# 2023 \[THEMED\] Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 2, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921 "2022-12-02T13:57:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/141 "2023-10-01T00:25:58Z")
I’ve quoted George Burns (1896-1996) in this context before: “If you make it to 100, you’ve got it made. Very few people die past that age.” ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2023, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/142 "2023-10-01T19:20:07Z")
> **[Tim Wakefield, beloved Red Sox knuckleballer, dead at 57](https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/tim-wakefield-death-boston-red-sox/)** > > Beloved former Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield died at the age of 57, the team announced on Sunday. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/143 "2023-10-02T23:18:20Z")
Dammit… I had him on my short list for 2024 already. Rest in peace, Tim. You were fun to watch. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2023, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/144 "2023-11-01T22:52:46Z")
> **[Coaching legend Bob Knight, famous for both victories and outbursts, dies at 83](https://sports.yahoo.com/coaching-legend-bob-knight-famous-for-both-victories-and-outbursts-dies-at-83-223223902.html)** > > Bob Knight was an American original and a cultural touchstone with oversized impact — both good and sometimes less so. Y’know … JFTR. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/145 "2023-11-01T23:26:23Z")
Points for me! ---
**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 2, 2023, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/146 "2023-11-02T04:53:27Z")
[Ady Barkan, whom I had on my ALS-themed lists for the past few years, died at 61 points](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ady_Barkan). Alas, I changed themes this year. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/147 "2023-11-02T12:48:40Z")
| Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | Theme | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | GIGObuster | 79 | 2(1) | Russians on the edge (Of windows). | | 2 | Registered\_at\_Last | 48 | 1(1) | The Canadians: | | 3 | smithsb | 32 | 1 | Russian mobsters/monsters: | | 4 | Happy\_Lendervedder | 31 | 3(3) | The Whole 90 YARDS | | 5 | Little\_Nemo | 23 | 2(1) | Sex Symbols from the 50’s and 60’s | | 5 | xizor | 23 | 2(1) | Crooners | | 7 | Bayaker | 22 | 1(1) | The Mary Tyler Moore Show universe | | 8 | Kitten\_Mitten | 19 | 1 | Favorite singers/musicians | | 9 | Bad.Wiring | 18 | 1 | Chicago (born in Chicago, or in the play/movie/band Chicago) | | 10 | Dr.Girlfriend | 17 | 1(1) | The 12th Annual All-Star Sports Edition | | 11 | Cazzle | 13 | 1(1) | Death Comes For The 48th Academy Awards | | 12 | Catamount | 11 | 1(1) | The Old Folks Home on Sesame Street | | 13 | Railer13 | 5 | 1(1) | Former NFL Head Coaches | ---
**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:** [November 2, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/148 "2023-11-02T21:07:29Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > [Coaching legend Bob Knight, famous for both victories and outbursts, dead at 82](https://sports.yahoo.com/coaching-legend-bob-knight-famous-for-both-victories-and-outbursts-dies-at-83-223223902.html) Darn. I had him on my themed lists in 2018 and 2019. Gave up on him too soon. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/149 "2023-11-07T21:15:42Z")
Sad to discover Lara Parker died back on October 12th. Sadly I don’t think there was much in the way of media coverage of the death. She was absolutely brilliant as the witch Angelique on Dark Shadows. Scared the heck out of me as a kid. 16 points for me I’d rather not have. > **[Lara Parker](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lara_Parker)** > > Mary Lamar Rickey (October 27, 1938 – October 12, 2023), better known as Lara Parker, was an American actress known for her role as Angelique on the ABC-TV serial Dark Shadows, which aired from 1966 to 1971. > Parker was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on October 27, 1938, and grew up in Memphis. Descendant of a prominent Southern family, she was a great-great-granddaughter of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II and a third-great-granddaughter of Augustus Baldwin Longstreet, an uncle of Confederate ... ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/150 "2023-11-24T22:09:58Z")
An old NY Met has passed away, unfortunately not on my list ☹ > **[Longtime Mets catcher Hodges dies at age 74](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38969789/former-mets-catcher-ron-hodges-dies-74)** > > Ron Hodges, a catcher who spent his entire 12-season major league career with the Mets, died Friday. He was 74. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2023, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/151 "2023-12-03T23:49:42Z")
Is there a 2024 themed pool thread yet? ---
**Author:** ![Wallet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e99b99/32.png) [@Wallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallet)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/152 "2023-12-04T01:35:21Z")
I’m interested too! ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/153 "2023-12-04T18:46:20Z")
Thanks for the reminder! [2024 [THEMED] Celebrity Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-themed-celebrity-death-pool/994110) ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/154 "2023-12-05T17:56:25Z")
What’s the point of having a Beatles-themed list and NOT including Denny Laine??? 21 points just left on the board! > **[Wings guitarist Denny Laine dies aged 79 after battle with lung disease](https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/denny-laine-dies-aged-79/)** > > Wings guitarist Denny Laine has died aged 79 after battle with lung disease. ---
**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:** [December 5, 2023, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/155 "2023-12-05T18:02:55Z")
You fool! You should have left Yoko off! ---
**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:** [December 5, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/156 "2023-12-05T18:04:51Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > What’s the point of having a Beatles-themed list and NOT including Denny Laine??? 81 points just left on the board! If it’s any consolation, you left 21 points on the board, not 81. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/157 "2023-12-05T18:05:32Z")
Thanks, I meant 21. I’m angry. ---
**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:** [December 5, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/158 "2023-12-05T20:29:21Z")
If it’s any (more) consolation I missed both Myles Goodwin and Chad Allen (old time Canadian rockers) for a combined 45 points from my "The Canadian’s " list. That is this week alone! ---
**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:** [December 6, 2023, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/159 "2023-12-06T05:22:55Z")
Edit: Meant to post in other 2023 Death Pool thread. ---
**Author:** ![J-P\_L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/j-p_l/32/3156_2.png) [@J-P\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J-P_L)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/160 "2023-12-31T20:44:03Z")
Just learned from another post that Cale Yarborough has passed away. Cale is on my 2023 and 2024 list. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921.md?page=9)