# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/62 "2015-12-08T06:59:14Z")
Valarie Harper Kim Novak Joan Van Ark Priscilla Presley Bobby Rydell Shelley Fabares Bill Macy Barrie Chase Paul Simon Prince Phillip Stephen Hawking Aretha Franklin Joey Feek Alternates: Pope Benedict Princess Anne Burt Reynolds Updated list. I had no idea who she was (or that she was so close to death) until I heard on the radio today. (Yes I know I’m jumping on a bandwagon here, but it’s easy points). ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/63 "2015-12-08T14:04:05Z")
Yeah - she’s falling faster than I would have liked. I was hoping that she would be out of the news until January. ---
**Author:** ![meghan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@meghan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meghan)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/64 "2015-12-08T16:44:45Z")
It’s my usual list. I have had the occasional need to add to the list, but for the most part they just keep hanging on. I did change the spelling on Hamid Karzai, because when I checked to make sure they were all still alive, I noted that the internet spelled it different. Keith Richards Jerry Lewis Hillary Clinton MaryKate Olsen Fidel Castro Lance Armstrong Vladimir Putin Hamid Karzai Dick Cheney Nancy Reagan Billy Graham Bernie Madoff Lindsey Lohan Alternates: Bernard Cardinal Law Brittney Spears Billy Graham is the evangelist ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/65 "2015-12-08T17:08:16Z")
Everyone please check my list, since it virtually guarantees survival Gary Busey Ashley Olsen (switching off each year between sisters) Bob Newhart Ben “Cooter from the Dukes of Hazzard” Jones Peter Noone (Herman’s Hermits) Joey Feek (apparently on everyone’s list this year) Mohammad Ali Jim Nabors Martin Landau Stephen Hawking Fidel Castro Nick Nolte Leslie Uggamms (played Kizzy on Roots) plain list Gary Busey Ashley Olsen Bob Newhart Ben Jones Peter Noone Joey Feek Mohammad Ali Jim Nabors Martin Landau Stephen Hawking Fidel Castro Nick Nolte Leslie Uggamms Alternates will be Henry Kissenger, then Mel Gibson ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/66 "2015-12-08T18:17:04Z")
This year I got the goose egg with people turning 70. For 2016, I’m going with people turning 80. Robert Redford Burt Reynolds Alan Alda Bruce Dern Mary Tyler Moore Brian Blessed Walter Koenig Steve Landesberg John Madden John McCain Glen Campbell Engelbert Humperdinck Ursula Andress …and if Glen or someone else dies before the end of the year: Alternates: Ruth Buzzi Charlie Daniels Lou Gossett, Jr. ---
**Author:** ![moldmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@moldmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moldmonkey)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/67 "2015-12-08T18:58:29Z")
Peter Murphy Shane MacGowan Al Jourgensen Justin Bieber Russel Crowe Mel Gibson Kim Jong-un Bashar al-Assad Hillary Clinton Mickey Rourke Bill Cosby Mike Tyson Dennis Rodman Alternates: Dick Cheney Joe Biden ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/68 "2015-12-08T19:05:25Z")
> [@Mudshark](#): > > Yes I know I’m jumping on a bandwagon here, but it’s easy points AFAIAC, the only question is, “do I have 13 better picks than this one?” I sure don’t, so I’ll be jumping on that bandwagon. I’m not proud. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2015, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/69 "2015-12-08T20:29:09Z")
Missed the last two of these games, but only a couple of my picks for 2013 (Van Cliburn and George “The Possum” Jones) scored that year, so I’ll just replace them with Miley Cyrus and Burt Reynolds. Ed Asner Harry Belafonte Tony Bennett Silvio Berlusconi Glen Campbell Miley Cyrus Berry Gordy Loretta Lynn Peter Marshall Johnny Mathis Joan Plowright Burt Reynolds Jalal Talabani Bennett is the singer who left his heart in San Francisco. Marshall is the West Virginia-born former Hollywood Squares host once known as Ralph Pierre LaCock. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/70 "2015-12-09T18:41:49Z")
