# 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:** 9
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2023, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/162 "2023-12-26T08:14:03Z")
My list last year was mostly celebrities with pilot’s licenses and I scored one hit - Jimmy Buffet - but he drank himself to death, he didn’t auger in from 10,000 feet, so it doesn’t really track. Here are my 2024 picks, chosen mostly by larceny (including alternates because fuck Pele, that’s why): Clint Eastwood Andy Taylor Jerry Sandusky Bruce Willis Tim Curry Shannen Doherty Sarah Hyland Linda Ronstadt Derek Chauvin Bam Margera Val Kilmer Jimmy Carter Jimmy Swaggert Alts: Harvey Weinstein Roman Polanski ---
**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:** [December 26, 2023, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/163 "2023-12-26T13:42:43Z")
“If you all think I’m being too harsh let me know here” Absolutely not. You have been more than reasonable. One PM is courtesy and you have no reason to feel sorry if it’s not read. It’s a big job and players should be considerate of your time. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/164 "2023-12-26T17:49:59Z")
Yoko Ono Rudy Giuliani Peter Frampton Chuck Grassley Donald Trump Clarence Thomas Linda Ronstadt Lindsay Graham Roger Stone Steve Bannon King Charles of UK Dick Cheney Ken Paxton ---
**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, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/165 "2023-12-26T18:02:16Z")
Excellent final pick. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/166 "2023-12-26T18:23:24Z")
> [@Wackbjt](#): > > I think you need to do research before posting Mike Ditka is already gone Maybe you are thinking of Dick Butkus? ---
**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, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/167 "2023-12-26T18:38:06Z")
I thought it rather odd that a brand new poster was trying to tell someone how to play the game. ---
**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 27, 2023, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/168 "2023-12-27T03:57:45Z")
OK, here’s my list, FWIW William Shatner Willie Nelson Emperor Akihito Tom Baker Josef Fritzl Vanessa Redgrave Mickey Rourke Bruce Willis Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Linda Nolan Andy Taylor Celene Dion Shannen Doherty Alternates: Gene Hackman Mitch McConnell ---
**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 27, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/169 "2023-12-27T19:10:45Z")
Thanks! ---
**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 27, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/170 "2023-12-27T19:26:13Z")
I am running a life pool this year and if you like to submit a unique list or even duplicate your death list, feel free. First time running one, rules are explained over there. Goal is to hope your candidates survive. > [@Celebrity Life Pool - willing to host if there is interest and help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/1): > > I’m willing to host a Life Pool, but want to know if there is interest and if someone like @Baker can show me how to manage the spreadsheet and so forth. Any interest? Any easy way to setup a spreadsheet for point calculation? My plan would be: only people 80 and over 1 point for every year older than 80. 81 gets you 1 point, 105 gets you 15 points. No points in this game are really calculated until year end. Thoughts? Any help on the scoring? It might not be too bad since scores aren’t l… ---
**Author:** ![J-P\_L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/j-p_l/32/3156_2.png) [@J-P\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J-P_L)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/171 "2023-12-27T19:50:09Z")
Here are my picks for 2024: 1 Andy Taylor 1961 Guitarist for Duran Duran 2 Bruce Willis 1955 American Actor 3 Buzz Aldrin 1930 American Former Astronaut 4 Clint Eastwood 1030 American Actor 5 Dick Cheney 1941 American politician, former V.P. 6 Jean Chretien 1934 Former Prime Minister of Canada 7 Jimmy Swaggart 1935 American Televangelist 8 Liza Minneli 1946 American actress, singer & dancer 9 Michael Flatley 1958 Riverdance Dancer 10 Randy Travis 1959 American Country Singer 11 Shannen Doherty 1971 American actress 12 Toby Keith 1961 American Country Singer 13 Willie Nelson 1933 American Country Singer Alternates: 1 George W. Bush 1946 Former US President 2 Kris Kristofferson 1936 American Actor, Singer, Songwriter ## Clean List: Andy Taylor Bruce Willis Buzz Aldrin Clint Eastwood Dick Cheney Jean Chretien Jimmy Swaggart Liza Minneli Michael Flatley Randy Travis Shannen Doherty Toby Keith Willie Nelson ## Alternates: George W. Bush Kris Kristofferson ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2023, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/172 "2023-12-27T20:07:47Z")
Tonight, around 7:00PM Central Standard time, I am going to post a list of the tops picks at that time. If someone just wants a bandwagon list and can’t do the research, anyone can take hints from it. At 8:00PM Central Standard Time a 100 hour countdown begins to the zero hour of midnight on the 31st. ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/173 "2023-12-27T20:34:12Z")
My 2024 list: Robert Duvall Pope Francis Buzz Aldrin Mick Fleetwood John Cullum Paul McCartney Julie Andrews Anthony Hopkins Judi Dench Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Hector Elizondo Bill Cosby Roman Polanski Alternate: Chevy Chase ---
