# 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:** 92
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1821 "2014-11-05T21:02:57Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > Oh yes. Last year I finally made a list. And in January, one of my picks died. Woohoo, sez I; this is easy. Ha. Since then, nothing. So far, I have the ‘nothing’ part down. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2014, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1822 "2014-11-09T00:57:51Z")
Happy 100th birthday to actor, producer, director Norman Lloyd ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2014, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1823 "2014-11-09T02:43:53Z")
One player has him this year, and so could get a unique pick, but no points, for Lloyd. Now, I had him LAST year, but not thisyear. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1824 "2014-11-10T16:30:21Z")
Orlando Thomas, Former Minnesota Vikings player, dead at 42 from ALS. Of course I dropped him from my list this year. ---
**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:** [November 10, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1825 "2014-11-10T17:03:58Z")
Gregory Wiseman returned from his five-month trip to the ISS today, totally healthy and not at all dead in a tragic accident. Not even a little. ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1826 "2014-11-10T21:44:47Z")
> [@NurseCarmen](#): > > Orlando Thomas, Former Minnesota Vikings player, dead at 42 from ALS. > > Of course I dropped him from my list this year. One can suffer from ALS for many many years. It’s different for everyone. Can go quick or go on for decades. Had him on a fantasy football team back in the 90’s. Had him on a death pool list a few years too. Not lately. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1827 "2014-11-10T23:48:28Z")
Three players had Thomas. Current standings are as follows. 1 Randy Seltzer 241 5 0 2 CAMJAY77 239 5 1 3 Registered at Last 226 5 1 4 Captain Klutz 95 2 0 5 Quartz 87 2 1 6 Kitten Mitten 79 2 0 7 GIGObuster 72 2 0 8 Gleena 70 2 0 9 Borborygmi 69 2 1 10 critter42 66 2 0 11 Hockey Monkey 58 1 0 11 Walkabout 58 1 0 13 Cumbrian 55 1 0 13 The Vorlon 55 2 2 15 bowler girl 54 1 1 15 NurseCarmen 54 1 0 15 Premislaus 54 3 1 18 bassett hound 51 1 0 18 Little Nemo 51 1 0 18 Shaggy Z 51 1 0 21 12543 50 2 0 22 Tit whistle 48 2 1 23 BACI 42 4 1 24 Fleetwood 39 3 1 25 Fear Itself 38 1 1 26 Hal Briston 35 1 1 27 5 time champ 34 1 0 27 guylevesque 34 3 0 27 Vunder Bob 34 1 0 30 Sami41 33 2 0 31 Mona Lott 30 2 1 31 Schnitte 30 2 0 33 BlossomDrearie 29 2 1 34 Idle Thoughts 28 3 0 35 Invisible Chimp 27 2 2 35 Tread 27 2 0 37 Archeonomist 26 2 0 38 Clothilde 25 2 0 38 SCAdian 25 2 1 40 Library1900 19 1 1 41 candide 18 1 0 41 CowPatty 18 1 0 41 Duckster 18 1 0 41 NotherYinzer 18 1 0 41 Paul Parkhead 18 2 1 41 sir viks 18 1 0 41 Spoons 18 2 0 48 SpazCat 17 2 0 49 Allecher 16 1 0 49 Bewildebeest 16 1 0 49 Face Intentionally Left Blank 16 1 0 49 Jeep’s Phoenix 16 1 0 49 Oakminster 16 1 0 49 panache45 16 1 0 49 santorum 16 1 0 49 Shirley Ujest 16 1 0 49 smithsb 16 1 0 58 amarinth 15 1 0 58 anyrose 15 1 0 58 arara123 15 1 0 58 ataraxy22 15 1 0 58 imthjckaz 15 1 0 58 jtgain 15 1 0 58 Labtrash 15 1 0 58 MadTheSwine 15 1 0 58 Maus Magill 15 1 0 58 notfrommensa 15 1 0 58 racer72 15 1 0 58 Rico 15 1 1 58 Sarabellum1976 15 1 0 58 Squonk 15 1 0 58 Tazmanian Devil 15 1 0 58 TexCat 15 1 0 58 tim-n-va 15 1 0 75 wolf meister 12 1 1 76 Dung Beetle 9 1 0 76 Kolak of Twilo 9 1 0 76 rucciface 9 1 0 76 WalterMitty 9 2 0 80 Dusty Rose 7 1 0 80 vivalostwages 7 1 0 82 Happy Lendervedder 4 1 1 82 shadken 4 2 1 84 Andrew 21 3 1 1 85 Eliahna 2 1 0 ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2014, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1828 "2014-11-11T03:45:25Z")
I think we should get an extra 3 points for every unique pick. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2014, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1829 "2014-11-11T03:56:25Z")
> [@CAMJAY77](#): > > I think we should get an extra 3 points for every unique pick. And I think we should get 100 points for picks not dying. Wish in one hand and collect marbles in the other, see which gets full first. :rolleyes: ---
**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:** [November 11, 2014, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1830 "2014-11-11T04:01:11Z")
I’m so glad I found a game I’m even worse at than Delores’s Feuds. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2014, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1831 "2014-11-11T13:57:00Z")
> [@CAMJAY77](#): > > I think we should get an extra 3 points for every unique pick. I wonder why?:D:p:) ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2014, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1832 "2014-11-11T15:02:12Z")
Know what the only thing more tragic than dying of ALS at 42 is? Having the guy who eventually dies of ALS at 42 on your short list, but dropping them. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2014, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1833 "2014-11-11T15:52:39Z")
we are a sick bunch ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2014, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1834 "2014-11-11T17:16:34Z")
Less than three weeks to when we sickos can start posting our 2015 lists. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1835 "2014-11-12T03:54:21Z")
[Carol Ann Susi](http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/the_big_bang_theory_carol_ann_susi_dies_age_62-2014-11) won’t be yelling for Howard Wolowitz any more. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2014, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1836 "2014-11-12T22:22:03Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > [Carol Ann Susi](http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/the_big_bang_theory_carol_ann_susi_dies_age_62-2014-11) won’t be yelling for Howard Wolowitz any more. It’ll be interesting to see how Howard handles losing his mommy. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2014, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1837 "2014-11-13T08:38:27Z")
UK actor [Warren Clarke](http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/actor-warren-clarke-dead-reaction-4614796) has died, aged 67. Best known from _Dalziel and Pascoe_, but I know him from a great comedic turn in _Blackadder the Third_. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1838 "2014-11-14T17:36:35Z")
Jane Byrne, Chicago mayor from 1979–1983, died today at 80 years of age. > **[Jane Byrne, Chicago's only female mayor, dies at 81](https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-jane-byrne-dead-20141114-story.html)** > > Chicago's first female mayor Jane Byrne died Friday morning at the age of 81. ETA: The Trib says she was 81? Wikipedia has her birthday as May 24, 1934… ---
**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:** [November 14, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1839 "2014-11-14T21:19:19Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > UK actor [Warren Clarke](http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/actor-warren-clarke-dead-reaction-4614796) has died, aged 67. Best known from _Dalziel and Pascoe_, but I know him from a great comedic turn in _Blackadder the Third_. Dim? Not Dim! ---
**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:** [November 14, 2014, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193/1840 "2014-11-14T23:06:40Z")
Some major points scored (but not by me, and I expect like me there will be some major revisions to 2015 lists :() [Diem Brown dead at 32](https://ca.celebrity.yahoo.com/news/diem-brown-dies-32-mtv-challenge-stars-final-202000612-us-weekly.html) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193.md?page=91) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193.md?page=93)