# 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:** 35
**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:** [January 30, 2017, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/681 "2017-01-30T20:01:05Z")
woo-woo-woo-woo RIP. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/682 "2017-01-30T20:15:59Z")
Guess he wasn’t able to win himself an extra life. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Vorlon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/683 "2017-01-30T22:03:01Z")
Did Pinky or Clyde get him? ---
**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 30, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/684 "2017-01-30T22:34:21Z")
My favorite Scandawhovian, [Stan Boreson,](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Boreson) has died. To honor ol’ Yogi Jorgessn, I shall eat Swedish meatballs and drink beer while walking in my winter underwear. ---
**Author:** ![irritant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@irritant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irritant)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/685 "2017-01-31T00:42:26Z")
The great comic book artist Dan Spiegle, whom I decided at the last minute to not put on my comics-themed list, has died at the age of 96. [Some](https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/01/30/blackhawk-crossfire-artist-dan-spiegle-passes-away-age-96/) [obituaries](http://www.newsfromme.com/2017/01/30/dan-spiegle-r-p/). ---
**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 31, 2017, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/686 "2017-01-31T05:32:24Z")
> [@The\_Vorlon](#): > > Did Pinky or Clyde get him? On the bright side, we know the Mrs is now available… ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/687 "2017-01-31T16:00:43Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > My favorite Scandawhovian, [Stan Boreson,](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Boreson) has died. To honor ol’ Yogi Jorgessn, I shall eat Swedish meatballs and drink beer while walking in my winter underwear. Took my grandkids to see his show at the Tacoma Pantages about 7 or 8 years ago. Threatened to make then eat lutefisk if they didn’t laugh. They thought he was hilarious. He was the last of the local kid show hosts in the Seattle Tacoma area. RIP J.P. Patches, Captain Puget, Wanda Wanda and Stan Boreson. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2017, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/688 "2017-01-31T16:09:44Z")
[John Wetton](http://consequenceofsound.net/2017/01/r-i-p-john-wetton-former-singer-of-asia-and-king-crimson-has-died/), musician, dead at 33 points. ---
**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 31, 2017, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/689 "2017-01-31T16:10:34Z")
> [@racer72](#): > > Took my grandkids to see his show at the Tacoma Pantages about 7 or 8 years ago. Threatened to make then eat lutefisk if they didn’t laugh. They thought he was hilarious. He was the last of the local kid show hosts in the Seattle Tacoma area. RIP J.P. Patches, Captain Puget, Wanda Wanda and Stan Boreson. I think Brakeman Bill is still alive. [Here is a video of Bill McLain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2M41bv5tKI) talking about doing the show. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2017, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/690 "2017-01-31T20:59:23Z")
I’m sure nobody had him but his passing is worth noting. [Jim Mateja, former Tribune autos columnist, dies at 71](http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/ct-jim-mateja-obituary-20170130-story.html) ---
**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:** [January 31, 2017, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/691 "2017-01-31T21:34:57Z")
[John Wetton of rock group Asia dies at 67](http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-john-wetton-20170131-story.html). ---
**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:** [February 1, 2017, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/692 "2017-02-01T03:43:17Z")
I’ll be updating the scores tomorrow. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2017, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/693 "2017-02-01T21:21:22Z")
Don’t think anyone had him, but [actor Frank Pellegrino](https://www.yahoo.com/tv/sopranos-actor-frank-pellegrino-dies-233900308.html) dead, at 28 points ---
