# 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:** 33
**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:** [April 17, 2018, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/641 "2018-04-17T23:51:08Z")
[Bar Bush](https://www.thedailybeast.com/barbara-bush-frank-and-unpretentious-first-lady-dies-at-92) closing time. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/642 "2018-04-18T00:09:54Z")
> [@Allecher](#): > > Wait, wait, don’t tell me that [Karl Casell](https://www.npr.org/people/2100708/carl-kasell) has died. He’s recording the greeting on the voicemail for Broadcaster Heaven now. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/643 "2018-04-18T00:15:32Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Hal Greer, the Hall of Fame guard with the dazzling jump shot who helped take the Philadelphia 76ers to the 1967 N.B.A. championship, died on Saturday night in Arizona. He was 81. > > The 76ers announced his death on the team’s website but did not specify the cause or say where in Arizona he died. > > [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/16/obituaries/hal-greer-hall-of-fame-jump-shooter-for-76ers-is-dead-at-81.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/16/obituaries/hal-greer-hall-of-fame-jump-shooter-for-76ers-is-dead-at-81.html) If I recall correctly, Greer used his jumper to shoot free throws. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/644 "2018-04-18T01:59:05Z")
Barbara Bush is gone. Darn, I didn’t see post 641. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/645 "2018-04-18T02:03:07Z")
Suddenly the Grim Reaper is getting busy. Not for my picks but ------------ ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/646 "2018-04-18T03:00:33Z")
I thought some low hanging fruit had finally hit the ground for me but I backed the wrong Bush. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/647 "2018-04-18T15:29:58Z")
Pro wrestling legend Bruno Sammartino taps out at 82. > **[WWE Hall of Famer Bruno Sammartino Dies at Age 82](https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2771171)** > > Hall of Fame wrestler Bruno Sammartino died at the age of 82, WWE announced Wednesday. Sammartino is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time ... ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/648 "2018-04-18T16:18:55Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > I thought some low hanging fruit had finally hit the ground for me but I backed the wrong Bush. Be optimistic: when a person of 7 points loses a spouse of over 7 decades, it can be devastating. You have eight weeks to catch those points, before he drops to 6. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/649 "2018-04-18T17:36:26Z")
Barbara Bush, 8 points for **Clotahump, J-P-L, Oakminster, peedin, picker, PaulParkhead** , first points of the year for **Clotahump, J-P-L, peedin, picker, PaulParkhead** ```auto Rank Player Score Picks(Unique) 1 basset hound 135 2 2 jeezums 104 2(1) 3 CAMJAY77 89 2 4 Registered@Last 77 2(1) 5 GIGObuster 71 1 5 Team Dirt 71 1 7 candide 64 1 7 carnivorousp 64 1 7 Martonio 64 1 7 phungi 64 1 11 ataraxy22 50 3(2) 12 Oakminster 32 2 13 1b3bz18c9ed… 25 2 13 computergeek 25 2 13 critter42 25 2 13 RTFirefly 25 1 17 Dr. Girlfriend 24 1 17 Grits&HardToast 24 1 17 kay T 24 1 17 krondys 24 1 17 Labtrash 24 1 17 Maus Magill 24 1 17 tangent 24 1 24 Biotop 23 1(1) 25 Loach 20 1(1) 26 The Vorlon 13 1(1) 27 Rico 10 1(1) 28 Clothahump 8 1 28 J-P-L 8 1 28 PaulParkhead 8 1 28 peedin 8 1 28 picker 8 1 33 amarinth 1 1 33 Catamount 1 1 33 Jeep's Phoenix 1 1 33 Spiff 1 1 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/650 "2018-04-18T22:16:47Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > [Bar Bush](https://www.thedailybeast.com/barbara-bush-frank-and-unpretentious-first-lady-dies-at-92) closing time. Well, she lived 92 years, and she hung on long enough to see her Astros win the World Series. I wonder if she and George HW ever went to a game? ISTR that George HW threw out the first pitch at one of the games…? If memory serves. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/651 "2018-04-18T22:51:31Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > I wonder if she and George HW ever went to a game? ISTR that George HW threw out the first pitch at one of the games…? If memory serves. Here’s a nice [article](https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/Barbara-Bush-loved-keeping-score-at-Astros-games-12842386.php) about Barbara and the Astros. She liked to keep score! ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/652 "2018-04-18T23:00:50Z")
> [@SpoilerVirgin](#): > > Here’s a nice [article](https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/Barbara-Bush-loved-keeping-score-at-Astros-games-12842386.php) about Barbara and the Astros. She liked to keep score! Wow. A true fan! And she was rewarded by last year’s win. Many people don’t live long enough to see their team win the Series. Fortunately, she did. Good for her and George. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/653 "2018-04-18T23:48:07Z")
[https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/professional-wrestling-great-bruno-sammartino-dies-82-54558907](https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/professional-wrestling-great-bruno-sammartino-dies-82-54558907) Professional wrestling great Bruno Sammartino dies at 82. Sammartino, professional wrestling’s “Living Legend” and one of its longest-reigning champions, has died. He was 82. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2018, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/654 "2018-04-18T23:50:51Z")
Randy Scruggs, Award-Winning Musician and Songwriter, Dead at 64 [https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/randy-scruggs-musician-and-songwriter-dead-at-64-w519271](https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/randy-scruggs-musician-and-songwriter-dead-at-64-w519271) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/655 "2018-04-19T00:42:22Z")
UK Game Show host [Dale Winton has died](http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43818226), seemingly unexpectedly, though most likely from my own estimation an undisclosed illness. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2018, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/656 "2018-04-19T01:54:26Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > [https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/professional-wrestling-great-bruno-sammartino-dies-82-54558907](https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/professional-wrestling-great-bruno-sammartino-dies-82-54558907) > > Professional wrestling great Bruno Sammartino dies at 82. > > Sammartino, professional wrestling’s “Living Legend” and one of its longest-reigning champions, has died. He was 82. Psst! See post #647 ---
**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:** [April 19, 2018, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/657 "2018-04-19T03:47:21Z")
> [@Allecher](#): > > Wait, wait, don’t tell me that [Karl Casell](https://www.npr.org/people/2100708/carl-kasell) has died. Just for anyone searching in the thread, the name is actually Carl Kasell. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2018, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/658 "2018-04-19T04:17:32Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Pro wrestling legend Bruno Sammartino taps out at 82. > > [WWE Hall of Famer Bruno Sammartino Dies at Age 82 | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report](http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2771171) Someone the Old Wench didn’t pick; at least this year. She loves picking her fellow Yinzers. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2018, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/659 "2018-04-19T04:20:46Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Wow. A true fan! And she was rewarded by last year’s win. Many people don’t live long enough to see their team win the Series. Fortunately, she did. Good for her and George. Astros, huh? ISTR her son owned part of a baseball team, but it was not the Astros. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/660 "2018-04-19T05:01:48Z")
I think he owned the TX Rangers. As for the Astros, George HW and Barbara Bush have close ties to Houston. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331.md?page=32) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331.md?page=34)