# 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:** 28
**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:** [March 30, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/543 "2022-03-30T21:29:51Z")
I believe that gets me on the board, as well ---
**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:** [March 30, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/544 "2022-03-30T22:54:54Z")
Me too. And I think this will also be the most points I’ve ever gotten in this macabre little game. ---
**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:** [March 30, 2022, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/545 "2022-03-30T22:56:44Z")
22 different players had Tom Parker, for 67 points: | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | phungi | 178 | 3(1) | | 2 | Happy\_Lendervedder | 136 | 2 | | 2 | Registered\_at\_Last | 136 | 2 | | 4 | jeezums | 115 | 2 | | 5 | Captain\_Klutz | 104 | 2 | | 5 | imthjckaz | 104 | 2(1) | | 5 | Reindeer\_Flotilla | 104 | 2 | | 5 | RobotDevilDog | 104 | 2 | | 9 | WolfpackJeep | 89 | 2(1) | | 10 | Catamount | 73 | 2 | | 11 | candide | 69 | 1 | | 12 | ataraxy22 | 67 | 1 | | 12 | Bayaker | 67 | 1 | | 12 | Hoopy\_Frood | 67 | 1 | | 12 | It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery | 67 | 1 | | 12 | Kitten\_Mitten | 67 | 1 | | 12 | Little\_Nemo | 67 | 1 | | 12 | Loach | 67 | 1 | | 12 | Mahaloth | 67 | 1 | | 12 | Maus\_Magill | 67 | 1 | | 12 | Queen\_Anne\_s\_Lace | 67 | 1 | | 12 | RTFirefly | 67 | 1 | | 12 | Superdude | 67 | 1 | | 24 | GIGObuster | 48 | 1 | | 25 | vivalostwages | 18 | 1(1) | | 26 | Hatchie | 13 | 1(1) | | 27 | commasense | 6 | 1 | | 27 | gkster | 6 | 1 | | 27 | gwendee | 6 | 1 | | 27 | teelabrown | 6 | 1 | | 31 | Baker | 0 | 1(1) | ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2022, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/546 "2022-03-31T03:19:51Z")
> **[Softball great, ex-LPGA Tour golfer Joyce dies](https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/33610061/softball-great-ex-lpga-golfer-joan-joyce-dies-age-81)** > > Florida Atlantic softball coach Joan Joyce, the only coach in the program's 28-year history and who also was a golfer on the LPGA Tour for 19 years, died Saturday at age 81. > **[‘Sopranos’ Actor Famous for ‘Helicopters’ Scene in ‘Goodfellas’ Dead on 76th...](https://www.thedailybeast.com/paul-herman-goodfellas-and-sopranos-gangster-dead-on-76th-birthday)** > > “Sopranos” co-star Michael Imperioli confirmed the death of Paul Herman in an Instagram post. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2022, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/547 "2022-04-02T02:04:47Z")
CW McCall of Convoy fame may or may not be dead at 93… ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2022, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/548 "2022-04-02T02:13:22Z")
> **[Bill Fries, who had No. 1 hit as C.W. McCall with ‘Convoy,’ dies at 93](https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/04/01/country-music-performer-cw-mccall-dies/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwj6vN_VpvT2AhVioXIEHXRwB78QxfQBegQIAhAC&usg=AOvVaw3Vhub_6NufC5HZKLFE4SdU/)** > > He was an advertising executive whose spoken-word songs about truck driving and CB radio became unlikely hits in the 1970s. Confirmed. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2022, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/549 "2022-04-02T02:14:44Z")
ninja’d ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2022, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/550 "2022-04-02T02:16:32Z")
10-4! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2022, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/551 "2022-04-02T03:52:29Z")
Damn, this one really makes me feel bad. _Mary Elizabeth drew a picture of the road, it looked like a whole bunch of Z’s and W’s_ ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2022, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/552 "2022-04-02T04:14:38Z")
_Doggone-it, Roy Gene, how many times do I have to 'splain it to you? When I tell you to put a rock under the wheel, I mean **rock**! Now lookit, what you have there is no bigger’n a grapefruit._ ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2022, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/553 "2022-04-02T04:19:43Z")
When I first heard that on the radio I had no idea that road was a real one. I recorded it for my dad and he just about bust a gut laughing. He also had a picture of my mom standing beside the sign mentioned in the song. My folks traveled on their motorcycle that way. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2022, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/554 "2022-04-02T22:35:35Z")
Barrie Youngfellow, who appeared in every episode of the 80s sitcom It’s a Living, is dead, leaving 25 points on her tab. > **[Barrie Youngfellow, Actress on ‘It’s a Living,’ Dies at 75](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/barrie-youngfellow-dead-its-a-living-1235123929/)** > > She portrayed Jan the waitress on all 120 episodes of the comedy set at a high-rise hotel restaurant in L.A. ---
