# 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:** 5
**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:** [December 23, 2017, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/81 "2017-12-23T09:21:04Z")
> [@42fish](#): > > Is that because he referred to Donald Trump as an “asshole” instead of the proper term, “short-fingered vulgarian”? Most certainly! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/82 "2017-12-23T10:57:26Z")
“Abomination of desolation” is less frequently used, but still approved. ---
**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:** [December 23, 2017, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/83 "2017-12-23T13:33:49Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > “ **Abomination of desolation** ” is less frequently used, but still approved. I’ve found the name for my heavy metal album! ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/84 "2017-12-23T17:45:36Z")
I posted my themed list already so before I forget again here’s my non-themed list. We’ll see which one does better. Queen Elizabeth Donald Trump Stephen Hawking Stan Lee Valerie Harper Shannen Doherty Olivia Newton-John John Travolta Harrison Ford Bob Barker Bill O’Reilly Mick Jagger Nichelle Nichols Alternates: Ringo Starr Tom Brokaw George Takei ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/85 "2017-12-23T20:56:06Z")
I’m going to recycle last years list. Since one has died I’ll add one new name. Bette Cooper Frances Marie Burke Jo-Carroll Dennison BeBe Shopp Sharon Kay Ritchie Marian McKnight Marilyn Elaine Van Derbur Lynda Lee Mead Shea Nancy Anne Fleming Maria Beale Fletcher Jacquelyn Jeanne “Jackie” Mayer Donna Idelle Axum Lee Merriwether ---
**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:** [December 23, 2017, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/86 "2017-12-23T21:01:40Z")
A couple of hold overs from last year, less a few hangers on who will never friggin’ die, plus a few cherry picked names. I’m feeling good about this one: Betty White George H. W. Bush Mel Brooks Hugh Downs Stan Lee Burt Reynolds Bob Newhart John McCain Tony Bennett Chris Rea William ‘the Refrigerator’ Perry Devin Lima Dick Cheney Bob Barker ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/87 "2017-12-24T00:42:40Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I’m going to recycle last years list. Since one has died I’ll add one new name. > > Bette Cooper > Frances Marie Burke > Jo-Carroll Dennison > BeBe Shopp > Sharon Kay Ritchie > Marian McKnight > Marilyn Elaine Van Derbur > Lynda Lee Mead Shea > Nancy Anne Fleming > Maria Beale Fletcher > Jacquelyn Jeanne “Jackie” Mayer > Donna Idelle Axum > Lee Merriwether Dang. This was going to be my theme list idea. Now I have to scramble with Plan B. BTW, the story of Bette Cooper is fascinating. I had never heard about the disappearing MA before. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/88 "2017-12-25T01:53:56Z")
My preliminary list that will become the final one if I forget to check it before the deadline. Because I try to concentrate on the ones who are not nice. Right now I have holdovers from my previous list and I added more pro wrestlers, a group that has given me hits in past occasions. Shannen Doherty Mark Edward Smith Donald Trump Val Kilmer Leah Bracknell Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Dick Cheney Buzz Aldrin Kamala Big Van Vader Ric Flair Matthew Lee Cappotelli Thomas Billington (The Dynamite Kid) ---
**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 25, 2017, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/89 "2017-12-25T02:26:50Z")
For the 2018 pool: Leah Bracknell Colin Butts Johnny Clegg Quincy Jones Jo Dee Messina Kim Wo-bin Joe Thompson Dingko Singh Liam Miller Greg Gilbert Dag Kittlaus Andrew Rodman Larry Garza Alternates Holly Rowe Matt Cappotelli Mason Stajduhar Detailed list Leah Bracknell, English actress Colin Butts, English author Johnny Clegg, South African musician Quincy Jones, American comedian Jo Dee Messina, C&W Singer Kim Wo-bin, South Korean model and actor Joe Thompson, English footballer Dingko Singh, Indian boxer Liam Miller, Irish footballer Greg Gilbert, Frontman for the Delays Dag Kittlaus, Cofounder, CEO of Siri Andrew Rodman, American poet and artist Larry Garza, Comedian Alternates Holly Rowe, ESPN journalist Matt Cappotelli, Wrestler Mason Stajduhar, Professional soccer player Edit/Delete Message ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/90 "2017-12-25T07:19:00Z")
Just replacing the one dead body and recycling last years’ Donald Trump Tommy Chong Valerie Harper Steven Hawking Jimmy Carter Buzz Aldrin George HW Bush Wilko Johnson Tom Brokaw Billy Graham Shannen Doherty Regis Philbin Selena Gomez Alts: Clive James ---
