# 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:** 63
**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:** [June 4, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1242 "2024-06-04T14:05:23Z")
She definitely didn’t shoot. > **[Maria De Aragon, Star Wars' Greedo, Dies at 81](https://www.cbr.com/maria-de-aragon-dead/)** > > Maria De Aragon, who played Greedo in Star Wars, has passed away. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1243 "2024-06-04T14:25:04Z")
54 Points, indeed! | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Registered\_at\_Last | 216 | 5(2) | | 2 | RTFirefly | 163 | 3 | | 3 | candide | 147 | 3 | | 4 | phungi | 144 | 3 | | 5 | jeezums | 132 | 3(1) | | 6 | Mean\_MrMustard | 109 | 2 | | 7 | Captain\_Klutz | 88 | 2 | | 7 | critter42 | 88 | 2 | | 7 | Kitten\_Mitten | 88 | 2 | | 10 | Happy\_Lendervedder | 85 | 2 | | 11 | Loach | 79 | 2(2) | | 12 | GIGObuster | 72 | 2 | | 13 | Queen\_Anne\_s\_Lace | 59 | 1 | | 14 | Superdude | 52 | 2 | | 15 | Dung\_Beetle | 50 | 1 | | 15 | Hoopy\_Frood | 50 | 1 | | 15 | It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery | 50 | 1 | | 15 | Little\_Nemo | 50 | 1 | | 15 | Lord\_Feldon | 50 | 1 | | 15 | RobotDevilDog | 50 | 1 | | 21 | J-P\_L | 38 | 1 | | 21 | Wackbjt | 38 | 1 | | 21 | xizor | 38 | 1 | | 24 | Cazzle | 24 | 1(1) | | 24 | JohnT | 24 | 1 | | 24 | ZamboniAce1000 | 24 | 1 | | 27 | Pardel-Lux | 22 | 1 | | 28 | MarkF2004 | 20 | 1(1) | | 29 | Allecher | 12 | 1(1) | | 30 | Biotop | 8 | 1(1) | | 30 | Stephe96 | 8 | 1(1) | | 32 | irritant | 2 | 1 | | 33 | Monstera\_deliciosa | 1 | 1(1) | ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1244 "2024-06-04T14:31:15Z")
New grandbaby? Can’t blame you for being distracted! Enjoy! ---
**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:** [June 4, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1245 "2024-06-04T15:34:53Z")
> [@Borborygmi](#): > > per a recent MMP post it’s still difficult for her to post. Because it was found last week, IIRC, that her shoulder was separated and she had to have surgery. She asked for prayers and/or good thoughts. ---
**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:** [June 4, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1246 "2024-06-04T17:23:23Z")
Thanks for looking out for Baker! | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Registered\_at\_Last | 216 | 5(2) | | 2 | RTFirefly | 163 | 3 | | 3 | candide | 147 | 3 | | 4 | phungi | 144 | 3 | | 5 | jeezums | 132 | 3(1) | | 6 | Mean\_MrMustard | 109 | 2 | | 7 | Captain\_Klutz | 88 | 2 | | 7 | critter42 | 88 | 2 | | 7 | Kitten\_Mitten | 88 | 2 | | 10 | Happy\_Lendervedder | 85 | 2 | | 11 | Loach | 79 | 2(2) | | 12 | GIGObuster | 72 | 2 | | 13 | Queen\_Anne\_s\_Lace | 59 | 1 | | 14 | Superdude | 52 | 2 | | 15 | Dung\_Beetle | 50 | 1 | | 15 | Hoopy\_Frood | 50 | 1 | | 15 | It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery | 50 | 1 | | 15 | Little\_Nemo | 50 | 1 | | 15 | Lord\_Feldon | 50 | 1 | | 15 | RobotDevilDog | 50 | 1 | | 21 | J-P\_L | 38 | 1 | | 21 | Wackbjt | 38 | 1 | | 21 | xizor | 38 | 1 | | 24 | Cazzle | 24 | 1(1) | | 24 | JohnT | 24 | 1 | | 24 | ZamboniAce1000 | 24 | 1 | | 27 | Pardel-Lux | 22 | 1 | | 28 | MarkF2004 | 20 | 1(1) | | 29 | Allecher | 12 | 1(1) | | 30 | Biotop | 8 | 1(1) | | 30 | Stephe96 | 8 | 1(1) | | 32 | irritant | 2 | 1 | | 33 | Monstera\_deliciosa | 1 | 1(1) | | 34 | Baker | 0 | 1(1) | ---
**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:** [June 4, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1247 "2024-06-04T23:38:34Z")
Former Indy 500 winner Parnelli Jones dies at 10 points. > **[Indy 500 winner Parnelli Jones dies at 90](https://www.wishtv.com/sports/motorsports/indy-500-winner-parnelli-jones-dies-at-90/)** > > Jones won the 1963 Indy 500. He started in seven 500s in the 1960s. He also won races in the NASCAR series. Would’ve fit my themed list but did I have him? Nope… ---
**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:** [June 4, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1248 "2024-06-04T23:52:24Z")
Time is up at 1 point. > **[Doctor Who legend William Russell dies aged 99](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-william-russell-dies-newsupdate/)** > > He played one of the show's first ever companions. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1249 "2024-06-05T02:13:25Z")
