# 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:** 60
**Author:** ![rucciface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba9def/32.png) [@rucciface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rucciface)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1181 "2015-04-14T16:10:32Z")
Percy Sledge has died. [http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/14/entertainment/percy-sledge-dies-feat/](http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/14/entertainment/percy-sledge-dies-feat/) ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1182 "2015-04-14T20:28:19Z")
1 Registered at Last 222 5 1 2 Fear Itself 188 4 1 3 phungi 159 3 0 3 RTFirefly 159 3 0 5 Sami41 143 4 0 6 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 133 3 1 7 bowler girl 126 3 0 7 Hoopy Frood 126 3 0 7 zoog 126 3 0 10 candide 124 3 0 10 carnivorousplant 124 3 0 12 CAMJAY77 108 3 1 13 MadTheSwine 102 3 0 13 Quartz 102 3 0 15 Captain Klutz 92 2 0 15 critter42 92 2 0 15 GIGObuster 92 3 0 15 Happy Lendervedder 92 2 0 15 Hockey Monkey 92 2 0 15 irritant 92 2 0 15 Kitten Mitten 92 2 0 15 Little Nemo 92 2 0 15 minionkat 92 2 0 15 RobotDevilDog 92 2 0 15 Tim R. Mortiss 92 2 0 26 Dung Beetle 75 2 0 26 Jeep’s Phoenix 75 2 0 26 jeezums 75 2 0 26 Mahaloth 75 2 0 26 Rich Kitchen 75 2 0 31 Randy Seltzer 71 2 1 32 notfrommensa 68 2 0 33 bassett hound 51 1 0 33 Dr. Girlfriend 51 1 0 33 Fleetwood 51 1 0 33 Icarus 51 2 0 33 Loach 51 1 0 33 RivkahChaya 51 2 0 33 Squonk 51 1 0 33 Yllaria 51 1 0 41 Dusty Rose 47 2 0 41 Invisible Chimp 47 2 1 43 rucciface 45 2 2 44 5 time champ 41 1 0 44 a35362 41 1 0 44 BACI 41 1 0 44 Borborygmi 41 1 0 44 DinoR 41 1 0 44 Duckster 41 1 0 44 Hal Briston 41 1 0 44 Maus Magill 41 1 0 44 Sario 41 1 0 44 sir viks 41 1 0 44 Spiff 41 1 0 44 Tit Whistle 41 1 0 44 VunderBob 41 1 0 44 zadscmc 41 1 0 58 kopek 38 1 1 59 Nurse Carmen 36 1 1 60 Charley 34 1 0 60 Lsura 34 1 0 60 Mr. Goob 34 1 0 60 PaulParkhead 34 1 0 64 Vashbul 25 1 1 65 Little Pig 18 1 1 66 Clothahump 17 1 0 66 Honey 17 1 0 66 Shoeless 17 1 0 69 Allecher 12 1 1 70 littlespeedysuperbike 11 1 1 71 Grits and Hard Toast 10 1 0 72 Lok 6 1 0 72 missred 6 1 0 74 BlossomDrearie 3 1 1 75 lel 2 1 1 76 Andrew21 0 5 5 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1183 "2015-04-14T20:49:48Z")
Disregard the previous listing, I gave the Percy Sledge points to the wrong player. The following list is correct…I think 1 Registered at Last 222 5 1 2 Fear Itself 188 4 1 3 phungi 159 3 0 3 RTFirefly 159 3 0 5 Sami41 143 4 0 6 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 133 3 1 7 bowler girl 126 3 0 7 Hoopy Frood 126 3 0 7 zoog 126 3 0 10 candide 124 3 0 10 carnivorousplant 124 3 0 12 CAMJAY77 108 3 1 13 MadTheSwine 102 3 0 13 Quartz 102 3 0 15 Captain Klutz 92 2 0 15 critter42 92 2 0 15 GIGObuster 92 3 0 15 Happy Lendervedder 92 2 0 15 Hockey Monkey 92 2 0 15 irritant 92 2 0 15 Kitten Mitten 92 2 0 15 Little Nemo 92 2 0 15 minionkat 92 2 0 15 RobotDevilDog 92 2 0 15 Tim R. Mortiss 92 2 0 26 Dung Beetle 75 2 0 26 Jeep’s Phoenix 75 2 0 26 jeezums 75 2 0 26 Mahaloth 75 2 0 26 Rich Kitchen 75 2 0 31 Randy Seltzer 71 2 1 32 notfrommensa 68 2 0 33 bassett hound 51 1 0 33 Dr. Girlfriend 51 1 0 33 Fleetwood 51 1 0 33 Icarus 51 2 0 33 Loach 51 1 0 33 RivkahChaya 51 2 0 33 Squonk 51 1 0 33 Yllaria 51 1 0 41 Dusty Rose 47 2 0 41 Invisible Chimp 47 2 1 43 5 time champ 41 1 0 43 a35362 41 1 0 43 BACI 41 1 0 43 Borborygmi 41 1 0 43 DinoR 41 1 0 43 Duckster 41 1 0 43 Hal Briston 41 1 0 43 Maus Magill 41 1 0 43 Sario 41 1 0 43 sir viks 41 1 0 43 Spiff 41 1 0 43 Tit Whistle 41 1 0 43 VunderBob 41 1 0 43 zadscmc 41 1 0 57 kopek 38 1 1 58 Nurse Carmen 36 1 1 59 Charley 34 1 0 59 Lsura 34 1 0 59 Mr. Goob 34 1 0 59 PaulParkhead 34 1 0 63 Cold Dish 27 1 1 64 Vashbul 25 1 1 65 Little Pig 18 1 1 65 rucciface 18 1 1 67 Clothahump 17 1 0 67 Honey 17 1 0 67 Shoeless 17 1 0 70 Allecher 12 1 1 71 littlespeedysuperbike 11 1 1 72 Grits and Hard Toast 10 1 0 73 Lok 6 1 0 73 missred 6 1 0 75 BlossomDrearie 3 1 1 76 lel 2 1 1 77 Andrew21 0 5 5 ---
