# 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:** 60
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1187 "2020-10-21T23:01:44Z")
We’d have to call in the ghostbusters: " [‘Ghost molecules’ theory back from the dead](https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg12917601-600-ghost-molecules-theory-back-from-the-dead/)" ---
**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:** [October 21, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1188 "2020-10-21T23:54:24Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Wouldn’t be about a bitch if we heard from him from the afterlife? Who would get the prize money? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1189 "2020-10-22T00:01:17Z")
**Allecher** and **Czarcasm** get on the board with Randi. | 1 | Loach | 227 | 7 | 1 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | phungi | 223 | 6 | 2 | | 3 | CAMJAY77 | 196 | 5 | 1 | | 4 | RobotDevilDog | 188 | 7 | 1 | | 5 | Registered at Last | 163 | 5 | 1 | | 6 | Happy Lendervedder | 157 | 6 | 1 | | 7 | Little Nemo | 133 | 4 | 0 | | 8 | melondeca | 127 | 5 | 0 | | 9 | Queen Anne’s Lace | 123 | 4 | 0 | | 10 | GIGObuster | 114 | 4 | 0 | | 11 | The Vorlon | 111 | 5 | 0 | | 12 | RTFirefly | 103 | 3 | 0 | | 13 | jeezums | 102 | 4 | 0 | | 14 | Jeep’s Phoenix | 99 | 4 | 0 | | 15 | candide | 96 | 3 | 0 | | 16 | carnivorousplant | 92 | 3 | 0 | | 17 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 91 | 3 | 0 | | 18 | Crease Munky | 87 | 3 | 0 | | 19 | Dung Beetle | 81 | 4 | 0 | | 20 | standard deviation | 79 | 2 | 0 | | 21 | 42fish | 77 | 3 | 0 | | 22 | Superdude | 71 | 4 | 1 | | 23 | AiM33 | 66 | 3 | 0 | | 24 | Snowboarder Bo | 58 | 3 | 3 | | 25 | FavreCo | 52 | 2 | 1 | | 26 | Mahaloth | 50 | 3 | 1 | | 27 | sweetpapalapa | 48 | 2 | 0 | | 28 | Hoopy Frood | 47 | 2 | 0 | | 28 | Team Dirt | 47 | 2 | 0 | | 30 | J-P L | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 30 | Maus Magill | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Biotop | 40 | 2 | 2 | | 33 | arara123 | 39 | 1 | 1 | | 34 | stockton | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 35 | amarinth | 33 | 2 | 0 | | 35 | ataraxy22 | 33 | 2 | 0 | | 35 | Dolores Reborn | 33 | 2 | 0 | | 35 | MrKnowItAll | 33 | 1 | 1 | | 35 | Oredigger77 | 33 | 2 | 0 | | 40 | KarlGauss | 29 | 2 | 1 | | 41 | Mean Mr. Mustard | 27 | 1 | 0 | | 42 | irritant | 26 | 2 | 2 | | 43 | zamboniracer | 25 | 1 | 0 | | 44 | Cazzle | 23 | 1 | 0 | | 45 | Kitten Mitten | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 45 | Lsura | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 47 | Bayaker | 19 | 1 | 1 | | 48 | Lamoral | 18 | 1 | 1 | | 48 | zadscmc | 18 | 2 | 1 | | 50 | vivalostwages | 16 | 3 | 0 | | 51 | Dancer Flight | 15 | 2 | 1 | | 51 | lel | 15 | 1 | 1 | | 53 | rosemurray | 14 | 4 | 0 | | 54 | kayT | 13 | 1 | 0 | | 54 | Paul in Qatar | 13 | 2 | 0 | | 54 | Personal | 13 | 2 | 0 | | 54 | Prof.Pepperwinkle | 13 | 2 | 0 | | 54 | UltraVires | 13 | 1 | 0 | | 59 | RollOutTheBarrel | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 60 | Baker | 10 | 2 | 1 | | 60 | TruCelt | 10 | 1 | 0 | | 62 | copmputergeek | 9 | 1 | 0 | | 63 | Allecher | 8 | 1 | 0 | | 63 | Annie X-mas | 8 | 1 | 1 | | 63 | Czarcasm | 8 | 1 | 0 | | 66 | a35362 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 66 | commasense | 2 | 3 | 0 | | 66 | Rico | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 89 | Meeko | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 70 | Dr. Girlfriend | 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:** [October 22, 2020, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1190 "2020-10-22T00:36:33Z")
Oh, just send it to me. I’m sure he wouldn’t mind. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1191 "2020-10-23T05:05:58Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Just saw that his foundation posted James Randi died. Sad news, and my fault, because he had been on my list the last couple of years but I didn’t get my list in this year… RIP, Mr. Randi. ---
**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:** [October 23, 2020, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1192 "2020-10-23T11:16:21Z")
Dancer and model Marge Champion succumbs at the age of 101. [Marge Champion Dead: 'Snow White' Model and Dancer Was 101 - Variety](https://variety.com/2020/film/obituaries-people-news/marge-champion-dead-snow-white-dancer-1234812937/#)! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1193 "2020-10-23T23:28:51Z")
