# 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:** 55
**Author:** ![RollOutTheBarrel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rolloutthebarrel/32/1649_2.png) [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1087 "2020-09-28T14:43:43Z")
I’m sorry for your loss. Wishing for all the best for you and your family. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1088 "2020-09-28T14:52:35Z")
Wishing you and your family strength, **Baker**. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1089 "2020-09-28T18:24:10Z")
No need to apologize, **Baker**. You and your family are in my thoughts. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1090 "2020-09-28T18:44:31Z")
[Sir Harold Evans](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/harold-evans/), considered to be the best newspaper editor of all time in England and while working as top editor for the The Sunday Times pushed for compensation for those impacted by the thalidomide scandal. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1091 "2020-09-28T18:46:11Z")
Yes. Best wishes **Baker**. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2020, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1092 "2020-09-29T12:10:21Z")
My deepest sympathies, Baker. This thread should be the very least of your worries. 😢 ---
**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:** [September 29, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1093 "2020-09-29T15:36:13Z")
Do what you gotta do, **Baker** ; we’ll be here when you get back. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2020, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1094 "2020-09-30T01:15:41Z")
She was woman. > **[Trailblazing Australian singer Helen Reddy dead at 78](https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/trailblazing-australian-singer-helen-reddy-dead-at-78-20200930-p560i0.html)** > > The I Am Woman hit maker was diagnosed with dementia in 2015. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1095 "2020-09-30T04:44:37Z")
Singer/actor Mac Davis is dead from a heart attack at 78. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2020, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1096 "2020-09-30T04:59:10Z")
Just to be thorough, > **[Mac Davis, 'In the Ghetto' Songwriter, Dead at 78](https://www.etonline.com/mac-davis-country-singer-and-in-the-ghetto-songwriter-dead-at-78-153915)** > > News broke on Monday that Davis was critically ill. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2020, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1097 "2020-09-30T05:50:02Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Singer/actor Mac Davis is dead from a heart attack at 78. My 2021 short list just got shorter. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2020, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1098 "2020-09-30T06:49:20Z")
Two of my favourite _Muppet Show_ episodes right there. ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1099 "2020-09-30T09:36:58Z")
[Aldo Moroni age 67](https://www.startribune.com/aldo-moroni-beloved-minneapolis-artist-who-created-tiny-civilizations-dies-at-67/572568322/) ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1100 "2020-09-30T17:01:39Z")
**CAMJAY77** and **Registered at Last** get points for Moroni. **CAMJAY77** is sneaking up on **phungi**. | 1 | phungi | 223 | 6 | 2 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | CAMJAY77 | 196 | 5 | 1 | | 3 | Loach | 192 | 6 | 1 | | 4 | RobotDevilDog | 172 | 6 | 1 | | 5 | Little Nemo | 133 | 4 | 0 | | 6 | Registered at Last | 129 | 4 | 0 | | 7 | Queen Anne’s Lace | 123 | 4 | 0 | | 8 | GIGObuster | 114 | 4 | 0 | | 9 | Happy Lendervedder | 106 | 4 | 1 | | 10 | RTFirefly | 103 | 3 | 0 | | 11 | jeezums | 102 | 4 | 0 | | 12 | Jeep’s Phoenix | 99 | 4 | 0 | | 13 | candide | 96 | 3 | 0 | | 14 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 91 | 3 | 0 | | 15 | 42fish | 77 | 3 | 0 | | 16 | melondeca | 76 | 3 | 0 | | 17 | Superdude | 71 | 4 | 1 | | 18 | Dung Beetle | 65 | 3 | 0 | | 19 | The Vorlon | 60 | 3 | 0 | | 20 | Snowboarder Bo | 58 | 3 | 3 | | 21 | carnivorousplant | 57 | 2 | 0 | | 22 | Crease Munky | 52 | 2 | 0 | | 22 | FavreCo | 52 | 2 | 1 | | 24 | AiM33 | 50 | 2 | 0 | | 24 | Mahaloth | 50 | 3 | 1 | | 26 | Hoopy Frood | 47 | 2 | 0 | | 26 | Team Dirt | 47 | 2 | 0 | | 28 | J-P L | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 28 | Maus Magill | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 28 | standard deviation | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 31 | Biotop | 40 | 2 | 2 | | 32 | arara123 | 39 | 1 | 1 | | 33 | amarinth | 33 | 2 | 0 | | 33 | ataraxy22 | 33 | 2 | 0 | | 33 | Dolores Reborn | 33 | 2 | 0 | | 33 | MrKnowItAll | 33 | 1 | 1 | | 33 | Oredigger77 | 33 | 2 | 0 | | 38 | KarlGauss | 29 | 2 | 1 | | 39 | Mean Mr. Mustard | 27 | 1 | 0 | | 40 | irritant | 26 | 2 | 2 | | 41 | zamboniracer | 25 | 1 | 0 | | 42 | Cazzle | 23 | 1 | 0 | | 43 | Kitten Mitten | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 43 | Lsura | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 45 | Bayaker | 19 | 1 | 1 | | 46 | Lamoral | 18 | 1 | 1 | | 47 | vivalostwages | 16 | 3 | 0 | | 48 | Dancer Flight | 15 | 2 | 1 | | 48 | lel | 15 | 1 | 1 | | 50 | rosemurray | 14 | 4 | 0 | | 51 | kayT | 13 | 1 | 0 | | 51 | Paul in Qatar | 13 | 2 | 0 | | 51 | Personal | 13 | 2 | 0 | | 51 | Prof.Pepperwinkle | 13 | 2 | 0 | | 51 | sweetpapalapa | 13 | 1 | 0 | | 51 | UltraVires | 13 | 1 | 0 | | 57 | RollOutTheBarrel | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 58 | Baker | 10 | 2 | 1 | | 58 | TruCelt | 10 | 1 | 0 | | 60 | copmputergeek | 9 | 1 | 0 | | 60 | zadscmc | 9 | 1 | 0 | | 62 | Annie X-mas | 8 | 1 | 1 | | 63 | a35362 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 63 | commasense | 2 | 3 | 0 | | 63 | Rico | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 66 | Meeko | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 67 | Dr. Girlfriend | 0 | 1 | 0 | ---
**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:** [September 30, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1101 "2020-09-30T17:23:09Z")
Helen Ready, “I am woman” singer, [dead at 78](https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/30/entertainment/helen-reddy-obit-trnd/index.html) ---
**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:** [September 30, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1102 "2020-09-30T18:22:00Z")
[Arthur Ashkin](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/28/science/arthur-ashkin-dead.html), Nobel laureate who invented a version of a tractor beam known as optical tweezers. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1103 "2020-09-30T18:23:51Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > Helen Ready, “I am woman” singer, [dead at 78](https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/30/entertainment/helen-reddy-obit-trnd/index.html) Post 1092 ---
**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:** [September 30, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1104 "2020-09-30T19:09:10Z")
And it’s Helen Reddy. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1105 "2020-10-01T23:32:59Z")
The Argentinian comic strip artist Quino left us yesterday, author and artist of the strip Mafalda. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1106 "2020-10-03T03:03:09Z")
Bob Gibson, HOF pitcher for the Cards, has thrown his last inside fastball, age 84. > [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229.md?page=54) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229.md?page=56)