Some of those picks are pretty funny.

Never thought I'd say that about people taking joy in celebrities dying.

This ainec.

Scoring closes on the 8th

Scoring in 2019 has happened, but we'll get to that in a bit.

For now, I wish to instead provide congratulations to 2018's winner, PyramidScheme who managed to overcome krunic's Jamie Gold-esque early crypt lead to win the 2018 pool.

His winning board, hits only:

Matt Cappotelli
Prince Henrik
(solo)
Devin Lima (joker)
John McCain
Stefan Stefansson (solo)

and congratulations to the rest of this year's top ten:

2. krunic, 244
3. JDiamond364, 203
4. Louis Cyphre, 168
5. PocketInfinities, 152
6. SuperUberBob, 141
7. Punctually, 101
8. Loden Pants, 98
9. econophile, 94
10. Umcle Diddler, 68

Finally, we lost a lot of people who did awesome things in (relative) obscurity, but people who changed the very course of history, even if they're not yet prominent in history books.

Here's a guy you should read about. I'm sure there are lots of others I'm missing and interested 2p2ers can fill us in.

Dammit I put Mel Stottlemyre down one year too early. Skipped on him this year.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/s...kees-dead.html

Hearing news of Prince Phillip's car crash was a real rollercoaster ride today. Initially I was livid because I had him last year and he only just missed the cut this season, then I was delighted to hear he not only survived but is apparently in good health. Now the dust has settled I'm pretty annoyed at myself for not considering the car crash equity when omitting him.

Only the good die young.

My reaction was HOLY CRAP HE DRIVES?

Good on you if you're driving at 97, I suppose.

Not too good for everyone else on the road.

Did anyone have Kevin Barnett?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fvatpxip9d...2019.xlsx?dl=0

Does anyone have Fatima Ali from Top Chef? Pretty sure I just shipped by family's death pool with that pick.

I considered her and even asked Punctually via pm if she meets the celebrity requirements. I think my first list even had her as my joker. I picked someone else because I don't really think game show contestants are celebrities.

Affirmed. I simply said it would be up to the news services to determine whether she’d have a qualifying obit—she does, it turns out—but LC opted to switch his pick on principle.

I would love to say that I am as principled, but in reality I’m just not as good at research.

James Ingram anybody?

Yah mo, not there.

I'm on the board!

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us...cs-is-honoured

Those who picked Mel Stottlemyre should be as well

I am waaaaay behind on the score updates, but here we are with Dingell and Stottlemyre.

First, the spreadsheet is here.

We have a three-way tie at the top: krunic, Louis Cyphre, and me - all with 33 apiece.

More to come.

Adios Lyndon LaRouche

econophile gets points

Presented without comment:

Here’s an Insane Story About Roger Stone, Lyndon LaRouche, Vladimir Putin, and the Queen of England.

Also, 29 for econophile; see the spreadsheet link in the post just above.

So your briefly-updated standings are...

Louis Cyphre, 33
krunic, 33
Punctually, 33
econophile, 29

Drive safe out there.

LaRouche used British as a code word for Jews.

He loved him some Jewish conspiracy theories

And RIP in peace Peter Tork

As ever, the spreadsheet is here.

With apologies to namath12, Peter Tork is a solo for me, netting 48 points - which puts me for the time being in the crypt lead:

Punctually, 81
krunic, 33
Louis Cyphre, 33
econophile, 29

You may now return to your regularly scheduled forum-browsing.

Apparently no one had Katherine Helmond but RIP anyway