# Celebrity Death Pool 2018 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 2, 2017, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331 "2017-12-02T13:44:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2017, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/21 "2017-12-04T01:17:55Z")
I have killed off one celebrity each year for the last two years. I’m on a spree! My 2018 list, one of which shall die. Cher David Hasselhoff Jonathan Rhys Meyers Michael Douglas Penny Marshall Courtney Love Charlie Sheen Pamela Anderson Lady Gaga Lindsay Lohan Miley Cyrus Toni Braxton Billy Joel Alternates: Alex Trebec Michael J. Fox ---
**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:** [December 4, 2017, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/22 "2017-12-04T06:39:53Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > “Questions may be raised about the appropriateness of a pick at any point after a list is posted, even after 1/1/18. Alternates picks play an important role, as “questionable” picks may be disqualified post-posting.” > > Come on now, questioning after 1/1/18 ain’t fair. If you post at 11:58 on 12/31/17 then someone has 2 minutes to question your pick? ---
**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:** [December 4, 2017, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/23 "2017-12-04T13:36:06Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > If you post at 11:58 on 12/31/17 then someone has 2 minutes to question your pick? That’s why I post earlier. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/24 "2017-12-04T14:04:12Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > “Questions may be raised about the appropriateness of a pick at any point after a list is posted, even after 1/1/18. Alternates picks play an important role, as “questionable” picks may be disqualified post-posting.” > > Come on now, questioning after 1/1/18 ain’t fair. Some might say the same about questioning the rules after Dec 1… Given that there is no entry fee, and nothing on the line other than pride and prognosticating prowess, if someone wants to “sneak in” a last-minute non-Celeb, these rules allow them to be questioned. The poster may provide justification, so there is no pre-determined outcome. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/25 "2017-12-04T15:05:36Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > I have killed off one celebrity each year for the last two years. I’m on a spree! My 2018 list, one of which shall die. And that darn Old Wench is killing them off at a higher rate than both of us. We should be very ashamed. :o 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/26 "2017-12-04T17:00:13Z")
Here we go again… Gary Busey Bob Newhart Ben Jones Peter Noone Stephen Hawking Ashley Olsen Nick Nolte Tommy Chong Jimmy Carter Ed Asner George HW Bush Kenny Rogers Prince Phillip Alternates Henry Kissenger Henry Winkler ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2017, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/27 "2017-12-04T18:06:21Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > “Questions may be raised about the appropriateness of a pick at any point after a list is posted, even after 1/1/18. Alternates picks play an important role, as “questionable” picks may be disqualified post-posting.” > > Come on now, questioning after 1/1/18 ain’t fair. Hard to quibble before 1/1/18 when they post at 11:58 pm on 12/31/2018. Never mind…I didn’t scroll down far enough for the replies/ ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/28 "2017-12-04T18:22:43Z")
Would it be possible for the Death Shroom to occasionally post a list of names of Dopers who have submitted their secret post list via the Google form? That way those of us that have submitted can rest assured that our list has been received. And if our name doesn’t show up in the list of submitted, we’ll have time to re-submit before Jan. 1. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/29 "2017-12-04T20:13:52Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Would it be possible for the Death Shroom to occasionally post a list of names of Dopers who have submitted their secret post list via the Google form? That way those of us that have submitted can rest assured that our list has been received. And if our name doesn’t show up in the list of submitted, we’ll have time to re-submit before Jan. 1. Great idea, thanks! As of 12/4/17, Lists received from: Lancia Happy Lendervedder picker ---
