# 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:** 55
**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:** [August 26, 2018, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1081 "2018-08-26T13:00:55Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > John McCain has died at 19 points. 19 more Points for **Bowler Guy, The Vorlon, Archeonomist, Hoopy Frood, Maus Magill, tangent, Jacquernagy, Grits & Hard Toast, RTirefly, amarinth, Jeep’s Phoenix, Martonio, RobotDevilDog, computergeek, Registered At Last, Catamount, Happy Lendervedder, peedin, FavreCo, Stephe96, 1b3bz18c9ed…, Bowler Girl, JohnT, candide, J-P-L, phungi** and first points of the year for **McDeath the Mad, smithsb, Squonk, SuperDude, CreaseMunky, Kitten Mitten, 5 time champ, Mahaloth, Andrew21, vivalostwages, Lsura, Jack Batty, Monstera Delic, 42fish, BobLibDem, Dancer\_Flight, Dung Beetle** : ```auto Rank Player Score Picks(Unique) 1 CAMJAY77 395 7(1) 2 jeezums 346 6(1) 3 phungi 277 6 4 Registered@Last 240 6(2) 5 basset hound 192 3 6 GIGObuster 190 3 7 RTFirefly 168 4 8 Team Dirt 165 3 9 candide 140 3 10 Loach 114 3(1) 11 carnivorousp 106 2 12 tangent 100 3 13 Hoopy Frood 89 3 14 Martonio 83 2 15 RobotDevilDog 81 2 16 ataraxy22 66 4(2) 17 NurseCarmen 62 1 18 HappyLendervdr 61 2 19 bowler girl 58 2 19 FavreCo 58 2 21 Allecher 57 1 22 bowler guy 56 2 23 Jacquernagy 47 3(2) 24 1b3bz18c9ed… 44 3 24 computergeek 44 3 26 Archeonomist 43 2 26 Grits&HardToast 43 2 26 Maus Magill 43 2 26 Stephe96 43 2 30 zoog 37 1 31 JohnT 35 2 32 Oakminster 32 2 32 The Vorlon 32 2(1) 34 J-P-L 27 2 34 peedin 27 2 36 critter42 25 2 37 Borborygmi 24 1 37 Dr. Girlfriend 24 1 37 kayT 24 1 37 krondys 24 1 37 Labtrash 24 1 42 Biotop 23 1(1) 43 amarinth 20 2 43 Catamount 20 2 43 Jeep's Phoenix 20 2 46 42fish 19 1 46 5 time champ 19 1 46 Andrew21 19 1 46 BobLibDem 19 1 46 CreaseMunky 19 1 46 Dancer_Flight 19 1 46 Dung Beetle 19 1 46 irritant 19 2(2) 46 Jack Batty 19 1 46 Kitten Mitten 19 1 46 Lsura 19 1 46 Mahaloth 19 1 46 McDeath_the_Mad 19 1 46 Monstera Delic 19 1 46 smithsb 19 1 46 Squonk 19 1 46 superdude 19 1 46 vivalostwages 19 1 64 Czarcasm 16 1 65 Old Wench 13 1(1) 66 Rico 10 1(1) 67 Clothahump 8 1 67 PaulParkhead 8 1 67 picker 8 1 70 Spiff 1 1 ``` ---
**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:** [August 26, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1082 "2018-08-26T15:58:48Z")
Playwright [Neil Simon](https://www.tmz.com/2018/08/26/neil-simon-dead-dies/) has died at 91. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1083 "2018-08-27T13:10:22Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Well, John McCain may be my only points this year, but I guess I didn’t strike out. Ditto. Now I can relax and get to work on my losing list for next year. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2018, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1084 "2018-08-28T16:43:34Z")
[Russ Heath](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/russ-heath/), comic book artist. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1085 "2018-08-28T17:46:17Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > [Russ Heath](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/russ-heath/), comic book artist. See Post #1068 ---
