# 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:** 61
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2022, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1203 "2022-10-28T17:09:14Z")
I’ll have to find out where they bury her, because that’s a grave I’d be delighted to piss on. ---
**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:** [October 28, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1204 "2022-10-28T17:11:44Z")
TMZ is reporting the Killer is dead, again. > **[Jerry Lee Lewis Dead at 87](https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/28/jerry-lee-lewis-dead-dies-87-rock-n-roll/)** > > Rock 'n' roll icon Jerry Lee Lewis is dead at 87. Possible points back on the board but we may want to wait for an outlet that is not TMZ to confirm. (note for folks who don’t want to click through, this is bylined Friday October 28 and is not the same story that was retracted earlier this week) ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1205 "2022-10-28T17:13:48Z")
AP appears to confirm: > **[Jerry Lee Lewis, outrageous rock ‘n’ roll star, dies at 87](https://apnews.com/article/jerry-lee-lewis-dead-165d562af27b23da9d6d11fc480541e8?taid=635c0a07af9f390001d4da51&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter)** > > Jerry Lee Lewis, the untamable rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose outrageous talent, energy and ego collided on such definitive records as “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and sustained a career otherwise upended by personal... ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1206 "2022-10-28T19:29:26Z")
I don’t think a single person in Memphis would be surprised if he turned up alive again. Every time they trotted him out at the Beale Street Music Festival recently, you always wondered where his coffin was… ---
**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:** [October 28, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1207 "2022-10-28T19:42:51Z")
He’ll turn up again any day now in Dealey Plaza. ---
**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:** [October 29, 2022, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1208 "2022-10-29T00:28:50Z")
> **[Legendary UGA football coach Dooley dies at 90](https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/34897232/legendary-georgia-football-coach-vince-dooley-dies-90)** > > Vince Dooley led the Georgia Bulldogs to six SEC titles and the 1980 national championship. ---
**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:** [October 29, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1209 "2022-10-29T17:01:17Z")
> **[Writer, truck driver, meat cutter and prophet of compassion Mike Davis dies...](https://www.npr.org/2022/10/26/1131578207/writer-truck-driver-meatcutter-and-prophet-of-compassion-mike-davis-dies-at-76)** > > Davis was a public intellectual best known for his book City of Quartz and other searing critiques of capitalism, corruption and environmental degradation. ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1210 "2022-10-30T23:54:53Z")
> **[D.H. Peligro, drummer of legendary punk rock band Dead Kennedys, dies at 63 |...](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/30/entertainment/dh-peligro-dead-kennedys-dead-trnd/index.html)** > > D.H. Peligro, a drummer for punk rock icons the Dead Kennedys and formerly the Red Hot Chili Peppers, died Friday from a head injury, his band announced. He was 63. ---
**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:** [October 31, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1211 "2022-10-31T16:06:10Z")
Only one pick for Jerry Lee Lewis (13 points for **KayT** , first points of the year) and one for Vince Dooley (10 points for **JohnT** ): | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | phungi | 256 | 5(2) | | 2 | Registered\_at\_Last | 224 | 5(1) | | 3 | Happy\_Lendervedder | 218 | 4(1) | | 4 | RobotDevilDog | 164 | 4 | | 5 | RTFirefly | 161 | 4 | | 6 | Loach | 156 | 3(1) | | 7 | Little\_Nemo | 152 | 4 | | 8 | jeezums | 148 | 3 | | 9 | Mahaloth | 134 | 4 | | 10 | Reindeer\_Flotilla | 131 | 3 | | 11 | candide | 127 | 3 | | 11 | It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery | 127 | 3 | | 13 | WolfpackJeep | 109 | 4(1) | | 14 | imthjckaz | 108 | 3(1) | | 15 | Captain\_Klutz | 104 | 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 | Mean\_MrMustard | 86 | 3 | | 23 | Catamount | 81 | 4 | | 24 | ataraxy22 | 76 | 2 | | 25 | Superdude | 71 | 2 | | 26 | DrGirlfriend | 42 | 3 | | 26 | gkster | 42 | 3 | | 28 | J-P\_L | 41 | 3 | | 29 | Allecher | 38 | 2 | | 30 | Dung\_Beetle | 33 | 2(1) | | 30 | irritant | 33 | 1 | | 32 | critter42 | 31 | 2 | | 32 | 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 | JohnT | 22 | 2(1) | | 40 | eschereal | 21 | 1(1) | | 41 | vivalostwages | 18 | 1(1) | | 41 | xizor | 18 | 1(1) | | 43 | commasense | 17 | 3(1) | | 44 | gwendee | 16 | 2 | | 45 | Gyrate | 15 | 2 | | 45 | kitap | 15 | 2 | | 45 | ProfPepperwinkle | 15 | 2 | | 48 | Lsura | 14 | 2 | | 49 | Biotop | 13 | 1(1) | | 49 | Hatchie | 13 | 1(1) | | 49 | kayT | 13 | 1(1) | | 52 | GuanoLad | 12 | 1(1) | | 52 | Hschardi | 12 | 1 | | 54 | truthseeker3 | 11 | 1 | | 55 | Mona\_Lott | 10 | 1 | | 55 | Railer13 | 10 | 1 | | 55 | Snowboarder\_Bo | 10 | 1 | | 55 | tuesdayweld | 10 | 1 | | 59 | D\_Anconia | 9 | 1 | | 59 | SpoilerVirgin | 9 | 1 | | 59 | Tristan | 9 | 1 | | 62 | teelabrown | 6 | 1 | | 62 | zadscmc | 6 | 2(1) | | 64 | Gatopescado | 4 | 1 | | 64 | Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi | 4 | 1 | | 64 | Precambrianmollusc | 4 | 1 | | 64 | rhl | 4 | 1 | | 64 | RollOutTheBarrel | 4 | 1 | | 64 | Shoeless | 4 | 1 | | 64 | Skunkdog | 4 | 1 | | 64 | Stephe96 | 4 | 1 | | 72 | Baker | 1 | 3(2) | ---
