# 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:** 66
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2015, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1301 "2015-05-14T12:10:29Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > And we happen to have a pair of nesting hawks that have taken up residence high up in a tulip poplar on the edge of our yard. With luck, they will rid the neighborhood of chihuahuas and toy poodles in order to feed their babies once they hatch. 🙂 The hawk babies have hatched! We can see them quite well through the binox when they move around in the nest, and they’re cute and fuzzy. Local chihuahuas, beware! Mommy and Daddy Hawk have little mouths to feed. 😃 ---
**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:** [May 15, 2015, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1302 "2015-05-15T06:12:56Z")
[B. B. King](http://www.rawstory.com/2015/05/video-reveals-baltimore-cops-were-looting-during-freddie-gray-protests/) leaves Lucille gently weeping. ---
**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:** [May 15, 2015, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1303 "2015-05-15T06:26:52Z")
The thrill is gone. ☚ ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1304 "2015-05-15T08:04:03Z")
1 Registered at Last 222 5 1 2 RTFirefly 203 4 0 3 Fear Itself 188 4 1 4 carnivorousplant 168 4 0 5 phungi 159 3 0 6 CAMJAY77 152 4 1 7 Sami41 143 4 0 8 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 133 3 1 9 bowler girl 126 3 0 9 Hoopy Frood 126 3 0 9 zoog 126 3 0 12 candide 124 3 0 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 Jeep’s Phoenix 86 3 0 27 Duckster 85 2 0 27 Hal Briston 85 2 0 27 VunderBob 85 2 0 30 Dung Beetle 75 2 0 30 jeezums 75 2 0 30 Mahaloth 75 2 0 30 Rich Kitchen 75 2 0 34 Randy Seltzer 71 2 1 35 notfrommensa 68 2 0 36 Fleetwood 67 3 0 37 Nurse Carmen 58 2 1 38 BACI 52 2 0 39 bassett hound 51 1 0 39 Dr. Girlfriend 51 1 0 39 Icarus 51 2 0 39 Loach 51 1 0 39 RivkahChaya 51 2 0 39 Squonk 51 1 0 39 Yllaria 51 1 0 46 Dusty Rose 47 2 0 46 Invisible Chimp 47 2 1 48 J-P L 44 1 0 49 5 time champ 41 1 0 49 a35362 41 1 0 49 Borborygmi 41 1 0 49 DinoR 41 1 0 49 Maus Magill 41 1 0 49 Sario 41 1 0 49 sir viks 41 1 0 49 Spiff 41 1 0 49 Tit Whistle 41 1 0 49 zadscmc 41 1 0 58 kopek 38 1 1 60 Charley 34 1 0 60 Lsura 34 1 0 60 Mr. Goob 34 1 0 60 PaulParkhead 34 1 0 64 Cold Dish 27 1 1 65 Little Pig 26 2 2 66 Vashbul 25 1 1 67 El Famous Burrito 22 1 0 68 rucciface 18 1 1 69 Clothahump 17 1 0 69 Honey 17 1 0 69 Shoeless 17 1 0 72 Allecher 12 1 1 73 Clothilde 11 1 0 73 Dolores Reborn 11 1 0 73 littlespeedysuperbike 11 1 1 73 moldmonkey 11 1 0 73 Oakminster 11 1 1 73 Octarine 11 1 0 79 Grits and Hard Toast 10 1 0 80 Lok 6 1 0 80 missred 6 1 0 82 Catamount 5 1 0 82 wolf meister 5 1 0 84 BlossomDrearie 3 1 1 85 lel 2 1 1 86 Andrew21 0 5 5 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1305 "2015-05-15T09:54:52Z")
It’s been a rough month for Kings (Ben E., B.B., and the guy who played King Arthur). Looks like a few people have lost their 2015 virginity to B.B. King - a new form of _droit de signeur_? - and **Swampbear** moves a few places closer to his goal of having last place all to himself. And our DeathMistress must be a serious insomniac, updating the standings at 3am Kansas time. ---
**Author:** ![dba\_Fred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@dba\_Fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dba_Fred)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1306 "2015-05-15T16:18:38Z")
Everything`s Up To Date In Kansas (City), as is our Deathmistress. ---
**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:** [May 15, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1307 "2015-05-15T18:00:29Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > It’s been a rough month for Kings (Ben E., B.B., and the guy who played King Arthur). Don’t forget Jack Ely, the lead singer of the group the Kingsmen… ---
**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:** [May 16, 2015, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1308 "2015-05-16T05:05:31Z")
[Former Miami Dolphins place kicker Garo Yepremian has died at the age of 70.](http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000492987/article/former-dolphins-kicker-garo-yepremian-dies-at-70?campaign=Facebook_news) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2015, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1309 "2015-05-16T10:14:31Z")
So he’s keeked his last touchdown, then. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2015, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1310 "2015-05-16T11:15:48Z")
[Garo won’t attempt any more passes.](https://www.google.com/search?q=garo+yepremian+bad+pass&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari) Many articles say he was best known for that bad pass attempt, but Yepremian was an excellent kicker, and back when soccer style kicking was new to the NFL, he and Jan Stenerud were two of the best of the first such kickers. Yepremian didn’t play football as a child growing up on Cyprus, he played soccer. When he was older and attended one of his first football games in the US, when one team was lining up for a difficult field goal (difficult because of the distance), Garo asked his friend what the teams were doing. His friend explained what the kicker was attempting. Garo replied, “Oh, that shouldn’t be too hard.” ---
