# Celebrity Death Pool 2014 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2013, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193 "2013-12-01T06:00:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/261 "2013-12-28T16:26:10Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > [Ignorance fought](http://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/little-couple) šŸ˜‰ Reality TV? How I wish for the return of ignorance. > [@swampbear](#): > > I have an idea for a theme for 2015. See, if my streak of celebrities that wonā€™t die continues for 2014, I propose that next December deathpoolers nominate celebrities they hope donā€™t die. Iā€™ll compose my 2015 list from said nominations. šŸ˜ƒ That would mean my current list. I have never picked someone for a list that I hoped did die, the worst I have felt is ā€œI wonā€™t miss them when theyā€™re gone.ā€ The vast majority have been people whose deaths would bum me out. ---
**Author:** ![Randy\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee7513/32.png) [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2013, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/262 "2013-12-28T16:48:01Z")
> [@imthjckaz](#): > > Scott Hall I assume you mean the wrestler, and not the Christian rock bassist? ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2013, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/263 "2013-12-28T17:08:35Z")
Kirk Douglas Al Molinaro Maureen Oā€™Hara Abe Vigoda Betty White Stan Lee Richard Attenborough George Bush Sr Lauren Bacall Hal Holbrook George Kennedy Mickey Rooney James Earl Jones Alts: Gene Wilder Gene Hackman Martin Landau ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/264 "2013-12-28T17:18:50Z")
Next year Iā€™m going to wait until the ā€œmost usedā€ list is posted. My goal is to be the bandwagon king. ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2013, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/265 "2013-12-28T17:35:58Z")
Okay, here is my list of immortals for 2014. LOL Itā€™s almost the same as last year. Iā€™m only including the 13 as itā€™s just too close to 12/31. George H.W. Bush Prince Phillip Andy Dick Jerry Lewis Kirk Douglas Zsa Zsa Gabor Amanda Bynes Ron Glass Fidel Castro Robert Pattinson Bruce Jenner Lee Majors Lance Armstrong Let me state, I was seriously tempted to add James Earl Jones on the strength of ā€œTotes McGotesā€ alone, but he still commands my respect (barely) LOL ---
**Author:** ![Charley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/97f17d/32.png) [@Charley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charley)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/266 "2013-12-29T01:14:54Z")
First time active, long time passive observer! Maybe next year, Iā€™ll do a themeā€¦ 1. Sophia Loren - actress 2. Clive James - writer and broadcaster 3. Ian Brady - murderer 4. Terry Pratchett - writer 5. Bob Dylan - musician 6. Bruce Forsyth - ā€œentertainerā€ 7. Diana Ross - singer 8. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 9. Harvey Weinstein - film producer 10. John Glenn - astronaut 11. Lech Walesa - Polish leader etc 12. Val Kilmer - actor 13. Charlie Sheen - actor Alternates: Lindsay Lohan Queen Elizabeth II Nancy Reagan Clean List: Sophia Loren Clive James Ian Brady Terry Pratchett Bob Dylan Bruce Forsyth Diana Ross Prince Philip Harvey Weinstein John Glenn Lech Walesa Val Kilmer Charlie Sheen Alternates: Lindsay Lohan Queen Elizabeth II Nancy Reagan ---
**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 29, 2013, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/267 "2013-12-29T01:18:01Z")
My picks for 2014. Iā€™m trying a theme for this year which is celebrities connected to Nascar Racing. Most but not all of my picks are Nascar Hall of Fame inductees. Bobby Allison - Nascar Hall of Fame inductee Junior Johnson - Nascar Hall of Fame inductee (full name = Robert Glenn Johnson, Jr.) Richard Petty - Nascar Hall of Fame inductee Maurice Petty - Nascar Hall of Fame inductee David Pearson - Nascar Hall of Fame inductee Leonard Wood - Nascar Hall of Fame inductee Glen Wood - Nascar Hall of Fame inductee Dale Inman - Nascar Hall of Fame inductee Cale Yarborough - Nascar Hall of Fame inductee Ned Jarret - Nascar Hall of Fame inductee Bud Moore - Nascar Hall of Fame inductee Bruton Smith - Noted Nascar race track owner/promoter Ken Squier - Noted Nascar radio/TV announcer Jack Ingram - Retired Nascar race driver Fred Lorenzen - Retired Nascar race driver Rick Hendrick - Noted Nascar race team owner Clean List Bobby Allison Junior Johnson Richard Petty Maurice Petty David Pearson Leonard Wood Glen Wood Dale Inman Cale Yarborough Ned Jarret Bud Moore Bruton Smith Ken Squier Alternates: Jack Ingram Fred Lorenzen Rick Hendrick ---
**Author:** ![Dusty\_Rose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba8739/32.png) [@Dusty\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dusty_Rose)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/268 "2013-12-29T15:30:12Z")
Keeping some from last yearā€™s listā€¦ changing a couple: Valerie Harper Loretta Lynn Alice Munro Helen Fawkes Karen Black George H. W. Bush Penny Marshall Dick Cheney Mackenzie Phillips Daisy Berkowitz Mickey Rooney Nancy Reagan Fidel Castro Alternates: Muhammad Ali Kirk Douglas Aretha Franklin ---
