# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/101 "2017-12-27T19:00:46Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > Congratualtions to all those who were nominated! Thanks for the laugh Paul! I needed it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/102 "2017-12-28T00:15:52Z")
I almost forgot that it’s Death Pool time! James Earl Jones Matt Lauer Chevy Chase Prince Philip Queen Elizabeth II Donald Trump John McCain Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Michael Douglas Shannen Doherty Buzz Aldrin George H.W. Bush Roseanne Barr Alternates: Sean Connery Morgan Freeman Alex Trebek ---
**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 28, 2017, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/103 "2017-12-28T02:51:13Z")
I had Sean Connery a couple of years ago, and Mrs. Plant (v.3.0) asked me to take him off. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2017, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/104 "2017-12-28T03:32:33Z")
**Jimmy Carter George HW Bush John McCain Prince Philip Bob Dole Leah Bracknell Jiang Zemin Robert Mugabe Jill Gascoine Donald Trump Nobby Stiles Gene Wolfe Dick Miller** Alternates: Barbara Bush - former First Lady Mike Pence ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2017, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/105 "2017-12-28T15:12:19Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Clean list: > NAME > Kim Jong-chul > John McCain > Ric Flair > Val Kilmer > Stephen Hawking > Tommy Chong > Jimmy Carter > Dick Cheney > George H.W. Bush > Michael Schumacher > Pope Emeritus Benedict > Prince Phillip > Andy Dick > > Alt > Casey Anthony Last minute update to my list: Adding Grigory Rodchenkov and moving Val Kilmer to an Alt spot. ```auto NAME Birthdate Known for Kim Jong-chul 25 September 1981 Half-brother of Kim Jong-un John McCain 29 August 1936 Cranky old man from Arizona Ric Flair 25 February 1949 Woooo!!!!!!!!! Grigory Rodchenkov 24 October 1958 Former head of the Russian doping labs Stephen Hawking 8 January 1942 "The Hawk" - One of The Elders of the Internet Tommy Chong 24 May 1938 Dave's not here, man. Jimmy Carter 1 October 1924 Ex-President Dick Cheney 30 January 1941 Darth Vader George H.W. Bush 12 June 1924 Ex-President Michael Schumacher 3 January 1969 Formula-1 Driver Terrible skier Pope Emeritus Benedict 16 April 1927 Snazzy Red Shoes Prince Phillip 10 June 1921 He married well Andy Dick 21 December 1965 Alleged Comic Alt Val Kilmer 31 December 1959 The best Batman *EVER* Casey Anthony 19 March 1985 Found Not Guilty ``` New Clean List: NAME Kim Jong-chul John McCain Ric Flair Grigory Rodchenkov Stephen Hawking Tommy Chong Jimmy Carter Dick Cheney George H.W. Bush Michael Schumacher Pope Emeritus Benedict Prince Phillip Andy Dick Alt Val Kilmer Casey Anthony My apologies for the additional work, **phungi**. I actually paid attention to the news on the drive home last night. ---
**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/106 "2017-12-28T19:00:23Z")
Many thanks to phungi for taking over Death Pool duties in the last year! 1. [Hosni Mubarak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosni_Mubarak), b. May 4, 1928. Dictator. 2. [John Madden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Madden), b. April 10, 1936. Football coach. 3. [Polly Holliday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polly_Holliday), b. July 2, 1937. Actress. 4. [Aretha Franklin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aretha_Franklin), b. March 25, 1942. Musician. 5. [Haim Saban](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haim_Saban), b. October 15, 1944. Producer. 6. [Jimmy McMillan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_McMillan), b. December 1, 1946. Political activist. 7. [Ayman al-Zawahiri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayman_al-Zawahiri), b. June 19, 1951. Emir. 8. [Ron Jeremy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Jeremy), b. March 12, 1953. Actor. 9. [John Edwards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_edwards), b. June 10, 1953. Politician. 