# 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:** 65
**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:** [May 29, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1281 "2014-05-29T20:26:08Z")
[Herb Jeffries](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/27/arts/music/herb-jeffries-singing-star-of-black-cowboy-films-dies-at-100.html?hpw&rref=television&_r=0), the U.S.'s first black singing cowboy dies at 0 points. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1282 "2014-05-29T22:05:27Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > [Herb Jeffries](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/27/arts/music/herb-jeffries-singing-star-of-black-cowboy-films-dies-at-100.html?hpw&rref=television&_r=0), the U.S.'s first black singing cowboy dies at 0 points. Wow, what an interesting person. A lot to learn from obits. ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1283 "2014-05-30T00:11:03Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > With the death of Angelou **Invisible Chimp** moves up to 16th place, and becomes the first player to have more than one unique pick. Gabriel García Marquez and Maya Angelou weren’t exactly obscure people, so I’m a little surprised they’re uniques. Gabo was known to have dementia too. In all these years of playing this game, I think 16th is the highest I’ve been. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1284 "2014-05-30T00:27:41Z")
So many celebrities, so little time. I remember quite some years ago when Angelou was so offended by picketers from the WBC here in Topeka she couldn’t do an engagement at the performing arts center. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2014, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1285 "2014-05-30T00:33:53Z")
It’s rather interesting that of the twenty two celebrities that have died so far thirteen are uniques. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2014, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1286 "2014-06-01T01:02:51Z")
Legendary big wave surfer and renowned oceanographer Ricky Grigg dies at 77 > **[Surfing legend and oceanographer dies at 77](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2644767/Oceanographer-surfer-Ricky-Grigg-dies-77.html)** > > Ricky Grigg, a former top-ranked big-wave surfer whose oceanography work confirmed one of Charles Darwin's theories about the origin of tropical islands, died of pneumonia on May 21 at his Honolulu home. ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2014, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1287 "2014-06-01T14:22:55Z")
Science Fiction author Jay Lake passed away at 5:45am this morning: [http://www.jlake.com/2014/06/01/cancer-the-end-has-come/](http://www.jlake.com/2014/06/01/cancer-the-end-has-come/) For one of the few times that I grieve for the points I earn… ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2014, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1288 "2014-06-01T14:36:15Z")
> [@critter42](#): > > Science Fiction author Jay Lake passed away at 5:45am this morning: [http://www.jlake.com/2014/06/01/cancer-the-end-has-come/](http://www.jlake.com/2014/06/01/cancer-the-end-has-come/) > > For one of the few times that I grieve for the points I earn… 51 points, to be exact. And it looks like **basset hound** , **Little Nemo** , **Captain Klutz** and myself had him. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2014, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1289 "2014-06-01T15:01:57Z")
According to my records **Captain Klutz** had Lake as an _alternate_.☹ But, while searching, I find **CAMJAY77** has Lake as a pick. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2014, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1290 "2014-06-01T15:08:01Z")
The death of Lake puts all four of the players who had Lake in the top ten, and **CAMJAY77** is tied for the lead with **Randy Seltzer**. 1 CAMJAY77 112 2 0 1 Randy Seltzer 112 2 0 3 Registered at Last 97 2 1 4 Gleena 70 2 0 5 critter42 66 2 0 6 Captain Klutz 61 1 0 6 Kitten Mitten 61 1 0 8 Cumbrian 55 1 0 9 bowler girl 54 1 1 10 bassett hound 51 1 0 10 Little Nemo 51 1 0 10 Shaggy Z 51 1 0 ---
**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:** [June 1, 2014, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1291 "2014-06-01T18:48:16Z")
Lewis Katz the former owner of the Nets and the NJ Devils and owner of several Philly media properties died in a plane crash at 72. > **[Lewis Katz, co-owner of The Inquirer, dies in plane crash](https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/20140602_Lewis_Katz __co-owner_of_The_Inquirer__ dies_in_plane_crash.html)** > > Lewis Katz, 72, co-owner of The Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News, and Philly.com, died Saturday night in the crash of a private jet at a Massachusetts airfield. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2014, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1292 "2014-06-01T20:07:38Z")
