# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![Dancer\_Flight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dancer_flight/32/7601_2.png) [@Dancer\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancer_Flight)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/83 "2021-12-20T06:26:23Z")
Plain List: James Earl Jones Willie Nelson Donald Sutherland Kris Kristofferson Brian Mulroney Eric Clapton OJ Simpson Val Kilmer Ghislaine Maxwell Charlie Sheen Shannen Doherty Elliot Page 6ix9ine Alternates: Jack Nicholson Morgan Freeman Keith Richards Annotated List: Note I’m not particularly rooting for anyone here to expire, I’ll simply be unsurprised if they do. 1. James Earl Jones - Voice of Vader (1/17/1931) 2. Willie Nelson - Singer/Songwriter/Pothead (4/29/1933) 3. Donald Sutherland - Actor (7/17/1935) 4. Kris Kristofferson - Singer/Actor (6/22/1936) 5. Brian Mulroney - Former Canadian Prime Minister (3/20/1939) 6. Eric Clapton - Singer/Guitarist (3/30/1945) 7. OJ Simpson - Athlete/Actor/Felon (7/9/1947) 8. Val Kilmer - Actor (12/31/1951) 9. Ghislaine Maxwell - Socialite/Epstein Associate (12/25/1961) 10. Charlie Sheen - Actor/Winner (9/3/1965) 11. Shannen Doherty - Actor (4/12/1971) 12. Elliot Page - Actor (2/21/1987) 13. 6ix9ine - A.K.A Tekashi 6ix9ine - Rapper/Felon/Rat (5/8/1996) Alternates: 1. Jack Nicholson - Actor (4/22/1937) 2. Morgan Freeman - Actor (6/1/1937) 3. Keith Richards - Rolling Stone (12/18/1943) ---
**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:** [December 20, 2021, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/84 "2021-12-20T19:26:17Z")
Here’s my list. My alternate is that guy who sings for The Wanted. Thom Tillis Cheri Jacobus Jack Hanna Ghislaine Maxwell Joe Turkel Joe Exotic Donald Trump George Zimmerman John Daly Olivia Newton-John Barry Manilow Sarah Palin Eric Clapton Alternate: Tom Parker ---
**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:** [December 20, 2021, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/85 "2021-12-20T20:57:55Z")
Alan Arkin Joe Biden James Caan Cher Harry Connick Jr Bob Dylan Ron Jeremy Lindsay Lohan Bob Newhart Jack Nicholson Linda Ronstadt William Shatner Loretta Swit Alternates: Nikki Sixx Carol Burnett ---
**Author:** ![tuesdayweld](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@tuesdayweld](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tuesdayweld)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/86 "2021-12-21T02:16:14Z")
Robert Redford Woody Allen Noam Chomsky Nick Nolte Loretta Lynn Gloria Steinem Ralph Nader Barbara Walters Fran Lebowitz Shirley MacLean Joni Mitchell Dick Cavett Clive Davis _Alternates_ Clint Eastwood Courtney Love Barbara Eden ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/87 "2021-12-21T16:16:33Z")
Linda Ronstadt Nichelle Nichols Bob Barker Henry Kissinger William Shatner Val Kilmer Rupert Murdoch Alan Alda Jimmy Carter Dan Rather Dick Van Dyke Tony Bennett Queen Elizabeth II Alternates: Norman Lear Donald J. Trump Jimmy Swaggart ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2021, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/88 "2021-12-21T17:40:24Z")
Jerry Lee Lewis Bill Cosby Roselyn Carter Jimmy Carter Pat Boone Tina Turner Margaret Atwood Joni Mitchell Joe Namath Shelley Duvall Joan Didion Mike Ditka Marge Piercy Alternates Richard Simmons Sara Paretsky ---
**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:** [December 23, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/89 "2021-12-23T23:19:19Z")
Updated list: Tom Parker Alan Alda George Perez Ted Kaczynski Linda Nolan Don Wildmon Jimmy Carter Nick Bollettieri Doyle Brunson Bob Newhart Henry Kissinger Sacheen Littlefeather John Madden Alternates: Melissa Jaffer Mikhail Gorbachev Noah Antwiler ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/90 "2021-12-24T00:20:05Z")
Due to the passing of Joan Didion I need to replace her with alternate Richard Simmons and add Donna Leon as the second alternate. I would hope I don’t need two alternates at this point but one never knows! Thanks. Jerry Lee Lewis Bill Cosby Roselyn Carter Jimmy Carter Pat Boone Tina Turner Margaret Atwood Joni Mitchell Joe Namath Shelley Duvall Richard Simmons Mike Ditka Marge Piercy Alternates Sara Paretsky Donna Leon ---
**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:** [December 24, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/91 "2021-12-24T18:35:46Z")
@phungi, please drop Terry Kaiser from my list and replace him with champion cyclist Amy Pieters. Thank you ---
**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:** [December 25, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/92 "2021-12-25T15:32:44Z")
got it… ---
**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:** [December 25, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/93 "2021-12-25T15:52:18Z")
Another change: dump the tanTrump, everybody has him anyway, substitute by point-richer Ivanka: Rupert Murdoch Elon Musk Ivanka Trump George W. Bush Keith Richards Vladimir Putin Edson Arantes do Nascimento, “Pelé” Mario Vargas Llosa Shane MacGowan John Cleese Silvio Berlusconi Emerson Fittipaldi Charles de Ganahl Koch Alternatives: Michael Schumacher Boris Becker Franz Beckenbauer ---
