# 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:** 77
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1532 "2021-12-05T16:27:46Z")
I only got two deaths for 2021, but they were Rush and Madoff, so I can’t complain. ---
**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:** [December 5, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1533 "2021-12-05T16:42:34Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I only got two deaths for 2021, but they were Rush and Madoff, so I can’t complain Yikes, it’s like a wish-list\*, not a death pool. Gosh, who is next? \*Especially Madoff ---
**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:** [December 5, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1534 "2021-12-05T16:52:39Z")
A tweet from the Elizabeth Dole Foundation states that Bob Dole passed this morning, age 98. > ---
**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:** [December 5, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1535 "2021-12-05T17:20:27Z")
2 points for 7 players for Bob Dole, no-one new to the board: | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | jeezums | 247 | 6(1) | | 2 | RTFirefly | 222 | 5 | | 3 | GIGObuster | 207 | 6(3) | | 4 | Registered at Last | 198 | 4 | | 5 | phungi | 191 | 5(1) | | 5 | psychonaut | 191 | 4(1) | | 7 | Loach | 162 | 4(2) | | 8 | Team Dirt | 153 | 7(1) | | 9 | Happy\_Lendervedder | 152 | 5 | | 10 | Hal Briston | 145 | 5(1) | | 11 | RobotDevilDog | 93 | 3 | | 12 | Mean\_MrMustard | 86 | 2 | | 13 | Superdude | 77 | 3 | | 14 | candide | 63 | 2 | | 14 | CreaseMunky | 63 | 2 | | 14 | Hoopy\_Frood | 63 | 2 | | 14 | It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery | 63 | 2 | | 14 | Rebo | 63 | 2 | | 19 | Queen\_Anne\_s\_Lace | 51 | 2 | | 20 | Dung\_Beetle | 48 | 2 | | 20 | WolfpackJeep | 48 | 2 | | 22 | Mahaloth | 46 | 3 | | 23 | J\_P\_L | 45 | 3 | | 24 | smithsb | 40 | 2(1) | | 25 | GreaterZamboni | 39 | 3(1) | | 26 | imthjckaz | 37 | 2 | | 27 | xizor | 36 | 2 | | 28 | ataraxy42 | 32 | 2 | | 29 | a35362 | 31 | 2 | | 29 | amarinth | 31 | 2 | | 29 | critter42 | 31 | 2 | | 29 | NotherYinzer | 31 | 2 | | 29 | Precambrianmollusc | 31 | 2 | | 34 | BobLibDem | 30 | 1 | | 34 | Borborygmi | 30 | 1 | | 34 | Captain\_Klutz | 30 | 1 | | 34 | Catamount | 30 | 2(1) | | 34 | D\_Anconia | 30 | 1 | | 34 | Dr Girlfriend | 30 | 1 | | 34 | jenstvns | 30 | 1 | | 34 | JohnT | 30 | 1 | | 34 | kayT | 30 | 1 | | 34 | Little\_Nemo | 30 | 1 | | 34 | Lsura | 30 | 1 | | 34 | Maus\_Magill | 30 | 1 | | 34 | McDeath\_the\_Mad | 30 | 1 | | 34 | Mona\_Lott | 30 | 1 | | 34 | Paul\_in\_Saudi | 30 | 4 | | 34 | Ponch8 | 30 | 1 | | 34 | Reindeer\_Flotilla | 30 | 1 | | 34 | Stephe96 | 30 | 1 | | 34 | Tristan | 30 | 1 | | 34 | vivalostwages | 30 | 1 | | 34 | Wallet | 30 | 1 | | 55 | irritant | 29 | 1(1) | | 55 | zadscmc | 29 | 3(1) | | 57 | Snowboarder\_Bo | 23 | 2(2) | | 58 | Sapphiredragon76 | 22 | 1(1) | | 59 | Zero00 | 20 | 2 | | 60 | Hatchie | 17 | 1(1) | | 61 | Shoeless | 14 | 2 | | 61 | Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle | 14 | 1 | | 63 | GuanoLad | 13 | 1 | | 63 | lel | 13 | 1 | | 65 | Pardel\_Lux | 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:** [December 5, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1536 "2021-12-05T17:32:38Z")
Yay! Still in 13th place, but off of 75 points! ---
**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:** [December 5, 2021, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1537 "2021-12-05T23:01:43Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > A tweet from the Elizabeth Dole Foundation states that Bob Dole passed this morning, age 98. Yeah, I didn’t go for it for some reason this year. I guess I sacrificed 2 points to get more points elsewhere, but that hasn’t worked out too well. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1538 "2021-12-05T23:06:58Z")
Same here, dang it. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2021, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1539 "2021-12-06T02:06:46Z")
> **[Martha De Laurentiis, Producer on ‘Hannibal’ and ‘Red Dragon,’ Dies at 67](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/martha-de-laurentiis-dead-producer-hannibal-red-dragon-1235057500/)** > > The wife of the late Dino De Laurentiis also has credits including the film adaptation of 'Firestarter' and its upcoming remake. ---
**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 6, 2021, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1540 "2021-12-06T22:07:45Z")
Musician John Miles has [died at 72.](https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/john-miles-dies-aged-72-after-a-short-illness/ar-AARwRZ5?ocid=msedgntp) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1541 "2021-12-06T22:33:49Z")
