# 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:** 18
**Author:** ![El\_Perro\_Fumando](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9c0ed/32.png) [@El\_Perro\_Fumando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Perro_Fumando)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/341 "2009-12-31T15:47:25Z")
I was tempted to retire after the banner year that was 2009, but I was convinced to continue competing. If it worked for Brett Favre so many times, I guess it’ll work for me. Hamid Karzai - President of Afghanistan Courtney Love - “musician”, “actress” Pope Benedict XVI - Pope, recently tackled Rush Limbaugh - Big fat idiot. [[cite](http://www.amazon.com/Rush-Limbaugh-Big-Fat-Idiot/dp/0440508649)] Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi - Lockerbie Bomber Zelda Rubinstein - the organist in _Sixteen Candles_ Urban Meyer - former(?) Florida Football head coach Kim Jong-Il - North Korea’s leading consumer of women’s sunglasses Bob Barker - beloved host of _The Price is Right_ Fidel Castro - maybe he’s already dead? Richard Dawson - Host of many game shows and kisser of many women Nicolas Sarkozy - President of France Ariel Sharon - Former Israeli Prime Minister, in a coma for years Alternates: Eli Wallach Nancy Reagan Barbara Bush (Former First Lady, not former First Daughter) Margaret Thatcher Plain List Hamid Karzai Courtney Love Pope Benedict XVI Rush Limbaugh Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi Zelda Rubinstein Urban Meyer Kim Jong-Il Bob Barker Fidel Castro Richard Dawson Nicolas Sarkozy Ariel Sharon Alternates: Eli Wallach Nancy Reagan Barbara Bush Margaret Thatcher ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/342 "2009-12-31T16:02:20Z")
My only access is from someone else’s blackberry which is a very frustrating experience so will not post anything todau other than my list unless I find a proper PC. ---
**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:** [December 31, 2009, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/343 "2009-12-31T16:13:54Z")
Rush Limbaugh Muhammad Ali Stephen Hawking Aretha Franklin Brian Lenihan Orlando Thomas Courtney Love Amy Winehouse Peter Falk Pete Doherty George Jones Harry Knowles Zelda Rubinstein Alt: Tom Sizemore Jeff Conaway 1. Rush Limbaugh – b. 12 January 1951. 2. Muhammad Ali – b. 17 January 1942. 3. Stephen Hawking – b. 8 January 1942. 4. Aretha Franklin – b. 25 March 1942. 5. Brian Lenihan – b. 21 May 1959. 6. Orlando Thomas – b. 21 October 1972. 7. Courtney Love – b. 9 July 1964. 8. Amy Winehouse – b. 14 September 1983. 9. Peter Falk – b. 16 September 1927. 10. Pete Doherty – b. 12 March 1979. 11. George Jones – b. 12 September 1931. 12. Harry Knowles – b. 11 December 1971. 13. Zelda Rubinstein - b. no earlier than 1933 Alternates (for the next 12 hours and change): Tom Sizemore – b. 29 September 1964. (Drugs, alcohol, domestic violence) Jeff Conaway – b. 5 October 1950. (Drugs, alcohol) ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/344 "2009-12-31T16:14:04Z")
**Shirley** I skimmed through the list I’ve been keeping, which goes up to post #336, and if I judged names correctly the ratio of men to women is about 79% to 21%. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/345 "2009-12-31T16:31:03Z")
Arright, fine – I generally don’t like making revisions, but Rush is just too tempting. Courtney Love, out – Limbaugh, in: 1. Randy Travis - Singer 2. Paul Allen - Bazillionaire 3. Kathryn Joosten - Actress 4. Ernie Harwell - Sportscaster 5. Teresa Heinz - Heiress, wife of John Kerry 6. Al Davis - Oakland Raiders Owner 7. John Madden - NFL Commentator 8. Rush Limbaugh, Dillhole 9. Roger Ebert - Film Critic 10. Urban Meyer - Football Coach 11. Abdel Baset al-Megrahi - Lockerbie Bomber 12. Zelda Rubinstein - Actress (and low-hanging fruit) 13. Reverend Donald Wildmon - Raging Douchebag Alternates: 1. Harley Race - Wrestler 2. Muhammad Ali - Boxer * * * Randy Travis Paul Allen Kathryn Joosten Ernie Harwell Teresa Heinz Al Davis John Madden Rush Limbaugh Roger Ebert Urban Meyer Abdel Baset al-Megrahi Zelda Rubinstein Reverend Donald Wildmon Alternates: Harley Race Muhammad Ali ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/346 "2009-12-31T16:34:57Z")
