# 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:** 40
**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 5, 2022, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/783 "2022-07-05T08:43:26Z")
Zelenko was 48 years old. I’m looking at the picture and thinking I would have guessed about 15 years older. The extent to which this offers a commentary on his “treatments” is left as an exercise for the reader. ---
**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 7, 2022, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/784 "2022-07-07T02:36:21Z")
> **[Clifford Alexander Jr., first Black secretary of Army, dies at 88](https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/07/04/clifford-alexander-army-secretary-dies/)** > > The Harlem-raised, Ivy League-educated lawyer spent his career seeking to shatter racial boundaries with statesmanlike calm. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/785 "2022-07-07T17:15:01Z")
James Caan dead at 82. (Finding link) > **[James Caan dead: Godfather and Misery acting legend dies aged 82](https://www.gbnews.uk/news/james-caan-dead-godfather-and-misery-acting-legend-dies-aged-82/333951)** > > The American actor rose to fame after his signature role of Sonny Corleone in The Godfather ---
**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 7, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/786 "2022-07-07T18:05:09Z")
“Leave the gun, Take the Cannoli”… 18 points and a Unique Pick for **xizor** : | 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) | | 27 | xizor | 18 | 1(1) | | 29 | commasense | 13 | 2(1) | | 29 | Hatchie | 13 | 1(1) | | 31 | Dung\_Beetle | 6 | 1(1) | | 31 | gkster | 6 | 1 | | 31 | gwendee | 6 | 1 | | 31 | teelabrown | 6 | 1 | | 35 | zadscmc | 5 | 1(1) | | 36 | Baker | 0 | 2(2) | ---
**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:** [July 7, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/787 "2022-07-07T18:10:46Z")
We are halfway through the year, and I have yet to see one dead politician on my list. Hmmph. ---
**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:** [July 7, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/788 "2022-07-07T18:20:02Z")
This calls for drastic action (but, staying within the game rules of course). ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/789 "2022-07-07T19:08:40Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > James Caan dead at 82. (Finding link) I thought I would never score any points this year, and was not expecting Sonny to be my first. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/790 "2022-07-07T20:28:11Z")
> **[Kazuki Takahashi, Creator Of 'Yu-Gi-Oh' Series Dead At 60](https://www.tmz.com/2022/07/07/kazuki-takahashi-creator-yu-gi-oh-dead-sixty/?adid=social-twa)** > > Kazuki Takahashi, creator of the hit series "Yu-Gi-Oh," and inspiration for the popular trading card game, is dead at 60. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/791 "2022-07-07T21:34:28Z")
Struck by lightning while on a boat. Yikes. > **[‘One Tree Hill' Star Bevin Prince's Husband William Friend Killed by...](https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/one-tree-hill-star-bevin-princes-husband-william-friend-killed-by-lightning-strike/3009067/?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_NYBrand)** > > William Friend, husband to “One Tree Hill” alum Bevin Prince, recently died in a tragic accident. The 33-year-old was struck by lightning while out on a boat in North Carolina. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/792 "2022-07-07T21:48:07Z")
Former NHL defenceman and cheapshot artist [Bryan Marchment](https://www.tsn.ca/bryan-marchment-death-winnipeg-jets-toronto-maple-leafs-san-jose-sharks-edmonton-oilers-1.1822212) dies far too young at 53. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/793 "2022-07-08T03:18:47Z")
He’s not dead yet, but things do not look good for Shinzo Abe. > **[Shinzo Abe's assassin used a handmade firearm](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-ex-prime-minister-abe-may-have-been-shot-taken-hospital-nhk-2022-07-08/)** > > The man who killed the longest serving leader of modern Japan admitted to using a handmade firearm made from metal and wood. Police arrested a suspect at the scene of attack. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2022, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/794 "2022-07-08T03:59:38Z")
Shinzo Abe “showing no vital signs”. [https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/shinzo-abe-shot-former-japan-prime-minister-showing-no-vital-signs-say-police-live/ar-AAZlnCr](https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/shinzo-abe-shot-former-japan-prime-minister-showing-no-vital-signs-say-police-live/ar-AAZlnCr) ---
**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 8, 2022, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/795 "2022-07-08T05:02:52Z")
> **[Dr. Willie Morrow, Afro Pick Inventor, Dies At 82](https://www.vibe.com/news/national/willie-morrow-dead-1234674024/)** > > The Black hair care pioneer used his empire to give back to San Diego’s Black community through an abundance of resources and opportunities. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2022, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/796 "2022-07-08T06:45:02Z")
According to that link, there’s cell phone footage of the shooting. I haven’t viewed it yet, though. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/797 "2022-07-08T12:25:29Z")
It’s official: > **[Homemade gun used to kill Japan’s ex-PM Shinzo Abe](https://nypost.com/2022/07/08/shinzo-abe-assassin-used-homemade-gun/?utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow)** > > This is the clunky, homemade weapon used to assassinate former Japanese leader Shinzo Abe Friday in a country that has some of the strictest gun laws in the world. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2022, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/798 "2022-07-08T12:27:16Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > According to that link, there’s cell phone footage of the shooting. I haven’t viewed it yet, though. I’ve seen some footage(two different phone videos), but neither are particularly clear. But, yes, he was speaking and there was a loud boom and poof of smoke and he fell down. This was hours ago, though. Not sure if clearer footage has surfaced. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/799 "2022-07-08T14:49:03Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > This was hours ago, though. Not sure if clearer footage has surfaced. Clearer footage has surfaced. Yikes, terrible. Does the former PM there have secret service like guard? ---
**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:** [July 8, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/800 "2022-07-08T16:11:56Z")
It’s Taps for Corporal Agarn. Larry Storch has died, leaving one point to all who had him. [Salute!](Larry Storch [Larry Storch - Google Search](https://g.co/kgs/xa6rVf)) ---
**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 8, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/801 "2022-07-08T18:04:04Z")
1 point each for **Baker** and **zadscmc** : | 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) | | 27 | xizor | 18 | 1(1) | | 29 | commasense | 13 | 2(1) | | 29 | Hatchie | 13 | 1(1) | | 31 | Dung\_Beetle | 6 | 1(1) | | 31 | gkster | 6 | 1 | | 31 | gwendee | 6 | 1 | | 31 | teelabrown | 6 | 1 | | 31 | zadscmc | 6 | 2(1) | | 36 | Baker | 1 | 3(2) | ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/802 "2022-07-08T19:48:34Z")
> **[Gregory Itzin, Evil President Logan on ’24,’ Dies at 74](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/gregory-iztin-dead-24-president-logan-was-74-1235177241/amp/)** > > The actor earned two Emmy nominations for his role on the Fox series. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=39) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=41)