# 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:** 73
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1441 "2017-07-11T20:11:26Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Congratulations! > 🙂 Congrats back atcha! #2 and trying harder, right? 😉 > [@](#): > > dammit. he had him, too. Told ya that back in post #1407. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1442 "2017-07-11T23:26:03Z")
Louise Solheim, wife of PING Golf Founder Karsten Solheim, has passed away in Phoenix, Arizona, at the age of 99. [https://womenandgolf.com/news/industry-news/4690-louise-solheim-passes-away-aged-99-golf-ping](https://womenandgolf.com/news/industry-news/4690-louise-solheim-passes-away-aged-99-golf-ping) ---
**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:** [July 12, 2017, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1443 "2017-07-12T01:18:07Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Louise Solheim, wife of PING Golf Founder Karsten Solheim, has passed away in Phoenix, Arizona, at the age of 99. > > [https://womenandgolf.com/news/industry-news/4690-louise-solheim-passes-away-aged-99-golf-ping](https://womenandgolf.com/news/industry-news/4690-louise-solheim-passes-away-aged-99-golf-ping) Do spouses of celebrities count in our contest? I have been refused family members. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2017, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1444 "2017-07-12T01:19:24Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Congrats back atcha! #2 and trying harder, right? 😉 > > Told ya that back in post #1407. 🙂 I stole him, too. We can’t try harder, we just wait. 🙂 ---
**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:** [July 12, 2017, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1445 "2017-07-12T02:00:12Z")
Clench your fists, furrow your brow, grimace and just _wait harder_. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2017, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1446 "2017-07-12T02:26:07Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Do spouses of celebrities count in our contest? I have been refused family members. FWIW, Louise Solheim was well known in the golf community, particularly the LPGA. I think she should have qualified. But the query is reasonable. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2017, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1447 "2017-07-12T10:34:35Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > FWIW, Louise Solheim was well known in the golf community, particularly the LPGA. I think she should have qualified. > > But the query is reasonable. Thanks. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2017, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1448 "2017-07-12T15:25:07Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > FWIW, Louise Solheim was well known in the golf community, particularly the LPGA. I think she should have qualified. > > But the query is reasonable. I searched her name and she was known for much more than being the wife of the founder of Ping. Under the “Death Schroom” rules (should I be fortunate enough to lead this distinguished pool from the outset), she would qualify as a celebrity and a 1-point waste of a pick (unless you are going for the “Quantity Not Quality” award. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1449 "2017-07-13T14:29:25Z")
[Liu Xiaobo succumbs](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/true-honor-lies-not-with-chinas-rulers-but-with-the-man-they-imprisoned-until-his-death/2017/07/13/a060ea64-6331-11e7-8adc-fea80e32bf47_story.html?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-f%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.b8b65a1c3cf5). Chinese dissident was awarded Nobel Prize while serving 11-year prison sentence. Points don’t matter on this one. ☹ ---
**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:** [July 13, 2017, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1450 "2017-07-13T16:30:36Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Getting a placeholder in on the first page. Damn rappers were healthy this past year. > I’ve threatened this for a few years - Rappers who (could) die young. > Probably a lot of uniques. I’ll be back with real names. > > Chief Keef > Waka Flocka Flame > ScHoolboy Q > Ty Dolla Sign > Tech N9ne > Birdman > Young Thug > Pusha T > Riff Raff > Bobby Shmurda > Wale > X-Raided > Max B > > Alts. > Lil Twist > Shyne > Turk [Fresh Kid Ice](http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/celebrities/article161132618.html) (aka Chris Wong Won, from 2 Live Crew) dead at 53. Not even **smithsb** saw this one coming ---
**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:** [July 13, 2017, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1451 "2017-07-13T17:30:07Z")
Just shoot me. Actually I’m hoping for some sort of a shootout at a Rap festival/challenge. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2017, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1452 "2017-07-13T19:04:29Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Just shoot me. Actually I’m hoping for some sort of a shootout at a Rap festival/challenge. If a handful of ISIS leaders happen to be caught in the cross-fire, I think you will find pockets of support from this dysfunctional Death Pool family. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2017, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1453 "2017-07-13T19:23:18Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > [Fresh Kid Ice](http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/celebrities/article161132618.html) (aka Chris Wong Won, from 2 Live Crew) dead at 53. As dead as he wants to be! ---
**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:** [July 14, 2017, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1454 "2017-07-14T03:15:45Z")
[Chuck Blazer](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/13/sports/soccer/chuck-blazer-central-figure-in-fifa-scandal-dies-at-72.html), has been banned from life…for life. ---
**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1455 "2017-07-14T19:26:06Z")
Philanthropist [Peter Alfond](https://www.forbes.com/sites/denizcam/2017/07/13/billionaire-philanthropist-peter-alfond-dies-at-65/#21afddd07c1a) died from malaria at 65. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2017, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1456 "2017-07-14T20:20:17Z")
[Hootie Johnson](http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/hootie-johnson-who-fought-to-keep-women-out-of-augusta-national-dies/), former Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, dies at age 86. Johnson fought to keep “hooters” from becoming members at ANGC, which was famousing protested by Martha Burk. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2017, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1457 "2017-07-14T21:47:15Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Johnson fought to keep “hooters” from becoming members at ANGC, which was famousing protested by Martha Burk. What are “hooters” in golfing parlance? ---
**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:** [July 14, 2017, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1458 "2017-07-14T21:57:33Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > What are “hooters” in golfing parlance? I think it was a play on the name “Hootie,” coupled with his not wanting women to be part of that club/tour ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1459 "2017-07-16T20:57:52Z")
Mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani died on Saturday, age 40, of breast cancer. The only woman, and the only Iranian, to win the Fields Medal, probably the most prestigious prize in mathematics. [Link](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/16/us/maryam-mirzakhani-dead.html?_r=0) ---
**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:** [July 16, 2017, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1460 "2017-07-16T22:28:13Z")
[Filmaker George Romero](http://www.indiewire.com/2017/07/george-romero-dead-night-of-the-living-dead-1201855924/) dead at age 77. No news yet as to the release of _Romero II-The Awakening_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=72) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=74)