# 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:** 16
**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, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/301 "2013-12-30T16:11:12Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > I hope to be posting tomorrow evening. I’m waiting on news of Schumacher… I haven’t decided how long I’ll wait for news of him, but I figured there was no need to jump in and change my list right away. By this time tomorrow he could be out of the woods (with respect to survival, anyway), or he might be dead. What I **don’t** want to do is be in such a hurry to revise my list that I have to turn around and revise it a second time right up against the end of the year. ---
**Author:** ![12543](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/51bf81/32.png) [@12543](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/12543)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/302 "2013-12-30T16:47:02Z")
Frankie Muniz Muhammad Ali Billy Graham Bobby Heenan George Bush Sr. Fidel Castro Doris Day Randy Travis Marcia Strassman Michael Schumacher Tila Tequila Nick Stahl Fred Phelps Tie-Breakers: Jerry Lee Lewis Kirk Douglas Tony Iommi ---
**Author:** ![otisredn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@otisredn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otisredn)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/303 "2013-12-30T18:19:16Z")
But, since I was shut out on my first entry (assuming none of my picks die in the next 2 days), I still consider myself a dead pool virgin Theme : Rock Is Dead, Long Live Rock Aretha Franklin Axl Rose BB King Berry Gordy Bobby Keys Chubby Checker Chuck Berry Eddie Holland Fats Domino Glen Campbell Jerry Lee Lewis Little Richard Pete Doherty ---
**Author:** ![Sami41](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@Sami41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sami41)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/304 "2013-12-30T18:30:51Z")
George Zimmerman George H. W. Bush Casey Kasem Tony Dorsett Ariel Sharon Rob Ford Valerie Harper Stuart Scott Brett Michaels Lamar Odom Janelle Evans Dick Cheney Muhammed Ali Alternate: Clint Eastwood ---
**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, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/305 "2013-12-30T19:59:30Z")
Revised List for Mahaloth: Neil Simon Doyle Brunson Charles Grodin Carl Kassel Jerry Lewis Billy Graham Wilko Johnson Clive James Chuck Swindoll Zsa Zsa Gabor George Bush Sr. Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr. Valerie Harper Billy Graham is the evangelist. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/306 "2013-12-30T20:42:14Z")
Never tried this before, but there’s always a first time. Here we go, in no particular order: Fidel Castro Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Loretta Lynn Pope Emeritus Benedict Hugh Hefner Lindsey Lohan Keith Richards John Glenn George H.W. Bush Mickey Rooney Billy Graham Lauren Bacall Muhammad Ali ---
**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, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/307 "2013-12-30T21:59:39Z")
> [@Captain\_Klutz](#): > > Here we go, carefully avoiding posting on \*\*Baker’s \*\*birthday. If there was a way to give you points for that I would!:p:D ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/308 "2013-12-30T23:02:33Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > If there was a way to give you points for that I would!:p:D We could initiate the “Most Brazen Suckup To The Death Mistress” award. 😃 ---
**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, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/309 "2013-12-30T23:10:24Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > We could initiate the “Most Brazen Suckup To The Death Mistress” award. 😃 Much have I travell’d in the realms of gold, And many goodly states and kingdoms seen; Round many western islands have I been Which bards in fealty to Apollo hold. Oft of one wide expanse had I been told That deep-brow’d Homer ruled as his demesne; Yet did I never breathe its pure serene Till I heard **Baker** speak out loud and bold: “A hundred points for CP!” ---
**Author:** ![rucciface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba9def/32.png) [@rucciface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rucciface)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/310 "2013-12-30T23:12:39Z")
Zsa Zsa Gabor Artie Lange Gavin MacLeod Gene Gene the Dancing Machine Fidel Castro Aretha Franklin Ed Asner David Soul Joanne Woodward Sid Cesar Bob Barker Nancy Reagan Kirk Douglas ---
