# The Celebrity Death Pool 2008 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2007, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439 "2007-12-01T11:46:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/321 "2008-01-01T16:41:15Z")
Who died today? ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/322 "2008-01-01T16:42:01Z")
whoops ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/323 "2008-01-01T16:41:18Z")
oops ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/324 "2008-01-01T17:56:34Z")
We all know we’re not going to win now. The only excitment will be seeing if Rachm Qoch goes undefeated this year. ---
**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 1, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/325 "2008-01-01T17:56:45Z")
Is the official word out about the firey car crash involving Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan and Amy Winehouse? What a tragedy. I heard that Fidel Castro and Ariel Sharon were both passengers in Britney’s car. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/326 "2008-01-01T19:38:13Z")
[QUOTE=Rachm Qoch] Could you settle for three? New list: [/QUOTE] Your new list has seven of my guys on it. looks like we won’t be far apart this year. Come on Zdravko! ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/327 "2008-01-01T19:44:39Z")
I too have several names in common with RQ. They’re clearly doomed. I wonder who has the most unique picks? And how the field compares with last year? ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Dirx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Sir\_Dirx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Dirx)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/328 "2008-01-01T21:24:56Z")
[QUOTE=Quartz] I too have several names in common with RQ. They’re clearly doomed. I wonder who has the most unique picks? And how the field compares with last year? [/QUOTE] Idunno about anyone else, but I’ve got 12 unique picks. If it weren’t for **Yllaria** and **BobLibDem** reading my mind about Pernell Roberts, I coulda had a full 13. I probably won’t get a single point out of the lot, but hey, worth a shot anyway. ---
**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 1, 2008, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/329 "2008-01-01T22:24:58Z")
I heard that the Kennedy Family yes, all of them died in a brutal shoot out at their Compound/trailer park. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/330 "2008-01-01T22:26:15Z")
Am I out of the loop? Who is Rachm Qoch (a Doper I’ve never encountered before) and why do they matter? ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/331 "2008-01-01T22:50:30Z")
**Rachm Qoch** is the undisputed master of the Celebrity Death Pool. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/332 "2008-01-01T23:04:04Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] that’d be up to **amarone** - but the rules in the OP clearly state, ad have stated every year, the deadline is midnight GMT-6 which is CST, where Chicago, the home of the Dope, is. [/QUOTE] Sorry **Mehitabel** - I’m going to stick with the stated rules and not allow late entries. Last year **severus** was not allowed to enter when his post was one minute late. Having a hard deadline puts a limit on how long people have to see other people’s selections and research them. Allowing late entries would not be fair on all those who were on time. I have nearly all the entries in the spreadsheet now. I just have to go back and pick up a couple that were entered in unhelpful format, then go through and look for different spellings for the same person. I should have some stats published later today. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/333 "2008-01-01T23:05:45Z")
[QUOTE=NurseCarmen] Damn. I must admit. The number of “players” has increased this year. There are some obviously well researched and insightful postings. [/QUOTE] Actually, there are fewer - 161 this year versus 192 last. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2008, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/334 "2008-01-01T23:22:06Z")
[QUOTE=Hostile Dialect] **Rachm Qoch** is the undisputed master of the Celebrity Death Pool. [/QUOTE] And possibly the world’s most successful hitman. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2008, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/335 "2008-01-02T00:01:19Z")
All the data is in my spreadsheet. Some numbers: [ul] [li]we have 161 entrants[/li][li]there are 807 different celebrities[/li][li]514 are unique picks, representing 64% of the total[/li][/ul] The twenty most nominated people are: Fidel Castro 85 Ariel Sharon 49 Farrah Fawcett 47 Britney Spears 41 Amy Winehouse 35 Elizabeth Taylor 34 Kirk Douglas 30 Billy Graham 28 Muhammad Ali 27 Elizabeth Edwards 21 Suzanne Pleshette 21 Dick Cheney 19 Lindsay Lohan 19 Margaret Thatcher 18 Bob Barker 17 Dick Clark 17 Eunice Kennedy Shriver 17 Stephen Hawking 17 Jack Kevorkian 16 Tony Snow 16 ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2008, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/336 "2008-01-02T01:01:45Z")
This will be my first attempt ever at the Pool: Willie Nelson Bob Barker Britney Spears Keith Richards Ted Kennedy Dick Clark Fidel Castro Chuck Norris O.J. Simpson Larry King Sean Connery Eddy Arnold Chuck Berry Alts: Leon Redbone Jamie Farr Morley Safer ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2008, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/337 "2008-01-02T01:06:46Z")
[QUOTE=Clothahump] This will be my first attempt ever at the Pool: [/QUOTE] No… no it won’t :smack: Deadline has come and gone. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/338 "2008-01-02T01:25:54Z")
**amarone** , would you be able to, at some point, be able to, perhaps in batches of 10 or 25, list the unique picks? ---
**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:** [January 2, 2008, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/339 "2008-01-02T01:48:29Z")
[QUOTE=amarone] [ul] [li]514 are unique picks, representing 64% of the total[/li][/ul] [/QUOTE] Well, sort of. Actually, there were 2093 predictions (161 entrants times 13 celebrities); if 514 were unique, that represents only 24% of the total number of predictions. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2008, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/340 "2008-01-02T02:02:27Z")
But there were 807 celebrities listed, and with 514 being unique, that means not quite 70 % of the choices are unique. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439.md?page=18)