# 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:** 15
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/281 "2013-12-30T02:02:11Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > People in comas have a remarkable talent for disappointing us. Well, we’ve got a couple of days to see what news emerges about this guy’s condition. But I feel sorry for **Baker** if half the Deathpoolers add him to their lists on NYE. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/282 "2013-12-30T02:08:26Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > Jumping on the bandwagon for the last two years has netted me my best scores in the several years I’ve been playing. so here is > **anyrose’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 > [del]Mohammed Ali[/del] > **Michael Schumacher** > > alternates: > > Pope Emeritus Benedict > Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh > **Mohammed Ali** > Bob Newhart Please move Ali to the alternates and put Michael Schumacher in my main 13. kthxbai. clean list \*\*anyrose’s _revised 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 Michael Schumacher alternates: Pope Emeritus Benedict Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Mohammed Ali Bob Newhart ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/283 "2013-12-30T02:09:27Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > People in comas have a remarkable talent for disappointing us. yes, but “horrible ski accidents” are almost always fatal. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/284 "2013-12-30T02:27:51Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Well, we’ve got a couple of days to see what news emerges about this guy’s condition. But I feel sorry for **Baker** if half the Deathpoolers add him to their lists on NYE. I’m already feeling sorry for myself. Entries are lagging behind from last year, and if they do come back I think it will all be on NYE My birthday. Last year there were 53 entries on NYE, not counting changes.☹ ---
**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 30, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/285 "2013-12-30T02:56:00Z")
> [@Dusty\_Rose](#): > > Keeping some from last year’s list… 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 I just noticed that I have Karen Black on my list, and she passed last August! I’ll move Muhammad Ali up and just go with the two alternates. Sorry, Baker! ---
**Author:** ![Bewildebeest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Bewildebeest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bewildebeest)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/286 "2013-12-30T03:02:00Z")
1. Fidel Castro 2. Dan Rather 3. Bryant Charles Gumbel 4. Lindsay Lohan 5. John McCain 6. Raul Castro (cuban guy) 7. Tom Cruise (Actor,not the Hoveround inventor) 8. Fred Phelps 9. William Shatner 10. Seyyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei 11. Bashar al-Assad 12. Dionne Warwick (and she didn’t see it coming) 13. Nanette Fabray (low hanging fruit) Alternates 1. Warren Miller (the snow skiing guy, although this name makes me uneasy) 2. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran) 3. H. Ross Perot ## Clean list Fidel Castro Dan Rather Bryant Charles Gumbel Lindsay Lohan John McCain Raul Castro Tom Cruise Fred Phelps William Shatner Seyyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei Bashar al-Assad Dionne Warwick Nanette Fabray Warren Miller Mahmoud Ahmadinejad H. Ross Perot ---
**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, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/287 "2013-12-30T03:11:49Z")
> [@Bewildebeest](#): > > 1. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran) \ [Hassan Rouhani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Rouhani)is the current President of Iran. \ ---
**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 30, 2013, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/288 "2013-12-30T03:32:17Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Well, we’ve got a couple of days to see what news emerges about this guy’s condition. But I feel sorry for **Baker** if half the Deathpoolers add him to their lists on NYE. She has all year to sort it out. Nonetheless, we should all send chocolate so that she may keep her strength up. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/289 "2013-12-30T03:42:52Z")
I better get this posted before the deadline sneaks up on me. Valerie Harper Wilko Johnson Randy Travis Stuart Scott Paul Gascoigne Ralphie May Orlando Thomas Ethan Zohn Lindsay Lohan Pete Doherty J. T. Holmes Alex Honnold Michael Schumacher Alternate: Miley Cyrus ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/290 "2013-12-30T04:14:18Z")
About 49 hours and 45 minutes to go! ---
**Author:** ![Library1900](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@Library1900](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Library1900)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/291 "2013-12-30T05:20:04Z")
Okay, Lets try it again…in the 2014 slot…sigh Lets hope for a happy new year shall we? Good afternoon all, I am a dreadful lasy slob. I am going to try my list again with a few changes. Ruth Bader-Ginsburg Fidel Castro May already be gone George Bush the elder William Shatner Hosni Mubarak Macaulie Calulkin Joan Rivers Jimmy Carter Bob Dole Hugh Hefner Dolly Parton Pope Benedict Ringo Star ---
**Author:** ![BACI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ce73a5/32.png) [@BACI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BACI)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/292 "2013-12-30T06:22:39Z")
So many candidates. As father time marches on a disproportionate number of folks that inhabit my consciousness move from the possible column to the probable column… The list: Casey Kasem Ritchie Benaud Joe Jonas Maggie Smith Chuck Berry Jack Brabbham Clive James Gough Whitlam Doris Day Roger Moore Fidel Castro Richard Attenborough Rolf Harris Alternates: Mickey Rooney Tom Woolfe Justin Beiber ---
