# 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:** 17
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/321 "2013-12-31T00:51:18Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Here’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 > Lil’ 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 “Cake Boss” mom. > Jodie Sweetin is the onetime child actress from _Full House_. > Dokka Umarov is the Chechen militant leader. I’m gonna jump on the Schumacher bandwagon, and bump Jodie Sweetin down to first alternate; she can move back up if Schumacher (or anyone else on my list) kicks the bucket in the next 29 hours and 8 minutes. Clean list: 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 Michael Schumacher Alternates (can’t see needing more than 2 this late): Jodie Sweetin Dokka Umarov ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/322 "2013-12-31T01:09:27Z")
> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > Sorry to do this to you **Baker** , I’m jumping on the Michael Schumacher bandwagon… _offers chocolate, slowly backs away_ Best thing you could do to pacify me!😃 ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/323 "2013-12-31T01:14:38Z")
Yeah, I’m adding Schumacher too, and bumping Hilary Clinton down to alternate status. Sorry for all the extra work! Lindsay Lohan Charlie Sheen Muhammad Ali Ruth Bader Ginsburg Chris Brown Keith Richards Justin Beiber Pope Francis Charlie Sheen Miley Cyrus Michael Schumacher Steven Tyler Mary-Kate Olsen Alternate: Hilary Clinton ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/324 "2013-12-31T02:21:34Z")
Posting this now as I am worried I will forget tomorrow. Some from previous lists and some new additons. Also, I’m not above jumping on a couple of bandwagons. George H. W. Bush Fidel Castro Jerry Lewis Sam Simon Ryan Buell Michael Schumacher Sid Caesar Valerie Harper Mary Tyler Moore Dick Van Dyke Rose Marie Anne Morgan Guilbert Carl Reiner Alternate: Larry Matthews ---
**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 31, 2013, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/325 "2013-12-31T02:26:19Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Or watch him bite the dust in 30 hours and 24 minutes. 😃 Quiet, you! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/326 "2013-12-31T02:45:14Z")
By my informal count, Schumacher’s broken into the top 5. I’m seeing him on 17 lists already. What I want to know is, where’d this Glen Campbell boomlet come from? Why is he suddenly (just on this page, AFAICT) gentle on a few Dopers’ minds? Can’t find anything in the news about him more recent than August. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/327 "2013-12-31T03:17:18Z")
My last few entries in the death pool have resulted in 0 points for me. So guaranteeing the life of the following is almost a sure thing. My list is also a sampling of the more popular picks for the year. Barbara Bush Ariel Sharon Billy Graham Charlie Sheen Fidel Castro George H.W Bush Jimmy Carter John McVie Lindsay Lohan Pope Emeritus Benedict Randy Travis Valerie Harper Michael Schumacher ---
**Author:** ![Allecher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@Allecher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Allecher)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/328 "2013-12-31T03:32:39Z")
2013 was my first year and it went pretty well with 4 scoring celebrities! They have been replaced on this year’s list. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Kim Novak Jack Van Impe James Dobson Mike Huckabee Peter Popoff Fred Phelps Ken Hechler Ray Comfort Terry Jones (pastor) Chuck Norris Stanislaw Burzynski (cancer quack) George Zimmerman (gun shooter) Alt: Sandra Day O’Connor Here is the clean list: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Kim Novak Jack Van Impe James Dobson Mike Huckabee Peter Popoff Fred Phelps Ken Hechler Ray Comfort Terry Jones Chuck Norris Stanislaw Burzynski George Zimmerman Alt: Sandra Day O’Connor ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/329 "2013-12-31T04:32:57Z")
Going over my list(s) the last couple days and finding some I had marked as definite picks have died. The latest is this guy [Bronzell Miller - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronzell_Miller) He just couldn’t wait. Had him as a possible for 2013 but passed him up. 58 points down the drain. RIP Another died December 18 at 31 years young ---
**Author:** ![computergeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@computergeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/computergeek)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/330 "2013-12-31T04:46:38Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > By my informal count, Schumacher’s broken into the top 5. I’m seeing him on 17 lists already. > > What I want to know is, where’d this Glen Campbell boomlet come from? Why is he suddenly (just on this page, AFAICT) gentle on a few Dopers’ minds? Can’t find anything in the news about him more recent than August. For me, it’s because he announced this year he had Alzheimer’s and is embarking on his last tour. He may still live for a few more years, but Alzheimer’s doesn’t do a body good. ---
**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 31, 2013, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/331 "2013-12-31T04:47:42Z")
Another revision for Mahaloth: Neil Simon Doyle Brunson Michael Schumacher Carl Kassel Jerry Lewis Billy Graham Wilko Johnson Clive James Chuck Swindoll Zsa Zsa Gabor George Bush Sr. Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr. Valerie Harper ---