[Fred Hiatt](https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2021/12/06/fred-hiatt-dies/), the Washington Post editorial page editor, leaves 34 points on the table. He’s opining on the fjords, he’s an ex-pundit, etc. (Props to commenter SpaceUnit at the Balloon Juice blog for ‘opining on the fjords.’) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2021, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1542 "2021-12-06T22:41:04Z")
Still hoping to rack up another corpse this year, preferably one that’s not also on jeezums’ list. ---
**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 7, 2021, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1543 "2021-12-07T05:14:06Z")
Country musician and Grand Ole Opry legend Stonewall Jackson has [died at 89](https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/grand-ole-opry-star-stonewall-jackson-dies-at-89/ar-AARwSrX?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531). Rene Hofer, MX2 rider, was [killed in an avalanche](https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/motorcycles/19-year-old-ktm-mx2-rider-rene-hofer-dies-in-avalanche/ar-AARx0Dk?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531) at the age of 19. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1544 "2021-12-07T17:17:49Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Country musician and Grand Ole Opry legend Stonewall Jackson has [died at 89](https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/grand-ole-opry-star-stonewall-jackson-dies-at-89/ar-AARwSrX?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531). Looks like Stonewall met his Waterloo. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YEW61-Rbm2c/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGHIgSigxMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCaJTvjpE6XtUvJYh6xITZQ3jRNQw "Stonewall Jackson - Waterloo") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEW61-Rbm2c) ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2021, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1545 "2021-12-08T00:14:22Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I only got two deaths for 2021, but they were Rush and Madoff, so I can’t complain By contrast, my only points, in my inaugural Death Pool, came from Henry Aaron; and I would happily go 0-for-2021 to have the Hammer back with us. ---
**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 8, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1546 "2021-12-08T01:11:19Z")
> **[Arlene Dahl, Actress in ‘One Life to Live,’ ‘Journey to the Center of the...](https://variety.com/2021/film/news/arlene-dahl-dead-one-life-to-live-lorenzo-lamas-1235121434/)** > > Arlene Dahl, the glamorous 1950s actress who later became a beauty writer and cosmetics executive, died on Monday in New York. She was 96. Her son, actor Lorenzo Lamas, posted on Facebook, saying, … ---
**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:** [December 8, 2021, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1547 "2021-12-08T01:52:52Z")
[_pssst_](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1503) ---
**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:** [December 8, 2021, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1548 "2021-12-08T18:06:34Z")
Former Saints defensive end dies while in police custody. Glenn Foster, Jr., was 31 years old. > **[Ex-New Orleans Saints player Glenn Foster Jr. dies in police custody](https://www.npr.org/2021/12/08/1062319991/ex-new-orleans-saints-player-glenn-foster-dies-days-after-alabama-arrest?utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews)** > > State officials in Alabama are investigating the death of former NFL defensive end Glenn Foster Jr., who died in police custody Monday. ---
**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 9, 2021, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1549 "2021-12-09T06:36:57Z")
Skilyr Hicks, a former contestant on _America’s Got Talent_, has been [found dead](https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/skilyr-hicks-america-s-got-talent-contestant-dies-at-23/ar-AARByVf?ocid=msedgntp) at 23 years old. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2021, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1550 "2021-12-09T13:25:45Z")
> **[Bronski Beat founder Steve Bronski dies at 61](https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-59592187.amp)** > > The keyboard player was one-third of the 1980s pop group, whose hits included Smalltown Boy. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1551 "2021-12-09T16:24:19Z")
> **[NES and SNES creator Masayuki Uemura dies at 78](https://www.polygon.com/22825994/nes-snes-famicom-creator-masayuki-uemura-death)** > > Uemura held a position at Ritsumeikan University until his death [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=76) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=78)