# 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:** 68
**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 15, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1341 "2018-12-15T01:05:38Z")
I’m not sure if Joan Steinbrenner widow of George counts as a celebrity, but anyway she dead. ---
**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 17, 2018, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1342 "2018-12-17T18:46:03Z")
[Colin Kroll](https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/16/business/colin-kroll-hq-trivia-dead/index.html), co-founder and CEO of the gaming app HQ Trivia dead at 34. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1343 "2018-12-18T18:50:44Z")
Penny Marshall dead at 75. ahemPOINTSahem ---
**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 18, 2018, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1344 "2018-12-18T18:59:59Z")
Damn. Sorry to hear that. ---
**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 18, 2018, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1345 "2018-12-18T19:23:51Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > Penny Marshall dead at 75. > ahemPOINTSahem Looks like 4 total picked her. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1346 "2018-12-18T22:08:21Z")
> [@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. > Penny Marshall **swampie** , you did it again! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1347 "2018-12-18T22:10:50Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > IIRC he has gone through 2 of his nine lives… (Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft was his first voice, then Lee Marshall, both passed away) I got points for Ravenscroft when he passed at the age of 91. He was also the singing voice in “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” \* “You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch”\* ---
**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:** [December 19, 2018, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1348 "2018-12-19T02:32:28Z")
Ooh, I have Penny. Sorry to see her go, but POINTS! ---
**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 19, 2018, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1349 "2018-12-19T11:19:14Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > **swampie** , you did it again! Ya know, I really didn’t want to see Penny Marshall go, but points is points. Now I have to revise my 2019 list. ---
**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 19, 2018, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1350 "2018-12-19T14:32:40Z")
25 Points to **Stephe96, tangent** and first points of the year for **swampbear, Elihna** , and 6 (corrected) points to **Andrew21** for HW. Could this be the last of the year? ```auto Rank Player Score Picks(Unique) 1 CAMJAY77 454 8(1) 2 jeezums 405 7(1) 3 Registered@Last 315 8(3) 4 phungi 277 6 5 candide 242 5(1) 6 RTFirefly 227 5 7 basset hound 192 3 8 GIGObuster 190 3 9 Loach 173 4(1) 10 Team Dirt 165 3 11 Martonio 160 4 12 Hoopy Frood 148 4 13 HappyLendervdr 126 4 14 tangent 125 4 15 FavreCo 117 3 16 Jack Batty 107 5 17 carnivorousp 106 2 18 Stephe96 91 5 19 amarinth 85 4 20 RobotDevilDog 81 2 21 42fish 78 2 21 Kitten Mitten 78 2 21 Squonk 78 2 24 ataraxy22 72 5(2) 25 Little Nemo 65 2 26 NurseCarmen 62 1 27 irritant 60 5(4) 28 Bullitt 59 1 28 melondeca 59 1 30 bowler girl 58 2 31 Allecher 57 1 32 bowler guy 56 2 33 computergeek 55 5 34 Jacquernagy 53 4(2) 35 Archeonomist 49 3 35 Grits&HardToast 49 3 35 Maus Magill 49 3 35 The Vorlon 49 4(2) 39 kayT 48 3 40 1b3bz18c9ed… 44 3 41 Catamount 42 4(1) 42 Oakminster 38 3 43 Dung Beetle 37 2 43 zoog 37 1 45 JohnT 35 2 46 J-P-L 33 3 47 critter42 31 3 48 Dancer_Flight 30 3 48 Labtrash 30 2 50 Dr. Girlfriend 29 2 51 peedin 27 2 52 Andrew21 25 2 52 CreaseMunky 25 2 52 Eliahna 25 1 52 Jeep's Phoenix 25 3 52 Lsura 25 2 52 Mahaloth 25 2 52 Monstera Delic 25 2 52 superdude 25 2 52 swampbear 25 1 52 vivalostwages 25 2 62 Borborygmi 24 1 62 krondys 24 1 62 McDeath_the_Mad 24 2 65 Biotop 23 1(1) 66 Old Wench 20 2(2) 67 5 time champ 19 1 67 BobLibDem 19 1 67 picker 19 3 67 smithsb 19 1 71 cardboardbox 18 1 71 Mona Lott 18 1 71 Sternvogel 18 1 74 Czarcasm 16 1 75 Rico 15 2(1) 76 Clothahump 14 2 77 boffking 11 2 78 PaulParkhead 8 1 79 Tread 7 2(1) 80 Guano Lad 6 1 80 imthjckaz 6 1 80 justmeetee 6 1 80 Spiff 6 2 80 SpoilerVirgin 6 1 80 zamboniracer 6 1 86 Hal Briston 5 1 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1351 "2018-12-19T17:29:33Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > 25 Points to **Stephe96, tangent** and first points of the year for **swampbear, Elihna** , and 6 (corrected) points to **Andrew21** for HW. Could this be the last of the year? > ] Bite your tongue! I mean…oh, let’s hope so. ---
