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This is the home page for the '2020 Deathlist' game (convo thread) which is run by Icy North. The game was created by Mu Beta, and has previously been run by Galaxy Babe

The following list of rules are for the Deathlist 2020 game.

Rules of Play

  1. Choose 15 celebrities who you believe may die in the calendar year 2019.

  2. Number 15 on your list must be aged under 50 in 2019 (born after 1970).

  3. Email your list, with your h2g2 user name and U-number in the title, to icyUNDERSCOREnorthAThotmailDOTcom replacing the capital letters with your best guess.

  4. You will be awarded 10 points per correct prediction. If your prediction is unique, then you receive 15 points.

  5. You will be awarded 5 bonus points by a death caused 'not by natural causes', in other words a suicide, murder or accident.

  6. You will be awarded 5 bonus points for a celebrity who dies on the 13th of the month. 10 bonus points if it's Friday the 13th.

  7. Assuming you have followed Rule 2 correctly, then you will be awarded double points for the correctly-predicted demise of Number 15 on your list (all bonus points are also doubled). Only Number 15 is eligible for this bonus, no matter how many under-50s are on your list.

  8. The definition of 'celebrity' is someone well-known enough to have their death reported on the websites of BBC News or any of the British broadsheets. Other international quality broadsheets (e.g. The New York Times) will be considered, but the Organiser's decision will be final. No report; no points.

  9. Any complaints about the poor taste of this game should be addressed to Mu Beta. He started it!

There are 11 players who have chosen a total of 131 celebrities or notable people

Three books on a victory podium

The Top Picks

  1. Prince Philip is on the lists of 6 players
  2. Kirk Douglas is on the lists of 5 players
  3. Vera Lynn is on the lists of 4 players
A rose.

Player's names and scores can be found on the Scoreboard

Deaths in 2020

A

  • Buzz Aldrin - predicted by logicus
  • Julie Andrews - predicted by Pink Paisley
  • Bashar al-Assad - predicted by Just Bob, TC
  • David Attenborough - predicted by Minichessemouse, MMF

    • B

  • Tom Baker - predicted by Mol
  • Michael Barratt - predicted by coelacanth
  • Michael Barrymore - predicted by Mol
  • Shirley Bassey - predicted by Mol
  • Alan Bennett - predicted by Mol
  • Justin Bieber - predicted by Pink Paisley
  • Tony Blackburn - predicted by Pink Paisley
  • Honor Blackman - predicted by Bluebottle, MMF
  • Mel Brooks - predicted by Bluebottle
  • June Brown - predicted by Bluebottle, Galaxy Babe

    • C

  • Leslie Caron - predicted by MMF
  • Pearl Carr - predicted by coelacanth
  • Aaron Carter - predicted by coelacanth
  • Jimmy Carter - predicted by Galaxy Babe, MMF
  • Rosalynn Carter - predicted by logicus
  • Jeannette Charles - predicted by The Groob
  • Dick Cheney - predicted by Just Bob
  • John Cleese - predicted by Minichessemouse
  • Joan Collins - predicted by Mol
  • Sean Connery - predicted by Mol
  • Billy Connolly - predicted by Galaxy Babe
  • Jilly Cooper - predicted by Mol
  • Bill Cosby - predicted by Bluebottle
  • Macaulay Culkin - predicted by TC

    • D

  • Olivia de Havilland - predicted by Bluebottle, coelacanth, Just Bob
  • Pete Doherty - predicted by Mol
  • Bob Dole - predicted by Just Bob
  • Kirk Douglas - predicted by Bluebottle, Just Bob, logicus, MMF, TC
  • Michael Douglas - predicted by MMF

    • E

  • Clint Eastwood - predicted by Mol
  • Queen Elizabeth II - predicted by Minichessemouse

    • F

  • 50 cent - predicted by Bluebottle
  • Roger Federer - predicted by Pink Paisley
  • Leonard Fenton - predicted by coelacanth, MMF
  • Lee Fierro - predicted by The Groob
  • Michael J Fox - predicted by Just Bob
  • Morgan Freeman - predicted by Minichessemouse

    • G

  • Graeme Garden - predicted by Just Bob
  • Paul Gascoigne - predicted by Galaxy Babe, Pink Paisley
  • Jill Gascoine - predicted by coelacanth
  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg - predicted by Galaxy Babe
  • Mikhail Gorbachev - predicted by logicus, TC
  • Berry Gordy Jr - predicted by Galaxy Babe

    • H

  • Rolf Harris - predicted by logicus, Mol, TC
  • Rosemary Harris (actress) - predicted by The Groob
  • Tippi Hedren - predicted by coelacanth

    • J

  • Paris Jackson - predicted by coelacanth
  • David Jason - predicted by Minichessemouse
  • Norman Jewison - predicted by The Groob
  • Glynis Johns - predicted by coelacanth
  • LQ Jones - predicted by The Groob
  • Terry Jones - predicted by coelacanth
  • Kim Jong-un - predicted by Pink Paisley

