# 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:** 69
**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:** [December 6, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1363 "2022-12-06T15:42:26Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > > [@Railer13](#): > > > > She was born in Wichita. Her father’s name was Robert Alley, and he owned a lumberyard, called ‘Buck Alley Lumber.’ He used to advertise heavily on the local TV stations. He was seriously injured in a 1981 auto accident which killed his wife. > > Yes, and she married a man named Robert Alley. Same name as her father. So she was born Kirstie Alley. Married Bob Alley and took his last name. When she got a divorce she went back to her maiden name. ---
**Author:** ![RobotDevilDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@RobotDevilDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobotDevilDog)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1364 "2022-12-06T18:47:35Z")
If ever there was a woman who should have hyphenated her last name, it’s Kirstie Alley-Alley. ---
**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 6, 2022, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1365 "2022-12-06T22:44:09Z")
Legendary boxing referee Mills Lane has [died at 85](https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/35197067/mills-lane-hall-fame-boxing-referee-dies-age-85). ---
**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:** [December 9, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1366 "2022-12-09T18:40:56Z")
> **[Longtime Arizona GOP Rep. Jim Kolbe dies at 80](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/04/arizona-jim-kolbe-dies-at-80-00072089)** > > “He once said he was ‘born for the job,’” Gov. Doug Ducey said. “He certainly was, and Arizona is better for it.” > **[Jule Campbell, fashion editor behind the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue,...](https://www.cnn.com/style/article/jule-campbell-si-swimsuit-issue-dies-intl/index.html)** > > Jule Campbell, the fashion editor behind the iconic — and often infamous — Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, has died at 96. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2022, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1367 "2022-12-09T21:56:29Z")
George Newell, last surviving “Schoolhouse Rock!” creator has uttered his last interjection > **[A Schoolhouse Rock! tribute to honor the passing of its last surviving creator](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/12/a-schoolhouse-rock-tribute-to-honor-the-passing-of-its-last-surviving-creator/)** > > George Newall, a former ad exec who co-created the influential series, has died at 88. Brian Rats! ---
**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 9, 2022, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1368 "2022-12-09T22:52:59Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > George Newell, last surviving “Schoolhouse Rock!” creator has uttered his last interjection DARN! That’s the end ---
**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 10, 2022, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1369 "2022-12-10T00:28:13Z")
OUCH! That hurts. ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1370 "2022-12-10T03:29:15Z")
Breaking news > **[U.S. soccer journalist Grant Wahl dies while covering World Cup match in Qatar](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/10/us-soccer-journalist-grant-wahl-dies-while-covering-world-cup-in-qatar.html)** > > “Fans of soccer and journalism of the highest quality knew we could always count on Grant to deliver insightful and entertaining stories about our game,” U.S. Soccer said in a statement. Age not stated. ---
**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:** [December 10, 2022, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1371 "2022-12-10T03:45:41Z")
According to Wikipedia, he was born in 1974, so probably 48. Or 52 points if someone was REALLY prescient. ---
**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:** [December 10, 2022, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1372 "2022-12-10T04:07:30Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Or 52 points if someone was REALLY prescient. Yeah, but if someone had actually picked him (thread search says no), they would be really pissed that a couple days ago he would have been worth 53. ---
**Author:** ![candide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@candide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/candide)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1373 "2022-12-10T20:00:31Z")
In putting together my 2023 list I came across this: > **[Scottish sports great Tom Smith dies aged 50 | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/07/sport/tom-smith-dies-scotland-rugby-spt-intl/index.html)** > > Former Scotland and British & Irish Lions rugby international Tom Smith has died aged 50, after being diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in 2019. It occurred at about the same time as Dwayne Haskins and Gilbert Godfried died, so I missed it. Not surer if it’s a unique pick, but it is 50 points for me. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1374 "2022-12-10T20:52:38Z")
UK sitcom star Ruth Madoc, from _Hi De Hi_ (a series about a British Holiday Camp set in the 60s) died during surgery aged 79. I got points on my Themed list, but not this one. Yay me. > **[Ruth Madoc: Hi-de-Hi! actress dies aged 79](https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63927507)** > > The actress died in hospital on Friday after surgery for a fall earlier in the week, her agent says. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2022, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1375 "2022-12-11T00:46:52Z")