**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 30, 2013, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/311 "2013-12-30T23:26:32Z")
Because Ms. Joan Fontaine decided to drop off early and I don’t have a good feeling about Hosni Mubarak, I am going to, for the first time ever, _revise my list_! :eek: I present to you now the new and final version of **The Low-Hanging Fruit (Almost Never Drops Off)** Eli Wallach (12-7-1915) - Very old actor Beverly Cleary (4-12-1916) - Very old author Olivia de Haviland (7-1-1916) - Very old actress Kirk Douglas (12-9-1916) - Very old actor Zsa Zsa Gabor (2-6-1917) - Very old actress whose had some health troubles over the last few years I.M. Pei (10-26-1917) - Very old architect Billy Graham (11-7-1918) - Very old evangelist Helmut Schmidt (12-23-1918) - Very old former West German Chancellor Joseph Wapner (11-15-1919) - Very old judge Ariel Sharon (2-26-1928) - Former Israeli PM in a long-term coma. I’ll never give up on you Ariel! Valerie Harper (8-22-1939) - Actress with terminal brain cancer and this year’s bandwagon pick Stuart Scott (7-19-1965) - ESPN commentator with recurring cancer and my personal long-shot Michael Shumacher (1-3-1969) - Formula One driver who conked his noggin **ALTERNATES** Hosni Mubarak (5-4-1928) - deposed Egyptian leader whose had some health troubles of late Tommy Chong (5-24-1938) - using hemp oil to treat prostate cancer. Never a good sign. Plain List Eli Wallach Beverly Cleary Olivia de Haviland Kirk Douglas Zsa Zsa Gabor I.M. Pei Billy Graham Helmut Schmidt Joseph Wapner Ariel Sharon Valerie Harper Stuart Scott Michael Shumacher Alternates Hosni Mubarak Tommy Chong Now watch Mr. Shumacher make a full and complete recovery the same day Hosni Mubarak rings up the curtain and joins the choir invisible. ---
**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, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/312 "2013-12-30T23:34:41Z")
> [@SpazCat](#): > > Now watch Mr. Shumacher make a full and complete recovery the same day Hosni Mubarak rings up the curtain and joins the choir invisible. Or watch him bite the dust in 30 hours and 24 minutes. 😃 ---
**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 30, 2013, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/313 "2013-12-30T23:38:35Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Plain list: > Wilko Johnson > Stuart Scott > Barbara Walters > Valerie Harper > Pope Francis > Lindsey Lohan > Stephen Hawking > Ariel Sharon > King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand > Billy Graham > Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI > Prince Phillip > Casey Anthony > —Alt > Ratko Mladic I hate to do this the day before your birthday. (You choose poorly, there.) I’m going to substitute Michael Schumacher for Barbara Walters. * * * Updated list: Wilko Johnson Stuart Scott Michael Schumacher Valerie Harper Pope Francis Lindsey Lohan Stephen Hawking Ariel Sharon King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand Billy Graham Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Prince Phillip Casey Anthony —Alt Ratko Mladic ---
**Author:** ![Squonk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squonk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squonk)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/314 "2013-12-30T23:43:17Z")
Fidel Castro (sigh) - August 8, 1926 Ariel Sharon (sigh again) - February 26, 1928 F. W. De Klerk (former President - South Africa) - March 18, 1936 John Madden (former NFL coach/analyst - BAM) - April 10, 1936 Salva Kiiv Mayardit (President - South Sudan) - September 13, 1951 Carman Licciardello (Christian singer) - January 19, 1956 Randy Travis (Country singer) - May 4, 1959 Darren Daulton (former MLB player) - January 3, 1962 Bashar al-Assad (President - Syria) - September 11, 1965 Stuart Scott (ESPN Anchor) - July 19, 1965 Michael Shumacher (Formula 1 driver) - January 3, 1969 Ross Lynch (actor/singer - youngest person I could find who was eligible all year) - December 29, 1995 Alternate Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (Argentina President) - February 19, 1953 Plain List Fidel Castro Ariel Sharon F. W. De Klerk John Madden Salva Kiiv Mayardit Carman Licciardello Randy Travis Darren Daulton Bashar al-Assad Stuart Scott Michael Shumacher Ross Lynch Alternate Cristina Kirchner ---
