# 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:** 21
**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, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/401 "2014-01-01T02:23:52Z")
Here is my list, more or less. Roger Moore Mary Tyler Moore Michael Moore Demi Moore Julianne Moore Shemar Moore Scotty Moore LTG Hal Moore Leslie Moonvies Les Aspin Les Stroud Lester Holt Richard Sanders Alternate Mandy Moore Good news for everyone. I had Ariel Sharon since the year before he went into the coma. He is now able to rest in peace since he is off my list. And for my own amusement I will put what would have been my list below. [spoiler] Ariel Sharon John Mcvie Amy Robach Tony Iommi Jerry Lawler Carol Miller Terry Pratchett Gary Dourdain Mike Ditka Sam Simon Amanda Bynes Nick Stahl Paul Prudhomme Alt Ethan Zohn Gregg Allman Sean Connery Same as last year with 3 subs [/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![basset\_hound](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/basset_hound/32/1432_2.png) [@basset\_hound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/basset_hound)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/402 "2014-01-01T02:24:14Z")
Kathy Bates Judy Blume Ryan Buell Anton Buslov Ahmed Givens Valerie Harper Don Imus Jay Lake Mary Ann Mobley Stefanie Powers Matt Roloff Charlotte Rae Curtis Sliwa Alternates Scruff Connors Marilyn Horne Stuart Scott ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/403 "2014-01-01T02:27:42Z")
> [@missred](#): > > I’m going with the same theme as last year: members of the Grand Ol’ Opry. > > I see. **Lok** has a similar theme going. Third year, only lost George Jones so far. And I haven’t been so specific as to just get Opry members. Although it looks like I actually did without realizing it. And I didn’t know that Van Dyke was still alive. Loved The Auctioneer. > [@Eliahna](#): > > 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 You cite the Mel Gibson effect but don’t put him on your list? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![bowler\_girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7993a0/32.png) [@bowler\_girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bowler_girl)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/404 "2014-01-01T02:28:01Z")
Valerie Harper Zac Efron Paul Gascoigne Michael Schumacher Philip Seymour Hoffman Jerry Lewis John McVie Billy Connolly Jennifer Arnold Jodie Sweetin Randy Travis Daisy Berkowitz Sam Simon Alternates: Terry Pratchett Tila Tequila ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/405 "2014-01-01T02:50:12Z")
Wow just made it on time to post my List of Immortals once again: Barbara Bain Chevy Chase Professor Irwin Corey Charlie Daniels Ann B. Davis Aretha Franklin Ervin ‘Magic’ Johnson Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lewis Jayne Meadows Pat Robertson William Shatner Larry Storch Alternates Alan Alda Rush Limbaugh Gene Simmons ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/406 "2014-01-01T02:55:59Z")
> [@wolf\_meister](#): > > Wow just made it on time to post my List of Immortals once again: Just made it on time? Hardly! You had three hours and ten minutes to spare! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![stockton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@stockton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stockton)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/407 "2014-01-01T03:02:51Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Here is my list, more or less. > > …Richard Sanders Well done, sir. 😉 ---
**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, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/408 "2014-01-01T03:07:27Z")
> [@stockton](#): > > Well done, sir. 😉 I couldn’t leave off the 5 time winner of the Buckeye Newshawk Award. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2014, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/409 "2014-01-01T03:25:14Z")
Another Mahaloth Revision: Neil Simon Doyle Brunson Michael Schumacher Barbara Bush Jerry Lewis Billy Graham Wilko Johnson Clive James Chuck Swindoll Zsa Zsa Gabor George Bush Sr. Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr. Valerie Harper \*Barbara Bush is the Geroge Bush Sr’s wife. \*Billy Graham is the evangelist ---
**Author:** ![sir\_viks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@sir\_viks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sir_viks)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/410 "2014-01-01T03:30:23Z")
Carl Yastrzemski Casey Kasem Pope Benedict XVI Valerie Harper Ed Asner Artie Lange Stephen Hawking George H. W. Bush Nik Wallenda Lindsay Lohan Courtney Love Hugh Hefner Danny Bonaduce Alternates: Alex Rodriguez Joan Rivers Ron Jeremy ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/411 "2014-01-01T03:46:16Z")