**Author:** ![opiewan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/opiewan/32/3566_2.png) [@opiewan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/opiewan)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2021, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/94 "2021-12-26T04:10:29Z")
While I understand that there are still six days and change left in the year, and it is theoretically possible that a number of my picks could all end up on a plane together that crashes on a South Pacific island, my list generated exactly zero points in 2021. Therefore, I’m going with the time-tested strategy of letting my list ride for 2022. Hopefully (and unfortunately for the souls on my list) my luck changes next year. Shannen Doherty (American actress) Michael Schumacher (retired German F1 racecar driver) Eddie Murphy (American actor/comedian) John Travolta (American actor/Scientology advocate) Harvey Weinstein (American former film producer and general scumbag) Ozzy Osbourne (British rock musician) Dick Wolf (American television producer) John Madden (American football coach and television commentator) Bill Cosby (American comedian, former television personality, and another scumbag) Berry Gordy (American music executive) Ted Turner (American television executive) Carl Bernstein (American journalist) Robert Smith (British rock musician) Alternates: Kim Jong-un (North Korean dictator) Julian Assange (Australian activist) Kanye West (American hip hop musician) ---
**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:** [December 26, 2021, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/95 "2021-12-26T13:45:18Z")
> [@opiewan](#): > > Shannen Doherty (American actress) > Michael Schumacher (retired German F1 racecar driver) > Eddie Murphy (American actor/comedian) > John Travolta (American actor/Scientology advocate) > Harvey Weinstein (American former film producer and general scumbag) > Ozzy Osbourne (British rock musician) > Dick Wolf (American television producer) > John Madden (American football coach and television commentator) > Bill Cosby (American comedian, former television personality, and another scumbag) > Berry Gordy (American music executive) > Ted Turner (American television executive) > Carl Bernstein (American journalist) > Robert Smith (British rock musician) > > Alternates: > Kim Jong-un (North Korean dictator) > Julian Assange (Australian activist) > Kanye West (American hip hop musician) please post a clean list for copy/paste… ---
**Author:** ![opiewan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/opiewan/32/3566_2.png) [@opiewan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/opiewan)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/96 "2021-12-26T15:37:51Z")
Sorry, totally forgot a clean version. Updated: CLEAN LIST Shannen Doherty Michael Schumacher Eddie Murphy John Travolta Harvey Weinstein Ozzy Osbourne Dick Wolf John Madden Bill Cosby Berry Gordy Ted Turner Carl Bernstein Robert Smith Alternates: Kim Jong-un Julian Assange Kanye West ANNOTATED LIST: Shannen Doherty (American actress) Michael Schumacher (retired German F1 racecar driver) Eddie Murphy (American actor/comedian) John Travolta (American actor/Scientology advocate) Harvey Weinstein (American former film producer and general scumbag) Ozzy Osbourne (British rock musician) Dick Wolf (American television producer) John Madden (American football coach and television commentator) Bill Cosby (American comedian, former television personality, and another scumbag) Berry Gordy (American music executive) Ted Turner (American television executive) Carl Bernstein (American journalist) Robert Smith (British rock musician) Alternates: Kim Jong-un (North Korean dictator) Julian Assange (Australian activist) Kanye West (American hip hop musician) ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/97 "2021-12-26T16:20:09Z")
Ok here goes my second year Liz steps up to the first team, and I thought the fuck stick might get a start after the much celebrated retirement from the game by Rush Limbaugh, but Kissenger was available and the transfer window was still open. It was tough to waive that opportunity, not many points but as the saying goes around here , ‘points is points’ . So Donny gets benched for another year. Betty stays on the reserves and is joined by Peter Jackson, the director, who is a bit of an outside the box option, but he sounded just awful on the interview with Colbert, and I am hoping being on a list keeps him alive. That might even get him a starter role as the coaches review the line up. Clean list Jimmy Carter Bob Newhart Jeff Bridges Shane MacGowen Alan Alda Michael J Fox Queen Elizabeth II Pope Benedict XVI Dick Cheney Mitch McConnell Henry Kissinger Harvey Weinstein Ghislaine Maxwell Alternates Betty White Peter Jackson Donald Trump ---