**Author:** ![irritant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@irritant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irritant)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1086 "2018-08-30T17:36:56Z")
Two more classic Marvel Comics people have died: illustrator and cover artist extraordinaire [Marie Severin](https://www.newsarama.com/41624-marie-severin-passes-away-at-89.html) at 11 points, and writer and co-creator of Ghost Rider [Gary Friedrich](https://www.newsarama.com/41623-gary-friedrich-passes-away.html) at 25 points for me and, I assume, me alone. 35 points in one morning, giving me the most deaths and (I think) the most points I’ve ever had; very sad. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2018, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1087 "2018-08-31T12:03:59Z")
> [@irritant](#): > > Two more classic Marvel Comics people have died: illustrator and cover artist extraordinaire [Marie Severin](https://www.newsarama.com/41624-marie-severin-passes-away-at-89.html) at 11 points, and writer and co-creator of Ghost Rider [Gary Friedrich](https://www.newsarama.com/41623-gary-friedrich-passes-away.html) at 25 points for me and, I assume, me alone. > > 35 points in one morning, giving me the most deaths and (I think) the most points I’ve ever had; very sad. Two Unique Picks for **Irritant** , and the lead for the “Grim Reaper” award (most unique picks (with 4): ```auto Rank Player Score Picks(Unique) 1 CAMJAY77 395 7(1) 2 jeezums 346 6(1) 3 phungi 258 5 4 Registered@Last 221 5(2) 5 basset hound 192 3 6 GIGObuster 190 3 7 Team Dirt 165 3 8 RTFirefly 149 3 9 candide 121 2 10 Loach 114 3(1) 11 carnivorousp 106 2 12 tangent 81 2 13 Hoopy Frood 70 2 14 ataraxy22 66 4(2) 15 Martonio 64 1 16 NurseCarmen 62 1 16 RobotDevilDog 62 1 18 Allecher 57 1 19 irritant 55 4(4) 20 HappyLendervdr 42 1 21 bowler girl 39 1 21 FavreCo 39 1 23 bowler guy 37 1 23 zoog 37 1 25 Oakminster 32 2 26 Jacquernagy 28 2(2) 27 1b3bz18c9ed… 25 2 27 computergeek 25 2 27 critter42 25 2 30 Archeonomist 24 1 30 Borborygmi 24 1 30 Dr. Girlfriend 24 1 30 Grits&HardToast 24 1 30 kayT 24 1 30 krondys 24 1 30 Labtrash 24 1 30 Maus Magill 24 1 30 Stephe96 24 1 39 Biotop 23 1(1) 40 Czarcasm 16 1 40 JohnT 16 1 42 Old Wench 13 1(1) 42 The Vorlon 13 1(1) 44 Rico 10 1(1) 45 Clothahump 8 1 45 J-P-L 8 1 45 PaulParkhead 8 1 45 peedin 8 1 45 picker 8 1 50 amarinth 1 1 50 Catamount 1 1 50 Jeep's Phoenix 1 1 50 Spiff 1 1 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1088 "2018-08-31T17:17:25Z")
^This last update doesn’t show everyone’s points for John McCain, but the previous one did. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2018, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1089 "2018-08-31T17:20:55Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > ^This last update doesn’t show everyone’s points for John McCain, but the previous one did. So _that’s_ how I jumped from 64th place to 40th. Damn. 😃 ---
**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:** [August 31, 2018, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1090 "2018-08-31T20:07:54Z")
Maybe he’s come back like Al Bagdaddy to terrorize his opponents? ---
**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:** [August 31, 2018, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1091 "2018-08-31T21:49:28Z")
“I’m getting better!” “No you’re not, you’ll be stone dead in a moment.” ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1092 "2018-09-01T03:48:34Z")
