# The Celebrity Death Pool 2006 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2005, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632 "2005-12-01T22:25:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/1 "2005-12-01T22:25:19Z")
It’s time once again for the sickest thread on the board – the Celebrity Death Pool 2006! **The Rules:** **1.** You pick 13 celebrities whom you predict will die within the calendar year 2006. If any of your celebrities dies, you score 100 points minus their age at death. Whoever has the most points at the end of the year wins the undying admiration of the SDMB. 😃 **2. All picks must be time- and date-stamped by midnight Chicago time, Dec. 31st, 2005.** (That’s U.S. Central time, which is six hours behind Greenwich.) **3.** Valid picks must **not** be: a. already dead b. a fictional character c. non-human d. under age 18 at death e. a registered member of the SDMB, 'cause that would be weird. f. political prisoners, 'cause we’re macabre but not THAT macabre. This applies only to, well, “civilian,” unknown individuals, such as hostages. Someone like Saddam Hussein might be considered a political prisoner but he’s fair game. **4.** You can pick people who are age 100 or more but you won’t score points for them. See the “Quantity Not Quality” award, below. **5.** If we are uncertain about the celebrity’s age at death, we will go by the higher age (lower score). **6.** Your picks must specify a name: listing “anybody from [the cast of your most hated TV show or boy band]” as a pick will be ignored. **7.** Persons under sentence of death will be valid for scoring points only if they die by means other than official execution. **8.** Any poster who kills or otherwise contributes to the death of any celebrity mentioned in this thread is disqualified. It’s just a game, people. The only exceptions to this rule would be deaths caused by those posters serving as members of the police or armed forces of any country, in the line of duty. **9. Editing your choices: be careful!** You can make changes to your list before the end of the year, but it has to be clear which names are your final choices. If any of your picks dies before the end of the year, you may submit a substitute by 12-31-2005. If you do not submit a name, I will submit the rest. You can have no more than 13 picks. If you pick more than 13, or if any of your picks is otherwise invalid, I may ask for clarification; otherwise I will submit the first 13 valid names on your list. Do me a favor: check twice, post once. We have no rule about submissions having to be unique, despite claims of “copying” anyone else’s list. Sharing news of celebrities in ill health and whatnot are up to individual posters. We have no rule about valid SDMB memberships (disqualifying members who have been banned). We have no rule about what constitutes “celebrity,” because it makes our heads hurt to think about this. Spelling counts! Please try to spell celebrities’ names correctly. Some celebrities have common names or similar names. It is helpful to be specific. Additional awards: The “Quantity Not Quality” Award: to be awarded to the poster or posters who pick the greatest number of celebrities who died, regardless of their actual point value. The “Inside Track with the Grim Reaper” Award: to be awarded to the poster or posters who pick a celebrity that no one else picked. The “Opening Kickoff” Award: to be awarded to the poster or posters who pick the first listed celebrity to die in 2006. The “Final Hours” Award: to be awarded to the poster or posters who pick the last listed celebrity to die in 2006. My thanks to **Little Nemo** who created this perennial thread and its rules, which I am essentially copying. ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/2 "2005-12-01T22:40:08Z")
Woo Hoo!! Death Time Again. I’m not known for my patience so here’s my list. This is mostly cut-n-paste from my list last year. 1. Courtney Love 2. Richard Pryor 3. Elizabeth Taylor 4. Gerald Ford 5. Lady Bird Johnson 6. Estelle Getty 7. Muhammad Ali 8. Shelley Winters 9. Tammy Faye Bakker Resner 10. Billy Graham 11. Annette Funicello 12. Stephen Hawking and last, but not least… because she’s due… 1. Eunice Kennedy Shriver ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/3 "2005-12-01T23:42:13Z")
