# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![Culling\_The\_Herd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Culling\_The\_Herd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Culling_The_Herd)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/142 "2023-12-23T23:06:18Z")
You are correct. Do I need to resubmit the list with that correction? ---
**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 23, 2023, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/143 "2023-12-23T23:14:57Z")
> [@Culling\_The\_Herd](#): > > Do I need to resubmit the list with that correction? That, or hope that some kid named Noah Chomsky, racked with incurable leukemia, manages a cameo in the next MCU movie. Your call. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/144 "2023-12-24T01:50:03Z")
I’ll change it for you. I’d seen that and wondered about it. ---
**Author:** ![McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDeath_the_Mad)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2023, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/145 "2023-12-24T03:35:29Z")
Here is my list! Bruce Willis Bam Magera Celine Dion Michael J Fox Shannon Doherty Val Kilmer Athony Kiedis Catherine Wreford Pete Davidson Ron Jeremy Alternates: Don Cherry Warren Buffet William Shatner Sitting 11th this year, lets see if I can crack the Top 10 in 2024! MtM ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2023, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/146 "2023-12-24T03:57:02Z")
You really want only ten picks on your list? ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/147 "2023-12-24T16:30:23Z")
I’ve finally chosen my Annual 13 and it’s time to post! Dick van Dyke, the man with the contagious smile Mel Brooks, an American treasure Mamie van Doren, teen heartthrob of the 1950s William Shatner, Captain Kirk Arvo Pärt, my second favorite composer Philip Glass, my favorite composer Mitch McConnell, …buffering… Michael Douglas, actor who survived cancer Bruce Willis, actor with dementia Michael J. Fox, actor with Parkinsons Celine Dion, chanteuse with Stiff Person Syndrome Shannen Doherty, actress with cancer Demi Lovato, pop star who pegs my “likely to OD” meter ALTERNATES Linda Ronstadt, singer with cancer Yoko Ono, bandwagon pick Ringo Starr, there can be only one…last Beatle CLEAN LIST Dick van Dyke Mel Brooks Mamie van Doren William Shatner Arvo Pärt Philip Glass Mitch McConnell Michael Douglas Bruce Willis Michael J. Fox Celine Dion Shannen Doherty Demi Lovato ALTERNATES Linda Ronstadt Yoko Ono Ringo Starr ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/148 "2023-12-25T14:43:00Z")
> [@Lsura](#): > > Shannen Doherty > Maggie Smith > Jane Badler > Barbra Streisand > Ben Kingsley > Benjamin Netanyahu > King Charles III > Hank Williams Jr. > George Strait > Bill Clinton > Donald Trump > Rudy Guiliani > Joe Biden > > Alternate: > Camilla Parker-Bowles Updated list after some thoughts I had driving home yesterday: Shannen Doherty Maggie Smith Jane Badler Marc Singer Barbra Streisand Robert Englund Benjamin Netanyahu Angela Merkel Hank Williams Jr. George Strait Donald Trump Rudy Guiliani Joe Biden Alternate: Camilla Parker-Bowles King Charles III ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/149 "2023-12-25T18:14:45Z")
> [@Catamount](#): > > Shannen Doherty, actress with cancer More like, “Cancer, with a bit of actress,” from the recent articles I’ve seen. Not that I wish her anything bad-- she’s survived a lot, and while I never watched any of the shows she was on, I’ve seen some other things she’s done, and she’s talented. Just saying. If anyone is going to go before Jan 1, probably her. Are there points for picking that? ---
**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:** [December 25, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/150 "2023-12-25T20:00:28Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > If anyone is going to go before Jan 1, probably her. She’s been stage 4 for a while now. She’s basically beaten the odds. I’m still likely putting her on my list, but it won’t surprise me if she survives through next year as well. ---
**Author:** ![NoNoNo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/839c29/32.png) [@NoNoNo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoNoNo)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/151 "2023-12-25T20:05:34Z")
Jimmy Carter Ethel Kennedy Clint Eastwood Bob Newhart Yoko Ono Dick Van Dyke Carol Burnett Shannen Doherty Jane Fonda David Attenborough Bruce Willis James Earl Jones Buzz Aldrin ---
**Author:** ![Wackbjt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f07891/32.png) [@Wackbjt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wackbjt)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/152 "2023-12-25T22:44:01Z")
Chris Burke : star of Corky JB Pritzker: Illinois Governor Les Gold: American Jewelry & Loan Jellyroll: Rapper Violent J: Rapper Johnny Rodz: WWE Danny Masterson: Actor Shelley Duvall: Actress Dick Vitale: ESPN RL Stine: Author Woody Allen: Actor/Filmmaker Whitey Herzog: MLB Toby Keith: Country Music Singer Alternate Dave Atell: Comedian Lori Beth Denberg: Actress Seal: Musician ---
**Author:** ![Wackbjt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f07891/32.png) [@Wackbjt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wackbjt)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/153 "2023-12-25T23:31:16Z")
I think you need to do research before posting Mike Ditka is already gone ---
**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 25, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/154 "2023-12-25T23:34:00Z")
All my cites, including Wiki, say he isn’t dead yet. Were you perhaps thinking of Steve Ditko? ---
