# 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:** 64
**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:** [May 30, 2017, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1261 "2017-05-30T09:33:52Z")
I immediately thought [Brian Doyle-Murray](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0236519/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1). ---
**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:** [May 30, 2017, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1262 "2017-05-30T11:17:16Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > umm, no. My mother turns 85 in about a month, and she is more than a year older than he was. You may be right-The New York Times just reported that he died at age 83. ---
**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:** [May 30, 2017, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1263 "2017-05-30T13:55:18Z")
Brian Doyle: 40 points and Unique Pick for **carnivorousplant** ```auto Rank Name Score Picks 1 Quartz 176 3(1) 2 carnivorousp 161 3(1) 3 basset hound 158 4(1) 4 bowler girl 136 4 5 Andrew 21 125 4 6 RTFirefly 121 2 7 jeezums 113 3 8 Rocket Surgery! 105 3 9 Registered@Last 87 2(1) 10 motu 86 2 11 GigoBuster 82 2 11 notfrommensa 82 2 13 Team Dirt 66 2 14 Biotop 61 3(3) 15 FavreCo 58 2 15 Jeep's Phoenix 58 2 17 42fish 55 1 17 Captain Klutz 55 1 17 Hockey Monkey 55 1 17 Hoopy Frood 55 1 17 lel 55 1 17 minionkat 55 1 17 Tangent 55 1 24 RobotDevilDog 47 2 25 RivkahChaya 43 2 25 Tit Whistle 43 2 27 TexCat* 39 1(1) 28 cardboardbox 37 1(1) 28 Idle Thoughts 37 2 28 Superdude 37 2 31 QueenAnneLace 36 2(1) 32 bowler guy 31 1 32 DeaderThanDead 31 1 32 Dung Beetle 31 1 35 Old Wench 29 2(2) 36 Dr. Girlfriend* 27 1 36 Labtrash 27 1 36 Loach 27 1 36 Martonio 27 1 40 amarinth 23 1 40 Borborygmi 23 1 40 DigitalC 23 1 40 freckafree 23 1 40 Jack Batty 23 1 40 kopek 23 1 40 Lancia 23 1 40 Mahaloth* 23 1 40 Yllaria 23 1 49 ataraxy22 21 2(1) 49 cazwhatever 21 1 49 PaulParkhead 21 1 52 Avarie537 20 1 52 Bayaker* 20 1 52 Clothahump 20 1 52 computergeek 20 1 52 Dolores Reborn 20 1 52 kayT 20 1 52 Maus Magill 20 1 52 Mona Lott 20 1 52 panache45* 20 1 52 Paul in Qatar 20 1 52 septimus 20 1 52 Spiff 20 1 52 swampbear 20 1 52 Two Many Cats 20 1 66 Randy Seltzer* 18 1(1) 67 InvisibleChimp* 13 1(1) 68 GuanoLad 10 1 68 RandMcnally 10 1 68 rucciface 10 1 68 Taco the cat 10 1 ``` ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1264 "2017-05-30T14:49:26Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > Brian Doyle: 40 points and Unique Pick for **carnivorousplant** > > ```auto > > Rank Name Score Picks > 1 Quartz 176 3(1) > 2 carnivorousp 161 3(1) > 3 basset hound 158 4(1) > 4 bowler girl 136 4 > 5 Andrew 21 125 4 > 6 RTFirefly 121 2 > 7 jeezums 113 3 > 8 Rocket Surgery! 105 3 > 9 Registered@Last 87 2(1) > > ``` **phungi** , I think you’re still missing the 50 points **Registered At Last** got for Janet Edmonds. ---
**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:** [May 30, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1265 "2017-05-30T17:43:54Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > You may be right-The New York Times just reported that he died at age 83. You linked to wikipedia: if you scrolled just an auburn whisker down the page, you would have seen his age right there. ---
**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:** [May 30, 2017, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1266 "2017-05-30T20:07:00Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > **phungi** , I think you’re still missing the 50 points **Registered At Last** got for Janet Edmonds. You are too kind, as you _knew_ I was missing those 50 points! ```auto Rank Name Score Picks 1 Quartz 176 3(1) 2 carnivorousp 161 3(1) 3 basset hound 158 4(1) 4 Registered@Last 137 3(2) 5 bowler girl 136 4 6 Andrew 21 125 4 7 RTFirefly 121 2 8 jeezums 113 3 9 Rocket Surgery! 