# The Celebrity Death Pool 2010 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2009, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574 "2009-12-01T11:44:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/241 "2009-12-28T04:56:21Z")
w/o counting the entries, post #240 in the current years ghoul pool was made at 6 pm on 12/26/08. there was a lull for a couple of days as post #243 was not made until 10 am on 12/28/08. It looks like the number of posts is on pace with last year. BTW, dang you, **Loach** , you took my other secret stealth pick. ---
**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:** [December 28, 2009, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/242 "2009-12-28T04:58:02Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Is this thread a lot shorter than last year or is it me? Maybe an announcement in MPSIMS (its former home) to remind people about it. The more the merrier. I don’t know how the number of entries stacks up to last year, but DP 2009 [hit 241 posts at 7:46 PM on 12-26-2008](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10618425&postcount=241), so posting wise, we are about a day behind. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/243 "2009-12-28T12:31:07Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > I don’t know how the number of entries stacks up to last year, but DP 2009 [hit 241 posts at 7:46 PM on 12-26-2008](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10618425&postcount=241), so posting wise, we are about a day behind. But in terms of entries, we are about 15 behind. The pool was in the Games Room last year also, so I doubt the drop is caused by a move from MPSIMS. Still, I could put an ad in MPSIMS if the mods don’t mind. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/244 "2009-12-28T13:56:45Z")
Posting is down in general, I think – we had about a third fewer people in the Secret Santa this year compared to last, for instance. We really did lose a bunch of members during the Unpleasantness last spring. The stats-obsessed among you could go through the '09 list, see who hasn’t posted a list for '10, then check to see if those who are on the former but not the latter have been around in the last six months. ETA: I’m happy to give you permission to post an announcement in MPSIMS, but I don’t think it will make a huge difference. ---
**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:** [December 28, 2009, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/245 "2009-12-28T14:49:01Z")
John Kerry’s spouse has [cancer.](http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=393785) ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/246 "2009-12-28T15:34:56Z")
**First time participant**. Let’s see. Ann “not a vampire at all” Coulter Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - I’m hoping for a single day double score Bill Clinton - ex president Daniel Dennett - philosopher Gary Busey - on the basis that he _looks_ like a junky and a nut job Glen Beck - on the basis that he _is_ an ‘ex’ junky and a nut job Jan Peter Balkenende - Dutch prime minister Jenson Button - F1 Champion Patrick Moore - noted astronomer, xylophone player and radical Queen Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard of the Netherlands Richard “the hamster” Hammond - reckless driver and TV presenter Sir David Attenborough - naturalist plain list: Ann Coulter Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Bill Clinton Daniel Dennett Gary Busey Glen Beck Jan Peter Balkenende Jenson Button Patrick Moore Queen Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard of the Netherlands Richard Hammond David Attenborough Alternates: Eric Idle David Hasselhoff Bill O’Reilly ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/247 "2009-12-28T15:36:45Z")
I’ll join in again this year, after skipping last year. 1. Amy Winehouse, musician 2. Mary-Kate Olsen, actor 3. Elizabeth Edwards, wife of John Edwards 4. Tiger Woods, golfer 5. Lindsay Lohan, actor 6. Billy Graham, evangelist 7. Joaquin Phoenix, actor 8. Fidel Castro, dictator 9. John Madden, sports announcer 10. Charlotte Rae, actor 11. Steven Tyler, musician 12. Glenn Beck, political commentator 13. Dick Clark, TV personality Here’s the un-numbered version Amy Winehouse Mary-Kate Olsen Elizabeth Edwards Tiger Woods Lindsay Lohan Billy Graham Joaquin Phoenix Fidel Castro John Madden Charlotte Rae Steven Tyler Glenn Beck Dick Clark In case of emergency, please substitute Pope Benedict XVI as an alternate. ---
