# 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:** 74
**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 31, 2022, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1463 "2022-12-31T07:58:20Z")
Same here. But I can handle finishing in the top 25 (I believe I’m currently 25th, though Barbara Walters may push me down some). ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1464 "2022-12-31T09:54:34Z")
The (ex)Pope has died. Long live the Pope! [Pope Benedict](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/pope-emeritus-benedict-xvi-dies-95-rcna63442) ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1465 "2022-12-31T09:56:20Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I do not like this ‘everyone gets last minute points in the final few days but me’ development. I’m not liking this ‘all of my 2023 picks are dropping in 2022’ business either. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1466 "2022-12-31T09:57:13Z")
It’s a flipping bloodbath out there. ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1467 "2022-12-31T10:07:29Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Based on a TV news report it sounds as if Pope Benedict may be circling the drain. I hope he lives to the new year or I’ll have some work to do changing 2023 lists. Oops. And it’s looking like we might need to research Time of Death this for Final Hours award? though at this point, we still got 20+ hours left, and given the rampage Mr. Reaper’s on at this point, the Final Hours award might actually be awarded during the final hour… ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1468 "2022-12-31T10:09:30Z")
From my link above: With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican,” the Vatican said in a statement early Saturday. No cause of death was provided. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1469 "2022-12-31T10:58:53Z")
I am morbid, but not so morbid as to research times of death. If it’s reported, as with the Pope, I’ll use it. But if two celebs die on the same day now I’ll count Final Hours as a tie. We once had the Opening Kickoff like that. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1470 "2022-12-31T13:13:13Z")
Wikipedia says Walters died on Friday the 30th. > **[Barbara Walters](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Walters)** > > Barbara Jill Walters (September 25, 1929 – December 30, 2022) was an American broadcast journalist and television personality. Known for her interviewing ability and popularity with viewers, she appeared as a host of numerous television programs, including Today, the ABC Evening News, 20/20, and The View. Walters was a working journalist from 1951 until her retirement in 2015. Walters was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1989, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Walters beg... ---
**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 31, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1471 "2022-12-31T13:35:43Z")
Quite a day! Don West: 41 Points to **Happy\_Lendervedder, Loach, Registered\_at\_Last** Barbara Walters: 7 Points to **Irritant, McDeath\_the\_Mad, tuesdayweld** Pope Benedict XVI: 5 points to **amaranth, ataraxy22, DrGirlfriend, lel, Lsura, McDeath\_the\_Mad, Precambrianmollusk, zadscmc** | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Registered\_at\_Last | 265 | 6(1) | | 2 | Happy\_Lendervedder | 259 | 5(1) | | 3 | phungi | 256 | 5(2) | | 4 | Loach | 197 | 4(1) | | 5 | jeezums | 196 | 4 | | 6 | candide | 177 | 4 | | 7 | Queen\_Anne\_s\_Lace | 174 | 4(1) | | 8 | RobotDevilDog | 164 | 4 | | 9 | Hoopy\_Frood | 161 | 4(1) | | 9 | RTFirefly | 161 | 4 | | 11 | Little\_Nemo | 152 | 4 | | 12 | Mahaloth | 143 | 5(1) | | 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 | ataraxy22 | 81 | 3 | | 23 | Catamount | 81 | 4 | | 25 | Superdude | 71 | 2 | | 26 | Borborygmi | 47 | 2(1) | | 26 | DrGirlfriend | 47 | 4 | | 28 | gkster | 42 | 3 | | 29 | J-P\_L | 41 | 3 | | 30 | irritant | 40 | 2 | | 31 | eschereal | 39 | 2(1) | | 32 | Allecher | 38 | 2 | | 33 | Dung\_Beetle | 33 | 2(1) | | 