# 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:** 55
**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:** [September 18, 2008, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1082 "2008-09-18T02:41:37Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > A unique pick for **Fear Itself** _Hot diggity!_ I finally broke my 2008 cherry, and it was _GREEN!_ ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1083 "2008-09-18T02:43:50Z")
> [@Sublight](#): > > Good God, y’all! > > What was he good for? > > Absolutely 33 points! Or even more true to the lyrics: “absolutely nothing”, because nobody had him. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1084 "2008-09-18T02:45:07Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > _Hot diggity!_ I finally broke my 2008 cherry, and it was _GREEN!_ And it moves you into 24th place. ---
**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:** [September 19, 2008, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1085 "2008-09-19T14:29:07Z")
Fashionista [Lynn Kohlman](http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/16/fashion/16kohlman.html) has died at 62. 38 points for me. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1086 "2008-09-19T14:38:38Z")
> [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](#): > > Fashionista [Lynn Kohlman](http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/16/fashion/16kohlman.html) has died at 62. 38 points for me. Bringing you within 7 points of The Great One. 38 for **Sublight** too. ---
**Author:** ![Andrew\_21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@Andrew\_21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andrew_21)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1087 "2008-09-20T01:15:19Z")
Former football player [Sherrill Headrick](http://www.kwtx.com/sports/headlines/28222974.html) has died. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1088 "2008-09-20T02:29:46Z")
> [@Andrew\_21](#): > > Former football player [Sherrill Headrick](http://www.kwtx.com/sports/headlines/28222974.html) has died. A unique pick for **Rachm Qoch** , and the eighth person on his list to leave us. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2008, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1089 "2008-09-20T05:13:31Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > A unique pick for **Rachm Qoch** , and the eighth person on his list to leave us. Is he the Grim Reaper or something? How can he do this? ---
**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:** [September 20, 2008, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1090 "2008-09-20T05:33:06Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Is he the Grim Reaper or something? How can he do this? Don’t ask too many questions, just pray he never picks you. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1091 "2008-09-20T15:52:45Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > Bringing you within 7 points of The Great One. 38 for **Sublight** too. Man, she was one of the ones I’d written off as a dumb pick. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1092 "2008-09-20T18:12:08Z")
Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, age 32, is in critical condition after suffering severe burns in a [small plane crash in Columbia, SC.](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080920/ap_on_re_us/learjet_crash_16) ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1093 "2008-09-21T02:11:57Z")
[Don Ultang, who received the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for Photography for his pictures of the Johnny Bright Incident, has passed at 91](http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080919/NEWS/809190358/-1/LIFE04) ---
**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:** [September 27, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1094 "2008-09-27T14:17:46Z")
[Paul Newman](http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hEOiFzC0uwlunNsBMhhe8Lk2zoswD93F3T8G0), dead at 83. Damnit, I had him last year, but he just seemed so immortal, I took him off my list. He couldn’t be immortal for just another four months? ---
**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:** [September 27, 2008, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1095 "2008-09-27T14:20:33Z")
> [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](#): > > [Paul Newman](http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hEOiFzC0uwlunNsBMhhe8Lk2zoswD93F3T8G0), dead at 83. > > Damnit, I had him last year, but he just seemed so immortal, I took him off my list. He couldn’t be immortal for just another four months? I hold you personally responsible for his death. Your list was keeping him alive! BTW, I love when you post in this thread. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1096 "2008-09-27T14:38:54Z")
> [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](#): > > [Paul Newman](http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hEOiFzC0uwlunNsBMhhe8Lk2zoswD93F3T8G0), dead at 83. Five people had him, four of whom score their first points of the year, including our former moderator **a35362**. ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2008, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1097 "2008-09-28T00:38:43Z")
[Mickey Vernon, who in a twenty-season career in MLB was twice American League batting average leader and seven times an All-Star, has died at 90](http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3607455) ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1098 "2008-10-02T01:25:33Z")
Here are the positions at the end of the third quarter. The following celebrities died in September: ```auto Name Dead Age Points Votes Paul Newman 26-Sep 83 17 5 Peter Camejo 14-Sep 68 32 1 Lynn Kohlman 14-Sep 62 38 2 Sherrill Headrick 10-Sep 71 29 1 Bill Melendez 2-Sep 91 9 1 ``` The standings are now: ```auto Name Points Number 1 Rachm Qoch 344 8 2 Captain Lance Murdoch 308 7 3 qwest 183 5 4 MadTheSwine 153 4 5 amarone 145 4 6 WVmom 124 3 7 Sublight 123 3 8 The Vorlon 104 3 9 NurseCarmen 93 3 10 Quartz 90 2 11 Squonk 78 2 12= CowPatty 77 2 12= Long Time First Time 77 2 12= VunderBob 77 2 15 kunilou 66 3 16 bowler girl 63 2 17 42fish 53 1 18= Boyo Jim 47 1 18= Earthman 47 1 18= gonzomax 47 1 18= Shirley Ujest 47 1 18= malkavia 47 2 23 KayElCee 46 2 24 Loach 38 1 25 Fear Itself 32 1 26= 8675309 30 1 26= Anne Elk 30 1 26= Carm6773 30 1 26= cbawlmer 30 1 26= Freddy the Pig 30 1 26= GIGObuster 30 1 26= Hostile Dialect 30 1 26= imthjckaz 30 1 26= IrreverentTone 30 1 26= Lsura 30 1 26= Sean Factotum 30 1 37 snowblindfrog 29 1 38= Grits and Hard Toast 27 1 38= Hockey Monkey 27 1 40 Tuckerfan 25 1 41= anyrose 24 2 41= SpazCat 24 2 43= vivalostwages 23 2 43= Dinah Steeler 23 2 45= Dung Beetle 21 1 45= Electrical Storm 21 1 45= Ritter 21 1 48 5 time champ 20 1 49= Andrew 21 18 1 49= Mikeargo 18 1 51= Yllaria 17 1 51= a35362 17 1 51= Sattua 17 1 51= Shamozzle 17 1 51= Wargamer 17 1 56= racer72 16 1 56= An Arky 16 1 56= Baker 16 1 56= bannerrefugee 16 1 66= Dolores Reborn 16 1 66= drm 16 1 66= Paul in Saudi 16 1 66= Tristan 16 1 66= VenusProbe 16 1 66= DeVena 16 1 66= Justin Credible 16 1 66= Nutty Bunny 16 1 68= PsychoNoddy 14 1 68= Ellef 14 1 68= BiblioCat 14 1 68= Caffeine.addict 14 1 68= Christopher 14 1 68= Jeep's Phoenix 14 1 74 Only Mostly Dead 12 1 75 vraskin 11 1 76 appleciders 10 1 77 mobo85 9 1 78 BJMoose 7 1 79 83 others 0 ``` 39 out of 806 celebrities have died, representing 4.84% of the total and 5.9% of the votes. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1099 "2008-10-02T11:12:05Z")
[House Peters, 92, the original Mr. Clean](http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gjJByrFKgrYqZ-hscJEBr359frjgD93I5EO80) ---
**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:** [October 2, 2008, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1100 "2008-10-02T12:38:45Z")
[Rob Guest](http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1318360/2170186) Australian mega suprstar musicals performaner, dead at 58:( ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439/1101 "2008-10-03T19:07:25Z")
[Douglass Coates Harvey, 91](http://www.legacy.com/DemocratAndChronicle/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=118002427), the man credited with creating the Kodak Instamatic Camera. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439.md?page=54) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439.md?page=56)