# 2021 SDMB \[THEMED\] Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 2, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026 "2020-12-02T17:24:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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 2, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/1 "2020-12-02T17:24:03Z")
NOTE: As we started in 2019, Themed Death Pool Lists will be posted and tracked in a separate thread. If you are looking for the 2021 Celebrity Death Pool thread, click [here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881) phungi (aka: the Death Shroom) checking in as your 2021 Death Pool chaperone, with Baker (aka: the Death Mistress) running the "regular"pool. In case anyone is new to this game, the rules are outlined below. There are a few new rules so read carefully. The Rules: 1. You pick 13 celebrities (plus 3 alternates) that you predict will die in the year 2021. If any of your celebrities dies, you score 100 points minus their age at death. Whoever has the most points at the end of the year…wins. It’s rather simple. 2. Please check the spelling if your celebrity’s names, as editing takes hours. Also, please do not put spaces or periods between abbreviated letters. For example: “George HW Bush” instead of George H. W. Bush" 1. Players may submit lists to both the “regular” and “themed” pools. However, those posting a Themed list should explain the theme. 2. All picks must be made by December 31st, 2020, at 11:59PM, CENTRAL TIME. Late entries (i.e., ANY time after midnight of Jan 1st) will be turned away. 3. Valid picks CANNOT be: a. already dead b. fictional c. under age 18 d. a registered member of the SDMB e. hostages held by terrorist organizations f. famous solely as a result of their illness or the events surrounding their death (see #15 below) 4. If you have any questions about who is or is not a celebrity, feel free to post to the thread or PM me. This is why we include 3 alternates, so if a pick is designated to be invalid, your first alternate will be elevated to your list. 5. If we are uncertain about the celebrity’s age at death, we will go by the higher age (lower score). 6. Prisoners held on death row count only if they die by means other than official execution. 7. If you kill anyone on your list to try to get ahead or cheat, then you’re automatically disqualified. 8. Editing your choices: You can change the people on your list as many times as you wish before the deadline above, just make sure that your FINAL list is known, otherwise I’m going to take the first 13 of yours I see listed. 9. Alternates are important, in the case of a pick being invalid, or a pick dying prior to January 1st. 10. If a player changes their username at some point, post this news on the thread, or PM me, so I know who you are. 11. Tracking celebrity deaths is the job of each individual player. Wiki maintains a page of deaths each month, and is an [excellent reference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_deaths_by_year). 12. I create and share a Scorekeeper in the form of an Excel Spreadsheet. I am happy to share this with any and all participants. I generally post to a DropBox folder, and update it after every death. If you do not have DropBox, sign up (it is free). 13. Determination of who is a celebrity will remain a subjective matter, but generally defined as “the person has some known presence in the form of a Wikipedia Page and/or notoriety in the news or such” and their fame or celebrity cannot be based solely on their having a terminal illness". Sole possession of a Wikipedia page will not constitute “celebrity”. If questioned, the person who posted that individual may be required provide such evidence. 14. Questions may be raised about the appropriateness of a pick at any point after a list is posted, even after 1/1/21. Alternates picks play an important role, as “questionable” picks may be disqualified post-posting. 15. There is no exchange of money, that would be in poor taste. Rather, each year, we share the following awards - The “Opening Kickoff” Award: awarded to the poster or posters who pick the first listed celebrity to die in 2021. - 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. - The “Grim Reaper” Award: awarded to the poster or posters who had the most unique picks that died. - The “Robbing the Cradle” Award: awarded to the poster or posters who pick the youngest celebrity to die in 2021, but see rule 3d. - The “Final Hours” Award: awarded to the poster or posters who pick the last listed celebrity to die in 2021. 1. You need to submit a clean list, with no explanations, dates of birth, titles, etc. If you want to add commentary, include this below your clean list. For example: > Theme: Brady Bunch > > Clean list: > Robert Reed > Florence Henderson > Ann B. Davis > Barry Williams > Maureen McCormick > Christopher Knight > Eve Plumb > Mike Lookinland > Susan Olsen > Allan Melvin > Jack Collins > Robbie Rist > Desi Arnaz Jr > > Annotated list: > Robert Reed as Mike Brady > Florence Henderson as Carol Brady > Ann B. Davis as Alice Nelson > Barry Williams as Greg Brady > Maureen McCormick as Marcia Brady > Christopher Knight as Peter Brady > Eve Plumb as Jan Brady > Mike Lookinland as Bobby Brady > Susan Olsen as Cindy Brady > Allan Melvin as Sam Franklin > Jack Collins as Mr. Phillips > Robbie Rist as Cousin Oliver > Desi Arnaz, Jr. as himself 1. Scoring: When a celebrity dies, you get their age at death subtracted from 100. All celebrities who are 100 or over count, but you get “0” Points for their death, contributing to the “Quantity not Quality” award If anyone has any questions, post to the thread, or PM me. Have fun, everyone. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/2 "2020-12-02T18:04:15Z")
