Yvonne Blake, movie costume designer most famous for Christopher Reeve’s Superman costume.
Sergio Marchionne, who combined Chrysler and Fiat, dies aged 66
Nikolai Volkoff, Russian heel wrestler, dies at 70.
Not a good day for wrestlers.
Brian Christopher, son of Jerry Lawler and who wrestled in the WWE as Grandmaster Sexey, has died by suicide at 46.
And now three. Former professional wrestler Brickhouse Brown, whose death was incorrectly reported nine days ago, has apparently died from cancer for real at age 58.
Doug Grindstaff, has boldy gone to his grave.
Was doing a routine wellness check on my list, and noticed that novelist Colin Butts died on June 28 at 42 points.
Woo Hoo: 42 points for carnivorousplant, Happy Lendervedder, phungi, and first points of the year for Happy Lendervedder:
Rank Player Score Picks(Unique)
1 jeezums 289 5(1)
2 CAMJAY77 274 5
3 phungi 201 4
4 basset hound 135 2
5 GIGObuster 133 2
5 Registered@Last 133 3(1)
7 Team Dirt 108 2
8 carnivorousp 106 2
9 RTFirefly 92 2
10 Hoopy Frood 70 2
11 ataraxy22 66 4(2)
12 candide 64 1
12 Martonio 64 1
14 NurseCarmen 62 1
14 RobotDevilDog 62 1
16 Loach 57 2(1)
17 HappyLendervdr 42 1
18 bowler girl 39 1
18 FavreCo 39 1
20 bowler guy 37 1
20 zoog 37 1
22 Oakminster 32 2
23 Jacquernagy 28 2(2)
24 1b3bz18c9ed… 25 2
24 computergeek 25 2
24 critter42 25 2
27 Dr. Girlfriend 24 1
27 Grits&HardToast 24 1
27 kayT 24 1
27 krondys 24 1
27 Labtrash 24 1
27 Maus Magill 24 1
27 tangent 24 1
34 Biotop 23 1(1)
35 Czarcasm 16 1
35 JohnT 16 1
37 Old Wench 13 1(1)
37 The Vorlon 13 1(1)
39 irritant 10 1(1)
39 Rico 10 1(1)
41 Clothahump 8 1
41 J-P-L 8 1
41 PaulParkhead 8 1
41 peedin 8 1
41 picker 8 1
46 amarinth 1 1
46 Catamount 1 1
46 Jeep's Phoenix 1 1
46 Spiff 1 1
Should those who are no longer with us, either through banning or death, be removed from the list?
Death? There is a sort of iconic irony to dying while playing Death Pool. A person with such temerity should have their named bolded, in red, for all to see.
Banned? Just make the name grey or something, to remind that they cannot be listed as a winner.
I wouldn’t object to giving 50 bonus points to those that expire.
I looked at this year’s OP and didn’t see somthing I have had there, and that stated that even if a poster was banned their list was still in the contest.
Ah yes, here it is, for when I had it.
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If a poster playing the game gets banned during the year, this does not invalidate their entry, although they won’t be able to gloat in the thread if and/or when they do get points.
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But it may not apply for this game, since it wasn’t in the OP.
From my (warped) perspective, we are all one dysfunctional family, even those excluded from gatherings…
BTW, who was banned?
I like Baker’s rule. But I too am curious as to which of our players has died or been banned.
Clothahump was banned, I believe.
Kind of like that strange uncle with the court order? 
You rang?
And I am doing my wellness check on my list and found that Henry Butler (New Orleans Jazz pianist) died in early July at 69.
31 Points, a Unique Pick, and tied (at 2) for the “Grim Reaper” award for RAL:
Rank Player Score Picks(Unique)
1 jeezums 289 5(1)
2 CAMJAY77 274 5
3 phungi 201 4
4 Registered@Last 164 4(2)
5 basset hound 135 2
6 GIGObuster 133 2
7 Team Dirt 108 2
8 carnivorousp 106 2
9 RTFirefly 92 2
10 Hoopy Frood 70 2
11 ataraxy22 66 4(2)
12 candide 64 1
12 Martonio 64 1
14 NurseCarmen 62 1
14 RobotDevilDog 62 1
16 Loach 57 2(1)
17 HappyLendervdr 42 1
18 bowler girl 39 1
18 FavreCo 39 1
20 bowler guy 37 1
20 zoog 37 1
22 Oakminster 32 2
23 Jacquernagy 28 2(2)
24 1b3bz18c9ed… 25 2
24 computergeek 25 2
24 critter42 25 2
27 Dr. Girlfriend 24 1
27 Grits&HardToast 24 1
27 kayT 24 1
27 krondys 24 1
27 Labtrash 24 1
27 Maus Magill 24 1
27 tangent 24 1
34 Biotop 23 1(1)
35 Czarcasm 16 1
35 JohnT 16 1
37 Old Wench 13 1(1)
37 The Vorlon 13 1(1)
39 irritant 10 1(1)
39 Rico 10 1(1)
41 Clothahump 8 1
41 J-P-L 8 1
41 PaulParkhead 8 1
41 peedin 8 1
41 picker 8 1
46 amarinth 1 1
46 Catamount 1 1
46 Jeep's Phoenix 1 1
46 Spiff 1 1