# 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:** 24
**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:** [January 20, 2008, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/461 "2008-01-20T13:16:46Z")
[Non-registration link for Suzanne Pleshette](http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hR-orOZKA0H0lJUYeJLS4nenaFwQD8U9G31O0) ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/462 "2008-01-20T13:59:14Z")
[QUOTE=Randy Seltzer] Oh no! The tenth most popular pick has died and I didn’t have her! [/QUOTE] Amazingly, neither did **Rachm Qoch**. He’s still winning, though. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/463 "2008-01-20T15:12:14Z")
[QUOTE=Randy Seltzer] Oh no! The tenth most popular pick has died and I didn’t have her! 30 points down the drain! [Suzanne Pleshette](http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_8022879?nclick_check=1) [/QUOTE] She was a completely random pick for me, and I can’t believe it’s worked out so early. I admit, I squeed when I saw this on Fark this morning. But there’s still 11+ more months in the year for me to fail on the rest of my picks. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/464 "2008-01-20T15:36:46Z")
[QUOTE=amarone] A unique pick for **racer72**. [/QUOTE] Woo Hoo!!!. Finally on the board after being shut out the last year I played. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/465 "2008-01-20T17:40:55Z")
[QUOTE=Randy Seltzer] Oh no! The tenth most popular pick has died and I didn’t have her! 30 points down the drain! [Suzanne Pleshette](http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_8022879?nclick_check=1) [/QUOTE] I’m on the board for this year, along with about half the other players… ---
**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 20, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/466 "2008-01-20T18:50:54Z")
> [@Randy Seltzer](#): > > Oh no! The tenth most popular pick has died and I didn’t have her! 30 points down the drain! YES! My cherry is broken after 20 days! ---
**Author:** ![8675309](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ea5d25/32.png) [@8675309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/8675309)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/467 "2008-01-20T18:53:27Z")
[QUOTE=amarone] Amazingly, neither did **Rachm Qoch**. He’s still winning, though. [/QUOTE] Big surprise, eh? How many points has he racked up already this year? ---
**Author:** ![Intelligently\_Designed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intelligently_designed/32/20957_2.png) [@Intelligently\_Designed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intelligently_Designed)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/468 "2008-01-20T19:06:38Z")
[Louis de Cazenave](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080120/ap_on_re_eu/france_obit_de_cazenave;_ylt=At3jwkEp4ymgNj9uWRdkOUtEhMgF), one of only two remaining French soldiers from World War I, has died at 110. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/469 "2008-01-20T20:32:12Z")
[QUOTE=8675309] Big surprise, eh? How many points has he racked up already this year? [/QUOTE] Early standings: Rachm Qoch 94 amarone 59 kunilou 50 lots of people 30 ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/470 "2008-01-21T00:55:01Z")
[John Stewart](http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1579972/20080120/murray_anne.jhtml) of the Kingston Trio, songwriter of “Daydream Believer” has died. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/471 "2008-01-21T02:54:00Z")
[QUOTE=amarone] Early standings: Rachm Qoch 94 amarone 59 kunilou 50 lots of people 30 [/QUOTE] Based on my usual skill with competitions like this, 50 is probably what I’ll wind up with on Dec. 31. ---
**Author:** ![Carm6773](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2bfe46/32.png) [@Carm6773](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carm6773)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/472 "2008-01-22T21:39:10Z")
Amy Winehouse seems to be racing toward The Great Beyond. [Linky Poo.](http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/music-news-story/ar/_a/no-rehab-after-winehouse-crack-video/20080122070909990001) ---
**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 22, 2008, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/473 "2008-01-22T21:45:16Z")
[QUOTE=Carm6773] Amy Winehouse seems to be racing toward The Great Beyond. [Linky Poo.](http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/music-news-story/ar/_a/no-rehab-after-winehouse-crack-video/20080122070909990001) [/QUOTE] ::track announcer:: It’s Britney and Amy, neck and neck as they round the final turn! Amy is only a puff of smoke ahead as they approach the wire, but Britney is melting fast! It’s gonna be a photo finish! ::track announcer:: My money is on Britney. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/474 "2008-01-22T21:47:16Z")
[TMZ is reporting that Heath Ledger has died.](http://www.tmz.com/2008/01/22/heath-ledger-is-dead/) ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/475 "2008-01-22T21:47:27Z")
Reports that Heath Ledger is dead. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/476 "2008-01-22T21:50:56Z")
[QUOTE=Idle Thoughts] Reports that Heath Ledger is dead. [/QUOTE] The hell?! ---
**Author:** ![8675309](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ea5d25/32.png) [@8675309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/8675309)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/477 "2008-01-22T21:57:16Z")
Was Heath on anyone’s list? ---
**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 22, 2008, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/478 "2008-01-22T21:57:25Z")
[QUOTE=Idle Thoughts] Reports that Heath Ledger is dead. [/QUOTE] CNN Breaking News. Nothing more to add right now. ---
**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 22, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/479 "2008-01-22T22:03:24Z")
Not shocking like Heath Ledger but the amazingly prolific mystery writer [Edward Hoch](http://www.sfwa.org/news/2008/ehoch.htm) is dead at 77. ---
**Author:** ![EmAnJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/480 "2008-01-22T22:09:26Z")
Who had Heath Ledger? Anyone? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439.md?page=23) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439.md?page=25)