**Author:** ![Tazmanian\_Devil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cc9497/32.png) [@Tazmanian\_Devil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tazmanian_Devil)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/269 "2013-12-29T15:39:59Z")
1. Ryan Buell- Paranormal States 2. Kirk Douglas- Actor 3. George H.W. Bush- former President 4. Muhammad Ali- former boxer 5. Miley Cyrus- Alleged singer 6. Ariel Sharon- former Israeli Prime Minister 7. Valerie Harper- actress 8. Randy Travis- country singer 9. Jerry Lewis- actor 10. Dick Cheney- former Vice President 11. Tommy Lasorda- former Los Angeles Dodgers manager 12. Ed Asner- actor 13. Julie Newmar- actress Alternates 1. Courtney Love- singer 2. Linsday Lohan- actress 3. Arnold Palmer- pro golfer Clean listā€¦ Ryan Buell Kirk Douglas George H.W. Bush Muhammad Ali Miley Cyrus Ariel Sharon Valerie Harper Randy Travis Jerry Lewis Dick Cheney Tommy Lasorda Ed Asner Julie Newmar Alternates Courtney Love Lindsay Lohan Arnold Palmer ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/270 "2013-12-29T15:40:59Z")
62 hours and 18 minutes! Donā€™t lose out! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/271 "2013-12-29T16:27:09Z")
Top 15 picks, please? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/272 "2013-12-29T18:14:25Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > Top 15 picks, please? Cute, but shameless! :rolleyes: ---
**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 29, 2013, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/273 "2013-12-29T18:38:00Z")
Neil Simon Doyle Brunson Charles Grodin Carl Kassel Jerry Lewis Sean Connery Wilko Johnson Clive James Chuck Swindoll Zsa Zsa Gabor George Bush Sr. Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr. Valerie Harper Thatā€™s my list. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/274 "2013-12-29T19:00:04Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Cute, but shameless! :rolleyes: :p:D Valerie Harper George H.W. Bush Lindsay Lohan Fidel Castro Jimmy Carter Randy Travis Ariel Sharon Billy Graham-e Zsa Zsa Gabor Dick Cheney Charlie Sheen Pope Emeritus Benedict Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Jerry Lewis Muhammad Ali I did a bandwagon list one year. Best year I ever had, finished in the top 15 somewhere. BTW, this is not my list but is a response to **anyrose**. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/275 "2013-12-29T19:38:17Z")
Jumping on the bandwagon for the last two years has netted me my best scores in the several years Iā€™ve been playing. so here is **anyroseā€™s BandWagon Themed List for 2014** Valerie Harper George H.W. Bush Lindsay Lohan Fidel Castro Jimmy Carter Randy Travis Ariel Sharon Billy Graham-e Zsa Zsa Gabor Dick Cheney Charlie Sheen Jerry Lewis Muhammad Ali alternates: Pope Emeritus Benedict Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Bob Newhart ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/276 "2013-12-29T19:45:22Z")
Hereā€™s my 2014 picks: Lindsay Lohan Valerie Harper Clive James Wilko Johnson Daisy Berkowitz John McVie Frankie Muniz Bill Gallagher Francois Bozize Michel Djotodia Gedeon Kyungu Mutanga Mary Valastro Jodie Sweetin Alternates: Dokka Umarov Amanda Bynes Lilā€™ Wayne Notes: Bill Gallagher is a commissioner on the Montana Public Service Commission. Francois Bozize is the former President of the Central African Republic. Michel Djotodia is the current President of the Central African Republic. Gedeon Kyungu Mutanga is the leader of the Congolese militia, Mai Mai Kata Katanga. Mary Valastro is the ā€œCake Bossā€ mom. Jodie Sweetin is the onetime child actress from _Full House_. Dokka Umarov is the Chechen militant leader. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/277 "2013-12-29T21:09:26Z")
Iā€™m going with the same theme as last year: members of the Grand Olā€™ Opry. Little Jimmy Dickens Loretta Lynn Leroy Van Dyke Lori Morgan Charlie Pride Jean Shepard Ricky Van Shelton Don Everly Roy Clark Bobby Bare Mel Tillis Willie Nelson Randy Travis **Alternates** Bill Anderson William Lee Golden Patti Loveless I see. **Lok** has a similar theme going. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/278 "2013-12-29T23:31:59Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > Plain list: > > Tony Iommi > Tommy Chong > Beau Biden > Valerie Harper > Amy Robach > Teresa Heinz Kerry > Gallagher > Randy Travis > Marcia Strassman > Angie Everhart > Judy Blume > Lynne Stewart > John McVie > > Alternates: > > Mari Hulman George > Don Imus > Louis Farrakhan Substitution time. Bump Gallagher to alternates, and replace him with Michael Schumacher. Scratch Don Imus from alternates. Changes in bold: Plain list: Tony Iommi Tommy Chong Beau Biden Valerie Harper Amy Robach Teresa Heinz Kerry **Michael Schumacher** Randy Travis Marcia Strassman Angie Everhart Judy Blume Lynne Stewart John McVie Alternates: Mari Hulman George **Gallagher** Louis Farrakhan ---
**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 30, 2013, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/279 "2013-12-30T01:29:45Z")
Is Michael Schumacher trying to sneak into the 2014 list? ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/280 "2013-12-30T01:37:21Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Is Michael Schumacher trying to sneak into the 2014 list? People in comas have a remarkable talent for disappointing us. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193.md?page=15)