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This is the home page for the '2023 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 2022 game.

Rules of Play

  1. Choose 15 celebrities who you believe may die in the calendar year 2023.
  2. Number 15 on your list must be aged under 50 in 2023 (born after 1973).
  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 13 players who have chosen a total of 155 celebrities or notable people

Three books on a victory podium

The Top Picks

  1. Mel Brooks is on the lists of 5 players
  2. David Attenborough, Jonnie Irwin and Henry Kissinger are on the lists of 4 players
  3. Clint Eastwood, Glynis Johns, Maggie Smith and Bruce Willis are on the lists of 3 players
A rose.

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

A

  • Buzz Aldrin - predicted by logicus, The Groob
  • Mohamed Al-Fayed - predicted by Galaxy Babe
  • Julie Andrews - predicted by MMF
  • Kenneth Anger - predicted by coelacanth
  • Michael Aspel - predicted by Mol
  • Bashar al-Assad - predicted by Just Bob, TC
  • David Attenborough - predicted by Bald Bloke, Bluebottle, logicus, MMF
  • B

  • Tom Baker - predicted by Bluebottle, Mol
  • Sam Bankman-Fried - predicted by coelacanth
  • Norman Barrett - predicted by The Groob
  • Michael Barrymore - predicted by Mol
  • Shirley Bassey - predicted by Mol
  • David Battie - predicted by Icy North
  • Stanley Baxter - predicted by Bald Bloke
  • Margaret Beckett - predicted by The Groob
  • Harry Belafonte - predicted by Bluebottle
  • Alan Bennett - predicted by Mol, TC
  • Tony Bennett - predicted by Bluebottle, Icy North
  • Joe Biden - predicted by Galaxy Babe, Mol
  • Cherie Blair - predicted by Minichessemouse
  • Tony Blair - predicted by Bald Bloke
  • Jean Boht - predicted by The Groob
  • Chris Bonington - predicted by The Groob
  • Melvyn Bragg - predicted by TC
  • Mel Brooks - predicted by Bluebottle, coelacanth, logicus, MMF, The Groob
  • C

  • Michael Caine - predicted by TC
  • Queen Camilla - predicted by Minichessemouse
  • Leslie Caron - predicted by MMF
  • Jimmy Carter - predicted by Galaxy Babe, MMF
  • Rosalynn Carter - predicted by logicus
  • Dick Cheney - predicted by Just Bob
  • Noam Chomsky - predicted by logicus
  • Tony Christopher - predicted by coelacanth
  • Jeremy Clarkson - predicted by Bald Bloke
  • Hilary Clinton - predicted by Minichessemouse
  • Joan Collins - predicted by Mol
  • Jilly Cooper - predicted by Mol
  • Kenneth Cope - predicted by The Groob
  • Bill Cosby - predicted by Bluebottle
  • David Crosby - predicted by Bluebottle
  • Tim Curry - predicted by Galaxy Babe
  • D

  • Jim Dale - predicted by MMF
  • Ted Danson - predicted by Deb
  • Judi Dench - predicted by Minichessemouse, Deb
  • Danny Devito - predicted by Deb
  • Neil Diamond - predicted by Galaxy Babe
  • Pete Doherty - predicted by Mol
  • Shannen Doherty - predicted by Galaxy Babe, Icy North
  • Michael Douglas - predicted by MMF
  • E

  • Clint Eastwood - predicted by logicus, Mol, Deb
  • Daniel Ellsberg - predicted by coelacanth
  • Tracey Emin - predicted by Galaxy Babe
  • Michael Epstein - predicted by Bald Bloke
  • F

  • Marianne Faithfull - predicted by Icy North
  • John Farnham - predicted by Icy North
  • Frank Field - predicted by logicus
  • Jane Fonda - predicted by Galaxy Babe
  • Michael J Fox - predicted by Just Bob
  • G

