# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![smam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@smam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smam)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/121 "2002-12-06T16:36:41Z")
1. Peter Ustinov (actor/writer) – Alive. Born April 16, 1921. 2. Paul Newman (philanthropist/actor/race car driver) – Alive. Born January 26, 1925. 3. Keith Richards (Rolling Stone) – Alive. Born December 18, 1943. 4. Osama Bin Laden (terrorist/human stalagmite) 5. Doris Day (actress) – Alive. Born April 3, 1924. 6. Marlon Brando (actor) – Alive. Born April 3, 1924. 7. Eli Wallach (actor) – Alive. Born December 7, 1915. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. (My fave film ever) 8. John Kenneth Galbraith (economist) – Alive. Born October 15, 1908. 9. Strom Thurmond (politician) – Alive. Born December 5, 1902. 10. Wilson “Bob” Tucker (writer) – Alive. Born November 23, 1914. 11. John Travolta (actor/lear jet flying fancy-boy) 12. Les Paul (guitar legend) – Alive. Born June 9, 1915. 13. Luciano Pavarotti (opera star/young wife) – Alive. Born October 12, 1935. My cite for these is the [Dead Peoples Server.](http://www.dpsinfo.com/dps/index.html) Mwah ha ha ha ha, may God have mercy upon their souls. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/122 "2002-12-06T16:47:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by smam \* > \*\* > 9) Strom Thurmond (politician) – Alive. Born December 5, 1902. > \*\* But as of yesterday, you don’t get any points for ole Strom. And I almost picked Roone Arledge for my list. He died yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![smam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@smam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smam)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/123 "2002-12-06T16:54:45Z")
God damn it, he was a lock, you right though I never really noticed he was THAT old. ok I will replace him with - 9)Pierre Cardin Alive. Born July 6, 1922. And the person who I nominate to come BACK to life in a bizarre cloning accident is, Walt Diseny. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/124 "2002-12-06T20:27:57Z")
Okay, here I go… 1. Dom DeLuise 2. Katherine Hepburn 3. Gregory Peck 4. Ben “Cooter from the Dukes of Hazzard” Jones 5. Joseph Barbera 6. Freddy Fender 7. Yasir Arafat 8. Jim Nabors 9. The Pope 10. Todd Bridges 11. Andy Dick 12. Joe Cocker 13. Farrah Fawcett (just to piss off someone here at work) ---
**Author:** ![Morrison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Morrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morrison)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/125 "2002-12-06T20:42:46Z")
1. Mike Tyson 2. Whitney Houston 3. Saddam Hussein 4. Yasser Arafat 5. Ronald Reagan 6. Ted Kennedy 7. Sug Knight (sp?) 8. Clint Eastwood 9. Charleton Heston 10. Snoop Dog 11. Emanuel Lewis 12. Jason Priestly 13. Osama Bin Laden ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/126 "2002-12-06T21:03:54Z")
1-Muhammed Ali 2-Charlton Heston 3-Andy Dick 4-Seth Green 5-John Madden 6-Chris Carter 7-Michael Douglas 8-Ringo Starr 9-Barbara Bush 10-Zsa Zsa Gabor 11-Bill Cosby 12-Rue McClanahan 13-Bea Arthur ---
**Author:** ![Stinkum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Stinkum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stinkum)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/127 "2002-12-08T05:02:50Z")
1. Dick Van Dyke 2. Gerald Ford 3. Ronald Reagan 4. Gene Wilder (great sadness will commence) 5. Warren Zevon (another great future loss) 6. Bob Denver 7. Billy Graham 8. Pope John Paul II 9. Sen. Ted Kennedy 10. Gary Glitter 11. Darryl Strawberry 12. Ray Bradbury 13. Saddam Hussein ---
**Author:** ![Wicked\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2acd7d/32.png) [@Wicked\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wicked_Blue)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/128 "2002-12-08T17:41:19Z")
1- Jason Mewes 2- Willie Nelson 3- Warren Zevon 4- Marion “Suge” Knight 5- Richard Pryor 6- Evel Knievel 7- Julia Child 8- Dr Ruth Westheimer 9- Louie Anderson 10- Sen Ted Kennedy 11- Axel Rose 12- Jerry Lewis 13- Luciano Pavarotti If someone bites it before New Year’s- Sharon Osbourne ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/129 "2002-12-08T18:33:23Z")
1. Whitney Houston (for obvious reasons) 2. John Travolta (he flies his own plane–he’s bound to crash more than his career one of these days) 3. John Goodman (Chronically obese) 4. John Popper (ditto) 5. Robert Downey, Jr. (drugs) 6. Katherine Hepburn (she’s just barely eligible at 95) 7. Paul Newman (he’s 77) 8. Ol’ Dirty Bastard (he’s heading toward Tupac and Biggie’s fate) 9. Ed Asner (old and obese) 10.Jimmy Carter 10. Ronald Reagan 11. Gerald Ford 12. Alan Alda ---
**Author:** ![Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilvert_s_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/130 "2002-12-08T18:33:41Z")
1. Prince William 2. Vaclav Havel 3. Moon Unit Zappa 4. Mick Jagger 5. Al Gore 6. Steve Case 7. Daniel Radcliffe 8. Nelson Mandela 9. Reggie Jackson 10. Michael Jackson 11. Jesse Jackson 12. Jay Leno 13. Barbara Walters ---
