# 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:** 59
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1169 "2021-08-25T05:19:10Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > I have been in the same (not all that big) room as Igor V. I went to a few Rochester game group events, and he was there. I never played a game with him though. Okay, this one had me confused for a minute. I’ve lived in the Rochester area for over twenty years and I’m very active in the local gaming community. So I was trying to figure out how I had never noticed the seven foot tall guy in the room. I checked and realized you’re talking about Rochester, Minnesota. I live in Rochester, New York. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2021, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1170 "2021-08-25T07:11:29Z")
Professional dancer and _So You Think You Can Dance_ alum [Serge Onik](https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/so-you-think-you-can-dance-alum-serge-onik-dead-at-33/ar-AANHKjI?ocid=msedgntp) has died at age 33. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1171 "2021-08-25T19:10:42Z")
Michael Nader, soap opera actor on _All My Children_ and _Dynasty_, has [died](https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/michael-nader-star-of-all-my-children-and-dynasty-dead-at-76/ar-AANK4Dp?ocid=msedgntp) at age 76. Given that he was a soap opera actor, however, I suspect we haven’t seen the last of him. ---
**Author:** ![RobotDevilDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@RobotDevilDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobotDevilDog)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1172 "2021-08-27T23:03:50Z")
This was 10 days ago, but I didn’t see any mention of it here. Star Trek regular Eddie Paskey, who played Lt. Leslie in the original series, died at the age of 81. > **[Star Trek's Lt. Leslie, Eddie Paskey, has passed away at 81 — Daily Star Trek...](https://www.dailystartreknews.com/read/star-treks-lt-leslie-eddie-paskey-has-passed-away-at-81)** > > AUGUST 23, 2021 - You will know him when you see him, because you’ve seen him in 58 of the 79 episodes of  Star Trek: The Original Series . Sadly, Eddie Paskey, most often known as Lieutenant Leslie, passed away on August 17th, just three days... ---
**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:** [August 29, 2021, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1173 "2021-08-29T01:06:19Z")
Former child actor Matthew Mindler (_Our Idiot Brother_, _As the World Turns_) has been [found dead](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/former-child-star-matthew-mindler-found-dead-at-19-a-week-after-he-was-reported-missing-in-pennsylvania/ar-AANR2x1?ocid=msedgntp) in Pennsylvania after being declared missing. He was 19. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1174 "2021-08-29T17:44:19Z")
Ed Asner dies at the age of 91. > **[Ed Asner, 17-Time Emmy Nominee, Dies at 91](https://www.indiewire.com/2021/08/actor-ed-asner-dies-1202230934/)** > > He cornered the market on gruff guys with hearts of gold on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Lou Grant,” and the Disney/Pixar animated feature “Up.” ---
**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:** [August 29, 2021, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1175 "2021-08-29T18:33:30Z")
Damn, he was one of my alternates. Everyone else on my list is older, and only one of them has died to far. The Grim Reaper must be too busy with Covid to help me out. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2021, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1176 "2021-08-30T01:16:49Z")
RIP Lee “Scratch” Perry, 85 > **[Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Visionary Reggae Producer, Dies At 85](https://www.npr.org/2021/08/29/1032226388/reggae-lee-scratch-perry-dies)** > > Perry's brilliant and idiosyncratic career included helping to inspire the sounds of dub and rap as we know them today. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2021, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1177 "2021-08-30T01:29:11Z")
Iron Butterfly drummer now in the Garden of Eden [Iron Butterfly Drummer Ron Bushy Dead at 79](https://www.tmz.com/2021/08/29/iron-butterfly-drummer-ron-bushy-dead-dies) ---
