# 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:** 50
**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:** [August 31, 2022, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/983 "2022-08-31T09:22:46Z")
Ah, jet skis. A beautiful union of form and function. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/984 "2022-08-31T09:40:32Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > [Clayton Jacobson II](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/clayton-jacobson-ii/), inventor of the Jet Ski died in Australia at 88. I wish him a long stretch in some very annoying purgatory. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/985 "2022-08-31T14:25:40Z")
Country singer Luke Bell, dead at 32. Actor Robert LuPone, dead at 76. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/986 "2022-08-31T21:53:28Z")
32 is the New 27 it seems ---
**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:** [September 1, 2022, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/987 "2022-09-01T03:53:14Z")
> **[Roland Mesnier: Former White House pastry chef dies at 78](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62708872)** > > French chef Roland Mesnier produced delicacies for five US presidents over 27 years. > **[E. Bryant Crutchfield, inventor of the Trapper Keeper in Dayton, dies at 85](https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/e-bryant-crutchfield-inventor-of-the-trapper-keeper-in-dayton-dies-at-85/HLAWTIVGCFBVRLNGNC7JWIVI2A/)** > > E. Bryant “Crutch” Crutchfield, who innovated the way children carried their school work from his Dayton office, died on Aug. 21 in Marietta, Ga. He was 85. ---
**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:** [September 1, 2022, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/988 "2022-09-01T08:59:13Z")
> **[Former BBC Breakfast host Bill Turnbull dies aged 66](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/sep/01/former-bbc-breakfast-host-bill-turnbull-dies-aged-66)** > > Presenter died peacefully at his home in Suffolk surrounded by his family on Wednesday, statement says ---
**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:** [September 1, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/989 "2022-09-01T16:30:26Z")
I think we missed one: Actress Shonka Dukureh, 44, [died in July of natural causes](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/elvis-actor-singer-shonka-dukurehs-cause-death-revealed-rcna45628). ---
**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:** [September 1, 2022, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/990 "2022-09-01T22:37:49Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > I wish him a long stretch in some very annoying purgatory. Maybe sitting on the fantail of one of those things, with a precisely-aligned heavy stream of water going right up … somewhere … for about half the remainder of eternity? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/991 "2022-09-02T00:31:37Z")
Looks like three of us get points for Turnbull, with Mean Mr Mustard and Registered At Last being the other two. So RAL moves to the top of the leader board. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2022, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/992 "2022-09-02T01:34:23Z")
Lukoil CEO [Ravil Maganov](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62750584) was struck by the sidewalk after _apparently_ falling out of his hospital window – it appears that, for Russian businessmen, the leading cause of death is “mysterious circumstances”. Of course, Mr. Putin had been in the area that day, to lay flowers at Gorby’s bier, so, maybe someone was trying to aim at him? ---
**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:** [September 2, 2022, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/993 "2022-09-02T02:16:49Z")
I wonder why he’d do that. I’ve heard Putin _loathed_ Gorbachev. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2022, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/994 "2022-09-02T02:45:51Z")
Boxer Earnie Shavers is down for the count at 78. > **[Earnie Shavers](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earnie_Shavers)** > > Earnie Dee Shaver (August 31, 1944 – September 1, 2022), best known as Earnie Shavers, was an American professional boxer who competed between 1969 and 1995. A two-time world heavyweight championship challenger, he is known as one of the hardest punchers in heavyweight boxing history. He scored 70 knockout wins, including 23 in the first round, for a 76.7% overall knockout rate. > Shavers challenged unsuccessfully twice for the heavyweight championship, losing to Muhammad Ali in 1977 and to Larry ... ---
