# 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:** 96
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1901 "2023-11-11T01:11:19Z")
That’s what I was going to say. I take comfort in all this knowing that if, in some alternate universe, I gave up points to someone for MY death, the thread would go on. | 1 | Happy Lendervedder | 201 | 4 | 2 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | phungi | 171 | 3 | 2 | | 3 | candide | 144 | 2 | 1 | | 4 | GIGObuster | 135 | 3 | 0 | | 5 | jeezums | 127 | 3 | 1 | | 6 | Hoopy Frood | 126 | 3 | 0 | | 6 | RTFirefly | 126 | 3 | 0 | | 8 | Registered at Last | 65 | 1 | 0 | | 8 | Cazzle | 65 | 1 | 0 | | 8 | critter42 | 65 | 1 | 0 | | 11 | McDeath the Mad | 61 | 2 | 0 | | 12 | Mean Mr. Mustard | 54 | 2 | 0 | | 13 | Flik the Blue | 47 | 2 | 1 | | 14 | zadscmc | 45 | 4 | 1 | | 15 | Reindeer Flotilla | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | tuesdayweld | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 17 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 42 | 1 | 0 | | 18 | smithsb | 38 | 1 | 1 | | 19 | Stephe96 | 36 | 2 | 0 | | 20 | GuanoLad | 34 | 3 | 2 | | 21 | KittenMitten | 33 | 1 | 0 | | 21 | RobotDevilDog | 33 | 1 | 0 | | 23 | Jegpeg | 32 | 2 | 1 | | 24 | ataraxy22 | 28 | 1 | 0 | | 24 | Queen Anne’s Lace | 28 | 1 | 0 | | 26 | lel | 25 | 1 | 1 | | 27 | Jack Batty | 24 | 1 | 1 | | 27 | Suntan Lotion | 24 | 1 | 1 | | 29 | Railer 13 | 23 | 2 | 1 | | 30 | Bad Wiring | 21 | 2 | 0 | | 30 | Loach | 21 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | JohnT | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | RollOutTheBarrel | 19 | 1 | 1 | | 32 | Shoeless | 19 | 1 | 0 | | 35 | Superdude | 17 | 2 | 1 | | 35 | J-P L | 17 | 2 | 0 | | 35 | kayT | 17 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | Karl Gauss | 16 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | Paul Was in Saudi | 16 | 4 | 0 | | 40 | Pardel-Lux | 14 | 1 | 1 | | 41 | Allecher | 13 | 1 | 1 | | 42 | Lord Feldon | 11 | 2 | 0 | | 42 | Mahaloth | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 42 | romansperson | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 42 | xizor | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 46 | kitap | 10 | 1 | 0 | | 46 | D Anconia | 10 | 1 | 0 | | 48 | commasense | 8 | 2 | 0 | | 49 | NotherYinzer | 7 | 1 | 0 | | 49 | Ponch8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | | 51 | Biotop | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 51 | Borborygmi | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 51 | Spoiler Virgin | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 54 | Catamount | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 54 | WolfpackJeep | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 56 | Baker | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 56 | Dr. Girlfriend | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 56 | imthjckaz | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 56 | journeyfan | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 56 | Mrs. E | 1 | 1 | 0 | ---
**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:** [November 12, 2023, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1902 "2023-11-12T00:35:34Z")
Former NFL player DJ Hayden has died in an automobile accident in Houston that killed 6 people. He was 33. ---
**Author:** ![Registered\_at\_Last](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@Registered\_at\_Last](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Registered_at_Last)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1903 "2023-11-13T14:48:58Z")
Imagine my surprise at checking things after a busy weekend to see that I had acquired 94 points on one death. Followed by a bunch of posts tagging me. Glad it got cleared up. And sadly happy to be on the board (top 10 even). A very sad death of someone much too young. ---
**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:** [November 13, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1904 "2023-11-13T15:18:35Z")
Judge Maryanne Trump Barry, sister of President Voldemort, dead at 86. > **[Maryanne Trump Barry](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryanne_Trump_Barry)** > > Maryanne Trump Barry (born April 5, 1937 - November 13, 2023) was an American attorney and a United States federal judge. She became an Assistant United States Attorney in 1974 and was first appointed to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey by President Ronald Reagan in 1983. In 1999, she was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (Philadelphia, PA) by President Bill Clinton. > In January 2006, she testified before the Senate Judiciary Co... ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1905 "2023-11-13T15:25:46Z")
Wrong Trump, God! ---
**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:** [November 13, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1906 "2023-11-13T17:19:22Z")
Maybe she was the soup and salad before the entree. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1907 "2023-11-13T23:26:30Z")
