# 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:** 20
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/381 "2014-12-31T16:05:29Z")
> [@PaulParkhead](#): > > Tom Baker (The fifth Doctor) > Plain list: > > Tom Baker He was number four!šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/382 "2014-12-31T16:09:37Z")
Happy birthday to our wondrous DeathMistress! May there be chocolate in abundance!! And (speaking as one whoā€™s been there most of this year) 60 is just a number. And the opportunity to avail oneself of a few more senior discounts. The way I look at it is, itā€™s nice of them to give me these discounts when I donā€™t feel the least bit senior. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/383 "2014-12-31T16:48:00Z")
Happy birthday, Baker! Oh, and as an aside - for all those putting Tom Baker on your lists, thereā€™s still time to swap out. Tom Baker and His Scarf of Wonder have been officially declared immortal by the UK government. šŸ˜ƒ Wait, did I just jinx that? Crap . . . ---
**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:** [December 31, 2014, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/384 "2014-12-31T16:50:13Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Happy birthday to our wondrous DeathMistress! May there be chocolate in abundance!! > > And (speaking as one whoā€™s been there most of this year) 60 is just a number. And the opportunity to avail oneself of a few more senior discounts. The way I look at it is, itā€™s nice of them to give me these discounts when I donā€™t feel the least bit senior. šŸ™‚ I hear ya! Gimme them geezer discounts I say! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![moldmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@moldmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moldmonkey)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/385 "2014-12-31T16:52:47Z")
My bad. Kim Jong Un Raul Castro Tony Bennet Bill Cosby Justin Bieber Bill Clinton Colin Powell Jimmy Carter Dick Cheney Morissey John Stamos BB King Al Jourgensen Alternates George HW Bush Betty White Jimmy Fallon ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/386 "2014-12-31T17:49:41Z")
\*\*Thereā€™s a bullet (or bomb or shiv or drone or whatever) with their name on it: \*\* 1. Bernie Madoff, b. 1938. 2. Jerry Sandusky, b. 1944 3. Kim Jong-Un, b. 1983 or 1984 4. Edward Snowden, b. 1983 5. Bradley/Chelsea Manning, b. 1987 6. Alex Jones, b. 1974 **May hasten The Sweet Release of Death, by their own hand:** 1. JosĆ© Canseco, b. 1964 2. Dustin Diamond, b. 1977 **The Grim Reaper comes to collect after years of drugs, partying, and life on the edge:** 1. Lindsay Lohan, b. 1986 2. Boy George, b. 1961 3. Pete Doherty, b. 1979 4. Charlie Sheen, b. 1965 **I need a 13th pick, so Iā€™m picking a random young person with no known drug, behavior, or health issues:** 1. Dakota Fanning, b. 1994 * * * Plain List: Bernie Madoff Jerry Sandusky Kim Jong-Un Edward Snowden Bradley Manning Alex Jones JosĆ© Canseco Dustin Diamond Lindsay Lohan Boy George Pete Doherty Charlie Sheen Dakota Fanning Alternates: George HW Bush Bob Barker Woody Allen ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/387 "2014-12-31T17:59:03Z")
12 hours to go! ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/388 "2014-12-31T18:01:54Z")
> [@RobotDevilDog](#): > > After years of watching from the sidelines, Iā€™ve decided to finally take the plunge. So I registered and am making this my first post ever! We accept you, one of us! One of us!.. We accept you, one of us! One of us!.. ---
**Author:** ![Archeonomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7cd45c/32.png) [@Archeonomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archeonomist)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/389 "2014-12-31T18:03:41Z")
My list for 2015 - and Iā€™ll probably keep Zsa Zsa alive for another year. Pope Emeritus Benedict Zsa Zsa Gabor George H. W. Bush Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh Paul ā€˜Gazzaā€™ Gascoine Pete Doherty Alan Greenspan Shane MacGowan Keith Richards Hugh Hefner Aretha Franklin Courtney Love Robert Redford Angelina Jolie Tenzin Gyatso Edit: damn Tapatalkā€¦ ---
**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:** [December 31, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/390 "2014-12-31T18:11:08Z")
Dwayne Michael Carter aka Lil Wayne (b 27 September 1982) rapper Leo Gallagher (b 24 July 1946) comedian Steve Gleason (b 19 March 1977) football player Hugh Hefner (b 9 April 1926) publisher Lauren Hill (b 1 October 1995) athlete Kim Jong-un (b 8 January 1983) dictator Mary Tyler Moore (b 29 December 1936) actress Jerry Sandusky (b 26 January 1944) former coach, convict Stuart Scott (b 19 July 1965) sports broadcaster Sam Simon (b 6 June 1955) producer Tila Tequila aka Tila Nguyen (b 24 October 1981) reality show star Laurence ā€œMr. Tā€ Tureaud (b 21 May 1952) actor Micah ā€œKattā€ Williams (b 2 September 1969) comedian, actor Clean list: Lil Wayne Gallagher Steve Gleason Hugh Hefner Lauren Hill Kim Jong-un Mary Tyler Moore Jerry Sandusky Stuart Scott Sam Simon Tila Tequila Mr. T Katt Williams As an alternative, if anyone is disqualified: George H.W. Bush Dick Van Dyke Doris Day ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/391 "2014-12-31T18:16:14Z")
Happy birthday, oh, **DeathMistress**! ---
