# 2024 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2023, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940 "2023-12-01T06:01:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1 "2023-12-01T06:01:33Z")
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!! The Rules: 1. You pick 13 celebrities (that’s thirteen, not ten) whom you predict will die within the calendar year 2024. If any of your celebrities dies, you score 100 points minus their age at death. Whoever has the most points at the end of the year wins the undying _snort_ admiration of the SDMB. 2. All picks must be time- and date-stamped by midnight CST, Dec. 31st, 2023. (That’s U.S. Central time, which is six hours behind Greenwich.) 3. Valid picks are not a. already dead b. a fictional character c. non-human d. under age 18 at death, 'cause we’re macabre but not THAT macabre. e. a registered member of the SDMB, 'cause that would be weird f. famous solely as a result of their illness or associated actions/events. g. listed as “any member of whatever group” It’s really hard to define “celebrity” Best we can do is someone who’s death is rather widely reported in major media outlets, because of something they’ve done, be it art, politics, athletics, science, music, the military, or even serial murder. It’s not going to be your Aunt Mabel who was in the local paper because her apple pie won first place in the county fair. HOWEVER if you Do have a question about whether or not someone else’s choice qualifies, please, I’d prefer a PM about it to start off with, rather than thrashing it out in public and possibly causing resentment. Remember, people, it’s only a game. It’s supposed to be fun, Fun FUN!!! 1. You can pick people who are 100 or more years old but you won’t score points for them. See the “Quantity Not Quality” award, below. 2. If we are uncertain about the celebrity’s age at death, we will go by the higher age (lower score). 3. Prisoners held on death row will be valid for scoring points only if they die by means other than official execution. 4. Any poster who kills or otherwise contributes to the death of any celebrity mentioned in this thread is disqualified. The only exceptions to this rule would be deaths caused by those posters serving as members of the police or armed forces of any country, in the line of duty. 5. Editing your choices: be careful! You can make changes to your list before the end of the year, but it has to be clear which names are your final choices. It might be advisable to submit one or more “alternates” with your list, in the event that one of your picks dies during December 2023. If you have no alternates, and one of your picks has died the remaining twelve will be all you have. You may have no more than 13 picks. If you pick more than 13, or if any of your picks is otherwise invalid, I may ask for clarification. Otherwise, I will submit the first 13 names on your list. Do me a favor: check twice, post once. Sharing news of celebrities in ill health and whatnot is up to individual posters. If a poster playing the game gets banned during the year, this does not invalidate their entry, although they won’t be able to gloat in the thread if and/or when they do get points. If a player changes their username at some point, post this news on the thread, or PM me, so I know who you are. Players who pass away themselves during the year will still have their points counted, and will receive a special award, or notice, when the year is over. Some celebrities have common, identical or similar names. It is helpful to be specific. Spelling counts! Please try to spell celebrities’ names correctly. In 2023 I had Rosalynn Carter’s name spelled three different ways, and almost lost one. Names that weren’t originally spelled in English can be tricky, I know, but if you aren’t sure of a name, try looking at what a major news outlet, like CNN or the BBC, uses. While all deaths garnering points must occur during the calendar year, I know that a death might go unreported for a day or so. So, I will not post official total points for at least 24 hours after 12/31/2024 If you find that one of your picks died, say, late on 12/31/2024, and you didn’t hear about it until late on Jan. 1, 2025(this is a not so subtle hint to check your lists)then post a cite at once, and you will get your points. After that you will be out of luck. Additional awards: The “Opening Kickoff” Award: awarded to the poster or posters who pick the first listed celebrity to die in 2024 The “Quantity Not Quality” Award: awarded to the poster or posters who pick the greatest number of celebrities who died, regardless of their actual