# 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:** 59
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1161 "2014-04-09T15:43:24Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > 1 bowler girl 54 1 1 > \ > 55 Paul Parkhead 6 1 1 At [this time last year](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16174638&postcount=1152): 1. Registered at Last had 300 points already. 2. 19 other players were in 3 digits. 3. 58 players had more points than **bowler girl** does now. (We donโ€™t even have 58 posters with points of any sort yet!) 4. 114 players had points. The celebs are really letting us down this year by persistently staying above ground, the selfish bums. ๐Ÿ˜‰ ---
**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:** [April 9, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1162 "2014-04-09T15:50:31Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > The celebs are really letting us down this year by persistently staying above ground, the selfish bums. ๐Ÿ˜‰ Tell me about it! My picks are evidently making plans for New Yearโ€™s Eve 3014. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1163 "2014-04-09T16:04:15Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > At [this time last year](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16174638&postcount=1152): > > 1. Registered at Last had 300 points already. > 2. 19 other players were in 3 digits. > 3. 58 players had more points than **bowler girl** does now. (We donโ€™t even have 58 posters with points of any sort yet!) > 4. 114 players had points. > > The celebs are really letting us down this year by persistently staying above ground, the selfish bums. ๐Ÿ˜‰ But, it looks like things are picking up. So far this month, itโ€™s been April Ghouls. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1164 "2014-04-09T18:51:57Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > At [this time last year](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16174638&postcount=1152): > > 1. Registered at Last had 300 points already. > 2. 19 other players were in 3 digits. > 3. 58 players had more points than **bowler girl** does now. (We donโ€™t even have 58 posters with points of any sort yet!) > 4. 114 players had points. > > The celebs are really letting us down this year by persistently staying above ground, the selfish bums. ๐Ÿ˜‰ Iโ€™m putting the longevity status down to better security measures:D ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1165 "2014-04-09T19:03:47Z")
**[Trinidad and Tobago ex-leader Arthur Robinson dies at 87](http://news.google.com/news/url?sr=1&ct2=us%2F1_0_s_16_1_a&sa=t&usg=AFQjCNFCsBtWuAORQeTov_gDO9q-LO-0tw&cid=43982373253948&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld-latin-america-26964308&ei=_phFU4jZGcy4mQLyEg&sig2=VqYb2RIRrHWUCgoM8wihDA&rt=SECTION&vm=STANDARD&bvm=section&did=-2819009179608490524&sid=en_us%3Aw&ssid=w)** BBC News- โ€Ž29 minutes agoโ€Ž Arthur Robinson, the former president and prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, has died at the age of 87. Mr Robinson is credited with helping to establish the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1166 "2014-04-09T19:20:38Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > The celebs are really letting us down this year by persistently staying above ground, the selfish bums. ๐Ÿ˜‰ The ones who have died could have at least given us some notice in December. Talk about selfish. ---
**Author:** ![Fleetwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fleetwood/32/271_2.png) [@Fleetwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fleetwood)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1167 "2014-04-09T19:54:09Z")
[Auntie Zeituni,](http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2014/04/zeituni_onyango_president_obama_s_aunt_who_fought_deportation?utm_campaign=bostonherald_trending_stories&utm_source=bostonherald&utm_medium=trending_stories)ward of the state and aunt of President Obama, at 61. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2014, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1168 "2014-04-10T04:18:22Z")
[Arthur Smith](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/09/arts/music/arthur-smith-dies-at-93-wrote-dueling-banjos.html?_r=0) has been delivered from this life. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1169 "2014-04-10T04:36:29Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > [Arthur Smith](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/09/arts/music/arthur-smith-dies-at-93-wrote-dueling-banjos.html?_r=0) has been delivered from this life. Wow, married for 73 years to the same person. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1170 "2014-04-11T14:24:45Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > [Arthur Smith](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/09/arts/music/arthur-smith-dies-at-93-wrote-dueling-banjos.html?_r=0) **has been delivered from** this life. Well played. (Bolding mine.) > [@Baker](#): > > Wow, married for 73 years to the same person. Letโ€™s see: if I live to be 110, and my wife lives to be 99โ€ฆthe odds are rather against my being able to say the same someday. Such is death. ๐Ÿ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1171 "2014-04-11T18:05:17Z")