    • K

  • Anna Karen - predicted by Pink Paisley
  • Henry Kissinger - predicted by MMF
  • Hardy Kruger - predicted by The Groob

    • L

  • Angela Lansbury - predicted by Bluebottle, logicus, Mol
  • Nigel Lawson - predicted by logicus
  • Sarah Lawson - predicted by The Groob
  • Ken Livingstone - predicted by Minichessemouse
  • Matt Lucas - predicted by MMF
  • Loretta Lynn - predicted by coelacanth
  • Vera Lynn - predicted by Bluebottle, Just Bob, logicus, TC

    • M

  • Shane MacGowan - predicted by Pink Paisley
  • Shirley MacLaine - predicted by Mol
  • John Major - predicted by Pink Paisley
  • Andrew Marr - predicted by MMF
  • George R R Martin - predicted by Minichessemouse
  • Jackie Mason - predicted by The Groob
  • David McCallum - predicted by logicus, MMF
  • Trevor McDonald - predicted by Pink Paisley
  • Ian McKellen - predicted by Minichessemouse, TC
  • Prince Michael of Kent - predicted by MMF
  • Joni Mitchell - predicted by Just Bob, logicus
  • Hayao Miyazaki - predicted by Just Bob
  • Jose Mourinho - predicted by Pink Paisley
  • Rupert Murdoch - predicted by Mol
  • Pete Murray - predicted by Galaxy Babe

    • N

  • Olivia Newton-John - predicted by coelacanth

    • O

  • Lamar Odom - predicted by logicus

    • P

  • Queen Paola of Belgium - predicted by TC
  • Michael Parkinson - predicted by Galaxy Babe
  • Nicholas Parsons - predicted by TC
  • Pele - predicted by TC
  • Gisela Peltzer - predicted by The Groob
  • Matthew Perry - predicted by coelacanth
  • Prince Philip - predicted by Bluebottle, Just Bob, logicus, Minichessemouse, Mol, TC
  • Leslie Phillips - predicted by Bluebottle, Just Bob, MMF
  • Bill Pitman - predicted by The Groob
  • Sidney Poitier - predicted by Galaxy Babe
  • Roman Polanski - predicted by Just Bob, TC
  • Jane Powell - predicted by logicus

    • R

  • James Randi - predicted by Galaxy Babe
  • Chris Rea - predicted by Galaxy Babe
  • Carl Reiner - predicted by Mol
  • Keith Richards - predicted by MMF
  • Mitchell Ryan - predicted by The Groob

    • S

  • Daniel Andreas San Diego - predicted by Just Bob
  • Bernie Sanders - predicted by Minichessemouse
  • Henry Sandon - predicted by The Groob
  • Prunella Scales - predicted by Galaxy Babe
  • Michael Schumacher - predicted by TC
  • William Shatner - predicted by TC
  • Ed Sheeran - predicted by Minichessemouse
  • Maggie Smith - predicted by MMF
  • Sam Smith - predicted by Galaxy Babe
  • Boris Spassky - predicted by Pink Paisley
  • Patrick Stewart - predicted by Minichessemouse
  • Rod Stewart - predicted by Minichessemouse
  • Nobby Stiles - predicted by logicus

    • T

  • Kane Tanaka - predicted by Bluebottle
  • Alan Titchmarsh - predicted by Pink Paisley
  • Bill Treacher - predicted by coelacanth
  • Donald Trump - predicted by Minichessemouse, Pink Paisley
  • Bill Turnbull - predicted by Galaxy Babe
  • Desmond Tutu - predicted by Just Bob

    • U

  • Gudrun Ure - predicted by The Groob

    • V

  • Dick Van Dyke - predicted by Bluebottle
  • Jon Venables - predicted by The Groob

    • W

  • Murray Walker - predicted by Bluebottle
  • Barbara Walters - predicted by logicus
  • Charlie Watts - predicted by TC
  • Brian Wilson - predicted by coelacanth
  • Barbara Windsor - predicted by Bluebottle, Galaxy Babe
  • Oprah Winfrey - predicted by Minichessemouse
  • Roy Wood - predicted by Pink Paisley
  • John Woodvine - predicted by The Groob

    • Bluebottle

    1. Honor Blackman
    2. Mel Brooks
    3. June Brown
    4. Bill Cosby
    5. Olivia de Havilland
    6. Kirk Douglas
    7. Angela Lansbury
    8. Vera Lynn
    9. Prince Philip
    10. Leslie Phillips
    11. Kane Tanaka
    12. Dick Van Dyke
    13. Murray Walker
    14. Barbara Windsor
    15. 50 cent (*under50)

    coelacanth

    1. Michael Barratt
    2. Pearl Carr
    3. Aaron Carter
    4. Olivia de Havilland
    5. Leonard Fenton
    6. Jill Gascoine
    7. Tippi Hedren
    8. Glynis Johns
    9. Terry Jones
    10. Loretta Lynn
    11. Olivia Newton-John
    12. Matthew Perry
    13. Bill Treacher
    14. Brian Wilson
    15. Paris Jackson (*under50)

