# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2008, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/81 "2008-12-06T14:28:30Z")
My first time playing this - expect low finish: 1. [James Watson](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_D._Watson) (co-discoverer of DNA structure) 2. [Stephen Hawking](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_hawking) (Physicist) 3. [Murray Walker](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Walker) (ex-Formula One commentator) 4. [Seve Ballesteros](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seve_Ballesteros) (Golfer) 5. [Ken Dodd](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_dodd) (English comedian) 6. [Eric Idle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Idle) (English comedian) 7. [Keith Richards](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Richards) (Rolling Stones) 8. [Bob Dylan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_dylan) (Singer-songwriter) 9. [Zsa Zsa Gabor](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zsa_zsa_gabor) (91-year old ex-actress) 10. [Betty Boothroyd](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Boothroyd) (British politician) 11. [Robert Mugabe](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mugabe) (President of Zimbabwe) 12. [Thaksin Shinawatra](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mugabe) (ex-Prime Minister of Thailand) 13. [Bilawal Bhutto](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilawal_Bhutto_Zardari) (Pakistani Politician) Alternates: 14. [Fidel Castro](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidel_castro) (ex-President of Cuba) 15. [Kim Jong-Il](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_jong-il) (North Korean leader) 16. [Osama Bin Laden](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_bin_laden) (Leader of Al-Qaeda) ---
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2008, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/82 "2008-12-06T14:36:43Z")
Plain List: James Watson Stephen Hawking Murray Walker Seve Ballesteros Ken Dodd Eric Idle Keith Richards Bob Dylan Zsa Zsa Gabor Betty Boothroyd Robert Mugabe Thaksin Shinawatra Bilawal Bhutto ALTERNATES Fidel Castro Kim Jong-Il Osama bin Laden ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2008, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/83 "2008-12-06T14:39:39Z")
The plain list is without numbers so the organizer can easily copy and paste into Excel. ---
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2008, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/84 "2008-12-06T14:41:29Z")
Thanks. Done. ---
**Author:** ![Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilvert_s_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/85 "2008-12-06T15:08:13Z")
Hillary Clinton J. K. Rowling Beau Biden Camilla Parker Bowles Frank Calliendo Andrew Sullivan Michael Kinsley Ted Stevens Keith Richards Ringo Starr Sam Harris Stevie Nicks John McCain Alternate: Nancy Pelosi ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2008, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/86 "2008-12-06T17:17:57Z")
Nobody taking Obama. A natzi web site says they have tripled their hits since the election. ---
**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:** [December 6, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/87 "2008-12-06T18:12:25Z")
Subscribing. I’ll be posting my list on or slightly before the 31st. I’m gonna try to give **Rochm Qoch** a run this year. (Please don’t put me on your list Rochm!) ---
**Author:** ![rolandgunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@rolandgunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandgunslinger)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2008, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/88 "2008-12-06T18:48:04Z")
Amy Winehouse Patrick Swayze Ted Kennedy Farrah Fawcett Paul Stanley Jani Lane (singer for Warrant) Sharon Osbourne Hugh Hefner Ozzy Osbourne Robert Downey Jr. Suzanne Summers Bettie Page Abe Vigoda Alternate: Elizabeth Taylor ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/89 "2008-12-07T01:31:06Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > Nobody taking Obama. A natzi web site says they have tripled their hits since the election. I did, as an alternate, in Post #20. ---
**Author:** ![Wallflower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Wallflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallflower)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/90 "2008-12-07T03:26:30Z")
Dick Clark Robert Guillaume Ed McMahon Walter Cronkite Barbara Bush Patrick Swayze Billy Graham Fidel Castro Nancy Reagan Hugh Downs Connie Francis Nelson Mandela Muhammed Ali – Amy Winehouse Lauren Bacall Clint Eastwood ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/91 "2008-12-07T03:28:03Z")
fidel castro patrick swayze 50 cent kirk douglas michael j. fox amy winehouse mahmoud ahmadinejad barack obama lena horne phyllis diller ernest borgnine nelson mandela ricardo montalban **alternates** mickey rooney ray bradbury zsa zsa gabor ---
**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:** [December 7, 2008, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/92 "2008-12-07T16:49:53Z")
I usually wait till later and think it over. I don’t have time for that this year. No matter, it hasn’t worked for me before. Same as last year but replaced the late Bobby Murcer. Ariel Sharon Axl Rose Steve Jobs Levon Helm Terry Pratchett Paul Prudhomme Muqtada al-Sadr Roderick Toombs Stephen Glover Pat Summerall George Steinbrenner Sean Connery Chuck Berry my alternative alternates Peter O’toole Colin Farrell Courtney Love For another year I have to point out I picked Ariel Sharon before the coma. I’m still not giving up on him. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/93 "2008-12-07T18:01:45Z")
We now have 40 entrants, who have picked 322 different celebrities. The 2008 totals were 161 and 805. ---
**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:** [December 7, 2008, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/94 "2008-12-07T18:45:52Z")
My 2009 list, a lot of retreads from 2008: Amy Winehouse Fidel Castro Ariel Sharon Patrick Swayze Chuck Berry Bettie Page Billy Graham Kirk Douglas Tim Conway Robert Novak Dan Rather Ted Kennedy Farrah Fawcett Alternates Michael Jackson Dick Cheney Bob Newhart I’m feeling this is a very strong list of very week people. Hold on folks! Less than 30 days until your death may have meaning! ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/95 "2008-12-08T06:33:50Z")
1. Kirk Douglas 2. Mickey Rooney 3. Andy Rooney 4. Sumner Redstone 5. Henry Gibson 6. Dann Florek 7. Fred Dalton Thompson 8. Amy Winehouse 9. Nichelle Nichols 10. Sam Waterston 11. Richard Jenkins 12. Jack Nicholson 13. Morgan Freeman ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/96 "2008-12-08T12:13:12Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > 1. Kirk Douglas > 2. Mickey Rooney > 3. Andy Rooney > 4. Sumner Redstone > 5. Henry Gibson > 6. Dann Florek > 7. Fred Dalton Thompson > 8. Amy Winehouse > 9. Nichelle Nichols > 10. Sam Waterston > 11. Richard Jenkins > 12. Jack Nicholson > 13. Morgan Freeman Can you remove the numbers please? ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/97 "2008-12-08T20:18:46Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > Can you remove the numbers please? Kirk Douglas Mickey Rooney Andy Rooney Sumner Redstone Henry Gibson Dann Florek Fred Dalton Thompson Amy Winehouse Nichelle Nichols Sam Waterston Richard Jenkins Jack Nicholson Morgan Freeman ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/98 "2008-12-08T21:44:05Z")
Bob Novak Patrick Swayze Amy Winehouse Horatio Sanz Joe Paterno Jack Kevorkian Ted Kennedy Sharon Osbourne Elizabeth Edwards Adam “Pacman” Jones Ralph Wilson Eunice Kennedy Shriver Bettie Page Alternates: Lindsay Lohan Billy Graham ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/99 "2008-12-08T23:00:40Z")
Bob Feller Stan Musial Yogi Berra Joe Paterno Bobby Bowden Fidel Castro Nancy Reagan Elizabeth Taylor Maureen O’Hara Edward “Ted” Kennedy Don Rickles Regis Philbin Bill Russell ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/100 "2008-12-09T01:19:53Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > Kirk Douglas > Mickey Rooney > Andy Rooney > Sumner Redstone > Henry Gibson > Dann Florek > Fred Dalton Thompson > Amy Winehouse > Nichelle Nichols > Sam Waterston > Richard Jenkins > Jack Nicholson > Morgan Freeman Thanks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262.md?page=6)