# 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:** 81
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2021, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1612 "2021-12-26T02:19:17Z")
> **[Toy designer known for He-Man, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figures dead at 80](https://nypost.com/2021/12/25/famed-toy-designer-t-mark-taylor-dead-at-80/?utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=SocialFlow)** > > An artist and seminal toy designer who helped shape the massively successful 1980s toy franchise He-Man and the Masters of the Universe died Thursday. ---
**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, 2021, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1613 "2021-12-26T02:23:13Z")
> **[Longtime Vogue Editor-in-Chief Grace Mirabella Dies at 91](https://people.com/style/former-vogue-editor-in-chief-grace-mirabella-dies-91/)** > > Grace Mirabella, who was at the helm of Vogue from 1971 to 1988 before current editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, has died at age 91 ---
**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:** [December 26, 2021, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1614 "2021-12-26T05:09:19Z")
Broadway actor Harry Evans gives up 20 points: > **[Harvey Evans, actor in Broadway's golden years, dies at 80](https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-dance-carol-channing-eve-arden-6d39c248554850081d1a86bc333df6c3)** > > NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Evans, an actor, singer and dancer who had a knack for landing roles in the original Broadway productions of such classics as “West Side Story,” “Follies” “Hello, Dolly!” and “Gypsy,” has died. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2021, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1615 "2021-12-26T05:10:33Z")
Bluegrass picker J. D. Crowe leaves 16 points: > **[Influential Bluegrass musician J.D. Crowe has died](https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-mountains-kentucky-jd-crowe-1d662bf5a2a75e78dfc3f98498e200d1)** > > NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Grammy-winning bluegrass musician J.D. Crowe, whose influential career spanned more than 50 years, has died. He was 84. His son, David, confirmed the death on Saturday to The Associated Press. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2021, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1616 "2021-12-26T09:06:25Z")
> **[Desmond Tutu: South Africa anti-apartheid hero dies aged 90](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59793726)** > > Tributes are paid to Archbishop Tutu, the Nobel peace prize laureate who helped end apartheid in South Africa. ---
**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 26, 2021, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1617 "2021-12-26T13:41:55Z")
Desmond Tutu: 10 Points and Unique Pick for the DeathMistress, **Baker** : | 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 | candide | 87 | 3(1) | | 13 | Mean\_MrMustard | 86 | 2 | | 14 | Superdude | 77 | 3 | | 15 | CreaseMunky | 63 | 2 | | 15 | Hoopy\_Frood | 63 | 2 | | 15 | It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery | 63 | 2 | | 15 | kayT | 63 | 3(2) | | 15 | Rebo | 63 | 2 | | 20 | NotherYinzer | 53 | 3(1) | | 21 | Queen\_Anne\_s\_Lace | 51 | 2 | | 22 | Dung\_Beetle | 48 | 2 | | 22 | WolfpackJeep | 48 | 2 | | 24 | Mahaloth | 46 | 3 | | 25 | J\_P\_L | 45 | 3 | | 26 | smithsb | 40 | 2(1) | | 27 | GreaterZamboni | 39 | 3(1) | | 28 | imthjckaz | 37 | 2 | | 29 | xizor | 36 | 2 | | 30 | ataraxy42 | 32 | 2 | | 31 | a35362 | 31 | 2 | | 31 | amarinth | 31 | 2 | | 31 | critter42 | 31 | 2 | | 31 | Precambrianmollusc | 31 | 2 | | 35 | BobLibDem | 30 | 1 | | 35 | Borborygmi | 30 | 1 | | 35 | Captain\_Klutz | 30 | 1 | | 35 | Catamount | 30 | 2(1) | | 35 | D\_Anconia | 30 | 1 | | 35 | Dr Girlfriend | 30 | 1 | | 35 | jenstvns | 30 | 1 | | 35 | JohnT | 30 | 1 | | 35 | Little\_Nemo | 30 | 1 | | 35 | Lsura | 30 | 1 | | 35 | Maus\_Magill | 30 | 1 | | 35 | McDeath\_the\_Mad | 30 | 1 | | 35 | Mona\_Lott | 30 | 1 | | 35 | Paul\_in\_Saudi | 30 | 4 | | 35 | Ponch8 | 30 | 1 | | 35 | Reindeer\_Flotilla | 30 | 1 | | 35 | Stephe96 | 30 | 1 | | 35 | Tristan | 30 | 1 | | 35 | vivalostwages | 30 | 1 | | 35 | Wallet | 30 | 1 | | 55 | irritant | 29 | 1(1) | | 55 | zadscmc | 29 | 3(1) | | 57 | Snowboarder\_Bo | 23 | 2(2) | | 58 | Baker | 22 | 3(3) | | 58 | Sapphiredragon76 | 22 | 1(1) | | 60 | Zero00 | 20 | 2 | | 61 | Hatchie | 17 | 1(1) | | 62 | Shoeless | 14 | 2 | | 62 | Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle | 14 | 1 | | 64 | GuanoLad | 13 | 1 | | 64 | lel | 13 | 1 | | 66 | Pardel\_Lux | 12 | 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:** ![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, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1618 "2021-12-26T16:26:07Z")
Death shroom, @phungi I was wondering at the beginning of the year how the wisdom of the teaming millions would fare at this game. Is it possible to crank out a list of the top 13 most popular picks from the database or spreadsheet of player picks and see how that 'player ’ would have ranked? ---
**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:** [December 26, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1619 "2021-12-26T16:38:33Z")
ooooh that would be interesting ---
**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 26, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1620 "2021-12-26T17:43:50Z")
> [@Precambrianmollusc](#): > > Death shroom, @phungi > I was wondering at the beginning of the year how the wisdom of the teaming millions would fare at this game. Is it possible to crank out a list of the top 13 most popular picks from the database or spreadsheet of player picks and see how that 'player ’ would have ranked? gimme a day or so… currently working on a sloth day of football and gravity… ---
