# 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:** 70
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1381 "2009-09-02T00:29:40Z")
My. Og. I’m in a 12 way tie for 39th place. This is the worst I’ve done since my first year playing. C’mon, Susan Atkins. Become a good Manson Family member… ---
**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:** [September 2, 2009, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1382 "2009-09-02T01:30:06Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > This is the worst I’ve done since my first year playing. show off. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1383 "2009-09-02T01:39:55Z")
[Erich Kunzel](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090901/ap_en_mu/us_obit_kunzel), orchestra leader of the Cincinatti Pops has died of cancer at age 74. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1384 "2009-09-02T01:43:57Z")
I wonder, for how many others was his [Time Warp](http://www.amazon.com/Time-Warp-Alexander-Courage/dp/B000003CTH) CD the first CD they purchased? I’m sorry to hear he’s passed. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1385 "2009-09-02T02:53:49Z")
[Jang Jin-young](http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2009/09/178_51078.html), aged 35. Two people had her - **Walkabout** and I. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1386 "2009-09-02T02:56:35Z")
New top 5: ```auto Name Points Number 1 amarone 319 7 2 Sublight 255 8 3 GIGObuster 215 4 4 Walkabout 198 5 5 Captain Lance Murdoch 194 3 ``` ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1387 "2009-09-02T03:11:26Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I’m ahead of the Twicks! > Take _that,_ Scrabble ™ breath! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1388 "2009-09-02T15:42:52Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > [Abdul Aziz al-Hakim](http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2324996/posts), who was on my list last year, and my short-list for next year, but not this year. Check your lists amerone! I 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 2, 2009, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1389 "2009-09-02T21:37:59Z")
> [@NurseCarmen](#): > > Check your lists amerone! I had him! So you did, as did **Quartz**. When I posted the death report myself, I completely forgot to check whether anyone had him. You are in 23rd place, **Quartz** in 14th. P.S. it’s amarone, as in the Italian wine. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1390 "2009-09-02T21:38:50Z")
Well, at this point there’s no way I’m pulling into the lead, but I’m still holding out hope for a top-5 finish this year. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2009, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1391 "2009-09-03T00:47:39Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > Well, at this point there’s no way I’m pulling into the lead, but I’m still holding out hope for a top-5 finish this year. Congratulations, Sir. Those of us ahead of Scrabble ™ Breath must stick together. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1392 "2009-09-06T02:26:14Z")
I guess I was wrong, I did have Ted Kennedy on my list. I finally scored in 2009. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2009, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1393 "2009-09-06T03:39:15Z")
This seems to be a year for people to die reasonably on schedule. So maybe Fidel and Ariel will get with the program and clear up some spots on many of our lists. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2009, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1394 "2009-09-06T03:53:45Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > maybe Fidel and Ariel will get with the program and clear up some spots on many of our lists. Is Sharon still in a coma? Lots of points for these guys. :rolleyes: ---
**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:** [September 6, 2009, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1395 "2009-09-06T04:38:56Z")
AFAIK know, Ariel is still running on empty. And ok, they’re not worth lots of points, OTOH every year they hang in is one less point for those of us who’ve faithfully listed them. ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2009, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1396 "2009-09-06T15:05:50Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > [This week’s Patrick Swayze Update](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1209344/Patrick-Swayze-confined-wheelchair-leaves-hospital-cancer-treatment.html) Shouldn’t get TOO excited- every US hospital I have ever been in requires you to leave in a wheelchair, even if you are perfectly capable of walking out. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2009, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1397 "2009-09-06T22:54:43Z")
This isn’t reliable, but I thought I would throw it out there: [Locherbie Bombing Terrorist](http://www.anorak.co.uk/media/2009/08/abdelbaset-ali-mohmed-al-megrahi-dies/) is reported dead by a blog. Please do not throw confetti until CNN picks up the story. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2009, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1398 "2009-09-07T04:40:44Z")
Did anyone see the Micheal Jackson funeral? How did Liz look? Was she a little flushed and feverish looking? Just asking. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2009, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1399 "2009-09-07T04:42:35Z")
Whats the most points ever scored on one death? Shellenberger was 61 points . That is pretty high. ---
**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 7, 2009, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1400 "2009-09-07T12:31:13Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > Whats the most points ever scored on one death? Shellenberger was 61 points . That is pretty high. **Rachm Qoch** scored 65 points in 2008 with Korean boxer [Yo-Sam Choi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo-Sam_Choi). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262.md?page=69) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262.md?page=71)