**Author:** ![Allecher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@Allecher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Allecher)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/155 "2023-12-25T23:41:46Z")
Welcome @Wackbjt! Baker, our deathmistress, prefers a “clean” list with no descriptions and single spacing. That is why you see some posters include a descriptive list and a plain list. I’m sure she will appreciate it if you post your list again in the clean format. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2023, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/156 "2023-12-26T00:03:15Z")
Please post a list with no spaces between. See most of the other posts or the example in the OP. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2023, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/157 "2023-12-26T02:20:21Z")
| Alan Alda | Actor | | --- | --- | | Andy Taylor | Duran Duran | | Bernie Sanders | US Senator | | Bruce Willis | Actor | | Chuck Schumer | US Senator | | Frank Caprio | TV Judge | | Jimmy Carter | US President | | Kamala Harris | Vice President | | Nancy Pelosi | Congresswoman | | Val Kilmer | Actor | | Vladimir Putin | Russian Dictator | | Volodymyr Zelenskyy | Ukraine President | | Yoko Ono | Musician | | | | | Alternates | | | Rashida Tlaib | Congresswoman | | Ilhan Omar | Congresswoman | | Corey Bush | Congresswoman | Clean List Alan Alda Andy Taylor Bernie Sanders Bruce Willis Chuck Schumer Frank Caprio Jimmy Carter Kamala Harris Nancy Pelosi Val Kilmer Vladimir Putin Volodymyr Zelenskyy Yoko Ono Alternates Rashida Tlaib Ilhan Omar Corey Bush ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2023, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/158 "2023-12-26T03:04:44Z")
Folks, I want to truly welcome all new players. _You will be assimilated!_ But it seems like some new folks, and a few others, aren’t reading the directions in the OP close enough and that causes me extra work when I have to modify their lists, and change totals on players. I’m doing my best to keep my calculations accurate, and as usual I ask for help if I’ve made a mistake. But from here on out I’m making an executive decision that if someone posts with not enough players, or adds numbers and commentary and spaces in between selections, I will not count their list until they come back and do it correctly. I will send one PM to folks like this, and if they don’t read it I’m sorry. If you all think I’m being too harsh let me know here, because I’m keeping a note from here on out of players like this, if any, and I can always add them in. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2023, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/159 "2023-12-26T03:25:40Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > If you all think I’m being too harsh let me know here, because I’m keeping a note from here on out of players like this, if any, and I can always add them in. Hell no, you aren’t being too harsh. Rules are rules, and these are easy to follow. It’s easier to submit a list without commentary, and most everybody here knows how to count to 13. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/160 "2023-12-26T03:31:42Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > If you all think I’m being too harsh let me know here, because I’m keeping a note from here on out of players like this, if any, and I can always add them in. Not at all. You’re having to enter over a hundred lists. The least we can do is properly format them. ---
**Author:** ![MarkF2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5ac83/32.png) [@MarkF2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkF2004)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2023, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/161 "2023-12-26T05:01:38Z")
[Sir Alex Ferguson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Ferguson) 31/12/1941 **81** Former Scottish Football Manager [Andrew Flintoff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Flintoff) 06/12/1977 **46** Former England Cricketer & TV presenter [Dame Judi Dench](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judi_Dench) 09/12/1934 **89** Actress and National Treasure [Sir John Major](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Major) 29/03/1943 **80** Politician (Last decent Tory) [John Cleese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cleese) 27/10/1939 **84** Minister of Funny Walks [Sharon Osbourne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Osbourne) 09/10/1952 **71** Envelope Opening Attendee [Paul Michael Glaser](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Michael_Glaser) 25/03/1943 **80** Actor [David Soul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Soul) 28/08/1943 **80** Actor [Jack Nicholson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Nicholson) 22/04/1947 **76** Actor [Angie Dickinson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angie_Dickinson) 30/09/1931 **92** Actress [Ursula Andress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_Andress) 19/03/1936 **87** Actress [Dame Julie Andrews](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Andrews) 01/10/1935 **88** Actress, Singer and National Treasure [Roy Hodgson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Hodgson) 09/08/1947 **76** Football Manager Alternates [Brigitte Bardot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigitte_Bardot) 28/09/1934 **89** Actress and Activist [Christopher Walken](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Walken) 31/03/1943 **80** Actor [Ben Vereen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Vereen) 10/10/1946 **77** Actor and Dancer Clean List Sir Alex Ferguson Andrew Flintoff Dame Judi Dench Sir John Major John Cleese Sharon Osbourne Paul Michael Glaser David Soul Jack Nicholson Angie Dickinson Ursula Andress Dame Julie Andrews Roy Hodgson Brigitte Bardot Christopher Walken Ben Vereen [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=9)