# 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:** 19\ **Page:** 70
**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:** [December 31, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1381 "2007-12-31T20:20:47Z")
[QUOTE=VunderBob] You have nightmares? I lost my virginity to Yassir Arafat… :eek: [/QUOTE] I lost my virginity this year to Robert Anton Wilson. I’m sure it was a plot by the Illuminati. fnord ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1382 "2007-12-31T23:36:18Z")
**Rachm Qoch** - if you’re “listening” - you’re wanted in the [**Celebrity Death Pool 2008**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=446179) thread. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2008, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1383 "2008-01-03T03:39:46Z")
seriously, though, when will we see the final tally? ---
**Author:** ![BJMoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@BJMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BJMoose)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2008, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1384 "2008-01-03T15:21:22Z")
Yeah. I wanna see how many other schmucks like me wound up with a big ol’ goose-egg. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2008, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1385 "2008-01-06T13:36:28Z")
I also am interested to know who had the most unique picks ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2008, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1386 "2008-01-06T15:26:57Z")
[QUOTE=BJMoose] Yeah. I wanna see how many other schmucks like me wound up with a big ol’ goose-egg. [/QUOTE] Hello, my schmuck brother. ---
**Author:** ![BJMoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@BJMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BJMoose)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1387 "2008-01-24T15:29:09Z")
Did I miss the CDP 2007 Awards Show, or has it been postponed due to the writers’ strike? ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1388 "2008-01-24T16:40:27Z")
I haven’t forgotten. Just busy. _Awards_ show? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1389 "2008-02-21T19:14:08Z")
[QUOTE=a35362] I haven’t forgotten. Just busy. _Awards_ show? 😛 [/QUOTE] Bump. Any progress on the results? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1390 "2008-02-22T17:30:41Z")
Awright awready! Jeez, _make_ me feel guilty, wouldja? Quickie scoreboard update, then The Final 2007 Scoreboard (don’t hold your breath for any big surprises, though…). **cbawlmer clipper Freddy the Pig GIGObuster NurseCarmen phungi WVmom** and **zoog** pick up 31 points each for Evel Knievel. Someone named **percussion** has a unique pick with Karlheinz Stockhausen and 21 points. **gwendee** has a unique pick with Ike Turner and 24 points. **amarone BiblioCat cadolphin Loach** and **melondeca** pick up 44 points each for Dan Fogelberg. Another unique pick of Albert O’Neil for **The Vorlon** , who gets 13 points. And still another unique pick of Benazir Bhutto for **Baker** , who gets 46 points. Stay tuned… ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1391 "2008-02-22T17:38:25Z")
Oh, and nobody picked Dale Baird, John Berg, Dr. Robert Cade, Julia Carson, Ray Correa, Laraine Day, Kevin Dubrow, Frank Gomez, Ken Hendricks, Henry Hyde, James Kemsley, Joe Kennedy, Michael Kidd, Vladimir Kryuchkov, Richard Leigh, Stu Nahan, Oscar Peterson, Pimp C, David Reese, Ian Smith, Roger Smith, Sean Taylor, Beverly Wines, or Peter Zinner. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1392 "2008-02-22T18:34:13Z")
For the THIRD year in a row, the exceedingly clever and a little bit creepy **Rachm Qoch** wins the game with **283** points! _cheers, applause, and fanfare_ **Zog\_10** comes in second with a very respectable **254** points. And **amarone** comes in third (for the second year in a row) with **231** points. **qwest** has **214** points. **CowPatty** rounds out the top five with **175** points. **Andrew 21** has 167 points. **tarragon918** has 136 points. **clipper** and **NurseCarmen** are tied with 127 points. **Captain Lance Murdoch** has 121 points. And **Sublight** rounds out the top ten with 118 points. **VunderBob** has 117 points. Oh, so close! **Blalron** has 109 points. **cadolphin** makes a sudden late surge and finishes with 108 points. **KayElCee** has 102 points. **WVmom** also makes a late jump and has 95 points. **Ragiel** has 91 points. **Hal Briston** has 89 points. **Sean Factotum** and **Sternvogel** have 83 points each. **cbawlmer** finishes with 82 points. **zoog** jumps up with 80 points. **BiblioCat** is right behind with 79 points. **melondeca** has 71 points. **bowler girl** and **Loach** have 70 points each. **Little Nemo** has 69 points. **The Vorlon** has 66 points. **LoganDear** has 65 points. **IrreverentTone** has 64 points. **gonzomax** has 62 points. **DfrntBreign** and **Kuizelemartz** have 61 points each. **Paul in Saudi** has 