# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/21 "2020-01-10T03:38:47Z")
> [@zadscmc](#): > > For the past two years I waited to the last minute and then missed the deadline. So, I am here, now posting: > > Henry Kissinger > Joni Mitchell > Ralph Nader > Willie Mays > Ronnie Wood > Don Newcombe > Whitey Ford > Red Schoendienst > Girma Wolde-Giorgis > Pope Benedict XVI > ALTS: > Hosni Mubarak > Ciriaco Di Mita > Dick Van Dyke You get 13 picks. I see 10 picks and 3 alts, so you could just put your alts on your main list. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/22 "2020-01-10T05:03:35Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > You get 13 picks. I see 10 picks and 3 alts, so you could just put your alts on your main list. I’ve PMed the player about this. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2020, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/23 "2020-01-10T08:52:13Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I’ve PMed the player about this. Not the other player, but you PM’d me, as well, and for the same reason. Here are the three celebrities that I forgot to include initially. In order to keep my alternates in their designated roles, please add: Linda Ronstadt Frances Sternhagen Michael McKean ---
**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:** [January 10, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/24 "2020-01-10T18:18:33Z")
You know you have been in the Death Pool too long if you can quickly scroll through the thread and still realize someone didn’t pick 13. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/25 "2020-01-11T05:45:45Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > You know you have been in the Death Pool too long if you can quickly scroll through the thread and still realize someone didn’t pick 13. That’s easy to spot. What _is_ visually confusing is when a player doesn’t leave a space between their 13 picks and the alternates, and for a moment you’re thinking that someone had 17 picks, before you see what’s going on. ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/26 "2020-01-11T09:34:32Z")
I have revised my list removing Red S. and following the 13 plus 3 rule. Henry Kissinger Joni Mitchell Ralph Nader Willie Mays Ronnie Wood Don Newcombe Whitey Ford Ed Kranepool Girma Wolde-Giorgis Pope Benedict XVI Hosni Mubarak Ciriaco Di Mita Dick Van Dyke ALTS: Mel Brooks Ian St. John David Crosby ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/27 "2020-01-12T13:02:10Z")
Mike Tyson James “Buster” Douglas Ruth Bader-Ginsberg Bill Clinton Robert Downey Jr. Paul McCartney Arnold Schwarzenegger Lindsay Lohan Gordon Moore Betty White Bob Dylan Woody Allen Bill Cosby Regards, Shodan ---
**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:** [January 12, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/28 "2020-01-12T13:17:19Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Mike Tyson > James “Buster” Douglas > Ruth Bader-Ginsberg > Bill Clinton > Robert Downey Jr. > Paul McCartney > Arnold Schwarzenegger > Lindsay Lohan > Gordon Moore > Betty White > Bob Dylan > Woody Allen > Bill Cosby > > Regards, > Shodan Putting yourself in as an alternate? Gutsy. ---
**Author:** ![standard\_deviation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@standard\_deviation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standard_deviation)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/29 "2020-01-12T16:00:39Z")
Hi, I have never played before but would like to submit my humble offering of 13 names (and three alternates) in the hope that the Death Pool deities find them worthy. Also, are there 13 for a Baker’s dozen? Val Valentino Michael Gambon Maggie Smith Billy Joel Michael Caine Paddy Ashdown Randy Orton John Motson Eric Idle Timothy West Glenn Hoddle Jimmy Carter Joan Plowright Alternates: Uri Geller Christopher Awdry Justin Bieber ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/30 "2020-01-12T16:08:25Z")
😃 No, it’s for the “lucky” connotations of the number thirteen. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/31 "2020-01-13T06:55:10Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Putting yourself in as an alternate? > > Gutsy. Hey, points is points. Besides, being on my list is practically a guarantee of immortality. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![meghan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@meghan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meghan)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/32 "2020-01-13T12:06:28Z")
Keith Richards Bill Clinton MaryKate Olsen Lance Armstrong Vladimir Putin Dick Cheney Bernie Madoff Lindsey Lohan Steve Bannon Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Kate Gosselin Russell Brand Justin Bieber Alternates: Pat Boone Hillary Clinton ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/33 "2020-01-13T12:20:47Z")
John Madden Jimmy Carter Shannon Dougherty Betty White Charlie Sheen Wilford Brimley Paula Deen Sandy Koufax Bob Dole Pete Rose John Mellencamp Billy Joel Rush Limbaugh Alternates: Daniel Day Lewis Tom Hanks Sally Fields ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/34 "2020-01-14T04:00:30Z")
> [@Lancia](#): > > Are we doing the “two separate lists in two separate threads” nonsense this year for those of us with themed lists? It looks that way: [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=866517](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=866517) Phungi is keeping that one while Baker graciously takes back the main game. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/35 "2020-01-14T04:47:34Z")
The idea of a separate ‘themed list’ thread is that a themed list tends to score fewer points than a list that draws from the entire population of celebrities. Having a separate thread means you don’t have to choose between having a theme and going for max points. But if you just want a themed list, and you want to have it in this thread, that’s A-OK AFAICT. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/36 "2020-01-14T05:06:37Z")
I missed last year because the Themed Death Pool was done as another thread, so my Mary Tyler Moore Show list was put in there and I never got around to doing one for the _real_ Death Pool, not that my zero points mattered. This list was slapped-together by googling for celebrities who are, or have been, old or sick. Not being a pop-culture maven, the only thing that took a little time was finding people that I have actually heard of 🙂 Kathleen Blanco Tom Brokaw Tommy Chong Sean Connery Shannen Doherty Michael Douglas Michael J. Fox Valerie Harper Val Kilmer Joan Lunden Liza Minnelli Olivia Newton-John Kenny Rogers Alternates: Jimmy Carter Jim Kelly Julia Louis-Dreyfus Michael Douglas is the actor, son of Kirk. There are several other semi-famous ones. Kenny Rogers is the singer, not the former MLB pitcher Jim Kelly is the former NFL QB, not the British author. ---
**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:** [January 14, 2020, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/37 "2020-01-14T11:47:10Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > The idea of a separate ‘themed list’ thread is that a themed list tends to score fewer points than a list that draws from the entire population of celebrities. Having a separate thread means you don’t have to choose between having a theme and going for max points. > > But if you just want a themed list, and you want to have it in this thread, that’s A-OK AFAICT. As the “keeper of the Themed list” I agree with this. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/38 "2020-01-14T13:15:50Z")
And as the DeathMistress of the regular list, I also agree. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/39 "2020-01-14T13:19:48Z")
> [@Bayaker](#): > > Michael Douglas is the actor, son of Kirk. There are several other semi-famous ones. > Kenny Rogers is the singer, not the former MLB pitcher > Jim Kelly is the former NFL QB, not the British author. Thanks for making those names clear. I didn’t know there was more than one famous Kenny Rogers either. And your list looks like a good one too. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/40 "2020-01-14T19:06:09Z")
Your humble DeathMistress submits her list. These folks are frim oldest to youngest. Conrad Bachmann Charlotte Stewart Fred Ward Richard Marcus Michael Gross Thomas Rosales, Jr. Helen Shaver Marcelo Tubert Reba McEntire Kevin Bacon Finn Carter Chris Gartin Robert Jayne Alt: Ariana Richards [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390.md?page=3)