# The Celebrity Death Pool 2010

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574>\
**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\
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**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/21 "2009-12-02T08:05:01Z")

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1. Lindsay Lohan
2. Shane McGowan
3. Queen Elizabeth
4. John Cleese
5. J.D. Salinger
6. Cliff Richard
7. Kanye West
8. Margaret Thatcher
9. Hugh Hefner
10. William Shatner
11. Keith Richards
12. Ann B. Davis
13. Terry Pratchett

A1: Dick Cheney  
A2: Mike Tyson  
A3: John Travolta

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**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/22 "2009-12-02T10:36:40Z")

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Tony Curtis  
Seve Ballesteros  
Dalai Lama  
Kevin James  
Robert Pattinson  
Ryan O’Neal  
Aretha Franklin  
Muhammed Ali  
Pat Robertson  
Dick Cheney  
Margaret Thatcher  
Kirk Douglas  
Liza Minnelli

Alt:

1. Fidel Castro
2. Hugh Hefner (eh, why not)
3. June Brown (Dot from _Eastenders_)

Kevin James is a.k.a. Paul Blart, Mall Cop (going for the John Candy/Chris Farley Memorial Fat Dead Comedian Award). Everyone else should be self-evident.

And I have my doubts about putting Dick Cheney and Margaret Thatcher on the list as all evidence suggests that they’re immortal, but what the hey - I could be wrong.

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**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/23 "2009-12-02T10:39:07Z")

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[double post]

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**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/24 "2009-12-02T11:53:16Z")

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> [@Fear\_Itself](#):
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> Still no love for the **Robbing the Cradle Award**?

Oh ok - “Robbing the Cradle Award”, for picking the youngest celebrity to meet their demise (but don’t forget the minimum age of 18).

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**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/25 "2009-12-02T11:54:22Z")

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> [@Rilchiam](#):
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> 1. Lindsay Lohan
> 2. Shane McGowan
> 3. Queen Elizabeth
> 4. John Cleese
> 5. J.D. Salinger
> 6. Cliff Richard
> 7. Kanye West
> 8. Margaret Thatcher
> 9. Hugh Hefner
> 10. William Shatner
> 11. Keith Richards
> 12. Ann B. Davis
> 13. Terry Pratchett
> 
> A1: Dick Cheney  
> A2: Mike Tyson  
> A3: John Travolta

Can you re-post without the numbers please?

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**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/26 "2009-12-02T15:13:30Z")

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> [@amarone](#):
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> Oh ok - “Robbing the Cradle Award”, for picking the youngest celebrity to meet their demise (but don’t forget the minimum age of 18).

What about the **Derisive Laughter Award** for those who don’t score?

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**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 2, 2009, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/27 "2009-12-02T16:01:28Z")

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> [@VunderBob](#):
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> What about the **Derisive Laughter Award** for those who don’t score?

I believe we should get some type of monetary compensation from our…what’s the word, “picks”, “clients”?..from our client’s life insurance companies.

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**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/28 "2009-12-02T16:27:38Z")

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Connie Newton Needham, actress (Eight is Enough)  
Tara Subkoff, fashion designer and actress  
Rudy Boesch  
Roger Ebert  
Adam Yauch, of the Beastie Boys  
Louis Farrakhan  
Penny Marshall  
Peter Criss  
Len Goodman  
Maura Tierny  
Maggie Smith  
Elizabeth Edwards  
Andrew Lloyd Weber

Alternates:

George Soros  
Michael Moore  
Ruth Bader Ginsburg

_The clean list:_

Connie Newton Needham  
Tara Subkoff  
Rudy Boesch  
Roger Ebert  
Adam Yauch  
Louis Farrakhan  
Penny Marshall  
Peter Criss  
Len Goodman  
Maura Tierny  
Maggie Smith  
Elizabeth Edwards  
Andrew Lloyd Weber

Alternates:

George Soros  
Michael Moore  
Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/29 "2009-12-02T21:08:08Z")

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> [@VunderBob](#):
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> What about the **Derisive Laughter Award** for those who don’t score?

