# 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:** 47
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2006, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/921 "2006-07-05T21:35:25Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > When will there be a list of the current standings in this pool? …Soon. Tomorrow, I hope. ---
**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:** [July 6, 2006, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/922 "2006-07-06T11:20:38Z")
I think Ken Lay offed himself. That was my first thought. ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2006, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/923 "2006-07-08T12:02:36Z")
Emmy Award winning actor [Benjamin Hendrickson](http://news.yahoo.com/s/playbill/20060707/en_playbill/100720) has commited suicide. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2006, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/924 "2006-07-09T06:01:36Z")
Just curious - am I the only one who picked **Jan Murray**? I know each year, I have the proverbial snowball-in-Hell’s chance of ever winning this contest but I like the idea of having a “unique pick” (or whatever the heck the proper SDMB terminology is). ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/925 "2006-07-10T20:54:02Z")
[Elias Hrawi,](http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-passings10.2jul10,1,1654793.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california) who served as president of Lebanon from 1989 to 1998, has died at the age of 80 (according to the article linked at the start of this post) or 81 (the age given in the short notice at the bottom of [this page,](http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060709/NEWS06/607090411/1012) which features the obituary of Frank Zeidler). Zeidler, who was 93 when he passed away, was the last Socialist to serve as mayor of a major USA city when he led Milwaukee from 1948 to 1960. ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/926 "2006-07-10T22:42:55Z")
Actress [June Allyson](http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13806655/) has died. ---
**Author:** ![Dottygumdrop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Dottygumdrop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dottygumdrop)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/927 "2006-07-11T07:13:53Z")
[Smiling Jack Smith](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002802390) , former host of You Asked for It, has died, aged 92. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2006, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/928 "2006-07-11T13:55:48Z")
[Syd Barrett](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5169344.stm) of Pink Floyd dead at 60 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/929 "2006-07-11T14:03:18Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > [Syd Barrett](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5169344.stm) of Pink Floyd dead at 60 _shock_ ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/930 "2006-07-11T20:54:43Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > [Syd Barrett](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5169344.stm) of Pink Floyd dead at 60 This is creepy, I was just thinking of him yesterday, wondering what had become of him. ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/931 "2006-07-11T20:57:07Z")
> [@scotandrsn](#): > > This is creepy, I was just thinking of him yesterday, wondering what had become of him. **scotandrsn** has the Shinning! Quiet! D’you wanta get sued?? ---
**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:** [July 11, 2006, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/932 "2006-07-11T22:51:44Z")
Tony and Emmy Award winner [Barnard Hughes](http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=533348) dead at 90. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/933 "2006-07-11T23:57:08Z")
Did these most recent deaths change the standings in the Pool? ---
**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:** [July 12, 2006, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/934 "2006-07-12T04:42:22Z")
Not where it matters, as **uglybeech** ’s 229 points is a sizeable lead. But not for long – I’m staging my heroic comeback with the demise of snooker legend [John Spencer](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/5171212.stm). ---
**Author:** ![melondeca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@melondeca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melondeca)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/935 "2006-07-12T14:47:41Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > [Syd Barrett](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5169344.stm) of Pink Floyd dead at 60 WOO-HOO…I make it on the board with a big ole 40 points. There is always a silver llining. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2006, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/936 "2006-07-12T17:29:08Z")
A brace of notables who have died recently: 1. Noted British trombonist/bandleader [Don Lusher](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Lusher) 2. 6-time Olympic gold medalist [Gert Fredriksson](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gert_Fredriksson) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/937 "2006-07-12T18:03:38Z")
and I’m still a DPVirgin! Yay me? ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/938 "2006-07-12T18:14:32Z")
> [@Rachm Qoch](#): > > Not where it matters, as **uglybeech** ’s 229 points is a sizeable lead. How the heck did she score so many points? _::: eyes **uglybeech** suspiciously :::_ ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/939 "2006-07-12T18:15:33Z")
I’d be a 2-year virgin if not for the Pope last year… ---
**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:** [July 12, 2006, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632/940 "2006-07-12T18:21:59Z")
Six months plus and I’m still pure and pristine. A delicate flower am I. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632.md?page=46) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632.md?page=48)