# 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:** 57
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1121 "2023-06-08T14:22:47Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Pat Robertson has died at age 93. Christian broadcaster. I _thought_ the weather seemed nice today. Might have even heard some bells ring. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1122 "2023-06-08T14:51:58Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > **Peter David** , comic book writer, has been quite ill and has setup a gofundme that indicates he has had a heart attack, kidney failure, and some small strokes. > [@Czarcasm](#): > > I really enjoyed his version of The Hulk. Agreed - his runs on Spectacular Spider-man and Incredible Hulk were some of the best reading. I also enjoyed his novel Artful about The Artful Dodger. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1123 "2023-06-08T15:02:27Z")
Three players with Robertson | 1 | phungi | 106 | 2 | 2 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | Happy Lendervedder | 57 | 2 | 0 | | 3 | GIGObuster | 42 | 1 | 0 | | 3 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 42 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Stephe96 | 36 | 2 | 0 | | 6 | jeezums | 29 | 1 | 1 | | 7 | ataraxy22 | 28 | 1 | 0 | | 7 | Hoopy Frood | 28 | 1 | 0 | | 7 | Queen Anne’s Lace | 28 | 1 | 0 | | 10 | zadscmc | 26 | 2 | 1 | | 11 | lel | 25 | 1 | 1 | | 12 | JohnT | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 12 | Railer 13 | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 12 | Shoeless | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | Bad Wiring | 17 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | kayT | 17 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | McDeath the Mad | 17 | 1 | 0 | | 18 | J-P l | 16 | 1 | 0 | | 18 | Karl Gauss | 16 | 1 | 0 | | 20 | Allecher | 13 | 1 | 1 | | 21 | GuanoLad | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 21 | Mahaloth | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 21 | Paul Was in Saudi | 11 | 2 | 0 | | 21 | romansperson | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 25 | NotherYinzer | 7 | 1 | 0 | | 25 | Ponch8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | | 27 | Biotop | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 27 | Borborygmi | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 27 | Spoiler Virgin | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 30 | commasense | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 31 | Baker | 0 | 1 | 1 | ---
**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:** [June 8, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1124 "2023-06-08T15:31:15Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Three players with Robertson I had him is some previous pools. Glad I could help others out by dropping him. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1125 "2023-06-09T00:49:54Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Bummer. I drive a white Dodge Challenger because of that movie. I’m just about to re-register it; I think I’ll get vanity plates: VNSH PT. I wonder if anyone will get it. More sad news. My desired vanity plate was taken. This really makes Newman’s death hurt, man. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1126 "2023-06-09T03:23:54Z")
James Watt, Reagan’s secretary of the Interior, Beach Boys hater, and the man who described a commission as having “a black, a woman, two Jews and a cripple” died today, worth 15 points. > **[James Watt, sharp-tongued and pro-development Interior secretary under...](https://apnews.com/article/james-watt-interior-secretary-dead-c9119f1ed545653ae8ccf4f7e14bf327)** > > Reagan administration Interior Secretary James Watt has died at age 85. The sharp-tongued Watt drew frequent criticism from environmentalists over what they saw as pro-development policies that included expanded logging and drilling on public lands.... ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1127 "2023-06-09T13:38:29Z")
James Watt always makes me think of this [Johnny Carson sketch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Evt6As72m4). ---
**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:** [June 9, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1128 "2023-06-09T14:04:08Z")
> [@SpoilerVirgin](#): > > James Watt always makes me think of this [Johnny Carson sketch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Evt6As72m4). I’m so glad you said this. Also my only real memory reference of him. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1129 "2023-06-09T16:43:25Z")
I remember Watt saying we didn’t need to protect this planet because the Rapture was coming any time now. That was forty years ago. Falwell Sr. peddled that same bullshit too. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1130 "2023-06-09T17:35:33Z")
Terry McDermott has died at age 82. Gold Medalist speed skater for the US in 1964, winning the only Gold Medal for the US at that Olympics. Also, he was the other guest on the Ed Sullivan show the night the Beatles debuted on US TV. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1131 "2023-06-09T17:58:28Z")
I believe there were several other guests that appeared on the show the day the Beatles debuted, including Frank Gorshin and the Broadway cast of “Oliver!”. If I’m not mistaken, McDermott was in the audience; Sullivan called him out and he stood and took a bow to the applause. mmm ---
**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:** [June 9, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1132 "2023-06-09T18:47:15Z")
The Oliver cast included Artful Dodger (and future Monkee) Davy Jones. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1133 "2023-06-09T18:50:49Z")
Or the Bloom County strip with “A black, a woman, two dips, and a cripple.” I can’t link it but Google image search will take you there. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1134 "2023-06-09T19:02:17Z")
I am a little surprised that he was not picked, I thought I remembered his name. But there are several other Terry’s ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1135 "2023-06-09T19:06:54Z")
His 'child" Angies List grew up, disappointed its parent and died before he did. The commercial bastard it became is a disapointment to all. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1136 "2023-06-09T19:53:41Z")
> **['Breaking Bad' actor Mike Batayeh dead at 52](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/breaking-bad-actor-mike-batayeh-dead-52?intcmp=tw_fnc)** > > "Breaking Bad" star Mike Batayeh died after suffering a heart attack, a representative confirmed to Fox News Digital. The actor played Dennis, a laundromat manager, in the show. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1137 "2023-06-09T20:25:59Z")
I was a speedskater as a youngster. Terry came to the meet in Midland in 1965 and brought his medal. He let us kids take turns holding it. Yes, I took a turn. He also won a silver medal at the 1968 Olympics, both in the 500 meter event. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2023, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1138 "2023-06-09T20:28:40Z")
> [@Kitten\_Mitten](#): > > I was a speedskater as a youngster. Terry came to the meet in Midland in 1965 and brought his medal. He let us kids take turns holding it. Yes, I took a turn. Very cool. Closest I have is that Frank Tanana used to come to my school all the time because his kids played against us in sports. He was a newly retired Detroit Tiger at the time. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2023, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1139 "2023-06-09T20:42:55Z")
One of Tanana’s best friends from HS, and was on the HS baseball team with him, lived in the same dorm as me and my friends. We heard several stories about their exploits in HS but as that was a long long time ago, I don’t recall them. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1140 "2023-06-10T17:23:27Z")
> **[‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski found dead in his jail cell at 81](https://nypost.com/2023/06/10/unabomber-ted-kaczynski-found-dead-in-jail-cell/?utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter)** > > Kaczynski was discovered in his cell Saturday morning, officials said. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=56) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=58)