Theme NY Mets
Ron Swoboda
Jerry Koosman
Jack Fisher
Bob Aspomonte
Joe Torre
Craig Swan
Nolan Ryan
Ron Taylor
Mickey Lolich
Bob Apodaca
Hank Webb
George Theodore
Larry Stahl
ALTS:
Al Weis
Ron Hunt
JC Martin
In honor of my mother whose name was Barbara with the last initial “B”, I tried to make a list of all Barbara Bs. There weren’t quite enough, so I added a few other famous Barbaras. My alternate is the most famous of all, but it always annoyed my mother that she dropped an “a” from her name. The Barbara Bush in my list is the daughter of GW Bush.
Barbara, Barbara, Barbara
Barbara Babcock
Barbara Bach
Barbara Bain
Barbara Barrie
Barbara Bouchet
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Bush
Barbara Chase-Riboud
Barbara Carrera
Barbara Eden
Barbara Feldon
Barbara Hershey
Barbara Mandell
Alt
Barbra Streisand
You used that theme but didn’t include Pete or Roger? I’m surprised at you.
Sticking with my Twilight Zone themed list again this year since these people have all gotten very good at not dying.
John Astin
Barbara Barrie
Carol Burnett
Veronica Cartwright
Robert Duvall
Mariette Hartley
Ron Howard
Sherry Jackson
Vera Miles
Julie Newmar
Robert Redford
William Shatner
George Takei
Alternate:
Bill Mumy
The Canadians
Paul Henderson
Tommy Chong
Michael J Fox
Joni Mitchell
Krista Temple
Stephen Lewis
Robert Munsch
Gabriela Dabrowski
Catherine Wreford
Celine Dion
Jeanne Becker
Anne Cools
Dave Stanley Daoust
Alts:
Rick Chiarelli
Buffy Sainte Marie
Nothing this year, so I will go for one subject I found I got point before.
The F*** cancer division.
Elton John
Dave Coulier
James Van Der Beek
King Charles
Danielle Fishel
Phil Robertson
Victoria Jackson
Samantha Harris
Michael Bolton
Christie Brinkley
Ananda Lewis
Rick Steves
Gabriela Dabrowski
My 2025 theme is Every BODY Needs Good Neighbours, featuring cast members from long-running Australian soap ‘Neighbours’.
- Ian Smith - Harold
- Alan Dale - Jim
- Anne Charleston - Madge
- Terence Donovan - Doug
- Tom Oliver - Lou
- Mark Little - Joe
- Paul Keane - Des
- Nicola Charles - Sarah
- Kylie Minogue - Charlene
- Alan Fletcher - Karl
- Elaine Smith - Daphne
- Caitlin Stasey - Rachel
- Lesley Baker - Angie
Alts
Caroline Gilmer - Cheryl
Sue Jones - Pam
Craig McLachlan - Henry
Clean List
Ian Smith
Alan Dale
Anne Charleston
Terence Donovan
Tom Oliver
Mark Little
Paul Keane
Nicola Charles
Kylie Minogue
Alan Fletcher
Elaine Smith
Caitlin Stasey
Lesley Baker
Greated death like an old freind (Potter Actors)
David Bradley (Filch)
Miram Margoles (Sprout)
Brenden Glesson(Mad-Eye)
Warwick Davies (Flitwick)
Julie Walters (Mrs. Weasley)
Mark Williams (Mr. Weasley)
Timothy Spall (Peter Petigrew)
Geroge Harris (Kingsley)
Jeff Rawle (Amos Diggory)
Zoe Wanamaker (Hooch)
Julian Glover (Aragog)
Fiona Shaw (Aunt Petunia)
John Cleese (NNH)
33 Players, currently all tied for 1st:
| Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker | 0 | 0 | Dec 31 Birthdays |
| 1 | Bayaker | 0 | 0 | Game Show Hosts |
| 1 | Biotop | 0 | 0 | Dark Shadows |
