# 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:** 51
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1002 "2016-03-09T05:31:59Z")
Beatles producer George Martin dead at 90. Which I believe puts me on the board for ten points. Yay? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1003 "2016-03-09T07:58:16Z")
A unique pick for **Stephe96**! 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 Stephe96 10 1 1 75 Little Pig 9 1 0 76 sir viks 7 1 1 77 ataraxy22 6 1 0 77 Buttercup Smith 6 1 0 77 Czarcasm 6 1 0 77 kayT 6 1 0 77 kopek 6 1 0 77 kunilou 6 1 0 77 meghan 6 1 0 77 Myrtle Beached Whale 6 1 0 77 NotherYinzer 6 1 0 77 PaulParkhead 6 1 0 77 rucciface 6 1 0 77 Spiff 6 1 0 ---
**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:** [March 9, 2016, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1004 "2016-03-09T17:03:06Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > Beatles producer George Martin dead at 90. > Which I believe puts me on the board for ten points. > Yay? A Day in the Death. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2016, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1005 "2016-03-10T04:20:54Z")
Richard Davalos, actor in “East of Eden,” dies at 85: > **[Richard Davalos, ‘East of Eden’ Actor, Dies at 85](https://variety.com/2016/film/news/richard-davalos-dead-dies-1201726409/)** > > Actor Richard Davalos, who played James Dean’s brother Aron in Elia Kazan’s 1955 film “East of Eden,” died Tuesday at St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif. He was 85.… ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2016, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1006 "2016-03-10T08:52:33Z")
Australia mourns 1970s rock legend Jon English, 66. > **[Aussie rocker Jon English dead at 66](https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/australian-star-jon-english-dead-at-66/news-story/c022abc205cef0b66ef2e007ab15e34c)** > > JUST days before his death, confined to a hospital bed and awaiting surgery, Aussie rocker Jon English sent a message to fans he was “itching” to get back to “rocking out on stage”. ---
**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 10, 2016, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1007 "2016-03-10T22:42:03Z")
[Bears Quarterback Bill Wade throws his last pass.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-bill-wade-obit-spt-0311-20160310-story.html) I had the priveldge of seeing him play at Wrigley Field… ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1008 "2016-03-11T04:55:20Z")
It was a while ago, and I’m pretty sure no one had him, but [Reverand Robert Palladino](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/06/arts/design/rev-robert-palladino-83-scribe-who-shaped-apples-fonts.html), whom Steve Jobs credited for being the inspiration for Apple’s fonts, died late last month. ---
**Author:** ![justmeetee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@justmeetee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justmeetee)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1009 "2016-03-11T17:14:24Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > 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. No matter which way you do it I’m still scoreless so I don’t give a Damn. Third base! ---
**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 11, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1010 "2016-03-11T18:48:59Z")
> [@justmeetee](#): > > No matter which way you do it I’m still scoreless so I don’t give a Damn. Third base! Who’s on first. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2016, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1011 "2016-03-11T19:11:42Z")
Yes. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1012 "2016-03-11T19:53:21Z")
Waiting for a more reputable source, but [Keith Emerson](http://www.keithemerson.com/) has left us with 29 points ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1013 "2016-03-11T19:59:15Z")
Keith Emerson, keyboardist of rock group Emerson, Lake & Palmer, dies at age 71 - per the Emerson, Lake & Palmer Facebook page ---
**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:** [March 11, 2016, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1014 "2016-03-11T20:28:54Z")
A Royal Death-Princess Joan of Sealand has left us. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1015 "2016-03-11T20:39:41Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > Keith Emerson, keyboardist of rock group Emerson, Lake & Palmer, dies at age 71 - per the Emerson, Lake & Palmer Facebook page Welcome back my friends to the show that never…oh never mind. ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1016 "2016-03-11T21:21:49Z")
RIP Keith ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1017 "2016-03-11T22:41:36Z")
> [@CAMJAY77](#): > > RIP Keith Such a pointless death though. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1018 "2016-03-11T22:54:32Z")
Yikes. Looks like Keith Emerson killed himself. > **[Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake & Palmer Commits Suicide](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/keith-emerson-dead-emerson-lake-874650/)** > > “We regret to announce that Keith Emerson died last night at his home in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, aged 71,” a post on the band’s official Facebook page reads. “We ask that… ---
**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 12, 2016, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1019 "2016-03-12T00:07:20Z")
Well, hell. ---
**Author:** ![Potestas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/50afbb/32.png) [@Potestas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potestas)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2016, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1020 "2016-03-12T00:35:54Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Well, hell. Is the potty mouth really necessary? ---
**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:** [March 12, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1021 "2016-03-12T00:45:32Z")
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