point value. The “Inside Track With the Grim Reaper” Award: awarded to the poster or posters who had the most unique picks that died. The “Robbing the Cradle” Award: awarded to the poster or posters who pick the youngest celebrity to die in 2024 but see rule 3.d. The “Final Hours” Award: awarded to the poster or posters who pick the last listed celebrity to die in 2024 I have a spreadsheet that allows me to post game standings and produce various other statistics. The pain is “loading” the data into the sheets. So if a person is born by one name and refered to by another, use the most common one. I refer to it as the “Pope” rule, that is, use the name a celebrity is most commonly known by. It isn’t necessarily their birth name. If a person is known primarily by a titled name, please use that. So it wouldn’t be Jorge Bergoglio, it would be Pope Francis. And don’t put down Charles Windsor, put down King Charles III. If you do pick George or Chuck, under their lesser known names, I might not notice it, to give you those points if and when they shuffle off this mortal coil and go to join the choir invisible. And please, let me mention again, check your spelling of names!!! And second, post your list in a plain format. An example of a plain list follows here: Pete Arredondo Greg Abbott Dan Patrick Ken Paxton Ted Cruz John Cornyn Tony Gonzales. Don McLaughlin Mandy Gutierrez Christina Mitchell Busbee Tucker Carlson Lindsey Graham Paul Gosar However, I know that many of you like to include commentary within your lists, such as: Pete(I wasn’t in charge) Arredondo That’s fine, it’s entertaining. But if you do that, please include the list again in plain format for me to copy & paste. It’s good to be the Death Mistress!! Have fun, sickos, and “May the odds be ever in your favor!” ---
**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 1, 2023, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2 "2023-12-01T06:06:06Z")
Can’t wait! I’ll be back in here around 11:58pm CST, December 31. Thanks for doing this again, Baker! ---
**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:** [December 1, 2023, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/3 "2023-12-01T14:06:25Z")
Here we go again! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/4 "2023-12-01T14:15:27Z")
I’ve got plenty of leftovers from this year’s list. Not only do I have 10 people on my 2023 list who are still above ground, but I replaced four people on my initial list with four others on 12/31 last year, and I believe all of the four who I replaced are still alive and kicking. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2023, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/5 "2023-12-02T03:29:41Z")
My early list as usual: Jeanette Lee Shannen Doherty Linda Nolan Michael James Whale Jonnie Irwin Vanessa Redgrave Liza Minnelli Vladimir Putin Mutulu Shakur Bruce Willis Franz Beckenbauer Michael J. Fox. Ron Jeremy Alternate: Tim Curry Will likely change it later, but as usual, putting here just in case I miss the deadline. ---
**Author:** ![billiefan2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@billiefan2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billiefan2000)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/6 "2023-12-02T08:41:17Z")
My list: Tori Spelling Dustin Hoffman Christopher Walken Barry Manilow Kenneth Copeland (televangelist) Billy Joel Giuliana Rancic Amitabh Bachchan (Bollywood actor) Danny Estrin (Australian singer of the band Voyager and was part of Eurovision 2023) Linda Ronstadt Ric Flair (wrestler) Stephanie Davis (British actress) Alternate: Danniella Westbrook ---
**Author:** ![Hatchie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hatchie/32/3983_2.png) [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/7 "2023-12-02T17:46:13Z")
Jack Jones Ratko Mladić Stanley Mouse William Bulger Twink Moulty Richard Meltzer Vic Dana Wendy Carlos Shani Wallis Hayley Mills Swamp Dogg Archie Shepp Leslie Caron Peter Stampfel Chubby Checker ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/8 "2023-12-02T18:07:06Z")
A nost intriguing mix. ---
**Author:** ![Hatchie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hatchie/32/3983_2.png) [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/9 "2023-12-02T18:30:40Z")
NB: I don’t do repeats. Lazy. So many possibilities, and you have a whole year to make a fresh list. Also, I want all my picks to be uniques, so don’t anyone dare copy me! ---
