# Celebrity Death Pool 2019 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [January 9, 2020, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390 "2020-01-09T05:00:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**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:** [February 9, 2020, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/221 "2020-02-09T06:44:11Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Oh no. It’s better than people arguing over who deserves to be included!😛 I’m surprised there weren’t any page-long arguments about that this go 'round. 2019 is already shaping up to be a great year! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/222 "2020-02-09T06:55:57Z")
And the suspense mounts! In 2015 we had a New Year’s Day tie for the opening kickoff award, Mario Cuomo and Jeff Golub. I’m not so macabre that I tried to research who died earliest in the day. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2020, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/223 "2020-02-09T07:19:11Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > And again, sorry I was testy.😛 I think being expected to be compiling a bunch of last minute entries at midnight on your birthday is a reasonable excuse to be a bit testy. ---
**Author:** ![1b3bz18c9ed269201](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/58956e/32.png) [@1b3bz18c9ed269201](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1b3bz18c9ed269201)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/224 "2020-02-09T08:02:45Z")
I saw Danica Patrick as an entry by one of the contestants. Since she is no longer racing my guess is that she will meet her demise by being run over on the LA Freeway because she was going slower than everyone else… (Sorry) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**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:** [February 9, 2020, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/225 "2020-02-09T12:11:32Z")
With no intentions of stepping on the DeathMistress’ turf, I am working on the ScoreKeeper (an Excel file that lets you input year of death and track the scores). For those with access, it is in a new “2019” folder in the Shared DropBox folder. For anyone interested, PM me your email address, so I can share the DropBox folder (or e-mail the file, but I post updated versions on DropBox as necessary). Happy New Year! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/226 "2020-02-09T13:27:20Z")
I can’t remember what year it was but someone once asked the question about the longest wait until the first selected celebrity got nailed to the perch. I believe it was very early in the history of the game but for the years I’ve been playing Death Mistress I don’t know what the answer is. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2019, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/227 "2019-01-01T21:41:01Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/228 "2020-02-09T14:13:17Z")
more full exposition of the picks: Top thirteen: Jimmy Carter 28 Olivia Newton John 22 Bill Cosby 19 Valerie Harper 19 Leah Bracknell 17 Prince Philip 17 Fatima Ali 15 Betty White 14 Tim Conway 14 Linda Nolan 13 Donald Trump 12 Ruth Bader Ginsburg 12 Mel Brooks 11 Nine picks-5 Eight picks-4 Seven picks-6 Six picks-6 Five picks-14 Four picks-23 Three picks-29 Two picks-86 Uniques-459 We have 96 players, for a total of 1248 picks. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2020, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/229 "2020-02-09T14:20:52Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I can’t remember what year it was but someone once asked the question about the longest wait until the first selected celebrity got nailed to the perch. I believe it was very early in the history of the game but for the years I’ve been playing Death Mistress I don’t know what the answer is. January 21st, as per the [Death Pool Archive](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=21406592) ---
**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:** [February 9, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/230 "2020-02-09T15:57:45Z")
I’ve put Tim Conway on my list for years and years and years, and never noticed anybody else doing so. This year fourteen others have put him there. What’s up with that? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/231 "2020-02-09T16:05:40Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I’ve put Tim Conway on my list for years and years and years, and never noticed anybody else doing so. This year fourteen others have put him there. What’s up with that? Just a WAG, but this might have something to do with it: [Tim Conway has brain surgery as family fights over conservatorship](https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2018/09/14/tim-conway-has-brain-surgery-family-fights-over-conservatorship/1226033002/) ---
**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:** [February 9, 2020, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/232 "2020-02-09T18:08:35Z")
I know a lot of players go for rappers as a category. Anyone smart enough to pick Dutch rappers? Might be an untapped resource. > **[Feis (rapper)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feis_Ecktuh)** > > Faisal Mssyeh (25 January 1986\[citation needed\] – 1 January 2019), known professionally as Feis, was a Dutch rapper. He was a member of the Rotterdam rappers' crew Ecktuh Ecktuh. > Feis gained some fame in 2007 when he worked on the song "Klein, Klein Jongetje" by U-Niq. In the same year he was heard on the song "Coke op 't Gas" by Kempi. In 2009, he contributed to the album Winne zonder strijd by Winne. > In 2014, Feis released his debut album Hard van Buiten, Gebroken van Binnen. In 2015, he was ... ---
**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:** [February 9, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/233 "2020-02-09T18:28:17Z")
**Baker** , are you going to use **phungi** ’s list format? Because that was a darn good layout. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/234 "2020-02-09T18:50:16Z")
Not sure if this guy was considered a bona fide pick\*, but it is a sad day for Purdue University > \*famous only because he was sick ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/235 "2020-02-10T03:11:22Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > **Baker** , are you going to use **phungi** ’s list format? Because that was a darn good layout. Yes I know, it is a good format, but sad to say I’m not sure how to use it. Just for now I’m going to be primitive. \*\* NEWS\*\*, please read this. For the next couple of days I won’t be online much. As I type I’m just back from the hospital. My 86 year old mother fell and her hip is broken. She will have surgery later this morning, I don’t know exactly when, but the next day or two will be hairy. So if I’m not right on top of the opening kickoff, I will get to things as soon as I can. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2020, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/236 "2020-02-10T03:20:08Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > …Meat Loaf: the singer. As opposed to Meat Loaf: the entree? \*\*Baker \*\*- Hope all is ok with Mom. mmm ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/237 "2020-02-10T04:48:49Z")
Best wishes for your mom, **Baker** ; sending good thoughts your way. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Vorlon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/238 "2020-02-10T06:00:34Z")
Am I bad in that I have a preliminary Deathpool 2020 file on my hard drive? {{{ **Baker** +Mom}}} ---
**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:** [February 10, 2020, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/239 "2020-02-10T06:36:51Z")
Hang in there Baker, the supportive thoughts of our hundred-plus are with you… ---
**Author:** ![Registered\_at\_Last](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@Registered\_at\_Last](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Registered_at_Last)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/240 "2020-02-10T07:17:35Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > January 21st, as per the [Death Pool Archive](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=21406592) And that was for my very first DP cherry: Paul Quarrington. I still own the record for latest Opening Kickoff winner! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390.md?page=13)