**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:** [December 25, 2017, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/91 "2017-12-25T20:51:35Z")
Harlan Ellison Donald Trump Vince Dooley Peter Dinklage Warren Buffett Charlie Munger Bill Russell Jane Asher William (refrigerator) Perry Michael J. Fox Mel Brooks John McCain Mitch McConnell Alternates: Phil Spector Bill Cosby Jerry Sandusky ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/92 "2017-12-25T23:00:11Z")
Okay, I just made one change and this is my FINAL list: Kirk Douglas James Ivory Sumner Redstone George H.W. Bush John McCain Peter Bogdanovich Ginger Baker Keith Richards Charlie Watts Ron Wood Hal Holbrook George Dzundza Paul Dooley Alternates: Peter Fonda Phil Springer Ozzy Osbourne ---
**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 26, 2017, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/93 "2017-12-26T16:02:52Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > A couple of hold overs from last year, less a few hangers on who will never friggin’ die, plus a few cherry picked names. I’m feeling good about this one: > > Betty White > George H. W. Bush > Mel Brooks > Hugh Downs > Stan Lee > Burt Reynolds > Bob Newhart > John McCain > Tony Bennett > Chris Rea > William ‘the Refrigerator’ Perry > Devin Lima > Dick Cheney > Bob Barker This is 14. Bob Barker will be the alternate unless you specify otherwise ---
**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:** [December 26, 2017, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/94 "2017-12-26T16:19:09Z")
Oops. In that case, let’s put Cheney on Alternate. I figure he’s got that mechanical heart and bathes in the bloods of virgins, so he’s probably got a few more years in him. ---
**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 26, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/95 "2017-12-26T16:25:42Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Oops. In that case, let’s put Cheney on Alternate. I figure he’s got that mechanical heart and bathes in the bloods of virgins, so he’s probably got a few more years in him. And there is the question of whether a wooden stake or a silver bolt should be driven through a mechanical heart, further complicating matters. :dubious: ---
**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 26, 2017, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/96 "2017-12-26T16:26:08Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > For the 2018 pool: > > Leah Bracknell > Colin Butts > Johnny Clegg > Quincy Jones > Jo Dee Messina > Kim Wo-bin > Joe Thompson > Dingko Singh > Liam Miller > Greg Gilbert > Dag Kittlaus > Andrew Rodman > Larry Garza > Alternates > > Holly Rowe > Matt Cappotelli > Mason Stajduhar > Detailed list > > Leah Bracknell, English actress > Colin Butts, English author > Johnny Clegg, South African musician > Quincy Jones, American comedian > Jo Dee Messina, C&W Singer > Kim Wo-bin, South Korean model and actor > Joe Thompson, English footballer > Dingko Singh, Indian boxer > Liam Miller, Irish footballer > Greg Gilbert, Frontman for the Delays > Dag Kittlaus, Cofounder, CEO of Siri > Andrew Rodman, American poet and artist > Larry Garza, Comedian > > Alternates > > Holly Rowe, ESPN journalist > Matt Cappotelli, Wrestler > Mason Stajduhar, Professional soccer player > Edit/Delete Message I think Andrew Rodman died, unless there are two of them with cancer. Can you dig up a date of birth? ---
**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 26, 2017, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/97 "2017-12-26T16:53:52Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > I think Andrew Rodman died, unless there are two of them with cancer. Can you dig up a date of birth? 1. I believe you are correct. The poet they are collecting funds for is the dead ringer for the dead poet. I will replace him with Holly Rowe. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2017, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/98 "2017-12-26T17:20:52Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Johnny Clegg, South African musician Shit. Hadn’t known he was in poor health. Also probably missed my last chance to see him in concert, when he was at the Warner in DC two months ago. Fuck fuckety fuck. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Monstera\_deliciosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monstera_deliciosa/32/109_2.png) [@Monstera\_deliciosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstera_deliciosa)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/99 "2017-12-26T20:24:09Z")
Tom Brokaw George H.W. Bush Selena Gomez Cissy Houston Ralph Lauren Lil Wayne Little Richard John McCain Joni Mitchell Nichelle Nichols Sidney Poitier Joyce Randolph Bill Wyman Alternates: Prince Philip Bob Newhart Charlie Watts ---
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Charlie sheen Courtney stodden Lindsay lohan Paz de la huerta Randy meisner Taylor Momsen Wes Scantlin Paul gasgoine Redmond o neal Burt Reynolds Christy Dignam Daniella Westbrook Rosie O’ Donnell Alternates Shannen Doherty Weston Cage [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331.md?page=6)