# 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:** 20
**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:** [October 23, 2003, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/381 "2003-10-23T21:41:25Z")
**Hello…Kitty** I see it’s just the two of us at lucky 13. It looks kinda doubtful that we are gonna win this thing. So how about a little side-bet? 😃 Technically speaking, couldn’t WE ALL be banned for participating in this thread? (ie: pit sticky, death wishes=banned members) heh, “the death wishers”…cool banned name 😉 ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2003, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/382 "2003-11-03T15:02:37Z")
Well, no one scored in the game in October…so the scoreboard still stands. FYI…I will open the 2004 game on December 1st. Two months to go! ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/383 "2003-11-06T06:33:22Z")
Righteous Brother [Bobby Hatfield](http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/7193267.htm) has passed. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/384 "2003-11-06T14:49:29Z")
But nobody picked him. ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/385 "2003-11-06T17:23:15Z")
Hmm…now that I have more reliable Net access I think I might start playing in '04. God knows we’ll all need to be cheered up from the election (no matter what side you’re on!). I take it nobody picked [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/baseball/mlb/11/05/stenson.death.ap/?cnn=yes](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/baseball/mlb/11/05/stenson.death.ap/?cnn=yes) Dernell Stenson, the Reds outfielder? Yikes. ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/386 "2003-11-06T17:25:34Z")
Dammit, I can’t code, sorry. A question: obviously, throughout the course of the year each person we pick loses a point for us as they have a birthday (assuming they make it). So do you calculate from their age in years as of 1/1/04, or what they (might) be on 12/31/04 when seeing how many points you’ll get for them? ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/387 "2003-11-06T18:05:20Z")
I go with their age at death. ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/388 "2003-11-12T14:13:07Z")
**Milosarian** joins the list of scorers with the passing of Art Carney, 85. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/389 "2003-11-12T14:23:55Z")
Congratulations to **Milossarian** with 15 points! ---
**Author:** ![meezer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@meezer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meezer)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/390 "2003-11-12T20:48:08Z")
Art Carney has died. ---
**Author:** ![meezer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@meezer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meezer)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/391 "2003-11-12T20:54:47Z")
Oops! Sorry about that. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/392 "2003-11-15T00:03:24Z")
not as much as Norton is. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/393 "2003-11-15T22:06:10Z")
[Penny Singleton](http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/14/obit.singleton.ap/) Five points. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/394 "2003-11-17T14:36:51Z")
Yeah, but nobody picked her. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/395 "2003-12-01T21:02:17Z")
Heading into the homestretch, as of Dec. 1st the scoreboard is exactly the same as it was Oct. 1st with the addition of **Milossarian** with 15 points. Mighty **Cisco** is still in the lead with 115 points, with **Protesilaus** in second place with 105 points, and **Interrobang!?** right behind with 103 points. Stay tuned for the Celebrity Death Pool 2004, coming soon to a message board near you… ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2003, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/396 "2003-12-12T16:55:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by a35362 \* > \*\*Stay tuned for the Celebrity Death Pool 2004, coming soon to a message board near you… \*\* Which, BTW, is [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=226569). ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/397 "2004-01-02T23:32:30Z")
Congratulations to our winner, **Cisco**! Good job! I am having difficulty getting this computer to open this thread in two windows, and I forgot to bring my 2003 master list home over break, so I will post the full list of award winners on Monday the 5th. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2004, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/398 "2004-01-03T16:39:46Z")
**a35362** I’m asking you here 'cause the other thread is already getting a little screwy. I assume you did carry my list over to the current 2004 pool adding M. Jackson to fill vacancy. A simple wink if you did would suffice. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/399 "2004-01-03T21:00:03Z")
😉 ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/400 "2004-01-07T18:50:05Z")
Here is the final list of winners for the 2003 game: **Cisco** is the winner, with 115 points; The Opening Kickoff Award for first dead celebrity of the year goes to: **Tuckerfan** for picking Virginia Heinlein. The Final Hours Award for last dead celebrity of the year goes to: **Milossarian** for picking Art Carney. The Quantity, Not Quality Award is shared by **WSLer** and **Evil One** , who each picked four dead celebrities. **WSLer** had Gregory Peck, Hume Cronyn, Buddy Ebsen, and Warren Zevon. **Evil One** had Hume Cronyn, Katharine Hepburn, Buddy Ebsen, and Warren Zevon. And finally, the Inside Track With the Grim Reaper Award, to those posters who picked a dead celebrity no one else did, is shared by: **graceland** (John Ritter) **Interrobang!?** (Stan Brakhage) **Milossarian** (Art Carney) **Rodd Hill** (Idi Amin) **Santos L Halper** (Buddy Hackett) **Sapphyre Rose** (Mr. Rogers) **t-keela** (Lester Maddox) **Tuckerfan** (Virginia Heinlein) Congratulations, winners! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798.md?page=21)