# 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:** 92
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1821 "2017-10-25T14:44:10Z")
[Fats Domino](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/fats-domino-boogie-woogie-pianist-who-helped-launch-rock-and-roll-dies-at-89/2017/10/25/953a48ca-b98e-11e7-a908-a3470754bbb9_story.html?pushid=59f0a2ac92c9af1d00000004&tid=notifi_push_breaking-news&utm_term=.3207a5f4dfcb) dies at 89. Ain’t that a shame? ---
**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 25, 2017, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1822 "2017-10-25T14:59:50Z")
89 is a pretty good run for someone named Fats. ---
**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 25, 2017, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1823 "2017-10-25T15:02:22Z")
According to that article he weighed 200 pounds. Hardly “Fats” today in America. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2017, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1824 "2017-10-25T16:05:50Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > According to that article he weighed 200 pounds. Hardly “Fats” today in America. Ah, but he was only 2 foot 3! ETA: That’s a true fact; you can look that up. 😃 ---
**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, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1825 "2017-10-25T19:21:12Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > [Fats Domino](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/fats-domino-boogie-woogie-pianist-who-helped-launch-rock-and-roll-dies-at-89/2017/10/25/953a48ca-b98e-11e7-a908-a3470754bbb9_story.html?pushid=59f0a2ac92c9af1d00000004&tid=notifi_push_breaking-news&utm_term=.3207a5f4dfcb) dies at 89. Ain’t that a shame? 11 points for **rucciface** , **Tit Whistle** , and **Paul in Qatar** ```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 Tit Whistle 54 3 51 bowler guy 50 2 51 Dung Beetle 50 2 53 Eliahna 47 1 53 Happy Lender… 47 1 53 Lsura 47 1 53 melondeca 47 1 53 NurseCarmen 47 1 53 Sarabellum1976 47 1 53 Scoobysnax 47 1 53 Squonk 47 1 61 RivkahChaya 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 rucciface 33 4(1) 68 DigitalC 32 2 69 Paul in Qatar 31 2 70 ataraxy22 29 3(2) 70 computergeek 29 2 70 Dolores Reborn 29 2 70 Old Wench 29 2(2) 74 Allecher 28 2 74 JohnT 28 2 74 Taco the cat 28 3 77 amarinth 23 1 77 Borborygmi 23 1 77 freckafree 23 1 77 kopek 23 1 77 Mahaloth* 23 1 82 cazwhatever 21 1 82 PaulParkhead 21 1 84 Avarie537 20 1 84 Bayaker* 20 1 84 Clothahump 20 1 84 Mona Lott 20 1 84 panache45* 20 1 84 swampbear 20 1 84 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:** ![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 26, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1826 "2017-10-26T01:28:11Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > According to that article he weighed 200 pounds. Hardly “Fats” today in America. Well that was one of his song lyrics but most cites say “more than” 200 pounds. No he didn’t belong on My 600 pound Life but at 5" 4’ and over 200 lbs he wasn’t exactly svelte. ---
**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 26, 2017, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1827 "2017-10-26T05:29:51Z")
Actor [Brent Briscoe](https://www.avclub.com/r-i-p-brent-briscoe-from-twin-peaks-and-parks-and-recr-1819754694) dead at 56 after internal injuries from a fall. ---
**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:** [October 26, 2017, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1828 "2017-10-26T11:11:34Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > Actor [Brent Briscoe](https://www.avclub.com/r-i-p-brent-briscoe-from-twin-peaks-and-parks-and-recr-1819754694) dead at 56 after internal injuries from a fall. _Twin Peaks_ actors are dropping like flies. Did someone curse that show? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Andrew\_21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@Andrew\_21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andrew_21)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1829 "2017-10-26T22:53:26Z")
Captain Klutz, cazwhatever, and minionkat picked Daisy Berkowitz (aka Scott Putesky). ---
**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 27, 2017, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1830 "2017-10-27T16:58:15Z")
> [@Andrew\_21](#): > > Captain Klutz, cazwhatever, and minionkat picked Daisy Berkowitz (aka Scott Putesky). Good catch… “Daisy Berkowitz” was changed to “Scott Petusky” instead of “Putesky”. Having corrected that, there were 5 players who picked Berkowitz/Petusky/Putesky/. Updated standings: ```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 Captain Klutz 208 4 10 Andrew 21 177 6 11 Hoopy Frood 176 4 11 Quartz 176 3(1) 13 Rocket Surgery! 