# Celebrity Death Pool 2016 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2015, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098 "2015-12-01T05:57:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 100
**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:** [November 14, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1982 "2016-11-14T21:00:41Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > [Gwen Ifill](http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/11/14/502031518/gwen-ifill-host-of-washington-week-pbs-newshour-dies), 39pts gone to waste, undebatably. Fuck cancer. :mad: ---
**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:** [November 14, 2016, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1983 "2016-11-14T22:00:29Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > [Gwen Ifill](http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/11/14/502031518/gwen-ifill-host-of-washington-week-pbs-newshour-dies), 39pts gone to waste, undebatably. Could have sworn I saw her on the News Hour just last week. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1984 "2016-11-14T22:48:36Z")
I don’t know how many of you folks ever watched the Canadian comedy “[Corner Gas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corner_Gas),” but one of the stars of the sitcom, [Janet Wright](http://www.etalk.ca/news/2016/november/corner-gas-star-janet-wright-dies-at-71?cid=ctv2016_111416_community_facebook_etalkJanetWrightdiesat71) just died at 71. ---
**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:** [November 15, 2016, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1985 "2016-11-15T04:21:21Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > I just checked and the link looks good to me **kayT**. Where does the link take you? > [@kunilou](#): > > When I click it I end up at the [att.yahoo.com](http://att.yahoo.com) home page. Nothing there about Mabel Ball, or the Cubs, or a 108-year old fan, or anything that would tell me to click on a link to find a story. Same here. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1986 "2016-11-15T16:24:55Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I don’t know how many of you folks ever watched the Canadian comedy “[Corner Gas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corner_Gas),” but one of the stars of the sitcom, [Janet Wright](http://www.etalk.ca/news/2016/november/corner-gas-star-janet-wright-dies-at-71?cid=ctv2016_111416_community_facebook_etalkJanetWrightdiesat71) just died at 71. Aw, rats! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1987 "2016-11-15T17:40:09Z")
According to an [ESPN tweet](https://twitter.com/ESPNTennis/status/798579036809105408), Tennis Hall of Fame member Gardnar Mulloy has been Aced at Age 102 ---
**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:** [November 15, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1988 "2016-11-15T17:59:35Z")
Country music singer Holly Dunn, known best for [“Daddy’s Hands,”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOAjAWToYMI) has [died](http://www.wideopencountry.com/daddys-hands-singer-holly-dunn-dies-at-59/) at 59. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2016, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1989 "2016-11-18T05:15:17Z")
[Melvin Laird](http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/17/politics/melvin-laird-obituary/) just went the way of “Vietnamization”. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1990 "2016-11-18T14:32:36Z")
[Ruth Gruber](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/18/nyregion/ruth-gruber-dead.html?_r=0), dead at 105. I never heard of her, but she lead a very interesting life. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2016, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1991 "2016-11-18T14:41:40Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > [Ruth Gruber](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/18/nyregion/ruth-gruber-dead.html?_r=0), dead at 105. I never heard of her, but she lead a very interesting life. Indeed. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1992 "2016-11-18T19:29:52Z")
Unbreakable [Lisa Lynn Masters](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2016/11/18/unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-actress-lisa-lynn-masters-dead-52/94062892/) broken at 48 points. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2016, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1993 "2016-11-18T19:59:27Z")
Apparent suicide. Fuck. Right on the heels of a good friend of mine killing herself the other night ---
**Author:** ![zoog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7ea924/32.png) [@zoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoog)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1994 "2016-11-19T02:59:56Z")
Sharon Jones has left the building. > **[Sharon Jones, Soul and Funk Singer With Dap-Kings, Dead at 60](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sharon-jones-soul-and-funk-singer-with-dap-kings-dead-at-60-112212/)** > > Grammy-nominated vocalist dies following “heroic battle against pancreatic cancer” ---