**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:** [November 1, 2022, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1212 "2022-11-01T15:29:04Z")
_Takeoff_, one third of the rap group _Migos_, shot and killed in Houston at 28 [https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/01/entertainment/takeoff-migos-dead/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/01/entertainment/takeoff-migos-dead/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1213 "2022-11-01T18:36:59Z")
> **[Patrick Haggerty, trailblazing gay country star, dies at 78 | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/01/entertainment/patrick-haggerty-lavender-country-death-cec/index.html)** > > "Lavender Country," Patrick Haggerty's first album recorded under the same name, is widely considered the first country album recorded by an out gay musician. He died Monday, several weeks after having a stroke. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1214 "2022-11-01T20:45:45Z")
> **[Julie Powell, Food Writer Who Inspired 'Julie & Julia,' Dead at 49](https://people.com/food/julie-powell-julie-and-julia-food-writer-dead-49/)** > > Julie Powell blogged about her journey of making every recipe in Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" ---
**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:** [November 1, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1215 "2022-11-01T20:51:05Z")
Cardiac arrest. Man, they say that butter’s bad for you, but I didn’t know it was that bad! ---
**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:** [November 2, 2022, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1216 "2022-11-02T03:18:26Z")
[Joyce Baker Aylard](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/joyce-baker-aylard/), codebreaker who worked on the team that broke the German Enigma code during WWII. [Kathleen Britten Booth](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/kathleen-britten-booth/), pioneering software engineer who created the first assembly language. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2022, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1217 "2022-11-02T03:30:24Z")
> **[Carmen Callil, pioneering champion of female writers, dies aged 84](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/oct/18/carmen-callil-pioneering-champion-of-female-writers-dies-aged-84)** > > Publisher who founded Virago Press began as a campaigning outsider who introduced UK readers to authors including Angela Carter and Margaret Atwood ---
**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:** [November 3, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1218 "2022-11-03T16:45:14Z")
NFL great Ray Guy punts at 72. > **[Ray Guy](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Guy)** > > William Ray Guy (December 22, 1949 – November 3, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a punter for the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). Guy was a first-team All-American selection in 1972 as a senior for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, and was the first pure punter ever to be drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft, when the Oakland Raiders selected him with the 23rd overall pick in 1973. He won three Super Bowls with the Raide Wi... ---
**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:** [November 3, 2022, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1219 "2022-11-03T20:11:11Z")
> **[Gael Greene, restaurant critic who made food ‘seductive,’ dies at 88](https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/11/01/gael-greene-food-critic-dies/)** > > Ms. Greene upended New York's food scene by bringing herself and her passions into her reviews. She also said her many flings included Elvis Presley. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1220 "2022-11-04T19:23:57Z")
Magician and mentalist Max Maven _has disappeared!_…at age 71. [Mentalist Max Maven and ‘Wide Country’ Actor Andrew Prine Die (msn.com)](https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/mentalist-max-maven-and-wide-country-actor-andrew-prine-die/ar-AA13JAl9?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=83607cea4d744caaaddd8f24c9e54e76) ---
**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:** [November 4, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1221 "2022-11-04T23:05:43Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > NFL great Ray Guy punts at 72. I would have gone with “Kicks the Bucket”, but yours makes more sense actually. I remember watching this guy. Amazing kicker. ---
**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:** [November 5, 2022, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1222 "2022-11-05T00:56:40Z")
Apparently he was John Prine’s cousin. And he died on halloween, no less, that is an awesome move. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=60) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=62)