# 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:** 101
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2002 "2024-10-16T22:27:41Z")
Prediction: partied too hearty. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2003 "2024-10-16T22:41:00Z")
Don’t drunks typically survive things like that? Third floor may have been a bit much though. > [@Stephe96](#): > > Oh, the jokes……must not make jokes. But where else could we make jokes like that? I practically expect them here. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2004 "2024-10-16T22:44:42Z")
No one had him, did they? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2005 "2024-10-16T23:00:20Z")
Yes, Wheelz did. I will be posting a revised standings list shortly. That’s sixty nine juicy points. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2006 "2024-10-16T23:02:08Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Yes, Wheelz did. I will be posting a revised standings list shortly. That’s sixty nine juicy points Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? I am so impressed. That is amazing. Maybe the best get since Lisa “Left Eye” Lopez. I’m stunned. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2007 "2024-10-16T23:09:50Z")
**Wheelz** has gone from a big tie for 37th place to 13th place. And some of their other choices have distinct possibilities, although not nearly so many points. | 1 | Registered at Last | 263 | 6 | 2 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | jeezums | 221 | 5 | 2 | | 3 | RTFirefly | 210 | 4 | 0 | | 4 | candide | 194 | 4 | 0 | | 5 | phungi | 191 | 4 | 0 | | 6 | Happy Lendervedder | 173 | 4 | 1 | | 7 | Loach | 166 | 4 | 3 | | 8 | Mean Mr. Mustard | 151 | 3 | 1 | | 9 | Captain Klutz | 135 | 3 | 0 | | 9 | critter 42 | 135 | 3 | 0 | | 9 | Kitten Mitten | 135 | 3 | 0 | | 12 | GIGObuster | 119 | 3 | 0 | | 13 | Wheelz | 116 | 2 | 1 | | 14 | Queen Anne’s Lace | 106 | 2 | 0 | | 15 | Superdude | 99 | 3 | 0 | | 16 | Hoopy Frood | 97 | 2 | 0 | | 16 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 97 | 2 | 0 | | 16 | Little Nemo | 97 | 2 | 0 | | 16 | Lord Feldon | 97 | 2 | 0 | | 16 | RobotDevilDog | 97 | 2 | 0 | | 21 | J-P L | 85 | 2 | 0 | | 22 | zadscmc | 75 | 3 | 1 | | 23 | Dung Beetle | 74 | 2 | 0 | | 24 | Cazzle | 71 | 2 | 1 | | 25 | Slow Moving Vehicle | 70 | 3 | 1 | | 26 | Pardel-Lux | 69 | 2 | 0 | | 27 | Mona\_Lott | 64 | 2 | 0 | | 27 | NoNoNo | 64 | 4 | 1 | | 29 | Stephe96 | 62 | 3 | 1 | | 30 | jdracingfan | 54 | 2 | 0 | | 31 | BuckyPO | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 31 | Dancer\_Flight | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 31 | Kent\_Clark | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 31 | Mahaloth | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 31 | Precambrianmollusc | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 31 | RivkahChaya | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 37 | Monstera delciosa | 48 | 2 | 1 | | 38 | adriancohen100 | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | Bayaker | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | Borborygmi | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | Catamount | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | CreaseMunky | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | Culling\_The\_Herd | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | Deanna\_D | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | Dr. Girlfriend | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | gkster | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | GuanoLad | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | Gyrate | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | Jack Batty | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | Jegpeg | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | kitap | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | Larry\_Borgia | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | Lsura | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | Maus Magill | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | McDeath\_the\_Mad | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | opiewan | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | Railer13 | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | Rebo | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | Reindeer\_Flotilla | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | SuntanLotion | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | tuesdayweld | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | WolfpackJeep | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 63 | xizor | 44 | 2 | 0 | | 64 | Ponch8 | 36 | 1 | 1 | | 65 | ZamboniAce 1000 | 30 | 2 | 0 | | 66 | JohnT | 24 | 1 | 0 | | 66 | Mrs. Ducky | 24 | 1 | 0 | | 68 | MarkF2004 | 20 | 1 | 1 | | 69 | blue67ccm | 19 | 3 | 1 | | 70 | gwendee | 17 | 1 | 0 | | 71 | Shoeless | 16 | 2 | 1 | | 72 | Allecher | 12 | 1 | 1 | | 73 | Lsura | 11 | 1 | 0 | | 73 | Paul was in Saudi | 11 | 2 | 0 | | 73 | teelabrown | 11 | 1 | 0 | | 73 | vivalostwages | 11 | 1 | 0 | | 77 | Biotop | 10 | 2 | 2 | | 78 | commasense | 6 | 1 | 0 | | 78 | Czarcasm | 6 | 1 | 0 | | 78 | Nother Yinzer | 6 | 1 | 0 | | 81 | Moriarty | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 82 | irritant | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 83 | Baker | 0 | 1 | 1 | ---
**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:** [October 16, 2024, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2008 "2024-10-16T23:23:19Z")
I’ll concede my spot at #14, but if I drop out of the Top 15, then this thing is rigged. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2009 "2024-10-16T23:24:46Z")
