# The Celebrity Death Pool 2003 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2002, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798 "2002-12-01T18:51:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/201 "2002-12-31T02:32:33Z")
1 - Ingmar Bergman 2 - Osama bin Laden 3 - Gerald Ford 4 - Katharine Hepburn 5 - Pope John Paul II 6 - “Lady Bird” Johnson 7 - Arthur Miller 8 - Buck O’Neil 9 - Sharon Osbourne 10 - Pauline Phillips, aka “Abigail Van Buren” of “Dear Abby” 11 - Ronald Reagan 12 - Fay Wray 13 - Warren Zevon ---
**Author:** ![rexnervous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rexnervous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rexnervous)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/202 "2002-12-31T03:59:11Z")
I thought Louie Anderson was dead for some reason already. Then I went to [his site](http://www.louieanderson.com) - man, he looks a mess. Click on the Fun, Family & Friends link. Yikes. But I won’t add him to my list now…that’s too easy. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Protesilaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Protesilaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Protesilaus)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/203 "2002-12-31T04:05:19Z")
1. Calista Flockhart, actress 2. Uday Hussein, son of Saddam 3. Ronald Reagan, former POTUS 4. Warren Zevon, musician 5. Kelly Osbourne, daughter of Ozzy 6. Andy Dick, actor 7. Charlton Heston, actor/NRA pres. 8. Marlon Brando, actor 9. Jesse Helms, former senator 10. Robert Downey, Jr., actor 11. Dale Earnhart, Jr., race car driver 12. Jackie Chan, actor 13. Sean “Puffy” Combs, musician ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/204 "2002-12-31T04:37:48Z")
**t-keela** , don’t forget, you have one more pick. **Ryan\_Liam** , see above: you get three more picks; also, you have to be more specific on #7 or it’s no good. **beckwall** , see above: I still need specifics from you; otherwise I’ll just go with the valid picks I have. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/205 "2002-12-31T04:41:45Z")
**Bryan Ekers** , see above re Bob Hope…unless you’re going for the “Quantity Not Quality” Award. **White Lightning** , you in? ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/206 "2002-12-31T05:41:53Z")
Yeah, I know…I’m waiting 'til the last minute. BTW when is that? I’m planning on using my next post for this purpose. Perhaps “the Beast” will help me out with the prediction. Kinda scary ain’t it? ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/207 "2002-12-31T05:58:20Z")
Twenty-four hours to go… And since I won’t be online at the appropriate times, let me just wish an early **HAPPY NEW YEAR!!** to our friends in New Zealand, Australia, and Japan! 🆒 I imagine the parties are underway by this time… ---
**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 31, 2002, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/208 "2002-12-31T07:23:37Z")
All I can say is that is a much more enjoyable ride when you let someone else drive the car. ---
**Author:** ![GWVet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/65b543/32.png) [@GWVet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GWVet)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/209 "2002-12-31T16:29:04Z")
1: Gordon Lightfoot - 1938 2: Andy Dick - 1965 3: Howard Stern - 1954 4: Hamid Karzai - 1957 5: Jan Michael Vincent - 1944 6: Jimmy Carter - 1924 7: Zsa Zsa Gabor - 1917 8: Mickey Rooney - 1920 9: Magic Johnson - 1959 10: Johnny Cash - 1932 11: Yogi Berra - 1925 12: Phil Anselmo - 1968 13: Lawrence Tureaud (Mr. T) - 1952 ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/210 "2002-12-31T17:58:46Z")
Twelve hours left… Ticka ticka ticka… ---
**Author:** ![sbic56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@sbic56](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sbic56)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/211 "2002-12-31T18:05:35Z")
Gesh…is Gordon Lightfoot sick or something? Sure is getting alot of votes. ---
**Author:** ![Interrobang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/interrobang/32/17463_2.png) [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/212 "2002-12-31T18:26:27Z")
Alphabetical order: Stan Brakhage (avant-garde director) Buckethead (guitarist) Johnny Cash (the man in black) Ann B. Davis (Alice from _The Brady Bunch_) Zsa Zsa Gabor (personality, cop slapper) Norton Juster (author, architect) Bob Keeshan (Captain Kangaroo) Tom Lehrer (mathematician, singer/songwriter) Ed McMahon (star searcher, cohort) Don Pardo (SNL announcer) Richard Pryor (comedian) Pete Rose (hall-of-fame aspirant) Warren Zevon (friend of Letterman) ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/213 "2002-12-31T19:57:09Z")
TEN! ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/214 "2002-12-31T20:53:50Z")
NINE! ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/215 "2002-12-31T21:03:00Z")
1. John Paul II, pope 2. Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan 3. Osama bin Laden 4. Suge Knight, rap mogul 5. Ralph Nader, environmentalist 6. Whitney Houston, singer 7. Zsa Zsa Gabor, actress 8. Johnny Cash, singer 9. Robert Blake, actor 10. Tommy Morrison, boxer 11. Sean Combs, producer 12. Bernard Law, clergy 13. Phil Rizzuto, scooter ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/216 "2002-12-31T21:53:55Z")
EIGHT! ---
**Author:** ![sbic56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@sbic56](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sbic56)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/217 "2002-12-31T21:59:41Z")
I just saw Silvia Browne on Montel and when asked what the year ahead would be like for Whitney & Bobby, well she could only say they were distructive to each other…Robert Downy…same fate…Robert Blake…just made an awful (worse than her usual) face…think she knows something?? This is going to be really interesting!! ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/218 "2002-12-31T22:00:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Casey1505 \* > \*\*1. John Paul II, pope > 2. Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan > 3. Osama bin Laden > 4. Suge Knight, rap mogul > 5. Ralph Nader, environmentalist > 6. Whitney Houston, singer > 7. Zsa Zsa Gabor, actress > 8. Johnny Cash, singer > 9. Robert Blake, actor > 10. Tommy Morrison, boxer > 11. Sean Combs, producer > 12. Bernard Law, clergy > 13. Phil Rizzuto, scooter \*\* Please replace _Osama Bin Laden_ with _Scott Weiland, singer_ ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/219 "2002-12-31T22:55:04Z")
SEVEN! And Happy New Year to **Coldfire**! ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/220 "2002-12-31T23:08:51Z")
\*\* I tried so hard not to look at anyone else’s posts\*\* 1. Billy Graham 2. Robert Downey Jr. 3. John Goodman 4. Gerald Ford 5. Gordon Lightfoot 6. Jason Priestly 7. Ronald Reagan 8. Saddam Hussein 9. Charles Bronson 10. Nick Nolte 11. Sharon Osbourne 12. Arthur C. Clarke 13. Andy Griffith [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798.md?page=12)