# 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:** 20
**Author:** ![stockton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@stockton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stockton)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/381 "2013-12-31T23:09:30Z")
Same list, year 3. Good luck, everyone. Danica Patrick Rush Limbaugh Bryant Gumbel Eddie Van Halen George Michael Sandra Day O’Connor Julie Andrews Nick Nolte Gary Busey Rosalyn Carter Drew Brees Boy George Rex Ryan Alternates: Elton John Paul McCartney Cher ---
**Author:** ![Registered\_at\_Last](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@Registered\_at\_Last](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Registered_at_Last)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/382 "2013-12-31T23:17:01Z")
I had some second thoughts and have decided to demote Doc Neeson to the alternates and move Ahmed Givens to the active list. Here is the update Plain List: Sally Farmiloe Peter Robbins Barry Rubin Katherine Crowe Sam Simon Helen Fawkes WIlko Johnson Ryan Buell Ahmed Givens Daisy Berkowitz Lynn DeJac Raymond Gravel Michael Schumacher Valerie Harper Doc Neeson Candye Cane ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/383 "2013-12-31T23:27:45Z")
Lindsay Lohan Amanda Bynes Miley Cyrus Ruth Bader Ginsburg Valerie Harper Ri Sol-Ju Frankie Muniz Justin Bieber Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Phyllis Schlafly Rev. Billy Graham Pat Robertson Fred Phelps alternates: Vladimir Putin Hugo Chavez Dick Cheney (#6 is the wife of Kim Jong-Un, and a former Kpop star too) ---
**Author:** ![stockton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@stockton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stockton)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/384 "2013-12-31T23:54:46Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > Hugo Chavez Got some bad news for you, bro… ---
**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, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/385 "2013-12-31T23:55:15Z")
**Shirley Ujest** , I sent you a PM, could you please respond ASAP? ---
**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, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/386 "2013-12-31T23:56:16Z")
> [@stockton](#): > > Got some bad news for you, bro… Zombie alternates!😃 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/387 "2014-01-01T00:21:44Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > For that first choice, do you mean Pope Emeritus Benedict, the guy who just resigned? All the other Pope Benedicts are dead. ---
**Author:** ![mehgs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@mehgs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mehgs)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/388 "2014-01-01T00:35:25Z")
I only had to change one name from last year’s list. What a time saver! Dennis Rodman Courtney Love Bai Ling Sinead O’Connor Seth Binzer Nick Stahl Tila Tequila Kari Ann Peniche Lindsay Lohan Amanda Bynes Demi Lovato Andy Dick Eddie Van Halen Alternates: Michael Douglas Ethan Zohn Macauly Kulkin ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/389 "2014-01-01T00:44:49Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > All the other Pope Benedicts are dead. There are other Christian groups, such as the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, that use the title Pope. I don’t know them all, so that’s why I ask. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/390 "2014-01-01T00:51:24Z")
Here’s my proper list: Lindsay Lohan Amanda Bynes Miley Cyrus Ruth Bader Ginsburg Valerie Harper Ri Sol-Ju Frankie Muniz Justin Bieber Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Phyllis Schlafly Rev. Billy Graham Pat Robertson Fred Phelps alternates: Vladimir Putin Dick Cheney Randy Travis (#6 is the wife of Kim Jong-Un, and a former Kpop star too) > [@stockton](#): > > Got some bad news for you, bro… That’s what happens when I use last year’s list as a template! :o > [@Baker](#): > > Zombie alternates!😃 I love this idea! ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/391 "2014-01-01T00:55:11Z")
Going with the exact same list I used last year, as they are all still alive so far as I know… Bobby “The Brain” Heenan–pro wrestling manager Verne Gagne—pro wrestler Abdullah the Butcher—pro wrestler Billy Graham—the preacher, not the wrestler Ruth Bader Ginsburg----Associate Justice, SCOTUS Jimmy Carter—former POTUS George H. W. Bush—former POTUS Fred Phelps—asshole Mike Tyson—former boxer, biter of ears Terry Bradshaw—former football player, current pre game show guy Meat Loaf—aka Michael Lee Aday, singer Keith Richards—Rolling Stones guitarist Bob Dylan—folk singer/songwriter Alternates: Dusty Rhodes—The American Dream, pro wrestler Cowboy Bill Watts—pro wrestler/promoter Nature Boy Ric Flair—pro wrestler Plain list: Bobby Heenan Verne Gagne Abdullah the Butcher Billy Graham Ruth Bader Ginsburg Jimmy Carter George H. W. Bush Fred Phelps Mike Tyson Terry Bradshaw Meat Loaf Keith Richards Bob Dylan Alternates: Dusty Rhodes Bill Watts Ric Flair ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/392 "2014-01-01T01:00:55Z")
