# Celebrity Death Pool 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2019, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229 "2019-12-01T07:28:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**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 29, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/345 "2020-01-29T22:02:40Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Or maybe the most heartbreaking miss, where someone whom a player took off their list died a few days or weeks into the following year? I had Ariel Sharon in 2006. He went into a coma in January 2006. Everyone jumped on the bandwagon for 2007. I carried him on my list until 2014 when I did a themed list. Guess when he died? ---
**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:** [January 29, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/346 "2020-01-29T22:09:21Z")
[Bob Shane](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/bob-shane-founding-and-last-surviving-member-of-the-kingston-trio-dies-at-85/2020/01/28/64c5fcee-413f-11ea-b5fc-eefa848cde99_story.html), The Kingston Solo has hung down his head and died at 85. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2020, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/347 "2020-01-30T00:11:37Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I had Ariel Sharon in 2006. He went into a coma in January 2006. Everyone jumped on the bandwagon for 2007. I carried him on my list until 2014 when I did a themed list. Guess when he died? That’s why I never took him off my list. He was my surest bet for years. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/348 "2020-01-30T08:25:54Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > What’s the most unbelievable “get” someone has had in this game over the years? I thought someone got Lisa “Left Eye” Lopez back in the day. Is that right? If someone had had Kobe Bryant, it would have been insanely unbelievable. > > What is our most unlikely get? I had Prince a couple of years ago. Only points I’ve ever gotten. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/349 "2020-01-30T21:48:52Z")
NASCAR Driver John Andretti Dead At 56 After Colon Cancer Battle ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/350 "2020-01-30T21:50:10Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > What’s the most unbelievable “get” someone has had in this game over the years? I thought someone got Lisa “Left Eye” Lopez back in the day. Is that right? If someone had had Kobe Bryant, it would have been insanely unbelievable. > > What is our most unlikely get? I had Tom Petty as an alternate!! No points, but I felt like a winner anyway. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/351 "2020-01-30T22:00:24Z")
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**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:** [January 30, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/352 "2020-01-30T22:06:11Z")
TV executive [Fred Silverman](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fred-silverman-dead-legendary-television-programmer-was-82-982205&ved=2ahUKEwj5zoCFqqznAhXNlHIEHRZwBOQQqOcBMAF6BAgKEAg&usg=AOvVaw3f11WpzpKHVRuKsylWIX_H) ceases programming at 82. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/353 "2020-01-30T22:09:28Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > [Bob Shane](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/bob-shane-founding-and-last-surviving-member-of-the-kingston-trio-dies-at-85/2020/01/28/64c5fcee-413f-11ea-b5fc-eefa848cde99_story.html), The Kingston Solo has hung down his head and died at 85. Will he ever return? No, he’ll never return. ---
**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 30, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/354 "2020-01-30T22:44:41Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > NASCAR Driver John Andretti Dead At 56 After Colon Cancer Battle Points for a bunch of us ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/355 "2020-01-30T23:21:46Z")
You don’t say!😃 phungi seems to be the one to watch. 1 phungi 107 3 1 2 Jeep’s Phoenix 67 2 0 2 RobotDevilDog 67 2 0 4 candide 44 1 0 4 CAMJAY77 44 1 0 4 Loach 44 1 0 4 The Vorlon 44 1 0 4 J-P L 44 1 0 9 MrKnowItAll 33 1 1 10 Cazzle 23 1 0 10 jeezums 23 1 0 10 Mahaloth 23 1 0 ---
**Author:** ![J-P\_L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/j-p_l/32/3156_2.png) [@J-P\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J-P_L)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/356 "2020-01-31T01:57:08Z")
I’m on the scoreboard, RIP John. I’d rather see you racing. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2020, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/357 "2020-01-31T03:01:40Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > TV executive [Fred Silverman](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fred-silverman-dead-legendary-television-programmer-was-82-982205&ved=2ahUKEwj5zoCFqqznAhXNlHIEHRZwBOQQqOcBMAF6BAgKEAg&usg=AOvVaw3f11WpzpKHVRuKsylWIX_H) ceases programming at 82. Oh shit! I just scored my first ever points in the Celebrity Death Pool! Someone tell the other folks on my list that they’re no longer safe! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/358 "2020-01-31T03:43:49Z")
1 phungi 107 3 1 2 Jeep’s Phoenix 67 2 0 2 RobotDevilDog 67 2 0 4 candide 44 1 0 4 CAMJAY77 44 1 0 4 Loach 44 1 0 4 The Vorlon 44 1 0 4 J-P L 44 1 0 9 MrKnowItAll 33 1 1 10 Cazzle 23 1 0 10 jeezums 23 1 0 10 Mahaloth 23 1 0 13 Snowboarder Bo 18 1 1 ---
**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:** [January 31, 2020, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/359 "2020-01-31T03:51:52Z")
I’m sorry but I’ve never really had any reason to pay attention to the scores before. 😃 What are the 2nd and 3rd columns again? Was it “correct picks” and “unique picks”? ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/360 "2020-01-31T14:40:55Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > What’s the most unbelievable “get” someone has had in this game over the years? I thought someone got Lisa “Left Eye” Lopez back in the day. Is that right? If someone had had Kobe Bryant, it would have been insanely unbelievable. > > What is our most unlikely get? I had Michael Jackson that year, but I don’t think it was a unique pick. 50 points! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/361 "2020-01-31T14:52:15Z")
arara123 gets points for Todd Portune! 1 phungi 107 3 1 2 Jeep’s Phoenix 67 2 0 2 RobotDevilDog 67 2 0 4 candide 44 1 0 4 CAMJAY77 44 1 0 4 Loach 44 1 0 4 The Vorlon 44 1 0 4 J-P L 44 1 0 9 arara123 39 1 1 10 MrKnowItAll 33 1 1 11 Cazzle 23 1 0 11 jeezums 23 1 0 11 Mahaloth 23 1 0 14 Snowboarder Bo 18 1 1 ---
**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 31, 2020, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/362 "2020-01-31T15:31:17Z")
Top 10! ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2020, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/363 "2020-02-01T03:42:52Z")
From CBS News: The “Queen of Suspense” and bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark died Friday at 92 ---
**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:** [February 1, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/364 "2020-02-01T18:22:58Z")
Gang of Four’s [Andy Gill](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://pitchfork.com/news/gang-of-fours-andy-gill-dead-at-64/&ved=2ahUKEwin2qDa-7DnAhVwlnIEHYFUB3sQqOcBMAB6BAgJEAQ&usg=AOvVaw3xtMVME_-2xAHLXotdgpso) dies at 64. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229.md?page=19)