# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![waem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e47c2d/32.png) [@waem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waem)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/61 "2016-12-03T15:54:48Z")
Mel Hall Bill Gates Mike Tyson Tom Cruise Dick Cheney Sarah Palin Peter Thiel Donald Trump George W Bush Rush Limbaugh Harlan Ellison Donald Rumsfeld Orson Scott Card alt: Madonna Ciccone Adam Sandler Jim Carrey ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/62 "2016-12-03T18:46:03Z")
Tom Paxton Bob Dylan Jacob Dylan Joan Baez Don McLean Loudon Wainwright III Rufus Wainwright Meat Loaf Kris Kristofferson Jim Steinman Kinky Friedman Chad Mitchell Lee Hazelwood Alternatives: Nancy Sinatra Garth Brooks Cyndi Lauper ---
**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:** [December 4, 2016, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/63 "2016-12-04T03:24:16Z")
Mostly picked by watching old reruns of the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and Justin Bieber basically for the same reason I always pick Yoko every year ------ William Holly Johnson Michael C Hall Michael J Fox Dick Dale David Crosby Max Gail Earvin “Magic” Johnson Jr. Tom Brokaw Tracee Talavera Justin Bieber Jimmy Carter Yoko Ono John Hurt Alternates: Valerie Harper Kenny Rogers Betty White ---
**Author:** ![Reepicheep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@Reepicheep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reepicheep)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/64 "2016-12-05T02:43:16Z")
Kenneth “Ken” Thompson William “Bill” Gates Steve Wozniak Gordon Moore Cliffard Neuman Linus Torvalds William “Bill” Joy William “Bill” Inmon Ralph Kimball Robert"Bob" Thomas Vinton “Vint” Cerf Robert “Bob” Kahn Adele Goldberg Alternate Albert “Al” Gore Kenneth “Ken” Thompson - Unix William “Bill” Gates - Microsoft Steve Wozniak - Aapple Gordon Moore - Moore’s Law/Intel Cliffard Neuman - Kerberos Linus Torvalds - Linux William “Bill” Joy - Sun Microsystems WilliM “Bill” Inmon - Data Warehousing Ralph Kimball - Data Warehousing Robert"Bob" Thomas - Creeper Vinton “Vint” Cerf - TCP/IP Robert “Bob” Kahn - TCP/IP Adele Goldberg SmallTalk-80 Alternate Albert “Al” Gore Invented the Internet ---
**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:** [December 5, 2016, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/65 "2016-12-05T04:51:36Z")
Haven’t done this in a while. Unearthed [an old list](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=11927314#post11927314), removed people who actually died in the interim, when I wasn’t playing and received no points, and added some new ones. I think I checked close enough that they are all currently alive. David Attenborough Don Rickles Mel Brooks George H W Bush Joanne Woodward Candice Bergen Pele Peter Sallis Gary Glitter Tim Conway Bob Newhart John Williams Donald Trump _Alternates:_ Betty White William Shatner Macaulay Culkin ---
**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:** [December 5, 2016, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/66 "2016-12-05T04:53:49Z")
Mary Tyler Moore Ed Asner Valerie Harper Gavin Macleod Cloris Leachman Georgia Engel Betty White Alan Alda Loretta Swit Jamie Farr Wayne Rogers Gary Burghoff Mike Farell Alternates: David Ogden Stiers William Christopher ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2016, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/67 "2016-12-05T10:59:28Z")
> [@Reepicheep](#): > > Kenneth “Ken” Thompson - Unix > William “Bill” Gates - Microsoft > Steve Wozniak - Aapple > Gordon Moore - Moore’s Law/Intel > Cliffard Neuman - Kerberos > Linus Torvalds - Linux > William “Bill” Joy - Sun Microsystems > WilliM “Bill” Inmon - Data Warehousing > Ralph Kimball - Data Warehousing > Robert"Bob" Thomas - Creeper > Vinton “Vint” Cerf - TCP/IP > Robert “Bob” Kahn - TCP/IP > Adele Goldberg SmallTalk-80 > > Alternate > Albert “Al” Gore Invented the Internet Now that’s a pretty cool themed list! ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/68 "2016-12-05T18:56:09Z")
Gary Busey Bob Newhart Ben Jones Peter Noone Jim Nabors Martin Landau Stephen Hawking Mary Kate Olsen Nick Nolte Jimmy Snuka Tommy Chong Jimmy Carter Ed Asner Alternates Henry Kissenger Don Rickles ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2016, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/69 "2016-12-06T18:53:05Z")