If previous years are any guide, everyone on this Beatles-themed list will easily survive until 2022. Paul McCartney Ringo Starr Jimmy Nicol Yoko Ono Julian Lennon Pete Best Sean Lennon Olivia Harrison Dhani Harrison Jane Asher Patti Boyd Harrison Zak Starkey Stella McCartney Alternates: Jeff Lynne Heather Mills Bob Dylan ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/3 "2020-12-02T18:17:40Z")
The 10th annual All-Star Sports Edition Mike Dikta Michael Schumacher Vin Scully Pele Tommy Lasorda Bobby Knight Guy LaFleur Rod Carew William “Refrigerator” Perry Alex Zanardi Bob Uecker Terry Bradshaw Steve Gleason Alternates: Richard Simmons Ric Flair ---
**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:** [December 2, 2020, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/4 "2020-12-02T22:21:35Z")
1967 and 1968 St. Louis Cardinals World Series Rosters Steve Carlton Orlando Cepeda Dick Hughes Julian Javier Dal Maxvill Tim McCarver Dick ‘Ducky’ Schofield Mike Shannon Ed Spiezio Bobby Tolan Ray Washburn Johnny Edwards Larry Jaster Alternates: Mel Nelson Wayne Granger Eddie Bressoud ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/5 "2020-12-02T22:24:10Z")
New Year’s Eve babies Alex Ferguson Andy Summers Anthony Hopkins Avram Hershko Ben Kingsley Burton Cummings Diane von Furstenberg Hugh McElhenny Pius Ncube Rene Robert Sarah Miles Tim Matheson Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasieyv ---
**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 3, 2020, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/6 "2020-12-03T05:02:29Z")
In honor of the 50th anniversary of its release The Cast of Catch-22 Alan Arkin Bob Balaban Richard Benjamin Susanne Benton Peter Bonerz Olimpia Carlisi Bob Newhart Art Garfunkel Charles Grodin Austin Pendleton Paula Prentiss Martin Sheen Jon Voight ---
**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 3, 2020, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/7 "2020-12-03T05:13:56Z")
Alternatives for my list: Bruce Kirby, Jon Korkes, and Gina Rovere ---
**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:** [December 5, 2020, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/8 "2020-12-05T00:23:13Z")
My theme for 2021 is “Doctor Who vs. The Master!” Tom Baker 1/20/1934 - The Fourth Doctor Peter Davison 4/13/1951 - The Fifth Doctor and my favorite Colin Baker 4/18/1943 - The Sixth Doctor Sylvester McCoy 8/20/1943 - The Seventh Doctor Paul McGann 11/14/1959 - The Doctor We Do Not Speak Of Christopher Eccleston 2/16/1964 - The Ninth Doctor/First Doctor NuWho David Tennant 4/18/1971 - The Tenth Doctor Matt Smith 10/28/1982 - The Eleventh Doctor and the first one younger than me 👵 Peter Capaldi 4/14/1958 - The Twelfth Doctor and my favorite NuWho Jodie Whittaker 6/17/1982 - The Thirteenth Doctor David Bradley 4/17/1942 - Pretended to be William Hartnell when the First Doctor was required Geoffrey Beevers 1/15/1941 - The Third Master Eric Roberts 4/18/1956 - The Master We Do Not Speak Of Derek Jacobi 10/22/1958 - The Sixth Master Alternates John Simm 7/10/1970 - The Seventh Master Michelle Gomez 11/23/1966 - The Eighth Master/First Missy Sacha Dawan 5/1/1984 - The Ninth Master **Clean List** Tom Baker Peter Davison Colin Baker Sylvester McCoy Christopher Eccleston David Tennant Matt Smith Peter Capaldi Jodie Whittaker David Bradley Geoffrey Beevers Eric Roberts Derek Jacobi **Alternates** John Simm Michelle Gomez Sacha Dawan ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/9 "2020-12-05T02:06:30Z")
Little Nemo should get Bonus Points if any die in plane crashes. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/10 "2020-12-05T02:35:03Z")
Nm, wrong list. ---
**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:** [December 5, 2020, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/11 "2020-12-05T02:38:55Z")
Alan Alda Loretta Swit Mike Farrell Jamie Farr Gary Burghoff Jeff Maxwell G.W. Bailey Donald Sutherland Elliot Gould Sally Kellerman Robert Duvall Fred Williamson Tom Skerritt MASH movie and show living cast. Same list as last year minus my one death. ---
