# 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:** 48
**Author:** ![Reepicheep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@Reepicheep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reepicheep)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/941 "2015-03-06T02:35:56Z")
[Cardinal Edward Egan](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cardinal-edward-m-egan-leader-of-new-york-archdiocese-dies-of-cardiac-arrest/) dead at 82 ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/942 "2015-03-06T14:59:25Z")
[Harve Bennett](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/harve-bennett-dead-star-trek-779670?utm_source=twitter), who wrote for and produced four Star Trek films, has died. He was 84. ---
**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:** [March 8, 2015, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/943 "2015-03-08T20:29:57Z")
Although it isn’t confirmed yet, the search for Marvel comics artist Norman Lee, 47, has been halted after [Lee disappeared while snorkeling](http://www.denverpost.com/dempsey/ci_27671707/cayman-officials-end-sea-search-us-comic-book). ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/944 "2015-03-09T18:50:19Z")
[Sam Simon has died at 41 points.](http://www.tmz.com/2015/03/09/sam-simon-dead-simpsons-creator-dies-cancer/) My first points ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/945 "2015-03-09T19:06:50Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Sam Simon has died at 41 points.](http://www.tmz.com/2015/03/09/sam-simon-dead-simpsons-creator-dies-cancer/) > > My first points You and 46 others had him, [according to our DeathMistress](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=18018491&postcount=474). 🙂 ETA: Looks like it won’t change the top of the leader board. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/946 "2015-03-09T19:15:33Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Sam Simon has died at 41 points.](http://www.tmz.com/2015/03/09/sam-simon-dead-simpsons-creator-dies-cancer/) > > My first points And I just lost my seasonal virginity in a group event… ---
**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:** [March 9, 2015, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/947 "2015-03-09T19:29:16Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > And I just lost my seasonal virginity in a group event… I had him, too. dammit But, points is points, even shared with Vunderboob. :dubious: Bob. Vunderbob. ---
**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:** [March 9, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/948 "2015-03-09T19:44:38Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Sam Simon has died at 41 points.](http://www.tmz.com/2015/03/09/sam-simon-dead-simpsons-creator-dies-cancer/) > > My first points I had him, too, and after having 2 great years, I had no points last year. This is my first score in 14 months or so. ---
**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:** [March 9, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/949 "2015-03-09T19:56:58Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I had him, too, and after having 2 great years, I had no points last year. This is my first score in 14 months or so. Congratulations. Google watch hasn’t told me about him yet. What do you guys use to track deaths? ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/950 "2015-03-09T20:01:39Z")
It showed up in my Facebook feed, from TMZ ---
**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:** [March 9, 2015, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/951 "2015-03-09T21:51:59Z")
Meanwhile all my picks have signed up for free fall skydiving lessons while wearing 50 lb. ankle weights since, ya know, they are all immortal. 😃 ---
**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:** [March 9, 2015, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/952 "2015-03-09T21:53:20Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Congratulations. > > Google watch hasn’t told me about him yet. > What do you guys use to track deaths? I use this thread, mainly. I also keep all my old Celebrity Death Lists going back to 2003. For those who share my curiosity, my death list from 2003 was: 1. Pope John Paul II - NOW DEAD 2. Warren Zevon - NOW DEAD 3. Michael Jackson - NOW DEAD 4. Ronald Reagan - NOW DEAD 5. Gerald Ford - NOW DEAD 6. Madonna - ALIVE ☹ 7. Luciano Pavarotti - NOW DEAD 8. Jerry Lewis - ALIVE ☹ 9. Eli Wallach - NOW DEAD 10. Christopher Lee - Alive ☹ 11. Britney Spears - Alive ☹ 12. Larry King - Alive ☹ 13. Michelle Tractenburg - Alive ☹ As you can see, I took bigger risks for points as the list went on(except Wallach). ---
**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:** [March 9, 2015, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/953 "2015-03-09T21:54:05Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Meanwhile all my picks have signed up for free fall skydiving lessons while wearing 50 lb. ankle weights since, ya know, they are all immortal. 😃 A Life Insurance Company you should start, already. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/954 "2015-03-09T22:07:59Z")
Fellow Dopers, I only have a minute checking in here. I will do my best to post the new scores by tomorrow. ---
**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:** [March 9, 2015, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/955 "2015-03-09T23:28:43Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Fellow Dopers, I only have a minute checking in here. I will do my best to post the new scores by tomorrow. We can be patient, **Baker**. We know you have a lot going on. Besides, we have (some of us) learned patience waiting for our IMMORTAL choices to DIE ALREADY! ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/956 "2015-03-10T03:34:32Z")
I got points for Sam Simon too. Almost forgotten from a few weeks back, and now the tributes are showing up, animator Jeff Hale passed away. You know him already if you remember Sesame Street’s song about the number 12 pinball machine (1 2 3 4 5, 6 7 8 9 10, 11 tweeeeelve!) the typewriter guy and many other animations made for the show. [Jeff Hale, 'Sesame Street' and 'Thank You Mask Man' Animator, RIP](http://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/jeff-hale-sesame-street-and-thank-you-mask-man-animator-rip-110092.html) Link also goes to the controversial “Thank you Masked Man” that he did with Lenny Bruce. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2015, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/957 "2015-03-10T03:46:14Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Congratulations. > > Google watch hasn’t told me about him yet. > What do you guys use to track deaths? I use [http://www.celebritydeathbeeper.com/](http://www.celebritydeathbeeper.com/) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/958 "2015-03-10T17:04:17Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > I got points for Sam Simon too. To paraphrase Mal Reynolds, who in the damn galaxy didn’t? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sario/32/18580_2.png) [@Sario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sario)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/959 "2015-03-10T17:50:46Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > To paraphrase Mal Reynolds, who in the damn galaxy didn’t? 😉 Me ☹ ---
**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:** [March 10, 2015, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/960 "2015-03-10T21:02:14Z")
Miller High Life guy [dies at 64 points.](http://www.tmz.com/2015/03/10/miller-high-life-guy-dead-windell-middlebrooks-commercial-dies/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993.md?page=47) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993.md?page=49)