# 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:** 95
**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:** [October 12, 2016, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1882 "2016-10-12T22:45:00Z")
Tommy Ford, who played (oddly enough) a character named Tommy in the sitcom “Martin,” has died at 52. He was removed from life support after suffering an aneurysm in his abdomen. > **[‘Martin’ Star Tommy Ford Dies at 52](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/martin-star-tommy-ford-dies-at-52-221730543.html)** > > Martin star Tommy Ford died at age 52 on Wednesday, October 12, TMZ reports. According to the site, the actor passed away at an Atlanta hospital surrounded by family and friends. TMZ reports that Ford’s family made the decision to take him off of... ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1883 "2016-10-13T05:27:05Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > [Sir Neville Marriner](http://www.express.co.uk/news/obituaries/718957/Sir-Neville-Mariner-conductor-violinist-obituary) conductor and violinist dead at 8 points. A classic is gone. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2016, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1884 "2016-10-13T12:36:16Z")
The [King of Thailand](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/13/thailands-king-bhumibol-adulyadej-dies-ending-reign-of-worlds-lo/) has died. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2016, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1885 "2016-10-13T13:25:35Z")
I thought I had him. I’ve had him every other year I’ve participated. Figures. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1886 "2016-10-13T13:33:18Z")
How’s [Anna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_and_I) taking the news? 😉 ---
**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:** [October 13, 2016, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1887 "2016-10-13T22:18:53Z")
[Dennis Ritchie](https://www.wired.com/2011/10/dennis-ritchie/) has compiled his last at 70. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1888 "2016-10-13T22:27:20Z")
amarinth, Squonk, and septimus get points for the king. 1 CAMJAY77 482 10 5 2 Fear Itself 389 8 2 3 Registered at Last 332 7 3 4 Team Dirt 262 7 0 5 phungi 235 5 2 6 Quartz 230 5 0 7 RobotDevilDog 188 4 0 8 guylevesque 172 5 1 9 carnivorousplant 168 3 0 9 RTFirefly 168 3 0 11 notfrommensa 165 5 0 12 Captain Klutz 161 3 0 12 Maus Magill 161 3 0 14 GIGObuster 160 4 1 15 Loach 159 3 1 16 basset hound 156 4 0 17 jeezums 154 4 1 18 lel 146 4 2 19 septimus 145 4 0 20 Squonk 126 3 0 21 Hoopy Frood 124 3 0 22 Jeep’s Phoenix 122 3 1 23 Hockey Monkey 114 2 0 23 VunderBob 114 2 0 25 Dung Beetle 110 3 1 26 42fish 107 2 0 26 Andrew21 107 2 0 26 Catamount 107 2 0 26 Mahaloth 107 2 0 26 Mean Mr. Mustard 107 2 0 26 minionkat 107 2 0 26 Shirley Ujest 107 2 0 26 Tangent 107 3 1 34 Happy Lendervedder 106 3 0 35 bowler girl 97 3 0 36 JohnT 96 2 1 37 anyrose 92 3 0 38 Dolores Reborn 92 3 0 38 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 Flik the Blue 84 3 1 49 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 83 2 0 50 The Vorlon 81 2 0 51 amarinth 72 2 0 51 Shoeless 72 3 0 53 BlossomDrearie 71 4 2 54 a35362 66 3 0 54 Clothilde 66 2 0 54 critter42 66 2 0 54 Lsura 66 2 0 54 Mona Lott 66 2 0 59 Casey1505 61 1 0 59 Wallet 61 1 0 61 5 time champ 60 1 0 61 candide 60 1 0 61 CreaseMunky 60 1 0 61 irritant 60 1 0 61 Little Nemo 60 1 0 61 Lok 60 1 0 61 melondeca 60 1 0 61 Mudshark 60 1 0 61 pachabel 60 1 0 61 Rico 60 1 0 61 Superdude 60 1 0 61 vivalostwages 60 1 0 73 ShaggyZ 54 1 0 74 maplekiwi 47 1 0 75 Baker 46 2 2 76 sir viks 45 3 1 77 Personal 43 1 1 78 Dr. Girlfriend 38 2 0 79 Czarcasm 32 2 0 79 kayT 32 2 0 81 Little Pig 30 3 2 82 Clothahump 26 1 0 82 Hal Briston 26 1 0 82 imthjckaz 26 1 0 82 Old Wench 26 2 1 82 Reepicheep 26 1 0 82 Schnitte 26 1 0 82 swampbear 26 1 0 82 Winston Smith 26 1 0 82 zadscmc 26 1 0 91 tim-n-va 25 1 1 92 Invisible Chimp 24 2 2 93 Idle Thoughts 19 3 1 94 valfatale 17 1 0 95 kunilou 15 2 1 96 Fleetwood 12 1 0 96 J-P L 12 1 0 96 Mr. Goob 12 1 0 99 SpoilerVirgin 11 1 1 100 Stephe96 10 1 1 101 ataraxy22 6 1 0 101 Buttercup Smith 6 1 0 101 kopek 6 1 0 101 meghan 6 1 0 101 Myrtle Beached Whale 6 1 0 101 NotherYinzer 6 1 0 101 PaulParkhead 6 1 0 101 rucciface 6 1 0 101 Spiff 6 1 0 ---