**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:** [December 26, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/98 "2021-12-26T16:55:55Z")
**2022 Celebrity Death Pool picks** Buzz Aldrin (original moonwalker) Jimmy Carter (nuclear peanut farmer and construction worker) Tommy Chong (stoner) Kenneth Copeland (false prophet) Clint Eastwood (chairtalker) Kimberly Guilfoyle (yeller) Henry Kissinger (jackass) Sandy Koufax (southpaw) Loretta Lynn (coalminer’s daughter) Robert Mercer (rich jerk) William Shatner (JT & TJ) Donald Trump (con man) Elizabeth Windsor (namesake to ships) **Alternates -** Steve Bannon (human potato) Bill Cosby (rapist) Al Jaffee (very unserious guy) * * * As always: here is a clean list, without commentary, lest the Death Spores infest me and shrivel my loins: Buzz Aldrin Jimmy Carter Tommy Chong Kenneth Copeland Clint Eastwood Kimberly Guilfoyle Henry Kissinger Sandy Koufax Loretta Lynn Robert Mercer William Shatner Donald Trump Elizabeth Windsor **Alternates -** Steve Bannon Bill Cosby Al Jaffee ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2021, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/99 "2021-12-27T01:05:01Z")
Since one of my picks has passed I will add Debra Paget to my 2022 list. ---
**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2021, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/100 "2021-12-27T08:14:14Z")
Thanks for doing this again, **phungi**! 1. [Polly Holliday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polly_Holliday), b. July 2, 1937. Actress. 2. [Pelé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9), b. October 23, 1940. Soccer player. 3. [Rick Davies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Davies), b. July 22, 1944. Musician. 4. [Edie McClurg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edie_McClurg), b. July 23, 1945. Actress. 5. [Jimmy McMillan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_McMillan), b. December 1, 1946. Political activist. 6. [Elton John](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_John), b. March 25, 1947. Musician. 7. [Teri Garr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teri_Garr), b. December 11, 1947. Actress. 8. [Ayman al-Zawahiri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayman_al-Zawahiri), b. June 19, 1951. Emir. 9. [Ron Jeremy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Jeremy), b. March 12, 1953. Actor. 10. [Johnny Depp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Depp), b. June 9, 1963. Actor. 11. [Erik Prince](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Prince), b. June 6, 1969. Businessman. 12. [Shannen Doherty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannen_Doherty), b. April 12, 1971. Actress. 13. [Dan Bongino](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Bongino), b. December 4, 1974. Political commentator. Alt1. [Bobby Brown](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Brown), b. February 5, 1969. Musician. Alt2. [Lindsay Lohan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_Lohan), b. July 2, 1986. Actress. Alt3. [Gheorghe Mureșan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gheorghe_Mure%C8%99an), b. February 14, 1971. Basketball player. Plain text list: Polly Holliday Pelé Rick Davies Edie McClurg Jimmy McMillan Elton John Teri Garr Ayman al-Zawahiri Ron Jeremy Johnny Depp Erik Prince Shannen Doherty Dan Bongino Bobby Brown Lindsay Lohan Gheorghe Mureșan ---
**Author:** ![J-P\_L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/j-p_l/32/3156_2.png) [@J-P\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J-P_L)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/101 "2021-12-27T17:44:05Z")
Here are my picks for 2022: 1 Bob Barker American TV Show Host 2 Buzz Aldrin American Former Astronaut 3 Dick Cheney American politician, former V.P. 4 Gordon Lightfoot Canadian Singer 5 Jean Chretien Former Prime Minister of Canada 6 Jimmy Carter Former US President 7 Jimmy Swaggart American Televangelist 8 Loretta Lynn American Country singer 9 Michael Douglas American Actor 10 Olivia Newton John Singer 11 Queen Elisabeth II Queen of England 12 Randy Travis American Country Singer 13 Willie Nalson American Country Singer Alternates: 1 Clint Eastwood American Actor 2 George W. Bush Former US President 3 Kris Kristofferson American Actor, Singer, Songwriter ## Clean List: Bob Barker Buzz Aldrin Dick Cheney Gordon Lightfoot Jean Chretien Jimmy Carter Jimmy Swaggart Loretta Lynn Michael Douglas Olivia Newton John Queen Elisabeth II Randy Travis Willie Nalson ## Alternates: Clint Eastwood George W. Bush Kris Kristofferson ---
**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:** [December 27, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/102 "2021-12-27T18:30:19Z")
Typo alert: I think you want Willie Nelson. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=6)