Okay, here is my FINAL list: Sumner Redstone Kirk Douglas Charlie Sheen Walter Koenig Dick Cheney Jimmy Carter Hal Holbrook Buzz Aldrin George H.W. Bush Frances Sternhagen Shelley Duvall Paul Dooley Val Kilmer ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2016, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/70 "2016-12-06T23:41:23Z")
Donald Trump (June 14, 1946) Call it a combo of wishful thinking and figuring there’s a reason he didn’t release his medical records as a candidate Luke Halpin (April 4, 1947), former ‘Flipper’ star Gregg Allman (Dec. 8, 1947), rock musician Rush Limbaugh (Jan. 12, 1954), radio pundit A.A. Gill (June 28, 1954), Sunday Times & Vanity Fair restaurant critic The Amazing Jonathan (John Szelas) (Sept. 9, 1958), magician Val Kilmer (Dec. 31, 1959), actor William ‘the Refrigerator’ Perry (Dec. 16, 1962), former Chicago Bear Gord Downie (Feb. 6, 1964), Tragically Hip lead singer Leah Bracknell (July 12, 1964), former ‘Emmerdale’ actress Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (July 28, 1971), ISIS leader Kseniva Sobchak (Nov. 5, 1981), Russian socialite/critic of Vladimir Putin Johnny Manziel (Dec. 6, 1992), football player Alternates: Slim Dunlap (Aug 14, 1951), replaced Bob Stinson in the Replacements. So if he gets bumped to the main list, he’ll be a replacement Replacement replacement Tommy Chong (May 24, 1938), comedian Plain Jane version Donald Trump Luke Halpin Gregg Allman Rush Limbaugh A.A. Gill The Amazing Jonathan Val Kilmer William Perry Gord Downie Leah Bracknell Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Kseniva Sobchak Johnny Manziel Alternates Slim Dunlap Tommy Chong ---
**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:** [December 6, 2016, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/71 "2016-12-06T23:59:28Z")
**DING DING DING** Some of you have picked **KIRK DOUGLAS** , but he’s turning 100 in a few days, you won’t get any points for him, he’s an invalid pick. ---
**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:** [December 7, 2016, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/72 "2016-12-07T01:06:55Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > he’s turning 100 in a few days, you won’t get any points for him, he’s an invalid pick. Lonely are the brave. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/73 "2016-12-07T01:26:53Z")
Not “invalid” I wouldn’t think. Just pointless. But then, who says we can’t be pointless? ---
**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:** [December 7, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/74 "2016-12-07T01:34:47Z")
I made a new rule saying: > [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > **The Rules** : > 3. Valid picks CANNOT be: > > **b. already over 100** That means “100 exactly” too, since points can not be gotten. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/75 "2016-12-07T01:37:49Z")
Sorry, I missed your new rules. I guess this game is going to be fairly different now. ---
**Author:** ![ataraxy22](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ataraxy22/32/307_2.png) [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/76 "2016-12-07T02:23:43Z")
Billy Graham Jimmy Carter George Bush (Sr.) Prince Phillip (Duke of Edinburgh) Brian Aldiss Ursula K. Le Guin Michael I of Romania (King Michael) Hugh Downs Robert Silverberg Don Rickles Zbigniew Brzezinski Noam Chomsky Walter Mondale Alternates: Andrew Jackson Young, Jr. Rosalynn Carter Jim Nabors ---
**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:** [December 7, 2016, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/77 "2016-12-07T04:35:29Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > Sorry, I missed your new rules. I guess this game is going to be fairly different now. Not too much, no. Just nobody over or already 100, because…what would be the point of that? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/78 "2016-12-07T09:10:58Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > Not too much, no. Just nobody over or already 100, because…what would be the point of that? The point would be going for the Grim Reaper award, quantity not quality. ---
**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:** [December 7, 2016, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/79 "2016-12-07T11:27:28Z")
In fact, that is just what **Andrew21** did a year ago. He had 7 unique picks that scored him 0 points. I think he was had a theme of no one under 110, or something like that. So he won the Inside Track award, because no one else came close to 7 unique. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/80 "2016-12-07T12:55:12Z")
So what is the POINT of making a rule about something POINTLESS? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=5)