Nobody? The youngest guy on my list is seventy-four. How are none of them dying?
I don’t know about that. I once posted a list in which all were over ninety-five. Got three points that year. I think someones once said that when you are that old, you have got very, very good at living, and don’t want to stop. I wonder if I want to live as long as my maternal grandmother, who was less than a month short of her 108th b-day when she passed.
A good reminder to check your picks. 32 Points for standard_deviation:
1 Dr. Girlfriend. 113 4(2) 9th Annual All-Star Sports Edition
2 GIGObuster 61 2(2) Wrestlers
3 Happy Lender 60 1(1) Lou Gehrig List
4 J-P L 44 1 Former Race Car Drivers
5 Railer13 35 2(1) Members of the 1968 St. Louis Cardinals World Series
6 standard_dev 32 1(1) To be perfectly Frank
7 Mahaloth 28 1(1) Living cast of MASH
8 kayT 25 1 Tom Tom the Piper’s Son
9 Loach 25 1 1969 Miracle Mets
10 Biotop 19 2 (2) Dark Shadows
11 phungi 17 1(1) NFL ALL-ALS/CTE Team
12 RegistAtLast 16 1(1) The Canadians:
13 Vorlon 12 1 (1) They Road the Fire: Saturn V/IB Mk3 mod0
14 Catamount 0 1(1) Oldest Living Oscar Winners
Two of my Hall of Famers, Larry Wilson (18 pts.) and Gayle Sayres (23 pts.) died in September. My alternate, Willie Davis (15 pts.), inducted into the Hall of Fame in the next year after my list, 1981, died in April.
I noticed Gayle Sayres on the regular list and that got me to remember that I had put this list in. So I checked it…
Stalwart British comedian Bobby Ball has died of COVID-19, aged 76. Known as part of a double-act (Cannon and Ball) and solo, including acting in sitcoms, he was a very popular and apparently genuinely nice man.
He was in my backup list. Missed out on points. Darn it.
Thanks for checking, candide… good for 41 points and 5th place:
1 Dr. Girlfriend 113 4(2) 9th Annual All-Star Sports Edition
2 GIGObuster 61 2(2) Wrestlers
3 Happy Lender 60 1(1) Lou Gehrig List
4 J-P L 44 1 Former Race Car Drivers
5 candide 41 2(2) NFL Hall of Famers from 1970 to 1980
6 Railer13 35 2(1) Members of the 1968 St. Louis Cardinals World Series
7 standard_dev 32 1(1) To be perfectly Frank
8 Mahaloth 28 1(1) Living cast of MASH
9 kayT 25 1 Tom Tom the Piper’s Son
10 Loach 25 1 1969 Miracle Mets
11 Biotop 19 2 (2) Dark Shadows
12 phungi 17 1(1) NFL ALL-ALS/CTE Team
13 RegistAtLast 16 1(1) The Canadians:
14 Vorlon 12 1 (1) They Road the Fire: Saturn V/IB Mk3 mod0
15 Catamount 0 1(1) Oldest Living Oscar Winners
Sean Connery, dead at 10 points, putting kopek on the board:
1 Dr. Girlfriend 113 4(2) 9th Annual All-Star Sports Edition
2 GIGObuster 61 2(2) Wrestlers
3 Happy Lender 60 1(1) Lou Gehrig List
4 J-P L 44 1 Former Race Car Drivers
5 candide 41 2(2) NFL Hall of Famers from 1970 to 1980
6 Railer13 35 2(1) Members of the 1968 St. Louis Cardinals World Series
7 standard_dev 32 1(1) To be perfectly Frank
8 Mahaloth 28 1(1) Living cast of MASH
9 kayT 25 1 Tom Tom the Piper’s Son
10 Loach 25 1 1969 Miracle Mets
11 Biotop 19 2 (2) Dark Shadows
12 phungi 17 1(1) NFL ALL-ALS/CTE Team
13 RegistAtLast 16 1(1) The Canadians:
14 Vorlon 12 1 (1) They Road the Fire: Saturn V/IB Mk3 mod0
15 kopek 10 1(1) A Bridge Too Far Over the River Styx
16 Catamount 0 1(1) Oldest Living Oscar Winners
Good time for everyone to check their lists…
Looking over mine list, Ricky Dixon (53) and Gale Sayers (77) both died.
