# 2022 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 3, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443 "2021-12-03T13:46:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**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 9, 2022, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/263 "2022-01-09T00:09:44Z")
Use due caution, though: **Gatopescado** has something of a reputation for keeping people alive. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2022, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/264 "2022-01-09T01:15:44Z")
I’m like the Grim Sower ---
**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 9, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/265 "2022-01-09T17:37:46Z")
Michael Lang, Woodstock festival co-creator, dies at 77. > **[Michael Lang, Woodstock festival co-creator, dies at 77](https://apnews.com/article/woodstock-michael-lang-dead-68205a6761ac4154c7d871471a81d3a3)** > > NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Lang, a co-creator and promoter of the 1969 Woodstock music festival that served as a touchstone for generations of music fans, has died. Michael Pagnotta, a spokesperson for Lang’s family, said Sunday the 77-year-old had... ---
**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 9, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/266 "2022-01-09T20:34:51Z")
Dobie Gillis actor Dwayne Hickman is gone at 13 points. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/267 "2022-01-09T21:48:49Z")
Source: > **[Dwayne Hickman, Star of ‘The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis,’ Dies at 87](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/dwayne-hickman-dead-many-loves-of-dobie-gillis-bob-cummings-show-1235071977/)** > > Before he played the lovestruck high schooler on the 1960s CBS sitcom, the perpetual teenager starred on 'The Bob Cummings Show.' ---
**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 9, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/268 "2022-01-09T22:18:59Z")
Thanks. I couldn’t get any of my links to work. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/269 "2022-01-10T00:33:24Z")
TMZ reporting Bob Saget is dead at 65. > **[Comedian Bob Saget Dead at 65, Found in Orlando Hotel Room](https://www.tmz.com/2022/01/09/bob-saget-dead-dies-hotel-comedian-full-house/)** > > Comedian Bob Saget is dead at 65 after being found in an Orlando hotel room. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/270 "2022-01-10T00:42:45Z")
Full House has a vacancy. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/271 "2022-01-10T02:12:19Z")
I’m willing to bet that if we were to go back through all the Pool picks through the years, many more people have picked one or both Olsen twins than Bob Saget. ---
**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 10, 2022, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/272 "2022-01-10T02:31:21Z")
I might be misremembering, but I seem to recall the Olsen twins being part of inspiration for the minimum age 18 rule back in the days when there was a website counting down to their 18th birthday. > [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > I’m willing to bet that if we were to go back through all the Pool picks through the years, many more people have picked one or both Olsen twins than Bob Saget. ---
**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 10, 2022, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/273 "2022-01-10T02:56:20Z")
He was apparently in the middle of his “ **I Don’t Do Negative** Tour”, which might lead one to infer that his demise was meant as a punchline. Dick Shawn did it better, but still. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/274 "2022-01-10T15:17:06Z")
> **[Dick Carson, Emmy-Winning Director and Brother of Johnny Carson, Dies at 92](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/dick-carson-dead-director-johnny-carson-1235071987/)** > > After helming 'The Tonight Show' in New York, he spent nearly three decades calling the shots for Merv Griffin's talk show and game show 'Wheel of Fortune.' ---
**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 10, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/275 "2022-01-10T16:02:16Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > [Dwayne Hickman Dead: Star of ‘The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis’ Was 87 – The Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/dwayne-hickman-dead-many-loves-of-dobie-gillis-bob-cummings-show-1235071977/) 13 points and a Unique Pick for **Hatchie** | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | vivalostwages | 18 | 1(1) | | 2 | Hatchie | 13 | 1(1) | | 3 | Catamount | 6 | 1 | | 3 | commasense | 6 | 1 | | 3 | gkster | 6 | 1 | | 3 | gwendee | 6 | 1 | | 3 | teelabrown | 6 | 1 | ---
**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 10, 2022, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/276 "2022-01-10T19:01:47Z")
> **[Robert Durst, Convicted Murderer and Real Estate Scion, Dies at 78](https://people.com/crime/robert-durst-convicted-murderer-dies-78/)** > > Robert Durst was convicted in September of murdering his best friend, Susan Berman ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/277 "2022-01-10T20:27:14Z")
Ex-NY Jet Don Maynard at 86. > **[Jets great, Hall of Fame WR Don Maynard dies at 86](https://www.nj.com/jets/2022/01/jets-great-hall-of-fame-wr-don-maynard-dies-at-86.html)** > > Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Don Maynard, one of the greatest players in New York Jets history, died on Monday at the age of 86, the Hall of Fame announced. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/278 "2022-01-10T22:08:23Z")
I am truly grieved to hear about Robert Durst. I switched him out for Ghislaine at the last minute! 😢 ---
**Author:** ![Toxylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/279 "2022-01-11T02:04:05Z")
Burke Shelley, bassist-vocalist of hugely influential Welsh Heavy Metal band Budgie has died, age 71. > **[BUDGIE's BURKE SHELLEY Dies At 71](https://blabbermouth.net/news/budgies-burke-shelley-dies-at-71)** > > Vocalist/bassist Burke Shelley of legendary Welsh rockers BUDGIE has died at the age of 71. The news of his passing was shared earlier today by his daughter Ela. She wrote on Facebook: "It is with great sadness that I announce the death of my father,... ---
**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 11, 2022, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/280 "2022-01-11T03:21:36Z")
I swear, the moment you turn your back on a friend, they are gone. ---
**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:** [January 11, 2022, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/281 "2022-01-11T08:56:49Z")
[David Sassoli](https://www.politico.eu/article/european-parliament-president-david-sassoli-dies-aged-65/), President of the European Parliament, died tonight aged 65. I should have thought of him three weeks ago. Considering that most people here probably never heard of him he would most likely have been a unique pick. ---
**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 11, 2022, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/282 "2022-01-11T14:16:39Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I am truly grieved to hear about Robert Durst. I switched him out for Ghislaine at the last minute! 😢 22 Points and a Unique Pick: | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | WolfpackJeep | 22 | 1(1) | | 2 | vivalostwages | 18 | 1(1) | | 3 | Hatchie | 13 | 1(1) | | 4 | Catamount | 6 | 1 | | 4 | commasense | 6 | 1 | | 4 | gkster | 6 | 1 | | 4 | gwendee | 6 | 1 | | 4 | teelabrown | 6 | 1 | [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=15)