# 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:** 20
**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 4, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/381 "2008-01-04T14:35:39Z")
[QUOTE=BJMoose] Didn’t catch up on the tread before you posted, eh? **Rachm** ’s already won the damned thing. . . . [/QUOTE] {shakes fist} CURSES! On the positive front, for the rest of us Bridesmaids of the Dead Pool, Britney looks like she’s going to make 2008 really interesting. Meanwhile, back on the farm, Ariel Sharon still putzes along. ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/382 "2008-01-04T16:34:40Z")
When we saw the news this morning about Britney being hospitalized, my husband’s reaction was, “I hope you have her on your death pool list.” I love him so much. ---
**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 4, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/383 "2008-01-04T18:25:19Z")
> [@](#): > > he ate a restaurant where I worked No wonder he’s dead. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/384 "2008-01-04T18:56:32Z")
[QUOTE=N9IWP] I’m sure no one had him, and is pretty borderline “celebrity” but former Wisconsin Govenor Lee Dreyfus died Jan 2. He was 81 > **[Former Gov. Dreyfus dead at 81](https://lacrossetribune.com/newsupdate/article_c81a0e45-ce27-5f4b-b8fc-83a55a568c68.html)** > > MADISON - Former Gov. Lee Sherman Dreyfus, who served one term starting in 1979, died at his Waukesha home Wednesday night, his son said Thursday. He was 81. He’s often associated with waering a red vest. He’s also the only politician I can positivle say I have washed his dishes he ate a restaurant where I worked. Brian [/QUOTE] He was the Wisconsin Bee Poop Governor. ---
**Author:** ![8675309](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ea5d25/32.png) [@8675309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/8675309)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2008, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/385 "2008-01-06T07:18:54Z")
[QUOTE=42fish] The inevitable happens as Rachm Qoch gets his first points with the death of Korean boxer Yo-Sam Choi, age 35 ([Choi Yo-sam - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo-Sam_Choi)) [/QUOTE] Is he on Rachm’s list? ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2008, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/386 "2008-01-06T13:16:57Z")
[QUOTE=8675309] Is he on Rachm’s list? [/QUOTE] Yup. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/387 "2008-01-07T03:54:44Z")
More fun with spreadsheets. The people with the most unique lists are as follows. The number represents the total number of times their candidates were picked, including their own pick. Hence the minimum possible ‘score’ is 13: Name Picks Sir Dirx 15 Key Lime Guy 15 Mullinator 17 Fear Itself 20 JohnnieEnigma 21 zoog 22 Intelligently Designed 24 Annie-Xmas 29 Yllaria 32 Spiff 33 percussion 33 anyrose 36 BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed 36 Dinah Steeler 37 wolf\_meister 41 MadTheSwine 41 vraskin 43 DfrntBreign 47 Justin Credible 51 Fiveroptic 55 MsWhatsit 56 mobo85 56 Mahaloth 58 PsychoNoddy 61 BobLibDem 63 Tikki 63 Shoshana 67 BJMoose 73 Sublight 73 Dung Beetle 73 Kilvert’s Pagan 74 Tuckerfan 78 Ellef 79 Loach 79 Kat 82 Captain Lance Murdoch 84 Diomedes 85 Rilchiam 89 Rachm Qoch 96 Qwisp 97 Lok 98 GuanoLad 99 Rico 100 snowblindfrog 101 OneCentStamp 105 vivalostwages 105 Mikeargo 105 Christopher 105 Ferd Burfel 106 WF Tomba 110 ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/388 "2008-01-07T03:56:27Z")
And here are the people with the most unique picks: Annie-Xmas 12 Sir Dirx 12 percussion 11 Key Lime Guy 11 Mullinator 11 JohnnieEnigma 10 Spiff 10 twickster 8 MsWhatsit 8 Kilvert’s Pagan 8 Ellef 8 Fear Itself 8 Intelligently Designed 7 Mahaloth 7 Yllaria 7 Sine Nomine 7 GuanoLad 7 zoog 7 BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed 7 vraskin 7 racer72 6 SpoilerVirgin/psychobunny 6 carnivorousplant 6 Sublight 6 anyrose 6 Rico 6 vivalostwages 6 Dinah Steeler 5 labtrash 5 OneCentStamp 5 katie1341 5 HeyHomie 5 Cazzle 5 Borborygmi 5 drm 5 Hal Briston 5 mobo85 5 BobLibDem 5 Tuckerfan 5 ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/389 "2008-01-07T04:06:19Z")
Thank you for those list, **amarone**. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/390 "2008-01-07T11:49:10Z")
Yes, thanks! (Though it took me a minute to figure out how I could be so high on the second list and yet appear not at all on the first.) ---
**Author:** ![8675309](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ea5d25/32.png) [@8675309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/8675309)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/391 "2008-01-07T12:24:56Z")
[QUOTE=amarone] Yup. [/QUOTE] Of course he is. (sigh) I say next year we all pool our money together and buy life insurance policies for those poor (soon to be) departed souls on Rachm’s list. ---
**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:** [January 7, 2008, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/392 "2008-01-07T13:32:23Z")
[QUOTE=amarone] And here are the people with the most unique picks: Annie-Xmas 12 [/QUOTE] It’s nice to be at the top of one Death Pool list ---
**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 7, 2008, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/393 "2008-01-07T20:13:06Z")
Damn I thought I would have a few more unique picks. At least I have a lot of unpopular picks. I could shoot right up to the top in no time. ---
**Author:** ![BJMoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@BJMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BJMoose)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2008, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/394 "2008-01-07T23:14:51Z")
Waddaya know?! I finally beat **Rachm Qoch** at something! On average, the folks on my list were each picked 5.615 times; the folks on his 7.385 times. I might win yet! Gee, guys, is that white jacket for me? Aw, shucks, you didn’t have to. I dunno: those sleeves look alfully long. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2008, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/395 "2008-01-10T16:38:41Z")
Johnny Grant, the “honorary mayor of Hollywood” [has died](http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN0964296520080110) at the age of 84. Grant was perhaps best known for introducing celebrities when they got their stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/396 "2008-01-10T23:00:13Z")
AP is reporting Sir Edmund Hillary has died. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/397 "2008-01-10T23:11:53Z")
[QUOTE=Duckster] AP is reporting Sir Edmund Hillary has died. [/QUOTE] [As is the NZ Herald](http://www.nzherald.co.nz/) ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/398 "2008-01-10T23:35:26Z")
And NPR. ---
**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:** [January 11, 2008, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/399 "2008-01-11T00:07:07Z")
Hillary was my oldest pick, but he was my pick all the same! ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/400 "2008-01-11T00:48:37Z")
[QUOTE=Only Mostly Dead] Hillary was my oldest pick, but he was my pick all the same! [/QUOTE] You and Dinah Steeler. Welcome to 2nd place. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439.md?page=21)