I also have Keith, that should put me in second has well at 38. Someone else up stream mentioned that there was 8 picks for Tobey.
Oops, disregard, did not realize this is the THEMED list
| Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | smithsb | 43 | 1(1) | Middle East troublemakers |
| 2 | xizor | 38 | 1(1) | Crooners |
| 3 | GuanoLad | 23 | 1(1) | UK sitcom actors. |
| 4 | Pardel-Lux | 22 | 1(1) | German players in the 1966, 1970 and 1974 FIFA World Cups |
| 5 | Little_Nemo | 3 | 1(1) | Norman Jewison is alive at the age of 97 |
Wrong German player has died: Andreas Brehme, 63. Wrong generation for my list:
I’m finally on the board with seven points!
Are you going to have to change your theme next year? Starting to run out of Apollo astronauts. 
It was a one-year-only theme because there were only thirteen left alive at the beginning of the year. That’s the danger of making a list full of guys in their 80s and 90s.
| Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | smithsb | 43 | 1(1) | Middle East troublemakers |
| 2 | xizor | 38 | 1(1) | Crooners |
| 3 | GuanoLad | 23 | 1(1) | UK sitcom actors. |
| 4 | Pardel-Lux | 22 | 1(1) | German players in the 1966, 1970 and 1974 FIFA World Cups |
| 5 | Catamount | 7 | 1(1) | 13 Apollo astronauts still living |
| 6 | Little_Nemo | 3 | 1(1) | Norman Jewison is alive at the age of 97 |
Jerry Grote, ex NY Met catcher, dies at 81 and 19 points for me.
Jerry Grote: 19 Points and a shout-out to everyone at the Grote’s Foundation:
| Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | smithsb | 43 | 1(1) | Middle East troublemakers |
| 2 | xizor | 38 | 1(1) | Crooners |
| 3 | GuanoLad | 23 | 1(1) | UK sitcom actors. |
| 4 | Pardel-Lux | 22 | 1(1) | German players in the 1966, 1970 and 1974 FIFA World Cups |
| 5 | zadscmc | 19 | 1(1) | NY Mets |
| 6 | Catamount | 7 | 1(1) | 13 Apollo astronauts still living |
| 7 | Little_Nemo | 3 | 1(1) | Norman Jewison is alive at the age of 97 |
Carl Erskine gives a mighty 3 points to me!
| Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | smithsb | 43 | 1(1) | Middle East troublemakers |
| 2 | xizor | 38 | 1(1) | Crooners |
| 3 | GuanoLad | 23 | 1(1) | UK sitcom actors. |
| 4 | Pardel-Lux | 22 | 1(1) | German players in the 1966, 1970 and 1974 FIFA World Cups |
| 5 | zadscmc | 19 | 1(1) | NY Mets |
| 6 | Catamount | 7 | 1(1) | 13 Apollo astronauts still living |
| 7 | Happy_Lendervedder | 3 | 1(1) | Ye Olde Tyme Base-Ball Players |
| 7 | Little_Nemo | 3 | 1(1) | Norman Jewison is alive at the age of 97 |
Canadian Musician Rocket Norton has died at 73. 27 points for me. Now to go listen to some Prism.
I completely missed a perennial on my Canadian list back in January.
Canadian author Brian Brett died at 73. (seems to be a theme)
I guess I will listen to Prism while reading some poetry.
Quite a way to make an entrance!
| Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered_at_Last | 54 | 2(2) | The Canadians |
| 2 | smithsb | 43 | 1(1) | Middle East troublemakers |
| 3 | xizor | 38 | 1(1) | Crooners |
| 4 | GuanoLad | 23 | 1(1) | UK sitcom actors. |
| 5 | Pardel-Lux | 22 | 1(1) | German players in the 1966, 1970 and 1974 FIFA World Cups |
| 6 | zadscmc | 19 | 1(1) | NY Mets |
| 7 | Catamount | 7 | 1(1) | 13 Apollo astronauts still living |
| 8 | Happy_Lendervedder | 3 | 1(1) | Ye Olde Tyme Base-Ball Players |
| 8 | Little_Nemo | 3 | 1(1) | Norman Jewison is alive at the age of 97 |
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, 85, 15 points (cite in German, but the content, I think, is clear):
Auf Englisch:
| Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered_at_Last | 54 | 2(2) | The Canadians |
| 2 | smithsb | 43 | 1(1) | Middle East troublemakers |
| 3 | xizor | 38 | 1(1) | Crooners |
| 4 | Pardel-Lux | 37 | 2(2) | German players in the 1966, 1970 and 1974 FIFA World Cups |
| 5 | GuanoLad | 23 | 1(1) | UK sitcom actors. |
| 6 | zadscmc | 19 | 1(1) | NY Mets |
| 7 | Catamount | 7 | 1(1) | 13 Apollo astronauts still living |
| 8 | Happy_Lendervedder | 3 | 1(1) | Ye Olde Tyme Base-Ball Players |
| 8 | Little_Nemo | 3 | 1(1) | Norman Jewison is alive at the age of 97 |
Hey! I’m still tied for 10th place.
I believe I have a second “hit”. Marwan Issa Ahmed Yassin
We may need a ruling. My list of Middle East Trouble Makers included the top HAMAS leadership (Marwan Issa Ahmed Yassin as ~ #3 in the hierarchy). The man confirmed as Marwan Issa is also listed as a top HAMAS operative.
I believe they are one in the same - my knowledge of Arabic naming conventions is limited to non-existent. He was 58 or 59 (born 1965, date undetermined). It looks like I conflated Marwan Issa with Sheikh Ahmed Yassin (HAMAS founder died in 2022).
What say you? Points or not (31 would be fine based on the latest birth year). Apologies for not including a “dirty” descriptive list along with my clean list for clarity.
From Wiki:
On 11 March 2024, Israel announced the targeting of an underground facility in Nuseirat, central Gaza, used by Issa, airing footage of the strike and noting that the results were still being analyzed. Five Palestinians were reportedly killed in the bombing.[11] Hamas, which had not disclosed much about its senior military leaders during the war, did not immediately respond.[12]
On 17 March 2024, it was reported that Hamas had confirmed in private that Issa had been killed in the strike. At the time of his killing, Issa was the highest-ranking Hamas commander to be killed in the war.[12] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly hailed the news as “a great achievement for Israel” and stated “they will all die, we will reach them all.”[13]
On 18 March 2024, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan confirmed Issa’s death.[14]
On 26 March 2024, the Israel Defense Forces officially confirmed Issa’s death.[15]
I will always err on the side of “dead Hamas leaders”
| Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | smithsb | 84 | 2(2) | Middle East troublemakers |
| 2 | Registered_at_Last | 54 | 2(2) | The Canadians |
| 3 | xizor | 38 | 1(1) | Crooners |
| 4 | Pardel-Lux | 37 | 2(2) | German players in the 1966, 1970 and 1974 FIFA World Cups |
| 5 | GuanoLad | 23 | 1(1) | UK sitcom actors. |
| 6 | zadscmc | 19 | 1(1) | NY Mets |
| 7 | Catamount | 7 | 1(1) | 13 Apollo astronauts still living |
| 8 | Happy_Lendervedder | 3 | 1(1) | Ye Olde Tyme Base-Ball Players |
| 8 | Little_Nemo | 3 | 1(1) | Norman Jewison is alive at the age of 97 |