10. [Walter Palmer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Cecil_the_lion), b. January 16, 1960. Dentist. 11. [Artie Lange](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artie_Lange), b. October 11, 1967. Comedian. 12. [Erik Prince](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Prince), b. June 6, 1969. Businessman. 13. [Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakr_al-Baghdadi), b. July 28, 1971. Emir. Alt1. [Randy Travis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Travis), b. May 4, 1959. Musician. Alt2. [Stephen Hawking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking), b. January 8, 1942. Physicist. Alt3. [Teri Garr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teri_Garr), b. December 11, 1947. Actress. Plain text list: Hosni Mubarak John Madden Polly Holliday Aretha Franklin Haim Saban Jimmy McMillan Ayman al-Zawahiri Ron Jeremy John Edwards Walter Palmer Artie Lange Erik Prince Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Randy Travis Stephen Hawking Teri Garr ---
**Author:** ![Old\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecccb3/32.png) [@Old\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Old_Wench)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2017, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/107 "2017-12-28T20:32:10Z")
Clean list: Pope Benedict XVI Terry Bradshaw Ashleigh Brilliant Don Cannon Joe DeNardo Murray Langston Tom Lehrer Agafia Lykov Katherine MacGregor Peter Mahovlich Thomas J. Murphy, Jr. Bill Mazeroski Art Rooney II Alternates: Iris Apfel Bobby Vinton Anita Bryant Annotated list: Pope Benedict XVI Terry Bradshaw (former Pittsburgh Steeler) Ashleigh Brilliant (author & cartoonist) Don Cannon (former news anchor at WTAE & KDKA) Joe DeNardo (meteorologist at KDKA) Murray Langston (a/k/a “The Unknown Comic”) Tom Lehrer (composer & singer & mathematician) Bill Mazeroski (1960s Pittsburgh Pirate player) Agafia Lykov (Siberian hermit) Katherine MacGregor (actress - Mrs. Oleson in Little House on the Prairie) Peter Mahovlich (former Pittsburgh Penguin) Thomas J. Murphy, Jr. (former Mayor, City of Pittsburgh) Art Rooney II (President, Pittsburgh Steelers) ---
**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 28, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/108 "2017-12-28T22:13:27Z")
> [@Borborygmi](#): > > Many thanks to phungi for taking over Death Pool duties in the last year! It is an honor to represent a pool that includes a fine individual who not only celebrates the rumbling sound made by the passage of air through the small and large intestines, but also celebrates them in plural… > [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > My apologies for the additional work, **phungi**. I actually paid attention to the news on the drive home last night. don’t be silly… updated (clean) lists are happy lists ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2017, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/109 "2017-12-28T22:36:01Z")
I reviewed my **Celebrity Death Pool** entries from previous years and decided to go with some folks who are still around: Silvio Berlusconi Abdelaziz Bouteflika Gary Busey Chubby Checker Bob Dylan Louis Farrakhan Paul Gascoigne Bryant Gumbel Loretta Lynn Willie Nelson Nick Nolte Ryan O’Neal Burt Reynolds Alternates: Ed Asner Miley Cyrus Evo Morales ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2017, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/110 "2017-12-29T02:10:46Z")
1. Clive James, author, 78 2. Barbara Barrie, actor, 86 3. Leah Bracknell, actor, 53 4. Tony Iommi, musician, 69 5. Wilfred Benitez, boxer, 59 6. Nobby Stiles, English footballer, 75 7. Vivian Campbell, musician, 55 8. Michael York, actor, 75 9. Suge Knight, music producer, 52 10. Eddie Large, comedian, 76 11. Chris Christie, politician, 55 12. Wilko Johnson, musician, 70 13. Leon Redbone, musician, 68 Chuck Pagano, NFL coach, 57 Michael Moore, filmmaker, 63 Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice, 84 Pretty list: Clive James Barbara Barrie Leah Bracknell Tony Iommi Wilfred Benitez Nobby Stiles Vivian Campbell Michael York Suge Knight Eddie Large Chris Christie Wilko Johnson Leon Redbone Chuck Pagano Michael Moore Ruth Bader Ginsburg ---