  • Liam Gallagher - predicted by Bald Bloke
  • Michael Gambon - predicted by Just Bob
  • Graeme Garden - predicted by Just Bob
  • David Gentleman - predicted by Bald Bloke
  • Whoopi Goldberg - predicted by Minichessemouse
  • Randy Gonzalez - predicted by Icy North
  • Berry Gordy Jr - predicted by Galaxy Babe
  • John Gummer - predicted by Just Bob
  • H

  • Gene Hackman - predicted by Just Bob, The Groob
  • Harald V of Norway - predicted by TC
  • Rolf Harris - predicted by Mol, TC
  • Anthony Head - predicted by Deb
  • Tippi Hedren - predicted by coelacanth
  • Sarah Hyland - predicted by logicus
  • I

  • Frank Ifield - predicted by logicus
  • Jonnie Irwin - predicted by Bluebottle, Galaxy Babe, Icy North, Deb
  • J

  • Samuel L Jackson - predicted by Deb
  • Wanda Jackson - predicted by coelacanth
  • Mick Jagger - predicted by logicus, Deb
  • Glynis Johns - predicted by coelacanth, TC, The Groob
  • K

  • Adolfo Kaminsky - predicted by coelacanth
  • Carole King - predicted by Mol
  • Henry Kissinger - predicted by Bluebottle, Just Bob, logicus, MMF
  • L

  • Cleo Laine - predicted by Bald Bloke
  • Phyllis Latour - predicted by coelacanth
  • Heidi Laughlin - predicted by Icy North
  • Jean-Marie Le Pen - predicted by logicus
  • Norman Lear - predicted by logicus
  • John Leyton - predicted by The Groob
  • Matt Lucas - predicted by MMF
  • Joanna Lumley - predicted by Mol
  • M

  • Shane MacGowan - predicted by Bald Bloke, Just Bob
  • Shirley MacLaine - predicted by Mol
  • Doreen Mantle - predicted by The Groob
  • Imelda Marcos - predicted by Galaxy Babe
  • Miriam Margolyes - predicted by Bald Bloke
  • Andrew Marr - predicted by MMF
  • Theresa May - predicted by Minichessemouse
  • David McCallum - predicted by MMF
  • Ian McKellen - predicted by TC, Deb
  • Angela Merkel - predicted by Minichessemouse
  • Prince Michael of Kent - predicted by MMF
  • Kylie Minogue - predicted by Deb
  • Helen Mirren - predicted by Minichessemouse
  • Joni Mitchell - predicted by Just Bob, logicus
  • Hayao Miyazaki - predicted by Just Bob
  • Desmond Morris - predicted by Bald Bloke
  • Kate Mulgrew - predicted by Minichessemouse
  • Rupert Murdoch - predicted by Mol
  • N

  • Willie Nelson - predicted by Galaxy Babe
  • Geraldine Newman - predicted by The Groob
  • Jack Nicholson - predicted by coelacanth
  • O

  • Brian O'Donovan - predicted by Icy North
  • Michelle Obama - predicted by Minichessemouse
  • Yoko Ono - predicted by logicus
  • P

  • Hayden Panettiere - predicted by coelacanth
  • Queen Paola of Belgium - predicted by TC
  • Dolly Parton - predicted by Deb
  • Blake Pavey - predicted by Galaxy Babe
  • Jeremy Paxman - predicted by TC
  • Peng Shuai - predicted by Just Bob
  • Roman Polanski - predicted by Just Bob, TC
  • Vladimir Putin - predicted by Deb
  • R

  • Lucile Randon - predicted by Bluebottle
  • Ray Reardon - predicted by The Groob
  • Keith Richards - predicted by MMF
  • Bill Rodgers - predicted by Bald Bloke
  • Cristiano Ronaldo - predicted by The Groob
  • William Russell - predicted by Bald Bloke, Bluebottle
  • S

