# 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:** 9
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/161 "2021-01-01T14:57:19Z")
**carnivorousplant** isn’;t in either. It seems the number of players each year is going down. Last year we had 99, this year just 90. So now the waiting begins. Who will get The Opening Kickoff award? ---
**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 1, 2021, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/162 "2021-01-01T16:05:40Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > So now the waiting begins. Who will get The Opening Kickoff award? Did anyone pick Mark Eden? The English actor just died of natural causes at the age of 92. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/163 "2021-01-01T16:07:38Z")
A pointless death. ---
**Author:** ![Lamoral](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lamoral/32/16078_2.png) [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/164 "2021-01-01T19:49:57Z")
I mean, if someone was to do it…I wouldn’t have really cared that much, I guess. Yeah maybe it was a pointless request. 🙃 ---
**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 1, 2021, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/165 "2021-01-01T23:42:19Z")
Am I winning yet? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2021, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/166 "2021-01-01T23:47:23Z")
So far we all are. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2021, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/167 "2021-01-01T23:58:41Z")
Woohoo! Equal first! ---
**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:** [January 2, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/168 "2021-01-02T00:45:49Z")
[Dr. Weird] It begins! [/Dr. Weird] ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/169 "2021-01-02T12:45:24Z")
> [@Lamoral](#): > > I mean, if someone was to do it…I wouldn’t have really cared that much, I guess. Yeah maybe it was a pointless request. 🙃 I’m going to see how you do this year, then determine if you’re worth poaching for 2022. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/170 "2021-01-02T20:39:02Z")
well, you gained one back that hadn’t played the last couple of years 🙂 ---
**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:** [January 2, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/171 "2021-01-02T20:41:27Z")
Two deaths from the world of sports: Floyd Little, star running back for Syracuse and the Denver Broncos, died at age 78 on January 1. Little is enshrined in both the college and NFL halls of fame. Paul Westphal, former NBA player and coach and member of the Naismith hall of fame, died on January 2 at age 70. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2021, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/172 "2021-01-02T21:09:20Z")
Ding, ding, ding! First points of the year. Happy Lendervedder and phungi both had Floyd Little, who died yesterday. They will share the Opening Kickoff But they won’t be in the lead. Two players also selected Paul Westphal, and he’s worth more points. He died today. | 1 | RobotDevilDog | 30 | 1 | 0 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | Team Dirt | 30 | 1 | 0 | | 3 | Happy Lendervedder | 22 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | phungi | 22 | 1 | 0 | ---
**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 2, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/173 "2021-01-02T21:12:37Z")
Second day of the year and I’ve already been knocked out of first place all the way down to fifth. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2021, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/174 "2021-01-02T21:16:32Z")
Those results should really look like this, missed the edit window. | 1 | RobotDevilDog | 30 | 1 | 0 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Team Dirt | 30 | 1 | 0 | | 3 | Happy Lendervedder | 22 | 1 | 0 | | 3 | phungi | 22 | 1 | 0 | ---
**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:** [January 2, 2021, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/175 "2021-01-02T21:31:34Z")
You think that’s bad? Loach won last year, and this year he’s coming dead last (tied). ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2021, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/176 "2021-01-02T21:56:42Z")
He hasn’t died yet, but there are reports Larry King, 87, has been hospitalized with COVID. ---
**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, 2021, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/177 "2021-01-02T23:50:40Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > He hasn’t died yet, but there are reports Larry King, 87, has been hospitalized with COVID I hope he makes it. He’s a very high-risk patient. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/178 "2021-01-03T00:19:51Z")
You mean you didn’t pick him either? ---
**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, 2021, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/179 "2021-01-03T01:16:40Z")
> [@Cazzle](#): > > this year he’s coming dead last Obviously not. Last place is the opposite of that. There is only dead-first. ---
**Author:** ![RobotDevilDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@RobotDevilDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobotDevilDog)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/180 "2021-01-03T01:49:07Z")
Last year I got points on January 1 (David Stern). This year I had to wait all the way to January 2. Should I be freaked out? 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=10)