# 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:** 32
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/621 "2006-03-02T17:51:28Z")
[Actor Jack Wild has died.](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4765996.stm) ---
**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:** [March 2, 2006, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/622 "2006-03-02T17:53:07Z")
> [@cbawlmer](#): > > [Actor Jack Wild has died.](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4765996.stm) Did anybody pick him? That’d be 47 big points. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/623 "2006-03-02T17:57:02Z")
what a shame. I had such a crush on him. He was my first fantasy male (I was 11 at the time) ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2006, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/624 "2006-03-02T18:29:28Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > what a shame. I had such a crush on him. He was my first fantasy male (I was 11 at the time) Oh, me, too. I remember watching HR Pufenenstuf and being suckered in by that accent. And he was so damn cute. What a shame. ☹ ---
**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:** [March 2, 2006, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/625 "2006-03-02T19:28:49Z")
Yet another celeb smokes himself into an early grave. This game is like a surgeon general’s warning. ---
**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:** [March 2, 2006, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/626 "2006-03-02T22:08:54Z")
> [@NurseCarmen](#): > > AllNew! > > Not nearly definiative > > [2006 SDMB Death Pool List!](http://sickslug.com/SDMBDP2006January31.htm) > > frought with errors and duplications. I know there are some last minute substitutions that I missed. > > Take a moment to check the list, and if you see an error, email me at my junk mail account. jph\_mac (insert the ‘at’ symbol) hotmail dot com. > > Several folks have three already. But **Rachm** is the only one to have three in a row (It would have been more impressive had he started at 1 instead of 6 though) 🙂 Holy shit. Good work. That looks like the type of list I’d do. 😛 ---
**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:** [March 3, 2006, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/627 "2006-03-03T03:38:19Z")
Two-time Presidential candidate/author [Harry Browne](http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060302-054923-6723r) is gone at 72. ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/628 "2006-03-06T14:28:13Z")
> [@Captain Lance Murdoch](#): > > Yet another celeb smokes himself into an early grave. This game is like a surgeon general’s warning. Yeah, when George Burns keeled over, I thought: “What a shame. If only he had cut down on the drinking and the cigar smoking!” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2006, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/629 "2006-03-06T15:20:49Z")
**Mullinator** is looking psychic with his [Kirby Puckett](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/baseball/mlb/03/05/puckett.stroke.ap/index.html) pick. Steeee-roke one! But he doesn’t have the 56 points just yet. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2006, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/630 "2006-03-07T01:32:47Z")
> [@NurseCarmen](#): > > **Mullinator** is looking psychic with his [Kirby Puckett](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/baseball/mlb/03/05/puckett.stroke.ap/index.html) pick. Steeee-roke one! But he doesn’t have the 56 points just yet. [It’s Outta Here!!!](http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=1694048) ---
**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:** [March 7, 2006, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/631 "2006-03-07T01:35:20Z")
That’s the spookiest pick since John Ritter! ---
**Author:** ![marymargaret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@marymargaret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marymargaret)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/632 "2006-03-07T03:03:55Z")
Mullinator - how on earth did you call that one? ---
**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:** [March 7, 2006, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/633 "2006-03-07T03:42:23Z")
From [here](http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5387228?GT1=7934) : > [@](#): > > Puckett’s birthdate was frequently listed as March 14, 1961, but recent research by the Hall of Fame indicated he was born a year earlier. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2006, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/634 "2006-03-07T03:44:05Z")
> [@marymargaret](#): > > Mullinator - how on earth did you call that one? Maybe because from my cite: > [@](#): > > Out of the game, the 5-foot-8 Puckett put on a considerable amount of weight, which concerned those close to him. ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/635 "2006-03-07T12:44:17Z")
> [@marymargaret](#): > > Mullinator - how on earth did you call that one? I was actually banking on a suicide considering his myriad personal problems, but the vast weight gain certainly played a role in my thinking. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/636 "2006-03-07T13:32:21Z")
> [@Captain Lance Murdoch](#): > > That’s the spookiest pick since John Ritter! HEY! Last year I picked Peter Jennings! ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/637 "2006-03-07T13:40:53Z")
Dana Reeve, widow of Christopher Reeve, dies at 44 56 points. ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/638 "2006-03-07T13:50:54Z")
> [@NurseCarmen](#): > > Dana Reeve, widow of Christopher Reeve, dies at 44 > 56 points. That puts me at 5 for 13 now. I feel so dirty. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/639 "2006-03-07T13:51:08Z")
With Dana Reeve, **Sean Factotum** has an impressive 5 out of 13. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/640 "2006-03-07T13:52:09Z")
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