**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:** [May 16, 2015, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1311 "2015-05-16T22:40:11Z")
World’s Most Tattooed Lady Senior [dies at 23 points.](http://huff.to/1K8XH6p) ---
**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:** [May 16, 2015, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1312 "2015-05-16T22:44:09Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Former Miami Dolphins place kicker Garo Yepremian has died at the age of 70.](http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000492987/article/former-dolphins-kicker-garo-yepremian-dies-at-70?campaign=Facebook_news) He kicked _what_ through the uprights? ---
**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2015, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1313 "2015-05-17T10:50:45Z")
Abu Bakr “I’m not dead yet” al-Baghdadi releases an as yet unconfirmed audio [statement.](http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/05/isil-releases-audio-baghdadi-issuing-call-arms-150514225906126.html) ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2015, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1314 "2015-05-18T14:50:55Z")
I don’t think anyone picked him, but [Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson](http://loudwire.com/iron-maiden-bruce-dickinson-all-clear-cancer-battle/) is allegedly Cancer free ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1315 "2015-05-18T18:16:56Z")
S. Truett Cathy, [the founder of Chick-fil-A](http://money.cnn.com/2014/09/08/news/chick-fil-a-founder-dead/?iid=ob_article_footer&iid=obinsite), has died at the age of 93. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2015, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1316 "2015-05-18T18:24:29Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > S. Truett Cathy, [the founder of Chick-fil-A](http://money.cnn.com/2014/09/08/news/chick-fil-a-founder-dead/?iid=ob_article_footer&iid=obinsite), has died at the age of 93. That’s last September’s news. Check the date at the bottom of your link. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2015, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1317 "2015-05-18T18:36:13Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > That’s last September’s news. Check the date at the bottom of your link. I see that now. What I do not understand is why was it a major link from the CNN home page, _today_? ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2015, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1318 "2015-05-18T20:42:30Z")
BASE jumper Dean Potter. [http://www.outsideonline.com/1981591/dean-potter-killed-base-jumping-accident](http://www.outsideonline.com/1981591/dean-potter-killed-base-jumping-accident). I chose the wrong BASE jumper. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2015, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1319 "2015-05-19T12:31:18Z")
> [@NurseCarmen](#): > > BASE jumper Dean Potter. [http://www.outsideonline.com/1981591/dean-potter-killed-base-jumping-accident](http://www.outsideonline.com/1981591/dean-potter-killed-base-jumping-accident). > > I chose the wrong BASE jumper. Y’know, it’s hardly ever a surprise anymore when someone says, “there’s an XKCD for that,” but Potter’s death had me Googling ‘wingsuit’ to see what the hell they were, and [damned if there isn’t an XKCD for that](https://xkcd.com/962/). OK, there really IS an XKCD for just about everything. On an unrelated note, the hawk babies (three of them!) are doing just fine, but so far Mama Hawk has just been bringing mice and moles and stuff to the nest. No chihuahuas yet. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2015, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993/1320 "2015-05-19T14:34:33Z")
> [@NurseCarmen](#): > > BASE jumper Dean Potter. [http://www.outsideonline.com/1981591/dean-potter-killed-base-jumping-accident](http://www.outsideonline.com/1981591/dean-potter-killed-base-jumping-accident). > [@](#): > > Just after 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dean Potter and Graham Hunt, 29, died from impact during a wingsuit flight from Taft Point, a promontory 3,000 feet above the valley floor in Yosemite National Park. > [@](#): > > Wingsuit BASE (Jumping), a sport that’s just over a decade old, is considered to be the most dangerous sport on Earth. For example, simply BASE jumping—the act of parachuting from “fixed” objects such as buildings, antennas, bridges, or cliffs—is estimated to yield one fatality for every 60 participants, according to one 2008 study. > > Meanwhile, wingsuit BASE is generally considered far riskier. It also requires the demanding skill of flying a wingsuit—a full-body costume that resembles a flying squirrel, with webbing between the arms and legs—at over 100 miles per hour, often in close proximity to terrain. “You don’t meet many old wingsuit BASE jumpers.” – Cedar Wright | Professional climber [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993.md?page=65) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993.md?page=67)