# 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:** 38
**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:** [March 15, 2023, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/741 "2023-03-15T20:22:09Z")
Will it be against the rules to provide any sort of health care to your picks? ---
**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:** [March 16, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/742 "2023-03-16T00:28:56Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > _Every time you masturbate, Og ~~kills a kitten~~ adds another year to Keith Richards’ life_. He might as well legally change his name to “Lazarus Long”. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2023, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/743 "2023-03-16T04:38:00Z")
Jim Gordon, drummer for Derek and the Dominoes, co-writer of _Layla,_ musician on many other recordings as a member of The Wrecking Crew dead at 77. Also a murderer. Died in prison. > **[Jim Gordon, Drummer for Eric Clapton and ‘Layla’ Co-Writer Who Was Convicted...](https://variety.com/2023/music/news/jim-gordon-drummer-layla-cowriter-dead-1235555775/amp/)** > > Jim Gordon, a top drummer for Eric Clapton, George Harrison and countless others who was diagnosed with schizophrenia after murdering his mother in 1983, has died. According to the announcement, he… ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/744 "2023-03-16T16:43:06Z")
| 1 | phungi | 106 | 2 | 2 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | GIGObuster | 42 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 42 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | lel | 25 | 1 | 1 | | 5 | JohnT | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Railer 13 | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Shoeless | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Stephe96 | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | zadscmc | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 9 | Allecher | 13 | 1 | 1 | | 10 | romansperson | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 11 | Borborygmi | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 11 | Spoiler Virgin | 5 | 1 | 1 | ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/745 "2023-03-16T17:52:18Z")
Tweeter and the Monkeyman! Love that song. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/746 "2023-03-16T22:35:21Z")
Do not forget my 5 Bud Grant points! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/747 "2023-03-16T22:58:24Z")
| 1 | phungi | 106 | 2 | 2 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | GIGObuster | 42 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 42 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | lel | 25 | 1 | 1 | | 5 | JohnT | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Railer 13 | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Shoeless | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Stephe96 | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | zadscmc | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 9 | Allecher | 13 | 1 | 1 | | 10 | romansperson | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 11 | Biotop | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 11 | Borborygmi | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 11 | Spoiler Virgin | 5 | 1 | 1 | ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/748 "2023-03-17T03:27:01Z")
I have _got_ to get on the board. What do the rules say about casting old Polish curses? ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/749 "2023-03-17T04:37:52Z")
9/13 of my picks have private pilot licenses. I’m just waiting for someone to go up in bad weather. ---
**Author:** ![jeezums](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@jeezums](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeezums)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/750 "2023-03-17T16:16:36Z")
Finally on the board. 29 points for Bobby Caldwell. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/751 "2023-03-17T19:34:36Z")
Passing this news item along in case it might be of interest: > **[‘Jurassic Park’ Star Sam Neill Reveals Stage 3 Blood Cancer Diagnosis](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jurassic-park-star-sam-neill-190247001.html)** > > ‘I’m not afraid to die, but it would annoy me," says the actor, whose new memoir is out on Tuesday ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/752 "2023-03-17T19:39:37Z")
> **[Actor Lance Reddick from ‘The Wire,’ ‘John Wick’ dead at 60](https://nypost.com/2023/03/17/actor-lance-reddick-from-the-wire-john-wick-dead-at-60/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow)** > > His passing comes just days after he skipped the premiere of “John Wick 4” — starring Keanu Reeves — that took place Wednesday in New York City. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/753 "2023-03-17T19:59:24Z")
Huge shock. I knew him as Broyles in Fringe, along with his appearances on LOST and in the game Horizon Zero Dawn. Mainly Broyles, where he was in most episodes and they did a great job making him seem suspicious at the beginning of the show…only for us to realize he was completely good and his casting was kind of a misdirection. Loved him on Fringe. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/754 "2023-03-17T20:30:08Z")
| 1 | phungi | 106 | 2 | 2 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | GIGObuster | 42 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 42 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | jeezums | 29 | 1 | 1 | | 5 | lel | 25 | 1 | 1 | | 6 | JohnT | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 6 | Railer 13 | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 6 | Shoeless | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 6 | Stephe96 | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 6 | zadscmc | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 11 | Allecher | 13 | 1 | 1 | | 12 | romansperson | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 13 | Biotop | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 13 | Borborygmi | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 13 | Spoiler Virgin | 5 | 1 | 1 | ---
**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:** [March 17, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/755 "2023-03-17T23:51:48Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Huge shock. I knew him as Broyles in Fringe, along with his appearances on LOST and in the game Horizon Zero Dawn. > > Mainly Broyles, where he was in most episodes and they did a great job making him seem suspicious at the beginning of the show…only for us to realize he was completely good and his casting was kind of a misdirection. Loved him on Fringe. That’s a huge blow to Horizon. The character can not be anyone else and they are developing the third one. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2023, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/756 "2023-03-19T16:20:23Z")
I just got off a Caribbean cruise, where I promise I didn’t kill anyone, despite great provocation. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/757 "2023-03-19T16:40:56Z")
> [@Reeses\_Monkey](#): > > I promise I didn’t kill anyone, despite great provocation The rules do not prohibit you from killing _anyone_, you just may not kill someone worth points/standing (i.e., a pick in the current thread). ---
**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:** [March 19, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/758 "2023-03-19T16:53:17Z")
New proposed rule: Participants may not exchange lists in order to kill each other’s celebrities. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/759 "2023-03-19T17:07:05Z")
perhaps it is a good thing that Stranger\_on\_a\_Train does not participate in this game ---
**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:** [March 19, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/760 "2023-03-19T17:10:34Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > New proposed rule: Participants may not exchange lists in order to kill each other’s celebrities. I feel like any celebrity murdered by a Doper can be automatically disqualified from valid scoring. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=37) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=39)