Yeah, like mine. I am out this year. Good luck to all!
How many of the top 10 picks died last year?
How many in years before that?
A great question. RTFirefly posted links to all prior Death Pools upthread at post 13:
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18901348#post18901348
This would be a good place to start, if you want to look up and compile the info. I doubt it’s all compiled and ready at anyone’s fingertips. If you do track down the info please share what you find! That would be very cool, indeed.
Here is the clean list of links:
2016 by Baker:
2015 by Baker:
2014 by Baker:
2013 by Baker:
2012 by Baker:
2011 by amarone:
2010 by amarone:
2009 by amarone:
2008 by amarone:
2007 by a35362:
2006 by a35362:
2005 by a35362:
2004 by a35362:
2003 by a35362:
2002 by Little Nemo:
2001 by Little Nemo:
2000 by Little Nemo:
The article I saw from my local NBC station said according to her publicist she died Thursday night which would put her on the 2015 list. I don’t think anyone had her then either.
2015’s Top 10 was…
[QUOTE=Baker]
George H.W. Bush 54
Valerie Harper 53
Sam Simon 47
Fidel Castro 42
Muhammad Ali 31
Stuart Scott 29
Dick Cheney 24
Billy Graham-e 22
Lindsay Lohan 22
Jimmy Carter 21
[/QUOTE]
Of those ten, Sam Simon and Stuart Scott were the only two to die.
Best part was, I didn’t have to do any work, because you’d posted all the links to previous years in one post near the beginning of the 2015 thread. All I had to do was copy it into this thread and add the link to this thread itself. 
One of my picks, Gay Byrne, my hope / fear for the Opening Kickoff award, is on the road to recovery.
Texted a long time female friend that there are 140 entries this year, 150 last and 165 in 2014. Her response: Did they die? 
I introduced my 21 year old nephew to the concept of Dead Pool. He’s still trying to wrap his head around it, but he’ll come around.
This is how the top ones looked this year.
Valerie Harper 54
Sam Simon 47
Fidel Castro 41
Muhammad Ali 31
Stuart Scott 30
Dick Cheney 23
Billy Graham-e 22
Lindsay Lohan 22
Jimmy Carter 21
Rob Ford 20
Gordie Howe 16
Nancy Reagan 16
Pope Benedict XVI 16
Terry Pratchett 16
Zsa Zsa Gabor 16
The bolded ones are those who died in 2015, for points in this year’s game.
Valerie Harper 75
George H.W. Bush 48
Michael Schumacher 48
Lindsay Lohan 47
Fidel Castro 43
Randy Travis 35
Sam Simon 29
Billy Graham-e 27
Wilko Johnson 25
Ariel Sharon 24
Zsa Zsa Gabor 24
Muhammad Ali 23
Pope Emeritus Benedict 23
The above is 2014’s top picks. Only Sharon died.
So, what we’re saying is, that we have the power to extend life.
Just ask swampbear, he joked he was considering offering to put celebrities on the list, for a “consideration”.
Oh, one thing I want to get off my chest.
It’s Lindsay, not Lindsey.
It’s Muhammad Ali, not Mohammed/Muhammed/Mohammad
It’s Rosalynn, not Roselyn/Roslynn/ whatever
There are other examples, but need I go on?
You tell 'em, Bakker!
I suggested that idea, and I want my ten percent! :dubious:
He died on Monday. I.e. last year.
Did anyone have Natalie Cole?
Nope
I see what you did there!