34 | amarinth | 32 | 2 | | 35 | critter42 | 31 | 2 | | 35 | kingEabe | 31 | 2 | | 37 | Cazzle | 27 | 1 | | 37 | NurseCarmen | 27 | 1 | | 37 | Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle | 27 | 1 | | 40 | Hatchie | 24 | 2(2) | | 41 | JohnT | 22 | 2(1) | | 41 | Shoeless | 22 | 2(1) | | 43 | Lsura | 19 | 3 | | 44 | Pardel-Lux | 18 | 1 | | 44 | vivalostwages | 18 | 1(1) | | 44 | xizor | 18 | 1(1) | | 47 | commasense | 17 | 4(1) | | 47 | tuesdayweld | 17 | 2 | | 47 | zadscmc | 17 | 4(2) | | 50 | gwendee | 16 | 2 | | 51 | Gyrate | 15 | 2 | | 51 | kitap | 15 | 2 | | 51 | ProfPepperwinkle | 15 | 2 | | 54 | Biotop | 13 | 1(1) | | 54 | kayT | 13 | 1(1) | | 56 | GuanoLad | 12 | 1(1) | | 56 | Hschardi | 12 | 1 | | 56 | McDeath\_the\_Mad | 12 | 2 | | 59 | truthseeker3 | 11 | 1 | | 60 | Mona\_Lott | 10 | 1 | | 60 | Railer13 | 10 | 1 | | 60 | Snowboarder\_Bo | 10 | 1 | | 63 | D\_Anconia | 9 | 1 | | 63 | Precambrianmollusc | 9 | 2 | | 63 | SpoilerVirgin | 9 | 1 | | 63 | Tristan | 9 | 1 | | 67 | teelabrown | 6 | 1 | | 68 | lel | 5 | 1 | | 69 | Gatopescado | 4 | 1 | | 69 | Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi | 4 | 1 | | 69 | rhl | 4 | 1 | | 69 | RollOutTheBarrel | 4 | 1 | | 69 | Skunkdog | 4 | 1 | | 69 | Stephe96 | 4 | 1 | | 75 | Baker | 2 | 4(2) | ---
**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 31, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1472 "2022-12-31T13:45:43Z")
Shot up to 4th and there’s still time. Go team! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1473 "2022-12-31T13:59:45Z")
Pele, Baba Wawa, and Benedict all dying in the year’s final days is gonna mess up a lot of 2023 lists! I’d had Don West as my sole 2023 alternate. I’d better find a new one, the way the picks are dropping like flies! ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1474 "2022-12-31T14:45:52Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I am morbid, but not so morbid as to research times of death. If it’s reported, as with the Pope, I’ll use it. But if two celebs die on the same day now I’ll count Final Hours as a tie. We once had the Opening Kickoff like that. Seems like if there is a tie the game should go into…sudden death. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1475 "2022-12-31T14:46:15Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Seems like if there is a tie the game should go into…sudden death. Hah!! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1476 "2022-12-31T14:50:43Z")
I’m going to have to file that one for future use. ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1477 "2022-12-31T14:54:30Z")
The “Final Hours” award is going down to the wire. I don’t remember this much late ACTION INACTION grave diving by the unwitting participants in many a year. It’s really heart stopping breathtaking pavement pounding exiting exciting news. ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1478 "2022-12-31T16:03:09Z")
I was hoping for a finish in the top ten. Although the way the last couple of days have been going I might still have a chance. ---
**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 31, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1479 "2022-12-31T18:18:42Z")
Yay points Don’t have long to get my 2023 list in ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1480 "2022-12-31T22:23:11Z")
I was hoping to stay in the top 5. Now I’m just barely hanging onto the top 10! ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2023, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1481 "2023-01-01T03:34:31Z")
Could be the final points (Pointer points?) of 2022: > **[Anita Pointer, founding member of the Pointer Sisters, dies at age 74](https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/anita-pointer-dies-age-74-founding-member-pointer-sisters/)** > > "Heaven is a more loving beautiful place with Anita there," her family said in a statement. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2023, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/1482 "2023-01-01T03:46:29Z")
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