# 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:** 51
**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:** [September 6, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1003 "2022-09-06T19:54:27Z")
Stephen King just tweeted that Peter Straub just died. 79 years old. Author and King collaborator. > ---
**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:** [September 6, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1004 "2022-09-06T20:05:46Z")
Whoa, that’s a big one. I didn’t care for Straub’s work on his own, but respect his contribution to The Talisman. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1005 "2022-09-06T20:24:15Z")
> **[Peter Straub, celebrated horror author, dies aged 79](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/sep/06/peter-straub-horror-author-death?CMP=twt_books_b-gdnbooks)** > > Acclaimed US author of numerous dark fantasies, and collaborator of Stephen King, died on Sunday after a long illness ---
**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 7, 2022, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1006 "2022-09-07T03:44:19Z")
Former progressive southern politician [Moon Landrieu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Landrieu), 8 ---
**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 7, 2022, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1007 "2022-09-07T04:35:49Z")
> **[Tucker Wiard, Emmy-Winning Editor of ‘Murphy Brown’ and ‘The Carol Burnett...](https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/tucker-wiard-dead-carol-burnett-1235354813/)** > > Tucker Wiard, who served as editor for TV series including “Murphy Brown,” “The Carol Burnett Show” and “The Scarlet Letter,” died on Aug 28 in Los Angeles after… > **[Specs Howard, disc jockey and founder of influential broadcasting school,...](https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2022/09/03/specs-howard-disc-jockey-and-broadcasting-school-founder-dies-96/7986567001/)** > > Specs Howard, a disc jockey and founder of an influential Metro Detroit broadcasting school, died early Saturday. He was 96. And… [Frank Drake](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/frank-drake/), astronomer who calculated the likelihood of extraterrestrial intelligent life (i.e. the Drake equation) and the original director of the SETI institute. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1008 "2022-09-08T12:05:16Z")
Heads up… > > ---
**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 8, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1009 "2022-09-08T13:16:10Z")
Meeting Boris and Liz Truss in the same day would sap anyone’s will to live. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1010 "2022-09-08T13:25:11Z")
> **[CNN anchor Bernard Shaw dead at 82 | CNN Business](https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/08/media/bernard-shaw-obituary/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2022-09-08T13%3A21%3A04&utm_source=twCNN)** > > Former CNN anchor Bernard Shaw died Wednesday at a Washington, DC, hospital of pneumonia unrelated to Covid-19, Shaw's family announced Thursday. Shaw was 82. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1011 "2022-09-08T13:34:44Z")
This is a fascinating article from a few years ago. You can see that events in the UK right now are pretty much playing out as predicted in the article! > **['London Bridge is down': the secret plan for the days after the Queen’s death](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/16/what-happens-when-queen-elizabeth-dies-london-bridge)** > > The long read: She is venerated around the world. She has outlasted 12 US presidents. She stands for stability and order. But her kingdom is in turmoil, and her subjects are in denial that her reign will ever end. That’s why the palace has a plan. ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1012 "2022-09-08T13:41:37Z")
I haven’t seen - is there a count on how many lists had QE II this year? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1013 "2022-09-08T17:36:48Z")
> [@critter42](#): > > I haven’t seen - is there a count on how many lists had QE II this year? Points for all of them. Not many but points. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1014 "2022-09-08T17:40:01Z")
And the Queen is dead. Let us have a moment of silence for the DeathShroom’s free time for the rest of the day as he updates the standings. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1015 "2022-09-08T17:40:38Z")
NY Times is reporting that the Queen has died. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1016 "2022-09-08T17:45:23Z")
As is the Washington Post: [Queen Elizabeth II, who reigned over the U.K. for 70 years, dies at 96 (msn.com)](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/queen-elizabeth-ii-who-reigned-over-the-uk-for-70-years-dies-at-96/ar-AA11BT0o) ---
**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 8, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1017 "2022-09-08T17:46:23Z")
15 players had Queen Elizabeth II, although I prefer Morrissey crooning [The Queen Is Dead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eubgWMwSD0k)… updated standings below: | 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 | imthjckaz | 108 | 3(1) | | 14 | Captain\_Klutz | 104 | 2 | | 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 | Catamount | 77 | 3 | | 23 | ataraxy22 | 76 | 2 | | 24 | Superdude | 67 | 1 | | 25 | Mean\_MrMustard | 61 | 2 | | 26 | DrGirlfriend | 42 | 3 | | 26 | gkster | 42 | 3 | | 28 | Allecher | 38 | 2 | | 29 | Dung\_Beetle | 33 | 2(1) | | 29 | irritant | 33 | 1 | | 31 | critter42 | 31 | 2 | | 31 | J-P\_L | 31 | 2 | | 31 | kingEabe | 31 | 2 | | 34 | Borborygmi | 29 | 1(1) | | 35 | amarinth | 27 | 1 | | 35 | Cazzle | 27 | 1 | | 35 | NurseCarmen | 27 | 1 | | 35 | Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle | 27 | 1 | | 39 | eschereal | 21 | 1(1) | | 40 | vivalostwages | 18 | 1(1) | | 40 | xizor | 18 | 1(1) | | 42 | Gyrate | 15 | 2 | | 42 | kitap | 15 | 2 | | 42 | ProfPepperwinkle | 15 | 2 | | 45 | Biotop | 13 | 1(1) | | 45 | commasense | 13 | 2(1) | | 45 | Hatchie | 13 | 1(1) | | 48 | GuanoLad | 12 | 1(1) | | 48 | Hschardi | 12 | 1 | | 48 | JohnT | 12 | 1 | | 51 | 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 | Gatopescado | 4 | 1 | | 58 | Lsura | 4 | 1 | | 58 | Precambrianmollusc | 4 | 1 | | 58 | rhl | 4 | 1 | | 58 | Shoeless | 4 | 1 | | 58 | Stephe96 | 4 | 1 | | 64 | Baker | 1 | 3(2) | ---
**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:** [September 8, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1018 "2022-09-08T17:48:35Z")
Only my second time scoring points. The first time was her husband. My list is a bunch of slackers. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1019 "2022-09-08T19:36:49Z")
I’ve finally gotten on the board! ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1020 "2022-09-08T19:46:05Z")
Be proud! not many can say a 96-year-old queen took their virginity… ---
**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:** [September 8, 2022, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1021 "2022-09-08T19:58:14Z")
Announcer at the palace: “The Queen is dead… Long live the K… [Looks at Charles] oh, hopefully will bug out soon…” But really, RIP to the queen. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1022 "2022-09-08T20:31:33Z")
I can’t believe I didn’t have her, but I kept thinking she’d make 100+ like her mum did. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=52)