1. Abe Vigoda (he’s gotta go eventually) 2. Nancy Reagan 3. James Arness 4. Pope Benedict XVI 5. Sid Caeser 6. Ted Kennedy 7. Bob Dole 8. Ozzy Osbourne 9. Joey Bishop 10. Mikhail Gorbachev 11. Corey Feldman 12. Arthur C. Clarke 13. Stephen King ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/4 "2005-12-02T00:08:54Z")
1. Sharon Osbourne 2. Steve-O 3. Stan Lee 4. Mel Brooks 5. Carl Reiner 6. Magic Johnson 7. Liz Taylor 8. Dave Chappelle 9. Don Knotts 10. Ariel Sharon 11. Kim Jong-Il 12. Jiang Zemin 13. Fidel Castro ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/5 "2005-12-02T01:15:54Z")
Oh myyyy, been waiting for this thread ALL YEAR. Okay okay okay…here we go: **1. BILL KEANE.** Family Circus cartoonist. I mean, I love the FC but this guy has GOT to go soon. Same with: **2. Don Knotts**. Talk about lasting for a long time. 🙂 **3. Richard Pryor**. Great comedian…but you know when your latest special is called “I ain’t dead yet” that your numbers coming pretty soon. **4. Louis Gossett Jr**. Again, another person I pick every year and always seems to hang in there. I saw him a movie a couple years ago and mannn, he looked pretty old. Can’t see him living much longer. **5. Betty White**. (although I hope not) **6. Gerald Ford**. Still hanging in there. He’s like the “Bob Hope” of presidents. **7. Jerry Lewis**. Although his Telethon will never die. speaking of which **8. Jerry LEE Lewis**. **9. Elizabeth Taylor** **10. Jack Klugman** **11. Mickey Rooney** **12. B.B King** **13. Ashanti** Gotta have a random youngin’ singer in there! ---
**Author:** ![sneezy5660](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@sneezy5660](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sneezy5660)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/6 "2005-12-02T01:45:01Z")
Woo hoo, I’m in! I got here too late for the last one! Okay, here goes nuthin’. (No, seriously, I got dibs on the **Last Death Pool Virgin Award** ) **1. Tammy F. B. Messner** **2. Muhammad Ali** **3. Charlton Heston** **4. Mrs. Christopher Reeve** **5. Kevin Federline** **6. Don Knotts** **7. Gerald Ford** **8. Billy Graham** **9. Saddam Hussein** **10. Courtney Love** **11. Kate Moss** **12. Abe Vigoda** **13. Lady Bird Johnson** Alternates: **Bob Dole** **Ted Kennedy** Sneezy ---
**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:** [December 2, 2005, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/7 "2005-12-02T02:02:09Z")
YAY!!! That’s all I gots to day about DP2006! Thanks **A8765309**! ---
**Author:** ![bizzwire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@bizzwire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizzwire)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/8 "2005-12-02T02:06:24Z")
Count me in: **Actors** Mickey Rooney Mickey Dolenz Larry Storch Sophia Loren Al Lewis Adam West **Artists/writers** Courtney Love (terminal cooties) Neil Young James Brown (I can’t believe he’s not dead yet) Arthur C. Clarke Kurt Vonnegut **Politicos** Kim Jong-Il (although the world won’t learn of his death till 2016) Augusto Pinochet ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/9 "2005-12-02T02:29:52Z")
Charlie Watts Norman Mailer Sparky Anderson Bob Dylan Julie Andrews Hugh Hefner Frank Gifford Barbara Feldon Bill Russell (basketball) Merle Haggard Rosalyn Carter James Earl Jones Michael Buble ---
**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 2, 2005, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/10 "2005-12-02T02:32:11Z")
(1) Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (2) Johnny Hart (3) Morley Safer (4) Andrew Sullivan (5) Loretta Lynn (6) Hosni Mubarak (7) Dick Cheney (8) Sandra Day O’Connor (9) Michael Jackson (10) J. K. Rowling (11) Salman Rushdie (12) Jennifer Lopez (13) Stephen Hawking ---
**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 2, 2005, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/11 "2005-12-02T02:37:16Z")
Thank you, **a35362** for taking this on again. We’re grateful. ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/12 "2005-12-02T02:52:10Z")