105 3 10 motu 86 2 11 GigoBuster 82 2 11 notfrommensa 82 2 13 Team Dirt 66 2 14 Biotop 61 3(3) 15 FavreCo 58 2 15 Jeep's Phoenix 58 2 17 42fish 55 1 17 Captain Klutz 55 1 17 Hockey Monkey 55 1 17 Hoopy Frood 55 1 17 lel 55 1 17 minionkat 55 1 17 Tangent 55 1 24 RobotDevilDog 47 2 25 RivkahChaya 43 2 25 Tit Whistle 43 2 27 TexCat* 39 1(1) 28 cardboardbox 37 1(1) 28 Idle Thoughts 37 2 28 Superdude 37 2 31 QueenAnneLace 36 2(1) 32 bowler guy 31 1 32 DeaderThanDead 31 1 32 Dung Beetle 31 1 35 Old Wench 29 2(2) 36 Dr. Girlfriend* 27 1 36 Labtrash 27 1 36 Loach 27 1 36 Martonio 27 1 40 amarinth 23 1 40 Borborygmi 23 1 40 DigitalC 23 1 40 freckafree 23 1 40 Jack Batty 23 1 40 kopek 23 1 40 Lancia 23 1 40 Mahaloth* 23 1 40 Yllaria 23 1 49 ataraxy22 21 2(1) 49 cazwhatever 21 1 49 PaulParkhead 21 1 52 Avarie537 20 1 52 Bayaker* 20 1 52 Clothahump 20 1 52 computergeek 20 1 52 Dolores Reborn 20 1 52 kayT 20 1 52 Maus Magill 20 1 52 Mona Lott 20 1 52 panache45* 20 1 52 Paul in Qatar 20 1 52 septimus 20 1 52 Spiff 20 1 52 swampbear 20 1 52 Two Many Cats 20 1 66 Randy Seltzer* 18 1(1) 67 InvisibleChimp* 13 1(1) 68 GuanoLad 10 1 68 RandMcnally 10 1 68 rucciface 10 1 68 Taco the cat 10 1 ``` ---
**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:** [May 31, 2017, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1267 "2017-05-31T03:38:47Z")
It ain’t over yet, but Olivia Newton John has been [diagnosed with cancer](https://www.facebook.com/olivianewtonjohn/posts/1577533138926054), which has metastasised, and she’s treating it with alternative “wellness” therapies. So… ---
**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:** [May 31, 2017, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1268 "2017-05-31T11:55:54Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > It ain’t over yet, but Olivia Newton John has been [diagnosed with cancer](https://www.facebook.com/olivianewtonjohn/posts/1577533138926054), which has metastasised, and she’s treating it with alternative “wellness” therapies. So… …leading to a spike in prayer (that she will live until January) ---
**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:** [May 31, 2017, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1269 "2017-05-31T17:10:18Z")
Be careful. Between Newton-John, Valerie Harper, Ann Jillian, and Jimmy Carter, among others, cancer just ain’t what it used to be. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2017, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1270 "2017-05-31T21:06:25Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Be careful. Between Newton-John, Valerie Harper, Ann Jillian, and Jimmy Carter, among others, cancer just ain’t what it used to be. There are two kinds of cancers. One you’ll live with it for years. The other will take you before December 31. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2017, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1271 "2017-05-31T22:32:24Z")
Molly Peters played nurse Patricia Fearing in Thunderball, opposite Sean Connery. She died on Tuesday at 75. > **[Bond Girl Molly Peters Has Died at 75](https://jezebel.com/bond-girl-molly-peters-has-died-at-75-1795686043)** > > Molly Peters played nurse Patricia Fearing in Thunderball, opposite Sean Connery. She died on Tuesday at 75. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2017, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1272 "2017-05-31T22:53:23Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Be careful. Between Newton-John, Valerie Harper, Ann Jillian, and Jimmy Carter, among others, cancer just ain’t what it used to be. Patience is a virtue, says the person who kept Ariel Sharon on her list for almost ten years. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2017, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1273 "2017-06-01T00:21:43Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > It ain’t over yet, but Olivia Newton John has been [diagnosed with cancer](https://www.facebook.com/olivianewtonjohn/posts/1577533138926054), which has metastasised, and she’s treating it with alternative “wellness” therapies. So… > [@kunilou](#): > > Be careful. Between Newton-John, Valerie Harper, Ann Jillian, and Jimmy Carter, among others, cancer just ain’t what it used to be. Yeah, well, if it weren’t for “alternative wellness therapies,” Steve Jobs would be alive today. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2017, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1274 "2017-06-01T01:57:04Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Yeah, well, if it weren’t for “alternative wellness therapies,” Steve Jobs would be alive today. What did he die of? ---