**[Former Hawks All-Star Lou Hudson dies at 69](http://news.google.com/news/url?sr=1&ct2=us%2F1_0_s_6_1_a&sa=t&usg=AFQjCNHiDXca5glA_QcNDUOjb41HAEG3PQ&cid=43982375223889&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fnba%2F2014%2F04%2F11%2Fformer-hawks-all-star-lou-hudson-dies-at-69%2F7594841%2F&ei=QC5IU8jhK8y4mQKmTQ&sig2=n7QIjxJJJlhzTkmbYcsq8g&rt=SECTION&vm=STANDARD&bvm=section&did=-8310498247434207156&sid=en_us%3As&ssid=s)** USA TODAY- โ€Ž26 minutes agoโ€Ž ATLANTA (AP) - Lou Hudson, a smooth-shooting star for the Hawks who averaged more than 20 points during 13 NBA seasons, died Friday ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1172 "2014-04-12T01:21:18Z")
**[Jesse Winchester, Writer and Singer of Thoughtful Songs, Dies at 69](http://news.google.com/news/url?sr=1&ct2=us%2F1_0_s_14_1_a&sa=t&usg=AFQjCNG7LenR03KDWUmjmRGW51-2jzYB1g&cid=43982375255654&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2014%2F04%2F12%2Farts%2Fmusic%2Fjesse-winchester-singer-songwriter-dies-at-69.html%3Fpartner%3Drss%26emc%3Drss&ei=c5RIU6DmEsy4mQKmTQ&sig2=AyBuQpHfc3ReYXUV4zwJxw&rt=SECTION&vm=STANDARD&bvm=section&did=-5741101474876230458&sid=en_us%3Ae&ssid=e)** New York Times- โ€Ž53 minutes agoโ€Ž Jesse Winchester, a honey-voiced singer who wrote thoughtful songs with deep Southern roots, died on Friday at his home in Charlottesville, Va. ---
**Author:** ![Premislaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f0a364/32.png) [@Premislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Premislaus)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1173 "2014-04-12T09:20:29Z")
So, uh, first points for me. Canโ€™t say Iโ€™m overjoyed thought **Sue Townsend, author of Adrian Mole books, dies aged 68** [http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-26982680](http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-26982680) ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1174 "2014-04-12T17:26:51Z")
> [@Premislaus](#): > > So, uh, first points for me. Canโ€™t say Iโ€™m overjoyed thought > > **Sue Townsend, author of Adrian Mole books, dies aged 68** > > [http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-26982680](http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-26982680) A unique pick as well. You leap into eighth place. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2014, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1175 "2014-04-14T03:39:23Z")
[Phyllis Frelich](http://www.latimes.com/obituaries/la-me-0413-phyllis-frelich-20140413,0,5117500.story#axzz2ypQ2UXsp), Tony award winning deaf actress dead at 70. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2014, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1176 "2014-04-14T14:08:34Z")
Otto Peterson of the ventriloquist/dummy combo Otto and George is dead at 54. George is alive and well. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1177 "2014-04-14T14:24:18Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > **[Former Hawks All-Star Lou Hudson dies at 69](http://news.google.com/news/url?sr=1&ct2=us%2F1_0_s_6_1_a&sa=t&usg=AFQjCNHiDXca5glA_QcNDUOjb41HAEG3PQ&cid=43982375223889&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fnba%2F2014%2F04%2F11%2Fformer-hawks-all-star-lou-hudson-dies-at-69%2F7594841%2F&ei=QC5IU8jhK8y4mQKmTQ&sig2=n7QIjxJJJlhzTkmbYcsq8g&rt=SECTION&vm=STANDARD&bvm=section&did=-8310498247434207156&sid=en_us%3As&ssid=s)** > > USA TODAY- โ€Ž26 minutes agoโ€Ž ATLANTA (AP) - Lou Hudson, a smooth-shooting star for the Hawks who averaged more than 20 points during 13 NBA seasons, died Friday I read a lot of books about basketball and followed the Hawks during the late '70s-90s (when I lived in Atlanta) and I canโ€™t recall hearing about this guy, ever. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1178 "2014-04-14T15:29:14Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > I read a lot of books about basketball and followed the Hawks during the late '70s-90s (when I lived in Atlanta) and I canโ€™t recall hearing about this guy, ever. According to the obits he played from 1966 to 1979. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1179 "2014-04-14T19:16:55Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Otto Peterson of the ventriloquist/dummy combo Otto and George is dead at 54. George is alive and well. Rats. Because I had George on my list, but not Otto. ๐Ÿ˜‰ ๐Ÿ˜ƒ ๐Ÿ˜ƒ ๐Ÿ˜ƒ (jk, of course) ---
**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:** [April 14, 2014, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1180 "2014-04-14T20:23:08Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > Rats. Because I had George on my list, but not Otto. ๐Ÿ˜‰ ๐Ÿ˜ƒ ๐Ÿ˜ƒ ๐Ÿ˜ƒ > > (jk, of course) Well, there _have_ been rumors of Dutch Elm disease and termites. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193.md?page=58) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193.md?page=60)