**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 19, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1352 "2018-12-19T17:54:08Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Ya know, I really didn’t want to see Penny Marshall go, but points is points. Now I have to revise my 2019 list. You and the Old Wench. Not me of course. Darn you both. 😉 ---
**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 19, 2018, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1353 "2018-12-19T23:43:22Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > You and the Old Wench. > > Not me of course. > > Darn you both. > 😉 Are you [Phil](https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=lsFn9bx2&id=2B17D782C801B1E2F302357B258E9229735AB631&thid=OIP.lsFn9bx2OUoRor9tmZh7QQAAAA&mediaurl=http%3a%2f%2fstatic.tvtropes.org%2fpmwiki%2fpub%2fimages%2fphil_princeofheck.jpg&exph=195&expw=209&q=Heck+Prince+of+Phil&simid=608054066326866156&selectedIndex=0&ajaxhist=0)? ---
**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 20, 2018, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1354 "2018-12-20T03:53:04Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Are you [Phil](https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=lsFn9bx2&id=2B17D782C801B1E2F302357B258E9229735AB631&thid=OIP.lsFn9bx2OUoRor9tmZh7QQAAAA&mediaurl=http%3a%2f%2fstatic.tvtropes.org%2fpmwiki%2fpub%2fimages%2fphil_princeofheck.jpg&exph=195&expw=209&q=Heck+Prince+of+Phil&simid=608054066326866156&selectedIndex=0&ajaxhist=0)? More like this [Phil](https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/aVf9rkzjt2ZpupdkdzAvhIodKns=/480x0/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/4LBJSTJNEAZFBHRFHJC777P7JQ.jpg) He usually isn’t all that accurate either. 😉 ---
**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 21, 2018, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1355 "2018-12-21T19:43:42Z")
Not a household name. A face everyone should recognize. The epitome of a working character actor both on screen and on stage. Donald Moffat dead at 87. > **[Donald Moffat, 87, a Top Actor Who Thrived in Second Billings, Dies...](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/20/obituaries/donald-moffat-dead.html)** > > For a half-century Mr. Moffat, a transplanted Briton, was a lauded figure on stages and screens, whether performing Shakespeare or Tom Clancy. ---
**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 21, 2018, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1356 "2018-12-21T19:47:22Z")
He had one of the great lines in cinema, as Garry in John Carpenter’s _The Thing_: "I know you gentlemen have been through a lot, but when you find the time, I’d rather not spend the rest of this winter TIED TO THIS FUCKING COUCH! " ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2018, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1357 "2018-12-21T20:05:12Z")
I r emember the small fole he had as the father of a main character in the TV movie _Cross of Fire_. A few scenes were filme in my town of Topeka, Kansas. ---
**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 21, 2018, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1358 "2018-12-21T20:07:49Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > He had one of the great lines in cinema, as Garry in John Carpenter’s _The Thing_: > > "I know you gentlemen have been through a lot, but when you find the time, I’d rather not spend the rest of this winter TIED TO THIS FUCKING COUCH! " To me his most memorable role was as LBJ in The Right Stuff throwing a fit because Mrs Glenn wouldn’t let him in the house. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2018, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1359 "2018-12-22T05:04:59Z")
Loved him in “Clear and Present Danger.” And what I wouldn’t give for Harrison Ford to burst into the Oval Office and have that “how dare you” exchange with Trump: The President: How dare you come in here and lecture me! Jack Ryan: How dare _you_, sir! The President: How dare you come into this office and bark at me like some little junkyard dog? I am the President of the United States! ---
**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:** [December 22, 2018, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331/1360 "2018-12-22T07:07:13Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > To me his most memorable role was as LBJ in The Right Stuff throwing a fit because Mrs Glenn wouldn’t let him in the house. Yep, this is the role I always think of when I see Moffat. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331.md?page=67) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2018/803331.md?page=69)