1 Dr. Girlfriend 113 4(2) 9th Annual All-Star Sports Edition
2 phungi 87 3(2) NFL ALL-ALS/CTE Team
3 GIGObuster 61 2(2) Wrestlers
4 Happy Lender 60 1(1) Lou Gehrig List
5 J-P L 44 1 Former Race Car Drivers
6 candide 41 2(2) NFL Hall of Famers from 1970 to 1980
7 Railer13 35 2(1) Members of the 1968 St. Louis Cardinals World Series
8 standard_dev 32 1(1) To be perfectly Frank
9 Mahaloth 28 1(1) Living cast of MASH
10 kayT 25 1 Tom Tom the Piper’s Son
11 Loach 25 1 1969 Miracle Mets
12 Biotop 19 2 (2) Dark Shadows
13 RegistAtLast 16 1(1) The Canadians:
14 Vorlon 12 1 (1) They Road the Fire: Saturn V/IB Mk3 mod0
15 kopek 10 1(1) A Bridge Too Far Over the River Styx
16 Catamount 0 1(1) Oldest Living Oscar Winners
Two Canadians icons this weekend, only one on my list:
Alex Trebek 80, of pancreatic cancer
Howie Meeker 97, of being 97.
Unlike the main pool, Alex Trebek is a Unique Pick, good for 20 for Registered_At_Last:
1 Dr. Girlfriend 113 4(2) 9th Annual All-Star Sports Edition
2 phungi 87 3(2) NFL ALL-ALS/CTE Team
3 GIGObuster 61 2(2) Wrestlers
4 Happy Lender 60 1(1) Lou Gehrig List
5 J-P L 44 1 Former Race Car Drivers
6 candide 41 2(2) NFL Hall of Famers from 1970 to 1980
7 RegistAtLast 36 2(2) The Canadians:
8 Railer13 35 2(1) Members of the 1968 St. Louis Cardinals World Series
9 standard_dev 32 1(1) To be perfectly Frank
10 Mahaloth 28 1(1) Living cast of MASH
11 kayT 25 1 Tom Tom the Piper’s Son
12 Loach 25 1 1969 Miracle Mets
13 Biotop 19 2 (2) Dark Shadows
14 Vorlon 12 1 (1) They Road the Fire: Saturn V/IB Mk3 mod0
15 kopek 10 1(1) A Bridge Too Far Over the River Styx
16 Catamount 0 1(1) Oldest Living Oscar Winners
And I’m back!
Kenny Rogers may have eluded me, but I got Barbara Windsor!
Unique Pick and 17 points for Cazzle:
1 Dr. Girlfriend 113 4(2) 9th Annual All-Star Sports Edition
2 phungi 87 3(2) NFL ALL-ALS/CTE Team
3 GIGObuster 61 2(2) Wrestlers
4 Happy Lender 60 1(1) Lou Gehrig List
5 J-P L 44 1 Former Race Car Drivers
6 candide 41 2(2) NFL Hall of Famers from 1970 to 1980
7 RegistAtLast 36 2(2) The Canadians:
8 Railer13 35 2(1) Members of the 1968 St. Louis Cardinals World Series
9 standard_dev 32 1(1) To be perfectly Frank
10 Mahaloth 28 1(1) Living cast of MASH
11 kayT 25 1 Tom Tom the Piper’s Son
12 Loach 25 1 1969 Miracle Mets
13 Biotop 19 2 (2) Dark Shadows
14 Cazzle 17 1(1) Barbie and Ken
15 Vorlon 12 1 (1) They Road the Fire: Saturn V/IB Mk3 mod0
16 kopek 10 1(1) A Bridge Too Far Over the River Styx
17 Catamount 0 1(1) Oldest Living Oscar Winners
In case you’re not aware, Kopek passed away in February (I’m Mrs. Kopek). I was just checking his picks in both this and the regular pool and saw that he had Sean Connery. He would be so damn happy to finally have points in both pools while I still don’t have any points in either one! I would never hear the end of it – and damn, do I wish I could never hear the end of it. 