**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:** [August 30, 2021, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1178 "2021-08-30T04:59:07Z")
[David Roberts](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/08/22/metro/david-roberts-mountaineer-dean-adventure-writing-dies-78/), mountaineer and author of “modern-day” adventure books, dead at 78 of emphysema brought about from treatment for throat cancer. [Inge Ginsberg](https://www.avpress.com/news/inge-ginsberg-holocaust-survivor-with-a-heavy-metal-coda-dies/article_7fb049e6-06e2-11ec-bf44-ef5c94516491.html), holocaust survivor, spy, and heavy metal lead singer, died of heart failure at 99. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2021, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1179 "2021-08-30T05:36:26Z")
Awwww. 😥 I liked Miss Ginsberg; she seemed cool. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2021, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1180 "2021-08-30T14:52:55Z")
Ed Asner, 9 points each for **kitap, Mahaloth, ProfPepperwinkle, zadscmc** : | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Team Dirt | 137 | 6 | | 2 | phungi | 135 | 4(1) | | 3 | psychonaut | 130 | 3(1) | | 4 | GIGObuster | 125 | 4(1) | | 5 | jeezums | 105 | 3 | | 5 | RTFirefly | 105 | 3 | | 7 | RobotDevilDog | 93 | 3 | | 8 | Hal Briston | 89 | 4(1) | | 9 | Registered at Last | 81 | 2 | | 10 | Superdude | 75 | 2 | | 11 | Happy\_Lendervedder | 70 | 3 | | 12 | candide | 63 | 2 | | 12 | CreaseMunky | 63 | 2 | | 12 | Hoopy\_Frood | 63 | 2 | | 12 | It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery | 63 | 2 | | 12 | Rebo | 63 | 2 | | 17 | Dung\_Beetle | 48 | 2 | | 17 | WolfpackJeep | 48 | 2 | | 19 | Mahaloth | 46 | 3 | | 20 | J\_P\_L | 43 | 2 | | 21 | smithsb | 40 | 2(1) | | 22 | GreaterZamboni | 37 | 2(1) | | 22 | imthjckaz | 37 | 2 | | 24 | xizor | 36 | 2 | | 25 | a35362 | 31 | 2 | | 25 | amarinth | 31 | 2 | | 25 | critter42 | 31 | 2 | | 25 | NotherYinzer | 31 | 2 | | 25 | Precambrianmollusc | 31 | 2 | | 31 | ataraxy42 | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Catamount | 30 | 2(1) | | 31 | BobLibDem | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Borborygmi | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Captain\_Klutz | 30 | 1 | | 31 | D\_Anconia | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Dr Girlfriend | 30 | 1 | | 31 | jenstvns | 30 | 1 | | 31 | JohnT | 30 | 1 | | 31 | kayT | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Little\_Nemo | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Loach | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Lsura | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Maus\_Magill | 30 | 1 | | 31 | McDeath\_the\_Mad | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Mean\_MrMustard | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Mona\_Lott | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Ponch8 | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Queen\_Anne\_s\_Lace | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Reindeer\_Flotilla | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Stephe96 | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Tristan | 30 | 1 | | 31 | vivalostwages | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Wallet | 30 | 1 | | 54 | irritant | 29 | 1(1) | | 55 | Paul\_in\_Saudi | 28 | 3 | | 56 | zadscmc | 27 | 2(1) | | 57 | Sapphiredragon76 | 22 | 1(1) | | 58 | Zero00 | 20 | 2 | | 59 | Hatchie | 17 | 1(1) | | 60 | Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle | 14 | 1 | | 60 | Snowboarder\_Bo | 14 | 1(1) | | 62 | GuanoLad | 13 | 1 | | 62 | lel | 13 | 1 | | 64 | Pardel\_Lux | 12 | 1 | | 64 | Shoeless | 12 | 1 | | 66 | Baker | 10 | 1(1) | | 66 | commasense | 10 | 3(2) | | 66 | kitap | 10 | 2 | | 69 | ProfPepperwinkle | 9 | 1 | | 70 | Old\_Wench | 8 | 1(1) | | 71 | Biotop | 7 | 1(1) | | 71 | madsircool | 7 | 1 | | 73 | Dancer\_Flight | 1 | 1 | | 73 | Gatopescado | 1 | 1 | | 73 | SpoilerVirgin | 1 | 1 | ---