Fine, I’ll jump on the Rush bandwagon - if I’d chosen not to decide, I still would have made a choice. Art Donovan (who I’d never heard of until I used the NFL hall of fame site to fill out the team) is out, Rush is in. William (Refrigerator) Perry Jerry Ball Tony Mandarich Art Shell Dwight Stephenson Dan Dierdorf David (Deacon) Jones Jim Burt Fred Smerlas Ed Lee (Too Tall) Jones Rush Limbaugh Bill Russell Muhammad Ali All former NFL linemen except Russell, Ali, and Limbaugh ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/347 "2009-12-31T16:42:08Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > I now present, drum roll please, my 2010 DPL: > > Marty Allen > Barbara Bush > Jerry Lewis > Muhammed Ali > Fidel Castro > Bob Barker > Olivia de Haviland > Andrew Lloyd Weber > Abdelbaset Ali Mohammed Al Megrahi > Courtney Love > Queen Elizabeth II > Marcia Strassman > Dick Clark > alternates > Hugh Downs > Edwin Newman > Julie Newmar > Phyllis Diller I am revising my list. It now reads: Marty Allen Barbara Bush Jerry Lewis Muhammed Ali Fidel Castro Bob Barker Olivia de Haviland Andrew Lloyd Weber Zelda Rubenstein Rush Limbaugh Queen Elizabeth II Marcia Strassman Dick Clark my alternates remain the same eta - again , to clarify, the Barbara Bush to which I refer is the former FL, wife of GHWB ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/348 "2009-12-31T17:04:44Z")
Updated list Jumping on the Rush/Zelda bandwagons, bumping Darlene Cates and Elizabeth Edwards to the alternates Rush Limbaugh Zelda Rubinstein Ronnie Biggs Ruth Bader Ginsburg Kim Jong-il Roger Ebert Abdelbaset Ali Mohammed Al Megrahi Doug Fieger Seve Ballesteros Maura Tierney Jason Becker Orlando Thomas Pete Doherty Alternates: Elizabeth Edwards Darlene Cates Lawrence Eagleburger ---
**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 31, 2009, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/349 "2009-12-31T17:06:50Z")
Poor Amarone, everyone including me is jumping on the Zelda Rubinstein bandwagon. Please add her and remove Tiger Woods from my list. The revised list is: Amy Winehouse Dick Cheney Kirk Douglas Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elizabeth Edwards Orlando Thomas Dennis Hopper Don Imus Zelda Rubinstein Johnny Hallyday Maura Tierney Bryant Gumbel Shane MacGowan Alternates: Britney Spears Keith Richard David Hasselhoff Please note that I also corrected the spelling of Shane MacGowan. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/350 "2009-12-31T17:07:51Z")
1. Barack Hussein Obama- POTUS 2. Michelle Obama- FLOTUS 3. Bryant Gumbel-Sportscaster 4. Ron Springs- Former NFLer 5. Rush Limbaugh-Radio Host 6. Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi-terrorist 7. Ronnie James Dio-Musician 8. Orlando Thomas- Former NFLer 9. Michael Crabtree- Greedy 49er 10. David Hasselhoff-Actor 11. Dennis Hopper- Actor 12. Andrew Lloyd Webber-Composer 13. Zelda Rubinstein alternates Ben Stiller- actor Ian Brady-Serial killer Barack Hussein Obama Michelle Obama Bryant Gumbel Ron Springs Rush Limbaugh Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi Ronnie James Dio Orlando Thomas Michael Crabtree David Hasselhoff Dennis Hopper Andrew Lloyd Webber Zelda Rubinstein alternate- Ben Stiller Ian Brady ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/351 "2009-12-31T17:25:00Z")
[Vasily Aleksanyan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Aleksanyan) enemy of Putin [Chi Cheng](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi_Cheng_(musician)) deftones bassist [Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrah](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdel_Basset_Ali_al-Megrahi) Lockerbie bomber [Orlando Thomas](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Thomas) Former NFL [Steve Smith](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Smith_(running_back)) Former NFL [Mark Mangino](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Mangino) Kansas U football coach. [John Wesley “Johnny Lam” Jones](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wesley_Jones) Former NFL [Douglas Fieger](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Fieger), singer for the Knack [Moussa Dadis