**Author:** ![computergeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@computergeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/computergeek)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/332 "2013-12-31T04:54:27Z")
Ok, I can’t resist with this Schumacher thing. Baker, please substitute Michael Schumacher for Glen Campbell. I have a feeling Alzheimer’s won’t take Glen so quickly ---
**Author:** ![ataraxy22](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ataraxy22/32/307_2.png) [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/333 "2013-12-31T04:58:21Z")
Ariel Sharon - they can’t keep him alive in a vegetative state forever George H.W. Bush - I think Jimmy Carter will outlive him Valerie Harper Gloria Vanderbilt Alexander Imich - He’s 110, so worth no points, but is the verified 2nd oldest man alive, and one of the fewer supercentenarians known for something other than being really, really old. Michael Schumacher - I feel like such a ghoul here! Zsa Zsa Gabor - a veteran member of my Death Pool lists Nancy Reagan Billy Graham Hosni Mubarak Stan Lee Henry Kissinger Abe Vigoda Alternates: Harper Lee Prince Phillip * * * Clean List Ariel Sharon George H.W. Bush Valerie Harper Gloria Vanderbilt Alexander Imich Michael Schumacher Zsa Zsa Gabor Nancy Reagan Billy Graham Hosni Mubarak Stan Lee Henry Kissinger Abe Vigoda Alternates: Harper Lee Prince Phillip ---
**Author:** ![Clothilde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Clothilde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothilde)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/334 "2013-12-31T07:00:31Z")
OK, hopefully I’ve done this in time… Betty White Valerie Harper Jimmy Carter George H W Bush Zsa Zsa Gabor Olivia de Havilland Burt Reynolds Casey Kasem Muhammad Ali Billy Graham Nancy Reagan Mickey Rooney Michael Schumacher Alternates: Ryan Buell Ron White Stephen Fry ---
**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 31, 2013, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/335 "2013-12-31T11:26:25Z")
Going for the “Most Brazen Suckup To The Death Mistress” award. \*\* HAPPY BIRTHDAY BAKER AKA DEATHMISTRESS!!! \*\* ---
**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 31, 2013, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/336 "2013-12-31T11:34:55Z")
> [@computergeek](#): > > Ok, I can’t resist with this Schumacher thing. Baker, please substitute Michael Schumacher for Glen Campbell. I have a feeling Alzheimer’s won’t take Glen so quickly People with Alzheimer’s tend to linger for a few years. (Unfortunately :() Head Injury Theater is usually followed very closely by the We Hardly Knew Ye Show. ---
**Author:** ![Mustardseed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mustardseed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mustardseed)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/337 "2013-12-31T12:20:00Z")
Here is my 2014 list - no theme, just a few bandwagon picks combined with some names that somehow popped in mind. The alternates are the eternal three (just in case Schumacher decided to go in the next few hours) Lemmy Michael Schumacher Miley Cyrus Fidel Castro George H. W. Bush Pete Doherty Tony Iommi John Deacon Bill Wyman Joni Mitchell David Hasselhoff Wolfgang Niedecken Nena alternates Ariel Sharon Zsa Zsa Gabor Dick Cheney ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/338 "2013-12-31T13:16:48Z")
Michael Schumacher show “slight improvement” > **[World News: Latest International Headlines, Video, and Breaking Stories From...](https://www.nbcnews.com/world?lite)** > > Get the latest news, updates, and video from around the globe. ---
**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 31, 2013, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/339 "2013-12-31T13:22:54Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Michael Schumacher show “slight improvement” > > [World News: Latest International Headlines, Video, and Breaking Stories From Around The Globe | NBC News](http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/31/22120019-formula-one-legend-michael-schumacher-showing-slight-improvement-doctors-say?lite) And the stampede to take Schumacher off of a hundred lists begins… ---
**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 31, 2013, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/340 "2013-12-31T13:28:47Z")
Death wasn’t as whimsical last year as I hoped. Alas, I’m feeling uninspired. Last year’s list with the ones that actually snuffed it subbed out. Kim Jung-un Ruth Bader-Ginsburg Connie Newton Needham Valerie Harper Jerry Lewis Dick Cheney Bashar al-Assad George H. W. Bush Tommy Iommi Randy Travis Bob Dole Nancy Reagan Paul Gascoigne [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193.md?page=18)