**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:** [September 2, 2022, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/995 "2022-09-02T11:59:53Z")
34 points, and a change in the leaderboard: | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Registered\_at\_Last | 224 | 5(1) | | 2 | phungi | 211 | 4(1) | | 3 | Happy\_Lendervedder | 169 | 3 | | 4 | RobotDevilDog | 164 | 4 | | 5 | RTFirefly | 161 | 4 | | 6 | Loach | 156 | 3(1) | | 7 | jeezums | 148 | 3 | | 8 | Reindeer\_Flotilla | 131 | 3 | | 9 | It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery | 127 | 3 | | 9 | Little\_Nemo | 127 | 3 | | 11 | Mahaloth | 109 | 3 | | 11 | WolfpackJeep | 109 | 4(1) | | 13 | Captain\_Klutz | 104 | 2 | | 13 | imthjckaz | 104 | 2(1) | | 15 | candide | 102 | 2 | | 16 | Maus\_Magill | 100 | 2 | | 17 | Bayaker | 94 | 2 | | 17 | Hoopy\_Frood | 94 | 2 | | 17 | Kitten\_Mitten | 94 | 2 | | 17 | Queen\_Anne\_s\_Lace | 94 | 2 | | 21 | GIGObuster | 92 | 3 | | 22 | ataraxy22 | 76 | 2 | | 23 | Catamount | 73 | 2 | | 24 | Superdude | 67 | 1 | | 25 | Mean\_MrMustard | 61 | 2 | | 26 | gkster | 42 | 3 | | 27 | Allecher | 38 | 2 | | 27 | DrGirlfriend | 38 | 2 | | 29 | Dung\_Beetle | 33 | 2(1) | | 29 | irritant | 33 | 1 | | 31 | Borborygmi | 29 | 1(1) | | 32 | amarinth | 27 | 1 | | 32 | Cazzle | 27 | 1 | | 32 | critter42 | 27 | 1 | | 32 | J-P\_L | 27 | 1 | | 32 | kingEabe | 27 | 1 | | 32 | NurseCarmen | 27 | 1 | | 32 | Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle | 27 | 1 | | 39 | eschereal | 21 | 1(1) | | 40 | vivalostwages | 18 | 1(1) | | 40 | xizor | 18 | 1(1) | | 42 | Biotop | 13 | 1(1) | | 42 | commasense | 13 | 2(1) | | 42 | Hatchie | 13 | 1(1) | | 45 | GuanoLad | 12 | 1(1) | | 45 | Hschardi | 12 | 1 | | 45 | JohnT | 12 | 1 | | 48 | Gyrate | 11 | 1 | | 48 | kitap | 11 | 1 | | 48 | ProfPepperwinkle | 11 | 1 | | 48 | truthseeker3 | 11 | 1 | | 52 | D\_Anconia | 9 | 1 | | 52 | SpoilerVirgin | 9 | 1 | | 52 | Tristan | 9 | 1 | | 55 | gwendee | 6 | 1 | | 55 | teelabrown | 6 | 1 | | 55 | zadscmc | 6 | 2(1) | | 58 | Baker | 1 | 3(2) | ---
**Author:** ![Registered\_at\_Last](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@Registered\_at\_Last](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Registered_at_Last)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/996 "2022-09-02T12:54:25Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > So RAL moves to the top of the leader board. WooHoo … uh, I mean, my deepest condolences to Bill’s family and friends. The last month has been very active for people who have been on my list for years. (although I can’t believe I demoted (and thereby killed) Olivia.Newton John.) Apologies to the DeathShroom. Still over a quarter of the year left though. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2022, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/997 "2022-09-02T13:01:23Z")
If you manage to score with over half your list, we may be legally required to notify the police. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/998 "2022-09-02T13:56:45Z")
> [@Registered\_at\_Last](#): > > Apologies to the DeathShroom. Still over a quarter of the year left though. I still remember mid-June 2015, when I’d been leading with 296 points, and you got a death that raised your score to exactly 300, giving you a four-point lead. When the year ended _six and a half months later_, we were still 1-2, and still with 300 and 296 points. You never know. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/999 "2022-09-02T17:41:20Z")
Frank Drake, astronomer probably most famous for his equation, has died at 92 > **[Frank Drake, astronomer famed for contributions to SETI, has died](https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/09/frank-drake-astronomer-famed-for-contributions-to-seti-has-died/)** > > The equation named after him helps organize our thoughts on extraterrestrial life. > **[Drake equation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_equation)** > > The Drake equation is a probabilistic argument used to estimate the number of active, communicative extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way Galaxy. > The equation was formulated in 1961 by Frank Drake, not for purposes of quantifying the number of civilizations, but as a way to stimulate scientific dialogue at the first scientific meeting on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). The equation summarizes the main concepts which scientists must contemplate when considering th... Brian ---
**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:** [September 2, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1000 "2022-09-02T19:36:42Z")
Activist and author Barbara Ehrenreich has died at 81. > **[Barbara Ehrenreich, Explorer of Prosperity’s Dark Side, Dies at 81](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/02/books/barbara-ehrenreich-dead.html)** > > Her book “Nickel and Dimed,” an undercover account of the indignities of being a low-wage worker in the United States, is considered a classic in social justice literature. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2022, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1001 "2022-09-03T15:40:17Z")
No apologies necessary, for all’s fair in death (prognostication) and war! ---
**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:** [September 5, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1002 "2022-09-05T16:55:27Z")
> **[Amy Stechler Dies: Frida Kahlo Documentarian, Ken Burns Collaborator Was 67](https://deadline.com/2022/09/amy-stechler-dead-obituary-filmmaker-ken-burns-collaborator-was-67-1235106384/)** > > Amy Stechler, the Emmy-nominated filmmaker of PBS’s The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo (2005) and the ex-wife and early collaborator of documentarian Ken Burns, died Friday, Aug. 26, at her ho… > **[Sterling Lord, Jack Kerouac’s Literary Agent, Dies at 102](https://www.thedailybeast.com/sterling-lord-legendary-literary-agent-who-launched-jack-kerouac-dies-at-102)** > > Lord spent decades with his finger on the pulse of culture and repping celebrated authors. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=49) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=51)