# 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:** 79
**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:** [July 1, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1562 "2016-07-01T18:00:08Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > Olivia de Havilland [beats/neuters the SDMB Dead Pool.](https://www.yahoo.com/movies/gone-wind-star-olivia-havilland-121504269.html) Outstanding! ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1563 "2016-07-02T11:50:42Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > 1 CAMJAY77 440 9 4 > 2 Fear Itself 351 7 2 > 3 Registered at Last 332 7 3… Forgive my ignorance. The first column is points, the last is unique picks. What does the middle column represent? mmm ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1564 "2016-07-02T12:14:07Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Forgive my ignorance. The first column is points, the last is unique picks. What does the middle column represent? > mmm Number of correct picks ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1565 "2016-07-02T12:19:09Z")
Yep, it’s the number of deaders. Geez, having seven or nine, out of thirteen, I’d rather not be on certain player’s lists. ---
**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:** [July 2, 2016, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1566 "2016-07-02T12:20:13Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Yep, it’s the number of deaders. Geez, having seven or nine, out of thirteen, I’d rather not be on certain player’s lists. How much is it worth to you? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1567 "2016-07-02T12:47:09Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > How much is it worth to you? I’m ineligible for selection, being a member of the SDMB. So I’m safe!!!😃 ---
**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:** [July 2, 2016, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1568 "2016-07-02T12:53:09Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I’m ineligible for selection, being a member of the SDMB. So I’m safe!!!😃 It would be a shame if something happened to your favorite actor or musician. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1569 "2016-07-02T13:05:08Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > It would be a shame if something happened to your favorite actor or musician. You play hardball!😛 ---
**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:** [July 2, 2016, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1570 "2016-07-02T14:56:52Z")
[Caroline Aherne](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36694598) has died at 48 points. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1571 "2016-07-02T19:42:41Z")
[Elie Wiesel](https://twitter.com/BreakingNews/status/749325744963219456), Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor, dead at age 87 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1572 "2016-07-02T22:11:15Z")
**Quartz** and **BlossomDrearie** get points for Caroline Aherne, 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 Quartz 192 4 0 6 RobotDevilDog 188 4 0 7 phungi 174 4 1 8 guylevesque 172 5 1 9 Captain Klutz 161 3 0 9 Maus Magill 161 3 0 11 GIGObuster 160 4 1 12 Loach 159 3 1 13 jeezums 154 4 1 14 notfrommensa 152 4 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 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 22 Tangent 107 3 1 33 Happy Lendervedder 106 3 0 34 JohnT 96 2 1 35 Dung Beetle 93 2 1 36 anyrose 92 3 0 36 Dolores Reborn 92 3 0 36 Jack Batty 92 3 0 39 cardboardbox 87 2 0 39 cazwhatever 87 2 0 39 Eliahna 87 2 0 42 Borborygmi 86 2 0 42 Labtrash 86 2 0 42 MadTheSwine 86 2 0 42 Tit Whistle 86 2 0 42 zoog 86 2 1 47 The Vorlon 81 2 0 48 bowler girl 74 2 0 49 Shoeless 72 3 0 50 a35362 66 3 0 50 BlossomDrearie 66 3 1 50 Clothilde 66 2 0 50 critter42 66 2 0 50 Flik the Blue 66 2 0 50 Lsura 66 2 0 50 Mona Lott 66 2 0 57 5 time champ 60 1 0 57 amarinth 60 1 0 57 candide 60 1 0 57 CreaseMunky 60 1 0 57 irritant 60 1 0 57 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 60 1 0 57 Little Nemo 60 1 0 57 Lok 60 1 0 57 melondeca 60 1 0 57 Mudshark 60 1 0 57 pachabel 60 1 0 57 Rico 60 1 0 57 Superdude 60 1 0 57 vivalostwages 60 1 0 71 ShaggyZ 54 1 0 72 maplekiwi 47 1 0 73 sir viks 45 3 1 74 Personal 43 1 1 75 Dr. Girlfriend 38 2 0 76 Czarcasm 32 2 0 76 kayT 32 2 0 78 Little Pig 30 3 2 79 Clothahump 26 1 0 79 Hal Briston 26 1 0 79 imthjckaz 26 1 0 79 Reepicheep 26 1 0 79 Schnitte 26 1 0 79 swampbear 26 1 0 79 Winston Smith 26 1 0 79 zadscmc 26 1 0 87 tim-n-va 25 1 1 88 Idle Thoughts 19 3 1 89 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:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2016, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1573 "2016-07-03T00:36:50Z")
Michael Cimino, director of the Deer Hunter, has died at 23 points. ---
**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1574 "2016-07-03T00:39:30Z")
Jack Taylor, founder of Enterprise Rent-A-Car has died at the age of 94. > **[Jack Taylor, founder of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, dies at 94](https://www.pressherald.com/2016/07/02/founder-of-enterprise-rent-a-car-dies-at-94/)** > > He also was a well-known philanthropist and donated millions to nonprofits. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2016, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1575 "2016-07-03T04:04:03Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Michael Cimino, director of the Deer Hunter, has died at 23 points. You were supposed to say something wry about how much trouble he was having at _Heaven’s Gate_. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2016, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1576 "2016-07-04T18:45:26Z")
British director Robin Hardy, who, as one article has said, made on film of distinction, has died. That film was 1973’s The Wicker Man. Scary without showing a drop of blood. > **[Robin Hardy - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0362736/?ref_=tt_ov_dr)** > > Robin Hardy. Actor: The Wicker Man. Robin Hardy was born on 2 October 1929 in Wimbledon, London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Wicker Man (1973), Forbidden Sun (1988) and The Fantasist (1986). He was previously married to... ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1577 "2016-07-04T19:34:48Z")
Notable deaths on July 4 in history: 1826- John Adams, 2nd President of The U.S.A. (age 90) 1926- Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of The U.S.A. (age 83) 1831- James Monroe, 5th President of The U.S.A. (age 73) ---
**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:** [July 4, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1578 "2016-07-04T20:39:21Z")
Bob Ross! ---
**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:** [July 4, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1579 "2016-07-04T20:42:06Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Bob Ross! In 1995. ---
**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:** [July 4, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1580 "2016-07-04T20:52:55Z")
And the people mentioned in #1576 died long before that. So? ---
**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:** [July 4, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1581 "2016-07-04T20:59:01Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > And the people mentioned in #1576 died long before that. So? Just adding the year of death, as was done for the others. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098.md?page=78) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098.md?page=80)