# Celebrity Death Pool 2017 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2016, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517 "2016-12-01T07:00:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 32
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/621 "2017-01-25T20:32:02Z")
> [@](#): > > I’ve got the entire cast of the MTM Show, but I never thought she’d be the next to go. RIP. My themed list is the MTM show and its spinoffs, and I thought several might go before Mary. I’ll think of this as losing my DP cherry to Laura Petrie! (I was dreading that it would be Lou Grant.) ---
**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:** [January 25, 2017, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/622 "2017-01-25T20:32:23Z")
A very sad twenty points for me. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/623 "2017-01-25T20:38:18Z")
I’m bummed because I actually did research this year and she didn’t even come up on my radar. I never was any good with homework. Butch Trucks. Bummer. I always figured Greg Allman would keel over first. ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/624 "2017-01-25T22:20:46Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > As a parent of a Type-1 Diabetic, I’m of two minds of this (beyond the “sucks that another human died”, of course). > > Moore was **huge** in the T1D community. She’s done a massive amount of good, both from a fundraising and awareness standpoint. She was a fantastic International Chairman for the JDRF. > > However, as someone doesn’t go a week without reading a story about yet another 14-year-old who dies because of T1D, it’s heartening to see someone who lived a lifetime with this disease and managed quite well with it. I have lived longer with it than she had. She wasn’t diagnosed until age 33. I was diagnosed with it (in 1969 at age 4) before she was and am in great shape and have had no health issues from it. RIP Mary ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/625 "2017-01-25T22:53:20Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > However, as someone doesn’t go a week without reading a story about yet another 14-year-old who dies because of T1D, it’s heartening to see someone who lived a lifetime with this disease and managed quite well with it. Yes, it’s remarkable that she lived to 80. I have T2D, and seriously doubt that I’ll live that long. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/626 "2017-01-25T23:07:06Z")
I’m so very sad about MTM. Her character was a role model for me. When I moved to Minneapolis, I was thrilled to find that the house with her iconic apartment was down the street. ---
**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:** [January 25, 2017, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/627 "2017-01-25T23:22:09Z")
> [@CAMJAY77](#): > > I have lived longer with it than she had. She wasn’t diagnosed until age 33. I was diagnosed with it (in 1969 at age 4) before she was and am in great shape and have had no health issues from it. > > RIP Mary I thought everyone with type-1 diabetes was diagnosed as a kid. Was it very mild when she was young or just not start until she was over 30? ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/628 "2017-01-25T23:56:52Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I thought everyone with type-1 diabetes was diagnosed as a kid. Was it very mild when she was young or just not start until she was over 30? There’s an autoimmune form of it that can strike an adult at any age. It runs in my family, but tends not to hit until the late 60s. ---
**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:** [January 26, 2017, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/629 "2017-01-26T17:27:43Z")
I am starting to get a feeling. Dick Van Dyke will also die this year. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2017, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/630 "2017-01-26T19:52:40Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I am starting to get a feeling. Dick Van Dyke will also die this year. His wife is less than half his age. He’s not going anywhere soon. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2017, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/631 "2017-01-26T20:45:14Z")
\*\*Score Update \*\* Nobody had **Wayne Barrett, Edwin Pope, Lois Dickson Rice, Maggie Roche, Yordano Ventura, Andy Marte, Gordon Kaye, Roberta Peters** , or **Butch Trucks**. 18 people had **Mary Tyler Moore** , however…so the scores are now as follows: **Andrew 21** and **RobotDevilDog** are both TIED in the lead at _47 points_ each! What a twist! On their heels, though, **cardboardbox** has _37 points_. Following that, there’s a huge bunch consisting of **bowler girl, Dr. Girlfriend, FavreCo, GigoBuster, Idle Thoughts, It’s Not Rocket Surgery!, Jeep’s Phoenix, jeezums, Labtrash, Loach, Martonio, notfrommensa, Superdude** , and **Team Dirt** …all with _27 points_. And then there’s another big bunch, all with _20 points_: **Avarie537, Bayaker, Clothahump, computergeek, Dolores Reborn, kayT, Maus Magill, Mona Lott, panache45, Paul in Qatar, RivkahChaya, septimus, Spiff, swampbear, Tit Whistle** , and **Two Many Cats** …and finally, good ol’ **Randy Seltzer** is in the back, with _18 points_. He may be in last place right now, but he’s first place in our hearts…isn’t that right? ---
**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:** [January 26, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/632 "2017-01-26T20:54:47Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > …and finally, good ol’ **Randy Seltzer** is in the back, with _18 points_. He may be in last place right now, but he’s first place in our hearts…isn’t that right? No, he is not in last place, _I_ am. And one or two others. We are just sitting here waiting for death. Deaths. ---
**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:** [January 26, 2017, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/633 "2017-01-26T21:07:09Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > No, he is not in last place, _I_ am. And one or two others. We are just sitting here waiting for death. Deaths. Same here. In fact, almost everyone on my list is _healthier_ now than they were when I choose them. ---
**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:** [January 26, 2017, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/634 "2017-01-26T21:17:53Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > In fact, almost everyone on my list is _healthier_ now than they were when I choose them. Angelo Bissessarsingh was in a coma Monday. Wednesday is was awake and demanding Coke Zero.sup[/sup] ---
**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:** [January 27, 2017, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/635 "2017-01-27T01:19:48Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > Looks like the curse on rock musicians has carried over to 2017. [Butch Trucks,](http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/butch-trucks-allman-brothers-founding-member-dead-at-69-w462870) dead at 69. Ruled a suicide. [https://www.yahoo.com/music/allman-brothers-drummer-butch-trucks-death-ruled-suicide-234009415.html](https://www.yahoo.com/music/allman-brothers-drummer-butch-trucks-death-ruled-suicide-234009415.html) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/636 "2017-01-27T01:27:36Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Same here. In fact, almost everyone on my list is _healthier_ now than they were when I choose them. We need a separate thread for this, the Celebrity Resuscitation Pool. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/637 "2017-01-27T03:18:21Z")
[Mike Connors, star of Mannix, dead at 91.](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mike-connors-dead-star-mannix-was-91-969213) He is survived by an extremely loud sports coat. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/638 "2017-01-27T10:28:04Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > \*\*Score Update \*\* Since this is an ‘update,’ which scores changed since post #619? ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/639 "2017-01-27T11:25:37Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Since this is an ‘update,’ which scores changed since post #619? Well, see, I’m the host…so, I tally, update, keep, and post the scores. That’s what my whole job is, as host. I’m host and scorekeeper. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/640 "2017-01-27T15:27:22Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > Well, see, I’m the host…so, I tally, update, keep, and post the scores. That’s what my whole job is, as host. I’m host and scorekeeper. So **phungi** isn’t keeper of the score sheet? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=31) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=33)