2021 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool

The Game Room
1169

Okay, this one had me confused for a minute. I’ve lived in the Rochester area for over twenty years and I’m very active in the local gaming community. So I was trying to figure out how I had never noticed the seven foot tall guy in the room.

I checked and realized you’re talking about Rochester, Minnesota. I live in Rochester, New York.

1170

Professional dancer and So You Think You Can Dance alum Serge Onik has died at age 33.

1171

Michael Nader, soap opera actor on All My Children and Dynasty, has died at age 76.

Given that he was a soap opera actor, however, I suspect we haven’t seen the last of him.

1172

This was 10 days ago, but I didn’t see any mention of it here. Star Trek regular Eddie Paskey, who played Lt. Leslie in the original series, died at the age of 81.

1173

Former child actor Matthew Mindler (Our Idiot Brother, As the World Turns) has been found dead in Pennsylvania after being declared missing. He was 19.

1174

Ed Asner dies at the age of 91.

1175

Damn, he was one of my alternates. Everyone else on my list is older, and only one of them has died to far.

The Grim Reaper must be too busy with Covid to help me out.

1176

RIP Lee “Scratch” Perry, 85

1177

Iron Butterfly drummer now in the Garden of Eden Iron Butterfly Drummer Ron Bushy Dead at 79

1178

David Roberts, mountaineer and author of “modern-day” adventure books, dead at 78 of emphysema brought about from treatment for throat cancer.

Inge Ginsberg, holocaust survivor, spy, and heavy metal lead singer, died of heart failure at 99.

1179

Awwww. :disappointed_relieved: I liked Miss Ginsberg; she seemed cool.

1180

Ed Asner, 9 points each for kitap, Mahaloth, ProfPepperwinkle, zadscmc:

Rank Player Score Picks(Unique)
1 Team Dirt 137 6
2 phungi 135 4(1)
3 psychonaut 130 3(1)
4 GIGObuster 125 4(1)
5 jeezums 105 3
5 RTFirefly 105 3
7 RobotDevilDog 93 3
8 Hal Briston 89 4(1)
9 Registered at Last 81 2
10 Superdude 75 2
11 Happy_Lendervedder 70 3
12 candide 63 2
12 CreaseMunky 63 2
12 Hoopy_Frood 63 2
12 It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery 63 2
12 Rebo 63 2
17 Dung_Beetle 48 2
17 WolfpackJeep 48 2
19 Mahaloth 46 3
20 J_P_L 43 2
21 smithsb 40 2(1)
22 GreaterZamboni 37 2(1)
22 imthjckaz 37 2
24 xizor 36 2
25 a35362 31 2
25 amarinth 31 2
25 critter42 31 2
25 NotherYinzer 31 2
25 Precambrianmollusc 31 2
31 ataraxy42 30 1
31 Catamount 30 2(1)
31 BobLibDem 30 1
31 Borborygmi 30 1
31 Captain_Klutz 30 1
31 D_Anconia 30 1
31 Dr Girlfriend 30 1
31 jenstvns 30 1
31 JohnT 30 1
31 kayT 30 1
31 Little_Nemo 30 1
31 Loach 30 1
31 Lsura 30 1
31 Maus_Magill 30 1
31 McDeath_the_Mad 30 1
31 Mean_MrMustard 30 1
31 Mona_Lott 30 1
31 Ponch8 30 1
31 Queen_Anne_s_Lace 30 1
31 Reindeer_Flotilla 30 1
31 Stephe96 30 1
31 Tristan 30 1
31 vivalostwages 30 1
31 Wallet 30 1
54 irritant 29 1(1)
55 Paul_in_Saudi 28 3
56 zadscmc 27 2(1)
57 Sapphiredragon76 22 1(1)
58 Zero00 20 2
59 Hatchie 17 1(1)
60 Slow_Moving_Vehicle 14 1
60 Snowboarder_Bo 14 1(1)
62 GuanoLad 13 1
62 lel 13 1
64 Pardel_Lux 12 1
64 Shoeless 12 1
66 Baker 10 1(1)
66 commasense 10 3(2)
66 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
1181

While yer here,@phungi, could you add my 21 points from Bill Freehan croaking to the tally? Please and thanks!

1182

21 points for you and Queen_Anne_s_Lace:

Rank Player Score Picks(Unique)
1 Team Dirt 137 6
2 phungi 135 4(1)
3 psychonaut 130 3(1)
4 GIGObuster 125 4(1)
5 jeezums 105 3
5 RTFirefly 105 3
7 RobotDevilDog 93 3
8 Happy_Lendervedder 91 4
9 Hal Briston 89 4(1)
10 Registered at Last 81 2
11 Superdude 75 2
12 candide 63 2
12 CreaseMunky 63 2
12 Hoopy_Frood 63 2
12 It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery 63 2
12 Rebo 63 2
17 Queen_Anne_s_Lace 51 2
18 Dung_Beetle 48 2
18 WolfpackJeep 48 2
20 Mahaloth 46 3
21 J_P_L 43 2
22 smithsb 40 2(1)
23 GreaterZamboni 37 2(1)
23 imthjckaz 37 2
25 xizor 36 2
26 a35362 31 2
26 amarinth 31 2
26 critter42 31 2
26 NotherYinzer 31 2
26 Precambrianmollusc 31 2
32 ataraxy42 30 1
32 BobLibDem 30 1
32 Borborygmi 30 1
32 Captain_Klutz 30 1
32 Catamount 30 2(1)
32 D_Anconia 30 1
32 Dr Girlfriend 30 1
32 jenstvns 30 1
32 JohnT 30 1
32 kayT 30 1
32 Little_Nemo 30 1
32 Loach 30 1
32 Lsura 30 1
32 Maus_Magill 30 1
32 McDeath_the_Mad 30 1
32 Mean_MrMustard 30 1
32 Mona_Lott 30 1
32 Ponch8 30 1
32 Reindeer_Flotilla 30 1
32 Stephe96 30 1
32 Tristan 30 1
32 vivalostwages 30 1
32 Wallet 30 1
54 irritant 29 1(1)
55 Paul_in_Saudi 28 3
56 zadscmc 27 2(1)
57 Sapphiredragon76 22 1(1)
58 Zero00 20 2
59 Hatchie 17 1(1)
60 Slow_Moving_Vehicle 14 1
60 Snowboarder_Bo 14 1(1)
62 GuanoLad 13 1
62 lel 13 1
64 Pardel_Lux 12 1
64 Shoeless 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
1183

I think I haven’t been awarded points for Mr. Popeil’s death.

1184

Did we note the death of novelty/toy inventor, honorary-ish Harlem Globetrotter and golf enthusiast Don Poynter? He was 96.

1185

Correction to my own post: three of my picks have died this year – Cloris Leachman, Cicely Tyson, and Norman Lloyd – not one.

I certainly wasn’t drunk, so I’ll just have to blame dementia. (j/k)

1186

James Loewen, historian and author best known for his award-winning book “Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong”, dies at 79 from bladder cancer.

1187

unless I am missing something, you have 14 points and a unique pick for Popeil

1188

Oh. Then I must be missing points for Bobby Bowden. My bad; sorry.