I played in 2012 with a theme list (Saturday Night Dead- all folks assciated with SNL), and I was happy when I went scoreless. I bowed out in 2013 in an unprecedented fit of conscience. This year, I think I’ve hit upon a list I can feel good about submitting. **Theme: A Better World** 1. Dick Cheney (former VP, Batman villain “The Penguin” lookalike) 2. David Koch (rich bastard, tied for first in the coveted, “Most purposely mispronounced name” awards) 3. Charles Koch (rich bastard, tied for first in the coveted, “Most purposely mispronounced name” awards) 4. David Miscavige (Scientology Grand Poobah) 5. Fred Phelps (Westboro Baptist Church Grand Poobah) 6. Roger Ailes (Fox News Channel Grand Poobah) 7. Rupert Murdoch (Australian-American business magnate who leaves a trail of slime wherever he goes) 8. Rush Limbaugh (life-support system for an ego) 9. Glenn Beck (shock jock turned politically-oriented madman/snake-oil salesman) 10. Kim Jong-Un (leader of Best Korea) Alternates: 11. Leo Gallagher (Prop comic, hater) 12. George Zimmerman (gun enthusiast, hater) 13. Carrot-Top (Prop comedian, plastic surgery enthusiast) Plain Text: Dick Cheney David Koch Charles Koch David Miscavige Fred Phelps Roger Ailes Rupert Murdoch Rush Limbaugh Glenn Beck Kim Jong-Un Alternates: Leo Gallagher George Zimmerman Carrot-Top ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/412 "2014-01-01T03:46:22Z")
Last year, 0. The following 13 have a very good chance of making it another 365 days: Barbara Bush Amanda Bynes Fidel Castro Zsa Zsa Gabor Ruth Bader Ginsburg Billy Graham Valerie Harper Alexander Kröckel Empress Michiko Prince Philip Ariel Sharon Gloria Vanderbilt Lil Wayne Alternate, should one of these people not make it through the next two hours: Olivia De Havilland Bob Barker ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/413 "2014-01-01T03:48:23Z")
Representing 4th Place in the 2013 Dead Pool: Michael Schumacher - (January 3, 1969) bad skier Superstar Billy Graham - (September 10, 1943) - wrestler Chris Duncan - (May 5, 1981) former MLB player Wilco Johnson – (12 July 1947) musician Darren Daulton – (January 3, 1962) former baseball player Roger Chanoine (September 11, 1976) former NFL player Valerie Harper (August 22, 1939) actress Ayman al-Zawahiri -(June 19 1951) Al-Qaeda leader Willie Wood - ( Dec. 23, 1936) ex-football player Bashar al-Assad (Sept. 11, 1965), Syrian President Charles Trippy (September 2, 1984) musician, actor Ryan Buell (July 8, 1982) Author, producer Ahmad “Real” Givens (January 2, 1982) actor Alternates: Kevin Turner – (June 12, 1969) former NFL player Buddy Ryan - (February 17, 1931) football coach Ethan Zohn - (November 12, 1973) Survivor winner Clean List: Michael Schumacher Superstar Billy Graham Chris Duncan Wilco Johnson Darren Daulton Roger Chanoine Valerie Harper Ayman al-Zawahiri Willie Wood Bashar al-Assad Charles Trippy Ryan Buell Ahmad “Real” Givens Alternates: Kevin Turner Buddy Ryan Ethan Zohn ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/414 "2014-01-01T03:51:39Z")
Fidel Castro Raul Castro Kim Jong Un Kim Jong Nam Kim Jong Chul Kim Kyong Hi Dennis Rodman Ariel Sharon Pope Emeritus Benedict Dick Cheney Hosni Mubarak Valerie Harper Robert Mugabe ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/415 "2014-01-01T03:59:22Z")
Still pondering if I go for Schumacher, I’m leaning towards the idea that he will make it, not a full recovery though, but his coma is an induced one and reports are that he has made a slight improvement. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/416 "2014-01-01T04:01:16Z")
Barbara Bush Ariel Sharon Ronnie Galyon Linda Ronstadt Donnie Galyon Fidel Castro Zsa Zsa Gabor Beau Biden Jerry Kill Ryan Leaf Valerie Harper John McVie Daisy Berkowitz alt Barack Obama ---
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/417 "2014-01-01T04:12:03Z")
Ryan Beull Sam Simon Valerie Harper Wilko Johnson Joost van der Westhuizen Orlando Thomas Paul Gascoigne Stuart Scott Andrew Florent John McVie Brian May Randy Travis Michael Schumacher ---
**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:** [January 1, 2014, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/418 "2014-01-01T04:45:29Z")
> [@Lok](#): > > You cite the Mel Gibson effect but don’t put him on your list? 😃 Well, duh, he’s no longer Australian thanks to the Mel Gibson Effect, and thus doesn’t fit my theme 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/419 "2014-01-01T04:46:18Z")
This is my corrected list, with some band wagons and names that I had in my main list for awhile. Wilko Johnson Lil Wayne Helen Fawkes Clive James Peter Robbins Valerie Harper Muhammad Ali Sir Terry Pratchett Ryan Buell Sam Simon Joost van der Westhuizen Casey Kasem Fred Ho Alternates: Roger Moore Sean Connery Mr. Bond escaped… as usual, I did take a look and the latest news is that they are getting better or their news of their bad health were exaggerated. Still I leave them as my alternates, just in case. ---
**Author:** ![Grim\_Reaper\_2014](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Grim\_Reaper\_2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grim_Reaper_2014)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/420 "2014-01-01T05:15:12Z")
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