We are running out of time to pick the people who are running out of time!
I was afraid maybe you had linked to this
Martin Crowe, 53, New Zealand cricket champion
Joey Feek, musician
Steven Latourette, 58, Ohio State Representative
Johan Cruyff, 68, Dutch soccer great
Thijsje Oenema, 27, Dutch speed skating champion
Thomas Fekete, Surfer Blood guitarist
David Kochel, 51, Jeb Bush’s chief strategist
Janet Kanini Ikua, Kenyan property show host
Kurtis Haiu, 31, New Zealand rugby star
Debbie Smith, 59, Nevada state senator
Said el Marouk, director
Errol Christie, 52, English middleweight boxer
Howard Marks, 70, Author
Alternates:
Monica Pearson, former Atlanta TV anchor
Angela “Big Ang” Raiola, Mob Wives star
Martin Crowe
Joey Feek
Steven Latourette
Johan Cruyff
Thijsje Oenema
Thomas Fekete
David Kochel
Janet Kanini Ikua
Kurtis Haiu
Debbie Smith
Said el Marouk
Errol Christie
Howard Marks
Monica Pearson
Angela Raiola
Changing my list a bit and to the tune of the old Donnie and Marie Osmond song:
I’m a little bit country
Joey Feek
Glen Campbell
And I’m a little bit rock 'n roll
Malcolm Mitchell Young
Suge Knight
*
I’m a little bit of movie and sport stars*
Joost van der Westhuizen
Wayne Gino Odjick
Mohammed Ali
Martin Crowe
Burton Leon “Burt” Reynolds
Paul Gascoigne
With a little bit of world leaders with dark soul
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
*I don’t know if they are bad or good:
*John Edward Szeles
Bob Ellis
*But I know I love it so
It’s a little bit death pool
And a little bit gruesome too! *
Alternates:
Clive James
Tom Libous
Clean List:
Joey Feek
Glen Campbell
Malcolm Mitchell Young
Suge Knight
Joost van der Westhuizen
Wayne Gino Odjick
Mohammed Ali
Martin Crowe
Burton Leon “Burt” Reynolds
Paul Gascoigne
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
John Edward Szeles
Bob Ellis
Alternates:
Clive James
Tom Libous
*Late Breaking Final Amended List *(Disregard George Zimmerman, Tommy Lasorda, and **William Perry ** from previous list):
Len Dawson (Former QB)
Alan Simpson (Former Senator)
**Clark Howard **(Money Expert)
Tony Dow (Wally)
**Ronnie Schell **(Duke Slater)
David Selby (Quentin Collins)
**Joe Wurzelbacher **(Plumber)
Ivan Koloff (Former Pro Wrestler)
**Dawn Wells **(Mary Ann)
Burt Ward (Robin)
**Ernest “Fritz” Hollings **(Former Senator)
Colin Dexter (Author)
**Bernard Fox (Doctor Bombay/Colonel Crittendon)
Alternates:
**
Chevy Chase (Sat Nite Live)
Eric Braeden (Young and Restless)
Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Clean List
Len Dawson
Alan Simpson
Clark Howard
Tony Dow
Ronnie Schell
David Selby
Joe Wurzelbacher
Ivan Koloff
Dawn Wells
Burt Ward
Ernest “Fritz” Hollings
Colin Dexter
Bernard Fox
Alternates:
Chevy Chase
Eric Braeden
Roger Waters
I’ll post commentary tomorrow. But in order to hit the midnight deadline, here’s my clean list:
Chief Keef
Suge Knight
Kim Jong-un
Jerry Sandusky
William Perry
Louis King Johnson Jr.
Jeremiah Ratliff
Azealia Banks
Ethan Couch
Heather Mack
Martin Shkreli
Joaquín Guzmán
Lil Durk
*William Perry is the former Chicago Bear
**Louis King Johnson Jr. is the hip-hop artist also known as “King Louie” or “King L”
And, according to my clock, that’s it.
May the odds be ever in your favor!
Let the pleas to post late entries commence!
Happy New Year, everybody! 
Time is up. And for all the ones that are participating: Happy New Year.
It’s your life, make it count!
RIP Wayne Rogers. AKA Trapper John from Mash at the age of 82.
Rene Angelil
Rob Ford
Bryan Murray (Ottawa Senators GM)
Val Kilmer
Joey Feek
Big Ang
Mary Tyler Moore
Valerie Harper
Gene Wilder
OJ Simpson
Alternates:
Don Imus
Scott Putesky (Daisy Berkowitz)
Burt Reynolds
CLEAN LIST:
Rene Angelil
Rob Ford
Bryan Murray
Val Kilmer
Joey Feek
Big Ang
Mary Tyler Moore
Valerie Harper
Gene Wilder
OJ Simpson
Alternates:
Don Imus
Scott Putesky
Burt Reynolds
I’m very sorry Martonio, but your list will not count, it was submitted too late, fifty minutes after the deadline. If you like I will keep track of your entry seperately so you can see how you do this time. Better luck next year!
Ellen I wish you had put in alternates, your choice of Kim Jong-IL is not one that qualifies, as he is already dead. You probably meant his son, but since entries are over it can’t be changed now, sorry. The rest of the list looks like a good one though.
Well, I do have the stats earlier than I thought I would.
There are, by my count, 832 celebrities selected. Of those, 601 are unique.
We have 140 players this year, for1818 selections. That’s an odd number, because one player had a choice disqualified(already dead) and one person was so dedicated to their theme that they picked only twelve choices.
The top bandwagon thirteen are:
Joey Feek 64
Valerie Harper 41
George H. W. Bush 40
Jimmy Carter 35
Fidel Castro 31
Muhammad Ali 24
Martin Crowe 22
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 21
Tommy Chong 21
Glen Campbell 20
Nancy Reagan 19
Kirk Douglas 18
Joost van der Westhuizen 16
I’d argue against allowing an entry of this sort. I’ve no problem with people picking bandwagon lists: your list is your list, and you can put whatever names you want on it.
The problem I have is the notion of posting a marker for a not-yet-determined list whose names would be filled in on the basis of what names are included on the lists of players who haven’t posted their lists yet.
If you want to stay up to 11:59pm CST on 12/31 and post your list at the last minute based on the lists other players have already posted, there’s nothing wrong with that. But I’d be against any sort of ‘depending on what other players post later, here’s how the Death Mistress should construct my list’ sort of thing, even one as simple as ‘my list will be the 13 most frequently selected celebs.’
I agree. If you didn’t post a list before the deadline, you aren’t in the game. Sorry.
I spoke with that poster by PM and explained the situation yesterday. I explained they had to make an entry on their own or it wouldn’t be counted. Since I have to keep track of all entries anyway I offered to let them know at the end of the year how they would have done. But I didn’t hear back from them.
7 unique picks and 2 others only 1 other poster selected
All they have to do is die this year
Singer Natalie Cole, unforgettable at 35 points.