# The Celebrity Death Pool 2009 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2008, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262 "2008-12-01T23:40:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 45
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/881 "2009-05-04T11:42:31Z")
Only one pick, and a unique one at that, in April, but that was enough to put **Sublight** into the lead. ```auto Name Dead Age Points J. G. Ballard 19-Apr 78 22 ``` The standings are now: ```auto Name Points Number 1 Sublight 143 5 2 amarone 137 3 3 Captain Lance Murdoch 117 2 4 Critical Mass 111 2 5 Ms Whatsit 108 2 6= GIGObuster 82 1 6= Quartz 82 1 8= MarkF 73 1 8= Maus Magill 73 1 8= MissTake 73 1 11 amarinth 45 2 12 cbawlmer 38 1 13= bowler girl 35 1 13= Captain Klutz 35 1 13= CowPatty 35 1 13= Ms Macphisto 35 1 13= NurseCarmen 35 1 13= Shirley Ujest 35 1 13= VunderBob 35 1 20= Jeep's Phoenix 34 1 20= Sternvogel 34 1 22= labtrash 24 1 22= racer72 24 1 22= WF Tomba 24 1 25= fubbleskag 12 1 25= SpazCat 12 1 25= The Librarian 12 1 28= BMax 10 1 28= Happy Lendervedder 10 1 28= Paul in Saudi 10 1 31 42fish 0 1 32= 150 others 0 0 ``` 17 celebrities have died, representing 2% of the total and 1.7% 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:** [May 4, 2009, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/882 "2009-05-04T16:53:13Z")
Former pro 'rassler [Playboy Buddy Rose](http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,14203_5259530,00.html), 56. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/883 "2009-05-04T17:09:35Z")
Note to self. next year put some 'rasslers on my list. Many seem to die prematurely. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/884 "2009-05-04T17:21:28Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > Only one pick, and a unique one at that, in April, but that was enough to put **Sublight** into the lead. Boo-yeah! Nailing at least one a month so far. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/885 "2009-05-04T22:27:01Z")
[Hans Holzer](http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/01/BA1I17C0TU.DTL), who wrote over 100 books on paranormal subjects, has died at the age of 89. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2009, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/886 "2009-05-05T02:51:45Z")
Heh heh heh…Sublight’s been nailing dead people ---
**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:** [May 5, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/887 "2009-05-05T15:00:52Z")
[Dom DeLuise](http://www.tmz.com/2009/05/05/dom-deluise-dies/) dead at 75. ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/888 "2009-05-05T15:28:27Z")
I don’t know why he wasn’t on my list. I know I considered him. He was right in my fat celebrity strategy. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/889 "2009-05-05T16:41:44Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > [Dom DeLuise](http://www.tmz.com/2009/05/05/dom-deluise-dies/) dead at 75. Finally someone on my list kicks it! Oops, I mean, so sad. :::25 pts for me!::: ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/890 "2009-05-05T16:52:30Z")
Hey, he’s on my list too! Thanks, Dom. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/891 "2009-05-05T18:54:23Z")
SCHWEEEEEEEET! 25 points! Thanks, Dom! ---
**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:** [May 5, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/892 "2009-05-05T19:00:28Z")
I almost picked Dom and then changed my mind. Everyone I put on my list continues to live and those I don’t pick die. I don’t think I can handle this sort of responsibility anymore. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/893 "2009-05-05T19:40:50Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > I almost picked Dom and then changed my mind. Everyone I put on my list continues to live and those I don’t pick die. I don’t think I can handle this sort of responsibility anymore. Your kinda like the Grim Reaper’s Younger Brother. You know the one who rode the short bus. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/894 "2009-05-05T19:51:44Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > I don’t think I can handle this sort of responsibility anymore. Get a grip, man. There is potential profit here; sort of like an insurance company. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/895 "2009-05-05T22:23:19Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > SCHWEEEEEEEET! > 25 points! > > Thanks, Dom! Points for seven players, five of whom are breaking their 2009 duck (if you don’t understand that, it’s a cricketing term). No changes to the top 10. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2009, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/896 "2009-05-05T23:20:01Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > Points for seven players, five of whom are breaking their 2009 duck (if you don’t understand that, it’s a cricketing term). No changes to the top 10. \*\*Duck: \*\* a batsman’s score of nought (zero), as in “he was out for a duck” or “she hasn’t got off her duck yet”. Originally called a “duck’s egg” because of the “0” shape in the scorebook [/quote] Courtesy of Wiki. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/897 "2009-05-06T03:10:49Z")
[Marilyn French](http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-marilyn-french5-2009may05,0,7962226.story), the feminist writer who gained fame for her 1977 novel _The Women’s Room_, has died at the age of 79. French’s last novel, _The Love Children_, is set to be published this fall. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2009, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/898 "2009-05-06T13:10:34Z")
[Robert Maudsley](http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php?sid=27789) appears to be circling the drain. Though, this isn’t the first time I’ve heard these reports, I can remain cautiously optimistic for pointage again. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/899 "2009-05-06T15:29:30Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Heh heh heh…Sublight’s been nailing dead people They were alive when I started. Where they go from there ain’t my responsibility. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/900 "2009-05-07T13:18:54Z")
[Golf legend Seve Ballesteros says he is “recovered 90%” and is hitting golf balls again after undergoing extensive treatment for a brain tumour.](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8035500.stm) Great news for Seve Ballesteros and for the world of golf. Bad news for my score. 😃 (It’s posts like this that made MrWhatsit disavow any participation with the Death Pool. Party pooper.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262.md?page=44) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262.md?page=46)