Vanessa Marquez, formerly of ER, has been shot and killed by police performing a welfare check - the good news is she was alive when they got there. > **[ER actress shot, killed by police](https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/er-actress-shot-killed-by-police/news-story/b3ab8b3ce0ad03abbdf1ad308db331cf)** > > ACTRESS Vanessa Marquez has been shot and killed by police in Los Angeles after they were reportedly called to make a welfare check on her. ---
**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:** [September 1, 2018, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1093 "2018-09-01T03:51:59Z")
> [@Cazzle](#): > > Vanessa Marquez, formerly of ER, has been shot and killed by police performing a welfare check - the good news is she was alive when they got there. > > [https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/er-actress-shot-killed-by-police/news-story/b3ab8b3ce0ad03abbdf1ad308db331cf](https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/er-actress-shot-killed-by-police/news-story/b3ab8b3ce0ad03abbdf1ad308db331cf) Tragically she pulled out a BB gun in the presence of police, and apparently the police did not have the luxury of time in that moment to identify that the gun was only a BB gun. A tragic and sad event for all involved. ---
**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:** [September 1, 2018, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1094 "2018-09-01T12:29:17Z")
Soap Opera actress [Susan Brown](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://soaphub.com/general-soap-operas/in-memoriam-beloved-soap-actress-dies-at-86/&ved=2ahUKEwir0M7h5pndAhWLwFkKHRR9B8AQxfQBMA56BAgLEAQ&usg=AOvVaw1FKCPt0sk_1e--E5x1RhLL) dead at 86. ---
**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:** [September 1, 2018, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1095 "2018-09-01T12:53:51Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > ^This last update doesn’t show everyone’s points for John McCain, but the previous one did. Sorry 'bout dat… ```auto Rank Player Score Picks(Unique) 1 CAMJAY77 395 7(1) 2 jeezums 346 6(1) 3 phungi 277 6 4 Registered@Last 240 6(2) 5 basset hound 192 3 6 GIGObuster 190 3 7 RTFirefly 168 4 8 Team Dirt 165 3 9 candide 140 3 10 Loach 114 3(1) 11 carnivorousp 106 2 12 tangent 100 3 13 Hoopy Frood 89 3 14 Martonio 83 2 15 RobotDevilDog 81 2 16 ataraxy22 66 4(2) 17 NurseCarmen 62 1 18 HappyLendervdr 61 2 19 bowler girl 58 2 19 FavreCo 58 2 21 Allecher 57 1 22 bowler guy 56 2 23 irritant 55 4(4) 24 Jacquernagy 47 3(2) 25 1b3bz18c9ed… 44 3 25 computergeek 44 3 27 Archeonomist 43 2 27 Grits&HardToast 43 2 27 Maus Magill 43 2 27 Stephe96 43 2 31 zoog 37 1 32 JohnT 35 2 33 Oakminster 32 2 33 The Vorlon 32 2(1) 35 J-P-L 27 2 35 peedin 27 2 37 critter42 25 2 38 Borborygmi 24 1 38 Dr. Girlfriend 24 1 38 kayT 24 1 38 krondys 24 1 38 Labtrash 24 1 43 Biotop 23 1(1) 44 amarinth 20 2 44 Catamount 20 2 44 Jeep's Phoenix 20 2 47 42fish 19 1 47 5 time champ 19 1 47 Andrew21 19 1 47 BobLibDem 19 1 47 CreaseMunky 19 1 47 Dancer_Flight 19 1 47 Dung Beetle 19 1 47 Jack Batty 19 1 47 Kitten Mitten 19 1 47 Lsura 19 1 47 Mahaloth 19 1 47 McDeath_the_Mad 19 1 47 Monstera Delic 19 1 47 smithsb 19 1 47 Squonk 19 1 47 superdude 19 1 47 vivalostwages 19 1 64 Czarcasm 16 1 65 Old Wench 13 1(1) 66 Rico 10 1(1) 67 Clothahump 8 1 67 PaulParkhead 8 1 67 picker 8 1 70 Spiff 1 1 ``` ---
**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:** [September 1, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1096 "2018-09-01T14:08:07Z")
Oh great Death Shroom, I think my points are wrong. I had Billy Graham, Carl Kassell and John McCain so I should have 35 points instead of 20. