h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I hope your duck gets better!

GB into a share of 4th place. Jimmy Carter is reportedly in his last days, so we'll have some more activity soon.

Al-Fayed was picked only once previously - by The Groob in 2022.


Homepage and scoreboard updated:

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Icy

Mike Yarwood

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/sep/08/tv-comedian-and-impersonator-mike-yarwood-dies-aged-82

Points to Coelacanth, now jointly leading.

Homepage and scoreboard updated:

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Icy

Jean Boht

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/sep/13/jean-boht-obituary

Points for The Groob, who moves into 3rd place.


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Icy

David McCallum has died - my very first girl crush I can remember making myself a triangle-shaped badge to wear when I wasn't at school.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66919863

- predicted by MMF

My first crush, too. Illya Kuryakin!

Harry Potter actor Sir Michael Gambon dies aged 82

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66949848
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66949848


Points for Just Bob.

David McCallum was picked 11 times in this game, first by Orcus in 2011. He's been on MMF's list since 2016.

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/sep/26/david-mccallum-obituary


Michael Gambon was picked 6 times, first by Leo in 2007.

http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/sep/28/michael-gambon-star-of-harry-potter-and-the-singing-detective-dies-aged-82


MMF and Just Bob record their first points of the season. It's still a two-horse race, as we move into the final quarter of 2023.


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Icy

Phyllis Latour died earlier this month

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/13/phyllis-latour-obituary

Points for Coelacanth.

Homepage and scoreboard updated:

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Icy

It's mid-November, and Coelacanth holds a 15-point lead over Bluebottle as we move towards the closing stages of Deathlist 2023.

Please would you start to think about your 2024 lists - I'll be emailing the regular players in early December to remind them. If anybody else would like to join in, then you're very welcome! Just drop me a message at icy (underscore) north (at) hotmail (dot) com.

Icy

Looks like being on my list is a safe place to be this year...

(so far, but there is Xmas to come)


[BB]

The former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of ex-President Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 96.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67467831
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67467831

Points for LTP

Homepage and Scoreboard updated for Rosalyn Carter.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/19/rosalynn-carter-jimmy-carter-first-lady-dies



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Henry Kissinger - points for Bluebottle, Just Bob, logicus, MMF

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-67574519

Shane MacGowan: Pogues singer dies aged 65

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67546785

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67546785


Points for Just Bob & Myself

I'm a very late starter but off the line for this year.

Henry Kissinger was picked 23 times in this game, first in 2010 by Orcus.

http://www.theguardian.com/global/2023/nov/29/henry-kissinger-obituary


Shane MacGowan was picked 14 times in this game, first in 2006 by swl and Mrs Bojangles. In 2023, the points go to Bald Bloke (breaking his duck for the year) and Just Bob.

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/nov/30/shane-macgowan-obituary


Scoreboard and home page updated. Bluebottle is now just 5 points behind Coelacanth, as we head into the final month of the year. It would take an extraordinary run for anyone else to catch them, but we've seen it happen...


Deathlist 2023 Homepage:
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Icy

Game update:

I have now emailed regular players requesting their lists for 2024. You can submit them up to 31st December (but I'd appreciate them a day or two before if possible). Please send a couple of reserves with your list, as we always lose a couple of names towards the end of the year.

I'll follow up with reminders in a couple of weeks time.

As always, new members are always very welcome. Game rules are on the home page.

Icy

My husband has decided to join in officially this year - he's done well in the past playing offline. I got him to bring his laptop round to join h2g2 so he could email in his list. He got as far as registering, but didn't receive a verification email. He's tried to login with his username and password but the site isn't recognising him. So we don't even have a researcher number for him yet any thoughts? His list is ready to be emailed in.

I’ll happily enrol him with a dummy account number until his gets sorted

he's sent you his list, and I've sent mine too