# 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:** 26
**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:** [April 15, 2020, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/501 "2020-04-15T09:21:32Z")
> [@Allecher](#): > > [Jan-Michael Vincent](http://www.foxla.com/entertainment/-airwolf-star-jan-michael-vincent-dead-at-74-after-suffering-cardiac-arrest) of _Airwolf_ fame has been gone for a month. Hell of a gap between death and announcement. Do we know why the delay? ---
**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:** [April 15, 2020, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/502 "2020-04-15T09:24:59Z")
From his wiki entry: > [@](#): > > In an interview that took place on October 24, 2014, with National Enquirer, Vincent revealed that his right leg was amputated just below the knee in 2012 after he contracted a leg infection as a result of complications from peripheral artery disease. He now walks with a prosthetic limb, though he is sometimes forced to use a wheelchair. He also revealed he had a tax debt in excess of $70,000. > > Vincent died on February 10, 2019 in North Carolina following a cardiac arrest. It wasn’t confirmed until March 8th which said no autopsy had been performed and he was cremated. His current whereabouts are unknown. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2020, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/503 "2020-04-15T11:44:28Z")
Lotte van der Zee, who earned the title Miss Teen Universe in '17, was on vacation in Australia when she [experienced a heart attack](https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/former-miss-teen-universe-dies-suffering-heart-attack-just-20th-birthday-134151598.html) the day before her birthday, fell into a coma and ultimate gave out 80 points to no one in particular. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/504 "2020-04-15T17:47:36Z")
> [@Allecher](#): > > [Jan-Michael Vincent](http://www.foxla.com/entertainment/-airwolf-star-jan-michael-vincent-dead-at-74-after-suffering-cardiac-arrest) of _Airwolf_ fame has been gone for a month. Holy cow, he died in my town. What was he doing up here? ---
**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:** [April 15, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/505 "2020-04-15T20:10:33Z")
> [@Catamount](#): > > Holy cow, he died in my town. What was he doing up here? Decomposing ---
**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:** [April 15, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/506 "2020-04-15T20:13:42Z")
> [@The\_Vorlon](#): > > Decomposing That’ll be a better joke when John Williams dies. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2020, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/507 "2020-04-15T22:12:45Z")
> [@Catamount](#): > > Holy cow, he died in my town. What was he doing up here? I heard he was looking for you. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2020, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/508 "2020-04-16T06:23:34Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > I heard he was looking for you. 😃 ---
**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:** [April 18, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/509 "2020-04-18T18:39:09Z")
[Hal Blaine](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hal-blaine-drummer-dead-90-806827/), drummer on the Beach Boys _Pet Sounds_ and _Good Vibrations,_, has died at 90. He also recorded with Simon & Garfunkel, among others. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/510 "2020-04-19T14:57:27Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Luke Perry just died. [Jed Allan,](https://people.com/tv/jed-allan-dies-84) another 90210 alumnus kicks it. ---
**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:** [April 21, 2020, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/511 "2020-04-21T07:20:04Z")
[Birch Bayh](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/14/birch-bayh-indiana-senate-239688&ved=2ahUKEwilz62C8YHhAhWHt1kKHRySAg8QqOcBMAV6BAgDEAM&usg=AOvVaw0wD_Gy9K078-K1NepVRXCx), former Indiana senator, has died at 91. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2020, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/512 "2020-04-22T12:27:51Z")
[Carrie Ann Lucas](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/carrie-ann-lucas/), disability rights lawyer and activist. [Jerry Merryman](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/jerry-merryman/), coinventor of the pocket calculator. [Lotte van der Zee](https://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a26767366/miss-teen-universe-dies-lotte-van-der-zee/), former Miss Teen Universe and a Dutch Model would have been worth a lot of points. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2020, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/513 "2020-04-22T21:21:50Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > [Carrie Ann Lucas](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/carrie-ann-lucas/), disability rights lawyer and activist. > > [Jerry Merryman](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/jerry-merryman/), coinventor of the pocket calculator. > > [Lotte van der Zee](https://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a26767366/miss-teen-universe-dies-lotte-van-der-zee/), former Miss Teen Universe and a Dutch Model would have been worth a lot of points. The former Miss Teen was mentioned in post #503 ---
**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:** [April 22, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/514 "2020-04-22T21:41:49Z")
Poet [W.S. Merwin](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.npr.org/2019/03/15/509122300/poet-w-s-merwin-who-was-inspired-by-conservation-dies-at-91&ved=2ahUKEwif4JLa84XhAhVltlkKHWJ7CCMQqOcBMAN6BAgHEAY&usg=AOvVaw3_LO0Brgt3AU2sAMRGXvzi) passes away at 91. ---
**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:** [April 23, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/515 "2020-04-23T20:04:54Z")
[Larry DiTillio](http://bwtf.com/news/larry-ditillio-passes-away), story editor and writer, has died. He worked on many series, including He-Man, She-Ra, The Real Ghostbusters, and Babylon 5. He was 79. ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/516 "2020-04-23T20:18:43Z")
Former Texas star and number 2 pick in the 1980 NFL draft, Johnny Lam Jones has died. [Texas icon, ex-NFL WR Johnny 'Lam' Jones dies](http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/26273485/texas-icon-ex-nfl-wr-johnny-lam-jones-dies) I remember those Texas teams. They had 3 guys named Johnny Jones - Ham Jones, Lam Jones and Jam Jones. ---
**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:** [April 24, 2020, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/517 "2020-04-24T08:28:12Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > [Larry DiTillio](http://bwtf.com/news/larry-ditillio-passes-away), story editor and writer, has died. He worked on many series, including He-Man, She-Ra, The Real Ghostbusters, and Babylon 5. He was 79. _tips hat to the previously-unknown mind behind her favorite childhood cartoons_ ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/518 "2020-04-24T09:10:23Z")
F1 race director Charlie Whiting died on Thursday. I had the wrong F1 guy in my themed list… > **[F1 race director Charlie Whiting dies aged 66](https://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/26257660/f1-race-director-charlie-whiting-dies-aged-66)** > > Charlie Whiting, the FIA's director of Formula One, has died at the age of 66 as a result of pulmonary embolism. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/519 "2020-04-24T09:43:28Z")
Still on zero myself. I had high hopes of Elyana being a Kickoff candidate… ---
**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:** [April 24, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/520 "2020-04-24T16:24:37Z")
Anyone have Dick Dale in their pipeline? > **[Surf Rock Legend Dick Dale Dead at 81](https://www.tmz.com/2019/03/17/king-of-surf-guitar-dick-dale-dead-dies-81/)** > > Legendary surf rock pioneer Dick Dale has died at 81. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390.md?page=25) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390.md?page=27)