**Author:** ![Kalea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b487fb/32.png) [@Kalea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalea)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/293 "2013-12-30T06:32:18Z")
Recycling my list from last year: Paul G. Allen George H.W. Bush Fidel Castro Tommy Chong Stephen Hawking Lindsay Lohan Hosni Mubarak Robert Mugabe Vladimir Putin Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh Prince Harry of Wales Dick van Dyke Miley Cyrus Alternates: Fred Phelps Donald Trump Maggie Smith ---
**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 30, 2013, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/294 "2013-12-30T11:31:04Z")
A revised list for me, in that I’m removing John McVie and Tommy Chong and adding Michael Schumacher (I actually think - and hope - he’ll live but it’d be a shame to lose the points if he doesn’t) and TV chef Mary Berry. New list: Valerie Harper Judy Blume Frankie Muniz Randy Travis Stuart Scott Warren Buffett George H.W. Bush Pope Emeritus Benedict Sheldon Adelson Freddie Starr Sir Bruce Forsyth Michael Schumacher Mary Berry. Alternates: Aretha Franklin Harry Belafonte ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/295 "2013-12-30T12:28:06Z")
2014 is the year of my first ever themed list. Woo! My theme is: **Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi!** Famous Australians, or Kiwis/Poms/Yanks we claim as our own when they’re at the top of their game and immediately disown when they get the least bit embarrassing (let’s call it The Mel Gibson Effect). [Ben Cousins, footballer](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Cousins) [Lou Richards, footballer](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Richards) [Gough Whitlam, politician](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gough_Whitlam) [Joan Kirner, politician](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Kirner) [Anna Bligh, politician](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Bligh) [Jeanne Little, entertainer](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Little) [Kylie Minogue, entertainer](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylie_Minogue) [Colleen McCullough, author](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colleen_McCullough) [Bert Newton, entertainer](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Newton) [Lorrae Desmond, actor](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorrae_Desmond) [Matthew Newton, actor](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Newton) [Judy Moran, convicted murderer/crime family matriarch](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Moran) [Dawn Fraser, Olympic swimmer](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_Fraser) Alts: [John Farnham, singer](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Farnham) [John Williamson, singer](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williamson_(singer)) Plain text: Ben Cousins Lou Richards Gough Whitlam Joan Kirner Anna Bligh Jeanne Little Kylie Minogue Colleen McCullough Bert Newton Lorrae Desmond Matthew Newton Judy Moran Dawn Fraser Alts: John Farnham John Williamson ---
**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 30, 2013, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/296 "2013-12-30T12:53:49Z")
Here we go, carefully avoiding posting on \*\*Baker’s \*\*birthday. Carryovers from 2013: Steve Gleason, NFL player Ketherine Crowe, singer Marcia Strassman Penny Marshall, actress Frankie Muniz, actor Michael Douglas Paul Gascoigne, English footballer Billy Graham, wrestler Lindsay Lohan And the replacements: Ryan Buell, paranormal investigator Sam Simon, director, producer and writer Randy Travis, singer Michael Schumacher, racing driver Alternates: Jay Lake, author Stuart Scott, sportscaster Clean list: Steve Gleason Ketherine Crowe, Marcia Strassman Penny Marshall Frankie Muniz Michael Douglas Paul Gascoigne Billy Graham Lindsay Lohan Ryan Buell Sam Simon Randy Travis Michael Schumacher Alternates: Jay Lake Stuart Scott ---
**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 30, 2013, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/297 "2013-12-30T13:55:13Z")
> [@Captain\_Klutz](#): > > Here we go, carefully avoiding posting on \*\*Baker’s \*\*birthday. Can you suck up, or not? I wish I’d thought of that. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![zoog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7ea924/32.png) [@zoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoog)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/298 "2013-12-30T14:29:44Z")
Back to back years in the top ten, but I just can’t quite run with the big dogs (hellhounds?). Maybe 2014 will be the year: Steve Gleason Ron Jeremy Wilko Johnson Suge Knight Guy Clark Omar Abdel-Rahman Mike Tyson Valerie Harper Terry Pratchett Lindsay Lohan Sam Simon Michael Schumacher Tommy Chong Alternates: Stuart Scott Rob Ford ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/299 "2013-12-30T14:38:22Z")
I hope to be posting tomorrow evening. I’m waiting on news of Schumacher… ---
**Author:** ![nofloyd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nofloyd/32/2870_2.png) [@nofloyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nofloyd)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/300 "2013-12-30T15:29:17Z")
A pretty random list. I may be too soft for this, the last time I played I felt awful when someone on my list died. Fidel Castro Chris Christie Tom Cruise Guy Fieri David Hasselhoff Elton John Kim Jong-un Lindsay Lohan Julia Louis-Dreyfus Melissa McCarthy Charles Osgood Keith Richards Charlie Sheen [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193.md?page=16)