# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/61 "2020-12-21T14:31:56Z")
Are there a higher percentage of politicians on the lists this year or is it just me? ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/62 "2020-12-21T16:38:32Z")
They don’t know when to quit. Office holding is a drug - staffers, lobbyists, favorite pundits fawning over your every word and miasmatic emission. Inhofe, Feinstein, McConnell, Sanders, Trump, Biden, Carter (he’s just old). So they’re old and many are repulsive to the more liberal leaning members of the board. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/63 "2020-12-21T17:00:13Z")
Well, it is an election year! 🙂 ---
**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:** [December 21, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/64 "2020-12-21T23:49:35Z")
Because most of the Republican politicians are a little light on the mask wearing. That’s why I picked them. ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/65 "2020-12-23T12:57:33Z")
| Candidates | | | --- | --- | | Tom Parker | (singer) | | Shannen Doherty | (actress) | | Rush Limbaugh | (radio host) | | Jeff Bridges | (actor) | | Sarah Harding | (singer) | | Olivia Newton-John | (singer) | | Tom Weiskopf | (golfer) | | John Daly | (golfer) | | Gray O’Brien | (actor) | | Sabine Schmitz | (race car driver) | | James Whale | (DJ) | | Lars Göran Petrov | (singer) | | Ronnie Atkins | (singer) | | Alternates | | | --- | --- | | Joanne Harris | (author) | | Ian Anderson | (musician) | Clean list: Tom Parker Shannen Doherty Rush Limbaugh Jeff Bridges Sarah Harding Olivia Newton-John Tom Weiskopf John Daly Gray O’Brien Sabine Schmitz James Whale Lars Göran Petrov Ronnie Atkins Alternates Joanne Harris Ian Anderson ---
**Author:** ![Zero00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/90db22/32.png) [@Zero00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zero00)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/66 "2020-12-23T17:49:30Z")
Linda Ronstadt Ruth Westheimer Mel Brooks Sig Hansen Norman Lear Tommy Lasorda Ghislaine Maxwell Val Kilmer Larry King Don King Shannon Doherty Jimmy Carter Yoko Ono Alternate Bobby Brown Bernie Madoff Katherine Jackson ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/67 "2020-12-23T20:33:00Z")
Alan Arkin Joe Biden James Caan Cher Harry Connick Jr. Bob Dylan Ron Jeremy Cloris Leachman Rush Limbaugh Linsay Lohan Bob Newhart William Shatner Loretta Swit ---
**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:** [December 23, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/68 "2020-12-23T22:38:07Z")
Welcome to the boards, **Zero00** ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/69 "2020-12-24T04:27:45Z")
Norman Lear Peter Bogdanovich Jack Nicholson Rush Limbaugh Pat Robertson Dick Cheney Karl Rove Jimmy Carter Julie Andrews Dick Van Dyke Angela Lansbury Betty White Tony Bennett Alternates: George W. Bush Charlie Watts John Cullum ---
**Author:** ![McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDeath_the_Mad)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/70 "2020-12-24T17:58:55Z")
Well here we go: Michael J Fox Rush Limbaugh Pope Benedict XVI Barbara Walters Harvey Weinstein Don Cherry Val Kilmer James Woods Keith Richards Tom Cruise Alternates: Warren Buffet Tina Turner Pete Davidson ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2020, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/71 "2020-12-25T04:41:11Z")
@McDeath_the_Mad: Your list needs to have 13. You could just put your alternates onto your list and call it a day. ---
**Author:** ![Dancer\_Flight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dancer_flight/32/7601_2.png) [@Dancer\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancer_Flight)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2020, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/72 "2020-12-25T23:15:13Z")
Christopher Lloyd Prince Philip Betty White Angela Lansbury Billy Connolly Robert Duvall Loretta Swit Shirley MacLaine Jimmy Carter James Earl Jones Dick Van Dyke Bob Barker Jonathan Goldsmith Alternates: Morgan Freeman Jack Nicholson Nancy Pelosi * * * Why yes, I am going for the quantity not quality award. Jonathan Goldsmith is “The most interesting man in the world” and not the Canadian musician. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/73 "2020-12-26T03:02:30Z")
Rush Limbaugh Tom Smith Bruce Anstey George Alagiah Artie Lange Olivia Newton-John Linda Nolan Tom Parker Shannen Doherty Michael J. Fox Jeff Bridges Val Kilmer Leon Spinks Alternates: Julie Strain Shane MacGowan Note: Tom Smith refers to the rugger. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Max](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9de053/32.png) [@Blue\_Max](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Max)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/74 "2020-12-26T06:03:52Z")
Okay, let’s play Theme: Villain List Martin Shkreli ([Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Shkreli)) Ammon Bundy ([Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammon_Bundy)) James O’Keefe, ([Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_O%27Keefe)) Dylann Roof ([Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dylann_Roof)) Ethan Couch ([Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Couch)) Kyle Rittenhouse ([(Partial Link) - 2nd link added for age verification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosha_unrest_shooting#Kyle_Rittenhouse)) [[2nd Link](https://www.snopes.com/news/2020/09/11/rittenhouse-victims-records/)] George Zimmerman ([Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Zimmerman)) Stephen Miller [[Trump Advisor, Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Miller_(political_advisor))] Steve Bannon [[Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bannon)] Rebekah Mercer [[Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebekah_Mercer)] Erik Prince [[Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Prince)] Mohammed Bin Salman [[Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Salman)] Kim Jong Un [[Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Jong-un)] ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/75 "2020-12-26T12:58:42Z")
