# The Celebrity Death Pool 2007 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 2, 2006, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620 "2006-12-02T22:07:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/181 "2006-12-18T13:49:06Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] that doesn’t really answer the question. I’m going to go ahead and **guess** that no matter what time it is where a fellow dies, if it’s before midnight 12/31 CDT, it’s considered a 2006 death. [/QUOTE] **Rosie** has the right answer. ---
**Author:** ![Monstera\_deliciosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monstera_deliciosa/32/109_2.png) [@Monstera\_deliciosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstera_deliciosa)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/182 "2006-12-18T16:37:56Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] that doesn’t really answer the question. I’m going to go ahead and **guess** that no matter what time it is where a fellow dies, if it’s before midnight 12/31 CDT, it’s considered a 2006 death. [/QUOTE] I think that would be midnight C **S** T. ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/183 "2006-12-18T18:27:18Z")
[QUOTE=KayElCee] I think that would be midnight C **S** T. [/QUOTE] Oh great you just spoiled my plan. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/184 "2006-12-18T21:17:34Z")
Current standing in the “popularity” list are as follows. Fidel Castro is in first place. Making a strong second place showing is Gerald Ford. Those two have almost as many votes as the next five put together. Billy Graham is in third place, closely followed by… Ariel Sharon, Elizabeth Taylor, and Tammy Faye, who are in a three way tie for fourth. In fifth place is Kirk Douglas. Mohammed Ali is in sixth. Lindsey Lohan is in seventh place, with… Farrah Fawcett in eighth place. With Dick Cheney, Dick Clark, and Keith Richards in a three way tie for ninth. My calculations above may be slightly off, as I haven’t taken into account several changes for posters who picked Augusto Pinochet, and haven’t made a direct statement about which alternate to choose. In another week or so I am going to assume that they want the first alternate on the list, and tote them up accordingly. At least I don’t keep track of who posted what, just how many picked and particular person. ---
**Author:** ![katie1341](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/91b2a8/32.png) [@katie1341](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katie1341)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/185 "2006-12-19T00:03:43Z")
1. Omar Sharif 2. Dick Clark 3. Gary Shandling 4. Nicole Richie 5. David Crosby 6. Mr. T 7. Bob Dylan 8. Mohammed Ali 9. Charles Van Doren 10. Courtney Love 11. Farrah Fawcett 12. Mary Tyler Moore 13. Paul Shaffer ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/186 "2006-12-19T01:55:22Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] alternates a) Marty Allen b) Annette Funicello c) Lou Jacobi D) [del]Joe Barbera[/del] [/QUOTE] Okay - now I only have 3 alternates ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Macphisto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Ms\_Macphisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Macphisto)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/187 "2006-12-19T02:16:20Z")
Mostly repeated from last year: 1. Nelson Mandela 2. Jerry Lee Lewis 3. Kurt Vonnegut 4. Les Paul 5. Tammy Faye Bakker Messner 6. Michael J. Fox 7. Fred Phelps 8. Margaret Thatcher 9. Nancy Reagan 10. Pete Doherty 11. Courtney Love 12. Fidel Castro 13. [Frankie Manning](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Manning) (My “please let this keep him alive” pick) Alternates: Muhammad Ali Kirk Douglas Gerald Ford ---
**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:** [December 19, 2006, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/188 "2006-12-19T14:53:08Z")
Some old, some new: 1. Orson Bean (To tell the truth, I think he’s a gimme) 2. Shaffer Chimere Smith, a.k.a. Ne-Yo (Rapper … yeah, I know, it’s a long shot!) 3. Norman Borlaug (“Green Revolution” architect) 4. Laila Ali (Boxer) 5. Caril Ann Fugate (Famous girlfriend) 6. Todd Rundgren (Musico) 7. Martin Gardner (Mathico) 8. Eli Wallach (Actor) 9. Darryl Strawberry (Ex-baseball player) 10. Hubert “Geese” Ausbie (Ex-Harlem Globetrotter) 11. Mel Lastman (former mayor of Toronto) 12. George Jones (Hard-livin’ C/W singer) 13. Lew Lewis (Eddie & the Hot Rods) Alternates: 1. Dwight “Doc” Gooden (Ex-baseball player) 2. Gary Busey (Eccentric actor) ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/189 "2006-12-19T14:53:59Z")
[QUOTE=Baker] Ariel Sharon, Elizabeth Taylor, and Tammy Faye, who are in a three way [/QUOTE] :eek: I think that would qualify as an Unholy Alliance. ---
**Author:** ![kurilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ea5d25/32.png) [@kurilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kurilla)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/190 "2006-12-19T16:21:50Z")
I waited to submit my picks in case someone on the list died – and they did. RIP, Joe Barbera, formerly #12 on the list. 1. Edward (“Ted”) Kennedy - Massachusetts senator 2. Gerald Ford - former U.S. President 3. Elizabeth II - Queen of England 4. Ray Bradbury - author 5. Noel Neill - actress 6. Fidel Castro - ruler of Cuba 7. Arthur C. Clarke - author 8. Robert Jordan - author 9. John Forsythe - actor 10. Gore Vidal - author 11. Kirk Douglas - actor 12. Macauley Culkin - actor 13. Harry Morgan - actor Alternates: Russell Johnson, actor Bob Barker, game show host ---