**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:** [February 2, 2017, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/694 "2017-02-02T15:36:31Z")
\*\*Score Update \*\* Nobody had **Mike Conners, Barbara Hale, Emmanuelle Riva, Masaya Nakamura, Stan Boreson, Dan Spiegle, Jim Mateja** , or **Frank Pellegrino**. FIFTEEN people had **John Hurt** : **Lancia, Kopek, Andrew 21, Borborygmi, freckafree, Mahaloth, RivkahChaya, Jack Batty, DigitalC, Tit Whistle, Yllaria, It’s Not Rocket Surgery, amarinth, bowler girl** , and **Queen Anne’s Lace** …which gives them all **23 points**. ## ONE person had **John Wetton** as an actual pick (although one had him as an alternate): **basset hound**. So that makes it a unique pick for him and also scores him **33 points**. **Adding those scores in, the current scores are as follows:** **Andrew 21** soars into the lead with _70 points._ Behind that, we have **bowler girl** and **It’s Not Rocket Surgery** both at _50 points._ **RobotDevilDog** comes next with _47 points_ and right behind him sits both **RivkahChaya** and **Tit Whistle** who both have gotten themselves a new, shiny _43 points_. Trailing a little behind that crowd is **cardboardbox** , who has _37 points_ and after that is the newly added **basset hound** with _33 points_. Still bunched up are \*\* Dr. Girlfriend, FavreCo, GigoBuster, Idle Thoughts, Jeep’s Phoenix, jeezums, Labtrash, Loach, Martonio, notfrommensa, Superdude\*\*, and **Team Dirt** …all with _27 points_. And then comes a NEW, second, big bunching consisting of: **Lancia, Kopek, Borborygmi, freckafree, Mahaloth, Jack Batty, DigitalC, Yllaria, amarinth,** , and **Queen Anne’s Lace**. They all have _23 points_. And then comes the third (and last) big bunching who all have _20 points_: **Avarie537, Bayaker, Clothahump, computergeek, Dolores Reborn, kayT, Maus Magill, Mona Lott, panache45, Paul in Qatar, septimus, Spiff, swampbear** , and **Two Many Cats** …and, oh yes, we can’t forget **Randy Seltzer** with his _18 points_. We’re all praying for ya, **Randy**! Except those of us who aren’t. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/695 "2017-02-02T15:42:32Z")
**Randy** may be last among those who’ve already scored, but he’s ahead of the 115 of us (if I’ve counted right) who still have a big fat zero points so far this year. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/696 "2017-02-02T17:33:47Z")
Yup. John Hurt would have fit my themed list (“British boozers”) as well. But I didn’t think of him at the time. I’m new to this, but I knew I wanted to do minimal research. As such I’m fully expecting to finish the year with the same number of points as I had at the start. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2017, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/697 "2017-02-02T18:23:01Z")
Here are the rankings in “old school” format: ```auto Rank Name Score Total Picks Unique Picks 1 Andrew 21 70 3 0 2 bowler girl 50 2 0 2 Rocket Surgery! 50 2 0 3 RobotDevilDog 47 2 0 4 RivkahChaya 43 2 0 4 Tit Whistle 43 2 0 5 cardboardbox 37 1 1 6 basset hound 33 1 1 7 Dr. Girlfriend* 27 1 0 7 FavreCo 27 1 0 7 GigoBuster* 27 1 0 7 Idle Thoughts 27 1 0 7 Jeep's Phoenix 27 1 0 7 jeezums 27 1 0 7 Labtrash 27 1 0 7 Loach 27 1 0 7 Martonio 27 1 0 7 notfrommensa 27 1 0 7 Superdude 27 1 0 7 Team Dirt 27 1 0 8 amarinth 23 1 0 8 Borborygmi 23 1 0 8 DigitalC 23 1 0 8 freckafree 23 1 0 8 Jack Batty 23 1 0 8 kopek 23 1 0 8 Lancia 23 1 0 8 QueenAnneLace 23 1 0 8 Yllaria 23 1 0 9 Avarie537 20 1 0 9 Bayaker 20 1 0 9 Clothahump 20 1 0 9 computergeek 20 1 0 9 Dolores Reborn 20 1 0 9 kayT 20 1 0 9 Maus Magill 20 1 0 9 Mona Lott 20 1 0 9 panache45* 20 1 0 9 Paul in Qatar 20 1 0 9 septimus 20 1 0 9 Spiff 20 1 0 9 swampbear 20 1 0 9 Two Many Cats 20 1 0 10 Randy Seltzer* 18 1 1 ``` ---
**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:** [February 2, 2017, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/698 "2017-02-02T19:57:41Z")
[Angelo Bissessarsingh](http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20170202/news/angelo-bissessarsingh-has-died)has died. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/699 "2017-02-02T20:06:15Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > Don’t think anyone had him, but [actor Frank Pellegrino](https://www.yahoo.com/tv/sopranos-actor-frank-pellegrino-dies-233900308.html) dead, at 28 points I had no idea he owned Rao’s. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/700 "2017-02-02T20:57:12Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > [Angelo Bissessarsingh](http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20170202/news/angelo-bissessarsingh-has-died)has died. Points! 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=34) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=36)