Lee Kerslake
Alex Trebek
Peter Sutcliffe
Norm MacDonald
Bill Turnbull
Gianluca Vialli
George Alagiah
Gray O’Brien
Miroslava Duma
Gunther von Hagens
David Gulpilil
Roger Scruton
Yoo Sang-chul
Alternates:
Bob Gibson
Doddie Weir
Genesis P-Orridge
Yeah, I’m jumping on that bandwagon, too. ** Baker **, please sub Lewis for Eddie Van Halen
Since none of my picks have seen fit to give me any points this year, I’m going to make them ride the list again for 2020. That will teach them!
Pope Benedict XVI
Terry Bradshaw
Ashleigh Brilliant
Don Cannon
Murray Langston
Tom Lehrer
Agafia Lykov
Peter Mahovlich
Bill Mazeroski
Thomas J. Murphy, Jr.
Joe Negri
Joanne Byrd Rogers
Art Rooney II
Alternates:
Iris Apfel
Bobby Vinton
Anita Bryant
Annotated list:
Pope Benedict XVI
Terry Bradshaw (former Pittsburgh Steeler)
Ashleigh Brilliant (author & cartoonist)
Don Cannon (former news anchor at WTAE & KDKA)
Murray Langston (a/k/a “The Unknown Comic”)
Tom Lehrer (composer & singer & mathematician)
Agafia Lykov (Siberian hermit)
Peter Mahovlich (former Pittsburgh Penguin)
Bill Mazeroski (1960s Pittsburgh Pirate player)
Thomas J. Murphy, Jr. (former Mayor, City of Pittsburgh)
Joe Negri (guitarist, host of Adventure Time)
Joanne Byrd Rogers (widow of Fred Rogers a/k/a Mr. Rogers)
Art Rooney II (President, Pittsburgh Steelers)
Alternates:
Bobby Vinton (singer)
Iris Apfel (fashion icon)
Anita Bryant
I missed the deadline last year and am determined not to do so this year:
Congressman John Lewis
Donald Trump
Matt Lauer
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Jimmy Carter
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Charles
Alex Trebek
James Earl Jones
Josh Duggar
Alternates
Oprah Winfrey
Tamora Pierce
Bill Clinton
Do you want your alternates to fill out your list?
My 2020 List
Henry Kissinger
Joni Mitchell
Ralph Nader
Willie Mays
Whitey Ford
Ed Kranepool
Pope Benedict XVI
Hosni Mubarak
Ciriaco Di Mita
Dick Van Dyke
Mel Brooks
Ian St. John
David Crosby
Alts:
Nobbie Stiles
Tom Seaver
Ed Asner
Some low hanging fruit, some retreads, and a 27 Club nominee. This formula has “worked” for years, why change now. And that’s Don King the boxing promoter and John Lewis the Congressman.
Alex Trebek
Lil Wayne
Billy Connolly
John Lewis
Frankie Banali
Shannen Doherty
Vivian Campbell
Eddie Van Halen
Leon Spinks
Olivia Newton-John
Don King
Taylor Momsen
Glenn Tipton
Jimmy Carter (Oct. 1, 1924- ), US President
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (March 15, 1933- ), Supreme Court justice
Tommy Chong (May 24, 1938- ), comedian
Alex Trebek (July 22, 1940- ), Jeopardy! host
John Lewis (Feb. 21, 1941- ), US Congressman
Rush Limbaugh (Jan. 12, 1951- ), radio personality
Doug Supernaw (Sept. 26, 1960- ), country singer
William ‘the Refrigerator’ Perry (December 16, 1962- ), football player
Jimmy Osmond (April 16, 1963- ), singer
Sam Lloyd (Nov. 12, 1963- ), actor
Bam Margera (Sept. 28, 1979- ), Jackass cast member
Amanda Bynes (Apr. 3, 1986- ), actress
Pete Davidson (Nov. 16, 1993- ), comedian
Alternates:
Donald Trump (June 14, 1946- ), short-fingered vulgarian
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (June 10, 1921- ), royal consort
Clean version
Jimmy Carter
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Tommy Chong
Alex Trebek
John Lewis
Rush Limbaugh
Doug Supernaw
William Perry
Jimmy Osmond
Sam Lloyd
Bam Margera
Amanda Bynes
Pete Davidson
Alternates:
Donald Trump
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Here is a list a bit earlier than I usually get it in (Happy Birthday, Baker):
John Lewis - US Representative, Civil Rights Leader
John Andretti - Motorsports
Jaden Smith – Karate Kid redux
Marc Gastineau – Jet (in New York, just not on Broadway)
Steve Gleason - Kicker
Anita Cochran - country music entertainer
Alex Trebek – Trebek
Linda Nolan - English actress/singer
Stephen Darby - former Bolton Wanderers back
George “Doddie” Weir - former Scotland lock
Greg “Fingers” Taylor - harmonica player for Coral Reefer Band
Ken Waters - former Wales hooker
Frankie Banali – quite right Quiet Riot drummer
Plain List:
John Lewis
John Andretti
Jaden Smith
Mark Gastineau
Steve Gleason
Anita Cochran
Alex Trebek
Linda Nolan
Stephen Darby
George Weir
Greg Taylor
Ken Waters
Frankie Banali
If I lose one today:
Mike Pompeo
Recycling the 12 survivors from my last list and adding Stan Walker:
Steve Gleason
Paul Gascoigne
Wilfred Benitez
William Perry
Simon Lovell
Randy Travis
Dave Rose
Pedro Guerrero
Vivian Patrick Campbell
Catherine Britt
Ken Watanabe
Chris Rea
Stan Walker
Alternates
Olivia Newton John
Lindsay Lohan
Alex Trebek 7/22/40
Harry Reid 12/2/39
Bam Margera 9/28/79
Doddie Weir 7/4/70
Frankie Banali 11/14/51
Lee Kerslake 4/16/47
Linda Nolan 2/23/59
Pat Sajak 10/26/46
Olivia Newton-John 9/26/48
Linda Ronstadt 7/15/46
Sam Lloyd 11/12/63
Slick Woods 8/13/96
John Lewis 2/21/40
Alternates:
Dave Mustaine 9/13/61
Dustin Hoffman 8/8/37
Alex Trebek
Harry Reid
Bam Margera
Doddie Weir
Frankie Banali
Lee Kerslake
Linda Nolan
Pat Sajak
Olivia Newton-John
Linda Ronstadt
Sam Lloyd
Slick Woods
John Lewis
Dave Mustaine
Dustin Hoffman
Going ahead and posting now, because everyone around me is tired of hearing me talk about this. 