I almost forgot! Here’s my list: Stephen Hawking Michael Schumacher Albert Finney Randy Travis Gene Wilder Michael Douglas Valerie Harper Clive James Jerry Lewis Hosni Mubarak George H.W. Bush Fidel Castro Muhammad Ali Alternates: Ariel Sharon Billy Graham Nancy Reagan Descriptive list: Stephen Hawking - physicist Michael Schumacher - driver Albert Finney - actor Randy Travis - singer Gene Wilder - actor Michael Douglas - actor Valerie Harper - actor Clive James - author, TV host, journalist Jerry Lewis - actor Hosni Mubarak - former Egyptian President George H.W. Bush - former US President Fidel Castro - former Cuban President Muhammad Ali - boxer Ariel Sharon - former Israeli Prime Minister Billy Graham - minister Nancy Reagan - former US First Lady ---
**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:** [January 1, 2014, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/393 "2014-01-01T01:07:51Z")
I’ve only stolen one celebrity (two if you count the massive bandwagon of Schumacher), and as of yesterday, I was sure I’d have at least four uniques. Now it appears I’m down to a single unique pick. Sad face. Anyway, my theme, as always, is Scandinavian folk dancers, and people with uncles named ‘Filbert’: [ol] [li] **Valerie Harper** (8/22/1939) - American Actress[/li][li] **John McVie** (11/26/1945) - British musician[/li][li] **Wilko Johnson** (7/12/1947) - British musician[/li][li] **Mary Valastro** (4/17/1948) - American reality TV personality[/li][li] **Raymond Gravel** (11/4/1952) - Quebecois Priest/Politician[/li][li] **Sally Farmiloe** (7/14/1954) - British actress[/li][li] **Sam Simon** (6/6/1955) - American TV producer[/li][li] **Lynn DeJac** (c.1963) - American exonerated convict[/li][li] **Dokka Umarov** (4/13/1964) - Chechen militant[/li][li] **Michael Schumacher** (1/3/1969) - German racing driver[/li][li] **Katherine Crowe** (c. 1975) - Manx singer/songwriter[/li][li] **Gregory R. Wiseman** (11/11/1975) - American Astronaut[/li][li] **Amanda Bynes** (4/3/1986) - American Hollywood trainwreck du jour[/li][/ol] Alternates: [ul] [li] **Frankie Muniz** (12/5/1985) - American actor/drummer/racing driver[/li][li] **Héctor Beltrán Leyva** (2/15/1965) - Mexican druglord[/ul][/li] Clean list: Valerie Harper John McVie Wilko Johnson Mary Valastro Raymond Gravel Sally Farmiloe Sam Simon Lynn DeJac Dokka Umarov Michael Schumacher Katherine Crowe Gregory R. Wiseman Amanda Bynes ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/394 "2014-01-01T01:08:24Z")
Wow, a very respectable 8th place for 2013, have to replace almost half of my list. OJ Brignance- answer to a trivia question, who is the only pro football player to win the NFL Super Bowl and CFL Grey Cup for teams in the same city? Diagnosed with ALS several years ago. Marcia Strassman, played Julie Kotter on Welcome Back Kotter Muhammad Ali, down goes Ali Lindsey Lohan, consensus pick, but too many points to surrender to the bandwagon Pro Rassler, Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake Aretha Franklin Randy Travis Valerie Harper Wilko Johnson Michael Schumacher, assuming he is still alive, again too many points to leave on the table Kim Jong-un, “plane crash” Tommy Chong Sam Simon Alternate in case Schumacher doesn’t live to see the New Year Justin Bieber OJ Brignance Marcia Strassman Muhammad Al Lindsey Lohan Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake Aretha Franklin Randy Travis Valerie Harper Wilko Johnson Michael Schumacher Kim Jong-un Tommy Chong Sam Simon Alternate Justin Bieber ---
**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:** [January 1, 2014, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/395 "2014-01-01T01:17:06Z")
Screw it. I’m hopping the Schumacher bandwagon. 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 Michael Schumacher Paul can be my alternate of the Schu can’t hang on. Paul Gascoigne ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/396 "2014-01-01T01:24:40Z")
Blatant Rip-Off List Mohammed Ali Pete Rose Michael Douglas Valerie Harper Billy Graham Pat Robertson Harper Lee Harlan Ellison Jimmy Carter Queen Elizabeth Michael Schumacher Ariel Sharon Glen Campbell Alternate John Prine John Goodman George H.W. Bush ---
**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:** [January 1, 2014, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/397 "2014-01-01T01:41:49Z")
Happy birthday, Baker! 🙂 ---
**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:** [January 1, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/398 "2014-01-01T01:42:25Z")
Damn didn’t mean to wait so long. It’s not like I’m worried about anyone copying me. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/399 "2014-01-01T01:47:43Z")
> [@missred](#): > > Happy birthday, Baker! 🙂 Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Vorlon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/400 "2014-01-01T01:48:02Z")
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