It’s too bad he didn’t have Connery on both boards.
I was just doing a wellness check on the late Kopek’s and my picks and had totally forgotten that Helen Reddy died on September 29 at age 78. She’s on my “Carol Burnett and Friends” list, so that’s 22 points and a unique pick for me!
Good for 22 Points, and 11th place for Old_Wench
1 Dr. Girlfriend 113 4(2) 9th Annual All-Star Sports Edition
2 GIGObuster 61 2(2) Wrestlers
3 Happy Lender 60 1(1) Lou Gehrig List
4 J-P L 44 1 Former Race Car Drivers
5 candide 41 2(2) NFL Hall of Famers from 1970 to 1980
6 Railer13 35 2(1) Members of the 1968 St. Louis Cardinals World Series
7 standard_dev 32 1(1) To be perfectly Frank
8 Mahaloth 28 1(1) Living cast of MASH
9 kayT 25 1 Tom Tom the Piper’s Son
10 Loach 25 1 1969 Miracle Mets
11 OldWench 22 1(1) Carol Burnett and Friends
12 Biotop 19 2 (2) Dark Shadows
13 phungi 17 1(1) NFL ALL-ALS/CTE Team
14 RegistAtLast 16 1(1) The Canadians:
15 Vorlon 12 1 (1) They Road the Fire: Saturn V/IB Mk3 mod0
16 kopek 10 1(1) A Bridge Too Far Over the River Styx
17 Catamount 0 1(1) Oldest Living Oscar Winners
I recommend everyone check their lists as the year comes to a close. Also, not sure why the last post was using the wrong ranks, updated below:
1 Dr. Girlfriend 113 4(2) 9th Annual All-Star Sports Edition
2 phungi 87 3(2) NFL ALL-ALS/CTE Team
3 GIGObuster 61 2(2) Wrestlers
4 Happy Lender 60 1(1) Lou Gehrig List
5 J-P L 44 1 Former Race Car Drivers
6 candide 41 2(1) NFL Hall of Famers from 1970 to 1980
7 RegistAtLast 36 2(2) The Canadians:
8 Railer13 35 2(1) Members of the 1968 St. Louis Cardinals World Series
9 standard_dev 32 1(1) To be perfectly Frank
10 Mahaloth 28 1(1) Living cast of MASH
11 kayT 25 1 Tom Tom the Piper’s Son
11 Loach 25 1 1969 Miracle Mets
13 Old_Wench 22 1(1) Carol Burnett and Friends”
14 Biotop 19 2(2) Dark Shadows
15 Cazzle 17 1(1) Barbie and Ken
16 Vorlon 12 1(1) They Road the Fire: Saturn V/IB Mk3 mod0
17 kopek 10 1(1) A Bridge Too Far Over the River Styx
18 Catamount 0 1(1) Oldest Living Oscar Winners
Final Standings are above.
Dr. Girlfriend takes first place with 113 points.
“Awards” Below:
The “Opening Kickoff” Award: Dr Girlfriend (Don Larsen, Jan 20th)
The “Quantity Not Quality” Award: Dr Girlfriend (4 total picks)
The “Grim Reaper” Award: TIE: Dr. Girlfriend, phungi, GIGObuster, RegisteredAtLast (2 Unique Picks)
The “Robbing the Cradle” Award: phungi (Ricky Dixon, 53)
The “Final Hours” Award: Cazzle (Barbara Windsor, December 11th)
I believe this is the first year that the late Kopek and I got points on this list. He would have been so happy – and I would have really enjoyed gloating that I got more points than he did! Damn.
Woo-hoo! My first Death Pool win!