# 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:** 89
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1761 "2017-10-02T21:30:02Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > Sad news: [Tom Petty](http://www.tmz.com/2017/10/02/tom-petty-found-unconscious-full-cardiac-arrest/) appears to have died from a sudden heart attack… Latest word is that he’s still holding on, but there’s no reason to think can this possibly end with him making even the shittiest of recovery. Goddamn this motherfucking day. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1762 "2017-10-02T21:37:29Z")
I had Tom Petty! So…do I get the points or what? ---
**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:** [October 2, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1763 "2017-10-02T22:03:25Z")
He’s not dead yet? Maybe it’s just a flesh wound? ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2017, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1764 "2017-10-02T22:16:23Z")
A friend saw Tom Petty in concert a few months ago and said he was moving really slow, like an old man. Apparently he’s had serious health issues going on for a while now. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2017, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1765 "2017-10-02T22:21:01Z")
On a shocking day, I didn’t think I could be more shocked. Or re-shocked, or something. I woke up this morning to the news of the Las Vegas shooting, but I was up early and info poured in slowly, so I was able to acclimate to the bad news over the course of the morning. Then I flipped on the Twitter machine just as I was leaving work and saw that Tom Petty had died (or, I guess is not quite dead yet? wtf?) and I actually uttered an actual “wtf” out loud. Short version - Tom Petty. Fuck. I’m bummed. I’ve tried to live by the motto, “you never slow down, you never grow old.” Now I don’t know what to think. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1766 "2017-10-03T00:02:33Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > Unique Pick, and 38 Points. My first unique pick! ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1767 "2017-10-03T03:26:00Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > Latest word is that he’s still holding on, but there’s no reason to think can this possibly end with him making even the shittiest of recovery. > Goddamn this motherfucking day. October has barely started and it already stinks. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2017, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1768 "2017-10-03T04:52:47Z")
He has been [taken off life support](http://www.thestranger.com/slog/2017/10/02/25448005/tom-petty-is-dead), having no sign of brain activity, but his demise appears in doubt as yet. Between Tom Petty and Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, this seems to be a season of uncertainty. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1769 "2017-10-03T05:23:19Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > He has been [taken off life support](http://www.thestranger.com/slog/2017/10/02/25448005/tom-petty-is-dead), having no sign of brain activity, but his demise appears in doubt as yet. Between Tom Petty and Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, this seems to be a season of uncertainty. No. [He is really dead this time.](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/10/03/entertainment/tom-petty-obit/index.html&ved=0ahUKEwigrfbO2tPWAhXKgFQKHZn6AFQQiJQBCCUwAA&usg=AOvVaw1Sne0J2jXUnpt5MBrOEy7T&cf=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:** [October 3, 2017, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1770 "2017-10-03T05:39:42Z")
[Arthur Janov](http://forward.com/culture/384164/arthur-janov-the-jewish-creator-of-primal-scream-therapy/), creator of Primal Scream Therapy, gone at age 93. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2017, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1771 "2017-10-03T09:46:17Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > I had Tom Petty! So…do I get the points or what? Even though he died twice you only get the points once. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1772 "2017-10-03T13:00:11Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > I had Tom Petty! So…do I get the points or what? Um, didn’t you have him as [your second alternate](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19825533&postcount=50)? ---