Peter Frampton
Alex Trebek
Bob Knight
John Andretti
Jane Fonda
Terry Jones
Stevie Wonder
Representative John Lewis
Nichelle Nichols
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Abby Lee Miller
Regis Philbin
Jimmy Carter
Alt:
Mick Jagger
Richard Simmons
Ozzy Osbourne
Here is my submission for 2020. Mostly folks who I hope not to get points from.
Alan Alda
Tina Louise
Tim Curry
Terry Gilliam
Mel Brooks
Billy Dee Williams
Ozzy Osbourne
Olivia Newton John
Chuck Yeager
David Silverman
Peter Popoff
James Randi
Ray Hyman
Alternates:
Angela Lansbury
Gavin McLeod
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Alberto Fujimori
Alex Honnald
Daniel Arap Moi
Fay Vincent
George Alagiah
Harry Reid
John Lewis
Julie Strain
Kaing Guek Eav
Larry King
Lee Kerslake
Leon Spinks
Manolis Glezos
Olivia Newton-John
Prince Philip
Roberta McCain
Shane MacGowan
Terry Jones
Violeta Chamorro
Team you have twenty picks. Unless I hear otherwise, I will use the first thirteen.
sorry, double post.
Just making sure you saw this, Death Mistress, and happy birthday!
Happy New Years Eve Death Poolers!
With no further ado, here are my candidates who may meet up with the Grim Reaper in 2020:
Tommy Chong
Harry Reid
John Lewis
Alex Trebek
Randy Meisner
Ronnie Wood
Olivia Newton-John
Linda Nolan
Vivian Campbell
Paul John Gascoigne
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Kevin Gates
Courtney Stodden
Alternate:
Mary Berry
Happy Birthday Baker 
Most of my list remains intact, but two of my picks brought in points in 2019! The late Kathleen Blanco has been replaced with Shane McGowan – lead singer of The Pogues, and Valerie Harper’s death got Jimmy Carter promoted from alternate status. I also had Jim Kelly and Michael J. Fox swap places.
The Lucky 13 for 2020:
Shane McGowan
Tom Brokaw
Tommy Chong
Sean Connery
Shannen Doherty
Michael Douglas
Jimmy Carter
Jim Kelly
Val Kilmer
Joan Lunden
Liza Minnelli
Olivia Newton-John
Kenny Rogers
Alternates:
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Michael J. Fox
Common name clarification: Michael Douglas is the actor - son of Kirk, Kenny Rogers is the singer, and Jim Kelly is the former NFL QB.
Let’s see if I have 2020 vision:
Jim Carr – former Canadian Trade Minister
TJ Ducklo – Joe Biden’s press secretary
Ric Flair - WWE manager/personality
John Lewis – US Congressman
Sam Lloyd – Actor/musician
Lee Kerslake - Drummer for Ozzy Osbourne and Uriah Heep
John Madden - Football commentator/coach
Olivia Newton-John – Singer/actress
Joni Mitchell - Singer/songwriter
J.P. Rosenbaum – former “Bachelorette” contestant
Wayne Shorter - Jazz saxophonist
Ronnie Wood - Guitarist for Rolling Stones and Faces
Slick Woods (real name Simone Thompson), model
Alternates:
Mike Nesmith
Regis Philbin
Clean list:
Jim Carr
TJ Ducklo
Ric Flair
John Lewis
Sam Lloyd
Lee Kerslake
John Madden
Olivia Newton-John
Joni Mitchell
J.P. Rosenbaum
Wayne Shorter
Ronnie Wood
Slick Woods
Alternates:
Mike Nesmith
Regis Philbin