# 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:** 85
**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:** [January 2, 2022, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1692 "2022-01-02T05:14:36Z")
2021 deaths still adding up. > **[Jeanine Ann Roose Dies: ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ Actress Was 84](https://deadline.com/2022/01/jeanine-ann-roose-dead-its-a-wonderful-life-actress-little-violet-1234903491/)** > > Jeanine Ann Roose, best known for playing Little Violet Bick in the holiday classic film It’s a Wonderful Life, died Friday night at her Los Angeles home after battling an infection, TMZ repo… She died Friday night - from the article - perhaps before midnight (Chicago)? ---
**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:** [January 2, 2022, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1693 "2022-01-02T05:17:45Z")
2021 again. > **[‘Mickey Mouse Club’ star Tiffini Hale has died aged 46](https://www.nme.com/news/tv/mickey-mouse-club-star-tiffini-hale-has-died-aged-46-3128145)** > > Tiffini Hale, one of the original stars of 'The All New Mickey Mouse Club' and member of the Disney-created pop group The Party, has died. Back on the 25th. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1694 "2022-01-02T15:08:31Z")
Barring any last-minute realizations, below are the award winners and final rankings. Thanks to Baker for handling the bulk of the year. There were 591 different celebrities picked, and only 52 celebrity deaths earning points _“Opening Kickoff”_ Award: awarded to the poster or posters who pick the first listed celebrity to die in 2021. > **Happy\_Lendervedder and phungi** : Floyd Little. (Jan 1st) The _“Quantity Not Quality”_ Award: awarded to the poster or posters who pick the greatest number of celebrities who died, regardless of their actual point value. > **Team Dirt** (7 Total Picks) The _“Inside Track With the Grim Reaper”_ Award: awarded to the poster or posters who had the most unique picks that died. > **GIGObuster, Baker** (3 Unique Picks) The _“Robbing the Cradle”_ Award: awarded to the poster or posters who pick the youngest celebrity to die in 2021. > **Happy\_Lendervedder , psychonaut, jeezums, Registered at Last, RTFirefly, GIGObuster** for Sarah Harding (age 39) The _“Final Hours”_ Award: awarded to the poster or posters who pick the last listed celebrity to die in 2021: > **NotherYinzer, commasense, Dancer\_Flight, kitap, Tripolar, RollOutTheBarrel, a35362, amarinth, vivalostwages, zadscmc** for Betty White (Dec 31st) Let me know if there are any errors or omissions, and see you on the 2022 Thread. | 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 | 54 | 4(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 | 32 | 3 | | 32 | amarinth | 32 | 3 | | 34 | critter42 | 31 | 2 | | 34 | Precambrianmollusc | 31 | 2 | | 34 | vivalostwages | 31 | 2 | | 37 | BobLibDem | 30 | 1 | | 37 | Borborygmi | 30 | 1 | | 37 | Captain\_Klutz | 30 | 1 | | 37 | Catamount | 30 | 2(1) | | 37 | Dr Girlfriend | 30 | 1 | | 37 | jenstvns | 30 | 1 | | 37 | JohnT | 30 | 1 | | 37 | Little\_Nemo | 30 | 1 | | 37 | Lsura | 30 | 1 | | 37 | Maus\_Magill | 30 | 1 | | 37 | McDeath\_the\_Mad | 30 | 1 | | 37 | Mona\_Lott | 30 | 1 | | 37 | Paul\_in\_Saudi | 30 | 4 | | 37 | Ponch8 | 30 | 1 | | 37 | Reindeer\_Flotilla | 30 | 1 | | 37 | Stephe96 | 30 | 1 | | 37 | Tristan | 30 | 1 | | 37 | Wallet | 30 | 1 | | 37 | zadscmc | 30 | 4(1) | | 56 | irritant | 29 | 1(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 | 11 | 4(2) | | 70 | kitap | 11 | 3 | | 72 | ProfPepperwinkle | 9 | 1 | | 73 | Old\_Wench | 8 | 1(1) | | 74 | Biotop | 7 | 1(1) | | 74 | madsircool | 7 | 1 | | 76 | Dancer\_Flight | 2 | 2 | | 77 | Gatopescado | 1 | 1 | | 77 | RollOutTheBarrel | 1 | 1 | | 77 | SpoilerVirgin | 1 | 1 | | 77 | Tripolar | 1 | 1 | | 81 | AiM33 | 0 | 0 | | 81 | Allecher | 0 | 0 | | 81 | Bayaker | 0 | 0 | | 81 | Blue\_Max | 0 | 0 | | 81 | cardboardbox | 0 | 0 | | 81 | eschereal | 0 | 0 | | 81 | HeyHomie | 0 | 0 | | 81 | Lamoral | 0 | 0 | | 81 | Railer13 | 0 | 0 | | 81 | RivkahChaya | 0 | 0 | ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1695 "2022-01-02T17:35:17Z")
I can’t believe I got an award! ---
**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:** [January 2, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1696 "2022-01-02T17:53:45Z")
all your years of hard work paid off ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2022, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1697 "2022-01-02T17:55:30Z")
Well, it’s been a while but I did get the Final Hours award once, when Benazir Bhutto was killed on 12/27. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1698 "2022-01-02T18:11:29Z")
My aunt died on my birthday too, what a present. She was just 4 days short of reaching 25 points. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1699 "2022-01-02T19:19:31Z")
After years of bad showings 7th place after being the returning champion isn’t bad. It should have been higher. Some of what should have been low hanging fruit stayed stubbornly on the tree. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2022, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1700 "2022-01-02T22:06:05Z")
I’m just happy I got points for Rush Limbaugh. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1701 "2022-01-02T22:19:11Z")
We’re all happy for that. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1702 "2022-01-02T22:36:27Z")
> [@Catamount](#): > > I’m just happy I got points for Rush Limbaugh I didn’t get points, but let’s just say I read his obituary with a small smile on my face. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2022, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1703 "2022-01-02T23:25:59Z")
Cool! I got an award! But why’d it have to be Betty? ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2022, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1704 "2022-01-03T00:22:18Z")
My mom knows that I have a celebrity death pool list; she was a bit too cheerful in asking if I had him on it. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2022, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1705 "2022-01-03T00:33:36Z")
Woohoo! I’ve got bragging rights! Thanks, Betty White. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2022, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1706 "2022-01-03T00:39:41Z")
“Robbing the cradle” with a 39 year old? Robbing the cradle ain’t what it used to be! At this stage of my life, though, a live 39 year old would fail the old ‘half your age + 7’ rule. So there’s that. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2022, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1707 "2022-01-03T04:41:04Z")
Would a **dead** 39 year old pass the rule? ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2022, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1708 "2022-01-03T08:16:02Z")
IIRC the rule of thumb is _caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy_ so, yeah. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2022, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1709 "2022-01-03T10:31:56Z")
The way I look at it, there isn’t any older than dead. So everybody who’s dead is the same age, which is effectively infinity years old. So the test runs the other way here: we the living are way too young for them, because none of us are of age infinity/2 + 7 (= infinity, of course) or greater. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1710 "2022-01-03T17:31:19Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > The way I look at it, there isn’t any older than dead. So everybody who’s dead is the same age, which is effectively infinity years old. Except, infinity is not a number. You cannot map it into the set of numbers used to measure age. Infinity is both greater and less than 39, as well as equal to it. You might as well define the age of being dead as _i_ (the square root of -1). ---
**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:** [January 3, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1711 "2022-01-03T18:10:07Z")
> [@Catamount](#): > > I’m just happy I got points for Rush Limbaugh. I’d have been happier if I had gotten thirty more points for him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=84) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=86)