    Galaxy Babe

    1. June Brown
    2. Jimmy Carter
    3. Billy Connolly
    4. Paul Gascoigne
    5. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
    6. Berry Gordy Jr
    7. Pete Murray
    8. Michael Parkinson
    9. Sidney Poitier
    10. James Randi
    11. Chris Rea
    12. Prunella Scales
    13. Bill Turnbull
    14. Barbara Windsor
    15. Sam Smith (*under50)

    Just Bob

    1. Bashar al-Assad
    2. Dick Cheney
    3. Olivia de Havilland
    4. Bob Dole
    5. Kirk Douglas
    6. Michael J Fox
    7. Graeme Garden
    8. Vera Lynn
    9. Joni Mitchell
    10. Hayao Miyazaki
    11. Prince Philip
    12. Leslie Phillips
    13. Roman Polanski
    14. Desmond Tutu
    15. Daniel Andreas San Diego (*under50)

    logicus

    1. Buzz Aldrin
    2. Rosalynn Carter
    3. Kirk Douglas
    4. Mikhail Gorbachev
    5. Rolf Harris
    6. Angela Lansbury
    7. Nigel Lawson
    8. Vera Lynn
    9. David McCallum
    10. Joni Mitchell
    11. Prince Philip
    12. Jane Powell
    13. Nobby Stiles
    14. Barbara Walters
    15. Lamar Odom (*under50)

    Minichessemouse

    1. David Attenborough
    2. John Cleese
    3. Queen Elizabeth II
    4. Morgan Freeman
    5. David Jason
    6. Ken Livingstone
    7. George R R Martin
    8. Ian McKellen
    9. Prince Philip
    10. Bernie Sanders
    11. Patrick Stewart
    12. Rod Stewart
    13. Donald Trump
    14. Oprah Winfrey
    15. Ed Sheeran (*under50)

    MMF

    1. David Attenborough
    2. Honor Blackman
    3. Leslie Caron
    4. Jimmy Carter
    5. Kirk Douglas
    6. Michael Douglas
    7. Leonard Fenton
    8. Henry Kissinger
    9. Andrew Marr
    10. David McCallum
    11. Prince Michael of Kent
    12. Leslie Phillips
    13. Keith Richards
    14. Maggie Smith
    15. Matt Lucas (*under50)

    Mol

    1. Tom Baker
    2. Michael Barrymore
    3. Shirley Bassey
    4. Alan Bennett
    5. Joan Collins
    6. Sean Connery
    7. Jilly Cooper
    8. Clint Eastwood
    9. Rolf Harris
    10. Angela Lansbury
    11. Shirley MacLaine
    12. Rupert Murdoch
    13. Prince Philip
    14. Carl Reiner
    15. Pete Doherty (*under50)

    Pink Paisley

    1. Julie Andrews
    2. Tony Blackburn
    3. Roger Federer
    4. Paul Gascoigne
    5. Kim Jong-un
    6. Anna Karen
    7. Shane MacGowan
    8. John Major
    9. Trevor McDonald
    10. Jose Mourinho
    11. Boris Spassky
    12. Alan Titchmarsh
    13. Donald Trump
    14. Roy Wood
    15. Justin Bieber (*under50)

    TC

    1. Bashar al-Assad
    2. Kirk Douglas
    3. Mikhail Gorbachev
    4. Rolf Harris
    5. Vera Lynn
    6. Ian McKellen
    7. Queen Paola of Belgium
    8. Nicholas Parsons
    9. Pele
    10. Prince Philip
    11. Roman Polanski
    12. Michael Schumacher
    13. William Shatner
    14. Charlie Watts
    15. Macaulay Culkin (*under50)

    The Groob

    1. Jeannette Charles
    2. Lee Fierro
    3. Rosemary Harris
    4. Norman Jewison
    5. LQ Jones
    6. Hardy Kruger
    7. Sarah Lawson
    8. Jackie Mason
    9. Gisela Peltzer
    10. Bill Pitman
    11. Mitchell Ryan
    12. Henry Sandon
    13. Gudrun Ure
    14. John Woodvine
    15. Jon Venables (*under50)
    		 

    The Ones That Got Away

    A list of the living celebrities not picked this year who were most picked in the past:

    Not Picked This Year



    1. Pope Benedict XVI (16)

    2. Lindsay Lohan (14)

    3. Liza Minelli (11)

    4. Hosni Mubarak (10)

    5. Betty White, Jeremy Clarkson (9)

    7. Javier Perez de Cuéllar, Kerry Katona, Norman Tebbit, Russell Brand (8)


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