# 2023 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2022, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831 "2022-12-01T04:02:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/341 "2023-01-09T02:20:37Z")
I’d like to make a suggestion: All awards should be announced at the end of the year. By doing this, if a death is discovered later in the year (by days or months) that is earlier than a previous known death, we don’t have the possibility of confusion. IMHO. -Charlie… ---
**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:** [January 9, 2023, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/342 "2023-01-09T02:36:57Z")
Now joining The Angel on the Roof Russell Banks , author has died > **[Russell Banks, Novelist Steeped in the Working Class, Dies at 82](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/08/books/russell-banks-dead.html)** > > He brought his own sometimes painful blue-collar experiences to bear in acclaimed stories exploring issues of race, class and power in American life. His book Cloudsplitter about John Brown came up is another thread recently, a consistently great author. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/343 "2023-01-09T05:16:12Z")
That is a good idea, but I have one issue. Sometimes the death of a pick is not noted for quite some time. Admittedly the only time this matters is the beginning of the year, so I’m not sure what should be done about this. So, this year I will suggest the following. Since Pearce was not presented until after Vialli, this year he will not be awarded the Opening Kickoff. But in 2024 I will do as **zadscmc** has suggested, and not post the awards until the end of the year. If you have an issue with this, please PM me and we will discuss this. So keep an eye on your picks, especially for the Opening Kickoff! ---
**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:** [January 9, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/344 "2023-01-09T20:25:34Z")
MMA fighter Victoria Lee dies offering maximum Celebrity Death Pool points (CDPP). > **[Victoria Lee, Rising MMA Star, Dies at 18](https://www.si.com/mma/2023/01/08/victoria-lee-rising-mma-star-one-championship-dies-age-18)** > > Lee’s sister, Angela, revealed the heartbreaking news on Saturday. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/345 "2023-01-09T22:25:04Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > That is a good idea, but I have one issue. Sometimes the death of a pick is not noted for quite some time. Admittedly the only time this matters is the beginning of the year, so I’m not sure what should be done about this. When reviewing my 2022 list last month, I discovered that one of my 2022 picks actually died in 2021 but it wasn’t announced until much later in 2022. I didn’t bother mentioning it in thread because my first alternate didn’t die anyway, so my score wouldn’t have changed. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2023, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/346 "2023-01-10T02:19:50Z")
Donald Trump (gag) is reporting on Truth Social that Diamond of Diamond & Silk has died. I’ve seen no confirming news report, but a month ago it was reported that she’d been hospitalized with [Covid](https://eurweb.com/2022/lynette-hardaway-reportedly-battling-covid/). If true, it’s about 58 points (she was born in 1971). > Weird that it’s saying 2:15 a.m. tomorrow. On Twitter, it says Ron posted this at 9:15 p.m. today. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/347 "2023-01-10T02:27:47Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > That is a good idea, but I have one issue. Sometimes the death of a pick is not noted for quite some time. Admittedly the only time this matters is the beginning of the year, so I’m not sure what should be done about this. As we see now with Victoria Lee, who actually died on Dec. 26. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/348 "2023-01-10T02:44:17Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Donald Trump (gag) is reporting on Truth Social that Diamond of Diamond & Silk has died. Evidently true. > ---
**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:** [January 10, 2023, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/349 "2023-01-10T03:10:28Z")
Sheesh, she’s barely cold and they’re already grifting off her death. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/350 "2023-01-10T18:09:46Z")
These threads are great. I learn about people I have never heard of. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/351 "2023-01-10T21:35:30Z")
Reports: Greece’s former king Constantine II dead at 82 ---
**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:** [January 11, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/352 "2023-01-11T01:42:05Z")
🎶 Your time has run out to atone, Georgie 🎶 🎶 I see the Lord has called you home, Georgie 🎶 > **[Controversial Catholic cleric Pell dies aged 81](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-64231261)** > > The Australian cardinal's convictions on child abuse charges, quashed on appeal, shocked the Church. _(apologies to Tim Minchin)_ ---
**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:** [January 11, 2023, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/353 "2023-01-11T05:21:01Z")
[Kenneth Rowe (née No Kum-sok)](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/kenneth-rowe/), North Korean pilot who considered assassinating Kim Il Sung but instead decided to defect and two months later landed his MiG-15bis (the more advanced MiG) at Kimpo Air Base just outside Pyongyang, almost getting shot down in the process. His story is featured in this book The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot: The True Story of the Tyrant Who Created North Korea and The Young Lieutenant Who Stole His Way to Freedom ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/354 "2023-01-11T11:27:32Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > …decided to defect and two months later landed his MiG-15bis (the more advanced MiG) at Kimpo Air Base just outside Pyongyang… Kimpo Air Base is just outside _Seoul_. If he had landed near Pyongyang he would have been in deep doo-doo. ---
**Author:** ![Kitten\_Mitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/355 "2023-01-11T11:53:38Z")
Sadly, Blake Hounshell, 44, leaves behind his wife and 2 children. [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/business/media/blake-hounshell-dead.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/business/media/blake-hounshell-dead.html) ---
**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:** [January 11, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/356 "2023-01-11T20:32:51Z")
Model Tatjana Patitz has died at 56. Cause of death has not been reported. ---
**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:** [January 11, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/357 "2023-01-11T22:10:08Z")
Guitarist Jeff Beck has died. > **[Jeff Beck](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Beck)** > > Geoffrey Arnold Beck (24 June 1944 – 10 January 2023) was an English guitarist. He rose to prominence as a member of the rock band The Yardbirds, and afterwards founded and fronted The Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. In 1975, he switched to an instrumental style with focus on an innovative sound, and his releases spanned genres and styles ranging from blues rock, hard rock, jazz fusion and a blend of guitar-rock and electronica. > Beck was ranked in the top five of Rolling Stone an... ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/358 "2023-01-11T23:25:31Z")
A bummer, but I guess Boomers like me will have to get used to it. Just about all the British Invasion stars were WWII babies, and they’re either pushing 80, or have already passed that milestone if they haven’t already passed away. ---
**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:** [January 12, 2023, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/359 "2023-01-12T04:26:29Z")
Former NFL running back and Heisman winner Charles White has died at 64. > **[USC star RB, Heisman winner White dies at 64](https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35429778/usc-star-tailback-1979-heisman-trophy-winner-charles-white-dies-64)** > > Charles White, the legendary USC tailback who won the Heisman Trophy in 1979, died Wednesday. He was 64. ---
**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:** [January 12, 2023, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/360 "2023-01-12T10:32:30Z")
It’s now being attributed to [breast cancer](https://people.com/style/supermodel-tatjana-patitz-cause-of-death/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab&mibextid=Zxz2cZ). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=19)