  • Jane Sanders - predicted by Minichessemouse
  • Jennifer Saunders - predicted by Minichessemouse
  • Gerhard Schroeder - predicted by TC
  • Josef Schuetz - predicted by Bluebottle
  • Michael Schumacher - predicted by Just Bob, TC
  • Simone Segouin - predicted by coelacanth
  • William Shatner - predicted by TC
  • Manmohan Singh - predicted by Icy North
  • Dennis Skinner - predicted by MMF
  • Maggie Smith - predicted by Minichessemouse, MMF, Deb
  • George Soros - predicted by Galaxy Babe, The Groob
  • June Spencer - predicted by Bluebottle
  • Nigel Starmer-Smith - predicted by Icy North
  • Barbra Streisand - predicted by Deb
  • Nicola Sturgeon - predicted by Minichessemouse
  • T

  • Dick Taverne - predicted by Bald Bloke
  • Andy Taylor - predicted by Icy North
  • Greta Thunberg - predicted by Minichessemouse, TC
  • John Tinniswood - predicted by Icy North
  • Lily Tomlin - predicted by Deb
  • V

  • Dick Van Dyke - predicted by Bluebottle
  • Max Verstappen - predicted by Bald Bloke
  • W

  • Dionne Warwick - predicted by Bluebottle
  • Bruce Willis - predicted by Galaxy Babe, Just Bob, Icy North
  • Brian Wilson - predicted by coelacanth
  • Joanne Woodward - predicted by Icy North
  • Y

  • Mike Yarwood - predicted by coelacanth
  • Bald Bloke

    1. David Attenborough
    2. Stanley Baxter
    3. Tony Blair
    4. Jeremy Clarkson
    5. Michael Epstein
    6. Liam Gallagher
    7. David Gentleman
    8. Cleo Laine
    9. Shane MacGowan
    10. Miriam Margolyes
    11. Desmond Morris
    12. Bill Rodgers
    13. William Russell
    14. Dick Taverne
    15. Max Verstappen (*under50)

    Bluebottle

    1. David Attenborough
    2. Tom Baker
    3. Harry Belafonte
    4. Tony Bennett
    5. Mel Brooks
    6. Bill Cosby
    7. David Crosby
    8. Henry Kissinger
    9. Lucile Randon
    10. William Russell
    11. Josef Schuetz
    12. June Spencer
    13. Dick Van Dyke
    14. Dionne Warwick
    15. Jonnie Irwin (*under50)

    coelacanth

    1. Kenneth Anger
    2. Sam Bankman-Fried
    3. Mel Brooks
    4. Tony Christopher
    5. Daniel Ellsberg
    6. Tippi Hedren
    7. Wanda Jackson
    8. Glynis Johns
    9. Adolfo Kaminsky
    10. Phyllis Latour
    11. Jack Nicholson
    12. Simone Segouin
    13. Brian Wilson
    14. Mike Yarwood
    15. Hayden Panettiere (*under50)

    Deb

    1. Ted Danson
    2. Judi Dench
    3. Danny Devito
    4. Clint Eastwood
    5. Anthony Head
    6. Samuel L Jackson
    7. Mick Jagger
    8. Ian McKellen
    9. Kylie Minogue
    10. Dolly Parton
    11. Vladimir Putin
    12. Maggie Smith
    13. Barbra Streisand
    14. Lily Tomlin
    15. Jonnie Irwin (*under50)

    Galaxy Babe

    1. Mohamed Al-Fayed
    2. Joe Biden
    3. Jimmy Carter
    4. Tim Curry
    5. Neil Diamond
    6. Shannen Doherty
    7. Tracey Emin
    8. Jane Fonda
    9. Berry Gordy Jr
    10. Jonnie Irwin
    11. Imelda Marcos
    12. Willie Nelson
    13. George Soros
    14. Bruce Willis
    15. Blake Pavey (*under50)