Camara](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moussa_Dadis_Camara) President of Guinea. [Leonard Peltier](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Peltier) American Indian. [Grizz Chapman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizz_Chapman) 30 Rock Actor. [Eleanor Mondale](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Mondale) VP daughter/DJ/VJ Alternatives: [Steve Jobs](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_jobs) Applehead man [Ayaan Hirsi Ali](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayaan_Hirsi_Ali#_note-0) Dutch feminist. [Roger Ebert](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Ebert) film critic Vasily Aleksanyan Chi Cheng Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrah Orlando Thomas Steve Smith Mark Mangino John Wesley “Johnny Lam” Jones Douglas Fieger Steve Jobs Moussa Dadis Camara Leonard Peltier Grizz Chapman Eleanor Mondale Alts: Ayaan Hirsi Ali Roger Ebert ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/352 "2009-12-31T17:48:38Z")
Wanna take any side bets that everyone jumping on the Zelda bandwagon causes her to snuff it sometime today? If that happens, there will be weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth throughout Doperland. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/353 "2009-12-31T17:49:58Z")
And a few of us who will point, laugh and bask in our schadenfreude. 😉 ---
**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:** [December 31, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/354 "2009-12-31T17:51:33Z")
Most of us will be happy in the fact that we loaded a few alts in there, so even if we don’t get guaranteed points, we’ll still have a shot. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/355 "2009-12-31T18:04:55Z")
> [@OtakuLoki](#): > > And a few of us who will point, laugh and bask in our schadenfreude. 😉 in lovely two part harmony, no less ---
**Author:** ![tofergregg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@tofergregg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofergregg)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/356 "2009-12-31T18:16:10Z")
Did anyone have Zelda on the list before the announcement about her being taken off life support? If she kicks the bucket in the next couple of days, I’d put an asterisk by the ones who jumped on the bandwagon, and I’d even suggest picking an alternate “opening kickoff” winner (encroachment on the play). ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/357 "2009-12-31T18:16:16Z")
Heavens, I nearly forgot! Steven Tyler Gavin McLeod Hal Holbrook Eli Wallach Jack Welch Gene Wilder Peter Fonda Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Warren Beatty Pelé Juan Carlos I of Spain Charley Pride Carol Burnett Orrin Hatch Joe Namath Ed Koch ---
**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:** [December 31, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/358 "2009-12-31T18:18:54Z")
Orlando Thomas - Football Player Steve Smith - Football Player August 30, 1964 Stefano Borgonovo - Soccer Player Scott LeDoux - retired boxer, politician Pete Doherty - druggie Seve Ballasteros - PGA Golfer Sara Payne - same one everyone else listed Zelda Rubenstein - hold out for a few more hours Bryant Gumble - TV host Steven Jobs - Apple CEO Ethan Zohn - winner of Survivor Africa Elanor Mondale - TV/Radio host, daughter of former VP John Hartson - Wales footballer Alternates: Kim Jong Il - Korean Military Leader Peter Falk Paul Gascoigne - English Soccer Player Clean List: Orlando Thomas Steve Smith Stefano Borgonovo Scott LeDoux Peter Doherty Seve Ballasteros Sara Payne Zelda Rubenstein Bryant Gumble Steven Jobs Ethan Zohn Elanor Mondale Josh Hartson Kim Jong Il Peter Falk Paul Gascoigne ---
**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:** [December 31, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/359 "2009-12-31T18:20:23Z")
quick questions for our leader, Amarone: 1. although I am on the bandwagon, is Sara Payne “famous enough” under the new rules? 2. do you use any special database or system to track the Pool throughout the year? ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/360 "2009-12-31T18:32:25Z")
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