# 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:** 60
**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, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1189 "2021-09-01T14:51:28Z")
missed that one… 9 points and a Unique Pick: | 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 | Snowboarder\_Bo | 23 | 2(2) | | 58 | Sapphiredragon76 | 22 | 1(1) | | 59 | Zero00 | 20 | 2 | | 60 | Hatchie | 17 | 1(1) | | 61 | Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle | 14 | 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:** ![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:** [September 1, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1190 "2021-09-01T16:24:44Z")
Wait…I’ve been bumped out of the Top Ten? This contest is rigged, I tell ya! ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1191 "2021-09-01T19:48:59Z")
> **[NeNe Leakes’ husband, Gregg, dies of cancer at 66](https://pagesix.com/2021/09/01/nene-leakes-husband-gregg-dies-of-cancer-at-66/amp/?__twitter_impression=true)** > > The husband of the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” alum “peacefully” lost his years-long battle with colon cancer Wednesday. ---
**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:** [September 1, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1192 "2021-09-01T20:24:28Z")
Ben Wright, former CBS golf commentator, dies at age 88. Wright was a guy who found out a long time ago that he should have kept his opinions to himself. > **[Ben Wright's passing recalls how a legacy can be tainted in an instant](https://www.golfdigest.com/story/ben-wright-legacy?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=golfdigest&fbclid=IwAR25l69lxuxrfPgtLnBy3dlnhTCl5nXMeIjE2rNN2ciq5KnjcOPCMH7f3w0)** > > Ben Wright was a sharp mind and a brilliant storyteller, but his career will long be defined by one regrettable incident ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1193 "2021-09-02T18:44:48Z")
Former WCW wrestler Daffney has died by suicide at 46. She posted a disturbing Instagram yesterday asking that her brain be scanned for CTE. My link is not working, sorry. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1194 "2021-09-02T18:51:05Z")
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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1195 "2021-09-02T18:59:26Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Former WCW wrestler Daffney has died by suicide at 46. She posted a disturbing Instagram yesterday asking that her brain be scanned for CTE. I heard about this. I believe she was discussing suicide and holding a pistol in the video. Very disturbing and I am sad to hear she did end her own life. I’d never heard of her before, but I saw the trend on twitter after her video yesterday. ---
**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 3, 2021, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1196 "2021-09-03T04:17:35Z")
[Carolyn Shoemaker](https://www.lpi.usra.edu/planetary_news/2021/08/17/in-memoriam-carolyn-shoemaker-1929-2021/) has collided with Jupiter. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1197 "2021-09-03T16:34:46Z")
> **[3x Super Bowl Champ David Patten Dead At 47 After Motorcycle Crash](https://amp.tmz.com/2021/09/03/former-nfl-player-david-patten-dead-at-47-3x-super-bowl-champion/?__twitter_impression=true)** > > 3x Super Bowl champ David Patten has died at the age of 47 following a motorcycle accident ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2021, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1198 "2021-09-04T00:23:57Z")
Delays singer Greg Gilbert [has been taken off cancer treatment and is now being treated solely for pain relief](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-58145949). ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2021, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1199 "2021-09-04T05:34:28Z")
No doubt he’s up there now telling someone to get off of his cloud. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1200 "2021-09-04T21:02:45Z")
Weatherman Willard Scott passes away at age 87 [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/legendary-today-show-weatherman-willard-scott-dies-at-87/ar-AAO6Gu5?ocid=uxbndlbing](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/legendary-today-show-weatherman-willard-scott-dies-at-87/ar-AAO6Gu5?ocid=uxbndlbing) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1201 "2021-09-04T21:52:53Z")
Wow, sorry to hear that. I used to watch him all the time. He was also the first Ronald McDonald. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2021, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1202 "2021-09-05T11:29:49Z")
I remember him as the local Bozo on Washington, DC’s channel 4. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2021, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1203 "2021-09-05T11:31:40Z")
He’s not dead, he’s chasing electrons to and fro. 🙂 ---
**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:** [September 5, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1204 "2021-09-05T14:10:13Z")
Sarah Harding dies aged 39: > **[Sarah Harding, singer with Girls Aloud, dies aged 39 from breast cancer](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/sep/05/sarah-harding-singer-with-girls-aloud-dies-aged-39-from-breast-cancer)** > > Fans and figures from show business pay tribute to pop star who was diagnosed in August 2020 and wrote memoir during her illness I believe a number of us (including myself) had her on our lists. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1205 "2021-09-05T14:41:50Z")
> **[Comedian Fuquan Johnson, two others dead after overdose on fentanyl-laced...](https://www.foxnews.com/us/comedian-fuquan-johnson-two-others-dead-overdose-fentanyl-coke.amp?__twitter_impression=true)** > > A batch of fentanyl-laced cocaine killed a comedian and two others, and left the ex-girlfriend of Darius Rucker in a Los Angeles hospital ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2021, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1206 "2021-09-05T18:56:04Z")
Yep, serious points for several of us ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1207 "2021-09-06T15:58:41Z")
[https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Entertainment/wireStory/french-actor-jean-paul-belmondo-dies-88-79858424?\_\_twitter\_impression=true](https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Entertainment/wireStory/french-actor-jean-paul-belmondo-dies-88-79858424?__twitter_impression=true) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1208 "2021-09-06T17:00:27Z")
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