# 2021 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881 "2020-12-01T02:10:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 22
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/425 "2021-02-06T22:12:55Z")
You killed him!!! lol ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/426 "2021-02-07T00:21:01Z")
Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks Jr. has died after battling prostate and other cancers. He was 67. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/427 "2021-02-07T01:50:31Z")
33 points for me ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/428 "2021-02-07T02:04:53Z")
> [@Kitten\_Mitten](#): > > I had the Captain in 2018. Although I didn’t include him on my lists since then. > [@Baker](#): > > You killed him!!! lol She did, and very quickly too!! [The Captain died on January 2, 2019](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_%26_Tennille). But Toni Tennille lives on. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/429 "2021-02-07T02:13:17Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > 33 points for me And a whole bunch of others! Anyone who picked Spinks who hoped to gain ground on the leaders thereby is going to be rather disappointed, from the looks of things. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/430 "2021-02-07T12:16:37Z")
Thirteen players had Spinks, seven already on the board, and six new. | 1 | Team Dirt | 118 | 4 | 0 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | GIGObuster | 77 | 2 | 1 | | 3 | jeezums | 75 | 2 | 0 | | 3 | RTFirefly | 75 | 2 | 0 | | 3 | Superdude | 75 | 2 | 0 | | 6 | RobotDevilDog | 63 | 2 | 0 | | 7 | Hal Briston | 59 | 3 | 1 | | 8 | phungi | 55 | 2 | 0 | | 9 | candide | 33 | 1 | 0 | | 9 | CreaseMunky | 33 | 1 | 0 | | 9 | Hoopy Frood | 33 | 1 | 0 | | 9 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 33 | 1 | 0 | | 9 | Rebo | 33 | 1 | 0 | | 14 | Paul in Saudi | 27 | 2 | 0 | | 15 | Happy Lendervedder | 22 | 1 | 0 | | 16 | ZeroOO | 20 | 2 | 0 | | 17 | Greater Zamboni | 14 | 1 | 0 | | 17 | Slow Moving Vehicle | 14 | 1 | 0 | | 19 | Guano Lad | 13 | 1 | 0 | | 19 | J-P L | 13 | 1 | 0 | | 19 | lel | 13 | 1 | 0 | | 22 | commasense | 10 | 2 | 1 | | 23 | Old Wench | 8 | 1 | 1 | | 24 | imthjckaz | 7 | 1 | 0 | | 24 | madsircool | 7 | 1 | 0 | | 24 | Mahaloth | 7 | 1 | 0 | | 27 | xizor | 6 | 1 | 0 | ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/431 "2021-02-07T12:24:59Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Thirteen players had Spinks, seven already on the board, and six new. If there are “six new”, why are there only five with 33 points? Signed, Confused in North Carolina ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/432 "2021-02-07T12:45:03Z")
> [@whitetho](#): > > If there are “six new”, why are there only five with 33 points? Actually it was 8 already on the board, and 5 first-timers. Everybody who now has 33 or more points had Spinks; those with exactly 33 are the newbies. (Everybody who _already_ had at least 30 points had Spinks on their lists.) ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/433 "2021-02-07T12:54:43Z")
Typed it wrong, _SORRY_. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/434 "2021-02-07T17:24:57Z")
I have to say Discourse’s table rendering makes that list look real nice. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/435 "2021-02-07T18:19:57Z")
George Shultz, who served in both the Nixon and Reagan administrations, dies at 100. > **[George Shultz, Secretary of State Under Reagan, Dies at 100](https://www.wsj.com/articles/george-shultz-secretary-of-state-under-reagan-dies-11612719935)** > > The Republican-establishment figure guided U.S. diplomacy to help bring about the end of the Cold War. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/436 "2021-02-07T18:22:14Z")
I find it awkward because the top entry registers, at least to my eyes, like a header: it’s bolded and there’s a heavier line beneath it. I’ve somewhat adapted to it, but until recently my eyes would go straight to the first entry that _wasn’t_ bolded - in this case, GIGObuster’s - and entirely bypass Team Dirt’s position at the top of the standings. Like I say, I’ve adapted, but I still find it awkward. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2021, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/437 "2021-02-08T11:51:20Z")
Longtime ESPN reporter [Pedro Gomez](https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/pedro-gomez-longtime-espn-sportscaster-dies-at-58/ar-BB1dtILz?ocid=msedgdhp) has died at 58. No cause of death given. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/438 "2021-02-08T16:44:45Z")
Rep [Ron Wright](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rep-ron-wright-has-died-from-covid-19-his-office-announces/ar-BB1dv466?ocid=msedgntp), R-Texas, has died from Coronavirus. He was 67 ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2021, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/439 "2021-02-08T21:48:27Z")
In the Themed Death Pool, the bolded first line is the column header names. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/440 "2021-02-09T06:43:47Z")
[Billy Brown](https://www.tmz.com/2021/02/08/billy-brown-alaskan-bush-people-dead-died/), patriarch of the family featured in Discovery Channel’s “Alaskan Bush People”, dead at 68 from a seizure. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/441 "2021-02-09T09:24:19Z")
Mary Wilson has sung her last. > **[Supremes co-founder and singer Mary Wilson dies aged 76](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-55993045)** > > The Motown trio were known for hits such as Baby Love and You Can't Hurry Love. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/442 "2021-02-09T13:01:14Z")
the First Rule of the Themed Death Pool is… ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/443 "2021-02-09T13:46:22Z")
Pick thirteen celebrities? ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/444 "2021-02-09T14:00:40Z")
I just remembered I had Spinks! I’m on the board. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=23)