# 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:** 77
**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:** [September 2, 2023, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1521 "2023-09-02T06:59:19Z")
Apparently, Jimmy Buffett is off for a cheeseburger in paradise. (that’s a terrible joke, but it just hangs there) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1522 "2023-09-02T09:48:16Z")
Since he made one of his best songs out of a terrible joke (“[The weather is here, wish you were beautiful](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZH-QtdQ71k)”) I’d say it’s apropos. Damn, this one hurts. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2023, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1523 "2023-09-02T09:53:47Z")
His fans just went from Parrothead to Deadhead. mmm ---
**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:** [September 2, 2023, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1524 "2023-09-02T13:16:48Z")
Obligatory [link](https://apnews.com/article/obituary-jimmy-buffett-4295f355b39237f40663d485c4c6d557). ---
**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:** [September 2, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1525 "2023-09-02T13:23:21Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Apparently, Jimmy Buffett is off for a cheeseburger in paradise. > > (that’s a terrible joke, but it just hangs there) Some people say there’s a woman to blame. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2023, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1526 "2023-09-02T13:35:06Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Some people say there’s a woman to blame. I wonder if he finally found that lost salt shaker. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1527 "2023-09-02T13:57:51Z")
Jack Batty gets on the board! | 1 | Happy Lendervedder | 136 | 3 | 1 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | phungi | 106 | 2 | 2 | | 3 | GIGObuster | 70 | 2 | 0 | | 4 | jeezums | 62 | 2 | 1 | | 5 | Hoopy Frood | 61 | 2 | 0 | | 5 | McDeath the Mad | 61 | 2 | 0 | | 5 | RTFirefly | 61 | 2 | 0 | | 8 | Mean Mr. Mustard | 54 | 2 | 0 | | 9 | Reindeer Flotilla | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 9 | tuesdayweld | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 11 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 42 | 1 | 0 | | 12 | smithsb | 38 | 1 | 1 | | 13 | Stephe96 | 36 | 2 | 0 | | 14 | KittenMitten | 33 | 1 | 0 | | 14 | RobotDevilDog | 33 | 1 | 0 | | 16 | ataraxy22 | 28 | 1 | 0 | | 16 | Queen Anne’s Lace | 28 | 1 | 0 | | 18 | zadscmc | 27 | 2 | 0 | | 19 | lel | 25 | 1 | 1 | | 20 | Jack Batty | 24 | 1 | 1 | | 21 | Railer 13 | 23 | 2 | 1 | | 22 | Loach | 21 | 1 | 0 | | 22 | Bad Wiring | 21 | 2 | 0 | | 24 | JohnT | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 24 | RollOutTheBarrel | 19 | 1 | 1 | | 24 | Shoeless | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 27 | J-P L | 17 | 2 | 0 | | 27 | kayT | 17 | 1 | 0 | | 29 | Karl Gauss | 16 | 1 | 0 | | 29 | Paul Was in Saudi | 16 | 4 | 0 | | 31 | Pardel-Lux | 14 | 1 | 1 | | 32 | Allecher | 13 | 1 | 1 | | 33 | GuanoLad | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 33 | Mahaloth | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 33 | romansperson | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 33 | xizor | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 37 | commasense | 8 | 2 | 0 | | 38 | NotherYinzer | 7 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | Ponch8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | | 40 | Biotop | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 40 | Borborygmi | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 40 | Spoiler Virgin | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 43 | Catamount | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 43 | Superdude | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 43 | WolfpackJeep | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 46 | Baker | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 46 | Dr. Girlfriend | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 46 | Flik the Blue | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 46 | imthjckaz | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 46 | journeyfan | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 46 | Lord Feldon | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 46 | Mrs. E | 1 | 1 | 0 | ---
**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:** [September 2, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1528 "2023-09-02T14:07:16Z")
Oh damn. I forgot I had him. Good on him for getting that pilot’s license. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2023, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1529 "2023-09-02T14:10:27Z")
He knows it’s his own damn fault ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1530 "2023-09-02T17:17:59Z")
