# 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:** 91
**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 16, 2017, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1801 "2017-10-16T12:06:05Z")
[Actor Roy Dotrice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Dotrice), dead at 94. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2017, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1802 "2017-10-16T12:08:42Z")
Comedian Sean Hughes, 51 ☹ > **[Sean Hughes: comedian dies aged 51](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/oct/16/sean-hughes-comedian-dies-aged-51)** > > Hughes, Perrier award winner and team captain on BBC’s Never Mind the Buzzcocks, died on Monday morning ---
**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 16, 2017, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1803 "2017-10-16T15:12:57Z")
No takers for Roy Dotrice or Sean Hughes… ---
**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:** [October 17, 2017, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1804 "2017-10-17T02:20:22Z")
> **[John Dunsworth, Mr. Lahey on Trailer Park Boys, dead at 71 | CBC News](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/john-dunsworth-beloved-actor-best-known-as-mr-lahey-has-died-1.4357370)** > > John Dunsworth, a Nova Scotia actor best known as the irreverent trailer park supervisor Jim Lahey, has died at the age of 71. John Dunsworth, best known as Mr Lahey on “Trailer Park Boys,” has died at 71. ---
**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:** [October 17, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1805 "2017-10-17T20:49:02Z")
[Bob Schiller](http://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/bob_schiller.html), comedy writer most famous for _I Love Lucy_. ---
**Author:** ![jeezums](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@jeezums](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeezums)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2017, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1806 "2017-10-18T12:48:46Z")
[Gord Downie dead: The Tragically Hip lead singer dies of cancer at 53](https://globalnews.ca/news/2914215/gord-downie-dead-cancer-tragically-hip/) ---
**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 18, 2017, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1807 "2017-10-18T13:07:31Z")
Tragic, and Tragically, points for 37 players… too many to list, but first points of the year for **Eliahna, Happy Lendervedder Lsura, melondeca, NurseCarmen, Sarabellum1976, Scoobysnax Squonk** ```auto Rank Name Score Picks 1 carnivorousp 329 6(2) 2 RTFirefly 289 5 3 phungi 269 6(4) 4 Registered@Last 265 6(2) 5 basset hound 256 7(2) 6 GigoBuster 228 5 7 bowler girl 209 6(1) 8 jeezums 205 6 9 Andrew 21 177 6 10 Hoopy Frood 176 4 10 Quartz 176 3(1) 12 Rocket Surgery! 171 5 13 42fish 157 3 13 Captain Klutz 157 3 15 septimus 150 5 16 J-P-L 147 4 17 motu 141 3 18 Team Dirt 138 3 19 zoog 128 3 20 Clams* 121 2 20 Tangent 121 3 22 RobotDevilDog 113 4 23 5 time champ 102 2 23 emcee2k 102 2 23 Hockey Monkey 102 2 23 minionkat 102 2 23 QueenAnneLace 102 4(1) 28 Martonio 100 3 29 FavreCo 98 4(1) 30 DeaderThanDead 97 3 31 Spiff 94 3 32 Jack Batty 89 3 33 notfrommensa 82 2 34 Jeep's Phoenix 77 3 35 lel 74 2 35 Loach 74 2 37 Yllaria 70 2 38 Maus Magill 67 2 39 cutielemon07 66 2(1) 39 Vunderbob 66 2 41 Dr. Girlfriend* 65 2(1) 42 Carlos'Weiner 64 2 42 Little Nemo 64 2 42 meghan 64 2 45 Biotop 61 3(3) 46 Superdude 58 4 47 cardboardbox 56 2(1) 48 EnlightMeditat 55 1 48 Wallet* 55 1 50 bowler guy 50 2 50 Dung Beetle 50 2 52 Eliahna 47 1 52 Happy Lender... 