171 5 14 42fish 157 3 15 minionkat 153 3 16 Martonio 151 4 17 septimus 150 5 18 J-P-L 147 4 19 motu 141 3 20 Team Dirt 138 3 21 zoog 128 3 22 Clams* 121 2 22 Tangent 121 3 24 RobotDevilDog 113 4 25 5 time champ 102 2 25 emcee2k 102 2 25 Hockey Monkey 102 2 25 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 cazwhatever 72 2 38 Yllaria 70 2 39 Maus Magill 67 2 40 cutielemon07 66 2(1) 40 Vunderbob 66 2 42 Dr. Girlfriend* 65 2(1) 43 Carlos'Weiner 64 2 43 Little Nemo 64 2 43 meghan 64 2 46 Biotop 61 3(3) 47 Superdude 58 4 48 cardboardbox 56 2(1) 49 EnlightMeditat 55 1 49 Wallet* 55 1 51 Tit Whistle 54 3 52 bowler guy 50 2 52 Dung Beetle 50 2 54 Eliahna 47 1 54 Happy Lender… 47 1 54 Lsura 47 1 54 melondeca 47 1 54 NurseCarmen 47 1 54 Sarabellum1976 47 1 54 Scoobysnax 47 1 54 Squonk 47 1 62 RivkahChaya 43 2 63 Lancia 42 2 64 Idle Thoughts 41 3 65 kayT 39 2 65 TexCat* 39 1(1) 67 Labtrash 38 2(1) 68 rucciface 33 4(1) 69 DigitalC 32 2 70 Paul in Qatar 31 2 71 ataraxy22 29 3(2) 71 computergeek 29 2 71 Dolores Reborn 29 2 71 Old Wench 29 2(2) 75 Allecher 28 2 75 JohnT 28 2 75 Taco the cat 28 3 78 amarinth 23 1 78 Borborygmi 23 1 78 freckafree 23 1 78 kopek 23 1 78 Mahaloth* 23 1 83 PaulParkhead 21 1 84 Avarie537 20 1 84 Bayaker* 20 1 84 Clothahump 20 1 84 Mona Lott 20 1 84 panache45* 20 1 84 swampbear 20 1 84 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:** ![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 27, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1831 "2017-10-27T20:56:40Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > Actor [Brent Briscoe](https://www.avclub.com/r-i-p-brent-briscoe-from-twin-peaks-and-parks-and-recr-1819754694) dead at 56 after internal injuries from a fall. That sucks. I loved him in “A Simple Plan,” starring his fellow 2017 Death Pool cohort Bill Paxton. ---
**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 29, 2017, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1832 "2017-10-29T13:56:53Z")
Jack Bannon from Lou Grant and brother-in-law of John Travolta: [Jack Bannon - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Bannon) ---
**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 29, 2017, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1833 "2017-10-29T14:05:57Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Jack Bannon from Lou Grant and brother-in-law of John Travolta: [John Bannon (disambiguation) - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Bannon) While there were picks for a guy named “Steve” Bannon, no Jacks… ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1834 "2017-10-30T04:38:30Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > 14 42fish 157 3 At the risk of knocking myself from 14 to 25: as far as I can tell, I only have two kills – Joost van der Westhulzen and Gord Downie – for 102 points. Having checked Wkipedia, everyone else on my list seems to be alive. (My list so you don’t have to scroll back for it: Mel Stottlemyre Donald Trump Luke Halpin Rush Limbaugh The Amazing Jonathan Val Kilmer William Perry Gord Downie Leah Bracknell Joost van der Westhuizen Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Kseniva Sobchak Johnny Manziel) ---
**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 30, 2017, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1835 "2017-10-30T09:26:10Z")
I believe you are a victim of Schroedinger’s al-Baghdadi. ---
**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 30, 2017, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1836 "2017-10-30T12:36:45Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > I believe you are a victim of Schroedinger’s al-Baghdadi. correct… having “given” points, I have not yet “taketh away”, hoping for confirmation one way or another over the next 60 days. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1837 "2017-10-30T12:42:18Z")
> [@42fish](#): > > At the risk of knocking myself from 14 to 25: as far as I can tell, I only have two kills – Joost van der Westhulzen and Gord Downie – for 102 points. > > Having checked Wkipedia, everyone else on my list seems to be alive. > > (My list so you don’t have to scroll back for it: > Mel Stottlemyre > Donald Trump > Luke Halpin > Rush Limbaugh > The Amazing Jonathan > Val Kilmer > William Perry > Gord Downie > Leah Bracknell > Joost van der Westhuizen > Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi > Kseniva Sobchak > Johnny Manziel) > [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > I believe you are a victim of Schroedinger’s al-Baghdadi. This. **phungi** declared al-Baghdadi dead for Death Pool purposes back [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20337045&postcount=1438), so everyone with al-Baghdadi on their list has the points for him. Our Death Shroom has taken the position that there’s still time to wait before the final call is made for this year’s Death Pool on the claims that he’s actually still alive. So there’s a distinct possibility that those of us who had him will have to give those points back before the end of the year, but for now we are still credited with them. ETA: That what I get for being too wordy - **phungi** beats me to it with a much more direct explanation. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1838 "2017-10-30T16:49:32Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > While there were picks for a guy named “Steve” Bannon, no Jacks… He was one of my alternates :smack: ---
**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 30, 2017, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1839 "2017-10-30T17:19:55Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Schroedinger’s al-Baghdadi. that brought a tear to my eye, it was so beautiful ---
**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:** [October 31, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1840 "2017-10-31T13:46:53Z")
Former local MP [Frank Doran](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-41819459) has died at 32 points. And the youngest person on my list, Sauna Hoare, may be in [dire danger](https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4791682/shauna-hoare-tv-documentary-prison-claims/). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=91) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=93)