> **[Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson dead at 75](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/former-new-mexico-gov-bill-richardson-dead-75)** > > Former New Mexico Democratic governor and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson died in his sleep Friday night at his home in Massachusetts. He was 75. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2023, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1531 "2023-09-03T22:49:10Z")
> **[Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell enters hospice care](https://consequence.net/2023/09/smash-mouth-steve-harwell-hospice-days-left-to-live/)** > > Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell reportedly only has days left to liver due to liver failure. He is expected to pass away in the next week or so. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2023, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1532 "2023-09-04T09:27:14Z")
According to one article, he’s being cared for by his fiancé. She might want to get the ball rolling on their nuptials. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1533 "2023-09-04T15:29:42Z")
Too late. > **[Smash Mouth's Lead Singer Steve Harwell Dead at 56](https://www.tmz.com/2023/09/04/smash-mouth-lead-singer-steve-harwell-dead-dies/)** > > Steve Harwell, the lead singer for Smash Mouth, has passed away at the age of 56. I read that he had a very tragic life-altering experience in 2001 that lead to his extremely heavy drinking. His son died of leukemia at 6 months. 6 months old. Rumors are that he drank extremely heavily the past 20 years and now has died from liver failure. I feel for the guy. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1534 "2023-09-05T13:54:23Z")
Edith Grossman, master translator of the greatest writers in Spanish, stopped searching for just the right word at 87. First time I notice a translator’s death being mentioned in the New York Times ([gift link](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/04/books/edith-grossman-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=rHNqEGKQcpm--PKH3hMwa5R1eOzeQQwejSKKyvCeFZ0Y7H8nSU3Ek7GwgRwMfMOm9mHZGqzbVNM40nRMyRqEl5muvU1Yk9xGSzth9K-FyLhoCCWOP-I58wHjP39nPOajcxW-jrxRF99k3XJMN_N55SL1EgY-YGTPSqvwl_7xcOZ4FR_CzI9mYguHV_CKP_NkgENXPOgpvSxHrHpXXTQqg34LoszKQE41K47rsIf2Vz4WMjqWPXHkVUVmq3TcWr-HcCdiwu9rKIYodmHLWTDco3Ul_zoWjVNPzZlK74o047sBXyo1dalEDnFpG7ZLjLaJledj5TQr3YMfC3YH&smid=url-share)). ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1535 "2023-09-05T15:09:15Z")
“Oooh ooh OOOHHH DREAM weavah…” > **['Dream Weaver' Singer Gary Wright Dead at 80 After Health Battle](https://amp.tmz.com/2023/09/04/dream-weaver-love-is-alive-gary-wright-dead-dies/)** > > Singer-songwriter Gary Wright died after a battle with Parkinson's disease. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1536 "2023-09-05T15:15:27Z")
> **[Robert Klane, ‘Weekend at Bernie’s’ Screenwriter, Dies at 81](https://variety.com/2023/film/news/robert-klane-dead-weekend-at-bernies-1235713016/amp/)** > > Robert Klane, screenwriter of films including “Weekend at Bernie’s” and “Where’s Poppa?,” died from kidney failure on Aug. 29 at his home in Woodland Hills, Cali… ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1537 "2023-09-05T15:33:21Z")
> **[Franne Lee Dies: Broadway And ‘SNL’ Costume Designer Who Created Looks Of...](https://deadline.com/2023/09/franne-lee-dead-saturday-night-live-1235536652/)** > > Franne Lee, a Tony-winning costumer and set designer who joined the fledgling Saturday Night Live and created the looks of some of the NBC’s late-night show’s most iconic characters, in… ---
**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:** [September 5, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1538 "2023-09-05T21:18:21Z")
Gah! I’m not going to get any more points on the board with a bunch of nobodies! ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1539 "2023-09-05T22:36:55Z")
> **[Marcia DeRousse, ‘True Blood’ Actress, Dies at 70](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/marcia-derousse-dead-true-blood-1235582922/)** > > She portrayed Dr. Patricia Ludwig on the Alan Ball-created HBO drama in three seasons from 2009-14. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2023, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1540 "2023-09-06T00:09:03Z")
Lovell died. Not the one that people have on their pools. > **[Marilyn Lovell Dies: Apollo 13 Commander’s Wife Was Symbol Of Courage During...](https://deadline.com/2023/09/marilyn-lovell-dies-apollo-13-commanders-wife-was-93-obituary-1235534988/)** > > Marilyn Lovell, whose stoic comportment during the touch-and-go Apollo 13 flight accident gave the world hope that all would turn out well, died on August 27 in Lake Forest, Illinois, at 93. Her hu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=76) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=78)