# 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:** 74
**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1467 "2020-12-26T15:23:03Z")
I an quite pleased to report [George Blake,](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-25675566) the British turncoat is dead. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1468 "2020-12-26T23:27:11Z")
University of Utah [Freshman Running Back Ty Jordan](https://apnews.com/article/college-football-dallas-utah-utes-football-kyle-whittingham-football-3afd93854db2f2ca6808f02976f04a1b), Pac-12 star new-comer, gets in for 81 points. ---
**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 27, 2020, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1469 "2020-12-27T01:50:53Z")
[Roger Berlind, Tony-winning Broadway producer, dies at 90](https://apnews.com/article/new-york-theater-new-york-city-glenn-close-jeremy-irons-5741339bec559f3357d1994ea64b8ed3). ---
**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:** [December 27, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1470 "2020-12-27T02:07:51Z")
Legendary bluegrass guitar player Tony Rice died. Truly a phenomenal musician. > **[Tony Rice passes - Bluegrass Today](https://bluegrasstoday.com/tony-rice-passes/)** > > We have just learned of the passing of Tony Rice, surely the most important and influential guitarist in the history of bluegrass music. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/rVl1ibykWZU/hqdefault.jpg "Mark O'Connor, Tony Rice, Bela Fleck, Sam Bush - "Freeborn Man"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVl1ibykWZU) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1471 "2020-12-27T02:21:35Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I want to make one last request, for people to review the vital status of those on their lists. I’ve been doing just that, because I expect to re-use a bunch of them in my 2021 list. 😃 ---
**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 27, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1472 "2020-12-27T15:37:08Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I want to make one last request, for people to review the vital status of those on their lists. As expected, all on my list are alive and well. I will keep the same list for 2021, thus ensuring another year of life of these folks. ---
**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 27, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1473 "2020-12-27T16:10:03Z")
Jonathan Huber, who wrestled under the names Luke Harper and Brodie Lee, died yesterday of natural causes at the age of 41. ---
**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 27, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1474 "2020-12-27T18:18:59Z")
Pitcher Phil Niekro dead at 81. > **[Hall of Fame knuckleballer Phil Niekro dies at 81](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/30605849/hall-fame-pitcher-phil-niekro-famous-signature-knuckleball-dies-81)** > > Phil Niekro, a pitcher who used his signature knuckleball to fool generations of hitters and craft a Hall of Fame career, died Saturday night in his sleep, the Braves announced Sunday. He was 81. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2020, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1475 "2020-12-28T05:14:20Z")
Thanks to following your advice, I just discovered that I deserve 7 more points. [My list](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/91) included [James Lipton](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0513851/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), who died back in March, unnoticed by me. ---
**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 28, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1476 "2020-12-28T17:44:03Z")
[Nick McGlashan](https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/deadliest-catch-star-nick-mcglashan-dies-at-33/ar-BB1cieFO?ocid=msedgdhp), star of “Deadliest Catch,” has died at 33. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1477 "2020-12-28T23:46:15Z")
He was actually an alternate, wasn’t he? ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2020, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1478 "2020-12-28T23:56:45Z")
D’oh! You’re right. There goes my meteoric rise to 73rd place. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1479 "2020-12-29T03:48:37Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > University of Utah [Freshman Running Back Ty Jordan](https://apnews.com/article/college-football-dallas-utah-utes-football-kyle-whittingham-football-3afd93854db2f2ca6808f02976f04a1b), Pac-12 star new-comer, gets in for 81 points. If there was ever an article with less actual information, I’ve not seen it. WTF?? ---
**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:** [December 29, 2020, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1480 "2020-12-29T04:34:02Z")
There is a wikipedia entry for him that says it was an apparent self-inflicted gun thing, which I assume means deliberate because it does not say they think it was an accident. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1481 "2020-12-29T04:54:29Z")
Man, that’s rough. Godspeed, young man. Strictly in the topic of the thread, I’m sure nobody had him on their list. I mean, who ever heard of him till just recently? ---
**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:** [December 29, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1482 "2020-12-29T13:14:32Z")
Fashion designer [Pierre Cardin](https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/29/pierre-cardin-ground-breaking-fashion-designer-dies.html), dead at 98. ---
**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:** [December 29, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1483 "2020-12-29T15:18:28Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > There is a wikipedia entry for him that says it was an apparent self-inflicted gun thing, which I assume means deliberate because it does not say they think it was an accident. [His mother had terminal lung cancer and he had a viral picture of him praying with an opposing team mate.](https://media2.s-nbcnews.com/i/newscms/2019_45/1503880/football-opponent-prayertoday-main-191106_23dc8514956c1d86d0c33bfc35394617.jpg) She died four months ago. I’m both sad to hear it and glad she did not live to see him end his own life. I feel terrible for the whole family. ---
**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 30, 2020, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1484 "2020-12-30T02:48:09Z")
[James E. Gunn](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/james-gunn/), sci-fi author. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2020, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1485 "2020-12-30T03:57:20Z")
R.I.P. “Crazy Joe” Clark. > **[Joe Clark, High School Principal Portrayed in ‘Lean on Me,’ Dies at 82](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/joe-clark-high-school-principal-portrayed-in-lean-on-me-dies-at-82-4110292/)** > > Joe Clark, the uncompromising New Jersey high school principal who employed a bullhorn and baseball bat to round his students into shape en route to becoming the subject of the inspirational Morgan… ---
**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:** [December 30, 2020, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1486 "2020-12-30T04:43:11Z")
Louisiana 5th district Congressional Rep-elect [Luke Letlow](https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/29/politics/luke-letlow-died-covid/index.html) coughs up 59 pts due to that thing going around. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229.md?page=73) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229.md?page=75)