**Author:** ![Squonk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squonk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squonk)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2017, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/111 "2017-12-29T03:29:39Z")
After a strong 2016, I regressed in 2017. Fewer people dying is a good thing, right? John McCain - August 29, 1936 Jack Nicholson - April 22, 1937 Jose Eduardo dos Santos (former President of Angola) - August 28, 1942 Kathleen Blanco (former Governor of Louisiana) - December 15, 1942 Mahammadu Buhari (President of Nigeria) - December 17, 1942 Pattie Boyd - March 17, 1944 Eric Clapton - March 30, 1945 Tom Ridge (Former Pennsylvania Governor & former Secretary of Homeland Security) - August 26, 1945 Teri Garr - December 11, 1947 Morrissey - May 5, 1959 Eddie Olczyk (Former NHL Player & current NBC Hockey Analyst) - August 16, 1966 Devin Lima (LFO singer) - March 18, 1977 Kim Jong-un - January 8, 1982 (maybe) John McCain Jack Nicholson Jose Eduardo dos Santos Kathleen Blanco Mahammadu Buhari Pattie Boyd Eric Clapton Tom Ridge Teri Garr Morrissey Eddie Olczyk Devin Lima Kim Jong-un Un-needed alternates, because I’m lucky if two die in a year, let alone a couple of days: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Dick Cheney Michael Shumacher ---
**Author:** ![cazwhatever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dec6dc/32.png) [@cazwhatever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cazwhatever)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2017, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/112 "2017-12-29T13:14:31Z")
Val Kilmer Jonathan Rhys Meyers Derek Whibley Chloe Lattanzi Pete Doherty Lyndsay Lohan Azealia Banks Nick Stahl Edward Furlong Aaron carter Ian Watkins Brooke Mueller Orlando Brown Alternates James Stunt Jonah Hill ---
**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:** [December 29, 2017, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/113 "2017-12-29T14:07:58Z")
After only one hour of thought: Leah Remini Clint Eastwood Barry Manilow Louie Anderson Ronnie Wood Dick Van Dyke Donald Trump George Zimmerman Burt Reynolds Loretta Lynn Jimmy Carter Brandon Novak John McCain Alternate: Michael Schumacher ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2017, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/114 "2017-12-29T17:52:05Z")
First time Death Pool-er here: Prince Phillip Carl Reiner Mel Brooks Dick van Dyke Barbara Bush Dave Davies Carol Channing Kenny Rogers Ed Asner John McCain Ronnie Wood Clint Eastwood Betty White Alternates: Doris Day Bob Newhart ---
**Author:** ![rucciface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba9def/32.png) [@rucciface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rucciface)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2017, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/115 "2017-12-29T18:38:03Z")
Larry Storch Jane Withers Pat Carroll Joyce Randolph Doris Day June Lockhart Bill Macy Cloris Leachman Betty White Peter Marshall Betty Lynn Nanette Fabray Kaye Ballard alts: Bill Daily Frank Adamo Angela Lansbury ---
**Author:** ![jeezums](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@jeezums](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeezums)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/116 "2017-12-29T21:05:13Z")
John Andretti NASCAR driver Leah Bracknell Actress Matt Cappotelli Former professional wrestler Stefán Karl Stefánsson Icelandic actor Devin Lima Singer Greg Gilbert musician John Bain (AKA TotalBiscuit) British gaming commentator Marieke Vervoot Belgian paralympian Fernando Ricksen Dutch former professional footballer Liam Miller Irish footballer Mark E Smith English musician Dean Francis British boxer Artie Lange Comedian Alternates William Perry Former NFL player Stephen Peat Former NHL player Clean list John Andretti Leah Bracknell Matt Cappotelli Stefán Karl Stefánsson Devin Lima Greg Gilbert John Bain Marieke Vervoot Fernando Ricksen Liam Miller Mark E Smith Dean Francis Artie Lange Alternates William Perry Stephen Peat ---