47 1 52 Lsura 47 1 52 melondeca 47 1 52 NurseCarmen 47 1 52 Sarabellum1976 47 1 52 Scoobysnax 47 1 52 Squonk 47 1 60 RivkahChaya 43 2 60 Tit Whistle 43 2 62 Lancia 42 2 63 Idle Thoughts 41 3 64 kayT 39 2 64 TexCat* 39 1(1) 66 Labtrash 38 2(1) 67 DigitalC 32 2 68 ataraxy22 29 3(2) 68 computergeek 29 2 68 Dolores Reborn 29 2 68 Old Wench 29 2(2) 72 Allecher 28 2 72 JohnT 28 2 72 Taco the cat 28 3 75 amarinth 23 1 75 Borborygmi 23 1 75 freckafree 23 1 75 kopek 23 1 75 Mahaloth* 23 1 80 rucciface 22 3(1) 81 cazwhatever 21 1 81 PaulParkhead 21 1 83 Avarie537 20 1 83 Bayaker* 20 1 83 Clothahump 20 1 83 Mona Lott 20 1 83 panache45* 20 1 83 Paul in Qatar 20 1 83 swampbear 20 1 83 Two Many Cats 20 1 91 BACI 19 1 91 Buttercup Smith 19 1 91 maplekiwi 19 1 91 Simmerdown 19 1 91 SpoilerVirgin 19 1 91 Tread* 19 1 97 Randy Seltzer* 18 1(1) 98 Sternvogel* 16 1(1) 99 GuanoLad 14 2(1) 100 InvisibleChimp* 13 1(1) 101 RollOutTheBrl 12 1 102 Kitten Mitten* 10 1(1) 102 RandMcnally 10 1 104 imthjckaz 9 1 104 justmeetee 9 1 104 Little_Pig 9 1(1) 104 racer72 9 1 104 UncaStuart 9 1 104 Uncle Frank 9 1 104 wolf_meister 9 1 111 Baker 8 1(1) 112 critter42 5 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 19, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1808 "2017-10-19T14:38:42Z")
[Eamonn Campbell of “The Dubliners”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eamonn_Campbell), dead at age 70. ---
**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 19, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1809 "2017-10-19T21:05:37Z")
So i’m working on next year’s list and want to make sure I am clear on the concept/rules. Would Jake Bailey not be eligible? > **[Jake Bailey: Staring terminal cancer in the face didn't scare me](https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/inspire-me/92337915/jake-bailey-life-after-cancer)** > > "I didn't feel relieved, I didn't feel happy, I didn't feel lucky, I didn't feel empowered, brave or strong." h. famous solely as a result of their illness or the events surrounding their death If you have any questions about who is or is not a celebrity, feel free to PM me ---
**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:** [October 19, 2017, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1810 "2017-10-19T21:35:00Z")
> [@motu](#): > > So i’m working on next year’s list and want to make sure I am clear on the concept/rules. > > Would Jake Bailey not be eligible? > > [Stuff](http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/inspire-me/92337915/jake-bailey-life-after-cancer) > > h. famous solely as a result of their illness or the events surrounding their death > If you have any questions about who is or is not a celebrity, feel free to PM me I don’t submit unless there is a wikipedia article written before the candidate was ill. FWIF. ---
**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 20, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1811 "2017-10-20T19:11:03Z")
> [@motu](#): > > So i’m working on next year’s list and want to make sure I am clear on the concept/rules. > > Would Jake Bailey not be eligible? > > [Stuff](http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/inspire-me/92337915/jake-bailey-life-after-cancer) > > h. famous solely as a result of their illness or the events surrounding their death > If you have any questions about who is or is not a celebrity, feel free to PM me by the power vested in me by absolutely no one, I would say that Jake Bailey does not pass for a “celebrity” ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1812 "2017-10-21T02:40:26Z")
Julian May, author of the Pliocene Exile, Galactic Milieu, and the Rampart Worlds series, died on [the 17th at the age of 86](http://locusmag.com/2017/10/julian-may-1931-2017/). Damnitall. ---
**Author:** ![jeezums](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@jeezums](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeezums)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2017, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1813 "2017-10-23T13:15:32Z")
[Marilyn Manson’s former bandmate Scott Putesky has died at the age of 49](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-5008421/Marilyn-Manson-s-Scott-Putesky-dies-colon-cancer.html) ---
**Author:** ![jeezums](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@jeezums](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeezums)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2017, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1814 "2017-10-23T13:18:36Z")
[George Young, Legendary Australian Songwriter, Musician and Producer, Dies at 70](http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/8006960/george-young-australian-songwriter-musician-producer) ---
