# 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:** 65
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1282 "2016-05-03T22:31:10Z")
Wikipedia says Thomas Libous has died but all I can find on google news is that he is in hospice care [Ex-Sen. Thomas Libous enters hospice care](http://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/new-york/2016/05/03/ex-sen-thomas-libous-enters-hospice-care/83881704/) If he is dead, 37 points for 5-10 of us. I he isn’t, it shouldn’t be long until he is Ok, he’s dead [http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Former-New-York-state-Sen-Libous-dies-7391201.php](http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Former-New-York-state-Sen-Libous-dies-7391201.php) [http://www.mytwintiers.com/news/local-news/former-state-sen-tom-libous-dead-at-63](http://www.mytwintiers.com/news/local-news/former-state-sen-tom-libous-dead-at-63) ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1283 "2016-05-03T22:35:23Z")
> [@](#): > > (CNN)Ashley Sawyer, who appeared on MTV’s hit reality show “Catfish” in 2013, died Saturday in Hoover, Alabama, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. She was 23. [http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/03/entertainment/ashley-sawyer-dead-mtv-catfish/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/03/entertainment/ashley-sawyer-dead-mtv-catfish/index.html) I’m betting 77 points never got noodled here. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2016, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1284 "2016-05-03T23:23:43Z")
> [@CAMJAY77](#): > > Wikipedia says Thomas Libous has died but all I can find on google news is that he is in hospice care [Ex-Sen. Thomas Libous enters hospice care](http://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/new-york/2016/05/03/ex-sen-thomas-libous-enters-hospice-care/83881704/) > If he is dead, 37 points for 5-10 of us. I he isn’t, it shouldn’t be long until he is Looks more like four people had him on their main list, two had him on their alternate list. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2016, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1285 "2016-05-04T08:58:10Z")
1 CAMJAY77 396 8 3 2 Registered at Last 286 6 2 3 Fear Itself 278 6 2 4 RobotDevilDog 188 4 0 5 guylevesque 172 5 0 6 Team Dirt 163 5 0 7 Captain Klutz 161 3 0 7 Maus Magill 161 3 0 9 Loach 159 3 1 10 phungi 156 3 0 11 jeezums 154 4 1 12 Quartz 144 3 0 12 RTFirefly 144 3 0 14 lel 140 3 1 15 basset hound 139 3 0 16 GIGObuster 134 3 1 17 Hockey Monkey 114 2 0 17 Jeep’s Phoenix 114 2 0 17 notfrommensa 114 2 0 17 Squonk 114 2 0 17 VunderBob 114 2 0 22 42fish 107 2 0 22 Andrew21 107 2 0 22 carnivorousplant 107 2 1 22 Catamount 107 2 1 22 Hoopy Frood 107 2 0 22 Mahaloth 107 2 1 22 Mean Mr. Mustard 107 2 1 22 minionkat 107 2 1 22 septimus 107 2 0 22 Shirley Ujest 107 2 0 32 Happy Lendervedder 106 3 0 33 Dung Beetle 93 2 0 34 cardboardbox 87 2 0 34 cazwhatever 87 2 0 34 Eliahna 87 2 0 37 Tangent 81 2 0 37 The Vorlon 81 2 0 39 bowler girl 74 2 0 40 Shoeless 72 3 0 41 a35362 66 3 0 41 anyrose 66 2 0 41 Clothilde 66 2 0 41 critter42 66 2 0 41 Dolores Reborn 66 2 0 41 Flik the Blue 66 2 0 41 Jack Batty 66 2 0 41 Lsura 66 2 0 41 Mona Lott 66 2 0 50 5 time champ 60 1 1 50 amarinth 60 1 1 50 Borborygmi 60 1 0 50 candide 60 1 0 50 CreaseMunky 60 1 0 50 irritant 60 1 1 50 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 60 1 0 50 JohnT 60 1 0 50 Labtrash 60 1 0 50 Little Nemo 60 1 0 50 Lok 60 1 0 50 MadTheSwine 60 1 0 50 melondeca 60 1 0 50 Mudshark 60 1 0 50 pachabel 60 1 0 50 Rico 60 1 0 50 Superdude 60 1 0 50 Tit Whistle 60 1 0 50 vivalostwages 60 1 0 50 zoog 60 1 0 70 ShaggyZ 54 1 0 71 maplekiwi 47 1 0 72 Personal 43 1 1 73 tim-n-va 25 1 0 74 Little Pig 19 2 0 75 Idle Thoughts 15 2 0 76 BlossomDrearie 14 1 0 76 Invisible Chimp 14 1 0 78 Stephe96 10 1 0 79 sir viks 7 1 0 80 ataraxy22 6 1 1 80 Buttercup Smith 6 1 0 80 Czarcasm 6 1 0 80 kayT 6 1 0 80 kopek 6 1 0 80 kunilou 6 1 0 80 meghan 6 1 0 80 Myrtle Beached Whale 6 1 0 80 NotherYinzer 6 1 0 80 PaulParkhead 6 1 0 80 rucciface 6 1 0 80 Spiff 6 1 0 ---
**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:** [May 4, 2016, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1286 "2016-05-04T09:37:47Z")
Actor & musician [Kristian Ealey](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-36201763) dead at 62 points. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2016, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1287 "2016-05-04T14:46:43Z")
**Baker** , I hate to turn down the points, but my [final list](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=18980247&postcount=306) had Libous as an alternate. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2016, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1288 "2016-05-04T21:01:57Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > **Baker** , I hate to turn down the points, but my [final list](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=18980247&postcount=306) had Libous as an alternate. You know, I wondered why i had four on one and three on the other of the spreadsheets I use. Thanks for the honesty, and too bad you didn’t get the points. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2016, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1289 "2016-05-05T01:50:22Z")
[Philip Kives](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/30/business/media/philip-kives-k-tel-pitchman-who-perfected-as-seen-on-tv-infomercials-dies-at-87.html) will no longer be waiting for more. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2016, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1290 "2016-05-05T02:12:21Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > **Baker** , I hate to turn down the points, but my [final list](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=18980247&postcount=306) had Libous as an alternate. > [@Baker](#): > > You know, I wondered why i had four on one and three on the other of the spreadsheets I use. Thanks for the honesty, and too bad you didn’t get the points. For such an unselfish act, honesty above personal gain, indeed righteous accountability; we should give the points anyway. What do you say? 🙂 BWAAAAAHAAAAAAHAAAAAA!!! 😃 ---
