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Our 4th hit this week! Author Herman Wouk has died at 103, and 10 players picked him, including Michelle Downey, who becomes the first player to get a 4th hit (after becoming the first to get a third hit earlier this week), and resumes her spot at the top of the scoreboard

Brave Sir Robin and Lindsey Roke each get their third hit.

Joe Biasi, Kelly Keegan's Kelly and Craig - Do It Again List, Christina O`Sullivan's Angell`s in the Outfield List, Natalie Tyler's Old Writers Never Die.... List and Judith Place each pick up a second hit.

Shelley Brown's List 2 and Brad Hope make the board with their first hit of the game.

WHEW! Hope I didn't miss anybody! Congrats, all!

Blurb credit blame: me

The Louvre architect I.M. Pei is dead at 102, and 6 players picked up the hit: John Downey and Rich Place's Barley Place - Older than me List each get their third hit, taking over the penthouse suite of the scoreboard, while Toe Tag, Lindsey Roke and Shelley Brown's List 1 each snag their second hit. Finally, Natalie Tyler's Old Friends List moves into the scoreboard on her first hit of the year.

Congrats, all!

Actor Tim Conway is dead at 85, and 9 lists picked him including a second hit for Aunti Di's List 1 and Natalie Tyler's Ohio and Goodbye-O List (her second hit in 2 days!).

Picking up a first hit: Kelly Keegan's Kelly and Craig - Do It Again List, Kevin Byrnes, Bob Razem, Kelly Keegan's List 4, Christina O`Sullivan's Angell`s in the Outfield List, Gene Kaufman (yay me!) and Natalie Tyler's Must See TV: 1970’s edition List.

Congrats, everybody!

Blurb Credit: Bob Lyhus

Actress Doris Day has died at 97, and 11 lists picked her, including Michelle Downey, who becomes the first player this year to get a third hit as she moves to first place.

John Downey, Natalie Tyler's Let`s Hear It For the Girls List and Rich Place's Barley Place - Older than me List each snag their second hit.

Finally, 7 players got their first hit of the year: Neil Hall, Natalie Tyler's Ohio and Goodbye-O List, Shelley Brown's List 3 , Sheila Place, Kelly Keegan's List 3, Aunti Di's List 2 and Mike Roche's Hollywood List.

Congratulations, all!

Senator Richard Lugar has died at 87, ending Natalie Tyler's Republicans Reposing List's 7 year solo vigil. Natalie's list picks up her first hit of the year, and moves up to 10th place.

Congratulations, Natalie!

Surf rock god Dick Dale is dead at 81, and Kelly Keegan's List 5 picks up the solo on his first hit of the year, moving up to 5th place.

Congrats, Kelly!

Former senator Birch Bayh has died at 91, and Natalie Tyler's Politics Can Be Deadly! List picks up her first hit and solo of the year and moves up to 4th place.

Congratulations, Natalie!

Blurb credit: Natalie Tyler

Soap and Who's The Boss star Katherine Helmond has died at 89, and Aunti Di's List 1 snags the solo and her first hit of the year as she jumps to 6th place

Congratulations, Aunti Di!

My apologies for being so late with this HUGE update - I was on vacation and returned home to a lot of craziness that has only just now started to calm down. And just as I was about to write up everything that I missed, there's another big hit come down the line...

So, here's what's happened since I've been gone:

02/07/2019
John Dingell died, but he hadn't been picked since 2016.

Albert Finney died at 82, giving Natalie Tyler's From the Gut List the solo on that list's first hit of the year.


02/08/2019
Rosamunde Pilcher died at 94, handing Grady Harmon a solo on his first hit of the game.


02/12/2019
Finally, tonight we learned that Lyndon LaRouche is dead at 96, and 3 players picked him: Brave Sir Robin and Michelle Downey each pick up their second hit of the game and move into 1st place and 3rd place, respectively. Natalie Tyler's Mixed Nuts and Toxic Molds List picks up her first hit of the year.

WHEW! I'm pretty sure that this is the first time that I've had 3+ celebs in a single update. Thank you all for your patience, and Congratulations to all!

Pulitzer-prize winning author Russell Baker has died at 93, and Natalie Tyler's Old Writers Never Die.... List picks up the solo on her first hit of the year and moves up to 4th place.

Congratulations, Natalie!

Wow, we're off to a big start with our second hit in 2 days, as our Seventh most-picked of the year has died. Carol Channing was 97, and 13 people picked her, including Kelly Keegan's List 2, which now has 2 hits. On January 15th. (One of these days I've GOT to get around to making the year-to-year compare thingy that I keep putting off*).

Getting their first hit of the game: Katy Conlin's List 2, Jimmy Casino, Rich Place's Barley Place - Older than me List, Michelle Downey, Shelley Brown's List 1, John Downey, Judith Place, Lindsey Roke, Toe Tag and Natalie Tyler's Golden Oldies, I`m Ready for my Close-Up, Mr. Reaper and Let`s Hear It For the Girls Lists.

Congratulations, everyone!

Blurb Credit: Mike Spinney

* A quick perusal of the archives reminds us that Brad Hope had 2 hits on January 4, 2015. Guess we'll have to keep an eye on earliest-to-3 now!

Old-timey baseball guy Mel Stottlemyre has died at 77 and opens up the game with a triple: Joe Biasi, Kelly Keegan's List 2 and Brave Sir Robin all get the hit, and start crowding the top of the standings.

Congrats, all!