**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 5, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/12 "2020-12-05T23:18:34Z")
Sticking with my Lou Gehrig List from 2020, only needing to replace one (as of today) person. **Descriptive list:** Tim Green- retired football player Steve Gleason- retired football player Kyōsei Tsukui- Japanese voice actor Ady Barkan- lawyer and political activist Jason Becker- musician OJ Brigance- retired football player Pave Maijanen- Finnish musician Augie Nieto- retired businessman, founder of Life Fitness Doddie Weir- retired rugby player Lenny Johnrose- retired soccer player Stephen Darby- retired soccer player Neale Daniher- retired Aussie rules football player Donna Britt- Louisiana newscaster **Clean list:** Tim Green Steve Gleason Kyōsei Tsukui Ady Barkan Jason Becker OJ Brigance Pave Maijanen Augie Nieto Doddie Weir Lenny Johnrose Stephen Darby Neale Daniher Donna Britt Alternates (retired baseball players named Lou): Lou Piniella Lou Merloni Lou Whitaker ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/13 "2020-12-06T17:27:22Z")
No need to make any changes to last year’s list. What’s My Line? (Celebrities who appeared as the Mystery Guest on the original version of What’s My Line?) Elizabeth Ashley Julie Andrews Candice Bergen Carol Burnett Richard Chamberlain Shirley Jones Steve Lawrence Sophia Loren Diana Ross Mort Sahl Barbra Streisand Robert Wagner Raquel Welch Alternates: Piper Laurie Gina Lollobrigida Liza Minnelli ---
**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 8, 2020, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/14 "2020-12-08T04:18:48Z")
Republican Cultists Donald Trump Ron DeSantis G.Gordon Liddy William Barr Richard Cheney Mitch McConnell Lindsey Graham James Inhofe Rudy Giuliani Rush Limbaugh Donald Rumsfeld Paul Manafort Samuel Alito Alternates Thomas McInerney Clarence Thomas Edward Gallagher ---
**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 10, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/15 "2020-12-10T17:48:11Z")
Theme: German players in the 1966 and 1972 FIFA World Cups **Jürgen „Grabi“ Grabowski** born 7. Juli 1944 **Franz Anton Beckenbauer** born 11. September 1945 **Karl-Heinz Schnellinger** born 31. März 1939 **Willi Schulz** born 4. Oktober 1938 **Josef Dieter „Sepp“ Maier** born 28. Februar 1944 **Wolfgang Paul** born 25. Januar 1940 **Paul Breitner** born 5. September 1951 **Hans-Georg „Katsche“ Schwarzenbeck** born 3. April 1948 **Hans-Hubert „Berti“ Vogts** born 30. Dezember 1946 **Ulrich „Uli“ Hoeneß** born 5. Januar 1952 **Günter Theodor Netzer** born 14. September 1944 **Gerhard „Gerd“ Müller** born 3. November 1945 **Bernd Hölzenbein** born 9. März 1946 Alternates: **Josef „Jupp“ Heynckes** born 9. Mai 1945 **Rainer Bonhof** born 29. März 1952 **Wolfgang Overath** born 29. September 1943 Grabi Grabowski Franz Beckenbauer Karl-Heinz Schnellinger Willi Schulz Sepp Maier Wolfgang Paul Paul Breitner Katsche Schwarzenbeck Berti Vogts Uli Hoeneß Günter Netzer Gerd Müller Bernd Hölzenbein Alternates: Jupp Heynckes Rainer Bonhof Wolfgang Overath ---
**Author:** ![J-P\_L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/j-p_l/32/3156_2.png) [@J-P\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J-P_L)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/16 "2020-12-10T19:40:06Z")
My Themed Death Pool for 2021 Theme: Former Race Car Drivers 1 Alfred “Al” Unser (Sr) 1939 former Indy race car driver 2 Bobby Allison 1937 former Nascar race car driver 3 Cale Yarborough 1939 former Nascar race car driver 4 Ned Jarret 1932 former Nascar race car driver 5 Mario Andretti 1940 former F1 & Indy race car driver 6 Michael Schumacher 1969 former F1 race car driver 7 Fred Lorenzen 1934 former Nascar race car driver 8 Donnie Allison 1939 former Nascar race car driver 9 Richard Petty 1937 former Nascar race car driver 10 Rick Hendrick 1949 former Nascar race car driver & current team owner 11 Emerson Fittipaldi 1946 former Indy race car driver 12 Jackie Stewart 1939 former F1 race car driver 13 A. J. Foyt 1935 former Indy race car driver Alt: 1 Darryl Waltrip 1947 former Nascar race car driver 2 Harry Gant 1940 former Nascar race car driver 3 Rick Mears 1951 former Indy race car driver Charles “Red” Farmer former NASCAR race car driver born 1928, but other sources list his birthdate as October 15, 1932 Clean list: Alfred “Al” Unser Bobby Allison Cale Yarborough Ned Jarret Mario Andretti Michael Schumacher Fred Lorenzen Donnie Allison Richard Petty Rick Hendrick Emerson Fittipaldi Jackie Stewart A. J. Foyt Alt: Darryl Waltrip Harry Gant Rick Mears ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/17 "2020-12-12T16:53:09Z")
That’s a wish list I could get on board with. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/18 "2020-12-17T02:29:03Z")
Actors/Actresses from the original Twilight Zone series Earl Holliman Cloris Leachman Robert Duvall Dean Stockwell William Shatner John Astin Mariette Hartley Barbara Barrie George Takei Carol Burnett Vera Miles Veronica Cartwright Julie Newmar Alternates: Billy Mumy Robert Redford Sherry Jackson ---
**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 17, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/19 "2020-12-17T03:50:35Z")
No Nehemiah Persoff? ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/20 "2020-12-17T15:24:57Z")
Wow, somehow I missed him. Actually I was surprised that there were still enough alive for a full Death Pool list plus alternates! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026.md?page=2)