# 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:** 49
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/962 "2016-03-06T18:55:24Z")
Too much, too soon. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/963 "2016-03-06T19:06:26Z")
I had her, and Joey Feek. It’s been many years since I’ve had one pick die, much less two. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/964 "2016-03-06T19:07:48Z")
I also admire your enthusiastic utilization of exclamation marks. It just seems to make everything seem smarter. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/965 "2016-03-06T19:12:49Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > Good Riddance. Her and her f_cking [little gun.](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1291&dat=19801211&id=zggyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K40DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6927,2177078&hl=en) Here is hopinhg she spends eternitnity in Hell, being butt f_cked by three legged mules, dressed in sequence and dripping in horse sh\*t. (Gee, have I made my feelings known?) > [@Little\_Pig](#): > > Why thank you Jack Batty. That is a real compliment!!! This is a warning for you for trolling. This is now your fourth warning in five months, I would very strongly suggest you stop making posts that appear to be trolling if you want to make sure you will be posting here in the future. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2016, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/966 "2016-03-06T19:22:51Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > This is a warning for you for trolling. This is now your fourth warning in five months, I would very strongly suggest you stop making posts that appear to be trolling if you want to make sure you will be posting here in the future. Huh? I only received 1 email. Do explain… ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/967 "2016-03-06T19:39:28Z")
I have PMed you, **Little Pig.** ---
**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:** [March 6, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/968 "2016-03-06T19:47:56Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > I have PMed you, **Little Pig.** OKAY _Now_ NOW, I have three email notices. Sheesh! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/969 "2016-03-06T21:38:34Z")
Okay, with the death of Nancy Reagan, nineteen people got points. Nine of them are new to the scoring, ten already had points. I still have nothing. 1 CAMJAY77 359 7 3 2 Registered at Last 232 5 2 3 Fear Itself 147 3 1 4 RobotDevilDog 134 3 0 5 42fish 107 2 0 5 Andrew21 107 2 0 5 basset hound 107 2 0 5 Captain Klutz 107 2 0 5 carnivorousplant 107 2 0 5 Catamount 107 2 0 5 GIGObuster 107 2 0 5 Hoopy Frood 107 2 0 5 Mahaloth 107 2 0 5 Maus Magill 107 2 0 5 Mean Mr. Mustard 107 2 0 5 minionkat 107 2 0 5 Quartz 107 2 0 5 RTFirefly 107 2 0 5 septimus 107 2 0 5 Shirley Ujest 107 2 0 21 guylevesque 105 3 1 21 Loach 105 2 0 23 phungi 102 2 0 24 Team Dirt 101 3 0 25 jeezums 100 3 1 26 Dung Beetle 93 2 0 27 cardboardbox 87 2 0 27 cazwhatever 87 2 0 27 Eliahna 87 2 0 30 bowler girl 74 2 0 30 Happy Lendervedder 74 2 0 32 Shoeless 72 3 0 33 anyrose 66 2 0 33 Clothilde 66 2 0 33 critter42 66 2 0 33 Dolores Reborn 66 2 0 33 Flik the Blue 66 2 0 33 Jack Batty 66 2 0 33 Lsura 66 2 0 33 Mona Lott 66 2 0 41 5 time champ 60 1 0 41 amarinth 60 1 0 41 Borborygmi 60 1 0 41 candide 60 1 0 41 CreaseMunky 60 1 0 41 Hockey Monkey 60 1 0 41 irritant 60 1 0 41 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 60 1 0 41 Jeep’s Phoenix 60 1 0 41 JohnT 60 1 0 41 Labtrash 60 1 0 41 lel 60 1 0 41 Little Nemo 60 1 0 41 Lok 60 1 0 41 MadTheSwine 60 1 0 41 melondeca 60 1 0 41 Mudshark 60 1 0 41 notfrommensa 60 1 0 41 pachabel 60 1 0 41 Rico 60 1 0 41 Squonk 60 1 0 41 Superdude 60 1 0 41 Tangent 60 1 0 41 Tit Whistle 60 1 0 41 vivalostwages 60 1 0 41 VunderBob 60 1 0 41 zoog 60 1 0 68 maplekiwi 47 1 0 69 The Vorlon 27 1 0 70 tim-n-va 25 1 1 71 Idle Thoughts 15 2 0 72 BlossomDrearie 14 1 0 73 a35362 12 2 0 74 Little Pig 9 1 0 75 sir viks 7 1 1 76 ataraxy22 6 1 0 76 Buttercup Smith 6 1 0 76 Czarcasm 6 1 0 76 kayT 6 1 0 76 kopek 6 1 0 76 kunilou 6 1 0 76 meghan 6 1 0 76 Myrtle Beached Whale 6 1 0 76 NotherYinzer 6 1 0 76 PaulParkhead 6 1 0 76 rucciface 6 1 0 76 Spiff 6 1 0 ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/970 "2016-03-06T21:43:59Z")