**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 26, 2021, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1621 "2021-12-26T19:29:50Z")
Some SEAL and military pages are reporting the death of Richard Marcinko. He was the founder of SEAL Team 6 and later an author. If confirmed he was 81. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1622 "2021-12-26T20:19:30Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > currently working on a sloth day of football and gravity That should be the official designation of the 26th of December: the Sloth Day of Football and Gravity. ---
**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 26, 2021, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1623 "2021-12-26T20:37:29Z")
And Gravy. Don’t forget the gravy. ---
**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 27, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1624 "2021-12-27T00:09:09Z")
Thanks man, no big deal, just idle curiosity. ---
**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 27, 2021, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1625 "2021-12-27T02:07:18Z")
Pro boxer Danny Kelly, Jr was [shot and killed](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/pro-boxer-danny-kelly-jr-shot-dead-in-front-of-children-on-christmas-eve-police/ar-AAS9Dwu?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531) in front of his children on Christmas Eve in what appears to be a road rage incident. ---
**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:** [December 27, 2021, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1626 "2021-12-27T05:09:13Z")
Sarah Weddington, lawyer who argued Roe v. Wade, dies at 76. > **[Sarah Weddington, lawyer who argued Roe v. Wade, dies at 76](https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-health-business-texas-austin-f7af96e7b277b90c41c0ad934136d5d8)** > > DALLAS (AP) — Sarah Weddington, a Texas lawyer who as a 26-year-old successfully argued the landmark abortion rights case Roe v. Wade before the U.S. Supreme Court, died Sunday. She was 76. ---
**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 27, 2021, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1627 "2021-12-27T13:20:01Z")
Director [Jean Marc Vallee](https://deadline.com/2021/12/jean-marc-vallee-dies-58-year-old-director-dallas-buyers-club-big-little-lies-sharp-objects-1234901961/) has died at 58. Among his films were _Big Little Lies_ and _Dallas Buyers Club_. ---
**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:** [December 27, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1628 "2021-12-27T13:57:35Z")
Painter Wayne Thiebaud fades away at 101. > **[Wayne Thiebaud, painter of lush colors and textures, dies](https://apnews.com/article/arts-and-entertainment-california-san-francisco-painting-andy-warhol-f925f1ae12af3279231d521d49c08aa5)** > > LOS ANGELES (AP) — Artist Wayne Thiebaud, whose luscious, colorful paintings of cakes and San Francisco cityscapes combined sensuousness, nostalgia and a hint of melancholy, has died. He was 101. His death was confirmed in a statement Sunday by his... ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1629 "2021-12-27T14:24:35Z")
[Edward O. Wilson](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/27/science/eo-wilson-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqohlSlUZBCbOVtkqqBaLwvXIhaM9gmT5Km2ZRD9OieQJBozKs2H8WZ1eXfphlTKKWI0Gd7Y1WP15yuIYbxA8F1f2-8DBlsVYe2Bo84zuGzI80c-IBexjq2fkYmPiIekijvWlsh2HERTiWKXf03QmJgdnsMElIQnsgSpUs_-DRu1l2dB-3eMiBYR6Q1oDYSqKvPrrCHZuKYnML0GcukRtBbYvCXyElsWc6rkAbAxRFVrEKXt56m0849tdU8gFYqod7SXl_cApicU-POcUvQ&smid=url-share) (open link, I hope I did it right) died yesterday, aged 92. He was my favourite entomologist, I love his books on ants and other insects, and his biology, naturalism, evolutionary tales among so many other subjects was outstanding. Sad news. ---
**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 27, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1630 "2021-12-27T14:26:09Z")
> [@Precambrianmollusc](#): > > Thanks man, no big deal, just idle curiosity. there’s nothing idle about curiosity! Here are the top 15 picks (included those tied with 9 picks, but would be the same for the top 12 picks), which total 64 points, and would be good for 15th place | Celebs | Picks | Points | | --- | --- | --- | | Rush Limbaugh | 50 | 30 | | Shannen Doherty | 35 | 0 | | Tom Parker | 28 | 0 | | Olivia Newton-John | 26 | 0 | | Donald Trump | 25 | 0 | | Jimmy Carter | 23 | 0 | | Linda Nolan | 14 | 0 | | Jeff Bridges | 13 | 0 | | Leon Spinks | 13 | 33 | | Mitch McConnell | 12 | 0 | | Prince Phillip | 11 | 1 | | Mel Brooks | 10 | 0 | | Betty White | 9 | 0 | | Michael J Fox | 9 | 0 | | Rudy Giuliani | 9 | 0 | ---
**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:** [December 27, 2021, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1631 "2021-12-27T15:18:17Z")
Aye; I just saw this. RIP ant man; you done good. ETA: > **[Edward O. Wilson, biologist known as 'ant man,' dead at 92](https://apnews.com/article/edward-o-wilson-dead-biologist-bc3d64fceb5200dd88d67187ef2a5cee)** > > BOSTON (AP) — Edward O. Wilson, the pioneering Harvard biologist who advanced the provocative theory that human behavior such as war and altruism has a genetic basis and warned against the decline of ecosystems, has died. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=80) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=82)