**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 8, 2002, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/131 "2002-12-08T19:36:13Z")
1. Pope John Paul II 2. Warren Zevon 3. Michael Jackson 4. Ronald Reagan 5. Gerald Ford 6. Madonna 7. Luciano Pavarotti 8. Jerry Lewis. 9. Eli Wallach 10. Christopher Lee 11. Britney Spears 12. Larry King 13. Michelle Tractenburg ---
**Author:** ![Menocchio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Menocchio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Menocchio)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/132 "2002-12-08T21:24:17Z")
1- Pope John Paul II 2- Michael Jackson 3- Mariah Carey 4- Whitney Houston 5- Christina Aguilera 6- Saddam Hussein 7- Yassir Arafat 8- Mister T 9- Jerry Falwell 10- Geraldo Rivera 11- Jerry Stiller 12- Leonardo DiCaprio 13- Paul Reuben (Pee Wee Herman) ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/133 "2002-12-08T22:11:45Z")
**tpayne** , Daniel Radcliffe is only 13. Plus he has the power of magic protecting him. Gimme another name. **t-keela** , you know you get five more picks. **squirebob** , you know you won’t get any points for Bob Hope (see above). Gimme another name if you don’t want that. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/134 "2002-12-08T22:15:26Z")
**beckwall** , I still need to hear from you (see above). ---
**Author:** ![S.Mussberger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@S.Mussberger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/S.Mussberger)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/135 "2002-12-10T13:59:38Z")
I’ll play. 1. Johnny Winter (Bluesman) 2. General Pinochet (Old time dictator) 3. George Bush Jr. (Mr. President) 4. B.B. King (Bluesman II) 5. Chuck Berry (Rn’R pioneer) 6. Barry White (Soul singer) 7. Ravi Shankar (Sitar Player) 8. Michael Jackson (Alien pop artist) 9. Adam West (Actor Batman) 10. Roger Moore (Actor Mr. Bond) 11. Ingmar Bergman (Director) 12. Hugh Hefner (Publisher of smut) 13. Stephen Hawking (Brainiac and author) Tried to not copy anyone to much… ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/45deac/32.png) [@Evil\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_One)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/136 "2002-12-10T17:35:24Z")
Here is my list: The Pope Ronald Reagan Osama Bin Laden Marlon Brando Warren Zevon Gerald Ford Katherine Hepburn Saddam Hussein Billy Graham Harry Morgan Zsa Zsa Gabor Hume Cronyn Buddy Ebsen My picks are based on high odds. I’m going for cumulative points rather than betting on a long shot. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2002, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/137 "2002-12-10T17:43:07Z")
**Silver Fire** : In compiling my master list, I found that Jack Osbourne is only 17 years old and won’t be 18 until Nov. 8th, 2003. In other words, if he dies before Nov. 8th, he won’t give you any points. You can give me another name if you don’t want to take the chance. (Although it _would_ be an awesome 82 points if he dies between Nov. 8th and Dec. 31st.) ---
**Author:** ![Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilvert_s_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/138 "2002-12-12T01:40:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by a35362 \* > \*\ ***tpayne** , Daniel Radcliffe is only 13. Plus he has the power of magic protecting him. Gimme another name. > \*\* Sorry… I thought “sick is sick” so “sicker” didn’t make any difference. My apologies to the tender-eared out there. Please remove Daniel Radcliffe and add Slug Signorino. ---
**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 12, 2002, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/139 "2002-12-12T04:29:24Z")
1-Whitney Houston (singer/ dope-fiend) 2-GHW Bush (ex-? Pres. USA) 3-Master P (Percy Miller, rapper) 4-Heavy D (Dwight Myers, rapper) 5-Ronnie Biggs (UK’s gentleman train robber) 6-Lester Maddox (Ex-Gov. Georgia) 7-Richard Simmons (diet guru) 8-George Foreman Sr. (ex. heavyweight champ & preacher) 9-Little Richard…(he was looking pretty bad last time I saw him) just a few more and I’ll have it…trying not to copy anybody else ---
**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 12, 2002, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798/140 "2002-12-12T04:31:46Z")
Damn, I meant to put Stephen King on there too… 1-Whitney Houston (singer/ dope-fiend) 2-GHW Bush (ex-? Pres. USA) 3-Master P (Percy Miller, rapper) 4-Heavy D (Dwight Myers, rapper) 5-Ronnie Biggs (UK’s gentleman train robber) 6-Lester Maddox (Ex-Gov. Georgia) 7-Richard Simmons (diet guru) 8-George Foreman Sr. (ex. heavyweight champ & preacher) 9-Little Richard…(he was looking pretty bad last time I saw him) 10-Stephen King (author & sick puppy) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2003/139798.md?page=8)