Clean List: Fidel Castro Raul Castro Queen Elizabeth II Charles, Prince of Wales Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Vladimir Putin Alberto Fujimori George H.W. Bush Jimmy Carter Bashir Al-Assad Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Juan Carlos I of Spain Jacques Chirac ALT Helmut Kohl ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/71 "2015-12-10T05:03:26Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > AFAIAC, the only question is, “do I have 13 better picks than this one?” I sure don’t, so I’ll be jumping on that bandwagon. I’m not proud. Not proud, but its hard to pass up the points. I joined the bandwagon with Zelda Rubinstein as well. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/72 "2015-12-10T19:49:34Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > This year I got the goose egg with people turning 70. For 2016, I’m going with people turning 80. > > Steve Landesberg According to Wiki: Steve Landesberg (November 23, 1936 – December 20, 2010) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/73 "2015-12-10T20:25:48Z")
> [@Reeses\_Monkey](#): > > According to Wiki: Steve Landesberg (November 23, 1936 – December 20, 2010) _That’s_ why he hasn’t returned my calls! ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2015, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/74 "2015-12-12T01:26:55Z")
2015 has been my best Death Pool year ever, mostly thanks to Jules Bianchi, so I’m keeping with the sports theme. I had to make a last minute change because I just found out someone on my list died today! Darn you, Hot Rod! The 5th annual (already?!) “All-Star” Sports Edition Muhammad Ali Dick Vitale Ara Parseghian Steve Gleason Gordie Howe Robert Kubica Vin Scully Jerry Kill Stan Mikita Pele Bart Starr Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka A.J. Foyt Alternates Richard Simmons Lamar Odom ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2015, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/75 "2015-12-12T01:44:06Z")
OOPS! Revised: This year I got the goose egg with people turning 70. For 2016, I’m going with people turning 80. Robert Redford Burt Reynolds Alan Alda Bruce Dern Mary Tyler Moore Brian Blessed Walter Koenig Charlie Daniels John Madden John McCain Glen Campbell Engelbert Humperdinck Ursula Andress …and if Glen or someone else dies before the end of the year: Alternates: Ruth Buzzi Lou Gossett, Jr. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2015, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/76 "2015-12-12T02:42:53Z")
Jesus Christ, I am old. :dubious: This forum requires that you wait 60 seconds between posts. Please try again in 2 seconds. And not willing to wait. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/77 "2015-12-12T21:11:53Z")
We’re a little over a third through the month of December, and only thirty two players have signed up so far. You all are intent on making my last year as Death Mistress just that much more difficult, aren’t you?😃 ---
**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:** [December 13, 2015, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/78 "2015-12-13T01:39:08Z")
I haven’t even started winnowing my long list yet. I promise, first thing…after Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/79 "2015-12-13T10:06:29Z")
Don Williams Kenny Chesney Tanya Tucker Harold Reid Phil Balsley Jimmy Fortune Don Reid LeAnn Rimes Charley Daniels Juice Newton Charley Pride Kenny Rogers Joey Feek Alts Hank Williams, Jr. Glen Campbell Really sorry for the points I’m going to get for Joey Feek, assuming she lasts until the new year. Not sorry enough to leave her off my list though. God, I suck. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/80 "2015-12-13T12:09:54Z")
I play a Death Pool game on two other boards, for one of them this is my first year there. It’s based in the UK and I thought you all might be amused as to the difference in who they are picking. I’m not the game moderator, but for my own amusement I’ve been totaling up names. The following is a list of their celebrities that have at least three picks. Prince Philip 8 Queen Elizabeth II 7 Robert Mugabe 7 Donald Trump 5 Bruce Forsyth 4 George H W Bush 4 Pope Emeritus Benedict 4 Alex Ferguson 3 Gerry Adams 3 Jimmy Carter 3 Justin Beiber 3 Michael J Fox 3 Stephen Hawking 3 Now, for those celebrities in this game that have at least three picks. Joey Feek 12 Jimmy Carter 8 George H. W. Bush 6 Lindsay Lohan 6 Burt Reynolds 5 Charlie Sheen 5 Fidel Castro 5 Glen Campbell 5 Muhammad Ali 5 Bashar al-Assad 4 Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka 4 John Hurt 4 Mary Tyler Moore 4 Queen Elizabeth II 4 Stephen Hawking 4 Valerie Harper 4 Abe Vigoda 3 Dick Cheney 3 Justin Beiber 3 Kirk Douglas 3 Malcolm Young 3 Martin Crowe 3 Prince Philip 3 Tom Brokaw 3 Tommy Chong 3 ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/81 "2015-12-14T18:29:54Z")
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