**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:** [October 3, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1773 "2017-10-03T14:04:35Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > No. [He is really dead this time.](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/10/03/entertainment/tom-petty-obit/index.html&ved=0ahUKEwigrfbO2tPWAhXKgFQKHZn6AFQQiJQBCCUwAA&usg=AOvVaw1Sne0J2jXUnpt5MBrOEy7T&cf=1) Like I said in another thread -------- until the Shroom says he’s dead, it ain’t real. Just a case of him free-falling. 😉 ---
**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:** [October 3, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1774 "2017-10-03T15:43:56Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > Like I said in another thread -------- until the Shroom says he’s dead, it ain’t real. Just a case of him free-falling. 😉 If there are no points, there is no point… ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1775 "2017-10-03T16:03:00Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > Like I said in another thread -------- until the Shroom says he’s dead, it ain’t real. Just a case of him free-falling. 😉 The waiting is the hardest part… ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1776 "2017-10-03T16:35:32Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Um, didn’t you have him as [your second alternate](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19825533&postcount=50)? Oh yeah. Rats. ---
**Author:** ![J-P\_L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/j-p_l/32/3156_2.png) [@J-P\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J-P_L)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1777 "2017-10-03T18:23:17Z")
For those into NASCAR, [Robert Yates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Yates_(NASCAR_owner)) has died. He had been diagnosed with liver cancer in 2016. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2017, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1778 "2017-10-03T19:12:56Z")
> [@J-P\_L](#): > > For those into NASCAR, [Robert Yates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Yates_(NASCAR_owner)) has died. > > He had been diagnosed with liver cancer in 2016. Unique Pick and 24 Points for **Bowler Girl** : ```auto Rank Name Score Picks(Unique) 1 carnivorousp 282 5(2) 2 RTFirefly 242 4 3 GigoBuster 228 5 4 phungi 222 5(4) 5 Registered@Last 218 5(2) 6 basset hound 209 6(2) 7 Quartz 176 3(1) 8 bowler girl 162 5(1) 9 jeezums 158 5 10 motu 141 3 11 Team Dirt 138 3 12 Andrew 21 130 5 13 Hoopy Frood 129 3 14 Rocket Surgery! 124 4 15 Clams* 121 2 16 42fish 110 2 16 Captain Klutz 110 2 18 septimus 103 4 19 J-P-L 100 3 20 FavreCo 98 4(1) 21 Spiff 94 3 22 notfrommensa 82 2 23 zoog 81 2 24 Jeep's Phoenix 77 3 25 lel 74 2 25 Tangent 74 2 27 cutielemon07 66 2(1) 27 RobotDevilDog 66 3 29 Dr. Girlfriend* 65 2(1) 30 Carlos'Weiner 64 2 30 Little Nemo 64 2 30 meghan 64 2 33 Biotop 61 3(3) 34 Superdude 58 4 35 cardboardbox 56 2(1) 36 5 time champ 55 1 36 emcee2k 55 1 36 EnlightMeditat 55 1 36 Hockey Monkey 55 1 36 minionkat 55 1 36 QueenAnneLace 55 3(1) 36 Wallet* 55 1 43 Martonio 53 2 44 bowler guy 50 2 44 DeaderThanDead 50 2 44 Dung Beetle 50 2 47 RivkahChaya 43 2 47 Tit Whistle 43 2 49 Jack Batty 42 2 49 Lancia 42 2 51 Idle Thoughts 41 3 52 kayT 39 2 52 TexCat* 39 1(1) 54 Labtrash 38 2(1) 55 DigitalC 32 2 56 ataraxy22 29 3(2) 56 computergeek 29 2 56 Dolores Reborn 29 2 56 Old Wench 29 2(2) 60 Allecher 28 2 60 JohnT 28 2 60 Taco the cat 28 3 63 Loach 27 1 64 amarinth 23 1 64 Borborygmi 23 1 64 freckafree 23 1 64 kopek 23 1 64 Mahaloth* 23 1 64 Yllaria 23 1 70 rucciface 22 3(1) 71 cazwhatever 21 1 71 PaulParkhead 21 1 73 Avarie537 20 1 73 Bayaker* 20 1 73 Clothahump 20 1 73 Maus Magill 20 1 73 Mona Lott 20 1 73 panache45* 20 1 73 Paul in Qatar 20 1 73 swampbear 20 1 73 Two Many Cats 20 1 82 BACI 19 1 82 Buttercup Smith 19 1 82 maplekiwi 19 1 82 Simmerdown 19 1 82 SpoilerVirgin 19 1 82 Tread* 19 1 82 Vunderbob 19 1 89 Randy Seltzer* 18 1(1) 90 Sternvogel* 16 1(1) 91 GuanoLad 14 2(1) 92 InvisibleChimp* 13 1(1) 93 RollOutTheBrl 12 1 94 Kitten Mitten* 10 1(1) 94 RandMcnally 10 1 96 imthjckaz 9 1 96 justmeetee 9 1 96 Little_Pig 9 1(1) 96 racer72 9 1 96 UncaStuart 9 1 96 Uncle Frank 9 1 96 wolf_meister 9 1 103 Baker 8 1(1) 104 critter42 5 1 ``` ---
**Author:** ![motu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/motu/32/259_2.png) [@motu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/motu)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1779 "2017-10-03T19:31:52Z")
Lance Russel, legendary Memphis rasslin’ announcer passed away at the age of 91. > **[Lance Russell, The Greatest Pro Wrestling Announcer Of All Time, Dies At 91](https://deadspin.com/lance-russell-the-greatest-pro-wrestling-announcer-of-1819057820)** > > Lance Russell, the professional wrestling announcer best known as the voice of the sport in the territory surrounding Memphis, Tenn. for decades, as well as for his stint in WCW, died Tuesday morning at the age of 91. He had broken his hip in a fall... ---
**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:** [October 4, 2017, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1780 "2017-10-04T04:02:05Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > The waiting is the hardest part… You can still change your mind. and/or But let me get to the point, let’s roll another joint And turn the radio loud, I’m too alone to be proud On a side note – I attend something every year in Pittsburgh called “Night of the Singing Dead” and already have my tickets for this year. https://www.youtube.com/embed/hrEe3cAGTBU?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=PLHr5z3jUxkipbjn8AocPl1L1dqPzhn1yq The last week with Hugh, Monty and Tom I am betting big-time that the writers are throwing out half their script and starting over. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=88) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=90)