**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:** [June 1, 2017, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1275 "2017-06-01T02:06:27Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > What did he die of? A very treatable form of pancreatic cancer that was caught early, but that he treated with fruit juice and fairy water, or something. If he’d had the surgery his doctor recommended immediately after diagnosis, it’s about 99% certain he’d still be with us. He might have some health problems he didn’t have before (like problems with insulin production) that would require a special diet, but he’d be alive. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2017, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1276 "2017-06-01T16:26:26Z")
Turki al-Binal (ISIS) falls, breaking **Clams’** Death Pool cherry, and earning him (and **RTFirefly** ) 68 points, and putting **RTFirefly** in the lead: [ISIS announces the death of senior leader Turki al-Binali](http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2017/06/01/ISIS-announces-the-death-of-senior-leader-Turki-al-Binali.html) ```auto Rank Name Score Picks 1 RTFirefly 189 3 2 Quartz 176 3(1) 3 carnivorousp 161 3(1) 4 basset hound 158 4(1) 5 Registered@Last 137 3(2) 6 bowler girl 136 4 7 Andrew 21 125 4 8 jeezums 113 3 9 Rocket Surgery! 105 3 10 motu 86 2 11 GigoBuster 82 2 11 notfrommensa 82 2 13 Clams* 68 1 14 Team Dirt 66 2 15 Biotop 61 3(3) 16 FavreCo 58 2 16 Jeep's Phoenix 58 2 18 42fish 55 1 18 Captain Klutz 55 1 18 Hockey Monkey 55 1 18 Hoopy Frood 55 1 18 lel 55 1 18 minionkat 55 1 18 Tangent 55 1 25 RobotDevilDog 47 2 26 RivkahChaya 43 2 26 Tit Whistle 43 2 28 TexCat* 39 1(1) 29 cardboardbox 37 1(1) 29 Idle Thoughts 37 2 29 Superdude 37 2 32 QueenAnneLace 36 2(1) 33 bowler guy 31 1 33 DeaderThanDead 31 1 33 Dung Beetle 31 1 36 Old Wench 29 2(2) 37 Dr. Girlfriend* 27 1 37 Labtrash 27 1 37 Loach 27 1 37 Martonio 27 1 41 amarinth 23 1 41 Borborygmi 23 1 41 DigitalC 23 1 41 freckafree 23 1 41 Jack Batty 23 1 41 kopek 23 1 41 Lancia 23 1 41 Mahaloth* 23 1 41 Yllaria 23 1 50 ataraxy22 21 2(1) 50 cazwhatever 21 1 50 PaulParkhead 21 1 53 Avarie537 20 1 53 Bayaker* 20 1 53 Clothahump 20 1 53 computergeek 20 1 53 Dolores Reborn 20 1 53 kayT 20 1 53 Maus Magill 20 1 53 Mona Lott 20 1 53 panache45* 20 1 53 Paul in Qatar 20 1 53 septimus 20 1 53 Spiff 20 1 53 swampbear 20 1 53 Two Many Cats 20 1 67 Randy Seltzer* 18 1(1) 68 InvisibleChimp* 13 1(1) 69 GuanoLad 10 1 69 RandMcnally 10 1 69 rucciface 10 1 69 Taco the cat 10 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:** [June 1, 2017, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1277 "2017-06-01T16:53:56Z")
Congratulations, RT! ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1278 "2017-06-01T17:21:25Z")
I’m sincerely happy for you, **RT Firefly**. 🙂 ---
**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:** [June 1, 2017, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1279 "2017-06-01T19:08:56Z")
We’re only 5 months in, folks… there will be plenty of time for congratulations in January! ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1280 "2017-06-01T22:15:33Z")
Hall of Fame Argentine Golfer, [Roberto de Vicenzo](http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/19514067/hall-famer-roberto-de-vicenzo-winner-1967-open-championship-dies-94), dead at age 94. In the 1968 Masters, he made birdie on the 71st hole. But he playing competitor, Tommy Aaron, recorded a par and then Roberto signed for the par instead of a birdie. The score stood, and he lost by one shot to Bob Goalby. He would have been in a playoff if Aaron recorded the correct score. His English was not very good, and he famously said “What a stupid I am” FWIW, he won over a 100 pro tournaments from around the world, including the 1967 British Open. But he never won the Masters. Tommy Aaron was journeyman pro, but he did win the 1973 Masters [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=63) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=65)