**Author:** ![1b3bz18c9ed269201](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/58956e/32.png) [@1b3bz18c9ed269201](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1b3bz18c9ed269201)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2015, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1184 "2015-04-15T13:28:50Z")
For those of us tied for 78th place - We are not at the bottom. We are the foundation from which 77 others are able to build. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2015, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1185 "2015-04-15T13:32:17Z")
> [@1b3bz18c9ed269201](#): > > For those of us tied for 78th place - We are not at the bottom. We are the foundation from which 77 others are able to build. I’m with ya! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2015, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1186 "2015-04-15T13:38:13Z")
> [@1b3bz18c9ed269201](#): > > For those of us tied for 78th place - We are not at the bottom. We are the foundation from which 77 others are able to build. Go us! ---
**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:** [April 15, 2015, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1187 "2015-04-15T14:54:35Z")
I just want you slackers to go get some points so last place can be mine, all mine! I and only I shall be the last one standing with a list of immortal celebrities! 😃 ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1188 "2015-04-16T03:39:25Z")
[Homaro Cantu](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-famed-chef-homaro-cantu-owner-of-moto-found-dead-on-northwest-side-20150414-story.html), Michelin rated Chef of Chicago’s Moto. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1189 "2015-04-16T07:16:34Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > I just want you slackers to go get some points so last place can be mine, all mine! I and only I shall be the last one standing with a list of immortal celebrities! 😃 We have the same theme, Yaaaaah - not. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1190 "2015-04-16T22:22:06Z")
[Jimmy Gunn](http://collegefootball.ap.org/article/jimmy-gunn-standout-defensive-end-usc-dies-66), standout defensive end at USC, dies at 66 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1191 "2015-04-16T22:25:13Z")
From the [Deaths in 2015](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2015) page: “Oleg Kalashnikov, 52, Ukrainian politician, shot.” But with what kind of gun? Inquiring minds want to know! ---
**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:** [April 16, 2015, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1192 "2015-04-16T23:04:14Z")
Consecutive deaths of Gunn and Kalashnikov? It’s a million-to-one shot! ---
**Author:** ![El\_Famous\_Burrito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_famous_burrito/32/3954_2.png) [@El\_Famous\_Burrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Famous_Burrito)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1193 "2015-04-17T18:29:01Z")
Former Chicago archbishop Cardinal Francis George has gone to the great cathedral in the sky at 22 points: > **[Cardinal Francis George dies after long struggle with cancer](https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-cardinal-george-dead-20150417-story.html)** > > Cardinal Francis George, who led the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago for 17 years, died Friday after a yearslong struggle with cancer. He was 78. Following him in the local press over the years, he struck me as a decent fellow. I’ll take the points nonetheless. ---
**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:** [April 17, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1194 "2015-04-17T18:34:45Z")
Dan Farrell, Photographer Who Captured Kennedy Funeral Salute, [Dies at 84](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/18/nyregion/dan-farrell-photographer-who-captured-kennedy-funeral-salute-dies-at-84.html?hpw&rref=obituaries&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well). ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2015, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1195 "2015-04-17T20:55:07Z")