**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:** [December 2, 2023, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/10 "2023-12-02T22:07:52Z")
Eugenia Cooney, Internet celebritiy, DOB 7/27/1994 Voice artist Cary Means, DOB 12:4/1966 Fred Haise, astronaut, DOB 11/14/1933 Jim Lovell, astronaut, DOB 3/25/1928 Andy Taylor, musician in Duran Duran, DOB 2/16/1961 Johnnie Irwin, British tv personality, DOB 11/18/1973 Roger Corman, director, DOB 4/5/1926 Tori Kelly, singer, DOB 12/14/92 Ruth Buzzi, actress, DOB 7/24/36 Dick Vitale, sportscaster, born 1939 Joe Exotic, DOB 3/5/1963 Linda Ronstadt, singer, DOB 7/15/1946 Just a tentative list, here as a placeholder. This list isn’t official, and will change as we go along. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/11 "2023-12-02T23:51:44Z")
Superdude, will you then be making a plain list please? ---
**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:** [December 3, 2023, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/12 "2023-12-03T00:50:12Z")
I did all right this year, but have now got to determine several names to fill in the gaps the deaths left. This may take a couple of weeks. However, the less said about my Themed list the better. ---
**Author:** ![RollOutTheBarrel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rolloutthebarrel/32/1649_2.png) [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/13 "2023-12-03T00:58:08Z")
Here’s my list with 2 alternates. Note that the Pete Wilson on my list is the former California governor, not another Pete Wilson. Ed Begley Jr. Anita Bryant Len Cariou Dick Cheney Bill Cosby Joseph DeAngelo Harrison Ford Bill Gothard Mitch McConnell Ted Nugent Phil Robertson John Stossel Pete Wilson alternates: Rob Reiner Frankie Valli ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/14 "2023-12-03T01:28:58Z")
Bob Newhart Raymond Teller Leslie Fish Donald Trump Lewis Black Frankie Valli Ed Koch Robert Silverberg James Spader Cher Andrea Martin Samuel A. Alito, Jr. Mike Ditka Alternates: Joe Namath Billie Jean King ---
**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:** [December 3, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/15 "2023-12-03T02:26:35Z")
Yes, I will. I didn’t do it on that post because I’ll still be revising it until the due date. ---
**Author:** ![billiefan2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@billiefan2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billiefan2000)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/16 "2023-12-03T02:58:51Z")
I thought Ed Koch passed in 2013. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/17 "2023-12-03T03:03:23Z")
Shit-I meant Rudy Giuliani New List: Bob Newhart Raymond Teller Leslie Fish Donald Trump Lewis Black Frankie Valli Rudy Giuliani Robert Silverberg James Spader Cher Andrea Martin Samuel A. Alito, Jr. Mike Ditka Alternates: Joe Namath Billie Jean King ---
**Author:** ![billiefan2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@billiefan2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billiefan2000)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/18 "2023-12-03T03:12:19Z")
Updated My list: Tori Spelling Dustin Hoffman Christopher Walken Barry Manilow Kenneth Copeland (televangelist) Billy Joel Giuliana Rancic Amitabh Bachchan (Bollywood actor) Danny Estrin (Australian singer of the band Voyager and was part of Eurovision 2023) Linda Ronstadt Ric Flair (wrestler) Stephanie Davis (British actress) Hayden Panettiere Alternate: Daniella Westbrook ---
**Author:** ![Wallet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e99b99/32.png) [@Wallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallet)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/19 "2023-12-03T03:33:01Z")
Sadly, cut & paste Regular Death Pool List 2024 Tucker Carlson - commentator Sen. Ted Cruz – Texas Senator Rep. Matt Gaetz – Florida Congressman Rudy Giuliani – (former) attorney Sen. Lindsey Graham - SC Senator Marjorie Taylor Greene – Georgia Congressperson Sean Hannity - commentator on Fox News Rep. Jim Jordan - Ohio Congressman Ivanka Kushner - (former) Presidential Advisor Jared Kushner – (former) Presidential Advisor Sen. Mitch McConnell - Kentucky Senator Stephen Miller – (former) Presidential Advisor Donald Trump – (former) U.S. President **Plain List:** Tucker Carlson Ted Cruz Matt Gaetz Rudy Giuliani Lindsey Graham Marjorie Taylor Greene Sean Hannity Jim Jordan Ivanka Kushner Jared Kushner Mitch McConnell Stephen Miller Donald Trump Alternates Samuel Alito Clarence Thomas ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/20 "2023-12-03T03:47:02Z")
Perhaps I should have asked folks to post without spaces between choices. It makes it easier on the form I use. If you’ve already posted don’t worry about it though. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=2)