| 1 | Borborygmi | 0 | 0 | Hee Haw |
| 1 | Cazzle | 0 | 0 | Every BODY Needs Good Neighbours |
| 1 | commasense | 0 | 0 | Destroyers of Democracy |
| 1 | CreaseMunky | 0 | 0 | Hope I Die Before I Get Old - Rock Stars |
| 1 | Dancer_Flight | 0 | 0 | Star Trek VII |
| 1 | DesertDog | 0 | 0 | 2001 Diamondbacks |
| 1 | Dr.Girlfriend | 0 | 0 | The 14th Annual All-Star Sports Edition |
| 1 | GIGObuster | 0 | 0 | The F*** cancer division. |
| 1 | GuanoLad | 0 | 0 | British Sitcom Stars |
| 1 | Happy_Lendervedder | 0 | 0 | 80s TV |
| 1 | Hoopy_Frood | 0 | 0 | Celebrity Darth Pool |
| 1 | J-P_L | 0 | 0 | Former Race Car Drivers |
| 1 | Kitten_Mitten | 0 | 0 | fav singers/musicians |
| 1 | Little_Nemo | 0 | 0 | The Stopping Falling & Standing Still List |
| 1 | Monstera_deliciosa | 0 | 0 | Barbara, Barbara, Barbara |
| 1 | NotherYinzer | 0 | 0 | Close, But No Cigar |
| 1 | Pardel-Lux | 0 | 0 | German players in the 1966, 1970 and 1974 FIFA World Cups |
| 1 | phungi | 0 | 0 | Howard Stern Wack Pack Members |
| 1 | Queen_Anne_s_Lace | 0 | 0 | Shawshank Redemption: “I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living, or get busy dying.” |
| 1 | Railer13 | 0 | 0 | Theme: Former NFL Head Coaches |
| 1 | Rebo | 0 | 0 | Still Living Match Game Celebrities |
| 1 | Registered_at_Last | 0 | 0 | The Canadians |
| 1 | RobotDevilDog | 0 | 0 | Back to the Future |
| 1 | Shoeless | 0 | 0 | Twilight Zone |
| 1 | smithsb | 0 | 0 | Middle East Troublemakers |
| 1 | Stephe96 | 0 | 0 | Beatles |
| 1 | Sternvogel | 0 | 0 | “Van, Van, is a used-up man” |
| 1 | Tyronne | 0 | 0 | Greeted death like an old friend (Potter Actors) |
| 1 | xizor | 0 | 0 | Crooners: |
| 1 | zadscmc | 0 | 0 | NY Mets |
If spelling matters, per the OP, you’d better fix the misspellings in your list… (I noticed 4 or 5 but there could be more)
Some sad points for me… and the Opening Kickoff?
Somehow he didn’t make my list of 80s TV stars. Bah.
We watched Major League last night in his honor.
Brian Murphy, UK sitcom actor known for Man About The House, it’s spinoff George and Mildred (he is the original Mr Roper), and Last Of The Summer Wine, has died aged 92. He only nets me 8 points, but that’s better than nothing.
Oh dear, Man About The House was such a hit in Spain when I was a kid. Haven’t thought of George and Mildred for ages.
And so it begins…
| Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr.Girlfriend | 10 | 1(1) | The 14th Annual All-Star Sports Edition |
| 2 | GuanoLad | 8 | 1(1) | British Sitcom Stars |
Dolly Partons’s husband puts me on the board. Not exactly a happy occasion but I’m feeling a bit mercenary.
When will the rankings be updated?
Heck, I’m waiting for the 2024 final results (hint: I won. Me and the entire pissed off nation’s armed forces).
Sorry for the delay:
| Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NotherYinzer | 18 | 1(1) | Close, But No Cigar |
| 2 | Dr.Girlfriend | 10 | 1(1) | The 14th Annual All-Star Sports Edition |
| 3 | GuanoLad | 8 | 1(1) | British Sitcom Stars |