# 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:** 81
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1602 "2016-07-14T14:31:01Z")
Abu Omar al-Shishani, ISIS “minister of war” dead at 30. [Omar Al-Shishani, ISIS Commander, Reported Dead](http://www.businessinsider.com/omar-al-shishani-isis-commander-and-us-dead-2016-7) ---
**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:** [July 15, 2016, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1603 "2016-07-15T23:11:24Z")
Seeing rumors about Rowan Atkinson, but I think it’s a hoax. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1604 "2016-07-15T23:17:08Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Seeing rumors about Rowan Atkinson, but I think it’s a hoax. [Yup.](http://www.snopes.com/rowan-atkinson-death-hoax/) ---
**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:** [July 16, 2016, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1605 "2016-07-16T02:44:47Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Seeing rumors about Rowan Atkinson, but I think it’s a hoax. I like the headline. “Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) died at 58 after committing suicide.” Well what the hell is he gonna do after committing suicide, fix himself a martini? ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2016, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1606 "2016-07-16T04:59:33Z")
He could go back into being Toby the Devil. :) ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2016, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1607 "2016-07-16T14:01:34Z")
Former NFL player Roger Chanoine, age 39 [Ex-Browns tackle Roger Chanoine dies - ProFootballTalk](http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/07/15/ex-browns-tackle-roger-chanoine-dies/) Pretty sure he was picked ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2016, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1608 "2016-07-16T15:08:36Z")
That’s 61 points for **phungi.** 1 CAMJAY77 482 10 5 2 Fear Itself 351 7 2 3 Registered at Last 332 7 3 4 Team Dirt 262 7 0 5 phungi 235 5 2 6 Quartz 192 4 0 7 RobotDevilDog 188 4 0 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 BlossomDrearie 71 4 2 51 a35362 66 3 0 51 Clothilde 66 2 0 51 critter42 66 2 0 51 Flik the Blue 66 2 0 51 Lsura 66 2 0 51 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:** ![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:** [July 16, 2016, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1609 "2016-07-16T19:50:08Z")
Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch was murdered by her brother as a possible “honor killing.” According to the article, her age was undetermined, but she is thought to be in her 20s. [https://www.yahoo.com/news/pakistani-facebook-starlet-strangled-suspected-honour-killing-080108177.html?ref=gs](https://www.yahoo.com/news/pakistani-facebook-starlet-strangled-suspected-honour-killing-080108177.html?ref=gs) ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1610 "2016-07-16T22:47:57Z")
Warriors/Cavaliers NBA great Nate Thurmond [Former Cleveland Cavaliers center Nate Thurmond dies Saturday at 74 - cleveland.com](http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2016/07/former_cleveland_cavaliers_cen_3.html) ---
**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:** [July 17, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1611 "2016-07-17T23:53:31Z")
[Bonnie Brown](http://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/country-music-hall-of-fame-member-bonnie-brown-dead-at-77-w429533), dead at 77 ---
**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:** [July 17, 2016, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1612 "2016-07-17T23:55:04Z")
[Wendell Anderson](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/07/17/obit-wendell-anderson), former Minnesotan governor. ---
**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:** [July 18, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1613 "2016-07-18T01:01:33Z")
Alan Vega, one half of the band Suicide, has died at 78. > **[R.I.P. Alan Vega](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/r-p-alan-vega-115828578.html)** > > Alan Vega, one half of the pioneering electronic protopunk duo Suicide, has died peacefully in his sleep at 78. With profound sadness and a stillness that only news like this can bring, we regret to inform you that the great artist and creative... ---
