# 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:** 19
**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:** [February 2, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/365 "2020-02-02T03:33:44Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > 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. Well that motherfucking sucks; he’s one of my main influences on guitar. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/366 "2020-02-03T14:09:57Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > 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. Gang of [del]Four[/del] Three. 😃 ---
**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:** [February 3, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/367 "2020-02-03T14:11:08Z")
[Alan Harris](https://movieweb.com/alan-harris-dead-star-wars-bossk/), perhaps best known as the bounty hunter [Bossk](https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Bossk) in _The Empire Strikes Back_, died on January 31 at the age of 81. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/368 "2020-02-03T16:22:03Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > From CBS News: The “Queen of Suspense” and bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark died Friday at 92 This is the first I’m hearing of this, and I live in New Jersey. How did this not make the news in the state where she lived for a long time? Granted, she basically rewrote the same plot about 92 times, but she was a good read, and also mother to author Carol Higgins Clark. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/369 "2020-02-03T20:27:26Z")
Rush Limbaugh diagnosed with Advanced Lung Cancer. > **[Rush Limbaugh announces he has 'advanced lung cancer'](https://www.foxnews.com/media/rush-limbaugh-advanced-lung-cancer)** > > Longtime influential conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh announced on his show Monday he was diagnosed with "advanced lung cancer," a shocking announcement in which he said he will miss shows for treatment. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/370 "2020-02-03T23:35:16Z")
That’s a grave I would dance on. ---
**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 4, 2020, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/371 "2020-02-04T00:12:15Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Rush Limbaugh diagnosed with Advanced Lung Cancer. > > [Rush Limbaugh announces he has 'advanced lung cancer' | Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/media/rush-limbaugh-advanced-lung-cancer) That’s the best news I’ve heard all day. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/372 "2020-02-04T00:35:12Z")
> [@Catamount](#): > > That’s the best news I’ve heard all day. Ditto. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/373 "2020-02-04T02:22:08Z")
> **[Nationals senior adviser Phil Rizzo dies at 90](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28614672/phil-rizzo-ace-scout-nationals-senior-adviser-dies-90)** > > Phil Rizzo, a member of the inaugural class of the Professional Baseball Scouts Hall of Fame and a senior adviser to the Washington Nationals, has died at 90. Rizzo is the father of Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo. Phil Rizzo at 90. Sorry if this is a duplicate ---
**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 4, 2020, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/374 "2020-02-04T02:23:24Z")
Willie Wood, former NFL player, died on Feb 3rd from ALS: > **[Willie Wood](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Wood_(American_football))** > > William Vernell Wood Sr. (December 23, 1936 – February 3, 2020) was an American professional football player and coach. He played as a safety with the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League (NFL). Wood was an eight-time Pro Bowler and a nine-time All-Pro. In 1989, Wood was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. > Wood played college football for the USC Trojans, becoming the first African-American quarterback to play in what is now the Pac-12 Conference. Undrafted out of USC, he w... ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/375 "2020-02-04T13:25:07Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > Willie Wood, former NFL player, died on Feb 3rd from ALS: > [Willie Wood - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Wood_(American_football)) His interception in Super Bowl I was the key play of that game. Early in Q3, KC was down 14-10 but driving towards a potential go-ahead TD. Wood picked off Len Dawson’s pass and ran it back for a TD. Boom: 21-10, and that was the ballgame. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/376 "2020-02-04T16:54:30Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Rush Limbaugh diagnosed with Advanced Lung Cancer. > > [Rush Limbaugh announces he has 'advanced lung cancer' | Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/media/rush-limbaugh-advanced-lung-cancer) And Shannen Doherty says her breast cancer is back. and now [stage 4](https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/shannen-doherty-reveals-breast-cancer-back-now-stage-4-n1129651) ---
**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 4, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/377 "2020-02-04T17:01:51Z")
Next year’s low hanging fruit are ripening nicely. I’ll be in my handbasket… ---
**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:** [February 4, 2020, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/378 "2020-02-04T21:08:28Z")
Assuming they make it that long… ---
**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 4, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/379 "2020-02-04T21:12:17Z")
Wrong thread. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/380 "2020-02-04T21:32:39Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Rush Limbaugh diagnosed with Advanced Lung Cancer. That’s a real shame… …For cancer. Nothing deserves Rush Limbaugh. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/381 "2020-02-04T21:35:50Z")
[Joe Vandever, Sr.](https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/02/us/navajo-code-talker-dies-trnd/index.html) isn’t talking (in code or otherwise) anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/382 "2020-02-04T22:48:27Z")
Nobody, for this year, has Limbaugh or Doherty. ---
**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 4, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/383 "2020-02-04T23:54:51Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Nobody, for this year, has Limbaugh or Doherty. Of course not. Everyone’s shortlisting them for next year. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/384 "2020-02-05T00:11:29Z")
On a certain other board one player has Limbaugh. I can hear them now _“Die, sucker!”_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229.md?page=20)