# 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:** 72
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1427 "2020-12-12T21:45:38Z")
[Charlie Pride](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/charley-pride-dead-obit-192455/), dead at 86 of COVID. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1428 "2020-12-12T22:33:23Z")
I did not know this fact. Charley Pride once pitched in the Negro Leagues. [https://nlbemuseum.com/history/players/pridec.html](https://nlbemuseum.com/history/players/pridec.html) ---
**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:** [December 13, 2020, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1429 "2020-12-13T04:23:35Z")
[New Orleans stage and screen actor Carol Sutton dies at 76](https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-coronavirus-pandemic-new-orleans-bfef12461a38ead9a7e14907d054b766) > [@](#): > > Actor Carol Sutton, a fixture on stages in her native New Orleans who built a steady career on the big and small screens, including roles in the 1989 comedy “Steel Magnolias” and the TV series “Queen Sugar,” has died from complications from COVID-19, according to New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell. Sutton was 76. > > “The world may recognize her from her performances in movies and on TV — whether it’s ‘Treme’ or ‘Claws,’ or ‘Runaway Jury’ or ‘Queen Sugar’ — but we will always remember her commanding stage presence, her richly portrayed characters, and the warm heart she shared with her fellow cast and crew,” Cantrell said in a statement. Sutton died Thursday at Touro Infirmary. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1430 "2020-12-13T22:14:08Z")
John Le Carré has died, at 89 years old. > ---
**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:** [December 13, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1431 "2020-12-13T23:17:05Z")
**VILE PROFANITY.** I’m currently doing a read-through of his books and I’ve become a fan. Vaya con Dios, Mr. Le Carré. Dammit, now I need to find someone to replace him on next year’s deathpool. ---
**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:** [December 13, 2020, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1432 "2020-12-13T23:34:16Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > I did not know this fact. Charley Pride once pitched in the Negro Leagues. I’ll admit when I saw the first posts about Charley Pride dying, I had him confused with Charlie Daniels. So my first reaction was “I thought he died a few months ago. Is this a late post?” But I was really confused to see he had pitched in the Negro Leagues. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1433 "2020-12-13T23:40:19Z")
At least for me, LeCarre was another of those “what, he was still alive?” deaths. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1434 "2020-12-14T00:48:45Z")
**Biotop** had LeCarre as a unique pick. | 1 | Loach | 247 | 8 | 1 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | phungi | 223 | 6 | 2 | | 3 | Happy Lendervedder | 217 | 8 | 1 | | 4 | RobotDevilDog | 208 | 8 | 1 | | 5 | CAMJAY77 | 196 | 5 | 1 | | 6 | Registered at Last | 183 | 6 | 1 | | 7 | Little Nemo | 156 | 5 | 1 | | 8 | melondeca | 147 | 6 | 0 | | 9 | Queen Anne’s Lace | 143 | 5 | 0 | | 9 | RTFirefly | 143 | 4 | 0 | | 11 | 42fish | 137 | 5 | 0 | | 12 | GIGObuster | 134 | 5 | 0 | | 13 | The Vorlon | 131 | 6 | 0 | | 14 | WolfpackJeep | 119 | 5 | 0 | | 15 | candide | 116 | 4 | 0 | | 16 | carnivorousplant | 112 | 4 | 0 | | 17 | Crease Munky | 107 | 4 | 0 | | 18 | jeezums | 102 | 4 | 0 | | 19 | Dung Beetle | 101 | 5 | 0 | | 20 | standard deviation | 99 | 3 | 0 | | 21 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 91 | 3 | 0 | | 21 | Superdude | 91 | 5 | 1 | | 23 | Hoopy Frood | 89 | 4 | 1 | | 24 | AiM33 | 86 | 4 | 0 | | 25 | FavreCo | 72 | 3 | 1 | | 26 | Mahaloth | 70 | 4 | 1 | | 27 | J-P L | 64 | 2 | 0 | | 27 | Maus Magill | 64 | 2 | 0 | | 29 | Snowboarder Bo | 58 | 3 | 3 | | 30 | amarinth | 53 | 3 | 0 | | 30 | ataraxy22 | 53 | 3 | 0 | | 30 | Oredigger77 | 53 | 3 | 0 | | 30 | Rebo | 53 | 3 | 0 | | 34 | Biotop | 51 | 3 | 3 | | 35 | sweetpapalapa | 48 | 2 | 0 | | 36 | Mean Mr. Mustard | 47 | 2 | 0 | | 36 | Team Dirt | 47 | 2 | 0 | | 38 | irritant | 46 | 3 | 2 | | 39 | Dancer Flight | 45 | 4 | 1 | | 40 | RollOutTheBarrel | 42 | 3 | 0 | | 41 | Kitten Mitten | 40 | 2 | 0 | | 41 | Lsura | 40 | 2 | 0 | | 43 | arara123 | 39 | 1 | 1 | | 44 | stockton | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 45 | rosemurray | 34 | 5 | 0 | | 46 | Cazzle | 33 | 2 | 0 | | 46 | MrKnowItAll | 33 | 1 | 1 | | 48 | Bayaker | 29 | 2 | 1 | | 48 | copmputergeek | 29 | 2 | 0 | | 48 | KarlGauss | 29 | 2 | 1 | | 51 | vivalostwages | 26 | 4 | 0 | | 52 | zamboniracer | 25 | 1 | 0 | | 53 | Personal | 23 | 3 | 0 | | 