Been waiting all year for this one! Now, where’d I put that list I’ve been keeping for months… 1. Richard Pryor 2. Elizabeth Taylor 3. Nancy Reagan 4. Phyllis Diller 5. Queen Elizabeth II 6. Sophia Loren 7. Ted Turner 8. Margaret Thatcher 9. Augusto Pinochet 10. Bea Arthur 11. John Neville (Baron Von Munchausen) 12. Kirk Douglas 13. Mel Brooks ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/13 "2005-12-02T03:15:22Z")
I have to pick 13? While I am totally sure about Billy Graham since he announced the official end to crusading, I also want to add Oral Roberts. His wife died this past year & I think he’s retired from ministry so he’s probably biding his time. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/14 "2005-12-02T03:42:46Z")
1. James Brown 2. Jimmy Carter 3. Courtney Love 4. Fidel Castro 5. Shane McGowan 6. Hugh Hefner 7. Rip Taylor 8. Bam Margera 9. Mel Brooks 10. Al Lewis 11. Saddam Hussein 12. Bea Arthur 13. Tom Bosley ---
**Author:** ![Barely\_Adequate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@Barely\_Adequate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barely_Adequate)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/15 "2005-12-02T03:50:50Z")
**1. Iva Toguri (“Tokyo Rose”) 2. Ray Anthony (Trumpeter, band leader) 3. Eugene McCarthy (US Senator) 4. Laraine Day (Actress) 5. Sammy Baugh (Football) 6. Alexander Solzhynitzen (Prisoner) 7. Sunny von Bulow (Victim) 8. Frankie Laine (Singer) 9. Bob Feller (Baseball) 10. Ted Lindsay (Hockey) 11. Patti Page (Singer) 12. Curt Gowdy (Sportscaster) 13. Byron Nelson (Golfer)** ---
**Author:** ![Rodd\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ab097/32.png) [@Rodd\_Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodd_Hill)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/16 "2005-12-02T03:59:43Z")
1. Fidel Castro 2. Abe Vigoda 3. John Forsythe (“Charlie’s Angels”) 4. Al Molinaro (“Odd Couple,” “Happy Days”) 5. Jackie Cooper (child actor & “Little Rascal”) 6. Harry Morgan (“M_A_S_H_”) 7. Gerald R. Ford 8. Edward “Ted” Heath (former UK PM) 9. E. Howard Hunt (Watergate co-conspirator) 10. Walter Cronkite 11. June Foray (voice of “Rocky the Squirrel,” amongst others) 12. Gordon Lightfoot 13. Ernest Borgnine ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/17 "2005-12-02T04:02:47Z")
> [@Rodd Hill](#): > > 1. Edward “Ted” Heath (former UK PM) [Already gone.](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4691051.stm) ---
**Author:** ![Rodd\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ab097/32.png) [@Rodd\_Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodd_Hill)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/18 "2005-12-02T04:38:08Z")
Gah! This is what I get for cutting-and-pasting 2005’s list! (Which means I scored some points this year, at least…) All right; revised list: 1. Fidel Castro 2. Abe Vigoda 3. John Forsythe (“Charlie’s Angels”) 4. Al Molinaro (“Odd Couple,” “Happy Days”) 5. Jackie Cooper (child actor & “Little Rascal”) 6. Harry Morgan (“M_A_S_H_”) 7. Gerald R. Ford 8. Don Pardo (NBC announcer) 9. E. Howard Hunt (Watergate co-conspirator) 10. Walter Cronkite 11. June Foray (voice of “Rocky the Squirrel,” amongst others) 12. Gordon Lightfoot 13. Les Paul (electric guitar legend) ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/19 "2005-12-02T05:24:24Z")
1. Muhammed Ali 2. Eddie Van Halen 3. Margaret Thatcher 4. Angela Lansbury 5. Pat Riley 6. Clu Gulager 7. Jack Palance 8. Joe Piscopo 9. Andy Griffith 10. James Garner 11. Joe Don Baker 12. Kurt Angle (former WWF champion & Olympic gold medalist) 13. Boris Yeltsin A few holdovers from the 2005 edition, with some new names. ---
**Author:** ![Boulter\_s\_Canary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Boulter\_s\_Canary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boulter_s_Canary)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/20 "2005-12-02T11:15:05Z")
My first death pool - Yee-hah! 1. Muhammad Ali 2. Margaret Thatcher 3. Stephen Hawking 4. Arthur C Clarke 5. Bob Dylan 6. Ray Harryhausen 7. June Whitfield 8. Michael Jackson 9. Alan Bennett (The author of \*\*‘The Madness of George III’ \*\* not any other celeb named Alan Bennett) 10. Keith Richard 11. Ex-President James Carter 12. Nelson Mandela 13. Tony Benn [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632.md?page=2)