**Author:** ![tofergregg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@tofergregg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofergregg)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/248 "2009-12-28T15:53:05Z")
I’ve lurked on this game for years now. Time to get in on the fun! Let’s see if any famous people around my age die this year… Ben Affleck Cameron Diaz Carmen Electra Denise Richards Eminem Claire Forlani Geri Halliwell Gwyneth Paltrow Jennifer Garner Jenny McCarthy Jeremy London Jude Law Michael Chang Alternates: Wyclef Jean Jennie Garth Jonny Lee Miller (I haven’t been keeping up…I hope none of them are already dead!) ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/249 "2009-12-28T16:38:55Z")
What the heck, I’ll play. I’ve been dead-pooling for many years at sites that specialize in it, didn’t realize there was a game here until recently…TRM Stephen Hawking Roger Ebert Peter Falk Ernie Harwell Dick Clark Robert Byrd Steve Jobs Elizabeth Taylor Ron Santo Bryant Gumbel Billy Graham Amy Winehouse Britney Spears ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/250 "2009-12-28T16:54:27Z")
I really want to play but I just can’t shake the “bad karma” feeling. And after how shitty 2009 was for me, I really don’t need any more bad karma. If John Madden isn’t on someone’s list already, I suggest adding him. Just have a feeling… ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/251 "2009-12-28T19:37:14Z")
Fidel Castro Dick Cheney Roger Ebert Elizabeth Edwards Annette Funicello Ruth Bader Ginsburg Billy Graham Kim Jong-Il Art Linkletter Barack Obama Fred Phelps Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Nancy Reagan Alternates: Muhammed Ali Hugh Hefner Margaret Thatcher I don’t really keep up with these things, so for all I know, a few of these might already be dead . . . or should be. ---
**Author:** ![Squonk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squonk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squonk)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/252 "2009-12-28T21:58:22Z")
Fidel Castro Peter Falk Ariel Sharon Maggie Smith Tariq Aziz Bernie Madoff Kim Jong Il Jim Calhoun Umaru Yar’Adua Penn Jillette Urban Meyer John Mayer Adam Lambert Alternate Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi Fidel Castro, August 13, 1926 Peter Falk, September 16, 1927 Ariel Sharon, February 27, 1928 Maggie Smith, December 28, 1934 Tariq Aziz, April 28, 1936 Bernie Madoff, April 29, 1938 Kim Jong Il, February 16, 1941 Jim Calhoun, May 10, 1942 (UConn Men’s Basketball Coach) Umaru Yar’Adua, July 9, 1951 (President of Nigeria) Penn Jillette, March 5, 1955 Urban Meyer, July 10, 1964 (University of Florida football coach) John Mayer, October 16, 1977 Adam Lambert, January 29, 1982 Alternate Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, April 1, 1952 (Lockerbie Bomber) ---
**Author:** ![Monstera\_deliciosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monstera_deliciosa/32/109_2.png) [@Monstera\_deliciosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstera_deliciosa)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/253 "2009-12-28T23:34:27Z")
Victoria Beckham Chuck Berry Sylvia Browne Olivia DeHavilland Fats Domino Lola Falana Annette Funicello Ruth Bader Ginsburg Andy Griffith David Hasselhoff Jack Klugman Pauline Phillips Amy Winehouse Alternates: Joan Fontaine Roger Ebert Mary Tyler Moore ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/254 "2009-12-29T00:54:16Z")
> [@tofergregg](#): > > (I haven’t been keeping up…I hope none of them are already dead!) > [@panache45](#): > > I don’t really keep up with these things, so for all I know, a few of these might already be dead . . . or should be. For checking out those famous alive people, who may be famous dead people, here are a couple of sites. [Dead or Alive?](http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/) and [Who’s Alive and Who’s Dead](http://www.whosaliveandwhosdead.com/) Lots of overlap, but they mainly cover different areas. > [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > What the heck, I’ll play. I’ve been dead-pooling for many years at sites that specialize in it, didn’t realize there was a game here until recently…TRM There are sites that specialize in dead pools? I would Google them, but I would be depressed about how badly I would do at them. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/255 "2009-12-29T01:35:18Z")