> [@El\_Famous\_Burrito](#): > > I’ll take the points nonetheless. And so will **Nurse Carmen**! 1 Registered at Last 222 5 1 2 Fear Itself 188 4 1 3 phungi 159 3 0 3 RTFirefly 159 3 0 5 Sami41 143 4 0 6 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 133 3 1 7 bowler girl 126 3 0 7 Hoopy Frood 126 3 0 7 zoog 126 3 0 10 candide 124 3 0 10 carnivorousplant 124 3 0 12 CAMJAY77 108 3 1 13 MadTheSwine 102 3 0 13 Quartz 102 3 0 15 Captain Klutz 92 2 0 15 critter42 92 2 0 15 GIGObuster 92 3 0 15 Happy Lendervedder 92 2 0 15 Hockey Monkey 92 2 0 15 irritant 92 2 0 15 Kitten Mitten 92 2 0 15 Little Nemo 92 2 0 15 minionkat 92 2 0 15 RobotDevilDog 92 2 0 15 Tim R. Mortiss 92 2 0 26 Dung Beetle 75 2 0 26 Jeep’s Phoenix 75 2 0 26 jeezums 75 2 0 26 Mahaloth 75 2 0 26 Rich Kitchen 75 2 0 31 Randy Seltzer 71 2 1 32 notfrommensa 68 2 0 33 Nurse Carmen 58 2 1 34 bassett hound 51 1 0 34 Dr. Girlfriend 51 1 0 34 Fleetwood 51 1 0 34 Icarus 51 2 0 34 Loach 51 1 0 34 RivkahChaya 51 2 0 34 Squonk 51 1 0 34 Yllaria 51 1 0 42 Dusty Rose 47 2 0 42 Invisible Chimp 47 2 1 44 5 time champ 41 1 0 44 a35362 41 1 0 44 BACI 41 1 0 44 Borborygmi 41 1 0 44 DinoR 41 1 0 44 Duckster 41 1 0 44 Hal Briston 41 1 0 44 Maus Magill 41 1 0 44 Sario 41 1 0 44 sir viks 41 1 0 44 Spiff 41 1 0 44 Tit Whistle 41 1 0 44 VunderBob 41 1 0 44 zadscmc 41 1 0 58 kopek 38 1 1 59 Charley 34 1 0 59 Lsura 34 1 0 59 Mr. Goob 34 1 0 59 PaulParkhead 34 1 0 63 Cold Dish 27 1 1 64 Vashbul 25 1 1 65 El Famous Burrito 22 1 0 66 Little Pig 18 1 1 66 rucciface 18 1 1 68 Clothahump 17 1 0 68 Honey 17 1 0 68 Shoeless 17 1 0 71 Allecher 12 1 1 72 littlespeedysuperbike 11 1 1 73 Grits and Hard Toast 10 1 0 74 Lok 6 1 0 74 missred 6 1 0 76 BlossomDrearie 3 1 1 77 lel 2 1 1 78 Andrew21 0 5 5 ---
**Author:** ![minionkat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@minionkat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minionkat)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2015, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1196 "2015-04-18T16:23:38Z")
Jonathan Crombie, best known for playing Gilbert Blythe in Anne of Green Gables, died on April 15 in New York. This makes me sad. > **[Anne of Green Gables actor Jonathan Crombie dies at age 48 | CBC News](https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/jonathan-crombie-anne-of-green-gables-actor-dead-at-48-1.3038948)** > > Jonathan Crombie, the actor known for his role as Gilbert Blythe in Anne of Green Gables and the son of former Toronto mayor David Crombie, has died. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2015, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1197 "2015-04-18T18:05:34Z")
Saddam Hussein’s former deputy, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, killed at age 72 > **[Hussein deputy, insurgent leader al-Douri killed, Iraqi TV reports | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2015/04/17/middleeast/iraq-al-douri-killed/)** > > Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the highest-ranking member of Saddam Hussein’s regime to evade capture, has been killed, a Shiite Iraqi militia commander says. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2015, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1198 "2015-04-18T18:52:39Z")
> [@minionkat](#): > > Jonathan Crombie, best known for playing Gilbert Blythe in Anne of Green Gables, died on April 15 in New York. This makes me sad. > [Jonathan Crombie, Anne of Green Gables actor, dead at 48 | CBC News](http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/canada/jonathan-crombie-anne-of-green-gables-actor-dead-at-48-1.3038948) It makes me sad, too. I loved him as Gilbert. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1199 "2015-04-18T21:41:10Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > It makes me sad, too. I loved him as Gilbert. ☹ And me ☹ ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2015, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1200 "2015-04-18T21:48:04Z")
Oh, man he was cute. I loved those movies, and Megan Follows was only part of the reason. A brain hemorrhage at 48? WTF – too soon. ☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993.md?page=59) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993.md?page=61)