# 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:** 39
**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:** [June 28, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/763 "2022-06-28T02:22:20Z")
> **[Baxter Black, cowboy poet and 'Morning Edition' commentator, dies at 77](https://www.npr.org/2022/06/13/1104529533/baxter-black-obituary)** > > Black is being remembered for his commentary on a wide range of issues — from Thanksgiving turkeys to children's names to the Supreme Court — from the perspective of a Western farmer and rancher. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2022, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/764 "2022-06-28T12:47:15Z")
That’s too bad. One of my favorite stories of his was of some cowboys who tried to rope a cow that was in an above ground pool from a dingy. From memory: “…And when the boat was no longer landworthy…” ---
**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:** [June 29, 2022, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/765 "2022-06-29T03:24:45Z")
[Ken Knowlton](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/ken-knowlton/), pioneer of computer art who also created the first digitized nude. (Link includes a picture that contains the framed original of the nude. Should be safe for work because (1) the picture is art, and (2) it’s 1966 line printer art so we’re not talking HD nipple rendering here.) Also… > **[Painter Sam Gilliam, Celebrated for His Boldly Colored Draped Canvases, Has...](https://news.artnet.com/art-world/painter-sam-gilliam-celebrated-for-his-boldly-colored-draped-canvasses-has-died-at-88-2137384)** > > Painter Sam Gilliam, the first Black artist to represent the U.S. at the Venice Biennial in 1972, died at his home in Washington, D.C. ---
**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:** [June 29, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/766 "2022-06-29T18:19:40Z")
> **[Marlin Briscoe, Pioneering Black Quarterback, Dies at 76](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/27/sports/marlin-briscoe-dead.html)** > > He became the first Black starting quarterback of the Super Bowl era in the 1960s, but prejudiced thinking by coaches stifled his trajectory at the position. ---
**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:** [June 30, 2022, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/767 "2022-06-30T05:05:39Z")
> **[Margaret Keane, ‘big eyes’ artist, dies aged 94](https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/jun/29/margaret-keane-big-eyes-artist-dies)** > > The artist, whose husband claimed credit for her hugely successful paintings of sad-eyed children, died at her home of heart failure ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2022, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/768 "2022-06-30T12:44:45Z")
Michael Stenger has died. > **[US Senate Sergeant-At-Arms During Capitol Riot Dies at 71](https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2022-06-28/us-senate-sergeant-at-arms-during-capitol-riot-dies-at-71)** > > The man who served as the U.S. Senate’s sergeant at arms and resigned after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol has died. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2022, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/769 "2022-06-30T13:46:32Z")
> **[Hells Angels founding member Sonny Barger dies aged 83 from cancer](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10968615/Hells-Angels-founding-member-Sonny-Barger-dies-aged-83-cancer.html)** > > The California outlaw, who was involved in drugs and protection rackets, died surrounded by his wife Zorana and other loved ones. ---
**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:** [June 30, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/770 "2022-06-30T14:05:37Z")
trying to picture him standing at the Pearty Gates ---
**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:** [June 30, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/771 "2022-06-30T14:34:27Z")
[Woody Williams, the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 98](https://www.fox26houston.com/news/woody-williams-americas-last-world-war-ii-medal-of-honor-recipient-dies-at-98). ---
**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:** [June 30, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/772 "2022-06-30T20:34:52Z")
Just back from a vacation. Lots of folks dying but appears to be no picks. We are half-way through 2022 so please check your lists. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2022, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/773 "2022-07-01T10:45:08Z")
> [@Hatchie](#): > > Two sidesplitting jokes that never get old: “Celebrity X is on my list so is guaranteed to survive” and “I dropped So-and-so this year so naturally she is doomed”. Still keeping a clean slate. \< Apply sidesplitting joke #1 here \> ---
