# 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:** 74
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1462 "2016-06-11T16:28:15Z")
Holy Cow. Up to 14th. I had both Ali and Howe. I had forgotten that I started a theme list of Sports Icons. Watch out Arnold Palmer (I hear that he is in real bad health) ---
**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:** [June 11, 2016, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1463 "2016-06-11T17:35:56Z")
I’m annoyed I had taken Ali off for this year. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1464 "2016-06-11T17:46:31Z")
Christina Grimmie was a YouTube star before she ever got on The Voice. I knew of her for years, since she showed up singing on the Kurt Hugo Schneider channel. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2016, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1465 "2016-06-11T17:53:37Z")
[Brooks Thompson,](https://www.google.com/amp/nba.nbcsports.com/2016/06/11/brooks-thompson-1st-round-nba-pick-dies-at-45-in-texas/amp/#) ex-NBA player, passed away at 45 a few days ago. I know his mother and she is, obviously, devastated. This is very sudden. ---
**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:** [June 12, 2016, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1466 "2016-06-12T00:34:43Z")
Hey Baker Can you check my submissions? I believe I scored three hits in the dead pool, not two. George Kennedy – Died February 28, 2016 Joe Garagiola – Died March 23, 2016 Vladimir Kagan – Died April 7, 2016 [Here is the link.](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/13/arts/design/vladimir-kagan-designer-of-modern-furniture-with-curves-and-sex-appeal-dies-at-88.html?_r=0) Thanks Little\_Pig ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1467 "2016-06-12T01:51:39Z")
I would have entered Kagan in your totals in April if his death had been reported here, but I’ll add it now. 1 CAMJAY77 440 9 4 2 Fear Itself 351 7 2 3 Registered at Last 332 7 3 4 Team Dirt 262 7 0 5 RobotDevilDog 188 4 0 6 guylevesque 172 5 1 7 Captain Klutz 161 3 0 7 Maus Magill 161 3 0 9 GIGObuster 160 4 1 10 Loach 159 3 1 11 phungi 156 3 0 12 jeezums 154 4 1 13 notfrommensa 152 4 0 14 Quartz 144 3 0 15 lel 140 3 1 16 basset hound 139 3 0 17 septimus 133 3 0 18 Hockey Monkey 114 2 0 18 Jeep’s Phoenix 114 2 0 18 Squonk 114 2 0 18 VunderBob 114 2 0 22 Tangent 107 3 1 22 42fish 107 2 0 22 Andrew21 107 2 0 22 carnivorousplant 107 2 0 22 Catamount 107 2 0 22 Hoopy Frood 107 2 0 22 Mahaloth 107 2 0 22 Mean Mr. Mustard 107 2 0 22 minionkat 107 2 0 22 RTFirefly 107 2 0 22 Shirley Ujest 107 2 0 33 Happy Lendervedder 106 3 0 34 Dung Beetle 93 2 1 35 anyrose 92 3 0 35 Dolores Reborn 92 3 0 35 Jack Batty 92 3 0 38 cardboardbox 87 2 0 38 cazwhatever 87 2 0 38 Eliahna 87 2 0 41 Borborygmi 86 2 0 41 Labtrash 86 2 0 41 MadTheSwine 86 2 0 41 Tit Whistle 86 2 0 41 zoog 86 2 1 46 The Vorlon 81 2 0 47 bowler girl 74 2 0 48 Shoeless 72 3 0 49 a35362 66 3 0 49 Clothilde 66 2 0 49 critter42 66 2 0 49 Flik the Blue 66 2 0 49 Lsura 66 2 0 49 Mona Lott 66 2 0 55 5 time champ 60 1 0 55 amarinth 60 1 0 55 candide 60 1 0 55 CreaseMunky 60 1 0 55 irritant 60 1 0 55 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 60 1 0 55 JohnT 60 1 0 55 Little Nemo 60 1 0 55 Lok 60 1 0 55 melondeca 60 1 0 55 Mudshark 60 1 0 55 pachabel 60 1 0 55 Rico 60 1 0 55 Superdude 60 1 0 55 vivalostwages 60 1 0 70 ShaggyZ 54 1 0 71 maplekiwi 47 1 0 72 sir viks 45 3 1 73 Personal 43 1 1 74 Dr. Girlfriend 38 2 0 75 Czarcasm 32 2 0 75 kayT 32 2 0 77 Little Pig 30 3 2 78 Clothahump 26 1 0 78 Hal Briston 26 1 0 78 imthjckaz 26 1 0 78 Reepicheep 26 1 0 78 Schnitte 26 1 0 78 swampbear 26 1 0 78 Winston Smith 26 1 0 78 zadscmc 26 1 0 86 tim-n-va 25 1 1 87 Idle Thoughts 19 3 1 88 BlossomDrearie 14 1 0 88 Invisible Chimp 14 1 1 90 Fleetwood 12 1 0 90 J-P L 12 1 0 90 Mr. Goob 12 1 0 93 Stephe96 10 1 1 94 ataraxy22 6 1 0 94 Buttercup Smith 6 1 0 94 kopek 6 1 0 94 kunilou 6 1 0 94 meghan 6 1 0 94 Myrtle Beached Whale 6 1 0 94 NotherYinzer 6 1 0 94 PaulParkhead 6 1 0 94 rucciface 6 1 0 94 Spiff 6 1 0 ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1468 "2016-06-12T14:21:54Z")
Still tied for 95th. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1469 "2016-06-12T14:38:20Z")
> [@racer72](#): > > Still tied for 95th. ☹ You and me both. ---