**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:** [August 31, 2021, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1181 "2021-08-31T04:10:45Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > It was reported in the fall of 2018 that former Detroit Tigers catcher Bill Freehand had entered hospice. He’d been on my list ever since. > > Today he earned me 21 points. [Bill Freehan, Detroit Tigers and Michigan great, dies at 79](https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2021/08/19/bill-freehan-detroit-tigers-dies-alzheimers-disease/511651001/) While yer here,@phungi, could you add my 21 points from Bill Freehan croaking to the tally? Please and thanks! ---
**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:** [August 31, 2021, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1182 "2021-08-31T12:09:25Z")
21 points for you and **Queen\_Anne\_s\_Lace** : | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Team Dirt | 137 | 6 | | 2 | phungi | 135 | 4(1) | | 3 | psychonaut | 130 | 3(1) | | 4 | GIGObuster | 125 | 4(1) | | 5 | jeezums | 105 | 3 | | 5 | RTFirefly | 105 | 3 | | 7 | RobotDevilDog | 93 | 3 | | 8 | Happy\_Lendervedder | 91 | 4 | | 9 | Hal Briston | 89 | 4(1) | | 10 | Registered at Last | 81 | 2 | | 11 | Superdude | 75 | 2 | | 12 | candide | 63 | 2 | | 12 | CreaseMunky | 63 | 2 | | 12 | Hoopy\_Frood | 63 | 2 | | 12 | It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery | 63 | 2 | | 12 | Rebo | 63 | 2 | | 17 | Queen\_Anne\_s\_Lace | 51 | 2 | | 18 | Dung\_Beetle | 48 | 2 | | 18 | WolfpackJeep | 48 | 2 | | 20 | Mahaloth | 46 | 3 | | 21 | J\_P\_L | 43 | 2 | | 22 | smithsb | 40 | 2(1) | | 23 | GreaterZamboni | 37 | 2(1) | | 23 | imthjckaz | 37 | 2 | | 25 | xizor | 36 | 2 | | 26 | a35362 | 31 | 2 | | 26 | amarinth | 31 | 2 | | 26 | critter42 | 31 | 2 | | 26 | NotherYinzer | 31 | 2 | | 26 | Precambrianmollusc | 31 | 2 | | 32 | ataraxy42 | 30 | 1 | | 32 | BobLibDem | 30 | 1 | | 32 | Borborygmi | 30 | 1 | | 32 | Captain\_Klutz | 30 | 1 | | 32 | Catamount | 30 | 2(1) | | 32 | D\_Anconia | 30 | 1 | | 32 | Dr Girlfriend | 30 | 1 | | 32 | jenstvns | 30 | 1 | | 32 | JohnT | 30 | 1 | | 32 | kayT | 30 | 1 | | 32 | Little\_Nemo | 30 | 1 | | 32 | Loach | 30 | 1 | | 32 | Lsura | 30 | 1 | | 32 | Maus\_Magill | 30 | 1 | | 32 | McDeath\_the\_Mad | 30 | 1 | | 32 | Mean\_MrMustard | 30 | 1 | | 32 | Mona\_Lott | 30 | 1 | | 32 | Ponch8 | 30 | 1 | | 32 | Reindeer\_Flotilla | 30 | 1 | | 32 | Stephe96 | 30 | 1 | | 32 | Tristan | 30 | 1 | | 32 | vivalostwages | 30 | 1 | | 32 | Wallet | 30 | 1 | | 54 | irritant | 29 | 1(1) | | 55 | Paul\_in\_Saudi | 28 | 3 | | 56 | zadscmc | 27 | 2(1) | | 57 | Sapphiredragon76 | 22 | 1(1) | | 58 | Zero00 | 20 | 2 | | 59 | Hatchie | 17 | 1(1) | | 60 | Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle | 14 | 1 | | 60 | Snowboarder\_Bo | 14 | 1(1) | | 62 | GuanoLad | 13 | 1 | | 62 | lel | 13 | 1 | | 64 | Pardel\_Lux | 12 | 1 | | 64 | Shoeless | 12 | 1 | | 67 | Baker | 10 | 1(1) | | 67 | commasense | 10 | 3(2) | | 67 | kitap | 10 | 2 | | 69 | ProfPepperwinkle | 9 | 1 | | 70 | Old\_Wench | 8 | 1(1) | | 71 | Biotop | 7 | 1(1) | | 71 | madsircool | 7 | 1 | | 73 | Dancer\_Flight | 1 | 1 | | 73 | Gatopescado | 1 | 1 | | 73 | SpoilerVirgin | 1 | 1 | ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1183 "2021-08-31T17:24:06Z")
I think I haven’t been awarded points for Mr. Popeil’s death. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1184 "2021-08-31T17:37:42Z")
Did we note the death of novelty/toy inventor, honorary-ish Harlem Globetrotter and golf enthusiast Don Poynter? He was 96. > **[Novelty toy inventor Don Poynter never lacked for ideas](https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2021/08/28/don-poynter-novelty-toy-inventor-entertainer-cincinnati/5607982001/)** > > Whiskey-flavored toothpaste. Jayne Mansfield hot water bottle. Novelty toy inventor Don Poynter had wacky but brilliant ideas until the end. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1185 "2021-08-31T21:37:06Z")
Correction to my own post: three of my picks have died this year – Cloris Leachman, Cicely Tyson, and Norman Lloyd – not one. I certainly wasn’t drunk, so I’ll just have to blame dementia. (j/k) ---
**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:** [September 1, 2021, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1186 "2021-09-01T03:44:03Z")
[James Loewen](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/james-loewen/), historian and author best known for his award-winning book “Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong”, dies at 79 from bladder cancer. ---
**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:** [September 1, 2021, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1187 "2021-09-01T12:41:42Z")
unless I am missing something, you have 14 points and a unique pick for Popeil ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1188 "2021-09-01T13:47:07Z")
Oh. Then I must be missing points for Bobby Bowden. My bad; sorry. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=58) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=60)