54 | bibliophage | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 54 | Catamount | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 54 | DarrenW | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 54 | Dr. Girlfriend | 20 | 2 | 0 | | 54 | imthjckaz | 20 | 2 | 1 | | 54 | Spoiler Virgin | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 54 | swampbear | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 61 | Lamoral | 18 | 1 | 1 | | 61 | zadscmc | 18 | 2 | 1 | | 63 | kopek | 15 | 1 | 1 | | 63 | lel | 15 | 1 | 1 | | 65 | kayT | 13 | 1 | 0 | | 65 | Paul in Qatar | 13 | 2 | 0 | | 65 | Prof.Pepperwinkle | 13 | 2 | 0 | | 65 | UltraVires | 13 | 1 | 0 | | 69 | Allecher | 11 | 2 | 1 | | 70 | Baker | 10 | 2 | 1 | | 70 | GuanoLad | 10 | 1 | 0 | | 70 | gwendee | 10 | 1 | 0 | | 70 | TruCelt | 10 | 1 | 0 | | 74 | Annie X-mas | 8 | 1 | 1 | | 74 | Czarcasm | 8 | 1 | 0 | | 76 | a35362 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 76 | commasense | 2 | 3 | 0 | | 76 | Rico | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 79 | Meeko | 1 | 1 | 0 | ---
**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:** [December 14, 2020, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1435 "2020-12-14T01:08:33Z")
Moving on up! Never had three of my celebrities die before. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1436 "2020-12-14T01:13:42Z")
You are tied with Snowboarder Bo for most unique picks, so far anyway. ---
**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:** [December 14, 2020, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1437 "2020-12-14T01:37:56Z")
I have two weeks for nine people to suddenly die. Starting to suspect I may not win this year. ---
**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:** [December 14, 2020, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1438 "2020-12-14T01:50:42Z")
Aww, I’m hoping for your own personal Christmas miracle, GuanoLad. Fingers crossed for ya! ---
**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:** [December 14, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1439 "2020-12-14T04:45:15Z")
> [@Cazzle](#): > > Aww, I’m hoping for your own personal Christmas miracle, GuanoLad. Fingers crossed for ya! Don’t taunt 2020. ---
**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:** [December 15, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1440 "2020-12-15T01:51:34Z")
[Tony-winning choreographer, actress Ann Reinking dies at 71](https://apnews.com/article/bebe-bebe-neuwirth-choreography-dance-ann-reinking-d194badb37cf4247811acc464288aebb) ---
**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:** [December 15, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1441 "2020-12-15T23:14:13Z")
[Anthony Veasna So](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/obituaries/anthony-veasna-so-dead.html), Cambodian-American author leaves 72 points to the ether. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1442 "2020-12-16T02:54:58Z")
Podcaster [Catie Lazarus](https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/catie-lazarus-host-of-employee-of-the-month-show-dies-from-cancer-at-age-44/ar-BB1bXxJm?ocid=msedgntp), 44, will not be rising from the dead or using Ras al Ghul’s Pit. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2020, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1443 "2020-12-16T04:13:23Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Podcaster [Catie Lazarus](https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/catie-lazarus-host-of-employee-of-the-month-show-dies-from-cancer-at-age-44/ar-BB1bXxJm?ocid=msedgntp), 44, will not be rising from the dead I see what you did there. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1444 "2020-12-16T22:45:50Z")
[Jerrold M. Post](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/12/us/jerrold-m-post-dead.html), who created the field of Political Psychology at the CIA and profiled various political leaders, dies of Covid at 86. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2020, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1445 "2020-12-17T16:49:37Z")
Oh crap! I need to get my 2021 list finalized! ---
**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:** [December 17, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1446 "2020-12-17T18:51:24Z")
Former Baltimore Raven [Lorenzo Taliaferro](https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/former-baltimore-ravens-player-lorenzo-taliaferro-dead-at-28-we-are-deeply-saddened/ar-BB1c18BA?ocid=msedgntp) is stopped just before the 29 yard line (not kidding. He would have turned 29 on December 23) from a reported heart attack. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229.md?page=71) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229.md?page=73)