**Author:** ![maplekiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@maplekiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maplekiwi)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/392 "2014-12-31T18:22:25Z")
> [@Archeonomist](#): > > My list for 2015 - and Iā€™ll probably keep Zsa Zsa alive for another year. Oh donā€™t say that - Iā€™m playing Zsa Zsa on another message board! I feel sad every time I **donā€™t** see her name on Wiki deaths! šŸ˜• \*\*\*Happy Birthday Baker! * * * ---
**Author:** ![Andrew\_21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@Andrew\_21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andrew_21)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/393 "2014-12-31T20:08:10Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > Kat Williams [Kat Williams](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kat_Williams) or [Katt Williams](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katt_Williams)? ---
**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:** [December 31, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/394 "2014-12-31T20:08:41Z")
This is Version 2.0 of my list; itā€™s been changed quite a bit. Joey Buttafuco, Humbert Humbert to the ā€œLong Island Lolitaā€ Rob Ford, crackhead ex-Toronto mayor Debi Gibson, ā€œEastEndersā€ actress Jeff Golub, jazz/blues guitarist Valerie Harper, ā€œRhodaā€ star Lauren Hill, college basketball player Don Imus, radio rabble rouser Mary Tyler Moore, TV icon Bryan Murray, NHL coach and GM Stuart Scott, ESPN anchor Sam Simon, ā€œSimpsonsā€ co-creator Malcolm Young, AC/DC guitarist Young Jay (real name Jeff Mortimer), rapper Alternates: Gordie Howe, hockey legend Jules Bianchi, Grand Prix driver Terry Pratchett, ā€œDiscworldā€ author Clean List: Joey Buttafuco Rob Ford Debi Gibson Jeff Golub Valerie Harper Lauren Hill Don Imus Mary Tyler Moore Bryan Murray Stuart Scott Sam Simon Malcolm Young Young Jay Alternates: Gordie Howe Jules Bianchi Terry Pratchett ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/395 "2014-12-31T20:19:18Z")
I see Lauren Hill is a bandwagon pick. (Little Nemo and INRS) Let the record reflect that I picked firstā€¦(I think). there should be bonus points awarded for picking a person first. ---
**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:** [December 31, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/396 "2014-12-31T20:22:42Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > This is Version 2.0 of my list; itā€™s been changed quite a bit. > > Young Jay (real name Jeff Mortimer), rapper Apologies - Young Jay died earlier this year. Move Gordie Howe onto the list, making it: Joey Buttafuco, Humbert Humbert to the ā€œLong Island Lolitaā€ Rob Ford, crackhead ex-Toronto mayor Debi Gibson, ā€œEastEndersā€ actress Jeff Golub, jazz/blues guitarist Valerie Harper, ā€œRhodaā€ star Lauren Hill, college basketball player Gordie Howe, hockey legend Don Imus, radio rabble rouser Mary Tyler Moore, TV icon Bryan Murray, NHL coach and GM Stuart Scott, ESPN anchor Sam Simon, ā€œSimpsonsā€ co-creator Malcolm Young, AC/DC guitarist Alternates: Jules Bianchi, Grand Prix driver Terry Pratchett, ā€œDiscworldā€ author Clean: Joey Buttafuco Rob Ford Debi Gibson Jeff Golub Valerie Harper Lauren Hill Gordie Howe Don Imus Mary Tyler Moore Bryan Murray Stuart Scott Sam Simon Malcolm Young Alternates: Jules Bianchi Terry Pratchett ---
**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:** [December 31, 2014, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/397 "2014-12-31T20:25:18Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > I see Lauren Hill is a bandwagon pick. (Little Nemo and INRS) > > Let the record reflect that I picked firstā€¦(I think). > > there should be bonus points awarded for picking a person first. Hey, Iā€™m not proud! I definitely stole the pick from one of your lists. šŸ˜ƒ If ever a game SHOULD be cut-throat, itā€™s this game! ---
**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:** [December 31, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/398 "2014-12-31T20:35:53Z")
Man, that is a shame about [Jeff Golub.](http://thejazzline.com/news/2014/11/jeff-golub-rare-brain-disease-psp/) ---
**Author:** ![jeezums](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@jeezums](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeezums)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/399 "2014-12-31T20:36:21Z")
Valerie Harper Actress Sam Simon Co-Creator of The Simpsons Terry Pratchett Novelist Jake Roberts professional wrestler Clive James author Jeanne Little Australian entertainer Malcolm Young musician Phil Collins musician Gerard Depardieu actor Bart Starr professional American football player Bill Russell professional basketball player Mary Tyler Moore Actress Rob Ford Canadian politician Clean list Valerie Harper Sam Simon Terry Pratchett Jake Roberts Clive James Jeanne Little Malcolm Young Phil Collins Gerard Depardieu Bart Starr Bill Russell Mary Tyler Moore Rob Ford ---
**Author:** ![PaulParkhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PaulParkhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulParkhead)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/400 "2014-12-31T20:39:36Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > He was number four!šŸ˜› :smack: He was, yes. I wasnā€™t concentrating, I suppose. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993.md?page=21)