# Celebrity Life Pool - willing to host if there is interest and help **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 30, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915 "2023-11-30T18:39:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2024, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/61 "2024-01-23T03:50:22Z")
I keep picking the wrong old guys. I need a year like 2016 back, when celebrities were dropping like flies. ---
**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 23, 2024, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/62 "2024-01-23T03:53:12Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Norman Jewison had died. There goes eighteen points. Current scores: | Baker | 79 | | --- | --- | | blue67ccm | 167 | | commasense | 222 | | Happy\_Lendervedder | 345 | | Hatchie | 128 | | John\_DiFool | 151 | | Kitten\_Mitten | 195 | | Little\_Nemo | 200 | | Mahaloth | 147 | | NotherYinzer | 61 | | Pardel-Lux | 239 | ---
**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:** [March 1, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/63 "2024-03-01T15:05:37Z")
Feel free to go through the spreadsheet and let us know if any of your life list has died. > **[Life Pool Scoresheet Finalized 2024](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12ntbF-dhI6rr4rAAZLjE6oGq_ntLt3jfV932htdRejY/edit?usp=sharing)** > > SDMB Celebrity Life Pool > > Entries,Selections,Born,Status,Died,Age on 1/1/2025,Points,Player,Points > Mahaloth,Status,Points,A. J. Foyt,1935-01-16,Alive,89,9,Baker,79 > Tom Baker,Alive,10,Alan Alda,1936-01-28,Alive,88,8, ---
**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:** [March 1, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/64 "2024-03-01T15:38:15Z")
Wikipedia says mine era still alive and well. I made a subfolder with their Wikipages on my favourite folder to check easily, the ten pages have not changed. ---
**Author:** ![distaccato](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/distaccato/32/16779_2.png) [@distaccato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/distaccato)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2024, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/65 "2024-03-04T03:28:53Z")
[Canadian jazz legend Eleanor Collins passes away at age 104](https://globalnews.ca/news/10332428/jazz-legend-eleanor-collins-passes-away/) Canada’s First Lady of Jazz has joined the heavenly choir. ---
**Author:** ![distaccato](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/distaccato/32/16779_2.png) [@distaccato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/distaccato)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/66 "2024-05-13T21:12:23Z")
Noting here the death of Whitey Herzog. Herzog, who appears on one entry in this pool, died on April 15th. [Whitey Herzog, Hall of Fame manager who led St. Louis Cardinals to 3 pennants, dies at 92](https://apnews.com/article/whitey-herzog-dead-st-louis-cardinals-hall-of-fame-manager-1b7902014f0b4859af363f39dfb8206f) ---
**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:** [May 13, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/67 "2024-05-13T21:37:47Z")
I am amazed that all my entries are still alive as per wikipedia. This game is different from the death pool as we don’t post who is still alive but not in anyone’s list, while in the other game all “interesting” deaths are posted, no matter whether someone had them included in their lists or not. But if we don’t post all those who are still alive I can at least reiterate that Franco is still dead, which is something. Bears repeating? My pleasure: Franco is still dead. ETA: And Jimmy Carter is still alive! ---
**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:** [May 14, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/68 "2024-05-14T00:29:55Z")
Here are the scores. Do not edit this unless you are sure. I have saved a backup copy, but please don’t mess with it unless you are sure. > **[Life Pool Scoresheet Finalized 2024](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12ntbF-dhI6rr4rAAZLjE6oGq_ntLt3jfV932htdRejY/edit#gid=1349551049)** > > SDMB Celebrity Life Pool > > Entries,Selections,Born,Status,Died,Age on 1/1/2025,Points,Player,Points > Mahaloth,Status,Points,A. J. Foyt,1935-01-16,Alive,89,9,Baker,79 > Tom Baker,Alive,10,Alan Alda,1936-01-28,Alive,88,8, ---
**Author:** ![distaccato](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/distaccato/32/16779_2.png) [@distaccato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/distaccato)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/69 "2024-05-18T17:34:03Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Here are the scores. Looking this over, there are two more deaths not previously posted: - **Jack Burke Jr.** , professional golfer, died January 19th - **Sylvia Fein** , painter, died April 1st [Jack Burke Jr., Who Won 2 Major Golf Titles in a Season, Dies at 100](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/19/sports/golf/jack-burke-jr-dead.html) [Jack Burke Jr. (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Burke_Jr.) [We’re sad to note the passing of Sylvia Fein, who died earlier this month at age 104.](https://www.instagram.com/p/C6T6aIPsVNE) [Sylvia Fein (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Fein) ---
**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:** [May 18, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/70 "2024-05-18T18:10:13Z")
I have updated to reflect Jack Burke, Jr. and Sylvia Fein. ---