Here’s the complete current standings. Of 165 players 64 are now ex-virgins. 1 CAMJAY77 112 2 0 1 Randy Seltzer 112 2 0 3 Registered at Last 97 2 1 4 Gleena 70 2 0 5 critter42 66 2 0 6 Captain Klutz 61 1 0 6 Kitten Mitten 61 1 0 8 Cumbrian 55 1 0 9 bowler girl 54 1 1 10 bassett hound 51 1 0 10 Little Nemo 51 1 0 10 Shaggy Z 51 1 0 13 Premislaus 42 2 1 14 Quartz 40 1 1 15 Fleetwood 39 3 1 16 Fear Itself 38 1 1 17 guylevesque 34 3 0 18 Schnitte 30 2 0 19 Invisible Chimp 27 2 2 20 The Vorlon 26 1 1 21 SCAdian 25 2 1 22 12543 16 1 0 22 Allecher 16 1 0 22 Bewildebeest 16 1 0 22 Face Intentionally Left Blank 16 1 0 22 Jeep’s Phoenix 16 1 0 22 Mona Lott 16 1 0 22 Oakminster 16 1 0 22 panache45 16 1 0 22 santorum 16 1 0 22 Shirley Ujest 16 1 0 32 smithsb 16 1 0 32 amarinth 15 1 0 32 anyrose 15 1 0 32 arara123 15 1 0 32 Archeonomist 15 1 0 32 ataraxy22 15 1 0 32 imthjckaz 15 1 0 32 jtgain 15 1 0 32 Labtrash 15 1 0 32 MadTheSwine 15 1 0 32 Maus Magill 15 1 0 32 notfrommensa 15 1 0 32 racer72 15 1 0 32 Sami41 15 1 0 32 Sarabellum1976 15 1 0 32 SpazCat 15 1 0 32 Squonk 15 1 0 32 Tazmanian Devil 15 1 0 32 TexCat 15 1 0 32 tim-n-va 15 1 0 52 BACI 12 1 1 53 Borborygmi 11 1 1 54 Dung Beetle 9 1 0 54 Kolak of Twilo 9 1 0 54 rucciface 9 1 0 54 Tread 9 1 0 58 Clothilde 7 1 0 58 Dusty Rose 7 1 0 58 Idle Thoughts 7 1 0 58 Spoons 7 1 0 58 vivalostwages 7 1 0 58 WalterMitty 7 1 0 64 Paul Parkhead 6 1 1 ---
**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:** [June 1, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1293 "2014-06-01T20:35:47Z")
Great, so now I’m tied for 65th place. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2014, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1294 "2014-06-01T20:59:47Z")
Well, I play DeathPool on another board, with a completely different list of people. I just found that I may be in first place there. I’d had Fred Phelps, and now one of my remaining picks, a woman named Sante Kimes(whom I’d detailed as “murderer, slaver”) died in prison May 19th. I have a total of 37 points, and that’s big over there, as there aren’t as many players. But I’m sure someone else will die and put me out of the lead.☹ ---
**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:** [June 1, 2014, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1295 "2014-06-01T22:56:51Z")
Alice reunited with Sam the Butcher: Ann B. Davis who played Alice on "The Brady Bunch"[has died at 12 points.](http://www.tmz.com/2014/06/01/ann-b-davis-dead-alice-from-the-brady-bunch-dies-at-age-88/#ixzz33Qn2Gezq) ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2014, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1296 "2014-06-01T22:57:23Z")
Just saw on Facebook, Today show says Ann B. Davis (Alice on Brady Bunch) passed away. RIP, Ann. And I guess I am in that tie for 65th place as well …d’oh! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2014, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1297 "2014-06-02T01:23:24Z")
> [@tarragon918](#): > > Just saw on Facebook, Today show says Ann B. Davis (Alice on Brady Bunch) passed away. RIP, Ann. > > And I guess I am in that tie for 65th place as well …d’oh! Actually, it will be a tie for 66th place. **wolf meister** has had their virginity in this game taken by the housekeeper. A unique pick. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2014, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1298 "2014-06-02T01:48:25Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Alice reunited with Sam the Butcher: > > Ann B. Davis who played Alice on "The Brady Bunch"[has died at 12 points.](http://www.tmz.com/2014/06/01/ann-b-davis-dead-alice-from-the-brady-bunch-dies-at-age-88/#ixzz33Qn2Gezq) Jeez, Ann, couldn’t you wait another six months? You were on next year’s shortlist! _stomps off to revise_ ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2014, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1299 "2014-06-02T02:19:54Z")
R.I.P., Ann. You were part of my fun childhood when Friday nights on ABC included The Brady Bunch and The Partridge Family, and then for years later with The Brady Bunch on afternoon reruns. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2014, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1300 "2014-06-02T06:54:04Z")
> [@SpazCat](#): > > Jeez, Ann, couldn’t you wait another six months? You were on next year’s shortlist! Could be worse. I’ve had Katherine Crowe on my list the last two years and took her off this year’s list. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193.md?page=64) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193.md?page=66)