# 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:** 93
**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 31, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1841 "2017-10-31T15:42:15Z")
USA Today headline: [Former NFL defensive end Daniel Te’o-Nesheim dies at age 30](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2017/10/30/former-nfl-defensive-end-daniel-teo-nesheim-dies-age-30/814864001/) ---
**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 31, 2017, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1842 "2017-10-31T21:24:46Z")
[Robert Blakeley](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/27/obituaries/robert-blakeley-whose-fallout-shelter-sign-symbolized-the-cold-war-dies-at-95.html) won’t ever be needing a fallout shelter. [Donald Bain](http://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/donald_bain.html) probably didn’t write this obituary. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2017, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1843 "2017-11-01T13:10:02Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > [Robert Blakeley](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/27/obituaries/robert-blakeley-whose-fallout-shelter-sign-symbolized-the-cold-war-dies-at-95.html) won’t ever be needing a fallout shelter. > > [Donald Bain](http://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/donald_bain.html) probably didn’t write this obituary. As far as “Donalds” go, we have a Rumsfeld, a Sutherland, and a whole lotta Drumpfs, but no Bain, and of the many “Roberts” there are no Blakeleys ---
**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:** [November 6, 2017, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1844 "2017-11-06T03:41:34Z")
Nancy Friday, age 84-pioneering writer on women’s sexuality, author of “The Secret Garden”. ---
**Author:** ![Allecher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@Allecher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Allecher)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1845 "2017-11-07T21:39:12Z")
[Roy Halladay](http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/21331438/roy-halladay-40-dies-plane-crash-gulf-mexico), MLB pitcher, age 40, died in airplane crash ---
**Author:** ![Allecher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@Allecher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Allecher)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1846 "2017-11-07T23:30:13Z")
[Dick Gordon](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/obituaries/richard-gordon-gemini-and-apollo-astronaut-dies-at-88.html), Gemini astronaut, dead at 88 It looks like Randy Seltzer’s NASA themed list has paid off again! ---
**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:** [November 8, 2017, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1847 "2017-11-08T00:09:13Z")
> [@Allecher](#): > > [Roy Halladay](http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/21331438/roy-halladay-40-dies-plane-crash-gulf-mexico), MLB pitcher, age 40, died in airplane crash That really sucks. Great Blue Jays pitcher. ---
**Author:** ![Randy\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee7513/32.png) [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1848 "2017-11-08T14:04:58Z")
> [@Allecher](#): > > [Dick Gordon](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/obituaries/richard-gordon-gemini-and-apollo-astronaut-dies-at-88.html), Gemini astronaut, dead at 88 > > It looks like Randy Seltzer’s NASA themed list has paid off again! Ahem. His “Visited the Moon Without Walking On It” themed list. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2017, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1849 "2017-11-08T14:10:41Z")
> [@Allecher](#): > > [Dick Gordon](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/obituaries/richard-gordon-gemini-and-apollo-astronaut-dies-at-88.html), Gemini astronaut, dead at 88 > > It looks like Randy Seltzer’s NASA themed list has paid off again! Indeed: Unique Pick, and 12 points for **Randy Seltzer** … ```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 Randy Seltzer* 30 2(2) 72 ataraxy22 29 3(2) 72 computergeek 29 2 72 Dolores Reborn 29 2 72 Old Wench 29 2(2) 76 Allecher 28 2 76 JohnT 28 2 76 Taco the cat 28 3 79 amarinth 23 1 79 Borborygmi 23 1 79 freckafree 23 1 79 kopek 23 1 79 Mahaloth* 23 1 84 PaulParkhead 21 1 85 Avarie537 20 1 85 Bayaker* 20 1 85 Clothahump 20 1 85 Mona Lott 20 1 85 panache45* 20 1 85 swampbear 20 1 85 Two Many Cats 20 1 92 BACI 19 1 92 Buttercup Smith 19 1 92 maplekiwi 19 1 92 Simmerdown 19 1 92 SpoilerVirgin 19 1 92 Tread* 19 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:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2017, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1850 "2017-11-08T15:08:53Z")