Courtney Love Fidel Castro Clint Eastwood George W. Bush Chuck Berry Stephen King Muhammed Ali Bob Barker Hugh Hefner Norm McDonald Steven Tyler Nicole Ritchie Andy Dick Alternates: J.D. Salinger Britney Spears Keith Richards ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/256 "2009-12-29T02:46:51Z")
HM Queen Elizabeth II HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Kevin Rudd Barack Obama Gough Whitlam, former Australian PM Baroness Thatcher Hazel Hawke, former wife of Bob Hawke, former Australian PM Dame Joan Sutherland Angela Lansbury Nicole Kidman Mel Gibson Fidel Castro OJ Simpson ---
**Author:** ![zoog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7ea924/32.png) [@zoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoog)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/257 "2009-12-29T03:53:09Z")
Bryant Gumbel Ron Jeremy George Wendt Suge Knight Wink Martindale Burt Young Roger Ebert Omar Abdel-Rahman Mike Tyson David Hasselhoff Kim Jong-Il Gary Busey Elizabeth Edwards Alternates: Steve Jobs Paul Prudhomme I had some carryover from last year, and a few spots to fill in from a whopping five deaths from last year, and a couple of replacements. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Uncle\_Goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Goat)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/258 "2009-12-29T13:25:06Z")
First time player, long time ghoul. Louis Jourdan Sidney Poitier Don Rickles Henry Kissinger Robert Mugave Eli Wallach Harry Morgan Stan Lee – of Marvel Comics fame Zsa Zsa Gabor Abe Vigoda – to die, to really die! That must be glorious! Larry King Bob Barker Mel Brooks Best of luck to all you stiffs! ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/259 "2009-12-29T13:54:56Z")
> [@Uncle\_Goat](#): > > First time player, long time ghoul. > > Louis Jourdan > Sidney Poitier > Don Rickles > Henry Kissinger > Robert Mugave > Eli Wallach > Harry Morgan > Stan Lee – of Marvel Comics fame > Zsa Zsa Gabor > Abe Vigoda – to die, to really die! That must be glorious! > Larry King > Bob Barker > Mel Brooks > > Best of luck to all you stiffs! You need to provide a list without commentary (names only) for **Amarone** to slurp into his database. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/260 "2009-12-29T14:59:49Z")
Alright, I’ve been giving it some thought, and I’m renouncing my leeching ways. Mostly because I don’t have a clue who Pat Burns, Kurt Angle,Vernon Baker or Connie Newton Needham are. So I’m going back to my losing … or possibly Nostrodamus like … ways of only picking relatively young and ostensibly fit celbrities. Going for the Holy Shit! factor. In fact, I think I’ll use a method. Each celebrity will be born on the first of a month. All months will be represented. And a final 13th pick will just be a crazy, kooky, devil-may-care, jejuene, all bets are off, wild-card, random, I don’t even know what ‘jejuene’ means, off the top of my head, spontaneous, nutsy pick. New list (with age they will be in 2010): Jan 1: Verne Troyer (41), actor (there are no small roles, only small actors … heh heh) Feb 1: Phil Ivey (34), professional poker player Mar 1: Mark-Paul Gosselaar (36), actor, won’t be Saved by the Bell Apr 1: Joe Francis, (37) professional ogler (Girls Gone Wild [for alcohol and weed]) May 1: Wes Welker (29), New England Patriot (football, not MinuteMen) Jun 1: Alanis Morissette (36), singer, and wouldn’t \*that \*be ironic … don’t you think? Jul 1: Forrest Griffin (31), UFC fighter and all around bad-ass. Aug 1: Tempestt Bledsoe (37), ex-Cosby kid, current Taco Bell manager for all I know. Sep 1: Scott Speedman (35), actor, who’ve I’ve never really heard of but there aren’t a lot of young famous people born on September 1st. Oct 1: Zach Galifianakis(41), actor / piano playing comedian Nov 1: Coco Crisp (31), baseball player with coolest name ever Dec 1: Jared Fogle (33), ex-fat-guy, Subway shill. And what the hell, for the wild card we may as well go for the big Holy Shit: Barack Hussein Obama (49), politician. If I hit all of these, I will score 830 points! Top that! Clean list to follow… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574.md?page=14)