😂 An entree that would make you sick ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1908 "2023-11-14T17:56:42Z")
An entree for Cerberus. He’s got the stomach for it! ---
**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:** [November 15, 2023, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1909 "2023-11-15T03:54:29Z")
> **[Shirley Jo Finney, Theater Director and ‘Wilma’ Star, Dies at 74](https://variety.com/2023/legit/news/shirley-jo-finney-dead-wilma-1235756382/)** > > Shirley Jo Finney, theater director and actor known for the 1975 TV biopic 'Wilma,' died on Oct. 10. She was 74. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1910 "2023-11-15T19:53:48Z")
At least he didn’t die in a boating accident! > **[Roger Kastel, Painter of Iconic ‘Jaws’ Poster, Dies](https://screencrush.com/roger-kastel-jaws-poster-designer-dies/)** > > Kastel also illustrated the ‘Empire Strikes Back’ poster. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1911 "2023-11-16T19:55:38Z")
Legendary motorsports broadcaster Ken Squier passed away this morning at 88. It was his call of the first live flag to flag broadcast of the Daytona 500 that took stock car racing to a new level. The end of the race, with the fight between Cale Yarborough and the Allison Brothers, Bobby and Donnie, got everyone’s attention. [Ken Squier, Hall of Fame broadcasting pioneer, dies at 88 | NASCAR](https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2023/11/16/ken-squier-hall-of-fame-broadcasting-pioneer-obituary/) ---
**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:** [November 16, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1912 "2023-11-16T23:44:09Z")
Celebrity adjacent. Dana Carvey just announce that his son Dex (who I believe was also a stand up - I could be wrong) died of an accidental drug overdose. ---
**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:** [November 17, 2023, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1913 "2023-11-17T00:02:01Z")
Looks like the tabloids found crappy pictures, so Dana Carvey reacted with this: > ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1914 "2023-11-17T16:14:11Z")
> **[George “Funky” Brown Dies: Kool & The Gang Drummer & Songwriter Was 74](https://deadline.com/2023/11/george-funky-brown-dead-kool-and-the-gang-drummer-1235616276/)** > > George “Funky” Brown, the drummer, founding member and one of the main songwriters of pop-R&B group Kool & The Gang, died in Los Angeles last night following a battle with lung … ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1915 "2023-11-17T20:29:44Z")
Four points incoming? > **[Rosalynn Carter, 96-year-old former first lady, is in hospice care at home,...](https://nypost.com/2023/11/17/news/rosalynn-carter-96-is-in-hospice-care-at-home-carter-center/?utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter)** > > Former first lady Rosalynn Carter is in hospice care at home in Plains, Georgia, the Carter Center announced Friday. The center said the 96-year-old is at home with former President Jimmy Carter, n… ---
**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:** [November 18, 2023, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1916 "2023-11-18T01:45:35Z")
It would be weird if after all he’s been through, Jimmy Carter outlived Rosalyn. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1917 "2023-11-18T04:14:22Z")
When one of them goes I expect the other will follow soon. The historians Will and Ariel Durant died very close together, after a marriage of around seventy years. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1918 "2023-11-18T15:16:37Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > When one of them goes I expect the other will follow soon. Well, when one is 96 and the other is 99, I don’t think it is that far-fetched that one will soon follow the other. (depending on your definition of “soon”, I guess) mmm ---
**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:** [November 18, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1919 "2023-11-18T16:37:33Z")
I had a morbid thought yesterday and this seems like the thread to share it. The United States and China have both announced plans to send people back to the moon. Depending on which announcement you believe, this will occur some time between 2024 and 2030. Of the twelve people who have been to the moon, four are still alive. The youngest are 88 years old. So my thought was wondering if any of them will be alive when a new name gets added to the list. Or will we have a period when no living human being has walked on the moon. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1920 "2023-11-18T21:13:39Z")
Author A.S. Byatt has died at 87. > **[AS Byatt, author and critic, dies aged 87](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/17/as-byatt-author-and-critic-dies-aged-87)** > > The acclaimed author of novels including Possession and The Children’s Book, has died, her publisher has confirmed [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=95) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=97)