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  • A correct prediction is worth 3 points
  • A correct AND murdered prediction is worth an extra 2 points, whereas suicide is worth only 1 extra,
    but the rarer public assassination gains an additional 3 points
  • Anyone popping at an age under 40 is worth an extra 3 points
  • And a Christmas Day death is worth double the points! Everyone loves Christmas Day!


  • Alphabetically, then....

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    PREDICTOR POPPER CLAIM TO FAME AGE CURRENT STATUS PTS
    Corey Muhammad Ali Boxing superlegend 70 . 0
    Corey Bashar al-Assad President of Syria 46 Defiant in the face of international condemnation 0
    Andy Tillett Sheikh Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qassimi Emir of Sharjah emirate, UAE 72 Still ruling Sharjah 0
    Kittus David Attenborough Breathy gorilla enthusiast 85 . 0
    Penfold Richard Attenborough Director and actor 88 Hospital rehabilitation after a fall 0
    Sasa Roger Bannister Fast runner 82 . 0
    Andy Tillett Roseanne Barr Pudgy comedy actress 58 . 0
    Heck Static Tony Benn Slightly leftish anti-war politician 86 . 0
    Father Maurice Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Heir to corruption and assassination 23 . 0
    Anna-Belle Ronnie Biggs Train-robber and celebrity fugitive 82 Releasing last-gasp autobiography 0
    Alex POPPED! Osama Bin Laden Sought-after criminal mastermind 54 01/05/2011 No longer with us 5
    Jeannie Honor Blackman The best-ever Bond girl 87 . 0
    Logan Steele James Blunt Suicide-inducing strummer 36 . 0
    Matt Ernest Borgnine Character actor 95 . 0
    Cate Ian Brady Moors murderer 73 Kept alive by force feeding 0
    Kittus Dave Brubeck Jazz pianist 90 . 0
    Matt Gary Busey Crazy Hollywood folk 67 . 0
    Jeannie George H. W. Bush 41st President of the USA 87 Supporting Mitt Romney 0
    Jeremy Jimmy Carter Presidential peanut farmer 87 Criticising Newt Gingrich 0
    Sasa Fidel Castro Left-of-centre cigar lover 85 . 0
    Corey Dick Cheney Former Vice-President and devil incarnate 71 . 0
    Father Maurice Sean Connery "Bond, James Bond" 81 . 0
    Sasa Ronnie Corbett The other Ronnie 81 . 0
    Sasa Simon Cowell Music executive and entrepreneur 52 Biography coming soon... 0
    Sasa Tom Cruise Short Scientologist 49 . 0
    Logan Steele Paul Daniels Magician and husband of the lovely Debbie 73 Having his index finger reattached 0
    Delores Wattinger Beth Ditto Fat bisexual singer 31 . 0
    Jeremy Ken Dodd Friend of the Diddymen 83 Still doing 5-hour stand-up shows 0
    Father Maurice Pete Doherty Pop druggie 32 . 0
    Kriseliz Val Doonican Cardigan-wearing crooner 84 Golfing in Spain 0
    Cate Kirk Douglas The oldest celebrity blogger 95 . 0
    Kriseliz Clive Dunn 'Dad's Army' stalwart 91 Living in Portugal 0
    Kittus Bernie Ecclestone Formula One supremo 80 . 0
    Kriseliz Ranulph Fiennes Toeless explorer 67 . 0
    Matt Tom Finney Footballing legend 89 . 0
    James POPPED! Michael Foot Politician and anorak wearer 96 03/03/2010 No longer with us 3
    Jeannie Bruce Forsyth Game show host 83 That's now 'Sir Brucie', if you don't mind 0
    Matthew Lee 'Mad' Frankie Fraser 'Mad' gangland villain 88 Currently doing gangland tours 0
    Cate Zsa Zsa Gabor Much-married actress 94 Refusing to die...still 0
    Corey POPPED! Col. Muammar Gaddafi Libyan on the run 68 20/10/2011 No longer with us 5
    Andy Tillett Manuel Uribe Garza World's fattest man 45 . 0
    James Paul Gascoigne Footballer and crybaby 44 . 0
    Jeremy Robin Gibb Bee Gee 62 Receiving treatment for liver cancer 0
    Logan Steele Girls Aloud Poptastic lady singers 00 . 0
    Anna-Belle POPPED! Jade Goody Housemate and tabloid fodder 27 22/03/2009 No longer with us 6
    Matt Jimmy Greaves Footballer and pundit 71 . 0
    Anna-Belle Reverend Al Green Soul singer and now singing reverend 65 . 0
    Anna-Belle Nick Griffin BNP bigot 52 . 0
    Alex Lewis Hamilton Fast-driving automobile racer 27 . 0
    Kriseliz Abu Hamza Hook-handed extremist 52 Making YouTube posts in prison 0
    Heck Static Rolf Harris Aussie doodler 82 . 0
    Cate Stephen Hawking Theoretical physicist and cosmologist 70 Mastering the universe... 0
    Andy Tillett Hugh Hefner Dirty old man in pyjamas 85 . 0
    Delores Wattinger Ian Huntley Soham murderer 37 24/7 suicide watch 0
    Andy Tillett Elton John Bad-haired bespectacled singer 63 . 0