**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 23, 2017, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1815 "2017-10-23T16:36:18Z")
> [@jeezums](#): > > [Marilyn Manson’s former bandmate Scott Putesky has died at the age of 49](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-5008421/Marilyn-Manson-s-Scott-Putesky-dies-colon-cancer.html) 51 points for **jeezums** and **Martonio** ```auto Rank Name Score Picks(Unique) 1 carnivorousp 329 6(2) 2 RTFirefly 289 5 3 phungi 269 6(4) 4 Registered@Last 265 6(2) 5 basset hound 256 7(2) 5 jeezums 256 7 7 GigoBuster 228 5 8 bowler girl 209 6(1) 9 Andrew 21 177 6 10 Hoopy Frood 176 4 10 Quartz 176 3(1) 12 Rocket Surgery! 171 5 13 42fish 157 3 13 Captain Klutz 157 3 15 Martonio 151 4 16 septimus 150 5 17 J-P-L 147 4 18 motu 141 3 19 Team Dirt 138 3 20 zoog 128 3 21 Clams* 121 2 21 Tangent 121 3 23 RobotDevilDog 113 4 24 5 time champ 102 2 24 emcee2k 102 2 24 Hockey Monkey 102 2 24 minionkat 102 2 24 QueenAnneLace 102 4(1) 29 FavreCo 98 4(1) 30 DeaderThanDead 97 3 31 Spiff 94 3 32 Jack Batty 89 3 33 notfrommensa 82 2 34 Jeep's Phoenix 77 3 35 lel 74 2 35 Loach 74 2 37 Yllaria 70 2 38 Maus Magill 67 2 39 cutielemon07 66 2(1) 39 Vunderbob 66 2 41 Dr. Girlfriend* 65 2(1) 42 Carlos'Weiner 64 2 42 Little Nemo 64 2 42 meghan 64 2 45 Biotop 61 3(3) 46 Superdude 58 4 47 cardboardbox 56 2(1) 48 EnlightMeditat 55 1 48 Wallet* 55 1 50 bowler guy 50 2 50 Dung Beetle 50 2 52 Eliahna 47 1 52 Happy Lender… 47 1 52 Lsura 47 1 52 melondeca 47 1 52 NurseCarmen 47 1 52 Sarabellum1976 47 1 52 Scoobysnax 47 1 52 Squonk 47 1 60 RivkahChaya 43 2 60 Tit Whistle 43 2 62 Lancia 42 2 63 Idle Thoughts 41 3 64 kayT 39 2 64 TexCat* 39 1(1) 66 Labtrash 38 2(1) 67 DigitalC 32 2 68 ataraxy22 29 3(2) 68 computergeek 29 2 68 Dolores Reborn 29 2 68 Old Wench 29 2(2) 72 Allecher 28 2 72 JohnT 28 2 72 Taco the cat 28 3 75 amarinth 23 1 75 Borborygmi 23 1 75 freckafree 23 1 75 kopek 23 1 75 Mahaloth* 23 1 80 rucciface 22 3(1) 81 cazwhatever 21 1 81 PaulParkhead 21 1 83 Avarie537 20 1 83 Bayaker* 20 1 83 Clothahump 20 1 83 Mona Lott 20 1 83 panache45* 20 1 83 Paul in Qatar 20 1 83 swampbear 20 1 83 Two Many Cats 20 1 91 BACI 19 1 91 Buttercup Smith 19 1 91 maplekiwi 19 1 91 Simmerdown 19 1 91 SpoilerVirgin 19 1 91 Tread* 19 1 97 Randy Seltzer* 18 1(1) 98 Sternvogel* 16 1(1) 99 GuanoLad 14 2(1) 100 InvisibleChimp* 13 1(1) 101 RollOutTheBrl 12 1 102 Kitten Mitten* 10 1(1) 102 RandMcnally 10 1 104 imthjckaz 9 1 104 justmeetee 9 1 104 Little_Pig 9 1(1) 104 racer72 9 1 104 UncaStuart 9 1 104 Uncle Frank 9 1 104 wolf_meister 9 1 111 Baker 8 1(1) 112 critter42 5 1 ``` ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1816 "2017-10-23T20:14:25Z")
I’d have figured that more people would have Putesky. I think about eight people had him last year, either as Putesky or as Daisy Berkowitz. ---
**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:** [October 24, 2017, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1817 "2017-10-24T19:14:49Z")
Paul Weitz dead: Nasa astronaut who commanded first space shuttle challenger flight dies age 85. > **[The Nasa astronaut who flew the first ever space shuttle dies](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/paul-weitz-dead-nasa-astronaut-challenger-space-shuttle-sky-lab-dies-died-a8017211.html)** > > Astronaut who piloted Skylab in the early 1970s died at his retirement home in Arizona ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1818 "2017-10-24T20:06:10Z")
[Robert Guillaume died at 89, had been battling prostate cancer.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-robert-guillaume-dead-20171024-story.html) ---
**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:** [October 25, 2017, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1819 "2017-10-25T03:38:09Z")
[Dick Morley](http://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/dick_morley.html), who created the Programmable Logic Controller, an invention which revolutionized manufacturing. ---
**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 25, 2017, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1820 "2017-10-25T13:54:41Z")
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