# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/81 "2024-09-14T13:53:17Z")
Me either, when it was my silly idea when I suggested it last year, esp. given how active the original Death Pool yearly threads have seemed to be. Selection bias at work I guess, since they can specifically choose celebs in poor health, while we can avoid such. But we have a firm age limit, while they can put in anybody of any age I believe. ---
**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, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/82 "2024-09-14T15:18:03Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > But we have a firm age limit, while they can put in anybody of any age I believe. Oh, I see. You mean because they have to be 80 or higher. Yeah, but there is no upper limit. I just saw that Song Ping is 107…I mean…maybe I’ll pick him for next year. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/83 "2024-09-14T18:28:20Z")
See? My curse holds true. The people I pick steadfastly refuse to die. ---
**Author:** ![Kitten\_Mitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2024, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/84 "2024-09-28T02:08:37Z")
Haven’t checked all my picks but I’ve lost Bob Newhart and the great Dame Maggie Smith 😢 Just checked and updated the spreadsheet and I see that Gena Rowlands also died. ---
**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 29, 2024, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/85 "2024-09-29T00:27:33Z")
No one has a perfect list at this point. We’ve all had at least one death. ---
**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 29, 2024, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/86 "2024-09-29T00:28:46Z")
I hope everyone is interested in playing again for 2025. I could use help again making the spreadsheet. It’s been great to have. ---
**Author:** ![Hatchie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hatchie/32/3983_2.png) [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/87 "2024-10-09T15:45:05Z")
Robert Coover (my list), died at 92. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2024, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/88 "2024-10-11T03:02:14Z")
I still don’t comprehend how points are awarded but I should have more because John Amos died and he’s on my list. See post #35 for proof. I’m confused because Donald Sutherland, 88, got me 52 points but it looks like Amos will only get me 5. Why? I don’t know. He’s on third and I don’t give a darn! ---
**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 11, 2024, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/89 "2024-10-11T12:12:12Z")
> [@Reeses\_Monkey](#): > > I still don’t comprehend how points are awarded but I should have more because John Amos died and he’s on my list. See post #35 for proof. I had missed updating John Amos, but have now. Sutherland did not get you 52 points. You had 52 points remaining after his death and now with Amos also dead, you have 47 points remaining. Thank you for re-mentioning Amos. I flipped him to dead. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2024, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/90 "2024-10-11T13:34:24Z")
Aah, subtraction! Now I get it. Thanks! ---
**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 11, 2024, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/91 "2024-10-11T13:43:46Z")
Yep and feel free to peruse the list to check your people. I believe you can even flip the “live” to “dead” button yourself. I made it editable. ---
**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 11, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/92 "2024-10-11T13:48:02Z")
María Teresa Sese has been on the list all year, but I see she died in 2019???? @Happy_Lendervedder is this true? ---
**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:** [October 11, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/93 "2024-10-11T13:55:27Z")
Hmm, apparently so. I’m pretty sure she wasn’t listed as dead when I made the list, but who knows? ---
**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 11, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/94 "2024-10-11T14:06:41Z")
Yeah, I was just running through all the 100+ people to see if anyone had died. She came up as dead for 5 years. Let me know if you have proof she is alive. ---
**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 11, 2024, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/95 "2024-10-11T18:38:37Z")
I just checked again, I am truly astonished that so far only Ruth Westheimer has died from my team. If they keep it up I will repeat the list next year! ---
**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:** [November 9, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/96 "2024-11-09T15:25:22Z")
British actress June Spencer died yesterday at the age of 105. She was on two entries here: @Happy_Lendervedder @Pardel-Lux BBC obit: [The Archers radio star June Spencer dies aged 105](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1wn1zl3q5qo) ---
**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:** [November 9, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/97 "2024-11-09T16:10:19Z")
> [@distaccato](#): > > British actress June Spencer died yesterday at the age of 105. Yep, marked it. Thanks. ---
**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, 2024, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/98 "2024-12-29T22:35:00Z")
As we end the year, now would be a great time to review any and all names to see if someone had died. > **[Life Pool Scoresheet Finalized 2024](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12ntbF-dhI6rr4rAAZLjE6oGq_ntLt3jfV932htdRejY/edit?usp=sharing)** > > This Sheet is private ---
**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 1, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/99 "2025-01-01T14:25:48Z")
Note: Please feel free to review and make sure the spreadsheet is accurate. I have a backup of it, but be careful! Has anyone died that is not marked as such? Thank you all for our first Life Pool! Our very first winner is: @Happy_Lendervedder Happy actually had the most _deaths_, must have been using the “put the oldest people findable” strategy. 🙂 None of us came out with zero deaths, however, so we all obviously were shooting as old as we felt we could. Here is the table of final results: | Player | Points | Deaths | | --- | --- | --- | | Baker | 57 | 3 | | blue67ccm | 152 | 1 | | commasense | 207 | 1 | | Happy\_Lendervedder | 215 | 5 | | Hatchie | 94 | 2 | | John\_DiFool | 104 | 3 | | Kitten\_Mitten | 136 | 4 | | Little\_Nemo | 185 | 2 | | Mahaloth | 132 | 1 | | NotherYinzer | 47 | 2 | | Pardel-Lux | 198 | 2 | ---
**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:** [January 1, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915/100 "2025-01-01T14:53:56Z")
Some old people don’t know how to stay alive like they used to, so sad! May that be a lesson for the remaining ones, who have been put on my team again. Good work, **Mahaloth**! I believe I can do better, will prepare better next year (2026), if I don’t forget again. The lesson I take away: even very old people die less than you think. I hope that on average this is a good thing, though I am not sure. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-life-pool-willing-to-host-if-there-is-interest-and-help/993915.md?page=4)