**Author:** ![distaccato](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/distaccato/32/16779_2.png) [@distaccato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/distaccato)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/71 "2024-06-09T23:31:34Z")
Noted in the Celebrity Death Pool topic: [Janis Paige, Star of Broadway’s ‘The Pajama Game,’ Is Dead at 101](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/theater/janis-paige-dead.html) Paige is on a couple of entries here. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/72 "2024-06-10T00:07:11Z")
> [@distaccato](#): > > Paige is on a couple of entries here. Thank you. Marked on the spreadsheet. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2024, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/73 "2024-06-10T00:10:54Z")
June 9 2024 Updated Spreadsheet. Please don’t edit unless you know what you are doing. I made a back up save in case. > **[Life Pool Scoresheet Finalized 2024](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12ntbF-dhI6rr4rAAZLjE6oGq_ntLt3jfV932htdRejY/edit#gid=1349551049)** > > SDMB Celebrity Life Pool > > Entries,Selections,Born,Status,Died,Age on 1/1/2025,Points,Player,Points > Mahaloth,Status,Points,A. J. Foyt,1935-01-16,Alive,89,9,Baker,57 > Tom Baker,Alive,10,Alan Alda,1936-01-28,Alive,88,8, ---
**Author:** ![distaccato](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/distaccato/32/16779_2.png) [@distaccato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/distaccato)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/74 "2024-07-07T16:04:36Z")
There have been two deaths since the last update: [Willie Mays](https://nyti.ms/4c6IbZ0), died June 18th [Donald Sutherland](https://nyti.ms/45OClZN), died June 20th This makes the current standings: | Rank | Player | Points | Deaths | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **Happy\_Lendervedder** | 295 | 2 | | 2 | **Pardel-Lux** | 239 | 0 | | 3 | **commasense** | 222 | 0 | | 4 | **Little\_Nemo** | 200 | 1 | | 5 | **Kitten\_Mitten** | 195 | 0 | | 6 | **blue67ccm** | 167 | 0 | | 7 | **Mahaloth** | 147 | 0 | | 8 | **Hatchie** | 106 | 1 | | 9 | **John\_DiFool** | 104 | 3 | | 10 | **Baker** | 57 | 3 | | 11 | **NotherYinzer** | 52 | 1 | Some mid-year observations: The oldest person who has died so far this year was Sylvia Fein, 104 years old, who edged out Eleanor Collins, also 104 years old. Fein and Collins were born one day apart, but Fein outlived Collins by a month. The youngest person who has died so far this year was Maria Beale Fletcher, 88 years old. The average age at death was 97.67 years old. There are 113 different people named in this pool, of which 10 have died (8.85%). There are 143 names on all entries, of which 11 have died (7.69%); several names appear on more than one entry, and one of the dead, Janis Paige, was on two entries. > [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > i figured I’d go with an extreme strategy and see how it goes. One 107-year-old alive at the end of the year beats 13 82-year-olds So far, this extreme strategy seems to be paying off! ---
**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:** [July 13, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/75 "2024-07-13T15:20:03Z")
My first death: Ruth Westheimer substracts 16 points from my score. > **[Ruth Westheimer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Westheimer)** > > Karola Ruth Westheimer (née Siegel; June 4, 1928 – July 12, 2024), better known as Dr. Ruth, was a German-American sex therapist, talk show host, author, professor, and Holocaust survivor. > Westheimer was born in Germany to a Jewish family. As the Nazis came to power, her parents sent the ten-year-old girl to a school in Switzerland for safety, remaining behind themselves because of her elderly grandmother. They were both subsequently sent to concentration camps by the Gestapo, where they were ... ---
**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:** [July 13, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/76 "2024-07-13T16:28:55Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > My first death: Ruth Westheimer substracts 16 points from my score Updated for her. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/77 "2024-07-19T16:45:10Z")
With Bob Newhart’s death, I’m down another fifteen potential points. Newhart was brought in to fill the spot created by Shecky Greene’s death. I feel like there is a death baton relay race being run. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/78 "2024-07-19T17:49:54Z")
I did update for Bob Newhart, which was my first loss of points as well. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/79 "2024-09-14T12:58:14Z")
Any recent deaths from our list? My perusal has not shown any I am aware of, but feel free to check the list. > **[Life Pool Scoresheet Finalized 2024](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12ntbF-dhI6rr4rAAZLjE6oGq_ntLt3jfV932htdRejY/edit?gid=1349551049#gid=1349551049)** > > This Sheet is private ---
**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:** [September 14, 2024, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/80 "2024-09-14T13:34:50Z")
None of mine have died since Ruth Westheimer, at least not according to their wikipages. The Death Pool seems jazzier, not much action here. Had not expected it to be so uneventful, tbh. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915.md?page=5)