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2018, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1097 "2018-09-02T01:04:37Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Soap Opera actress [Susan Brown](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://soaphub.com/general-soap-operas/in-memoriam-beloved-soap-actress-dies-at-86/&ved=2ahUKEwir0M7h5pndAhWLwFkKHRR9B8AQxfQBMA56BAgLEAQ&usg=AOvVaw1FKCPt0sk_1e--E5x1RhLL) dead at 86. Wonder how long it’ll be before she returns. Probably just in time to object to her widower’s new marriage. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2018, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1098 "2018-09-02T17:42:48Z")
> [@Catamount](#): > > Oh great Death Shroom, I think my points are wrong. I had Billy Graham, Carl Kassell and John McCain so I should have 35 points instead of 20. Thanks for the update: 16 points, and a Unique Pick for Carl Kassell (died in April 2018). Note to everyone: check your lists or create “Google Alerts” as I do not check every pick/death… ```auto Rank Player Score Picks(Unique) 1 CAMJAY77 395 7(1) 2 jeezums 346 6(1) 3 phungi 277 6 4 Registered@Last 240 6(2) 5 basset hound 192 3 6 GIGObuster 190 3 7 RTFirefly 168 4 8 Team Dirt 165 3 9 candide 140 3 10 Loach 114 3(1) 11 carnivorousp 106 2 12 tangent 100 3 13 Hoopy Frood 89 3 14 Martonio 83 2 15 RobotDevilDog 81 2 16 ataraxy22 66 4(2) 17 NurseCarmen 62 1 18 HappyLendervdr 61 2 19 bowler girl 58 2 19 FavreCo 58 2 21 Allecher 57 1 22 bowler guy 56 2 23 irritant 55 4(4) 24 Jacquernagy 47 3(2) 25 1b3bz18c9ed… 44 3 25 computergeek 44 3 27 Archeonomist 43 2 27 Grits&HardToast 43 2 27 Maus Magill 43 2 27 Stephe96 43 2 31 zoog 37 1 32 Catamount 36 3(1) 33 JohnT 35 2 34 Oakminster 32 2 34 The Vorlon 32 2(1) 36 J-P-L 27 2 36 peedin 27 2 38 critter42 25 2 39 Borborygmi 24 1 39 Dr. Girlfriend 24 1 39 kayT 24 1 39 krondys 24 1 39 Labtrash 24 1 44 Biotop 23 1(1) 45 amarinth 20 2 45 Jeep's Phoenix 20 2 47 42fish 19 1 47 5 time champ 19 1 47 Andrew21 19 1 47 BobLibDem 19 1 47 CreaseMunky 19 1 47 Dancer_Flight 19 1 47 Dung Beetle 19 1 47 Jack Batty 19 1 47 Kitten Mitten 19 1 47 Lsura 19 1 47 Mahaloth 19 1 47 McDeath_the_Mad 19 1 47 Monstera Delic 19 1 47 smithsb 19 1 47 Squonk 19 1 47 superdude 19 1 47 vivalostwages 19 1 64 Czarcasm 16 1 65 Old Wench 13 1(1) 66 Rico 10 1(1) 67 Clothahump 8 1 67 PaulParkhead 8 1 67 picker 8 1 70 Spiff 1 1 ``` ---
**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:** [September 2, 2018, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1099 "2018-09-02T23:02:29Z")
Don’t feel bad. I forgot I picked Kassel and McCain until I checked my list. I was confused why I suddenly had more than one point. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2018, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1100 "2018-09-03T01:31:18Z")
I had Kassel a couple of years ago and dropped him because I felt guilty having a nice guy on my list. Dammit, points is points! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331.md?page=54) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331.md?page=56)