**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:** [July 1, 2022, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/774 "2022-07-01T14:03:20Z")
> **[Technoblade, a popular Minecraft YouTuber, dies from cancer age 23 — shares...](https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/1/23191022/technoblade-dies-cancer-final-video-message)** > > ‘If I had another 100 lives, I think I would choose to be Technoblade again every single time.’ Well, I never heard of him, but 11 million people thought he was pretty cool. ---
**Author:** ![MandaJo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/775 "2022-07-01T16:10:37Z")
He was pretty cool. For an awful lot of kids, this is going to be a defining event of their childhood: the nature of youtube is these people feel like friends. And he was very talented. Funny, self-deprecating, very good at Minecraft. Major Youtube star by his mid-teens My son watched him a lot. I found him funny and clever, and his cancer updates were really well done. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2022, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/776 "2022-07-01T20:03:36Z")
> **[Joe Turkel, the Bartender in ‘The Shining,’ Dies at 94](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/joe-turkel-dead-shining-blade-runner-1235174986/)** > > Stanley Kubrick also employed him for 'The Killing' and 'Paths of Glory,' and he was unforgettable as the god-like Tyrell in 'Blade Runner.' ---
**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:** [July 1, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/777 "2022-07-01T20:07:38Z")
First points of the year! “I like you, Lloyd. I always liked you. You were always the best of them. Best goddamned bartender from Timbuktu to Portland, Maine. Or Portland, Oregon, for that matter.” ---
**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:** [July 2, 2022, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/778 "2022-07-02T01:28:59Z")
Six months in - nada - old wrestlers - CTE - steroids - ring injuries - COVID - dementia. They should be dropping like flies. I think they are all dancing around somewhere in the Caribbean getting younger. You’re welcome. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/779 "2022-07-02T19:33:26Z")
No points for this one, but I think he deserves a mention, last month we lost the creator of Duckman. > **[Everett Peck Dies: ‘Duckman’, ‘Squirrel Boy’ Creator Was 71](https://deadline.com/2022/06/everett-peck-dead-duckman-creator-was-71-1235047717/)** > > Everett Peck, whose comic-book creation Duckman was adapted into a late-1990s animated series with Jason Alexander voicing the lewd private-eye title character, died Tuesday, June 14, of cancer in … ---
**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:** [July 3, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/780 "2022-07-03T14:17:48Z")
6 points and a Unique Pick: | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | phungi | 211 | 4(1) | | 2 | Happy\_Lendervedder | 169 | 3 | | 2 | Registered\_at\_Last | 169 | 3 | | 4 | jeezums | 148 | 3 | | 5 | RobotDevilDog | 137 | 3 | | 6 | Loach | 129 | 2(1) | | 7 | Captain\_Klutz | 104 | 2 | | 7 | imthjckaz | 104 | 2(1) | | 7 | Reindeer\_Flotilla | 104 | 2 | | 10 | candide | 102 | 2 | | 11 | It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery | 100 | 2 | | 11 | Little\_Nemo | 100 | 2 | | 11 | Mahaloth | 100 | 2 | | 11 | Maus\_Magill | 100 | 2 | | 11 | RTFirefly | 100 | 2 | | 16 | WolfpackJeep | 89 | 2(1) | | 17 | GIGObuster | 81 | 2 | | 18 | Catamount | 73 | 2 | | 19 | ataraxy22 | 67 | 1 | | 19 | Bayaker | 67 | 1 | | 19 | Hoopy\_Frood | 67 | 1 | | 19 | Kitten\_Mitten | 67 | 1 | | 19 | Queen\_Anne\_s\_Lace | 67 | 1 | | 19 | Superdude | 67 | 1 | | 25 | irritant | 33 | 1 | | 26 | eschereal | 21 | 1(1) | | 27 | vivalostwages | 18 | 1(1) | | 28 | commasense | 13 | 2(1) | | 28 | Hatchie | 13 | 1(1) | | 30 | Dung\_Beetle | 6 | 1(1) | | 30 | gkster | 6 | 1 | | 30 | gwendee | 6 | 1 | | 30 | teelabrown | 6 | 1 | | 34 | zadscmc | 5 | 1(1) | | 35 | Baker | 0 | 2(2) | ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/781 "2022-07-04T21:32:04Z")
> **[ESPN handicapping expert Hank Goldberg dies](https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/34193642/espn-nfl-reporter-handicapping-expert-hank-goldberg-dies-82)** > > Hank Goldberg, who worked at ESPN as an NFL reporter and handicapping expert for two decades, died Monday on his 82nd birthday, his family confirmed. ---
**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:** [July 5, 2022, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/782 "2022-07-05T03:40:25Z")
> **[Vladimir Zelenko, Orthodox doctor who promoted unproven COVID-19 treatment,...](https://forward.com/fast-forward/508641/vladimir-zelenko-orthodox-doctor-who-promoted-unproven-covid-19-treatment-endorsed-by-trump-dies/)** > > Zelenko, who left his Hasidic community in May 2020 amid controversy, remained a hero to the anti-vaxx movement. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=38) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=40)