**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:** [June 12, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1470 "2016-06-12T17:09:28Z")
74th place all to myself! I’ve never gotten points twice in one month before. Just out of curiosity, how many other people had Gordie Howe? I’m too lazy to search the thread. ---
**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:** [June 12, 2016, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1471 "2016-06-12T17:40:37Z")
George Voinovich, former Ohio governor and senator, dies at 79 > **[George Voinovich, former Ohio governor and senator, dies at 79](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/george-voinovich-former-ohio-governor-and-senator-dies-at-79/2016/06/12/ff7cbd06-30b1-11e6-8ff7-7b6c1998b7a0_story.html)** > > Mr. Voinovich was a popular Republican known for his fiscal conservatism. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2016, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1472 "2016-06-13T01:53:38Z")
> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > 74th place all to myself! I’ve never gotten points twice in one month before. > > Just out of curiosity, how many other people had Gordie Howe? I’m too lazy to search the thread. There were six in all. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2016, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1473 "2016-06-13T09:32:37Z")
[Mihaly Michu Mesaros](http://www.tmz.com/2016/06/12/mihaly-michu-meszaros-coma/), the actor who played ALF when they needed full-body and action shots, is currently in a coma, and not expected to survive. The 76 year old actor stood all of 2’ 9". ---
**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:** [June 13, 2016, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1474 "2016-06-13T14:01:26Z")
Margaret Vinci Heldt, "“The higher the hair, the closer to God,” creator of the [lofty beehive hairdo,](http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/margaret-vinci-heldt-creator-of-lofty-beehive-hairdo-dies-at-98/) dies at 98. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1475 "2016-06-13T19:33:58Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > Margaret Vinci Heldt, "“The higher the hair, the closer to God,” creator of the [lofty beehive hairdo,](http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/margaret-vinci-heldt-creator-of-lofty-beehive-hairdo-dies-at-98/) dies at 98. Also known as the PHD.\* \*Pentecostal Hair Do. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2016, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1476 "2016-06-13T19:59:06Z")
Marge Simpson was allegedly named after Groening’s mother Margaret, not Margaret Vinci Heldt, just to be clear. It had me wondering there for a moment. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1477 "2016-06-13T20:18:39Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > George Voinovich, former Ohio governor and senator, dies at 79 > > [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/george-voinovich-former-ohio-governor-and-senator-dies-at-79/2016/06/12/ff7cbd06-30b1-11e6-8ff7-7b6c1998b7a0\_story.html](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/george-voinovich-former-ohio-governor-and-senator-dies-at-79/2016/06/12/ff7cbd06-30b1-11e6-8ff7-7b6c1998b7a0_story.html) Former mayor of Cleveland, as well. But that was not in the headline. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2016, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1478 "2016-06-13T20:32:29Z")
[Michu died](http://www.tmz.com/2016/06/13/alf-michu-meszaros-dead/). He was 76. [Rapper Lil Wayne’s airplane was forced to land because he had a seizure on board.](http://www.tmz.com/2016/06/13/lil-wayne-seizure-emergency-landing/) ---
**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:** [June 14, 2016, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1479 "2016-06-14T00:04:23Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > There were six in all. Thanks! ---
**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:** [June 14, 2016, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1480 "2016-06-14T03:19:04Z")
No one will ever meet [Janet Waldo](http://abc7.com/entertainment/voice-of-judy-jetson-janet-waldo-dies-at-age-96/1383083/) again. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1481 "2016-06-14T03:33:34Z")
Janet Waldo played a 16-year-old on _I Love Lucy_ when she was 35, and pregnant. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098.md?page=73) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098.md?page=75)