Anyone who picked [Patrick McDermott](http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/olivia-newton-john-ex-boyfriend-add-name-found-mexico-fake-death-12-years-ago-former-partner-a8041796.html) in 2005 has to give their points back. ---
**Author:** ![Registered\_at\_Last](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@Registered\_at\_Last](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Registered_at_Last)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1851 "2017-11-09T17:21:55Z")
[Judy Martz](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/31/obituaries/judy-martz-dead-only-woman-to-serve-as-montana-governor.html), first female governor of Montana has died at 74. Looks like a unique pick for yours truely. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2017, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1852 "2017-11-09T19:07:09Z")
> [@Registered\_at\_Last](#): > > [Judy Martz](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/31/obituaries/judy-martz-dead-only-woman-to-serve-as-montana-governor.html), first female governor of Montana has died at 74. Looks like a unique pick for yours truely. Unique pick, indeed, vaulting into 2nd place… ```auto Rank Name Score Picks(Unique) 1 carnivorousp 329 6(2) 2 Registered@Last 291 7(3) 3 RTFirefly 289 5 4 phungi 269 6(4) 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 Randy Seltzer* 30 2(2) 72 ataraxy22 29 3(2) 72 computergeek 29 2 72 Dolores Reborn 29 2 72 Old Wench 29 2(2) 76 Allecher 28 2 76 JohnT 28 2 76 Taco the cat 28 3 79 amarinth 23 1 79 Borborygmi 23 1 79 freckafree 23 1 79 kopek 23 1 79 Mahaloth* 23 1 84 PaulParkhead 21 1 85 Avarie537 20 1 85 Bayaker* 20 1 85 Clothahump 20 1 85 Mona Lott 20 1 85 panache45* 20 1 85 swampbear 20 1 85 Two Many Cats 20 1 92 BACI 19 1 92 Buttercup Smith 19 1 92 maplekiwi 19 1 92 Simmerdown 19 1 92 SpoilerVirgin 19 1 92 Tread* 19 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:** [November 10, 2017, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1853 "2017-11-10T01:20:28Z")
As Chairman of the Welcoming Committee, it is my privilege to extend a laurel and hearty handshake to our new… corpse. [https://www.google.com/amp/ew.com/tv/2017/11/09/john-hillerman-dead-magnum-p-i-chinatown-actor-dies/amp/](https://www.google.com/amp/ew.com/tv/2017/11/09/john-hillerman-dead-magnum-p-i-chinatown-actor-dies/amp/) ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1854 "2017-11-10T03:32:28Z")
Jonathan Quayle Higgins III and Howard Johnson is Dead RIP John Hillerman Age 84 > Edit…ninjaed…searched the thread for Hillerman…didn’t see anything. ---
**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:** [November 10, 2017, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1855 "2017-11-10T04:37:16Z")
Bears great Joe Fortunato, who won '63 NFL title, dies at 87 > **[Bears linebacker great Joe Fortunato dies at 87](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21356538/chicago-bears-great-joe-fortunato-dies-87)** > > Joe Fortunato, the speedy linebacker who helped the Chicago Bears win the 1963 NFL title, has died. He was 87. ---
**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:** [November 10, 2017, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1856 "2017-11-10T13:20:47Z")
No takers for Hillerman or Fortunato ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1857 "2017-11-10T13:33:00Z")
> [@Registered\_at\_Last](#): > > [Judy Martz](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/31/obituaries/judy-martz-dead-only-woman-to-serve-as-montana-governor.html), first female governor of Montana has died at 74. Looks like a unique pick for yours truely. I bet you’re gonna be 2 stinkin’ points ahead of me the rest of the year, aren’t you? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1858 "2017-11-10T14:29:50Z")
John Hillerman has passed at the age of 84. > **[John Hillerman, 'Magnum, P.I.' actor, dead at 84 | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/09/entertainment/john-hillerman-magnum-p-i--actor-dead-at-84/index.html)** > > Actor John Hillerman died of natural causes at his home in Texas. Hillerman was best known for his Emmy-winning work on the detective series "Magnum, P.I." He probably heard about the _Magnum, P.I._ remake. Oops. Missed the prior posting. ---
**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:** [November 10, 2017, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1859 "2017-11-10T14:34:43Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > I bet you’re gonna be 2 stinkin’ points ahead of me the rest of the year, aren’t you? 😉 unfortunately, the matter of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi still is not resolved… ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/1860 "2017-11-10T18:37:19Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > I bet you’re gonna be 2 stinkin’ points ahead of me the rest of the year, aren’t you? 😉 At least you people have points…☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=92) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=94)