# Celebrity Death Pool 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2014, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993 "2014-12-01T02:10:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 111
**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:** [December 31, 2015, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2204 "2015-12-31T07:20:35Z")
The last update showed me with two dead folks, but I have three: Gunter Grass(13 points), Terry Pratchett(34 points), and Tomas Transtromer(17 points.) ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2015, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2205 "2015-12-31T11:56:33Z")
[Ian Murdock](https://bits.debian.org/2015/12/mourning-ian-murdock.html), one of the founders of Debian, has died. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2015, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2206 "2015-12-31T11:58:25Z")
> [@Invisible\_Chimp](#): > > The last update showed me with two dead folks, but I have three: Gunter Grass(13 points), Terry Pratchett(34 points), and Tomas Transtromer(17 points.) I’ll add those points, but the dude died in March and it was never reported here. Remember folks, check your lists! ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2015, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2207 "2015-12-31T14:58:51Z")
One of my definite 2016 picks has died :mad: Boxer Howard Davis Jr. [Howard Davis, most outstanding boxer at 1976 Olympics, dead at 59](http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/howard-davis--most-outstanding-boxer-at-1976-olympics--dead-at-59-063724682.html) ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2208 "2016-01-01T00:46:11Z")
Pavel Srnicek died on Dec 29th. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2016, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2209 "2016-01-01T02:04:58Z")
[Trapper John the Second](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Rogers) (not the third) ---
**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, 2016, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2210 "2016-01-01T02:19:48Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > [Trapper John the Second](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Rogers) (not the third) Wayne Rogers. Sad. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2211 "2016-01-01T02:36:04Z")
Is there an award given to the person who gets the last points of the year/first points of the year? ---
**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:** [January 1, 2016, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2212 "2016-01-01T02:38:29Z")
Take a stroll back to the OP. It is called the “Final Hours” award. No one had Wayne Rogers, so he is not bestowing it. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2016, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2213 "2016-01-01T02:44:49Z")
> [@CAMJAY77](#): > > One of my definite 2016 picks has died :mad: > > Boxer Howard Davis Jr. [Howard Davis, most outstanding boxer at 1976 Olympics, dead at 59 - Yahoo Sports](http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/howard-davis--most-outstanding-boxer-at-1976-olympics--dead-at-59-063724682.html) You are good! Too good. ☹ ---
**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:** [January 1, 2016, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2214 "2016-01-01T04:38:45Z")
Me: still tied with **swampbear** ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2215 "2016-01-01T04:47:05Z")
Me too.☹ This is a reminder that the final results for 2015 will not be posted until January 2nd. This is just in case someone dies really late on 12/31, and the news doesn’t get out until the next day. ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2216 "2016-01-01T06:17:33Z")
Wayne Rogers has departed. Not sure of time of death. Posted in both threads. 18 points if anyone had him. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2217 "2016-01-01T08:17:25Z")
Hey Baker, when do we get the 2015 totals? ---
**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, 2016, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2218 "2016-01-01T09:24:04Z")
Little Pig, look two posts above yours. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2219 "2016-01-01T11:46:18Z")
AFAICT, barring any last minute surprises, there are only three changes since Baker’s tally in post #2104: **Loach** gets 30 points for Lemmy Kilmister, **Catamount** gets 3 points somewhat belatedly for Marjorie Lord (she died on 11/28), and **Invisible Chimp** gets 17 _very_ belated points for Tomas Transtromer, who died on 3/26. Speaking of which, congrats to **Registered At Last** for her victory!! Despite having been edged out so narrowly, I feel pretty good about having been in contention in only my second Death Pool, especially after having gotten a big fat 0 points with my 2014 list. In 2016, we’ll see if I’ve got the hang of this thing, or whether 2015 was a fluke. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2016, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2220 "2016-01-01T12:12:13Z")
Well, **RTFirefly** , I got points on the first of February of my first year playing (thanks, Ed Koch) and have had bupkis since then, so I suspect fluke. However, maybe you are better at this than I am. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2221 "2016-01-01T14:21:35Z")
I hope everyone has checked their lists. I have the final results ready to announce, but as I said in the OP I will wait until tomorrow to post it. January 1 of 2015 was unique, two deaths on the first day. We’d had one death before on 1/1, but not two. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2222 "2016-01-01T17:41:28Z")
Natalie Cole [died yesterday](http://abc7.com/news/natalie-cole-grammy-winning-singer-has-died/1143175/), so updates may be needed. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/2223 "2016-01-01T18:09:17Z")
> [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](#): > > Natalie Cole [died yesterday](http://abc7.com/news/natalie-cole-grammy-winning-singer-has-died/1143175/), so updates may be needed. Looks to be a pointless death. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993.md?page=110) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993.md?page=112)