Shows me as last poster because I replied to this but then moved my post to the thread I made about next year’s Death Pool, where I figured it would be better. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/971 "2016-03-06T21:47:25Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > Sorry if it bothers people to the point of not being able to play, but it’s how I’m going to do it if I’m running it. Well, it won’t stop me from playing, but “my way or the highway,” if you’ll excuse me, isn’t the way to lead an activity that’s supposed to be _fun._ Besides, in the immortal words of Crash Davis: > [@](#): > > **Crash Davis** : Time out. Why do you get to choose? > **Annie Savoy** : What? > **Crash Davis** : Why do you get to choose? I mean, why don’t I get to choose, why doesn’t he get to choose? Just because **Baker** agreed to step aside next year because you wanted to run the Death Pool, doesn’t mean you get to run the Death Pool. We who are the players in this game have some say in this too, and are perfectly capable of choosing who should run the Death Pool in 2017, should that turn out to be necessary. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@Mona\_Lott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lott)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/972 "2016-03-06T21:57:05Z")
Please help me understand the scoring for the Death Pool. In my case, I have 66 points with 2 dead celebrities. What does the third number represent? Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/973 "2016-03-06T21:58:06Z")
Folks, I’ll make one comment about this and that will be it. I gave up the Death Pool willingly. I have enjoyed it but need a rest. Who knows, maybe in some future time, if IT gives it up, I’d take it back. I’d prefer the old scoring method myself but it’s not a big enough deal to stop playing. If one follows along closely one knows the rankings. Let’s let it go, and see how it works out. I sure will be playing in 2017, even if I’m not running it, and I plan on having a good time. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/974 "2016-03-06T22:02:30Z")
> [@Mona\_Lott](#): > > Please help me understand the scoring for the Death Pool. > > In my case, I have 66 points with 2 dead celebrities. > > What does the third number represent? > > Thank you. It means how many of your points are unique. Most folks have zero, you note. See CAMJAY at the top? He is currently the leader for both the “inside track with the Grim Reaper” award(most unique picks wh died) and the “Quality not Quantity” award (most picks who died) ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@Mona\_Lott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lott)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/975 "2016-03-06T22:18:17Z")
Thanks, **Baker**. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2016, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/976 "2016-03-06T23:25:38Z")
And let’s remember, folks, we can keep our own scorecard. Speaking of which, I NOW HAVE A SCORE! WOOHOO. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/977 "2016-03-07T00:19:31Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > I had her, and Joey Feek. It’s been many years since I’ve had one pick die, much less two. Three for me, with Abe Vigoda. My best Death Pool ever! ---
**Author:** ![computergeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@computergeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/computergeek)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/978 "2016-03-07T00:46:37Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Nancy Reagan just said dead at 6 points. > > [Nancy Reagan -- Dead at 94](http://www.tmz.com/2016/03/06/nancy-reagan-dead/) I had her but I’m accidentally not playing this year dagnabit ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/979 "2016-03-07T01:59:17Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Okay, with the death of Nancy Reagan, nineteen people got points. Nine of them are new to the scoring, ten already had points. > > I still have nothing. And I finally score! ---
**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:** [March 7, 2016, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/980 "2016-03-07T03:20:56Z")
Ladies, Gentlemen, and others, concerning scoring, “Points is Points”. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/981 "2016-03-07T04:53:25Z")
Quick post to link to [this one](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19158378&postcount=44), which concerns how I found out that the way I plan to keep score was actually the original way the SDMB Death Pool started with. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098.md?page=48) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098.md?page=50)