**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:** [July 18, 2016, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1614 "2016-07-18T06:43:16Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Alan Vega, one half of the band Suicide, has died at 78. > > [R.I.P. Alan Vega](https://www.yahoo.com/music/r-p-alan-vega-115828578.html) And yet, he died peacefully in his sleep. His ultimate confrontational gesture. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1615 "2016-07-18T07:07:06Z")
Bonnie Brown leaves points for \*\*bowler girl \*\*and **It’s Not Rocket Surgery** 1 CAMJAY77 482 10 5 2 Fear Itself 351 7 2 3 Registered at Last 332 7 3 4 Team Dirt 262 7 0 5 phungi 235 5 2 6 Quartz 192 4 0 7 RobotDevilDog 188 4 0 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 bowler girl 97 3 0 35 JohnT 96 2 1 36 Dung Beetle 93 2 1 37 anyrose 92 3 0 37 Dolores Reborn 92 3 0 37 Jack Batty 92 3 0 40 cardboardbox 87 2 0 40 cazwhatever 87 2 0 40 Eliahna 87 2 0 43 Borborygmi 86 2 0 43 Labtrash 86 2 0 43 MadTheSwine 86 2 0 43 Tit Whistle 86 2 0 43 zoog 86 2 1 48 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 83 2 0 49 The Vorlon 81 2 0 50 Shoeless 72 3 0 51 BlossomDrearie 71 4 2 52 a35362 66 3 0 52 Clothilde 66 2 0 52 critter42 66 2 0 52 Flik the Blue 66 2 0 52 Lsura 66 2 0 52 Mona Lott 66 2 0 58 5 time champ 60 1 0 58 amarinth 60 1 0 58 candide 60 1 0 58 CreaseMunky 60 1 0 58 irritant 60 1 0 58 Little Nemo 60 1 0 58 Lok 60 1 0 58 melondeca 60 1 0 58 Mudshark 60 1 0 58 pachabel 60 1 0 58 Rico 60 1 0 58 Superdude 60 1 0 58 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:** ![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:** [July 18, 2016, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1616 "2016-07-18T12:33:54Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > And yet, he died peacefully in his sleep. His ultimate confrontational gesture. It makes his Wikipedia entry a little confusing: > [@](#): > > Alan Vega, 78, American singer and musician (Suicide), natural causes. ---
**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 20, 2016, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1617 "2016-07-20T03:23:09Z")
[Garry Marshall has died at age 19 points.](http://variety.com/2016/film/news/garry-marshall-dead-dies-pretty-woman-happy-days-1201817964/) ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1618 "2016-07-20T23:16:38Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > [Garry Marshall has died at age 19 points.](http://variety.com/2016/film/news/garry-marshall-dead-dies-pretty-woman-happy-days-1201817964/) Three people have his sister Penny, but nobody had him.☹ ---
**Author:** ![Old\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecccb3/32.png) [@Old\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Old_Wench)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1619 "2016-07-21T15:41:48Z")
Bill “Chilly Billy” Cardille has died, giving me 13 points. I believe this is also a unique pick. > **[Pittsburgh Broadcasting Legend 'Chilly Billy' Cardille Has Died](https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/pittsburgh-broadcasting-legend-chilly-billy-cardille-has-died/)** > > The man best known for hosting the 1960's show "Chiller Theater" has died. ---
**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 21, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1620 "2016-07-21T15:56:38Z")
> [@Old\_Wench](#): > > Bill “Chilly Billy” Cardille has died, giving me 13 points. I believe this is also a unique pick. > > [Pittsburgh Broadcasting Legend 'Chilly Billy' Cardille Has Died - CBS Pittsburgh](http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2016/07/21/pittsburgh-broadcasting-legend-chilly-billy-cardille-has-died/) Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2016, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1621 "2016-07-21T16:00:15Z")
> [@Old\_Wench](#): > > Bill “Chilly Billy” Cardille has died, giving me 13 points. I believe this is also a unique pick. > > [Pittsburgh Broadcasting Legend 'Chilly Billy' Cardille Has Died - CBS Pittsburgh](http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2016/07/21/pittsburgh-broadcasting-legend-chilly-billy-cardille-has-died/) For anyone other than **Notheryinzer** [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UpfaX_-LSUo/hqdefault.jpg "Chiller Theater Pittsburgh") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpfaX_-LSUo) He was actually famous for a lot of things; having a heart attack live on the air, one of the worse hair transplants ever imagined, and getting a cameo roll in the original Night of the Living Dead basically as himself - a news reporter. He did everything for channel 11 from Studio Wrestling to game shows to hosting parades and possibly cleaning the hallways during slow days - one of the true Iron Men of 60s and 70s TV in Pittsburgh. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098.md?page=80) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098.md?page=82)