# 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:** 45
**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:** [July 18, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/886 "2020-07-18T16:15:49Z")
8th to 15th in one fell swoop. Come on Death, Papa needs more stiffs! ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/887 "2020-07-18T17:57:43Z")
What an apt username/post combo. ---
**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:** [July 20, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/888 "2020-07-20T19:25:30Z")
CBS reporter Nina Kapur has [died](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/cbs-new-york-reporter-nina-kapur-dead-at-26-after-moped-accident/ar-BB16Y3Gm?ocid=msedgntp) following a scooter accident. She was 26. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/889 "2020-07-21T13:11:41Z")
[Ekaterina Alexandrovskayas](https://nypost.com/2020/07/20/ekaterina-alexandrovskayas-death-figure-skater-fell-from-window/), Olympic skater who represented Australia, died Friday after a fall from a 6th story window. She was 20. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2020, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/890 "2020-07-22T04:17:05Z")
[Mr. Magic](https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2020/07/14/mr-magic-dick-williams-has-died-92/5435608002/), Dick Williams, Guiness record holder for TV’s longest running magic show leaves the world with 8 points. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/891 "2020-07-24T01:55:10Z")
UNCW professor and columnist Mike Adams, noted for making inflammatory racist and sexist remarks, [was found dead in his home](https://www.wect.com/2020/07/23/details-scarce-body-removed-new-hanover-co-home-surrounded-by-crime-scene-tape/) today. He was 55. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/892 "2020-07-24T23:13:04Z")
Tim Smith of The Cardiacs, 59. > **[The Cardiacs' Tim Smith has died at the age of 59](https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/the-cardiacs-tim-smith-has-died-at-the-age-of-59-2713219)** > > Tim Smith, the lead singer of The Cardiacs, has reportedly died at the age of 59. ---
**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:** [July 24, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/893 "2020-07-24T23:27:00Z")
I completely forgot I was on the John Lewis bandwagon. ---
**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:** [July 25, 2020, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/894 "2020-07-25T01:57:35Z")
So it wasn’t just a clever band name ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/895 "2020-07-25T02:12:04Z")
In honor of Tim Smith and Kim Walker, I’d like to announce I’m forming a band called Elderly, Peacefully and Rich. ---
**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:** [July 25, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/896 "2020-07-25T16:56:32Z")
Peter Green, co-founder of Fleetwod Mac, dies at 73. > **[Peter Green dead at 73 - Mick Fleetwood pays touching tribute to band...](https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/12223552/peter-green-dead-fleetwood-mac/)** > > MICK Fleetwood has paid tribute to his “dearest friend” Peter Green after he died aged 73. Fleetwood, also 73, and Green formed Fleetwood Mac in London in 1967. The musician called Gree… ---
**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:** [July 25, 2020, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/897 "2020-07-25T18:55:51Z")
now he really can’t help it 'bout the shape he’s in ---
**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:** [July 25, 2020, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/898 "2020-07-25T19:59:10Z")
Regis Philbin has hosted his last TV show. > **[Regis Philbin Dead at 88, Cause of Death Revealed as Heart Disease](https://www.tmz.com/2020/07/25/regis-philbin-dead-dies/)** > > The iconic TV host passed away this weekend at his NYC home. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/899 "2020-07-25T23:23:03Z")
| 1 | phungi | 191 | 5 | 2 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | Loach | 135 | 4 | 1 | | 3 | Jeep’s Phoenix | 99 | 4 | 0 | | 4 | RobotDevilDog | 87 | 3 | 0 | | 5 | Happy Lendervedder | 81 | 3 | 1 | | 6 | 42fish | 64 | 2 | 0 | | 6 | CAMJAY77 | 64 | 2 | 0 | | 6 | candide | 64 | 2 | 0 | | 6 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 64 | 2 | 0 | | 6 | Queen Anne’s Lace | 64 | 2 | 0 | | 6 | Registered at Last | 64 | 2 | 0 | | 12 | Snowboarder Bo | 58 | 3 | 3 | | 13 | GIGObuster | 57 | 2 | 0 | | 14 | Mahaloth | 50 | 3 | 1 | | 15 | carnivorousplant | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | J-P L | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | Little Nemo | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | Maus Magill | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | melondeca | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | RTFirefly | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | standard deviation | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | The Vorlon | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 23 | jeezums | 43 | 2 | 0 | | 24 | Biotop | 40 | 2 | 2 | | 25 | arara123 | 39 | 1 | 1 | | 26 | amarinth | 33 | 2 | 0 | | 26 | MrKnowItAll | 33 | 1 | 1 | | 28 | irritant | 26 | 2 | 2 | | 28 | Superdude | 26 | 2 | 1 | | 30 | FavreCo | 25 | 1 | 1 | | 31 | Cazzle | 23 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | AiM33 | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | ataraxy22 | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Crease Munky | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Dolores Reborn | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Dung Beetle | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Hoopy Frood | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Kitten Mitten | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Lsura | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Oredigger77 | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Team Dirt | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 42 | Bayaker | 19 | 1 | 1 | | 43 | KarlGauss | 16 | 1 | 1 | | 44 | Prof.Pepperwinkle | 13 | 2 | 0 | | 44 | Personal | 13 | 2 | 0 | | 46 | RollOutTheBarrel | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 47 | Baker | 10 | 2 | 1 | | 47 | TruCelt | 10 | 1 | 0 | | 48 | copmputergeek | 9 | 1 | 0 | | 48 | zadscmc | 9 | 1 | 0 | | 51 | Annie X-mas | 8 | 1 | 1 | | 52 | commasense | 2 | 2 | 0 | | 52 | a35362 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 52 | Rico | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 55 | rosemurray | 1 | 2 | 0 | | 55 | Meeko | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 57 | vivalostwages | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 57 | Paul in Qatar | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 57 | melondeca | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 57 | Dr. Girlfriend | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 57 | Dancer Flight | 0 | 1 | 0 | ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/900 "2020-07-26T00:08:53Z")
What? I’ve actually got a score? There’s a first time for everything! ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/901 "2020-07-26T11:04:42Z")
Finally checked mine and it’s accurate. I did find a few articles gushing about how extremely healthy and well some of my picks are looking. Bert Newton eating a salad, bah. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2020, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/902 "2020-07-26T12:58:38Z")
Exit the John Saxon. > **[John Saxon, ‘Enter the Dragon,’ ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Actor, Dies at 83](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/john-saxon-dead-enter-dragon-nightmare-elm-street-actor-was-83-1095778/)** > > John Saxon, the rugged actor who kicked around with Bruce Lee in ‘Enter the Dragon’ and appeared in three ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ movies for director Wes Craven, has died.… ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/903 "2020-07-26T13:56:37Z")
Saxon’s death is pointless on all three DeathPools I work on. When folks ask me about the game, I tell them that if I was an eligible celbrity I’d be happy to be selected, as that would mean people remembered me BEFORE I died. Look at all the work Saxon did, and nobody picked him. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/904 "2020-07-26T14:04:51Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Look at all the work Saxon did, and nobody picked him. I might pick Monte Markham next year. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/905 "2020-07-26T14:18:41Z")
That’s why Clu Gulager is on my list. That and so when he dies I can announce that we can all step down from Clu Gulager Alert. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229.md?page=44) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229.md?page=46)