**Author:** ![computergeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@computergeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/computergeek)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/315 "2013-12-30T23:46:38Z")
I’m mostly reusing my list from this year (4 of my picks had the good sense to kick off this year): Muhammad Ali – former boxer George H.W. Bush - former US president Glen Campbell - singer Jimmy Carter – former U.S. president Fidel Castro - ex-president of Cuba Zsa Zsa Gabor - actress Billy Graham - evangelist Valerie Harper – actress Jerry Lewis - actor/comic Lindsay Lohan - actress Mary Tylar Moore – actress Hosni Mubarak – former president of Egypt Betty White - actress Alternates: Casey Kasem – radio DJ Frankie Muniz - actor Clean list: Muhammad Ali George H.W. Bush Glen Campbell Jimmy Carter Fidel Castro Zsa Zsa Gabor Billy Graham Valerie Harper Jerry Lewis Lindsay Lohan Mary Tylar Moore Hosni Mubarak Betty White Alternates: Casey Kasem Frankie Muniz ---
**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:** [December 30, 2013, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/316 "2013-12-30T23:52:50Z")
Sorry to do this to you **Baker** , I’m jumping on the Michael Schumacher bandwagon. Too good to pass up, and he fits my theme… Delete Eric Wedge, add Schumacher please. _offers chocolate, slowly backs away_ The 3rd Annual All-Star Sports Edition version 2.0: Nolan Ryan Dick Vitale Tim McCarver John Madden George Karl Ara Parseghian Michael Schumacher Mike Tyson Jerry Kill Steve Gleason Tommy Lasorda Vin Scully Muhammad Ali Alternates: Dusty Baker Mike Dikta Pat Summitt ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/317 "2013-12-31T00:03:02Z")
**Squonk** , you have 12, not counting your alternate. ---
**Author:** ![Squonk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squonk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squonk)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/318 "2013-12-31T00:16:29Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > **Squonk** , you have 12, not counting your alternate. Thanks. I was never good at math. Revised List Fidel Castro Ariel Sharon F. W. De Klerk John Madden Glen Campbell Salva Kiiv Mayardit Carman Licciardello Randy Travis Darren Daulton Bashar al-Assad Stuart Scott Michael Shumacher Ross Lynch Alternate Cristina Kirchner Note: Added Glen Campbell (Singer) - April 22, 1936 ---
**Author:** ![minionkat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@minionkat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minionkat)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/319 "2013-12-31T00:26:00Z")
Well, I had two people conk off this year (88 points, personal best!). I went back to all my lists and selected five solid candidates for 2014. Took a look at my notes from the news this year (I can’t believe I do that now) and crafted a list that should do me proud (so, so wrong). This is what I spent my Monday doing. I have even started a 2015 tab in my spreadsheet. I have also posted it to Facebook, so that my friends who secretly wish they participated can monitor my progress. I can’t believe how many people ask me about it throughout the year. Every time a celebrity dies, a doper gets a phone call. Valerie Harper Clive James Wilko Johnson Sam Simon Michelle Duggar Daisy Berkowitz Michael Schumacher Edward Furlong Brooke Mueller Ryan Buell Frankie Muniz Lindsay Lohan Miley Cyrus Alternates John McVie Ginger Baker ---
**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 31, 2013, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/320 "2013-12-31T00:38:22Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > Frankie Muniz > John McVie > Linda Ronstadt > Randy Travis > Valerie Harper > Stuart Scott > L’il Wayne > Justin Bieber > Edward Furlong > Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva > Penny Marshall > Danny Bonaduce > Bobby Brown > > Alternates: > Aretha Franklin > Louie Anderson > Amanda Bynes I, too, am adjusting my list for Michael Schumacher. The new clean list is: Frankie Muniz John McVie Linda Ronstadt Randy Travis Valerie Harper Stuart Scott L’il Wayne Justin Bieber Edward Furlong Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Penny Marshall Michael Schumacher Bobby Brown I’ve removed Bonaduce. I’ll keep the alternates the same. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193.md?page=17)