    Icy North

    1. David Battie
    2. Tony Bennett
    3. Shannen Doherty
    4. Marianne Faithfull
    5. John Farnham
    6. Randy Gonzalez
    7. Heidi Laughlin
    8. Brian O'Donovan
    9. Manmohan Singh
    10. Nigel Starmer-Smith
    11. Andy Taylor
    12. John Tinniswood
    13. Bruce Willis
    14. Joanne Woodward
    15. Jonnie Irwin (*under50)

    Just Bob

    1. Bashar al-Assad
    2. Dick Cheney
    3. Michael J Fox
    4. Michael Gambon
    5. Graeme Garden
    6. John Gummer
    7. Gene Hackman
    8. Henry Kissinger
    9. Shane MacGowan
    10. Joni Mitchell
    11. Hayao Miyazaki
    12. Roman Polanski
    13. Michael Schumacher
    14. Bruce Willis
    15. Peng Shuai (*under50)

    logicus

    1. Buzz Aldrin
    2. David Attenborough
    3. Mel Brooks
    4. Rosalynn Carter
    5. Noam Chomsky
    6. Clint Eastwood
    7. Frank Field
    8. Frank Ifield
    9. Mick Jagger
    10. Henry Kissinger
    11. Jean-Marie Le Pen
    12. Norman Lear
    13. Joni Mitchell
    14. Yoko Ono
    15. Sarah Hyland (*under50)

    Minichessemouse

    1. Cherie Blair
    2. Queen Camilla
    3. Hilary Clinton
    4. Judi Dench
    5. Whoopi Goldberg
    6. Theresa May
    7. Angela Merkel
    8. Helen Mirren
    9. Kate Mulgrew
    10. Michelle Obama
    11. Jane Sanders
    12. Jennifer Saunders
    13. Maggie Smith
    14. Nicola Sturgeon
    15. Greta Thunberg (*under50)

    MMF

    1. Julie Andrews
    2. David Attenborough
    3. Mel Brooks
    4. Leslie Caron
    5. Jimmy Carter
    6. Jim Dale
    7. Michael Douglas
    8. Henry Kissinger
    9. Andrew Marr
    10. David McCallum
    11. Prince Michael of Kent
    12. Keith Richards
    13. Dennis Skinner
    14. Maggie Smith
    15. Matt Lucas (*under50)

    Mol

    1. Michael Aspel
    2. Tom Baker
    3. Michael Barrymore
    4. Shirley Bassey
    5. Alan Bennett
    6. Joe Biden
    7. Joan Collins
    8. Jilly Cooper
    9. Clint Eastwood
    10. Rolf Harris
    11. Carole King
    12. Joanna Lumley
    13. Shirley MacLaine
    14. Rupert Murdoch
    15. Pete Doherty (*under50)

    TC

    1. Bashar al-Assad
    2. Alan Bennett
    3. Melvyn Bragg
    4. Michael Caine
    5. Harald V of Norway
    6. Rolf Harris
    7. Glynis Johns
    8. Ian McKellen
    9. Queen Paola of Belgium
    10. Jeremy Paxman
    11. Roman Polanski
    12. Gerhard Schroeder
    13. Michael Schumacher
    14. William Shatner
    15. Greta Thunberg (*under50)

    The Groob

    1. Buzz Aldrin
    2. Norman Barrett
    3. Margaret Beckett
    4. Jean Boht
    5. Chris Bonington
    6. Mel Brooks
    7. Kenneth Cope
    8. Gene Hackman
    9. Glynis Johns
    10. John Leyton
    11. Doreen Mantle
    12. Geraldine Newman
    13. Ray Reardon
    14. George Soros
    15. Cristiano Ronaldo (*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. Paul Gascoigne (24)

    2. Lindsay Lohan (14)

    3. Nigel Lawson, Liza Minelli (12)

    5. Donald Trump, Kerry Katona, Kim Jong-un, Norman Tebbit, Russell Brand (8)


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