# 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:** 18
**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:** [January 1, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/342 "2016-01-01T17:02:17Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > Let the pleas to post late entries commence! Yeah, like mine. I am out this year. Good luck to all! ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/343 "2016-01-01T17:15:16Z")
How many of the top 10 picks died last year? How many in years before that? ---
**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:** [January 1, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/344 "2016-01-01T17:27:40Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > How many of the top 10 picks died last year? > > How many in years before that? A great question. **RTFirefly** posted links to all prior Death Pools upthread at post 13: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18901348#post18901348](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18901348#post18901348) This would be a good place to start, if you want to look up and compile the info. I doubt it’s all compiled and ready at anyone’s fingertips. If you do track down the info please share what you find! That would be very cool, indeed. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/345 "2016-01-01T17:32:27Z")
Here is the clean list of links: 2016 by **Baker** : > **[Celebrity Death Pool 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=776787)** > > \*\*\*It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!! Well, here we go for 2016! I’m Baker, your Death Mistress, ready to wield the ceremonial scythe for one more year. Please read the following rules for how to play and how to submit your entries! ... 2015 by **Baker** : > **[Celebrity Death Pool 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=742233)** > > It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!! Well, here we go for 2015! I’m Baker, your Death Mistress, ready to wield the ceremonial scythe for another year. Please read the following rules for how to play and how to submit your entries! Very... 2014 by **Baker** : > **[Celebrity Death Pool 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=709201)** > > “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!“ Well, here we go for 2014! I’m Baker, your Death Mistress, ready to wield the ceremonial scythe for another year. It never hurts to list all the rules again, and there is only one minor change I have... 2013 by **Baker** : > **[The Celebrity Death Pool 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=674062)** > > “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!“ Well, here we go for 2013! I’m Baker, your Death Mistress, with the power of life and death over the choices made here. Nothing much has really changed with the rules, but it never hurts to list them all... 2012 by **Baker** : > **[The Celebrity Death Pool 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=633271)** > > “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!“ Well, here we go for 2012! I’m Baker, your new Death Mistress, taking over for amarone. Give amarone three cheers for all the hard work s/he has put in. HUZZAH! HUZZAH! HUZZAH! Nothing has really... 2011 by **amarone** : > **[The Celebrity Death Pool 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=587533)** > > Here we go for 2011. The rules are as before. Please note my request at the bottom of the post that you submit your list in a specific format. \*\*The Rules: \*\* You pick 13 celebrities (that’s thirteen, not ten) whom you predict will die within the... 2010 by **amarone** : > **[The Celebrity Death Pool 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=542082)** > > Here we go for 2010. The rules are as before, but with one change to eligibility of picks - people famous solely for being ill or for actions associated with their illness (e.g. charity walks) are not permitted. See next post for more details as to... 2009 by **amarone** : > **[The Celebrity Death Pool 2009](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=495515)** > > Here we go for 2009. The rules are exactly as before, but with one change to the awards: the “Inside Track with the Grim Reaper” Award now goes to the person with the most unique picks, not shared by everyone who had a unique pick. 17 of 41 deceased... 2008 by **amarone** : > **[The Celebrity Death Pool 2008](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=446179)** > > Here we go for 2008. The rules are exactly as before, but please note my request at the bottom of the post that you submit your list in a specific format. The Rules: You pick 13 celebrities (that’s thirteen, not ten) whom you predict will die... 2007 by **a35362** : > **[The Celebrity Death Pool 2007](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=398513)** > > Presenting for your enjoyment the sickest thread on the SDMB – the Celebrity Death Pool 2007! fanfare The Rules: 1. You pick 13 celebrities (that’s thirteen, not ten) whom you predict will die within the calendar year 2007. If any of your... 2006 by **a35362** : > **[The Celebrity Death Pool 2006](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=347482)** > > It’s time once again for the sickest thread on the board – the Celebrity Death Pool 2006! The Rules: 1. You pick 13 celebrities whom you predict will die within the calendar year 2006. If any of your celebrities dies, you score 100 points minus... 2005 by **a35362** : > **[The Celebrity Death Pool 2005](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=289505)** > > It’s time once again for the sickest thread on the board – the Celebrity Death Pool 2005! The Rules: 1. You pick 13 celebrities whom you predict will die within the calendar year 2005. If any of your celebrities dies, you score 100 points minus... 2004 by **a35362** : > **[The Celebrity Death Pool 2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=226569)** > > It’s time once again for the sickest thread on the board – the Celebrity Death Pool 2004! The Rules: 1. You pick 13 celebrities whom you predict will die within the calendar year 2004. If any of your celebrities dies, you score 100 points minus... 2003 by **a35362** : > **[The Celebrity Death Pool 2003](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=147316)** > > It’s time once again for the sickest thread on the board – the Celebrity Death Pool 2003! The Rules: You pick 13 celebrities whom you predict will die within the calendar year 2003. If any of your celebrities dies, you score 100 points minus their... 