# 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:** 69
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1361 "2017-06-20T02:11:10Z")
[Otto Warmbier](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/06/19/otto-warmbier-dies-days-after-release-from-north-korean-detainment/?utm_term=.bedd29898532) dies days after release from North Korean detention center. Age 23. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1362 "2017-06-20T02:13:13Z")
[Otto Warmbier](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/06/19/otto-warmbier-dies-days-after-release-from-north-korean-detainment/?utm_term=.bedd29898532) dies days after release from North Korean detention. Age 23 ---
**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:** [June 20, 2017, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1363 "2017-06-20T20:23:27Z")
Venus Ramey died Saturday at 92. She was Miss America 1944, prolific seller of war bonds, nose illustration on a B-17, noted gunslinger, and first redhead winner in the pageant. AP I think there may be a couple of folks with her on a themed list of former Miss Americas. ---
**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:** [June 20, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1364 "2017-06-20T20:44:30Z")
Looks like the Deathmistress-emeritus loses her 2017 cherry to Venus with a unique pick. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1365 "2017-06-20T21:26:34Z")
Finally I have points, just a few, but points! She’s not even the oldest on the list. Those beauty queens really hang in there. ---
**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 20, 2017, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1366 "2017-06-20T21:27:27Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Looks like the Deathmistress-emeritus loses her 2017 cherry to Venus with a unique pick. Cool! ---
**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:** [June 20, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1367 "2017-06-20T21:37:20Z")
Rap artist Prodigy, part of rap duo Mobb Deep, has [died](http://www.thewrap.com/mobb-deeps-prodigy-dies-42/) at 42. No word on cause of death yet, but he had battled sickle-cell anemia for years. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2017, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1368 "2017-06-21T04:16:28Z")
[Tony Dicicco](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/20/sports/soccer/tony-dicicco-dead-united-states-women-soccer-coach.html), women’s soccer coach. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2017, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1369 "2017-06-21T16:58:26Z")
(Prince) [Phil the Greek](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40355006) is in hospital. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1370 "2017-06-23T10:07:40Z")
[Televangelist Leroy Jenkins, dead at 83](http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170622/televangelist-leroy-jenkins-dead-at-83) ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2017, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1371 "2017-06-23T10:12:22Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > [Televangelist Leroy Jenkins, dead at 83](http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170622/televangelist-leroy-jenkins-dead-at-83) That link keeps throwing survey questions at me, won’t let me read it. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2017, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1372 "2017-06-23T10:58:53Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > That link keeps throwing survey questions at me, won’t let me read it. His [wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Jenkins_(televangelist)) has a date of death in the margin of his entry. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2017, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1373 "2017-06-23T12:37:59Z")
7 points for anyone who may have had New York news icon Gabe Pressman. [https://www.google.com/amp/www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Gabe-Pressman-WNBC-Dead-430323423.html%3Famp%3Dy](https://www.google.com/amp/www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Gabe-Pressman-WNBC-Dead-430323423.html%3Famp%3Dy) ---
**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 23, 2017, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1374 "2017-06-23T13:25:26Z")
I am on a vacation, so will post updated scores (for Baker, and perhaps others) next week. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2017, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1375 "2017-06-24T02:12:50Z")
Frank “Sandy” Tatum, the former U.S. Golf Association president known for difficult U.S. Open setups and a famous quote after the “Massacre at Winged Foot,” died Thursday. He was 96. > **[Former USGA President Sandy Tatum dies at 96](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2017/06/22/former-usga-president-sandy-tatum-dies-at-96/103128112/)** > > Frank "Sandy" Tatum, the former U.S. Golf Association president known for difficult U.S. Open setups and a famous quote after the "Massacre at Winged Foot," has died at 96 ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1376 "2017-06-26T15:19:17Z")
At least he broke a hundred. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1377 "2017-06-26T16:15:50Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > At least he broke a hundred. > > Regards, > Shodan And probably got to golf his age. Something I’m aspiring towards. Sent from my XT1635-02 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1378 "2017-06-26T16:19:51Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > [Televangelist Leroy Jenkins, dead at 83](http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170622/televangelist-leroy-jenkins-dead-at-83) I thought Leroy Jenkins was a famous WoW player… ---
**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:** [June 26, 2017, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1379 "2017-06-26T19:07:39Z")
On the off chance that I’m not being wooshed, you’re thinking of [Leeroy Jenkins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeroy_Jenkins). ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1380 "2017-06-27T13:01:00Z")
_Leroy, boy, you’re my friend You say how and I’ll say when_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=68) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=70)