# 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:** 76
**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:** [January 1, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1508 "2021-01-01T02:14:47Z")
[Rapper MF Doom dies at 49](https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-bf15787c2ded5e33ddf532bd401b8d01). ---
**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:** [January 1, 2021, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1509 "2021-01-01T02:25:24Z")
[Emily Mitchell](https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/pregnant-influencer-who-ran-the-hidden-way-blog-dies-at-36-our-hearts-are-broken/ar-BB1co89q?ocid=msedgntp), blogger and Instagram “influencer,” died at 36 just before Christmas. She was pregnant with her 5th child. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2021, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1510 "2021-01-01T02:28:39Z")
I’m too lazy to look it up, but how many entries were there for 2020? I want to know how many folks are tied with me for 80th. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2021, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1511 "2021-01-01T02:53:33Z")
There were 99 entries. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1512 "2021-01-01T14:59:40Z")
Sometime this evening or tomorrow I will give out the awards officially, but it does seem **Loach** has won this year! ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1513 "2021-01-01T15:04:29Z")
I have zero idea who MF Doom is, and given that he’s apparently been dead since October, seemingly nobody else really knew him either. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2021, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1514 "2021-01-01T17:26:27Z")
“Police were called when neighbors complained about an odor emanating…” ---
**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:** [January 1, 2021, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1515 "2021-01-01T17:40:01Z")
Man I’ve never been this close to the top of the heap of people going to hell in a handbasket. Congrats (unofficially) to Loach on the win! ---
**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:** [January 1, 2021, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1516 "2021-01-01T18:10:48Z")
I’ve never been close either. ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1517 "2021-01-01T21:36:44Z")
Hi guys! Sorry I’ve been away. Distractions. After a year like this, I’m surprised only 1 of mine hit. (…and why did it have to be Neil?) Congrats, Loach! ---
**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:** [January 2, 2021, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1518 "2021-01-02T00:23:08Z")
[Director Jooan Micklin Silver died December 31 at age 85.](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjOvIDf_fvtAhVEbs0KHTsLBKoQFjAAegQIARAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2021%2F01%2F01%2Fmovies%2Fjoan-micklin-silver-dead.html&usg=AOvVaw2q0ApdMlIU-IjMG7FKc2T9) ---
**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:** [January 2, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1519 "2021-01-02T00:48:02Z")
[Jazz musician and composer Claude Bolling died Tuesday at 90 years old.](https://apnews.com/article/brigitte-bardot-music-classical-music-jazz-yo-yo-ma-5070a0ffb3a1aec294a7f547f22ef073) ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2021, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1520 "2021-01-02T01:00:55Z")
_ **Drumroll please!!!** _ Time to announce the winners. The “Opening Kickoff” award goes to **RobotDevilDog** and **phungi** , for their choice of David Stern The “Quantity, no Quality” award goes to **Loach** , **phungi** , and **Happy Lendervedder** , who each had eight picks die on them. Sheesh, they must have had a hard time making up a new list. The “Inside Track With the Grim Reaper” award is shared by **Biotop** and **Snowboarder Bo** , who each had three unique picks. The “Final Hours” award is the sole posessionh of **Biotop** for their pick of author John le Carre. And **Loach** is the overall winner! Yay!!! They had 247 points, holding off a couple of strong contenders. _Throws confetti!!!_ ---
**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:** [January 2, 2021, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1521 "2021-01-02T01:06:03Z")
Congrats **Loach**! Woot! My first time scoring any points at all and I end up sharing an award! Grats to my compadre **Biotop** (and all the other winners too)! And of course: a huge # **Thank you!** to our esteemed Death Mistress Baker (you totally fucking rock)! ---
**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:** [January 2, 2021, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1522 "2021-01-02T01:19:09Z")
Congrats all round on a good game, and big thanks to @Baker for running the show 🙂 ---
**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:** [January 2, 2021, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1523 "2021-01-02T01:43:27Z")
> [@Cazzle](#): > > and big thanks to @Baker for running the show Indeed!! Thank you! ---
**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:** [January 2, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1524 "2021-01-02T01:54:11Z")
Adolfo “Shabba-Soo” Quinones, hip-hop dance pioneer, [died](https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/adolfo-shabba-doo-qui%C3%B1ones-whose-moves-changed-the-face-of-dance-dies-at-65/ar-BB1cpmK1?ocid=msedgntp) Tuesday at 65. ---
**Author:** ![Old\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecccb3/32.png) [@Old\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Old_Wench)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2021, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1525 "2021-01-02T02:24:35Z")
**Baker** , please don’t forget **Kopek’s** “Points From Beyond the Grave” award. I can guarantee that he would be truly honored. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2021, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1526 "2021-01-02T05:09:33Z")
I would like to thank the Academy and all those who made this possible. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2021, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/1527 "2021-01-02T05:26:51Z")
Congrats Loach, thanks Baker. Also kudos go out to all the celebrities who make this possible! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229.md?page=75) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229.md?page=77)