**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:** [October 14, 2016, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1889 "2016-10-14T00:47:42Z")
Dammit, RT, move over! ---
**Author:** ![journeyman\_southpaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@journeyman\_southpaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/journeyman_southpaw)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2016, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1890 "2016-10-14T06:24:13Z")
It took a while to show up in Google, but SLAM! Sports reported on October 11 that [pro wrestler El Mongol (Raul Molina) passed away on Sunday](http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/news.html) at age 86. He was on FlikTheBlue’s list. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2016, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1891 "2016-10-14T09:33:37Z")
1 CAMJAY77 482 10 5 2 Fear Itself 389 8 2 3 Registered at Last 332 7 3 4 Team Dirt 262 7 0 5 phungi 235 5 2 6 Quartz 230 5 0 7 RobotDevilDog 188 4 0 8 guylevesque 172 5 1 9 carnivorousplant 168 3 0 9 RTFirefly 168 3 0 11 notfrommensa 165 5 0 12 Captain Klutz 161 3 0 12 Maus Magill 161 3 0 14 GIGObuster 160 4 1 15 Loach 159 3 1 16 basset hound 156 4 0 17 jeezums 154 4 1 18 lel 146 4 2 19 septimus 145 4 0 20 Squonk 126 3 0 21 Hoopy Frood 124 3 0 22 Jeep’s Phoenix 122 3 1 23 Hockey Monkey 114 2 0 23 VunderBob 114 2 0 25 Dung Beetle 110 3 1 26 42fish 107 2 0 26 Andrew21 107 2 0 26 Catamount 107 2 0 26 Mahaloth 107 2 0 26 Mean Mr. Mustard 107 2 0 26 minionkat 107 2 0 26 Shirley Ujest 107 2 0 26 Tangent 107 3 1 34 Happy Lendervedder 106 3 0 35 Flik the Blue 98 4 2 36 bowler girl 97 3 0 37 JohnT 96 2 1 38 anyrose 92 3 0 38 Dolores Reborn 92 3 0 38 Jack Batty 92 3 0 41 cardboardbox 87 2 0 41 cazwhatever 87 2 0 41 Eliahna 87 2 0 44 Borborygmi 86 2 0 44 Labtrash 86 2 0 44 MadTheSwine 86 2 0 44 Tit Whistle 86 2 0 44 zoog 86 2 1 49 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 83 2 0 50 The Vorlon 81 2 0 51 amarinth 72 2 0 51 Shoeless 72 3 0 53 BlossomDrearie 71 4 2 54 a35362 66 3 0 54 Clothilde 66 2 0 54 critter42 66 2 0 54 Lsura 66 2 0 54 Mona Lott 66 2 0 59 Casey1505 61 1 0 59 Wallet 61 1 0 61 5 time champ 60 1 0 61 candide 60 1 0 61 CreaseMunky 60 1 0 61 irritant 60 1 0 61 Little Nemo 60 1 0 61 Lok 60 1 0 61 melondeca 60 1 0 61 Mudshark 60 1 0 61 pachabel 60 1 0 61 Rico 60 1 0 61 Superdude 60 1 0 61 vivalostwages 60 1 0 73 ShaggyZ 54 1 0 74 maplekiwi 47 1 0 75 Baker 46 2 2 76 sir viks 45 3 1 77 Personal 43 1 1 78 Dr. Girlfriend 38 2 0 79 Czarcasm 32 2 0 79 kayT 32 2 0 81 Little Pig 30 3 2 82 Clothahump 26 1 0 82 Hal Briston 26 1 0 82 imthjckaz 26 1 0 82 Old Wench 26 2 1 82 Reepicheep 26 1 0 82 Schnitte 26 1 0 82 swampbear 26 1 0 82 Winston Smith 26 1 0 82 zadscmc 26 1 0 91 tim-n-va 25 1 1 92 Invisible Chimp 24 2 2 93 Idle Thoughts 19 3 1 94 valfatale 17 1 0 95 kunilou 15 2 1 96 Fleetwood 12 1 0 96 J-P L 12 1 0 96 Mr. Goob 12 1 0 99 SpoilerVirgin 11 1 1 100 Stephe96 10 1 1 101 ataraxy22 6 1 0 101 Buttercup Smith 6 1 0 101 kopek 6 1 0 101 meghan 6 1 0 101 Myrtle Beached Whale 6 1 0 101 NotherYinzer 6 1 0 101 PaulParkhead 6 1 0 101 rucciface 6 1 0 101 Spiff 6 1 0 ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1892 "2016-10-14T13:05:13Z")
I’ve dropped a couple spots. I need another early 80s pop star to take a final bow. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2016, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1893 "2016-10-14T14:10:58Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > [Dennis Ritchie](https://www.wired.com/2011/10/dennis-ritchie/) has compiled his last at 70. Yeah, but back in 2011… ---