**Author:** ![Tinkertoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f19dbf/32.png) [@Tinkertoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinkertoy)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/191 "2006-12-19T20:43:39Z")
So I won’t feel too bad about participating I shall only pick people who annoy the living Hell out of me. 1. Fred Phelps 2. Billy Graham 3. Oral Roberts 4. Jerry Falwell 5. Gordon B. Hinckley 6. Jesse Jackson 7. J.R. Simplot (Tycoon) 8. Fidel Castro 9. Mickey Rooney 10. Zsa Zsa Gabor 11. Carol Channing 12. Jerry Lewis 13. Gerald Ford Alternates 1. Lindsay Lohan 2. Nicole Richie To the above celebrities, I have yet to pick one person who has actually died. Please rectify this in 2007. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2006, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/192 "2006-12-19T21:31:32Z")
[QUOTE=Baker] My calculations above may be slightly off, as I haven’t taken into account several changes for posters who picked Augusto Pinochet, and haven’t made a direct statement about which alternate to choose. In another week or so I am going to assume that they want the first alternate on the list, [/QUOTE] I had Pinochet and just assumed the 1st alternate would move up to the active list.Is that a correct assumption? ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/193 "2006-12-20T00:25:28Z")
I’ve never played before (a virgin!)…setting aside all scruples, morals, and general ick factors: 1. Colin Ferrell 2. Yogi Berra 3. Fidel Castro 4. Farrah Fawcett 5. Pope Benedict XVI 6. Roger Ebert 7. Arthur C. Clarke 8. Ray Harryhausen 9. Omar (the Blind Sheikh) Abdel Rahman 10. Jack Kevorkian 11. Willie McCovey 12. Bob Feller 13. Chuck Berry Alternate: Tony Curtis ---
**Author:** ![IrreverentTone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@IrreverentTone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IrreverentTone)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/194 "2006-12-20T01:37:17Z")
1 Luciano Pavarotti 2 Fidel Castro 3 Gerald Ford 4 Dr. Jack Kevorkian 5 Tammy Faye Bakker Messner 6 Farrah Fawcett 7 Ariel Sharon 8 Stephen Hawking 9 Elizabeth Taylor 10 Keith Richards 11 Lindsay Lohan 12 Estelle Getty 13 Gerard Depardieu Alternate Michael J Fox Live long and prosper! (Well, maybe not all of you…) ---
**Author:** ![Arch\_Trout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9f8e36/32.png) [@Arch\_Trout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arch_Trout)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/195 "2006-12-20T13:18:30Z")
1. Michael J Fox 2. Derek Jeter 3. Pete Doherty 4. Michael Douglas 5. Steve O (from Jackass) 6. Charlton Heston 7. Prince Phillip 8. Bruce Forsyth 9. Zsa Zsa Gabor 10. Margaret Thatcher 11. Jackie Stallone 12. Mary-Kate Olsen 13. Courtney Love Alternates: A1. Robbie Williams A2. Kylie Minogue ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/196 "2006-12-20T16:21:00Z")
[QUOTE=jsc1953] I’ve never played before (a virgin!)…setting aside all scruples, morals, and general ick factors: [/QUOTE] I’ve decided to update my list… 1. Colin Ferrell 2. Yogi Berra 3. Fidel Castro 4. Farrah Fawcett 5. Pope Benedict XVI 6. Roger Ebert 7. Arthur C. Clarke 8. Ray Harryhausen 9. Omar (the Blind Sheikh) Abdel Rahman 10. Jack Kevorkian 11. Bill Walsh 12. Bob Feller 13. Chuck Berry Alternate: Tony Curtis, Willie McCovey ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/197 "2006-12-22T05:22:10Z")
1. Fidel Castro 2. Roger Ebert 3. John Goodman 4. Jimmy Carter 5. Keith Richards 6. Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 7. Clint Eastwood 8. Charlton Heston 9. Queen Elizabeth II 10. Nancy Reagan 11. Margaret Thatcher 12. Rush Limbaugh 13. Jesse Jackson Alternates: Pope Benedict XVI Steve-O ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/198 "2006-12-22T07:24:03Z")
1. Michael Jackson (Not sure anymore ) 2. Clint Eastwood (Actor) 3. Don Williams (Country singer) 4. Margaret Thatcher (Former UK PM) 5. Larry King (TV Show host) 6. Bob Barker (Game Show host) 7. Robin Williams (Comedian/Actor) 8. Dick Francis (Writer) 9. Queen Elizabeth II (Royalty) 10. Newt Gingrich (Politician) 11. Billy Graham (Actor/Evangelist) 12. George Jones (Country Singer) 13. Dan Rather (News Anchor) I guess I can add an alternate for a few hours. Gerald Ford will work. Of course, he will be the only one on this list that actually dies in 2007. Just a note, I have played since Death Pool 2003. There has been once change in this list in that time, Ronald Reagan was originally in the number 10 slot. I have scored a total of 7 points in 4 years. I am starting to think I am not very good at this game. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/199 "2006-12-22T16:35:27Z")
1. Dom DeLuise 2. Mary Kate Olsen 3. John Updike 4. Ben “Cooter from the Dukes of Hazzard” Jones 5. Dick Tufeld (voice of the robot in “Lost in Space”) 6. Lois Chiles (actress, Bond Girl in Moonraker) 7. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. 8. Jim Nabors 9. Martin Landau 10. Stephen Hawking Most are just blind picks from the Dead People Server ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2006, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/200 "2006-12-22T16:37:53Z")
so I can’t count… 1. Dom DeLuise 2. Mary Kate Olsen 3. John Updike 4. Ben “Cooter from the Dukes of Hazzard” Jones 5. Dick Tufeld (voice of the robot in “Lost in Space”) 6. Lois Chiles (actress, Bond Girl in Moonraker) 7. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. 8. Jim Nabors 9. Martin Landau 10. Stephen Hawking 11. Gerald Ford 12. Nick Nolte 13. Kim Jong Il Most are just blind picks from the Dead People Server [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620.md?page=11)