**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 27, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/174 "2023-12-27T20:35:22Z")
New much improved list: Ramsan Akhmadovich Kadirov – nasty Chechen piece of sadistic shit Jared Kushner – opportunistic piece of shit Ivanka Kushner – nice piece of ass, according to the one missing in this list Vladimir Putin – fascist dictator Julio Iglesias – crooner Celine Dion – singer Shannen Doherty – actress Demi Lovato – druggie Elon Musk – egomaniac Reid Wiseman Victor Glover Christina Hammock Koch Jeremy Hansen (the last four are a [moonshot](https://www.nasa.gov/general/nasas-artemis-ii-crew-meet-with-president-vp-at-white-house/) - literally and figuratively) Alternates: Sophia Loren - Italianissima Adriano Celentano - Italiano Tom Lehrer - singer Clean list: Ramsan Kadirov Jared Kushner Ivanka Kushner Vladimir Putin Julio Iglesias Celine Dion Shannen Doherty Demi Lovato Elon Musk Reid Wiseman Victor Glover Christina Koch Jeremy Hansen * * * Sophia Loren Adriano Celentano Tom Lehrer ---
**Author:** ![MarkF2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5ac83/32.png) [@MarkF2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkF2004)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2023, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/175 "2023-12-27T20:36:59Z")
Clint is certainly proving durable… ---
**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2023, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/176 "2023-12-27T22:07:28Z")
Thanks for doing this again, **Baker**! I expect to do as poorly this year as every other. For the record, while indeed one or two of these folks made their way onto my list based on personal disdain for them, I wish all my entries a healthy 2024. 1. [Quincy Jones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Jones), b. March 14, 1933. Record producer. 2. [Polly Holliday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polly_Holliday), b. July 2, 1937. Actress. 3. [Lola Falana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lola_Falana), b. September 11, 1942. Singer. 4. [Maria Muldaur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Muldaur), b. September 12, 1942. Singer. 5. [Norman Greenbaum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Greenbaum), b. November 20, 1942. Singer-songwriter. 6. [Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump), b. June 14, 1946. Politician. 7. [Jimmy McMillan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_McMillan), b. December 1, 1946. Political activist. 8. [Elton John](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_John), b. March 25, 1947. Musician. 9. [Ron Jeremy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Jeremy), b. March 12, 1953. Actor. 10. [Bruce Willis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Willis), b. March 19, 1955. Actor. 11. [Lenny Dykstra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Dykstra), b. February 10, 1963. Baseball player. 12. [Robert Downey Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Downey_Jr.), b. April 4, 1965. Actor. 13. [Shannen Doherty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannen_Doherty), b. April 12, 1971. Actress. Alt1. [Haim Saban](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haim_Saban), b. October 15, 1944. Producer. Alt2. [Dan Quayle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Quayle), b. February 4, 1947. Politician. Alt3. [Walter Palmer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Cecil_the_lion), b. January 16, 1960. Dentist. Plain text list: Quincy Jones Polly Holliday Lola Falana Maria Muldaur Norman Greenbaum Donald Trump Jimmy McMillan Elton John Ron Jeremy Bruce Willis Lenny Dykstra Robert Downey Jr. Shannen Doherty Haim Saban Dan Quayle Walter Palmer ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2023, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/177 "2023-12-28T01:10:09Z")
The following is the notables with at least seven picks. | Shannon Doherty | 27 | | --- | --- | | Bruce Willis | 17 | | Donald Trump | 17 | | Andy Taylor | 12 | | Rudy Guiliani | 12 | | Jimmy Carter | 10 | | Linda Ronstadt | 9 | | Mitch McConnell | 9 | | Bob Newhart | 8 | | Celine Dion | 8 | | Vladimir Putin | 8 | | Clint Eastwood | 7 | | Dick Van Dyke | 7 | | Liza Minelli | 7 | | Michael J Fox | 7 | | Ron Jeremy | 7 | | William Shatner | 7 | | Yoko Ono | 7 | ---
**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 28, 2023, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/178 "2023-12-28T10:11:50Z")
Do you ever track a “wisdom of crowds” list and see how successful a list comprising the most popular picks turns out at year end? ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Klutz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captain_klutz/32/4993_2.png) [@Captain\_Klutz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Klutz)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/179 "2023-12-28T15:52:50Z")
Copy/pasting my entire 2023 list, unchanged (sigh) Steve Gleason Wilfred Benitez William Perry Dave Rose Andy Taylor Jonnie Irwin Bruce Willis Ye (Kanye West) Ken Watanabe Toby Keith Stan Walker Linda Nolan Shannen Doherty Alternates Vivian Patrick Campbell Lindsay Lohan ---
**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 28, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/180 "2023-12-28T16:48:16Z")
Not sure what you’re talking about? I have 10, plus 3 alternates. MtM ---
**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 28, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/181 "2023-12-28T16:52:46Z")
You can pick 13 for your main list, plus however many alternates you want. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=10)