# 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:** 13\ **Page:** 9
**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:** [January 1, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/161 "2024-01-01T15:35:56Z")
Final Rankings/Scores: | 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 | J-P\_L | 16 | 1(1) | Former Race Car Drivers | | 12 | Cazzle | 13 | 1(1) | Death Comes For The 48th Academy Awards | | 13 | Catamount | 11 | 1(1) | The Old Folks Home on Sesame Street | | 14 | Railer13 | 5 | 1(1) | Former NFL Head Coaches | | 15 | 2nd\_Law | 0 | 0 | My all Russian Oligarch list: | | 15 | Baker | 0 | 0 | Folks born on New Year’s Eve | | 15 | Biotop | 0 | 0 | Dark Shadows | | 15 | Borborygmi | 0 | 0 | Television Pitchmen and Pitchwomen | | 15 | commasense | 0 | 0 | Destroyers of Democracy | | 15 | Dancer\_Flight | 0 | 0 | Star Trek V | | 15 | DesertDog | 0 | 0 | 2001 Diamondbacks players | | 15 | FlikTheBlue | 0 | 0 | Horror Villains | | 15 | Gatopescado | 0 | 0 | Motorcycle Heros I want to keep alive | | 15 | GuanoLad | 0 | 0 | British Sitcom Stars | | 15 | Hoopy\_Frood | 0 | 0 | The Undead Pool (Celebrities where reports of their deaths were greatly exaggerated.) | | 15 | JKellyMap | 0 | 0 | Witness (1985 film) and The Mosquito Coast (1986 film): collaborations of actor Harrison Ford and director Peter Weir | | 15 | JoseB | 0 | 0 | Current heads of state | | 15 | kayT | 0 | 0 | Women Writers (mostly Mysteries) | | 15 | Mahaloth | 0 | 0 | MASH people | | 15 | NotherYinzer | 0 | 0 | Close, But No Cigar | | 15 | Pardel-Lux | 0 | 0 | German players in the 1966, 1970 and 1974 FIFA World Cups | | 15 | phungi | 0 | 0 | NFL/FIFA ALL-ALS/CTE Team | | 15 | Queen\_Anne\_s\_Lace | 0 | 0 | Shawshank Redemption | | 15 | Rebo | 0 | 0 | Evil Republicans I Despise | | 15 | RobotDevilDog | 0 | 0 | Back to the Future | | 15 | Shoeless | 0 | 0 | Guest Stars on the original Twilight Zone | | 15 | SpoilerVirgin | 0 | 0 | Born in 1963 | | 15 | Stephe96 | 0 | 0 | Beatles | | 15 | Wallet | 0 | 0 | Evil and its Minions (IMHO) | | 15 | zadscmc | 0 | 0 | NY Mets | ---
**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:** [January 1, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/162 "2024-01-01T15:41:48Z")
The _Opening Kickoff_ Award was won by **Registered\_at\_Last** for Gino Odjick (Jan 17) **J-P\_L** got the _Final Hours_ Award for Cale Yarborough (Dec 31) **Happy\_Lendervedder** got the _Quantity Not Quality_ Award and the _Inside Track With the Grim Reaper_ Award, with 3 Picks, all Unique **Registered\_at\_Last** took the the _Robbing the Cradle_ Award, for Gino Odjick (52). Kidos to \*\* GIGObuster\*\* for winning the 2023 THEMED Celebrity Death Pool, with 79 points. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/163 "2024-01-01T15:46:11Z")
I got points for Lara Parker! ---
**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:** [January 1, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/164 "2024-01-01T16:00:11Z")
🙏 Just trying to keep the MASH cast alive 🙏 ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/165 "2024-01-01T16:19:57Z")
Thank you, @phungi! I hope that the mysterious nature of the bad Russians continues to make them get together in more deadly situations in 2024. 🙂 ---
**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:** [January 1, 2024, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/166 "2024-01-01T16:21:15Z")
Thanks phungi for doing this! ---
**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:** [January 1, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/167 "2024-01-01T16:59:50Z")
Missed Lara Parker (humble apologies): | 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 | Biotop | 16 | 1(1) | Dark Shadows | | 11 | J-P\_L | 16 | 1(1) | Former Race Car Drivers | | 13 | Cazzle | 13 | 1(1) | Death Comes For The 48th Academy Awards | | 14 | Catamount | 11 | 1(1) | The Old Folks Home on Sesame Street | | 15 | Railer13 | 5 | 1(1) | Former NFL Head Coaches | | 16 | 2nd\_Law | 0 | 0 | My all Russian Oligarch list: | | 16 | Baker | 0 | 0 | Folks born on New Year’s Eve | | 16 | Borborygmi | 0 | 0 | Television Pitchmen and Pitchwomen | | 16 | commasense | 0 | 0 | Destroyers of Democracy | | 16 | Dancer\_Flight | 0 | 0 | Star Trek V | | 16 | DesertDog | 0 | 0 | 2001 Diamondbacks players | | 16 | FlikTheBlue | 0 | 0 | Horror Villains | | 16 | Gatopescado | 0 | 0 | Motorcycle Heros I want to keep alive | | 16 | GuanoLad | 0 | 0 | British Sitcom Stars | | 16 | Hoopy\_Frood | 0 | 0 | The Undead Pool (Celebrities where reports of their deaths were greatly exaggerated.) | | 16 | JKellyMap | 0 | 0 | Witness (1985 film) and The Mosquito Coast (1986 film): collaborations of actor Harrison Ford and director Peter Weir | | 16 | JoseB | 0 | 0 | Current heads of state | | 16 | kayT | 0 | 0 | Women Writers (mostly Mysteries) | | 16 | Mahaloth | 0 | 0 | MASH people | | 16 | NotherYinzer | 0 | 0 | Close, But No Cigar | | 16 | Pardel-Lux | 0 | 0 | German players in the 1966, 1970 and 1974 FIFA World Cups | | 16 | phungi | 0 | 0 | NFL/FIFA ALL-ALS/CTE Team | | 16 | Queen\_Anne\_s\_Lace | 0 | 0 | Shawshank Redemption | | 16 | Rebo | 0 | 0 | Evil Republicans I Despise | | 16 | RobotDevilDog | 0 | 0 | Back to the Future | | 16 | Shoeless | 0 | 0 | Guest Stars on the original Twilight Zone | | 16 | SpoilerVirgin | 0 | 0 | Born in 1963 | | 16 | Stephe96 | 0 | 0 | Beatles | | 16 | Wallet | 0 | 0 | Evil and its Minions (IMHO) | | 16 | zadscmc | 0 | 0 | NY Mets | ---
**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:** [January 1, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/168 "2024-01-01T18:28:29Z")
I made the top five, which is a lot better than I did in the regular CDP. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/169 "2024-01-01T19:51:41Z")
Sixteenth! Woohoo! ---
**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:** [January 1, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/170 "2024-01-01T20:30:29Z")
A top 5 (3rd). I actually expected more mayhem among the Russian criminal elements. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/171 "2024-01-01T23:25:16Z")
Tied for 17th! ---
**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:** [January 2, 2024, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/172 "2024-01-02T03:28:21Z")
Just found out that Les McCann passed on December 29 at 88 so that’s 12 more points for me which bumps me up to tie for #4 with Happy Lendervedder.[Les McCann wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_McCann) Will have to play my Swiss Movement CD now. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/173 "2024-01-02T14:31:08Z")
| 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 | | 4 | Kitten\_Mitten | 31 | 2(1) | Favorite singers/musicians | | 6 | Little\_Nemo | 23 | 2(1) | Sex Symbols from the 50’s and 60’s | | 6 | xizor | 23 | 2(1) | Crooners | | 8 | Bayaker | 22 | 1(1) | The Mary Tyler Moore Show universe | | 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 | Biotop | 16 | 1(1) | Dark Shadows | | 11 | J-P\_L | 16 | 1(1) | Former Race Car Drivers | | 13 | Cazzle | 13 | 1(1) | Death Comes For The 48th Academy Awards | | 14 | Catamount | 11 | 1(1) | The Old Folks Home on Sesame Street | | 15 | Railer13 | 5 | 1(1) | Former NFL Head Coaches | | 16 | 2nd\_Law | 0 | 0 | My all Russian Oligarch list: | | 16 | Baker | 0 | 0 | Folks born on New Year’s Eve | | 16 | Borborygmi | 0 | 0 | Television Pitchmen and Pitchwomen | | 16 | commasense | 0 | 0 | Destroyers of Democracy | | 16 | Dancer\_Flight | 0 | 0 | Star Trek V | | 16 | DesertDog | 0 | 0 | 2001 Diamondbacks players | | 16 | FlikTheBlue | 0 | 0 | Horror Villains | | 16 | Gatopescado | 0 | 0 | Motorcycle Heros I want to keep alive | | 16 | GuanoLad | 0 | 0 | British Sitcom Stars | | 16 | Hoopy\_Frood | 0 | 0 | The Undead Pool (Celebrities where reports of their deaths were greatly exaggerated.) | | 16 | JKellyMap | 0 | 0 | Witness (1985 film) and The Mosquito Coast (1986 film): collaborations of actor Harrison Ford and director Peter Weir | | 16 | JoseB | 0 | 0 | Current heads of state | | 16 | kayT | 0 | 0 | Women Writers (mostly Mysteries) | | 16 | Mahaloth | 0 | 0 | MASH people | | 16 | NotherYinzer | 0 | 0 | Close, But No Cigar | | 16 | Pardel-Lux | 0 | 0 | German players in the 1966, 1970 and 1974 FIFA World Cups | | 16 | phungi | 0 | 0 | NFL/FIFA ALL-ALS/CTE Team | | 16 | Queen\_Anne\_s\_Lace | 0 | 0 | Shawshank Redemption | | 16 | Rebo | 0 | 0 | Evil Republicans I Despise | | 16 | RobotDevilDog | 0 | 0 | Back to the Future | | 16 | Shoeless | 0 | 0 | Guest Stars on the original Twilight Zone | | 16 | SpoilerVirgin | 0 | 0 | Born in 1963 | | 16 | Stephe96 | 0 | 0 | Beatles | | 16 | Wallet | 0 | 0 | Evil and its Minions (IMHO) | | 16 | zadscmc | 0 | 0 | NY Mets | [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921.md?page=8)