> **[Richard Miller, ILM Sculptor Who Created Princess Leia’s Gold Bikini, Dies at 80](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/richard-miller-dead-ilm-sculptor-star-wars-1235279457/)** > > A vital member of the effects company's creature and model shops for nearly three decades, he contributed to four 'Star Wars' films and movies in the 'Star Trek,' 'Back to the Future' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean' franchises. ---
**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 11, 2022, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1376 "2022-12-11T02:17:49Z")
That man died a hero ---
**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 11, 2022, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1377 "2022-12-11T13:56:44Z")
Not a Unique Pick, but 50 points for **Hoopy\_Frood** and **candide** | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | phungi | 256 | 5(2) | | 2 | Registered\_at\_Last | 224 | 5(1) | | 3 | Happy\_Lendervedder | 218 | 4(1) | | 4 | jeezums | 196 | 4 | | 5 | candide | 177 | 4 | | 6 | RobotDevilDog | 164 | 4 | | 7 | RTFirefly | 161 | 4 | | 8 | Loach | 156 | 3(1) | | 9 | Little\_Nemo | 152 | 4 | | 10 | Hoopy\_Frood | 144 | 3 | | 11 | Mahaloth | 143 | 5(1) | | 12 | Queen\_Anne\_s\_Lace | 142 | 3 | | 13 | Mean\_MrMustard | 134 | 4 | | 14 | Reindeer\_Flotilla | 131 | 3 | | 15 | It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery | 127 | 3 | | 16 | WolfpackJeep | 109 | 4(1) | | 17 | imthjckaz | 108 | 3(1) | | 18 | Captain\_Klutz | 104 | 2 | | 19 | Maus\_Magill | 100 | 2 | | 20 | Bayaker | 94 | 2 | | 20 | Kitten\_Mitten | 94 | 2 | | 22 | GIGObuster | 92 | 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) | | 39 | Shoeless | 22 | 2(1) | | 41 | eschereal | 21 | 1(1) | | 42 | vivalostwages | 18 | 1(1) | | 42 | xizor | 18 | 1(1) | | 44 | commasense | 17 | 4(1) | | 45 | gwendee | 16 | 2 | | 46 | Gyrate | 15 | 2 | | 46 | kitap | 15 | 2 | | 46 | ProfPepperwinkle | 15 | 2 | | 49 | Lsura | 14 | 2 | | 50 | Biotop | 13 | 1(1) | | 50 | Hatchie | 13 | 1(1) | | 50 | kayT | 13 | 1(1) | | 53 | GuanoLad | 12 | 1(1) | | 53 | Hschardi | 12 | 1 | | 55 | truthseeker3 | 11 | 1 | | 56 | Mona\_Lott | 10 | 1 | | 56 | Railer13 | 10 | 1 | | 56 | Snowboarder\_Bo | 10 | 1 | | 56 | tuesdayweld | 10 | 1 | | 60 | D\_Anconia | 9 | 1 | | 60 | SpoilerVirgin | 9 | 1 | | 60 | Tristan | 9 | 1 | | 63 | teelabrown | 6 | 1 | | 63 | zadscmc | 6 | 2(1) | | 65 | Gatopescado | 4 | 1 | | 65 | Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi | 4 | 1 | | 65 | Precambrianmollusc | 4 | 1 | | 65 | rhl | 4 | 1 | | 65 | RollOutTheBarrel | 4 | 1 | | 65 | Skunkdog | 4 | 1 | | 65 | Stephe96 | 4 | 1 | | 72 | Baker | 2 | 4(2) | ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1378 "2022-12-12T01:03:28Z")
Paul Silas at 79 > **[Paul Silas, 3-time NBA champion player and coach, dead at 79 | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/11/us/paul-silas-nba-player-coach-obit-spt-intl/index.html)** > > Known for his defensive prowess, Silas was a three-time NBA champion in his 16 seasons as a player in the league. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2022, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1379 "2022-12-12T06:41:00Z")
Thanks for finding that. I missed that one as well and haven’t gotten around to creating my new list for next year. (At which point I check the current list for missed deaths.) Also… > **[Joyce Bryant, ‘bronze blond bombshell’ of the 1950s, dies at 95](https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/11/29/joyce-bryant-nightclub-singer-dead/)** > > One of the major Black nightclub singers of her era, she left entertainment in 1955 to pursue missionary work but later returned to the stage as an opera singer. ---
**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 12, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1380 "2022-12-12T21:21:32Z")
Angelo Badalamenti, composer, has died at age 85. He did the Twin Peaks theme along with many others. > **[Angelo Badalamenti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Badalamenti)** > > Angelo Daniel Badalamenti (March 22, 1937 – December 11, 2022) was an American composer and arranger best known for his work in composing for films. He is best known for his acclaimed collaborations with director David Lynch, notably the scores for Blue Velvet (1986), the Twin Peaks television series (both the original 1990–1992 television series and the 2017 revival), The Straight Story (1999), and Mulholland Drive (2001). > Badalamenti also composed scores for such films as National Lampoon's ... ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2022, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1381 "2022-12-13T02:04:35Z")
> **[Georgia Holt, actress and Cher's mother, dies age 96 | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/12/entertainment/cher-mother-georgia-holt-dies-intl-scli/index.html)** > > Cher is mourning the loss of her mother, Georgia Holt, who has died at the age of 96. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1382 "2022-12-13T14:38:08Z")
> **[Stuart Margolin, Emmy-Winning Actor on ‘The Rockford Files,’ Dies at 82](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/stuart-margolin-dead-rockford-files-1235280888/amp/)** > > James Garner's pal also appeared in 'Death Wish' and 'S.O.B.' and was a busy TV director and songwriter. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=68) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=70)