I saw her pictures when she was young, absolutely gorgeous. ---
**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:** [October 24, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1194 "2020-10-24T21:52:21Z")
[Jerry Jeff Walker, Texas singer and songwriter, dies at 78.](https://apnews.com/article/us-news-new-york-guy-clark-jerry-jeff-walker-texas-10633d8176808f5e488b0fe112a021f2) RIP; thanks for all the great songs, but especially for _Mr. Bojangles_. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1195 "2020-10-24T22:02:43Z")
If the rule is that you get 100 points minus the deceased person’s age for a correct guess, does that mean that if anyone had put Marge Champion on their list they would get minus one point? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1196 "2020-10-24T22:13:12Z")
Yes, though I think almost everyone avoids putting people over 100 unless they are going for the “quantity, not quality” award. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2020, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1197 "2020-10-25T00:55:10Z")
> [@Baker (the rules)](#): > > You can pick people who are 100 or more years old but you won’t score points for them. See the “Quantity Not Quality” award, below. > … > > The “Quantity Not Quality” Award: awarded to the poster or posters who pick the greatest number of celebrities who died, regardless of their actual point value. Everyone over 100 is zero points, no matter how far beyond 100 they are, AAUI ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1198 "2020-10-25T01:00:43Z")
**eschereal** is right. In this game you don’t lose points for centenarians. On another board that I moderate, based in the UK, one does lose points, although I’ve asked the players there about changing the rule next year. See I’m at negative eight points over there for Roberta McCain. ---
**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:** [October 26, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1199 "2020-10-26T21:58:35Z")
Coal magnate (and [John Oliver target](https://youtu.be/aw6RsUhw1Q8)) Bob Murray [dead](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/coal-magnate-robert-murray-dead-at-80/ar-BB1apcSw?ocid=msedgntp) at 80. ---
**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:** [October 26, 2020, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1200 "2020-10-26T22:52:03Z")
Mr. Nutterbutter will be heartbroken. ---
**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:** [October 27, 2020, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1201 "2020-10-27T00:02:41Z")
> [@Kron](#): > > Sad news, and my fault, because he had been on my list the last couple of years but I didn’t get my list in this year… RIP, Mr. Randi. I had Randi and Ginsburg as two of the three picks on my alternate list. Kim Woo-Bin should be worried. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1202 "2020-10-27T00:21:03Z")
As a counter-proof to the “if you skip him, he dies”, I stopped putting Jiang Zemin on my list 10 years ago or so and he’s _still_ alive! ---
**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:** [October 27, 2020, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1203 "2020-10-27T20:32:38Z")
[Viola Smith](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/viola-smith/), pioneering Jazz Drummer, dead at 107. ---
**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:** [October 29, 2020, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1204 "2020-10-29T11:50:39Z")
Stalwart British comedian [Bobby Ball](https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54731384) has died of COVID-19, aged 76. Known as part of a double-act (Cannon and Ball) and solo, including acting in sitcoms, he was a very popular and apparently genuinely nice man. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2020, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1205 "2020-10-30T01:15:48Z")
[Travis Roy](https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nhl/travis-roy-passes-away-at-45/ar-BB1awhea?ocid=msedgntp) dies at 45. Paralyzed 11 seconds into his collegiate hockey career, he became an advocate and fundraiser for people with spinal cord injuries. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1206 "2020-10-30T02:33:29Z")
I’ve heard the story about his injury many times. Very sad story, but it sounds like he did a lot in his life. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229.md?page=59) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229.md?page=61)