> **[Sam Butcher, artist who created Precious Moments figurines of teardrop-eyed...](https://apnews.com/article/precious-moments-founder-sam-butcher-obituary-8b7a1803262ef9da5bf9f0d07730e19e)** > > The artist who created the Precious Moments figurines depicting angelic teardrop-eyed children has died. Sam Butcher was 85. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2024, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1250 "2024-06-05T11:57:59Z")
It was rather nice that Russell got one last appearance in on the show not that long ago. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1251 "2024-06-05T15:40:53Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > [Sam Butcher, artist who created Precious Moments figurines of teardrop-eyed children, dies at 85 | AP News](https://apnews.com/article/precious-moments-founder-sam-butcher-obituary-8b7a1803262ef9da5bf9f0d07730e19e) Alice’s boyfriend? ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1252 "2024-06-05T15:44:54Z")
No, that was Sam _ **the** _ butcher. The character had an actual last name, which was not “Butcher”. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1253 "2024-06-05T15:45:52Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > No, that was Sam _ **the** _ butcher. The character had an actual last name, which was not “Butcher”. Thank you for the serious answer to my completely serious question. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1254 "2024-06-05T15:49:46Z")
Not Robert “Bobby” Kelly the comedian. Not Robert “R” Kelly the peeing pedophile. This is the guy with the book. > **[Bob Kelley, publisher of Kelley Blue Book, dies at 96](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-03/bob-kelley-publisher-of-kelley-blue-book-died-at-the-age-of)** > > The KBB was started in 1926, but it was under Bob Kelley's leadership that the publication would expand to include foreign cars, new vehicles, and motorcycles, trucks and RVs. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1255 "2024-06-05T16:14:56Z")
The value of his funeral in excellent condition is estimated at $10,500. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1256 "2024-06-05T16:24:20Z")
As a former personal property appraiser, I find KC’s joke hilarious. 😆 ---
**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:** [June 5, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1257 "2024-06-05T16:35:37Z")
“Used coffin for sale. One careful owner.” ---
**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:** [June 5, 2024, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1258 "2024-06-05T19:08:32Z")
Rapper C. Gambino is dead. Note: The “C” is not for Childish. > **[C.Gambino](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/C.Gambino)** > > Karar Ali Salem Ramadan (4 April 1998 – 5 June 2024), best known by his stage name C.Gambino, was a Swedish masked rapper signed to Warner Music Sweden. > Hailing from Angered, Gothenburg, he first started releasing music in 2019. His first album Sin City was released in 2022. His singles "Automatic" and "Svar" reached number one on the Swedish charts. His collaborative EP M.O.B, with his fellow rapper 23, and his album In Memory of Some Stand Up Guys also reached No. 1 on the Swedish albums char... ---
**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:** [June 5, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1259 "2024-06-05T19:29:26Z")
Each buyer of two adult coffins will get one complimentary children’s coffin! ---
**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:** [June 6, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1260 "2024-06-06T17:09:37Z")
He will always be Dr Morrison on The Young Ones to me. > **[EastEnders actor dies aged 78 after ‘short illness’](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/eastenders-nicholas-ball-death-terry-bates-b2557974.html)** > > Actor played notorious gang lord on the popular soap ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1261 "2024-06-06T17:32:30Z")
At least I am on the list now and can type a little Again many thanks to the Death Shroom for keeping up with the game. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=62) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=64)