# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/61 "2021-01-17T19:40:07Z")
Hal Briston had Phil Spector. | 1 | Team Dirt | 72 | 2 | 0 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | jeezums | 42 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | RTFirefly | 42 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Superdude | 42 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | RobotDevilDog | 30 | 1 | 0 | | 6 | Hal Briston | 26 | 2 | 1 | | 7 | Happy Lendervedder | 22 | 1 | 0 | | 7 | phungi | 22 | 1 | 0 | | 9 | Old Wench | 8 | 1 | 1 | | 10 | imthjckaz | 7 | 1 | 0 | | 10 | madsircool | 7 | 1 | 0 | | 10 | Mahaloth | 7 | 1 | 0 | | 10 | ZeroOO | 7 | 1 | 0 | ---
**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 17, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/62 "2021-01-17T22:16:47Z")
I am obviously missing a really easy. Team Dirt is in first place. Where is the list? I keep scanning and searching the page and can’t find it. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/63 "2021-01-17T23:04:25Z")
Methinks **Baker** posted her standings in the wrong thread. ---
**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 17, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/64 "2021-01-17T23:04:30Z")
I was shocked to find out that the still-living Doctor Whos and Masters added up to exactly sixteen. I’ve never had a list work out that well before, numerically speaking. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/65 "2021-01-17T23:54:40Z")
Yup, I did. ---
**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:** [January 21, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/66 "2021-01-21T17:00:31Z")
[Donna Britt, news anchor, died of ALS, at the age of 63.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Britt_(news_anchor)) (Putting me on the board with 37 points). ---
**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:** [January 21, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/67 "2021-01-21T17:10:37Z")
I just did a quick scan of my list, and apparently another of my people has died: [Pave Maijanen, Finnish drummer, at the age of 29 points (71 years old).](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pave_Maijanen) ---
**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 21, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/68 "2021-01-21T17:32:22Z")
Two picks is a LOT in the Themed Pool! > Blockquote | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | Theme | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Happy\_Lendervedder | 66 | 2(2) | | Lou Gehrig List | | 2 | Biotop | 15 | 1(1) | | Dark Shadows | | 3 | Dr.Girlfriend | 7 | 1(1) | | The 10th annual All-Star Sports Edition | ---
**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:** [January 21, 2021, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/69 "2021-01-21T17:46:16Z")
It helps to have list full of terminally ill people. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/70 "2021-01-27T22:09:41Z")
[Cloris Leachman dies at 94](https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/27/cloris-leachman-dies-94-report/). RIP Phyllis Lindstrom et al. Six points for me! (and a couple of others) ---
**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:** [January 27, 2021, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/71 "2021-01-27T22:22:52Z")
Aww, damn. I mean, yay points! She was great as the grandmother in “Raising Hope” a few years back. ---
**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 28, 2021, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/72 "2021-01-28T02:32:46Z")
Bruce Kirby has died but he was on my alternate list. So close. ---
**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 28, 2021, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/74 "2021-01-28T13:39:09Z")
6 points and a spot on the board for **Bayaker** and **Shoeless** | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | Theme | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Happy\_Lendervedder | 66 | 2(2) | | Lou Gehrig List | | 2 | Biotop | 15 | 1(1) | | Dark Shadows | | 3 | Dr.Girlfriend | 7 | 1(1) | | The 10th annual All-Star Sports Edition | | 4 | Bayaker | 6 | 1 | | The Mary Tyler Moore Show Universe | | 4 | Shoeless | 6 | 1 | | Original Twilight Zone series | ---
**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:** [January 29, 2021, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/75 "2021-01-29T01:27:43Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > Kathy Shaidle Almost forgot that I had the Canadian hater of human rights and the environment on this list too!. Suffice to say, she never AFAIK, [corrected her mistake when spreading the fake news that a murderer was the founder of Earth Day.](https://time.com/5242190/earth-day-founder/) Kathy Shaidle died on 9 January 2021 (aged 56) ---
**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:** [January 29, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/76 "2021-01-29T14:02:17Z")
Forgot the link to her wiki page: > **[Kathy Shaidle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Shaidle)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Kathy Shaidle (7 May 1964 – 9 January 2021) was a Canadian author, columnist, poet and blogger. A self-described "anarcho-peacenik" in the early years of her writing career, she moved to a conservative, Roman Catholic position following the September 11 attacks, and entered the public eye as the author of the popular RelapsedCatholic blog. Citing some points of friction with her faith, Shaidle relaunched her blogging career under her FiveFeeto... ---
**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 29, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/77 "2021-01-29T14:34:16Z")
44 points for **GIGObuster** : | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | Theme | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Happy\_Lendervedder | 66 | 2(2) | | Lou Gehrig List | | 2 | GIGObuster | 44 | 1(1) | | “I will read their obituaries with great pleasure” | | 3 | Biotop | 15 | 1(1) | | Dark Shadows | | 4 | Dr.Girlfriend | 7 | 1(1) | | The 10th annual All-Star Sports Edition | | 5 | Bayaker | 6 | 1 | | The Mary Tyler Moore Show Universe | ---
**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:** [January 29, 2021, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/78 "2021-01-29T17:36:05Z")
Hey @phungi can you recheck the standings? It looks like I fell off the bottom of the list when you added **GIGObuster**. ---
**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 29, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/79 "2021-01-29T20:02:19Z")
apologies for the copy/paste error: | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | Theme | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Happy\_Lendervedder | 66 | 2(2) | | Lou Gehrig List | | 2 | GIGObuster | 44 | 1(1) | | “I will read their obituaries with great pleasure” | | 3 | Biotop | 15 | 1(1) | | Dark Shadows | | 4 | Dr.Girlfriend | 7 | 1(1) | | The 10th annual All-Star Sports Edition | | 5 | Bayaker | 6 | 1 | | The Mary Tyler Moore Show Universe | | 5 | Shoeless | 6 | 1 | | Original Twilight Zone series | ---
**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:** [February 2, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/80 "2021-02-02T16:29:13Z")
> [@Old\_Wench](#): > > Charo (Maria del Rosario Mercedes Pilar Martinez Molina Baeza) If Charo does die this year, which of her birth years will we use to calculate her age? ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026/81 "2021-02-08T16:21:18Z")
I’m not a player in the themed pool, but in the normal one, a dispute about the person’s year of birth means that the more recent year is the one used. So whichever year makes her younger is the “official” year used. I assume this pool operates similarly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-themed-celebrity-death-pool/927026.md?page=5)