# 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:** 73
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1441 "2009-09-15T01:07:28Z")
[MSNBC link for Swayze.](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28582715/ns/entertainment-celebrities/) ---
**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 15, 2009, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1442 "2009-09-15T01:07:39Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > 96 people score. Another 10 get off the mark, leaving just 31 people still with zero points. Yeah, rub it in :(:(☹ ---
**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 15, 2009, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1443 "2009-09-15T01:42:49Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > …leaving just 31 people still with zero points. I thought the idea was to go for random guesses. Turns out, you target the terminally ill people. Who knew? ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1444 "2009-09-15T02:02:11Z")
OK, note to self - when mrscritter announces that Swayze died, don’t whoop “Finally!” and dance a little jig. At least in front of her. ---
**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 15, 2009, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1445 "2009-09-15T02:05:45Z")
From Dirty Dancing to the Dirt Sleep – and he always seemed so clean cut. ---
**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 15, 2009, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1446 "2009-09-15T02:09:49Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I thought the idea was to go for random guesses. Turns out, you target the terminally ill people. Who knew? ‘Target’ sounds so… hostile. Really, I wish for the death of those on my list in the best, most positive way! And by wish, I don’t really mean wish – I mean hop… er I mean, anticipate. Yeah, that’s the ticket! ---
**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:** [September 15, 2009, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1447 "2009-09-15T02:09:49Z")
The Swayze points I’m not revelling in. I just watched Road House last week, and will stop channel surfing for Dirty Dancing every single time. Now both players in my favorite SNL skit are gone. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1448 "2009-09-15T02:14:35Z")
**amarone** , is 96 any kind of record for the “least unique” pick? ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1449 "2009-09-15T02:29:20Z")
> [@critter42](#): > > **amarone** , is 96 any kind of record for the “least unique” pick? I only have three years of data, and it depends on whether you mean least unique pick who died, or simply least unique pick. In 2007 the least unique pick was Fidel Castro, with 114 out of 192 nominations - 59.4%. The least unique pick to die was Tammy Faye Messner, with 50/192, or 26% In 2008 the lup was Castro again, with 86/161, or 53.4% The lup-who-died was Suzanne Pleshette with 21/161 or just 13% Swayze was 96/181, or 53% Castro was 76/181, or 42% ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1450 "2009-09-15T02:38:41Z")
Yep, I figured that last Christmas was the last Patrick Swayce Christmas. ☹ OTOH, I see I reached second place, but I don’t think we will be able to catch \*\*amarone \*\*with his 362 points. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1451 "2009-09-15T02:42:24Z")
Well, damn. I was actually going to play in 2010, and Patrick Swayze was naturally on my list. I was hoping he’d make it another four months. ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1452 "2009-09-15T02:43:00Z")
> [@racer72](#): > > Just reported, Patrick Swayze has finally died. I finally score! Yay! Poor Patrick. Yay for me! ---
**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 15, 2009, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1453 "2009-09-15T02:50:53Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > I only have three years of data, and it depends on whether you mean least unique pick who died, or simply least unique pick. > > In 2007 the least unique pick was Fidel Castro, with 114 out of 192 nominations - 59.4%. The least unique pick to die was Tammy Faye Messner, with 50/192, or 26% > > In 2008 the lup was Castro again, with 86/161, or 53.4% The lup-who-died was Suzanne Pleshette with 21/161 or just 13% > > Swayze was 96/181, or 53% Castro was 76/181, or 42% In 2005, the year Pope John Paul II died, he was picked by 132 out of 197, or 67%. ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1454 "2009-09-15T03:01:35Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > I only have three years of data, and it depends on whether you mean least unique pick who died, or simply least unique pick. > > In 2007 the least unique pick was Fidel Castro, with 114 out of 192 nominations - 59.4%. The least unique pick to die was Tammy Faye Messner, with 50/192, or 26% > > In 2008 the lup was Castro again, with 86/161, or 53.4% The lup-who-died was Suzanne Pleshette with 21/161 or just 13% > > Swayze was 96/181, or 53% Castro was 76/181, or 42% Best way to put it - is 96 the most number of people to get points from an individual celebrity death? And, on edit, I see that **Andrew21** has answered the question 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1455 "2009-09-15T03:03:03Z")
> [@critter42](#): > > Best way to put it - is 96 the most number of people to get points from an individual celebrity death? No - see **Andrew 21** ’s post immediately preceding yours. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1456 "2009-09-15T03:24:46Z")
> [@BiblioCat](#): > > [MSNBC link for Swayze.](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28582715/ns/entertainment-celebrities/) The death of an icon… nobody puts baby in a coroner… ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1457 "2009-09-15T03:30:13Z")
“Ditto” ETA: or I feel like “Unchained Melody” should be playing ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1458 "2009-09-15T03:34:01Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > “Ditto” > > ETA: or I feel like “Unchained Melody” should be playing I was thinking “I’ve Had The Time Of My Life.” ☹ ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2009, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1459 "2009-09-15T03:36:28Z")
> [@BiblioCat](#): > > I had Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Ted Kennedy and now Swayze. I think this is the best I’ve ever done. > I don’t think I ever had more than one or two in this game. Pfft. I had Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, and Patrick Swayze. I don’t see ever matching this year. (And there really is something very fundamentally wrong when you hear “Patrick Swayze died” and say, out loud, “Oh good.”) ---
**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 15, 2009, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1460 "2009-09-15T09:08:36Z")
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