**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:** [December 5, 2017, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/30 "2017-12-05T23:43:49Z")
Robert Morgenthau George H.W. Bush Ruth Bader Ginsburg John McCain Tommy Chong Lou Brock Valerie Harper Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin Pak Yong-sik Pedro Guerrero Vivian Campbell Evan Mawarire Kim Jong Un Alternates: Robert Mugabe Cher Olivia Newton-John Robert Morgenthau - (July 31, 1919) George H.W. Bush - (June 12, 1924) Ruth Bader Ginsburg - (March 15, 1933) John McCain - (August 29, 1936) Tommy Chong - (May 24, 1938) Lou Brock - (June 18, 1939) Valerie Harper - (August 22, 1939) Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin aka H. Rap Brown - (October 4, 1943) Pak Yong-sik - (1950) Pedro Guerrero - (June 29, 1956) Vivian Campbell - (August 25, 1962) Evan Mawarire - (1977) Kim Jong Un - (January 8, 1984) Alternates: Robert Mugabe - (February 21, 1924) Cher - (May 20, 1946) Olivia Newton-John - (September 26, 1948) ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/31 "2017-12-06T03:49:43Z")
Here we go again. George H. W. Bush Barbara Bush Lindsay Lohan Queen Elizabeth Hillary Clinton Jimmy Carter Al Gore Angela Lansbury Dick Van Dyke Miley Cyrus Judi Dench William Shatner Charles Osgood Alternates Pope Francis Vladimir Putin Willie Nelson ---
**Author:** ![meghan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@meghan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meghan)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/32 "2017-12-06T19:36:48Z")
Keith Richards Bill Clinton MaryKate Olsen Lance Armstrong Vladimir Putin Dick Cheney Bernie Madoff Lindsey Lohan Steve Bannon Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Kate Gosselin Russell Brand Justin Bieber Alternates: Pat Boone Billy Graham Hillary Clinton ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/33 "2017-12-07T15:06:44Z")
Here is my list. It is mostly the same as 2017’s list, with a few changes (I’ve added more fuckasses whom I want to die and removed some run-of-the-mill celebrities. No one on my 2017 list has died so far this year.) Hopefully the first ten on my list will all die in 2018. Dr. Luke Donald Trump Bashar Assad Justin Bieber Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Pat Robertson Kim Kardashian Hassan Nasrallah Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Steve Bannon Joe Namath Pete Rose Little Richard Alternates: James Taylor Bob Seger ---
**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:** [December 7, 2017, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/34 "2017-12-07T16:29:03Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > Here is my list. It is mostly the same as 2017’s list, with a few changes (I’ve added more fuckasses whom I want to die and removed some run-of-the-mill celebrities. No one on my 2017 list has died so far this year.) Hopefully the first ten on my list will all die in 2018. > > Dr. Luke Can you confirm that Dr. Luke is [this guy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Luke)? ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/35 "2017-12-07T16:54:29Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > Can you confirm that Dr. Luke is [this guy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Luke)? Correct. ---
**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:** [December 7, 2017, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/36 "2017-12-07T18:16:24Z")
main list: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi George H.W. Bush Vivian Campbell Tommy Chong Shannon Doherty Leo Gallagher Steve Gleason Valerie Harper Val Kilmer Devin Lima Morrissey Jerry Sandusky Ken Watanabe alternates: Tamim bin Hamad Hosni Mubarak Tila Tequila ---
**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:** [December 7, 2017, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/37 "2017-12-07T18:46:23Z")
I have Shannon Doherty this year. I believe that [she is in remission.](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-5022867/Shannen-Doherty-looks-healthy-cancer-battle.html) ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/38 "2017-12-07T20:34:37Z")
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Burt Reynolds Gene Hackman David Geffen Valerie Harper Stan Lee Stephen King Tina Turner Aretha Franklin Val Kilmer John McCain Penny Marshall Art Garfunkel Alternates: Matt Lauer Steven Spielberg Madonna ---
**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:** [December 7, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/39 "2017-12-07T20:41:50Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I have Shannon Doherty this year. I believe that [she is in remission.](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-5022867/Shannen-Doherty-looks-healthy-cancer-battle.html) I have multiple remarkable recoveries on my list. ---
**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:** [December 7, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/40 "2017-12-07T21:15:20Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I have multiple remarkable recoveries on my list. I expect some of mine to come back to life. We should sell insurance. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331.md?page=3)