**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:** [October 14, 2016, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1894 "2016-10-14T17:53:41Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > [Dennis Ritchie](https://www.wired.com/2011/10/dennis-ritchie/) has compiled his last at 70. Yes, in 2011. A brilliant mind. I regret I never had the opportunity to personally than him for his contributions. For me, another missed opportunity in life… ---
**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:** [October 15, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1895 "2016-10-15T21:59:27Z")
Former NFL player Quentin Groves [dead at 68 points.](http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/10/former_auburn_standout_quentin.html) ---
**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:** [October 16, 2016, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1896 "2016-10-16T02:51:50Z")
Also, former New York Jets defensive end Dennis Byrd, 50, was [killed](http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/17803790/former-new-york-jets-de-dennis-byrd-killed-oklahoma-car-crash) in a car accident earlier today. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2016, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1897 "2016-10-16T04:59:54Z")
UK actress [Jean Alexander](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/14/coronation-street-star-jean-alexander-who-played-hilda-ogden-die/), known by fans of the long-running soap opera _Coronation Street_ as Hilda Ogden, has died aged 90. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1898 "2016-10-19T18:38:19Z")
[Phil Chess, co-founder of Chicago’s Chess Records, dead at 95.](http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/phil-chess-legendary-founder-of-chess-records-dies-at-95/) ---
**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:** [October 21, 2016, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1899 "2016-10-21T06:51:26Z")
Now here is someone that could be circling the drain that I will not mind getting points for: > **[ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is trapped in besieged city of Mosul](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/isis-leader-abu-bakr-al-9075394)** > > The second most wanted man in the world has a $10million bounty on his head and it is thought his presence in the city will encourage jihadi diehards to fight with even more ferocity > [@](#): > > Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is trapped in the besieged Iraqi city of Mosul, it was claimed last night. > > The second most-wanted man in the world after al-Qaeda ’s Ayman al-Zawahiri has a $10million bounty on his head. > > He is believed to be holed up with ISIS bombmaker Fawzi Ali Nouimeh, raising fears of a network of booby-trap bombs throughout the stricken city. I think a few years back I had one African dictator that instead of not doing the proper thing 😉 he surrendered peacefully to the revel forces that had him surrounded. I think the dead wish Baghdadi has will not allow him to give up at all. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1900 "2016-10-21T08:05:00Z")
You and twenty other players! He’s #8 in the rankings of celebrities selected… ---
**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:** [October 21, 2016, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098/1901 "2016-10-21T11:59:49Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > \ Baghdadi has will not allow him to give up at all.\ But what about the [Dadibagh?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=010KyIQjkTk) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098.md?page=94) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098.md?page=96)