# The Celebrity Death Pool 2005 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2004, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574 "2004-12-01T21:22:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2004, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/321 "2004-12-31T21:45:41Z")
Getting in under the wire 1. Pope John Paul II 2. US Chief Justice William Rhenquist 3. Yogi Berra 4. Stan “The Man” Musial 5. Bob “Rapid Robert” Feller 6. Al Davis, Oakland Raiders president 7. Art Modell, former owner of Cleveland Browns/Baltimore Ravens aka the most hated man in Cleveland 8. Gerald R. Ford 9. Jimmy Carter 10. Fidel Castro 11. Johnny Carson 12. Larry King 13. Dick Clark ---
**Author:** ![Anni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@Anni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anni)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2004, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/322 "2004-12-31T22:03:38Z")
Fidel Castro Dick Clark James Doohan Michael Jackson Pope John Paul II Courtney Love Maharishi Mahesh Yogi George Martin Liza Minnelli Yoko Ono William Rehnquist Elizabeth Taylor Boris Yeltsin ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2004, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/323 "2004-12-31T22:30:01Z")
> [@Pablito](#): > > 13 Kalidh Alawi (I think that name is distinctive enough that further idenfication is unnecessary) Did you mean Ayadh Allawi? ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2004, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/324 "2004-12-31T22:52:10Z")
1. Elton John 2. Pope John Paul II 3. Elizabeth Taylor 4. Michael Jackson 5. J.D. Salinger 6. Mary Tyler Moore 7. Walter Cronkite 8. Courtney Love 9. Ben Affleck 10. Johnny Carson 11. Jay Leno 12. Regis Philbin 13. Dave Coulier Had to add in some random people there - just in case. ---
**Author:** ![mintyspring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@mintyspring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mintyspring)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2004, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/325 "2004-12-31T23:58:39Z")
1. Howard Stern 2. J Lo 3. Ben Stiller 4. Adam Sandler 5. Courtney Love 6. Keanu Reeves 7. Whitney Houston 8. Bobby Brown 9. George Clooney 10. Catherine Zeta-Jones 11. Dick Cheney 12. Michael Jackson 13. Osama Bin Laden Backups: in order 14. Mick Jagger 15. Fidel Castro ---
**Author:** ![Zog\_10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c57346/32.png) [@Zog\_10](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zog_10)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2005, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/326 "2005-01-01T00:10:14Z")
1. ``` Pope John Paul II ``` 2. ``` Jack Palance ``` 3. ``` James Garner ``` 4. ``` Donald Sutherland ``` 5. ``` James Doohan ``` 6. ``` Al Lewis ``` 7. ``` Abe Vigoda ``` 8. ``` Queen Elizabeth II ``` 9. ``` Viktor Yuschenko ``` 10. Jan-Michael Vincent 11. Chief Justice William Rehnquist 12. Rosa Parks 13. Dick Clark We’ll see how that does… ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2005, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/327 "2005-01-01T00:28:27Z")
[ol] [li]Pope John Paul II[/li][li]William Rehnquist[/li][li]Andy Rooney[/li][li]Viktor Yuschenko[/li][li]Sandra Dee[/li][li]Richard Pryor[/li][li]Mike Tyson[/li][li]Helen Thomas[/li][li]Hunter S. Thompson[/li][li]Ike Turner[/li][li]John Nash[/li][li]Neil Armstrong[/li][li]Kelsey Grammer[/li][/ol] Backup (not that I’ll need them, but I’ll be able to kick myself for not having put them on the main list if they die): Dick Clark Mr T Courtney Love ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2005, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/328 "2005-01-01T00:58:15Z")
I’m just pulling names outta my butt, so I expect to do about as well as last year: Earnhardt, Jr. Max Biaggi Richard Pryor Wacko Jacko Snoop Dogg 50 Cent Rob Zombie Paris Hilton Woody Allen Courtny Love That 'ho that was married to Billy Bob and played Lara Croft (can’t come up with name!) Jason White Lou Holtz (a couple of these people are “wishful thinking” 😃 I’m so ashamed 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![Sami41](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@Sami41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sami41)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2005, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/329 "2005-01-01T01:18:55Z")
1. Pope John Paul II 2. Ozzy Osbourne 3. Stephen Hawking 4. Jerry Jones, Dallas Cowboy’s owner 5. Bea Arthur 6. Tom Brokaw 7. Gerald Ford 8. Bill Cosby 9. Warren Beatty 10. Jimmie Johnson, the race car driver 11. William Rhenquist 12. Osama bin Laden 13. John Wayne Bobbit Alternate: 1. Jude Law ---
**Author:** ![EmperorRoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/45deac/32.png) [@EmperorRoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmperorRoman)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2005, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/330 "2005-01-01T01:35:11Z")
1. Keanu Reeves 2. Mary Kate Olsen 3. Ashley Olsen 4. Paris Hilton 5. Pope John Paul II 6. Rush Limbaugh 7. Ali Hassan al-Majid (Chemical Ali) 8. Michael Moore 9. Britney Spears 10. Madonna 11. Gil Gerard 12. Stan Lee (of Marvel Comics Fame) 13. Jerry Lewis ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2005, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/331 "2005-01-01T01:37:27Z")
> [@gatopescado](#): > > That 'ho that was married to Billy Bob and played Lara Croft (can’t come up with name!) Do you mean Angelina Jolie? ---
