# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2023, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/61 "2023-12-06T09:38:05Z")
I am good at confirmation bias too. Selective perception helps a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2023, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/62 "2023-12-06T23:27:48Z")
In case anyone is curious I have here the top 13 picks so far. | Shannen Doherty | 9 | | --- | --- | | Donald Trump | 6 | | Bruce Willis | 5 | | Andy Taylor | 4 | | Bob Newhart | 3 | | Dick Van Dyke | 3 | | Jimmy Carter | 3 | | Linda Ronstadt | 3 | | Liza Minelli | 3 | | Mitch McConnell | 3 | | Ron Jeremy | 3 | | Rudy Giuliani | 3 | | Vladimir Putin | 3 | ---
**Author:** ![jdracingfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@jdracingfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jdracingfan)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/63 "2023-12-07T01:51:30Z")
My first time doing this list: Willie Mays Cale Yarborough Fred Lorenzen Ron Jeremy Jimmy Swaggert Bobby Vinton Linda Ronstadt Shannen Doherty Vladimir Putin Mitch McConnell Bob Cole (Canadian hockey announcing legend) Dion DiMucci George Soros Alternatives: Frankie Valli Ben Stein Phil Collins ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/64 "2023-12-07T02:30:32Z")
Last year I didn’t submit my list in time. On my unofficial list (is that demented? Perhaps) I’ve scored with Dick Butkus and Dianne Feinstein. I think I’m going to drop Shannon Doherty since she’s the popular choice this year. Instead, here goes: Tori Spelling Andy Dick Oprah Winfrey Katie Couric Terry Bradshaw Oliver Stone Chuck Lorre Donald Trump Dr Ruth Westheimer William Shatner Zachery Ty Bryan Rudy Giuliani Christina Applegate ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/65 "2023-12-07T04:07:41Z")
My updated list! Andy Taylor John Williams Gene Hackman Celine Dion Dabney Coleman Robert Redford Stephen King Randy Newman Christopher Walken Britney Spears Shannen Doherty James Earl Jones Bruce Willis Alternates: Joe Biden Dick Van Dyke Bill Clinton Andy Taylor from Duran Duran ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/66 "2023-12-07T05:54:12Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I just love how the deathpool brings in players that have been looking. It’s a special time of year. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/67 "2023-12-07T06:31:33Z")
I’d meant to say lurking, not looking. ---
**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 7, 2023, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/68 "2023-12-07T06:44:27Z")
Well, what’s a lurker do if not look? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/69 "2023-12-07T10:52:40Z")
It’s better to be called a looker than a lurker. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/70 "2023-12-07T14:34:10Z")
Swapping out Greg Abbott for Bruce Willis. Yeah, I know - bandwagon, blah blah blah. I haven’t had any points for YEARS! New list: Sarah Hyland Yolanda Hadid Shannen Doherty Rudy Giuliani Donald Trump Mitch McConnell Lauren Boebert Maria Menounos Kornbread Jeté Joan Bakewell Lindsay Graham Bruce Willis Vladimir Putin Rupert Murdoch Marjorie Taylor Greene Steve Bannon ---
**Author:** ![Cici](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cici/32/15669_2.png) [@Cici](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cici)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2023, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/71 "2023-12-08T23:20:18Z")
Hello! Here is my list: Britney Spears Randy Quaid Phil Collins Rudy Giuliani Kanye West Machine Gun Kelly Jisoo (K Pop singer Kim Ji-Soo) King Charles III Celine Dion Danny Masterson Harry Jowsey Donald J Trump Ghislaine Maxwell Bill Clinton Tori Spelling ---
**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:** [December 8, 2023, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/72 "2023-12-08T23:45:55Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > I have removed Mike Johnson. I wish I could remove him in real life. See, that’s the kind of thing that gets you put on a watch list. ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/73 "2023-12-08T23:51:27Z")
Here’s mine: Tina Louise Max Baer, Jr. John Goodman Wayne Knight Gene Hackman Clint Eastwood Ian McKellen Maggie Smith Mel Brooks Anthony Hopkins Michael J. Fox William Shatner Danny Devito Christopher Lloyd Judi Dench Donald Sutherland ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/74 "2023-12-09T15:15:06Z")
I’ve been following the Death Pools for years but never participated out of general unease for my karma. This year my list is karma-free: Donald Trump Kim Jong-Un Vladimir Putin Newt Gengrich Mitch McConnell Rupert Murdoch Rudi Giuliani Chuck Grassley Charles Koch Harlan Crow Clarence Thomas Donald Trump, Jr. Xi Jinping Alternates: Miguel Díaz-Canel Stephan Miller Bill Cosby ---
**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:** [December 9, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/75 "2023-12-09T16:04:21Z")
I wish you all the luck in the world. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2023, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/76 "2023-12-09T16:10:10Z")
Danny Masterson didn’t make the cut? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/77 "2023-12-09T16:15:40Z")
**Lots** of people didn’t make the cut. In the end I went with EVIL as opposed to evil. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/78 "2023-12-09T16:35:45Z")
There is also a [[THEMED} Celebrity Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-themed-celebrity-death-pool/994110/6) where a similar list has been posed this year too, if I am not mistaken. I wish you both best of luck! ---
**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 9, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/79 "2023-12-09T17:29:30Z")
Tom Baker Alan Alda Melissa Jaffer Linda Nolan Don Wildmon Bob Newhart Morgan Freeman William Shatner Prunella Scales Dick Cheney Denny Mclain David Attenborough Shannon Doherty Alternates: Chris Evert Mary Lou Retton ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/80 "2023-12-09T17:42:29Z")
If you find that list of Russian Generals tell your friend to not forget to crosss this one out in case the list is older than Tuesday: > **[Major General Vladimir Sawadski Killed in Ukraine: A Significant Loss for...](https://bnn.network/world/russia/major-general-vladimir-sawadski-killed-in-ukraine-a-significant-loss-for-russia/)** > > Major General Vladimir Sawadski, deputy commander of Russia's 14th Army Corps, has been killed in Ukraine, marking the seventh major general and twelfth high-ranking officer confirmed dead since the war began. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=5)