**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:** [November 19, 2016, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1995 "2016-11-19T03:15:28Z")
I feel guilty. 40 or 39 points? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1996 "2016-11-19T11:06:37Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Dammit, RT, move over! Still the same. 1 CAMJAY77 482 10 5 2 Fear Itself 389 8 2 3 Registered at Last 332 7 3 4 Team Dirt 262 7 0 5 phungi 235 5 2 6 Quartz 230 5 0 7 carnivorousplant 208 4 0 7 RTFirefly 208 4 0 9 RobotDevilDog 188 4 0 10 guylevesque 172 5 1 11 notfrommensa 165 5 0 12 Captain Klutz 161 3 0 12 Maus Magill 161 3 0 14 GIGObuster 160 4 1 15 Loach 159 3 1 16 basset hound 156 4 0 17 jeezums 154 4 1 18 lel 146 4 2 19 septimus 145 4 0 20 Squonk 126 3 0 21 Hoopy Frood 124 3 0 22 Jeep’s Phoenix 122 3 1 23 Hockey Monkey 114 2 0 23 VunderBob 114 2 0 25 Dung Beetle 110 3 1 26 42fish 107 2 0 26 Andrew21 107 2 0 26 Catamount 107 2 0 26 Mahaloth 107 2 0 26 Mean Mr. Mustard 107 2 0 26 minionkat 107 2 0 26 Shirley Ujest 107 2 0 26 Tangent 107 3 1 34 Happy Lendervedder 106 3 0 35 Flik the Blue 98 4 2 36 bowler girl 97 3 0 37 JohnT 96 2 1 38 anyrose 92 3 0 38 Dolores Reborn 92 3 0 38 Jack Batty 92 3 0 41 cardboardbox 87 2 0 41 cazwhatever 87 2 0 41 Eliahna 87 2 0 44 Borborygmi 86 2 0 44 Labtrash 86 2 0 44 MadTheSwine 86 2 0 44 Tit Whistle 86 2 0 44 zoog 86 2 1 49 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 83 2 0 50 The Vorlon 81 2 0 51 amarinth 72 2 0 51 Shoeless 72 3 0 53 BlossomDrearie 71 4 2 54 a35362 66 3 0 54 Clothilde 66 2 0 54 critter42 66 2 0 54 Lsura 66 2 0 54 Mona Lott 66 2 0 59 Casey1505 61 1 0 59 Wallet 61 1 0 61 5 time champ 60 1 0 61 candide 60 1 0 61 CreaseMunky 60 1 0 61 irritant 60 1 0 61 Little Nemo 60 1 0 61 Lok 60 1 0 61 melondeca 60 1 0 61 Mudshark 60 1 0 61 pachabel 60 1 0 61 Rico 60 1 0 61 Superdude 60 1 0 61 vivalostwages 60 1 0 73 ShaggyZ 54 1 0 74 maplekiwi 47 1 0 75 Baker 46 2 2 76 sir viks 45 3 1 77 Personal 43 1 1 78 Dr. Girlfriend 38 2 0 79 Czarcasm 32 2 0 79 kayT 32 2 0 80 Little Pig 30 3 2 81 Clothahump 26 1 0 81 Hal Briston 26 1 0 81 imthjckaz 26 1 0 81 Old Wench 26 2 1 81 Reepicheep 26 1 0 81 Schnitte 26 1 0 81 swampbear 26 1 0 81 Winston Smith 26 1 0 81 zadscmc 26 1 0 91 tim-n-va 25 1 1 92 Invisible Chimp 24 2 2 93 Idle Thoughts 19 3 1 94 valfatale 17 1 0 95 kunilou 15 2 1 96 Fleetwood 12 1 0 96 J-P L 12 1 0 96 Mr. Goob 12 1 0 99 SpoilerVirgin 11 1 1 100 Stephe96 10 1 1 101 ataraxy22 6 1 0 101 Buttercup Smith 6 1 0 101 kopek 6 1 0 101 meghan 6 1 0 101 Myrtle Beached Whale 6 1 0 101 NotherYinzer 6 1 0 101 PaulParkhead 6 1 0 101 rucciface 6 1 0 101 Spiff 6 1 0 ---
**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:** [November 19, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1997 "2016-11-19T13:37:34Z")
dammit. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2016, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1998 "2016-11-19T21:56:17Z")
[Smerdyakov Karamazov](http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/viaduct-heartattack/) (Sam Williams) had a heart attack while driving a city bus on the Alaskan Way Viaduct (is that still up?); passengers took control of the bus and got it to the side, where they CPRed him. Seattle has been described as the best place to have a heart attack, because _everyone_ knows CPR, but it was not enough to get Smerdyakov past the 37pt mark. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1999 "2016-11-20T17:01:45Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > [Smerdyakov Karamazov](http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/viaduct-heartattack/) (Sam Williams) had a heart attack while driving a city bus on the Alaskan Way Viaduct (is that still up?); passengers took control of the bus and got it to the side, where they CPRed him. Seattle has been described as the best place to have a heart attack, because _everyone_ knows CPR, but it was not enough to get Smerdyakov past the 37pt mark. Bummer. I got to see the Flying Karamazovs a couple of times, back in the 1980s. They put on a great show. [Here’s a clip.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpUQZh9HjJA) ---
**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:** [November 21, 2016, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/2000 "2016-11-21T23:16:41Z")
[https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/willie-rogers-tuskegee-airman-dies-at-101-in-florida/2016/11/21/c64145d0-b008-11e6-bc2d-19b3d759cfe7\_story.html](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/willie-rogers-tuskegee-airman-dies-at-101-in-florida/2016/11/21/c64145d0-b008-11e6-bc2d-19b3d759cfe7_story.html) Willie Rogers, the oldest surviving member of the original Tuskegee Airmen, has died at the age of 101. ---
**Author:** ![Tread](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Tread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tread)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/2001 "2016-11-22T21:43:30Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > I’m getting tired of losing my music idols. This is a dreadful year all the way around. Well, I knew it would be a bad year for the music industry, but you can thank me for keeping these around. > [@Tread](#): > > The year the music dies… > > Stevie Wonder > Randy Meisner > Smokey Robinson > Jim Steinman > Peter Yarrow > Keith Richards > Robert Plant > David Bellamy > Rod Stewart > Elton John > Glen Campbell > Gloria Gaynor > Pat Boone [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098.md?page=99) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098.md?page=101)