Jonnie Irwin
Bam Margera
Vince Neil
Linda Nolan
Vladimir Putin
Michael Schumacher
Andy Taylor
Shane MacGowan
Barbara Walters
Bam Margera
Liza Minnelli
Michael J. Fox
Tony Bennett
Shannen Doherty
Al Roker
Linda Ronstadt
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Harvey Weinstein
Ye
Vladimir Putin
With that dirtbag Pele gone too soon (he was a great player and game representative, condolences). The updated list.
Clean list:
Donald J. Trump
Vladimir Putin
Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy
James Inhofe
Sergey Surovikin
Sergei Shoigu
Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov
Viktor Yanukovych
Alexander Lapin
Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov
Ramzan Kadyrov
Yevgeny Prigozhin
Alexander Grigorievich Lukashenko
James Whale (5-13-51) talk radio guy
George Alagiah (11-22-55) BBC news guy
Linda Nolan (2-23-59) Irish singer, actress
Andy Taylor (2-16-61) Duran Duran guitarist
Ronnie Atkins (11-16-64) Pretty Maids rocker
Shannen Doherty (4-12-71) 90210
Jeanette Lee (7-9-71) “Black Widow” pool player
Jeremiah Green (3-4-77) Modest Mouse drummer
Steve Gleason (3-19-77) former NFL star w/ALS
Bam Margera (9-28-79) Skateboarder, alcoholic
Criscilla Anderson (3-25-1980) dancer
Rob Burrow (9-26-82) English former professional rugby league footballer
Johnny Ruffo (3-8-88) Australian actor
Alt:
Don West (6-20-63) wrestling broadcaster
Clean list:
James Whale
George Alagiah
Linda Nolan
Andy Taylor
Ronnie Atkins
Shannen Doherty
Jeanette Lee
Jeremiah Green
Steve Gleason
Bam Margera
Criscilla Anderson
Rob Burrow
Johnny Ruffo
I’ve been resisting the urge to second guess my list. But Pele’s death has forced the issue.
So here’s my revised list:
Benedict XVI
Tim Commerford
Shannen Doherty
Steve Gleason
Jonnie Irwin
Ron Jeremy
Ghislaine Maxwell
Miranda McKeon
Linda Nolan
Bershan Shaw
Ringo Starr
Donald Trump
Harvey Weinstein
Not sure whether to use Ye or Kanye West, so used both.
Steve Gleason
Wilfred Benitez
William Perry
Dave Rose
Andy Taylor
Jonnie Irwin
Bruce Willis
Ye (Kanye West)
Ken Watanabe
Toby Keith
Stan Walker
Linda Nolan
Shannen Doherty
Let’s Have a go at this (quite a few are UK based I hope “celebrity” isn’t limited to known in the US)
Nigel Starmer Smith
Sir Bobby Charlton
Dennis Law
Michael Gambon
Marianne Fathfull
Pope Benedict XVI
Vladimir Putin
Slavoj Žižek
Rob Burrow
George Saros
Bill Cosby
Jerry Sandusky
Dick Cheney
Alternates
Mark David Chapman
Harvey Weinstein
Jerry Lee Lewis
Welcome to our game! And no, nationality of celeb doesn’t matter. I remember one year I got the Final Hours Award because, on a whim, I’d picked Benazir Bhutto. Only points I got all year.
Okay, I’m making some changes! Blame Pele, I was going to let well enough alone.
FINAL LIST:
Andy Taylor
Bob Newhart
Sam Bankman-Fried
Al Roker
Jeremiah Green
Barry Manilow
Bam Margera
David Lee Roth
George Zimmerman
Kyle Rittenhouse
Pope Benedict
Jamie Raskin
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Pope Benedict XVI - Pope
Shannen Doherty - Actor
George Alagiah - Journalist
Linda Nolan - Actor/Singer
Jamie Raskin - Attorney/U.S. Congress
James Whale - British Radio Presenter (not the long dead British film director)
Johnny Ruffo - Singer/Songwriter/Actor
Annabelle Gurwitch - Author
Jeremiah Green - Drummer
Nigel Starmer-Smith - Rugger/Journalist
Linda Ronstadt - Singer
Mark Gastineau - Former American Football player
Tim Keller - Pastor and Theologian
Pope Benedict XVI
Shannen Doherty
George Alagiah
Linda Nolan
Jamie Raskin
James Whale
Johnny Ruffo
Annabelle Gurwitch
Jeremiah Green
Nigel Starmer-Smith
Linda Ronstadt
Mark Gastineau
Tim Keller
Had 4 scores this year and also removed someone that appears to be in good health so used the 2022 list with 5 new names:
Dick Vitale
6/9/39
former coach of UD and Pistons
Linda Ronstadt
7/15/46
singer
Timothy J Keller
9/23/50
American pastor,theologian
Linda Nolan
2/23/59
member of the girl group The Nolans
Shannen Doherty
4/12/71
Actress: 90210
Bam Margera
9/28/79
professional skateboarder, stunt performer, Jackass movies
Rob Burrow
9/26/82
English former professional rugby league footballer
Slick Woods
8/13/96
aka Simone Thompson, fashion model
Andy Taylor
2/16/61
Duran Duran guitarist
Vladimir Putin
10/7/52
Russian president
Jamie Raskin
12/13/62
Maryland US Representative
Jeremiah Green
3/4/77
drummer and founding member of rock band Modest Mouse
Rhod Gilbert
10/18/68
Welsh comedian
Alternates:
Dustin Hoffman
8/8/37
actor
Dave Mustaine
9/13/61
vocalist & guitarist of the band Megadeth, formerly with Metallica
Clean List:
Dick Vitale
Linda Ronstadt
Timothy J Keller
Linda Nolan
Shannen Doherty
Bam Margera
Rob Burrow
Slick Woods
Andy Taylor
Vladimir Putin
Jamie Raskin
Jeremiah Green
Rhod Gilbert
Alternates:
Dustin Hoffman
Dave Mustaine
Thanks Baker for organizing again! May 2023 treat you well
Had to drop the following because they dropped:
Olivia Newton-John
Tom Parker
Marion Barber
Don West
Dropping Dick Cheney because it’s no fun having someone everyone else has. And he may be immortal.
Returning from last year:
Steve Gleason- former NFL player
James Whale- radio personality
Chris Mortensen- TV sports personality
Bob Nelson- stand up comic
Terry Funk- wrestling legend
Lou Pinella- Looooouuuuu
Shannen Doherty- actress
New to my list:
Frank Fritz- American Pickers
Rhod Gilbert- stand up comic/panel guest
Dave Parker- baseball great
Kenneth Mitchell- actor
Andy Taylor- either Duran or Duran I forget
Al Roker- TV weather
Clean list:
Steve Gleason
James Whale
Chris Mortensen
Bob Nelson
Terry Funk
Lou Pinella
Shannen Doherty
Frank Fritz
Rhod Gilbert
Dave Parker
Kenneth Mitchell
Andy Taylor
Al Roker
Alternates:
Bam Margera
Dick Cheney
Sandra Day O’Conner
My personal rule is the first time I’ve heard of them can’t be when I’m searching for contestants. If I come by the name naturally or if I know their work I can use them.
