# 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:** 56
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1101 "2005-12-16T21:44:53Z")
Make that five out of _thirteen_. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1102 "2005-12-16T23:01:37Z")
CNN is reporting that John Spencer, who played Leo McGarry on _The West Wing_, has died of a heart attack. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1103 "2005-12-16T23:05:28Z")
> [@Fear Itself](#): > > CNN is reporting that John Spencer, who played Leo McGarry on _The West Wing_, has died of a heart attack. ☹ I loved his portrayal of Leo. How sad. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1104 "2005-12-17T03:59:08Z")
Does the kick-ass **cazzle** link still work? I need to be reminded of who I picked, and I don’t feel much like wading through 23 pages. (OK, I’m also eager to know my score post-Pryor.) ---
**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:** [December 17, 2005, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1105 "2005-12-17T04:39:33Z")
It’s still functional, though it hasn’t been updated in a few days. [http://makeashorterlink.com/?J196327EB](http://makeashorterlink.com/?J196327EB) ---
**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:** [December 17, 2005, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1106 "2005-12-17T04:42:31Z")
> [@cazzle](#): > > It’s still functional, though it hasn’t been updated in a few days. > > [http://makeashorterlink.com/?J196327EB](http://makeashorterlink.com/?J196327EB) HTTP Error 403 - Forbidden 😕 ---
**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:** [December 17, 2005, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1107 "2005-12-17T04:46:54Z")
Weird… it works for me. I don’t really want to put the direct link because I don’t want the Google spiders to pick it up. Try this one: [http://tinyurl.com/a2qsr](http://tinyurl.com/a2qsr) ---
**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:** [December 17, 2005, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1108 "2005-12-17T04:56:50Z")
> [@cazzle](#): > > Weird… it works for me. > I don’t really want to put the direct link because I don’t want the Google spiders to pick it up. > > Try this one: > [http://tinyurl.com/a2qsr](http://tinyurl.com/a2qsr) Still no love… I can get to the /deathpool.htm but not the .xls ---
**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:** [December 17, 2005, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1109 "2005-12-17T05:00:22Z")
Ok, it should work now (hopefully). Looks like my host change their setup and I had to enable read permission for the file. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2005, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1110 "2005-12-17T05:21:48Z")
Err… scratch that. My host have introduced new server software and NOTHING BLOODY WORKS ANYMORE. Give me some time to a) scream at them or b) change hosts… or c) all of the above. Anyone who wants the file can post here and I’ll email it to them. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2005, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1111 "2005-12-17T08:02:07Z")
I take back all the hatred for my webhosts. They just fixed the problem. Either of the above links should work fine now. ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2005, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1112 "2005-12-17T14:10:39Z")
[John Spencer](http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/13426114.htm), actor on the West Wing, is being reported by CNN as dying of a heart attack. ☹ Lok ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2005, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1113 "2005-12-18T02:22:38Z")
Jack Anderson has died… ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2005, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1114 "2005-12-19T00:28:52Z")
So has former Chancellor of the Exchequer [Anthony, Lord Barber](http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1937809,00.html) ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2005, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1115 "2005-12-20T00:25:59Z")
I don’t think anyone had him, but [noted mobster Vincent “The Chin” Gigante](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Gigante) is dead at 77. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2005, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1116 "2005-12-26T11:51:02Z")
[Argentina Brunetti,](http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/movies/article.adp?id=20051224155409990001) who played Mrs. Martini in _It’s a Wonderful Life_ and Dean Martin’s mother in _The Caddy_, has died at the age of 98. The veteran character actress also wrote a weekly column for Canadian and Italian publications, and was a founding member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which annually awards the Golden Globes. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2005, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1117 "2005-12-26T18:35:26Z")
[Vincent Schiavelli,](http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/movies/article.adp?id=20051226115509990001&ncid=NWS00010000000001) the character actor noted for such roles as inmate Frederickson in _One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest_ and science teacher Mr. Vargas of _Fast Times at Ridgemont High_, has died at the age of 57. ---
**Author:** ![Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Long_Time_First_Time)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2005, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1118 "2005-12-26T19:23:47Z")
Here’s my take on the most likely to die: 1.Dick Clark 1. Don Ho 2. Elizabeth Taylor 3. Fidel Castro 4. John Wooden 5. Kirk Douglas 6. Nancy Reagan 7. Queen Elizabeth II 8. Marcel Marceau 9. Jerry Falwell 10. Lou Rawls 11. Tammy Faye Bakker 12. Ashley Simpson Alternates: Hulk Hogan Boris Yelsten ---
**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:** [December 26, 2005, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1119 "2005-12-26T23:51:52Z")
Psst! **Long Time First Time**! You might want to repost that list [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=347482&goto=newpost). Meanwhile Australia’s richest man, [Kerry Packer](http://news.ninemsn.com/article.aspx?id=75275), has died at the age of 68. ---
**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 27, 2005, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574/1120 "2005-12-27T01:36:23Z")
But if Long Time does manage to win the 2005 death pool with his list, I think we really need to alert the authorities. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574.md?page=55) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574.md?page=57)