# 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:** 83
**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 29, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1652 "2021-12-29T21:53:25Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > just in case you are having any _creative_ ideas, the Rules clearly state: > > > Any poster who kills or otherwise contributes to the death of any celebrity mentioned in this thread is disqualified What if the jury finds that person not guilty? ---
**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 29, 2021, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1653 "2021-12-29T22:04:37Z")
You have one point more than I do, so from my perspective it’s looking good. ---
**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 29, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1654 "2021-12-29T22:16:26Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > just in case you are having any _creative_ ideas, the Rules clearly state: > > > Any poster who kills or otherwise contributes to the death of any celebrity mentioned in this thread is disqualified Are deals with the devil covered under this? How about negative thoughts and prayers? Who’s to say I(we) didn’t _cause_ a death by our combined rapier-like wit, scathing comments, and pincushion voodoo dolls? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1655 "2021-12-29T22:38:36Z")
I nominate this post as the Post of the Day! Beautiful! ---
**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 30, 2021, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1656 "2021-12-30T02:58:12Z")
> **[Sandra Jaffe, co-founder of Preservation Hall, dies](https://www.ksat.com/entertainment/2021/12/29/sandra-jaffe-co-founder-of-preservation-hall-dies/)** > > The woman who co-founded Preservation Hall in New Orleans has died. She died Monday at 83. ---
**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 30, 2021, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1657 "2021-12-30T05:13:00Z")
One of the oldest British transsexuals > **[April Ashley: Model, actress and trans trailblazer dies aged 86](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-59816881)** > > The Vogue model and actress was only the second Briton to undergo male-to-female reassignment surgery. leaves 14 points on the table. ---
**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 30, 2021, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1658 "2021-12-30T06:07:05Z")
I had never head of her before but wow; she had a helluva life and seems pretty cool. RIP Ms. Ashley. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1659 "2021-12-30T11:12:37Z")
Less than 37 hours to go! Guess I’d better start working on my 2022 list. ---
**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 30, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1660 "2021-12-30T14:50:45Z")
If you had not killed so many people, you could have just rolled it over. ---
**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 30, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1661 "2021-12-30T17:42:27Z")
> **[Thomas Lovejoy, biologist who championed biodiversity, dies at age 80](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/27/thomas-lovejoy-conservation-biologist-dies-80)** > > Founder of the Amazon Biodiversity Center, he discovered that habitat destruction, pollution and global heating were killing species worldwide ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2021, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1662 "2021-12-31T05:08:01Z")
Bert Newton was points for me! My only 17 for the year. Apologies if I am on the board already for this, but I couldn’t see it listed from a quick search. ---
**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 31, 2021, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1663 "2021-12-31T14:08:22Z")
17 Points, a Unique Pick, and a spot on the board… (death was in October, so not the last of 2021) | 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 | It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery | 78 | 3 | | 15 | Superdude | 77 | 3 | | 16 | Queen\_Anne\_s\_Lace | 69 | 3 | | 17 | CreaseMunky | 63 | 2 | | 17 | Hoopy\_Frood | 63 | 2 | | 17 | kayT | 63 | 3(2) | | 17 | Rebo | 63 | 2 | | 21 | NotherYinzer | 53 | 3(1) | | 22 | ataraxy42 | 50 | 3 | | 23 | D\_Anconia | 48 | 2 | | 23 | Dung\_Beetle | 48 | 2 | | 23 | WolfpackJeep | 48 | 2 | | 26 | Mahaloth | 46 | 3 | | 27 | J\_P\_L | 45 | 3 | | 28 | smithsb | 40 | 2(1) | | 29 | GreaterZamboni | 39 | 3(1) | | 30 | imthjckaz | 37 | 2 | | 31 | xizor | 36 | 2 | | 32 | a35362 | 31 | 2 | | 32 | amarinth | 31 | 2 | | 32 | critter42 | 31 | 2 | | 32 | Precambrianmollusc | 31 | 2 | | 36 | BobLibDem | 30 | 1 | | 36 | Borborygmi | 30 | 1 | | 36 | Captain\_Klutz | 30 | 1 | | 36 | Catamount | 30 | 2(1) | | 36 | Dr Girlfriend | 30 | 1 | | 36 | jenstvns | 30 | 1 | | 36 | JohnT | 30 | 1 | | 36 | Little\_Nemo | 30 | 1 | | 36 | Lsura | 30 | 1 | | 36 | Maus\_Magill | 30 | 1 | | 36 | McDeath\_the\_Mad | 30 | 1 | | 36 | Mona\_Lott | 30 | 1 | | 36 | Paul\_in\_Saudi | 30 | 4 | | 36 | Ponch8 | 30 | 1 | | 36 | Reindeer\_Flotilla | 30 | 1 | | 36 | Stephe96 | 30 | 1 | | 36 | Tristan | 30 | 1 | | 36 | vivalostwages | 30 | 1 | | 36 | 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 | Kitten\_Mitten | 18 | 1 | | 62 | Cazzle | 17 | 1(1) | | 62 | Hatchie | 17 | 1(1) | | 64 | opiewan | 15 | 1 | | 65 | Shoeless | 14 | 2 | | 65 | Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle | 14 | 1 | | 67 | GuanoLad | 13 | 1 | | 67 | lel | 13 | 1 | | 69 | Pardel\_Lux | 12 | 1 | | 70 | commasense | 10 | 3(2) | | 70 | kitap | 10 | 2 | | 72 | ProfPepperwinkle | 9 | 1 | | 73 | Old\_Wench | 8 | 1(1) | | 74 | Biotop | 7 | 1(1) | | 74 | madsircool | 7 | 1 | | 76 | Dancer\_Flight | 1 | 1 | | 76 | Gatopescado | 1 | 1 | | 76 | 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:** [December 31, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1664 "2021-12-31T17:48:57Z")
British film producer and director Denis O’Dell has died at 98. > **[Denis O’Dell, worked on Beatles films, dies in Spain at 98](https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-arts-and-entertainment-movies-united-kingdom-263a9ca5ee697aa23baf937f9d4e47b0)** > > LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Denis O’Dell, a British film producer and director who worked with The Beatles on the movie “A Hard Day’s Night” and other productions, has died at his home in Spain, his son said Friday. ---
**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 31, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1665 "2021-12-31T17:49:56Z")
Basketball legend Sam Jones has died at 88. > **[Hall of Famer Sam Jones, winner of 10 NBA titles, dies at 88](https://apnews.com/article/nba-sports-basketball-phoenix-suns-boston-celtics-f2b4bc888f137e260365d29966c1d31f)** > > BOSTON (AP) — Basketball Hall of Famer Sam Jones, the Boston Celtics' “Mr. Clutch” whose sharp shooting fueled the league's longest dynasty and earned him 10 NBA titles — second only to teammate Bill Russell — has died, the team said. ---
**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:** [December 31, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1666 "2021-12-31T17:53:04Z")
Actress and former Mousketeer Tiffani Hale died on December 25 at age 46. ---
**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:** [December 31, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1667 "2021-12-31T17:53:07Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > British film producer and director Denis O’Dell has died at 98. Go on Denis! Let’s hear it for Denis O’[D]ell! ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1668 "2021-12-31T18:51:26Z")
Not a bad legacy to be name-checked in a Beatles tune. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1669 "2021-12-31T19:11:55Z")
Not sure if this is true. > **[Betty White Dead at 99](https://www.tmz.com/2021/12/31/betty-white-dead-dies-golden-girls/?adid=social-twa)** > > Betty White, beloved ‘Golden Girls’ actress, comedian and American icon is dead at the age of 99. Betty passed away just weeks before what would have been her 100th birthday. ---
**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 31, 2021, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1670 "2021-12-31T19:38:03Z")
It seems to be. Other sites are confirming it as well. ---
**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:** [December 31, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1671 "2021-12-31T19:41:18Z")
Betty’s gotta be the Final Hours award. Although if a few people on my list are looking for a last-minute holiday gift for ol’ Happy… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=82) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=84)