# 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:** 18
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2006, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/341 "2006-01-06T15:42:36Z")
But CNN says he’s [still hanging on](http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/06/sharon/index.html). The breaking news banner says “significant improvement”, in fact. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2006, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/342 "2006-01-06T15:42:56Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > Apparently, [Ariel Sharon…](http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/06/front2453741.9118055557.html) I find it odd that they say he died at 6am EST, but CNN is still reporting on his third brain surgery… ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2006, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/343 "2006-01-06T15:43:37Z")
I mean, not saying I take CNN 100% seriously; just saying… ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2006, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/344 "2006-01-06T15:58:18Z")
> [@](#): > > NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AP) – Barry Cowsill, a member of the popular 1960s singing family The Cowsills, was found dead on a wharf nearly four months after he disappeared when Hurricane Katrina flooded the city. He was 51. > > Cowsill’s body, recovered December 28 from the Chartres Street Wharf, was identified with dental records Tuesday, said Dr. Louis Cataldie, head of the state hurricane morgue in Carville. See [http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/06/obit.cowsill.ap/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/06/obit.cowsill.ap/index.html) Yeah, technically he died last year but his body was not identified until this year. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2006, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/345 "2006-01-06T15:59:36Z")
CNN is reporting Lou Rawls just died. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2006, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/346 "2006-01-06T16:00:09Z")
And another breaking news banner says Lou Rawls has died. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2006, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/347 "2006-01-06T16:00:21Z")
It looks like Ariel Sharon is going to be the Yassir Arafat of 2006. He’s dead. He isn’t dead. He’s dead He isn’t dead. He’ll die because I didn’t pick him. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2006, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/348 "2006-01-06T16:05:54Z")
[Lou Rawls has died](http://www.tampabays10.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=23338) YAY!!! I mean…Oh, that’s too bad. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/349 "2006-01-06T16:13:09Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > [Lou Rawls has died](http://www.tampabays10.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=23338) > YAY!!! > > I mean…Oh, that’s too bad. Yeah, everybody here just scored… ---
**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:** [January 6, 2006, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/350 "2006-01-06T16:15:57Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > Yeah, everybody here just scored… Much like with Pope John Paul, I didn’t have Lou Rawls on my list. I guess I just can’t take those gimmes… ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2006, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/351 "2006-01-06T16:20:02Z")
I KNEW I should have revised my list during December when everyone suddenly started announcing their advanced, fatal diseases. But noooooo! Nuts! ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2006, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/352 "2006-01-06T16:24:57Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > [Lou Rawls has died](http://www.tampabays10.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=23338) Well, those 28 points put me in a several-dozens-way tie for the lead in this year’s Pool (assuming Ariel Sharon is indeed still clinging to life). However, the Israeli leader will probably be confirmed dead by the time I return from Florida. **Long Time First Time** is participating in the North American Veterinary Conference in Orlando, and I’m tagging along as her guest. We’ll fly down today and be back in Indiana Wednesday. I won’t be online for the next few days, but I’ll be checking this thread as soon as possible after I return to this too-cold apartment in the too-cold Midwest. Have fun in my absence! ---
**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:** [January 6, 2006, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/353 "2006-01-06T16:35:16Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Well, those 28 points put me in a several-dozens-way tie for the lead in this year’s Pool (assuming Ariel Sharon is indeed still clinging to life). > > However, the Israeli leader will probably be confirmed dead by the time I return from Florida. **Long Time First Time** is participating in the North American Veterinary Conference in Orlando, and I’m tagging along as her guest. We’ll fly down today and be back in Indiana Wednesday. I won’t be online for the next few days, but I’ll be checking this thread as soon as possible after I return to this too-cold apartment in the too-cold Midwest. Have fun in my absence! Y’know, if you have a cellphone with txt messaging, I’d be happy to text message you with updated deaths. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2006, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/354 "2006-01-06T17:01:27Z")
Everyone sing with me: “You’ll never find… another 28 points like mine…” ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2006, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/355 "2006-01-06T17:04:47Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Everyone sing with me: > > “You’ll never find… another 28 points like mine…” Ok, now _that’s_ funny! Umm… is there like an update periodically throughout the year so we can keep up with who’s bought the farm and who’s still hangin’ in there? I’m a newbie to the deathpool this year. ---
**Author:** ![marymargaret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@marymargaret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marymargaret)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2006, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/356 "2006-01-06T17:22:55Z")
Is this the first celebrity any of us had? What will we do about the kick-off award? ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2006, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/357 "2006-01-06T17:24:22Z")
No “Thank you NurseCarmen, for starting the Lou Rawls bandwagon avalanche”? We’ll see if I accidently post my predictions again next year! ---
**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 6, 2006, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/358 "2006-01-06T17:42:55Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Ok, now _that’s_ funny! Umm… is there like an update periodically throughout the year so we can keep up with who’s bought the farm and who’s still hangin’ in there? I’m a newbie to the deathpool this year. Grrrrr! Damn Hamsters! They ate my first try! **Swampy** , The short answer to your question is _Oui_. **a35362** will post periodic updates of the score. Something like every 6 weeks or so, depending on how many celebrities died and how many players have scored points ([Here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6957978&postcount=1140) & [Final Official Score](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6958371&postcount=1142) ). She also will post when no players had any of a list of celebrities ([Here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6871172&postcount=1074)). If we’re lucky, **JohnBckWLD** will post some interesting statistics. Things like celebrity with the most picks, least picks, unique celebrities, highest potential score, etc ([Here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5685477&postcount=381), [Here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5685477&postcount=382), [Here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5685477&postcount=385) and [Here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5685477&postcount=386)). Also, there was a spreadsheet that listed the current score - it was updated from time to time as well ([Here](http://tinyurl.com/a2qsr)). YAY! Lou Rawls died! I mean, Boo! Lou Rawls died! ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2006, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/359 "2006-01-06T17:42:58Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Ok, now _that’s_ funny! Umm… is there like an update periodically throughout the year so we can keep up with who’s bought the farm and who’s still hangin’ in there? I’m a newbie to the deathpool this year. **Swampy’s** a virgin?!? 😉 ---
**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 6, 2006, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/360 "2006-01-06T17:55:05Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > > [@swampbear](#): > > > > Ok, now that’s funny! Umm… is there like an update periodically throughout the year so we can keep up with who’s bought the farm and who’s still hangin’ in there? I’m a newbie to the deathpool this year. > > **Swampy’s** a virgin?!? 😉 Only in a very, very limited definition. PS - Thanks **NurseCarmen** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632.md?page=19)