# 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:** 85
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1681 "2009-12-15T21:18:24Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > God has finally called [Oral Roberts](http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/12/15/us/AP-US-Obit-Oral-Roberts.html?_r=1) home. The evangelist and university founder was 91. Surprisingly, nobody had him. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1682 "2009-12-15T21:39:45Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > Surprisingly, nobody had him. Well, he’d cried wolf so often, I was beginning to think he was immortal. ---
**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:** [December 15, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1683 "2009-12-15T21:47:16Z")
_bursts into tears_ I _knew_ I should have sent him that money! ---
**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 16, 2009, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1684 "2009-12-16T04:11:14Z")
Damn! I thought I had him, but in fact I had his evil twin Billy Graham. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2009, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1685 "2009-12-16T13:20:52Z")
Billy Graham could be immortal. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1686 "2009-12-16T19:36:55Z")
Former Disney CEO and nephew of Walt, [Roy Disney](http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_14010021?nclick_check=1). ---
**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:** [December 17, 2009, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1687 "2009-12-17T04:16:57Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > _bursts into tears_ I _knew_ I should have sent him that money! YOu can send me that money! ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1688 "2009-12-17T15:33:12Z")
Cinncinnati Bengals receiver [Chris Henry](http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2009/12/cincinnati-bengals-receiver-chris-henry-dead-at-26.html). Fell out of an open pickup truck. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1689 "2009-12-17T19:51:23Z")
Oscar winner[Jennifer Jones](http://www.imdb.com/news/ni1310637/)at 90. ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1690 "2009-12-18T17:18:25Z")
Is [Aintitcoolnews.com](http://Aintitcoolnews.com) considered an authoritative source? I have an article where Dan O’Bannon has died, but the other articles I have found so far source AICN for the story. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1691 "2009-12-20T03:58:32Z")
The [_Los Angeles Times_](http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-dan-obannon19-2009dec19,0,4358785.story) has reported O’Bannon’s death. The writer-director of _The Return of the Living Dead_ and author of the _Alien_ script was 63. ---
**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 20, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1692 "2009-12-20T20:50:50Z")
[Brittany Murphy Dead at 32](http://omg.yahoo.com/news/coroner-brittany-murphy-dead-at-32/32963?nc) - On Yahoo’s front page. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1693 "2009-12-20T21:57:19Z")
> [@Hockey\_Monkey](#): > > [Brittany Murphy Dead at 32](http://omg.yahoo.com/news/coroner-brittany-murphy-dead-at-32/32963?nc) - On Yahoo’s front page. > > :eek: [Confirmed in the Washington Post](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/gallery/091220/GAL-09Dec20-3393/?hpid=topnews) ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1694 "2009-12-21T02:27:29Z")
It would be _way creepy_ if anyone had her. That came right out of left field. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1695 "2009-12-21T02:48:43Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > It would be _way creepy_ if anyone had her. That came right out of left field. Nope - nobody did. I’d never heard of her. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1696 "2009-12-21T02:49:35Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > It would be _way creepy_ if anyone had her. That came right out of left field. Thanks for saying this. I know I was thinking it, and I suspect others, too. ---
**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:** [December 21, 2009, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1697 "2009-12-21T14:16:20Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > Nope - nobody did. I’d never heard of her. 'Me neither. That always makes me feel very very old. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1698 "2009-12-21T14:21:46Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > It would be _way creepy_ if anyone had her. That came right out of left field. I’m not sure why it would be ‘way creepy.’ IIRC, someone picked John Ritter the year he died, and his death was certainly unexpected. I think the poster said he’d picked his name on a whim. ---
**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:** [December 21, 2009, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1699 "2009-12-21T14:28:46Z")
I picked Peter Jennings in 2005. I picked Ken Jennings and then Peter and Dan Rather and Tom Brokow. Jennings announced his cancer in April and died in September. I had a unique pick. ---
**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:** [December 21, 2009, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262/1700 "2009-12-21T14:47:34Z")
The fact that someone had Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes when she died in 2002 is the one that blew me away the most. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262.md?page=84) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2009/475262.md?page=86)