# 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:** 56
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/1102 "2020-11-24T14:38:49Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Did I have [Leah Bracknel](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/oct/16/leah-bracknell-obituary)l this year? Yes you did. Well, a lot of serious points given out. Of the seventeen players who had her, only one, **Captain Klutz** , is new to points in this game. \*\* Registered at Last\*\* broke the 300 point mark, with eight of their picks having donated to the cause. 1 Registered at Last 333 8 1 2 Happy Lendervedder 266 6 0 3 CAMJAY77 250 5 1 4 RTFirefly 231 5 0 5 GIGObuster 227 5 1 6 Hoopy Frood 207 4 0 7 Its Not Rocket Surgery 199 5 0 8 Little Nemo 173 3 0 9 bowler girl 159 4 0 10 Queen Annes Lace 155 4 0 11 carnivorousplant 136 3 0 11 jeezums 136 3 0 13 RobotDevilDog 122 4 1 14 FavreCo 117 3 0 15 candide 116 2 0 16 melondeca 114 3 0 17 Mahaloth 99 3 1 18 amarinth 96 3 1 19 The Kraken 86 2 0 20 5-time champ 76 2 1 21 Mean Mr. Mustard 74 2 0 22 Jeep’s Phoenix 71 1 0 22 phungi 71 1 0 24 Loach 70 2 1 25 Kitten Mitten 65 2 0 25 Tangent 65 2 0 27 Cazzle 64 4 3 28 The Vorlon 49 1 0 29 Team Dirt 47 2 1 30 Captain Klutz 45 1 9 31 Bayaker 44 2 0 32 kayT 43 2 1 33 Spiff 40 2 0 34 Mona Lott 35 2 0 35 GuanoLad 27 2 1 36 Paul in Qatar 25 1 1 37 Borborygmi 20 1 0 37 Dr. Girlfriend 20 1 0 37 eschereal 20 1 0 37 imthjckaz 20 1 0 37 krondys 20 1 0 37 nearwildheaven 20 1 0 37 Stephe96 20 1 0 44 FlikTheBlue 19 1 0 44 kopek 19 1 0 44 Shoeless 19 1 0 47 justmeetee 18 2 1 48 Allecher 15 1 0 48 Dolores Reborn 15 1 0 48 J-PL 15 1 0 48 notfrommensa 15 1 0 48 zamboniracer 15 1 0 53 CreaseMunky 12 1 1 54 SpoilerVirgin 10 2 1 55 Andrew 21 9 3 1 56 zadscmc 8 1 1 57 commasense 6 2 1 58 Biotop 3 1 0 58 lel 3 1 0 ---
**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:** [November 25, 2020, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/1103 "2020-11-25T05:42:36Z")
Wow! I can’t believe I am still at the top. Though I fully expect that on December 30th someone (Happy?, CAMJAY?, I’m looking your way) will fly past me into first place. Is there a prize for the most time spent at the top without actually winning? ---
**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:** [November 25, 2020, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/1104 "2020-11-25T06:31:42Z")
Actor [Bill Macy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Macy), dead at 97. God finally got him for that. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/1105 "2020-11-25T06:51:22Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > 30 Captain Klutz 45 1 9 It doesn’t really matter, but I guess that 9 should be a 0. ---
**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:** [November 25, 2020, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/1106 "2020-11-25T10:39:38Z")
Woohoo! After that major 45-point bump, I went from 6th place to… … … …6th place! ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/1107 "2020-11-25T10:41:54Z")
Yes! Still tied for 59th! ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/1108 "2020-11-25T10:49:19Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > Woohoo! > > After that major 45-point bump, I went from 6th place to… > > … > > … > > …6th place! > [@Railer13](#): > > Yes! Still tied for 59th! And I’m still solidly in 57th! Eat my shorts, **Biotop** , **lel** , **Railer13** , and everyone else with no score! ---
**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:** [November 25, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/1109 "2020-11-25T12:36:57Z")
44th and proud of it! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/1110 "2020-11-25T12:41:21Z")
> [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > It doesn’t really matter, but I guess that 9 should be a 0. Thanks for pointing that out! > [@commasense](#): > > And I’m still solidly in 57th! Eat my shorts, **Biotop** , **lel** , **Railer13** , and everyone else with no score! But don’t forget, for however brief a time, you were in first place. Carol Channing gets you the Opening Kickoff Award this year. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/1111 "2020-11-25T12:55:44Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > I’ll start: my first entries were in 2018, and everyone on both of my lists survived the year. However, this year I’ve gotten points from two people on my celebrities list and one on my themed list. > > So I went for one whole year without points! Let’s see someone beat that record! I have never scored a single point. I think I’ve been playing steadily since 2013 except for one year when I missed the deadline (now I try to submit my list way early). ---
**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:** [November 25, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/1112 "2020-11-25T14:56:24Z")
I’m usually not one to say, “I can’t believe I don’t have any points,” but … I can’t believe I don’t have any points. I went for old bastards right down the line. Bob Barker - Betty White - Mel Brooks - Carl Reiner - Bob Newhart - etc. Can’t any of those arteries start closing up or something. Chrissakes. Edit: even worse - I just realized I had the now deceased Peter Fonda as an alternate. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/1113 "2020-11-25T15:28:12Z")
Mark Hurd, 62 - (co) CEO at Oracle & HP has serve(re)d his last. ---
**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:** [November 25, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/1114 "2020-11-25T15:58:51Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > I have never scored a single point. I think I’ve been playing steadily since 2013 except for one year when I missed the deadline (now I try to submit my list way early). Wait for some previous winners to post, and steal their stuff. Note: RT, who is ahead of me this year, also had what’s her name who I think I listed first. You see some picks, Google them, and they are just too good to pass up. =) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/1115 "2020-11-25T17:22:30Z")
> [@Registered\_at\_Last](#): > > Wow! I can’t believe I am still at the top. Though I fully expect that on December 30th someone (Happy?, CAMJAY?, I’m looking your way) will fly past me into first place. Is there a prize for the most time spent at the top without actually winning? I don’t know, but if there were a prize for most time spent within five points of the lead without winning, I’d own that sucker. 300-296 for _six and a half freakin’ months_. Still boggles my mind. 🙂 ---
**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:** [November 25, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/1116 "2020-11-25T18:33:42Z")
I’m just happy to be in the top ten. Oh! dammit. ---
**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:** [November 28, 2020, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/1117 "2020-11-28T07:19:38Z")
Mobster Joey [“The Clown”](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/joey-the-clown-lombardo-infamous-chicago-mobster-dead-at-90-reports-say/ar-AAJ5cSv?ocid=spartandhp) Lombardo, 10 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:** [November 28, 2020, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/1118 "2020-11-28T11:44:42Z")
ESPN’s first _Sportscenter_ anchor, [Lou Palmer](https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/lou-palmer-espns-first-sportscenter-anchor-dies-at-83/ar-AAJ74Ag?ocid=spartandhp), dies at 83. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/1119 "2020-11-29T08:59:11Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > But don’t forget, for however brief a time, you were in first place. Carol Channing gets you the Opening Kickoff Award this year. My greatest claim to fame! (Sob.) ---
**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:** [November 29, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/1120 "2020-11-29T12:30:54Z")
[Bernard Fisher](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/bernard-fisher/), pioneering breast cancer researcher dead at 101. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390/1121 "2020-11-29T12:43:01Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Wait for some previous winners to post, and steal their stuff. > Note: RT, who is ahead of me this year, also had what’s her name who I think I listed first. You see some picks, Google them, and they are just too good to pass up. > =) What? And spoil my record? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390.md?page=55) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2019/825390.md?page=57)