# 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:** 51
**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:** [April 17, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1002 "2024-04-17T15:37:37Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > TikTok gossip columnist [Kyle Marissa Roth](https://twentytwowords.com/tiktok-star-kyle-marisa-roth-dead-aged-36/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=22story&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0BMQABHUtFFEA195Ihre4sBFTgwaS4haAeX1DtRVhhDJueZP1WAn6R1N_H_0p2NQ_aem_ATtt1SbRIWiPG8A5XgNH9Pl3Pmx5W5GSJNtjE8R44-E4ZrSWwKm_zi0Q-_anEyCzNlM) has died at 36 under “mysterious circumstances.” [Not another one! When will they find a cure?](https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0727.html) ---
**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:** [April 18, 2024, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1003 "2024-04-18T00:30:04Z")
> [@zadscmc](#): > > Senator/Governor Graham passes at 87 Bob Graham was an honorable politician. As just one example, he opposed the Iraq war when it wasn’t politically expedient. > **[Bob Graham Knew Iraq Would Be a Quagmire Even as Most Democrats Fell for...](https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/bob-graham-iraq-quagmire/tnamp/)** > > The former Senate Intelligence Committee chair saw through Republican efforts to manipulate Congress into authorizing a war that should never have been fought. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2024, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1004 "2024-04-18T01:09:59Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > TikTok gossip columnist [Kyle Marissa Roth](https://twentytwowords.com/tiktok-star-kyle-marisa-roth-dead-aged-36/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=22story&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0BMQABHUtFFEA195Ihre4sBFTgwaS4haAeX1DtRVhhDJueZP1WAn6R1N_H_0p2NQ_aem_ATtt1SbRIWiPG8A5XgNH9Pl3Pmx5W5GSJNtjE8R44-E4ZrSWwKm_zi0Q-_anEyCzNlM) has died at 36 under “mysterious circumstances.” I’m not going to pretend I knew who she was. Another more mainstream article said the cause of death was not disclosed. What stood out to me was her sister called her a “gossip activist.” The more I think of it the less I understand what that might mean. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1005 "2024-04-18T15:21:47Z")
Canadian musician [Rocket Norton](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/prism-rocket-norton-gary-wanstall-obit-1.7166136) has died at 73. (27 points for me) Time to go listen to Prism, part of the soundtrack of my youth. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1006 "2024-04-18T17:22:54Z")
[Dickey Betts](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dickey-betts-allman-brothers-band-dead-727523/), Allman Brothers Band guitarist, has died at 80. Bummer. mmm ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1007 "2024-04-18T18:32:53Z")
Very sad to hear of this. The cause of death is listed as “chronic obstructive pulmonary disease” which sounds like a particularly terrible disease for a guy of his talents. So sorry to lose him this way. Let’s all listen to “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” tonight, and “Ramblin’ Man”, and “Jessica” for a closer. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1008 "2024-04-18T18:50:24Z")
| 1 | Registered at Last | 162 | 4 | 2 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | candide | 88 | 2 | 0 | | 2 | Captain Klutz | 88 | 2 | 0 | | 2 | critter 42 | 88 | 2 | 0 | | 2 | Kitten Mitten | 88 | 2 | 0 | | 6 | Happy Lendervedder | 85 | 2 | 0 | | 6 | phungi | 85 | 2 | 0 | | 8 | Loach | 79 | 2 | 2 | | 9 | GIGObuster | 72 | 2 | 0 | | 10 | Dung Beetle | 50 | 1 | 0 | | 10 | Hoopy Frood | 50 | 1 | 0 | | 10 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 50 | 1 | 0 | | 10 | jeezums | 50 | 1 | 0 | | 10 | Little Nemo | 50 | 1 | 0 | | 10 | Lord Feldon | 50 | 1 | 0 | | 10 | Mean Mr. Mustard | 50 | 1 | 0 | | 10 | RobotDevilDog | 50 | 1 | 0 | | 10 | RTFirefly | 50 | 1 | 0 | | 10 | Superdude | 50 | 1 | 0 | | 20 | J-P L | 38 | 1 | 0 | | 20 | xizor | 38 | 1 | 0 | | 22 | Cazzle | 24 | 1 | 1 | | 23 | Pardel-Lux | 22 | 1 | 0 | | 24 | MarkF2004 | 20 | 1 | 1 | | 25 | Allecher | 12 | 1 | 1 | | 26 | Biotop | 8 | 1 | 1 | | 27 | Monstera delciosa | 1 | 1 | 1 | ---
**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:** [April 18, 2024, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1009 "2024-04-18T19:04:17Z")
How many of us are tied for 28th place? ---
**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:** [April 18, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1010 "2024-04-18T19:14:02Z")
> **[Anne Innis Dagg, pioneering giraffe researcher, dies at 91](https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/04/11/anne-innis-dagg-dead-giraffes/)** > > The Canadian zoologist conducted trailblazing studies of wild giraffes and was featured in the 2018 documentary “The Woman Who Loves Giraffes.” ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1011 "2024-04-18T19:15:49Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > Very sad to hear of this. The cause of death is listed as “chronic obstructive pulmonary disease” which sounds like a particularly terrible disease for a guy of his talents. So sorry to lose him this way. Let’s all listen to “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” tonight, and “Ramblin’ Man”, and “Jessica” for a closer. Indeed. Don’t forget [Blue Sky](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1jpQu6qR1E&ab_channel=jat13) (which Dickey wrote) - one of my favorite Allman tunes. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1012 "2024-04-18T19:29:36Z")
Great musician, but from all I’ve heard, a really horrible human being. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1013 "2024-04-18T20:12:09Z")
Eighty of us ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1014 "2024-04-19T01:41:12Z")
Thanks for asking! After seeing @Baker 's reply I feel a bit better about my 28th place status. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1015 "2024-04-19T03:06:33Z")
We’ve been getting a lot of baseball players/managers lately: > **[Holtzman, author of 2 no-hitters and a 4-time champ, dies at 78](https://www.mlb.com/news/ken-holtzman-dies)** > > Ken Holtzman, a former pitcher who threw two no-hitters with the Cubs and won three straight World Series championships with the Athletics from 1972-74, died Sunday at the age of 78. Holtzman was battling heart issues and was hospitalized for three... ---
**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:** [April 19, 2024, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1016 "2024-04-19T16:12:34Z")
Mandisa, 47, of American Idol fame, dies. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1017 "2024-04-19T16:19:46Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > Mandisa, 47, of American Idol fame, dies Wow, kind of a shock to me. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1018 "2024-04-19T17:25:53Z")
Yeah, no kidding… and none of them in my themed list… ---
**Author:** ![Allecher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@Allecher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Allecher)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2024, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1019 "2024-04-19T20:24:57Z")
[Daniel Dennett,](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/04/19/daniel-dennett-philosopher-atheist-darwinist/) one of the 4 horsemen of atheism, 18 points. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2024, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1020 "2024-04-19T21:33:21Z")
That is sad, I liked reading him. Still have many books left, but somehow it is not the same when the author has died. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1021 "2024-04-20T02:41:09Z")
Former MLB player Dave McCarty dead at 54. Far, far too young. > **[Former Red Sox player and World Series winner Dave McCarty dies](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/mlb/article-13330149/Boston-Red-Sox-star-Dave-McCarty-dies-54.html)** > > Former Boston Red Sox player and 2004 World Series winner Dave McCarty has died at the age of 54 after a 'cardiac event' in California. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=52)