**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:** [May 6, 2016, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1291 "2016-05-06T23:12:06Z")
[Rickey Smith](http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/rickey-smith-american-idol-finalist-dead-at-36-w205534), who competed in season 2 of _American Idol_, moves on to the next round, leaving 64 points on the table. ---
**Author:** ![Fleetwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fleetwood/32/271_2.png) [@Fleetwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fleetwood)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1292 "2016-05-08T21:34:19Z")
[Frank Levingston](http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/southofboston-ledger/obituary.aspx?pid=179900099)The oldest verified vet of WWII at 110. Also thought to be the oldest American Man. ---
**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:** [May 9, 2016, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1293 "2016-05-09T01:02:12Z")
UAB running back [Greg Bryant](http://www.si.com/college-football/2016/05/07/greg-bryant-uab-player-shooting-update?xid=si_social) has been declared brain dead following a shooting early Saturday. When he crosses the goal line, he’ll be worth 11 touchdowns (with extra points made) and a safety. For those who don’t follow football, that’s 79 points. Bryant was 21. ---
**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:** [May 9, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1294 "2016-05-09T19:28:53Z")
[Famed character actor William Schallert](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/10/arts/television/william-schallert-father-on-the-patty-duke-show-dies-at-93.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0) has died at age 93. I remember him best from _The Patty Duke Show_-in my opinion the best “T.V. Dad” there ever was. ---
**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:** [May 12, 2016, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1295 "2016-05-12T03:06:00Z")
[Remo Belli](http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7350452/remo-belli-dead-synthetic-drumheads-pioneer-dies) synthetic drum head pioneer. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1296 "2016-05-13T03:56:44Z")
Mark Lane has died at 89. There was no conspiracy in his death. [He acted alone](http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/national_world/2016/05/12/0512-mark-lane-obit.html). ---
**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:** [May 13, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1297 "2016-05-13T16:40:00Z")
[Brooklyn’s Susannah Mushatt Jones, oldest person and last American born in the 1800s, dies at age 116](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-worlds-oldest-person-dies-20160513-story.html) ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1298 "2016-05-14T20:01:11Z")
Legendary Irish Golfer [Christy O’Connor Sr](http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golf-central-blog/irish-legend-o%E2%80%99connor-sr-passes-away-age-91?cid=golfchannel_majorshomepage_the_players_championship_latestnews_position_17_link_1) passed away early today, at Age 91 His nephew and also Pro golfer, Christy O’Connor Jr passed away earlier this year. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2016, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1299 "2016-05-15T01:22:53Z")
Now that sounds like a ready-made “sports trivia” question. ---
**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:** [May 15, 2016, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1300 "2016-05-15T08:40:00Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Now that sounds like a ready-made “sports trivia” question. It always confuses me when I see a “Sr” and “Jr” that aren’t father/son. I know there’s at least one other time I’ve heard it, though maybe not in a sports capacity. I’m drawing a blank, though. ---
**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:** [May 15, 2016, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1301 "2016-05-15T09:45:14Z")
[Katherine Dunn](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/books/katherine-dunn-author-of-geek-love-dies-at-70.html?hpw&rref=obituaries&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well), author of “Geek Love” and othe novels, has died at the age of 70. I used to listen to her program on the local community-owned radio station KBOO back in the 80’s and read her weekly information/snark column, _The Slice_ in the _Willamette Week_. In fact, it was while I was at Powell’s Books to find more things along those lines that I came across my first _Straight Dope_ book. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098.md?page=64) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098.md?page=66)