**Author:** ![Rachm\_Qoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Rachm\_Qoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachm_Qoch)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2005, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/332 "2005-01-01T02:19:35Z")
Not a good year for the faithful: 1. Pope John Paul II (Holy Father) 2. Larry David Norman (Godfather of Christian Rock) 3. Father Barry Ryan (Bad, Bad Father) 4. Gene Scott (Christian Televangelist) 5. Tammie Faye Bakker Messner (Christian Televangelist, Surrealist) 6. Louis Rukeyser (Finacial Televangelist) 7. Terri Schiavo (Catholic, ACLU Crosshairs) 8. Yon Hyong Muk (Commie Korean Commander) 9. Norodom Sihanouk (King of Cambodia) 10. Abdul Aziz al-Hakim (Could-be Iraqi Chief) 11. William Rehnquist (Chief Justice) 12. Jack Chalker (SF Writer) 13. James Doohan (SF Actor) Alts: Augusto Pinochet (Despot) Mohammed Deif (Moslem Militant) Scott Weiland (Jaded Junky) %$RQ ---
**Author:** ![Scruloose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2005, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/333 "2005-01-01T02:37:49Z")
1. Pope John Paul II 2. Gerald Ford 3. Richard Pryor 4. Liz Taylor 5. Fidel Castro 6. Keith Richards 7. Dick Clark 8. John Madden 9. Ted Kennedy 10. Robert Downey Jr. 11. Courtney Love 12. Macauley Culkin 13. Ron Santo ---
**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:** [January 1, 2005, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/334 "2005-01-01T03:02:23Z")
1- Tammy Fay Messner 2- Anna Nicole Smith 3- Suge Knight 4- Johnny Carson 5- Courtney Love 6- Jerry Lewis 7- Dick Clark 8- Gerald Ford 9- Ted Kennedy 10- Muhammad Ali 11- Charlton Heston 12- Andy Rooney 13- Dr Ruth Westheimer ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2005, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/335 "2005-01-01T03:26:11Z")
I think I’ll give this a try this year. 1. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (One-legged terrorist, square dancing legend) 2. Abul Aziz al-Hakim (Two-legged Iraqi big shot) 3. Dan Fogelberg (Leader of the bland) 4. Sara Brady (Will be gunned down by Charlton Heston) 5. Umberto Bossi (Founder of Italy’s Northern League, complete ass) 6. General John Shalikashvili (Former COTJCOS, opponent of war in Iraq) 7. General Lonsana Conte (Long-time President of Guinea) 8. Wendie Jo Sperber (Bosom Buddies, Back to the Future) 9. Ivan Noble (BBC Reporter) 10. Yves Saint-Laurent (French fashionista) 11. Ronnie Biggs [Yoda] Train robberies not make one great [/Yoda] 12. King Nordom Sihanouk (Cambodian monarch) 13. Deborah Kerr (Six-time Oscar loser) Alternates: 1. Pope John Paul 2 (Does anyone have him?) 2. Maggie Thatcher (This is all your fault _Thatcher!_) 3. Charlton Heston (Will commit suicide after shooting Sara Brady. Gun will be pried from his cold, dead hand) 4. Stephen “Cojo” Cojocaru (Most annoying TV personality in America. Does _anyone_ like this guy?) ---
**Author:** ![Critical\_Mass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@Critical\_Mass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical_Mass)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2005, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/336 "2005-01-01T03:31:01Z")
I’m now seriously doubting **the Pope** as a sure thing. **Captain Lance Murdoch** has bypassed him as a primary pick. ---
**Author:** ![Headspace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8491ac/32.png) [@Headspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Headspace)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2005, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/337 "2005-01-01T03:37:31Z")
Prob too late but even if just for fun 1. Kofi Annan (UN sec general) 2. Ali McGraw ( is she still alive, see alternates below) 3. Usher (Gangster rap drive by) 4. Clint Eastwood (an experienced death pooler) 5. Anna Nicole Smith (drug overdose for sure) 6. Osama bin laden (Surely he cant hide for ever) 7. Mugabe (Zimbabwean Dictator) 8. Bert Newton (Oz tv celebrity) 9. Farrah Fawcett (will get a nipplet caught in a lift door and be dragged to her death) 10. Barry Bonds (Steroid abuse) 11. Camilla Parker Bowles (heart attack after looking in the mirror) 12. Diego Maradona (cocaine overdose or heart attack) 13. Tom hanks (stunt accident) Alternates A. Ariel Sharon (Israeli/palestinian suicide attack victim) B. Dame Edna Everidge (actually Barry Humphries) ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Girl)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2005, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/338 "2005-01-01T04:09:37Z")
1. Dick Cheney, 63 (1.30.41) 2. Fidel Castro, 78 (8.13.26) 3. Pope JP II, 84 (5.18.20) 4. Courtney Love 5. Stephen Hawking 6. Muhammed Ali 7. Andy Dick 8. Ray Bradbury 9. Justice William Rehnquist, 80 (10.1.24) 10. Margaret Thatcher, 79 (10.13.25) 11. Gerald Ford 12. Scott Hamilton 13. Elizabeth Taylor I didn’t quite finish adding birthdays, but oh well, it’s in before the _dead_line (hehe) ---
**Author:** ![MC\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@MC\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MC_E)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2005, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/339 "2005-01-01T04:17:49Z")
OK… here’s mine, down to the wire. I didn’t read the thread, so if any are disqualified, so be it. I didn’t want to steal any ideas. 1. Courtney Love 2. Pope John Paul II 3. Osama Bin Laden 4. Michael Jackson 5. Gerald Ford 6. Liz Taylor 7. Liza Minelli 8. Mary Kate Olsen 9. Bill Cosby 10. John Goodman 11. Shirley McClain 12. Andy Rooney 13. Keith Richards ---
**Author:** ![SandyHook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2005, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/340 "2005-01-01T04:26:37Z")
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