**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 29, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/117 "2017-12-29T22:30:22Z")
My revised list with Holly Rowe replacing Andrew Rodman who is not mostly, but completely dead. Thanks again, Phungi. You are right up there with Baker. 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 Holly Rowe Larry Garza Alternates Christy Digham 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 Holly Rowe, ESPN journalist Larry Garza, Comedian Alternates Christy Digham, Singer for Asia Matt Cappotelli, Wrestler Mason Stajduhar, Professional soccer player ---
**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:** [December 29, 2017, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/118 "2017-12-29T23:04:56Z")
Devin Lima (Lyte Funkie Ones lead singer) John McCain (Senator) Val Kilmer (Actor) Leah Bracknell (Actor) Chris Mortensen (Journalist) Catherine Nevin (Irish Black Widow) Big Van Vader (Pro Wrestler) Vivian Campbell (Def Leppard Guitarist) Nobby Stiles (Retired English Footballer) Andy Dick (Train Wreck Comedian) Suge Knight (Record Producer) Amazing Jonathan (Stage Magician/Comedian) Valerie Harper (Actor) Alternates: Mumia Abu-Jamal (Activist/Journalist/Cop-killer) Cher (Actor) Clive James (Writer) Clean list: Devin Lima John McCain Val Kilmer Leah Bracknell Chris Mortensen Catherine Nevin Big Van Vader Vivian Campbell Nobby Stiles Andy Dick Suge Knight Amazing Jonathan Valerie Harper Alternates: Mumia Abu-Jamal Cher Clive James ---
**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:** [December 30, 2017, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/119 "2017-12-30T00:17:39Z")
Clean List: (not a theme unless you read between the lines) John McCain Donald Rumsfeld Stephen K. Bannon Richard Cheney Paul Wolfowitz William Kristol Rush Limbaugh Alex Jones Elliot Abrams John Ashcroft Henry Kissinger G. Gordon Liddy Richard B. Spencer Alternates: Roy S. Moore Peter Thiel Milo Yiannopoulos Lindsey Graham Commentary: John McCain - Fake maverick senator Donald Rumsfeld - neocon, mass murderer of Iraqis Stephen K. Bannon - right of the right-wing Richard Cheney - see Rumsfeld, hates Trump, semi-redeeming Paul Wolfowitz - see Rumsfeld William Kristol - another neocon from the Iraq invasion cabal Rush Limbaugh - active purveyor of Fake news Alex Jones - infowars, lunatic purveyor of fake news and conspiracies Elliot Abrams - back to neocons, I need old folks John Ashcroft - see above Henry Kissinger - immensely destructive foreign policy “expert” G. Gordon Liddy - Watergate anyone? Richard B. Spencer - going from neocons to neo-nazis Alternates: Roy S. Moore - Ancient pedophile, mall stalker, false god worshipper Peter Thiel - money grubbing creep, Drump supporter, wants to live forever Milo Yiannopoulos - neo-nazi, white supremesist Lindsey Graham - example for age limits, bonus alternate, also fake maverick ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Klutz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captain_klutz/32/4993_2.png) [@Captain\_Klutz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Klutz)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2017, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/120 "2017-12-30T03:11:46Z")
Recycling most of last year’s with some additions/changes: Steve Gleason, NFL player Paul Gascoigne, English footballer Wilfred Benitez, boxer William ‘the Refrigerator’ Perry, NFL player Ryan Buell, paranormal investigator Randy Travis, singer Dave Rose, basketball coach Pedro Guerrero, baseball player Vivian Patrick Campbell, musician Catherine Britt, country music singer Ken Watanabe, actor Leah Bracknell, actor Chris Rea, musician Alternates Olivia Newton John Lindsay Lohan Miley Cyrus CLean list: Steve Gleason Paul Gascoigne Wilfred Benitez William Perry Ryan Buell Randy Travis Dave Rose Pedro Guerrero Vivian Patrick Campbell Catherine Britt Ken Watanabe Leah Bracknell Chris Rea Alternates Olivia Newton John Lindsay Lohan Miley Cyrus [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331.md?page=7)