# 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:** 61
**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 6, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1209 "2021-09-06T17:43:42Z")
61 points each for **GIGObuster, Happy\_Lendervedder, jeezums, psychonaut, Registered At Last** , and some significant movement on the leader board: | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | psychonaut | 191 | 4(1) | | 2 | GIGObuster | 186 | 5(2) | | 3 | jeezums | 166 | 4 | | 4 | Happy\_Lendervedder | 152 | 5 | | 5 | Registered at Last | 142 | 3 | | 6 | Team Dirt | 137 | 6 | | 7 | phungi | 135 | 4(1) | | 8 | RTFirefly | 105 | 3 | | 9 | RobotDevilDog | 93 | 3 | | 10 | Hal Briston | 89 | 4(1) | | 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 | | 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:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1210 "2021-09-06T20:04:01Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > 61 points each for **GIGObuster, Happy\_Lendervedder, jeezums, psychonaut, Registered At Last** : And **RTFirefly**. See post #149. ---
**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, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1211 "2021-09-06T20:19:21Z")
> **[‘The Wire’ actor Michael K. Williams found dead in NYC apartment](https://nypost.com/2021/09/06/actor-michael-k-williams-found-dead-in-nyc-apartment/amp/?__twitter_impression=true)** > > “The Wire’’ actor Michael K. Williams was found dead of a suspected drug overdose in his Brooklyn penthouse Monday afternoon, law-enforcement sources told The Post. ---
**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 6, 2021, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1212 "2021-09-06T21:11:33Z")
Sorry, updated: | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | psychonaut | 191 | 4(1) | | 2 | GIGObuster | 186 | 5(2) | | 3 | jeezums | 166 | 4 | | 3 | RTFirefly | 166 | 4 | | 5 | Happy\_Lendervedder | 152 | 5 | | 6 | Registered at Last | 142 | 3 | | 7 | Team Dirt | 137 | 6 | | 8 | phungi | 135 | 4(1) | | 9 | RobotDevilDog | 93 | 3 | | 10 | Hal Briston | 89 | 4(1) | | 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 | | 31 | ataraxy42 | 30 | 1 | | 31 | BobLibDem | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Borborygmi | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Captain\_Klutz | 30 | 1 | | 31 | Catamount | 31 | 2(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 | 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 | 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 | | 66 | Baker | 10 | 1(1) | | 66 | commasense | 11 | 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:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1213 "2021-09-06T21:19:34Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > [Actor Michael K. Williams found dead in NYC apartment](https://nypost.com/2021/09/06/actor-michael-k-williams-found-dead-in-nyc-apartment/amp/?__twitter_impression=true) My wife said “ **Omar Little** died” and my first thought was, the Doper? (My second thought was, wait - how would _she_ know?) ---
**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 6, 2021, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1214 "2021-09-06T21:35:27Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > 61 points each for **GIGObuster, Happy\_Lendervedder, jeezums, psychonaut, Registered At Last** , and some significant movement on the leader board It’s nice to be back in first place. Especially because it’s only the second time I’ve participated in the Death Pool. ---
**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 6, 2021, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1215 "2021-09-06T23:07:03Z")
French soccer star Jean-Pierre Adams dies after 39 years [in a coma](https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/soccer/jean-pierre-adams-french-soccer-star-dies-after-39-year-coma/ar-AAO9dA8?ocid=msedgntp) following a botched knee surgery in 1982. Adams was 73 when he died. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1216 "2021-09-06T23:34:11Z")
Thanks, O Death Shroom! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1217 "2021-09-06T23:56:25Z")
Still tied for last! 😆 ---
**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 7, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1218 "2021-09-07T00:09:58Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > French soccer star Jean-Pierre Adams dies after 39 years [in a coma](https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/soccer/jean-pierre-adams-french-soccer-star-dies-after-39-year-coma/ar-AAO9dA8?ocid=msedgntp) following a botched knee surgery in 1982. I read about this. Was there any chance he was conscious in any way during those 39 years? 😨 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1219 "2021-09-07T00:10:22Z")
Interesting tidbit: all eight players that have \>100 points have both Tom Parker of The Wanted and Shannen Doherty of 90210 fame on their lists. If one of them should die, it won’t change who’s in the top eight, and it won’t change the order among them. ---
**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 7, 2021, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1220 "2021-09-07T00:51:19Z")
I’m not a doctor, and I don’t have access to his medical records, but everything that I’ve seen indicates that he never woke up. There was a mixup by the anesthesiologist when he was undergoing surgery for a ruptured knee ligament. His brain was oxygen starved, and he never regained consciousness. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2021, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1221 "2021-09-07T00:59:12Z")
At the bottom of the copy, it says “_This is a developing story and will be updated._” So, um, what is likely to change here? ---
**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 7, 2021, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1222 "2021-09-07T01:03:19Z")
Did we note the death of Greek composer and politician Mikis Theodorakis at 96? > **[Hundreds pay their respects to Greek composer Theodorakis](https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-europe-music-arts-and-entertainment-f4692b7da422ed5df15dfab5f494d80b)** > > ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Hundreds of people, some carrying flowers, gathered Monday at Athens Cathedral to pay their final respects to Greek composer and politician Mikis Theodorakis, who was an integral part of the Greek political and musical scene for... ---
**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 7, 2021, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1223 "2021-09-07T03:55:39Z")
[Jeanette Zacarias Zapata](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeanette-zacarias-zapata-mexican-boxer-dies-5-days-after-fight/), Mexican boxer, dies at 18 five days after a fight. ---
**Author:** ![Registered\_at\_Last](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@Registered\_at\_Last](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Registered_at_Last)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1224 "2021-09-07T14:43:23Z")
As the Paralympics wrap up, I was wondering on what the thought is about someone who is a paralympian due to a “life limiting” condition but who nevertheless gains fame through their athletic endeavours. If they subsequently die of the condition … does that mean they are only famous due to their illness or are they famous due to their athleticism? ---
**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 7, 2021, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1225 "2021-09-07T14:58:25Z")
My vote (that means absolutely nothing) is that they are famous for their athleticism. ---
**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 7, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1226 "2021-09-07T15:05:11Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > My vote (that means absolutely nothing) is that they are famous for their athleticism Totally agree. Don’t mean to sound crass, but a fair number of people are disabled, and many die because of their condition. Only a select few achieve fame through athletic endeavors. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1227 "2021-09-07T19:57:40Z")
> [@Registered\_at\_Last](#): > > As the Paralympics wrap up, I was wondering on what the thought is about someone who is a paralympian due to a “life limiting” condition but who nevertheless gains fame through their athletic endeavours. If they subsequently die of the condition … does that mean they are only famous due to their illness or are they famous due to their athleticism? I think “solely” is pretty clear here: > [@Baker](#): > > 1. Valid picks are not: > … > g. famous _ **solely** _ as a result of their illness or associated actions/events. > … (I believe “associated actions/events” means the likes of “_Hold my beer …_”) ---
**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 7, 2021, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1228 "2021-09-07T22:02:59Z")
[Erik Cowey](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/tiger-king-s-erik-cowie-found-dead-in-nyc/ar-AAOce0G?ocid=msedgntp), who was featured on _Tiger King_, has been found dead in a NYC apartment. He was 52. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=60) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=62)