**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:** [April 3, 2022, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/555 "2022-04-03T02:57:36Z")
[Estelle “Estelle Costanza” Harris gone at 7 points.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estelle_Harris) ---
**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:** [April 3, 2022, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/556 "2022-04-03T03:01:30Z")
There’s a show that was really underrated. And it introduced [Crystal Bernard](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004751/) to a bigger audience. ETA: I was referring to _It’s A Living_ ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/557 "2022-04-03T03:33:05Z")
Another article: [Former 'Seinfeld,' 'Toy Story' actress Estelle Harris dead at 93 - CBS Los Angeles](https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/former-seinfeld-toy-story-actress-estelle-harris-dies-at-93/?taid=624914c03225ef0001285580&utm_campaign=true_anthem&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=social) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/558 "2022-04-04T13:50:34Z")
> **[June Brown: EastEnders' Dot Cotton dies aged 95](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60984231)** > > The actress played Dot Cotton on the BBC One soap for more than 30 years. Fare thee well, June. Dot Cotton was an iconic character. I believe June was a five-point pick for some, but alas not for me. ---
**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:** [April 4, 2022, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/559 "2022-04-04T14:03:46Z")
no takers on June Brown, but Estelle Harris was a Unique Pick for **commasense** : | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | phungi | 178 | 3(1) | | 2 | Happy\_Lendervedder | 136 | 2 | | 2 | Registered\_at\_Last | 136 | 2 | | 4 | jeezums | 115 | 2 | | 5 | Captain\_Klutz | 104 | 2 | | 5 | imthjckaz | 104 | 2(1) | | 5 | Reindeer\_Flotilla | 104 | 2 | | 5 | RobotDevilDog | 104 | 2 | | 9 | WolfpackJeep | 89 | 2(1) | | 10 | Catamount | 73 | 2 | | 11 | candide | 69 | 1 | | 12 | ataraxy22 | 67 | 1 | | 12 | Bayaker | 67 | 1 | | 12 | Hoopy\_Frood | 67 | 1 | | 12 | It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery | 67 | 1 | | 12 | Kitten\_Mitten | 67 | 1 | | 12 | Little\_Nemo | 67 | 1 | | 12 | Loach | 67 | 1 | | 12 | Mahaloth | 67 | 1 | | 12 | Maus\_Magill | 67 | 1 | | 12 | Queen\_Anne\_s\_Lace | 67 | 1 | | 12 | RTFirefly | 67 | 1 | | 12 | Superdude | 67 | 1 | | 24 | GIGObuster | 48 | 1 | | 25 | vivalostwages | 18 | 1(1) | | 26 | commasense | 13 | 2(1) | | 26 | Hatchie | 13 | 1(1) | | 28 | gkster | 6 | 1 | | 28 | gwendee | 6 | 1 | | 28 | teelabrown | 6 | 1 | | 31 | Baker | 0 | 1(1) | ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/560 "2022-04-04T14:15:49Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > no takers on June Brown, On a quick search: wasn’t she a unique pick for @zadscmc ? > [@zadscmc](#): > > Henry Kissinger > Ralph Nader > Willie Mays > Ed Kranepool > Pope Benedict XVI > Ciriaco Di Mita > Dick Van Dyke > Mel Brooks > David Crosby: > Betty White > > Larry Storch > > Bob Barker > > June Brown > > ALTS: > > Imelda Marcos > > Willie Nelson > > Betty Boothroyd ---
**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:** [April 4, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/561 "2022-04-04T14:48:10Z")
you are correct… there was a glitch in my score-sheet: | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | phungi | 178 | 3(1) | | 2 | Happy\_Lendervedder | 136 | 2 | | 2 | Registered\_at\_Last | 136 | 2 | | 4 | jeezums | 115 | 2 | | 5 | Captain\_Klutz | 104 | 2 | | 5 | imthjckaz | 104 | 2(1) | | 5 | Reindeer\_Flotilla | 104 | 2 | | 5 | RobotDevilDog | 104 | 2 | | 9 | WolfpackJeep | 89 | 2(1) | | 10 | Catamount | 73 | 2 | | 11 | candide | 69 | 1 | | 12 | ataraxy22 | 67 | 1 | | 12 | Bayaker | 67 | 1 | | 12 | Hoopy\_Frood | 67 | 1 | | 12 | It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery | 67 | 1 | | 12 | Kitten\_Mitten | 67 | 1 | | 12 | Little\_Nemo | 67 | 1 | | 12 | Loach | 67 | 1 | | 12 | Mahaloth | 67 | 1 | | 12 | Maus\_Magill | 67 | 1 | | 12 | Queen\_Anne\_s\_Lace | 67 | 1 | | 12 | RTFirefly | 67 | 1 | | 12 | Superdude | 67 | 1 | | 24 | GIGObuster | 48 | 1 | | 25 | vivalostwages | 18 | 1(1) | | 26 | commasense | 13 | 2(1) | | 26 | Hatchie | 13 | 1(1) | | 28 | gkster | 6 | 1 | | 28 | gwendee | 6 | 1 | | 28 | teelabrown | 6 | 1 | | 31 | zadscmc | 5 | 1(1) | | 32 | Baker | 0 | 1(1) | ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/562 "2022-04-04T18:34:43Z")
British fashion icon Jordan ([this one](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela_Rooke), not [that one](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Price)) is dead at 66. > **[Pamela Rooke, punk rock fashion icon known as Jordan, dies aged 66](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/apr/04/pamela-rooke-punk-rock-fashion-icon-jordan-dies-aged-66)** > > Scene hero who appeared on stage with Sex Pistols and in films by Derek Jarman later became a veterinary nurse [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=27) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=29)