Folks, please remember to include a “clean” list, without the verbiage. I will count them anyway, but it’s much easier if I don’t have to. ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/76 "2020-12-26T14:27:38Z")
Long time thread lurker, first time player Jimmy Carter Bob Newhart Jeff Bridges Shane MacGowen Alan Alda Michael J Fox Prince Phillip ,Duke of Edinburgh Pope Benedict XVI Rush Limbaugh Dick Cheney Mitch McConnell Harvey Weinstein Ghislaine Maxwell Alternates Betty White Queen Elizabeth II Donald Trump ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/77 "2020-12-26T18:42:37Z")
Jerry Lee Lewis Bill Cosby Roselyn Carter Jimmy Carter Pat Boone Tina Turner Margaret Atwood Joni Mitchell Anne Rice Joe Namath Shelley Duvall Joan Didion Rush Limbaugh Alternates Richard Simmons Mike Ditka Sara Paretsky ---
**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/78 "2020-12-26T23:05:51Z")
Thanks for doing this again, **Baker**! 1. [Joe Arpaio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Arpaio), b. June 14, 1932. Sheriff. 2. [Bill Saluga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Saluga), b. September 16, 1937. Comedian. 3. [Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Saeed_al-Sahhaf), b. July 30, 1940. Diplomat. 4. [Rick Davies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Davies), b. July 22, 1944. Musician. 5. [Jimmy McMillan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_McMillan), b. December 1, 1946. Political activist. 6. [Stephen King](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King), b. September 21, 1947. Author. 7. [Rush Limbaugh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_Limbaugh), b. January 12, 1951. Radio personality. 8. [Ron Jeremy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Jeremy), b. March 12, 1953. Actor. 9. [Chris Berman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Berman), b. May 10, 1955. Sportscaster. 10. [Aaron Sorkin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Sorkin), b. June 9, 1961. Screenwriter. 11. [William Perry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Perry_(American_football)), b. December 16, 1962. Football player. 12. [Robert Downey Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Downey_Jr.), b. April 4, 1965. Actor. 13. [Andy Dick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Dick), b. December 21, 1965. Actor. Alt1. [Erik Prince](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Prince), b. June 6, 1969. Businessman. Alt2. [Cal Thomas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal_Thomas), b. December 2, 1942. Columnist. Alt3. [Bernard Madoff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_madoff), b. April 29, 1938. Former investment advisor. Plain text list: Joe Arpaio Bill Saluga Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf Rick Davies Jimmy McMillan Stephen King Rush Limbaugh Ron Jeremy Chris Berman Aaron Sorkin William Perry Robert Downey Jr. Andy Dick Erik Prince Cal Thomas Bernard Madoff ---
**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:** [December 28, 2020, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/79 "2020-12-28T05:55:22Z")
Reprising my list of entertainers over 90 years old. I helped keep all but four of last year’s aged picks alive for another full year. In 2020 we lost two of my over-100 picks (Olivia de Havilland and Kirk Douglas) and Carl Reiner and James Lipton gave me a few points, but I’m hoping for a low score again this year to avoid losing any more of these great talents. As always, I’m playing the odds, not going for points. The maximum I could earn, if all of these wonderful actors dropped dead in early January, is 57. The first two are over 100: Norman Lloyd just turned 106 in November and Marsha Hunt turned 103 on my birthday back in October! Betty White will turn 99 on January 17. The youngest, alternate Ed Asner, is a sprightly 91. They’re listed in descending age. Norman Lloyd Marsha Hunt Betty White Eva Marie Saint Cicely Tyson June Lockhart Angela Lansbury Dick van Dyke Mel Brooks Cloris Leachman Tony Bennett Sidney Poitier Harry Belafonte Alternates: Bob Newhart Ed Asner ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/80 "2020-12-28T15:16:59Z")
Here’s my first draft of a list, just in case life gets busy: Linda Nolan (2-23-59) Irish singer, actress Rush Limbaugh (1-12-51) Leon Spinks (7-11-53) Tom Parker (8-4-88) Shannen Doherty (4-12-71) Ady Barkan (health care activist, b. 12-18-83) Olivia Newton-John (9-26-48) Steve Gleason (3-19-77) NFL player Greg Gilbert (12-7-77) Delays rocker Bill Turnbull (1-25-56) BBC personality Julie Strain (2-18-62) Queen of the B-Movies George Alagiah (11-22-55) BBC news guy Criscrilla Anderson (1980?) dancer Clean list: Linda Nolan Rush Limbaugh Leon Spinks Tom Parker Shannen Doherty Ady Barkan Olivia Newton-John Steve Gleason Greg Gilbert Bill Turnbull Julie Strain George Alagiah Criscrilla Anderson [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=5)