60 points. **Lathe of Heaven** **SandyHook** and **twickster** have 59 points each. **Shirley Ujest** has 58 points. **Freddy the Pig** has 56 points. **Eleanor of Aquitaine** and **5 time champ** have 54 points each. **42fish** has 53 points. **Ms Macphisto** has 51 points. **Boyo Jim** and **Happy Lendervedder** have 48 points each. **Baker** has 46 points. **labtrash** has 43 points. **Draelin** **kurilla** and **Quartz** have 42 points each. **amarinth Diceman if6was9 Kikas LVgeogeek Mona Lott sneezy5660** and **thingnumberone** have 41 points each. **Cazzle** and **drewbert** have 40 points each. **phungi** has 37 points. **Carm6773 DeVena Earthman 8675309 Jahdra Jeep’s Phoenix Mahaloth Mehitabel Nutty Bunny Only Mostly Dead El Perro Fumando psychobunny SpoilerVirgin Squonk Stinkum Thunder** and **VenusProbe** have 35 points each. **gaucho** and **Oakminster** have 32 points each. **GIGObuster gwendee Rico** and **Superbia-acedia** have 31 points each. **Dung Beetle ErinPuff Horseflesh jali** and **Santos L Halper** have 29 points each. **alanak** **Grits and Hard Toast** and **Tinkertoy** have 27 points each. **Fear Itself** and **yellowval** have 26 points each. **jsc1953** has 25 points. **TheLoadedDog** has 24 points. **percussion** has 21 points. **Diogenes the Cynic** and **Long Time First Time** have 16 points each. **Borborygmi** has 15 points. **Lsura** and **Southpaw** have 13 points each. **Rodd Hill Saitou** and **Terminus Est** have 12 points each. **anyrose Ferd Burfel SSG Schwartz** and **zelie zelerton** have 11 points each. **DMark** has 7 points. **Enfant Terrible EuroMDguy Idle Thoughts Kid\_A moonstarssun swampbear Tazmanian Devil** and **wolf\_meister** have 6 points each. **Rachm Qoch** wins the Quantity Not Quality award with **seven** dead celebrities. I think we have four more players with only six dead celebrities, which is pretty darned impressive. The Inside Track with the Grim Reaper award for unique picks is shared by: **amarone** for Garry Betty AND Magnus Magnusson AND Yuri Stern **Andrew 21** for Hilly Kristal **anyrose** for Frankie Laine AND Kitty Carlisle **Baker** for Benazir Bhutto **Borborygmi** for Calvert DeForest **Boyo Jim** for Ruth Bell Graham **cbawlmer** for Dabbs Greer **42fish** for Gian Carlo Menotti **gaucho** for Norman Mailer **gonzomax** for Molly Ivins **gwendee** for Ike Turner **Happy Lendervedder** for Leona Helmsley **NurseCarmen** for Tommy Makem **Oakminster** for Ernie Ladd **percussion** for Karlheinz Stockhausen **qwest** for John Ferguson **Rodd Hill** for E. Howard Hunt **Shirley Ujest** for Kelly Jo Dowd **The Vorlon** for James Kelly AND Albert O’Neil **amarone** wins the Opening Kickoff award for Garry Betty, who died January 2nd, 2007. **Baker** wins the Final Hours award for Benazir Bhutto, who died December 27th, 2007. Congratulations, everyone! ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1393 "2008-02-22T18:53:26Z")
Who wins the **Robbing the Cradle** award? ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1394 "2008-02-22T19:42:25Z")
[QUOTE=a35362] And **amarone** comes in third (for the second year in a row) with **231** points. [/QUOTE] And second the year before that. Now I know how Phil Mickelson feels. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1395 "2008-02-22T19:59:25Z")
woo hoo. not last ---
**Author:** ![BJMoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@BJMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BJMoose)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1396 "2008-02-22T22:01:12Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] woo hoo. not last [/QUOTE] oh, shove it Anyway. **a35362** (who, incidentally, scored as many points as I did - i.e., zilch, unless she’s being modest), on behalf of the Teeming Millions who are now camped out in The Game Room and thus will never see the end of this thread (unless a Mod moves it - hint, hint) I would like to thank you for your years of estimable (and sometime just steamy) service to all of us in the cause of death. In token of our appreciation we present this laurel - - and hearty handshake. We salute thee! (I _told_ ya there’d be awards!) and yes, your worshipful moderatorness, my response to **anyrose** was purely in fun; and yes, I’m paranoid ---
**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:** [February 22, 2008, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1397 "2008-02-22T23:51:40Z")
Woo hooo! I’m in the top 100! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1398 "2008-02-22T23:59:42Z")
Whoo hoo! Tied for 44th place with a piece of the Grim Reaper Award for a unique pick. Not bad for my second year on the pro circuit. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620/1399 "2008-02-23T00:35:34Z")
I got the Final Hours award. I thought I’d end up with a goose egg until I picked up the paper in the morning and could see part of a headline with “Bhutto” in it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620.md?page=69)