2002 by **Little Nemo** : > **[Celebrity Deathpool 2002: in 3D!](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=101918)** > > Yup, once again it’s time for the sickest thread on the board. The rules: 1 - You pick thirteen famous people who you think will die in the upcoming year. 2 - Each pick you make who dies in the year 2002 gives you 100 points minus their age at... 2001 by **Little Nemo** : > **[Celebrity Deathpool 2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=49083)** > > It’s Celebrity Deathpool 2001. Unlike last year where I thought of this at the last minute, this year I’m giving a little lead time. You have until January 1 to post your picks. Pretty much the same idea as last year but a few tweaks to the rules.... 2000 by **Little Nemo** : > **[Celebrity Deathpool 2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=20546)** > > Yes, once again it’s that time of year. Time to guess which celebrities will die in the year 2000. The rules are simple. 1 - You get ten picks. Anyone who posts more than ten picks will only have their first ten picks count towards point scoring and... ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/346 "2016-01-01T17:38:17Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Singer Natalie Cole, [unforgettable at 35 points.](http://www.tmz.com/2016/01/01/natalie-cole-dead/) The article I saw from my local NBC station said according to her publicist she died Thursday night which would put her on the 2015 list. I don’t think anyone had her then either. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/347 "2016-01-01T17:52:14Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > How many of the top 10 picks died last year? > > How many in years before that? 2015’s Top 10 was… [QUOTE=Baker] George H.W. Bush 54 Valerie Harper 53 Sam Simon 47 Fidel Castro 42 Muhammad Ali 31 Stuart Scott 29 Dick Cheney 24 Billy Graham-e 22 Lindsay Lohan 22 Jimmy Carter 21 [/QUOTE] Of those ten, Sam Simon and Stuart Scott were the only two to die. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/348 "2016-01-01T18:35:31Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > A great question. **RTFirefly** posted links to all prior Death Pools upthread at post 13 Best part was, I didn’t have to do any work, because you’d posted all the links to previous years in one post near the beginning of the 2015 thread. All I had to do was copy it into this thread and add the link to this thread itself. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/349 "2016-01-01T18:44:52Z")
One of my picks, Gay Byrne, my hope / fear for the Opening Kickoff award, is [on the road to recovery](http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/im-feeling-better-and-am-on-the-road-to-recovery-gay-byrne-speaks-after-heart-attack-scare-34324941.html). ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/350 "2016-01-01T19:08:23Z")
Texted a long time female friend that there are 140 entries this year, 150 last and 165 in 2014. Her response: Did they die? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/351 "2016-01-01T21:19:58Z")
I introduced my 21 year old nephew to the concept of Dead Pool. He’s still trying to wrap his head around it, but he’ll come around. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/352 "2016-01-01T21:35:28Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > How many of the top 10 picks died last year? > > How many in years before that? This is how the top ones looked this year. Valerie Harper 54 **Sam Simon 47** Fidel Castro 41 Muhammad Ali 31 **Stuart Scott 30** Dick Cheney 23 Billy Graham-e 22 Lindsay Lohan 22 Jimmy Carter 21 Rob Ford 20 Gordie Howe 16 Nancy Reagan 16 Pope Benedict XVI 16 **Terry Pratchett 16** Zsa Zsa Gabor 16 The bolded ones are those who died in 2015, for points in this year’s game. Valerie Harper 75 George H.W. Bush 48 Michael Schumacher 48 Lindsay Lohan 47 Fidel Castro 43 Randy Travis 35 Sam Simon 29 Billy Graham-e 27 Wilko Johnson 25 **Ariel Sharon 24** Zsa Zsa Gabor 24 Muhammad Ali 23 Pope Emeritus Benedict 23 The above is 2014’s top picks. Only Sharon died. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/353 "2016-01-01T21:37:20Z")
So, what we’re saying is, that we have the power to extend life. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/354 "2016-01-01T21:40:26Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > So, what we’re saying is, that we have the power to extend life. Just ask swampbear, he joked he was considering offering to put celebrities on the list, for a “consideration”. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/355 "2016-01-01T21:45:44Z")
Oh, one thing I want to get off my chest. It’s Lindsay, not Lindsey. It’s Muhammad Ali, not Mohammed/Muhammed/Mohammad It’s Rosalynn, not Roselyn/Roslynn/ whatever There are other examples, but need I go on?😃 ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/356 "2016-01-01T22:05:56Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Oh, one thing I want to get off my chest. > > It’s Lindsay, not Lindsey. > > It’s Muhammad Ali, not Mohammed/Muhammed/Mohammad > > It’s Rosalynn, not Roselyn/Roslynn/ whatever > > There are other examples, but need I go on?😃 You tell 'em, **Bakker**! ---
**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:** [January 1, 2016, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/357 "2016-01-01T22:31:37Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Just ask swampbear, he joked he was considering offering to put celebrities on the list, for a “consideration”. _I_ suggested that idea, and _I_ want _my_ ten percent! :dubious: ---
**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:** [January 1, 2016, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/358 "2016-01-01T22:34:27Z")
[John Bradbury, Drummer for the Specials, Dies at 62](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/01/arts/music/john-bradbury-drummer-for-the-specials-dies-at-62.html) ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/359 "2016-01-01T22:56:38Z")
He died on Monday. I.e. last year. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/360 "2016-01-01T22:59:44Z")
Did anyone have Natalie Cole? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/361 "2016-01-01T23:05:51Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > Did anyone have Natalie Cole? Nope > [@Czarcasm](#): > > You tell 'em, **Bakker**! I see what you did there!😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098.md?page=19)