If it was rigged I would be in first place! 😆 ---
**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:** [October 16, 2024, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2010 "2024-10-16T23:25:37Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Yes, Wheelz did. I will be posting a revised standings list shortly. That’s sixty nine juicy points Damned impressive. Dude didn’t even have cancer or ALS! ---
**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:** [October 16, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2011 "2024-10-16T23:38:22Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > > [@Baker](#): > > > > Yes, Wheelz did. I will be posting a revised standings list shortly. That’s sixty nine juicy points > > Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? I am so impressed. That is amazing. > > Maybe the best get since Lisa “Left Eye” Lopez. > > I’m stunned. I think my pick of Marion Barber in 2022 is in the running. I’m not even sure why I picked him. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2012 "2024-10-16T23:52:35Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I think my pick of Marion Barber in 2022 is in the running. I’m not even sure why I picked him Impressive. Hmmmm…wonder what the most points earned on a single person is. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2024, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2013 "2024-10-16T23:55:54Z")
Hello, I am updating our spreadsheet of winners throughout history and so forth and I can’t seem to find: How many players played in 2023? What was the date of the first death? What was the date of the last death? @Baker ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2014 "2024-10-16T23:56:37Z")
I still have a lot of the sheets I used to keep track of points, but never kept that kind of record. I may go back and see what I can see. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2024, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2015 "2024-10-16T23:56:47Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Hmmmm…wonder what the most points earned on a single person is. I got 79 points for Russian hockey player Rodion Amirov last year. Could that be the most? > **[Rodion Amirov](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodion_Amirov)** > > Rodion Ruslanovich Amirov (Russian: Родион Русланович Амиров; Bashkir: Родион Руслан улы Әмиров, romanized: Rodion Ruslan ulı Ämirov; 2 October 2001 – 14 August 2023) was a Russian professional ice hockey forward who played with Salavat Yulaev Ufa in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was drafted in the first round, 15th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. > Amirov played youth hockey within the system of his hometown club, Salavat Yulaev Ufa. He appeared for the... ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2016 "2024-10-17T00:03:31Z")
Looks like it. So far I have checked two years, 2019 and 2020 ---
**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:** [October 17, 2024, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2017 "2024-10-17T00:09:26Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I still have a lot of the sheets I used to keep track of points, but never kept that kind of record. I may go back and see what I can see. If you like, here is my historical spreadsheet so far. > **[Death Pool Winner History](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZMOjZdqqlMkrtXCBaeNe1dGAwU9bsNi1iuZJspG4gPM/edit?gid=0#gid=0)** > > This Sheet is private ---
**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:** [October 17, 2024, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2018 "2024-10-17T00:26:14Z")
Hmmmm? Does anyone know where Wheelz was that night? Third floor maybe in a strange town? Just asking questions? Just kidding, I have a passing familiarity with the rules. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2019 "2024-10-17T00:27:00Z")
The following is a list of the youngest picks that got points in their respective years. Two years are missing from 2012 on, and the current year pick, Liam Payne could still concievably be exceeded. | Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano | 62 | 2012 | | --- | --- | --- | | Chris Snider | 71 | 2013 | | Diem Brown | 68 | 2014 | | Jules Bianchi | 75 | 2015 | | Peter Frates | 66 | 2019 | | Michael Kooge | 64 | 2020 | | LG Petrov | 51 | 2021 | | Rodion Amarov | 79 | 2023 | | Liam Payne | 63 | 2024 | | Thomas Fekete | 73 | 2016 | ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2020 "2024-10-17T00:32:21Z")
Here is the same list as above, with the highest point deaths in order | Rodion Amarov | 79 | 2023 | | --- | --- | --- | | Jules Bianchi | 75 | 2015 | | Thomas Fekete | 73 | 2016 | | Chris Snider | 71 | 2013 | | Diem Brown | 68 | 2014 | | Peter Frates | 66 | 2019 | | Michael Kooge | 64 | 2020 | | Liam Payne | 63 | 2024 | | Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano | 62 | 2012 | | LG Petrov | 51 | 2021 | ---
**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:** [October 17, 2024, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2021 "2024-10-17T00:37:17Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Damned impressive. Dude didn’t even have cancer or ALS! But apparently he like taking drugs and partying. His death, therefore, is not a complete surprise. Especially given the manner he died. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=100) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=102)