    Corey Earvin 'Magic' Johnson Basketball Hall of Famer 52 . 0
    Sasa Goodluck Jonathan President of Nigeria 54 Facing civil unrest 0
    Helen Louise POPPED! Senator Edward Kennedy The one who wasn't assassinated 77 26/08/2009 No longer with us 3
    Delores Wattinger Imran Khan Attractive cricketer-turned-politician 59 Gaining political credibility 0
    Anna-Belle POPPED! Kim Jong-Il Mysterious leader of North Korea 69 17/12/2011 No longer with us 3
    Jeremy Helmut Kohl German statesman 81 . 0
    Alex Christopher Lee Vampire actor 89 . 0
    Anna-Belle Sophia Loren Aged Italian actress 77 . 0
    Penfold Courtney Love Rock tramp 47 About to release a tell-all biography 0
    Jeremy Vera Lynn WWII singing sweetheart 94 . 0
    Cate POPPED! Humphrey Lyttleton Trumpeter and radio show host 86 25/4/2008 No longer with us 3
    Heck Static Nelson Mandela Freedom fighter 93 "As well as anyone can expect" 0
    Heck Static Sir George Martin Beatles producer 85 . 0
    Kittus Paul McCartney Former Beatle 69 Just Married 0
    Jeannie George Michael Singing Greek 48 . 0
    Penfold Liza Minnelli Cabaret star 65 . 0
    Jeannie Patrick Moore Astronomer and xylophonist 88 . 0
    Logan Steele Hosni Mubarak Ailing Egyptian 83 On trial 0
    Sasa Robert Mugabe Unpleasant President of Zimbabwe 87 Launching a re-election bid 0
    Kittus POPPED! Leslie Nielsen Deadpan actor 84 28/11/2010 No longer with us 3
    Matt Oscar Niemeyer Architect 105 . 0
    Penfold Ozzy Osbourne Prince of Darkness 63 A Black Sabbath reunion tour in 2012? 0
    Father Maurice Peter O'Toole Hellraisin' actor 78 . 0
    Delores Wattinger Rev. Ian Paisley Very Shouty Protestant 85 Retiring as a minister 0
    Corey Sarah Palin Moose hunter and political loon 46 Sadly, not running for President now 0
    Father Maurice POPPED! Edna Parker Agent of longevity 115 27/11/2008 No longer with us 3
    Heck Static Nicholas Parsons Game show host and national treasure 88 . 0
    Matthew Lee The Reverend Fred Phelps Hatemonger 82 . 0
    Heck Static His Holiness The Pope, Benedict XVI Staunch Catholic 84 Learning to Tweet 0
    Jeannie John Prescott Politician and Jag driver 73 . 0
    Alex Prince Harry Party animal and occasional soldier 27 . 0
    Heck Static Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Tactless animal hunter 90 Made it to 90! 0
    Kittus HRH Queen Elizabeth II Royal waver 85 Gearing up for Diamond Jubilee 2012 0
    Cate Nancy Reagan Big-haired former first lady 89 . 0
    Anna-Belle Valentino Rossi Big-haired bike-racing mentalist 32 . 0
    Logan Steele Donald Rumsfeld Former Defence Secretary 79 . 0
    Jeremy Peter Sallis Last of the Summer Winers 90 . 0
    Matthew Lee POPPED! Jimmy Savile Fixer and wearer of tracksuits 84 29/10/2011 No longer with us 3
    Matthew Lee Carol Lee Scott Grotbags the TV Witch 65 Available on MySpace 0
    Matt Paul Shane Actor of Hi-De-Hi fame 71 . 0
    Logan Steele Ariel Sharon West Bank bulldozer 83 Remaining in persistent vegetative state 0
    Alex William Shatner Former captain with a log 80 Releasing a metal album! 0
    Matt Donald Sinden Actor 88 . 0
    Jeremy Liz Smith Daft old actress 90 . 0
    Matthew Lee Britney Spears Pop trailer trash 30 Newly engaged 0
    Penfold POPPED! Patrick Swayze Dirty Dancer 57 14/09/2009 No longer with us 3
    Delores Wattinger POPPED! Mollie Sugden Actress 86 01/07/2009 No longer with us 3
    Cate Peter Sutcliffe Yorkshire Ripper 65 . 0
    Corey POPPED! Elizabeth Taylor Much-married diamond lover 79 23/3/2011 No longer with us 3
    Cate Margaret Thatcher Rusting Iron Lady 86 Biopic starring Meryl Streep getting Oscar buzz 0
    Corey Rip Torn Bad-ass actor 80 . 0
    Logan Steele Archbishop Desmond Tutu South African religious midget 80 . 0
    Heck Static POPPED! Edward Upward Socialist and short story writer 105 13/02/2009 No longer with us 3
    Corey Sam Waterston 'Law & Order' D.A. actor 70 . 0
    Kriseliz Charlie Watts Rolling Stone 70 Throat cancer in remission 0
    Sasa POPPED! Amy Winehouse Beehived mess 95 23/07/2011 No longer with us 6
    Kittus Geert Wilders Controversial Dutch politician 48 Causing anti-Islamic mischief 0
    Father Maurice Michael Winner Film director and insurance salesman 76 Releasing his memoirs 0
    Cate POPPED! Norman Wisdom Slapstick comedian, revered in Albania 95 04/10/2010 No longer with us 3
    Jeannie Asif Ali Zardari President of Pakistan 56 Undergoing 'tests' in Dubai 0

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