Well, I do plan to name names in the final standing list rather than just do my usual “=154 27 others 0 points”. Is that good enough? You may provide derisive sound effects if you wish.

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**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/30 "2009-12-02T23:17:33Z")

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1. Ronnie Biggs (8/8/29), great train robber
2. Ruth Bader Ginsburg (3/15/33), Supreme Court justice
3. Kim Jong-il (2/16/41), North Korean dictator
4. Rober Ebert (6/18/42), film critic
5. Darlene Cates (12/13/47), actress (the mother from ‘Gilbert Grape’)
6. Elizabeth Edwards (7/13/49), wife of Senator John Edwards
7. Abdelbaset Ali Mohammed Al Megrahi (4/1/52), Lockerbie bomber
8. Doug Fieger (8/20/52), former lead singer of the Knack
9. Seve Ballesteros (4/9/57), golfer
10. Maura Tierney (2/3/65), actress
11. Jason Becker (7/2/69), metal guitarist
12. Orlando Thomas (10/21/72), former Vikings defensive back
13. Pete Doherty (3/12/79), musician

Alternates:

1. Margaret Thatcher (10/13/25), former British PM
2. Lawrence Eagleburger (8/1/30), former Secretary of State
3. Fidel Castro (8/13/26), former Cuban dictator

Plain version:  
Ronnie Biggs  
Ruth Bader Ginsburg  
Kim Jong-il  
Roger Ebert  
Darlene Cates  
Elizabeth Edwards  
Abdelbaset Ali Mohammed Al Megrahi  
Doug Fieger  
Seve Ballesteros  
Maura Tierney  
Jason Becker  
Orlando Thomas  
Pete Doherty

Alternates:  
Margart Thatcher  
Lawrence Eagleburger  
Fidel Castro

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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/31 "2009-12-03T02:55:21Z")

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I am the only one with Obama?

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**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/32 "2009-12-03T03:29:23Z")

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> [@gonzomax](#):
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> I am the only one with Obama?

So far.

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**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 3, 2009, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/33 "2009-12-03T03:32:57Z")

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> [@gonzomax](#):
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> I am the only one with Obama?

I have him in 2009 and will keep him in 2010.  
I hope the points we win will be worth being “investigated”.

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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/34 "2009-12-03T04:29:11Z")

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Ha! You’re all too late.

> [@Da Rules](#):
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> 1. All picks must be time- and date-stamped by midnight Chicago time, Dec. 31st, **2008**. (That’s U.S. Central time, which is six hours behind Greenwich.)

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**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/35 "2009-12-03T05:27:57Z")

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Ernest Borgnine  
Robert Byrd  
Frank Cady  
Olivia de Havilland  
Phyllis Diller  
Kirk Douglas  
Bill Erwin  
Joan Fontaine  
Mitch Miller  
David Rockefeller  
Sargent Shriver  
Eli Wallach  
Norman Wisdom

Alternate 1: Britney Spears  
Alternate 2: Courtney Love

Once again, thank you for doing this, **amarone**.

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**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/36 "2009-12-03T07:48:46Z")

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So this is my first time to get in on this after watching and following for a few years.

Nancy Reagan  
Hamid Karzai  
Orson Bean  
Larry Kramer  
Elizabeth Edwards  
Pete Doherty  
Jerry Lewis  
Hosni Mubarak  
Fidel Castro  
Margaret Thatcher  
Andy Griffith  
Blake Edwards  
Harald V of Norway

Alternates:  
Ruth Bader Ginsburg  
Robin Williams  
Betty White

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**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 3, 2009, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/37 "2009-12-03T08:02:07Z")

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I too will be hoarding my picks until the final days of the year. But I’ve been working on it for weeks already.

\>evil laugh\<

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**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/38 "2009-12-03T11:23:22Z")

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> [@Hockey\_Monkey](#):
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> I too will be hoarding my picks until the final days of the year. But I’ve been working on it for weeks already.

Rookie 🙂

Some people have already started working on their 2011 list.

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**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/39 "2009-12-03T12:27:06Z")

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> [@kaylasdad99](#):
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> Ha! You’re all too late.

It might be interesting to see who would win using the remanants of their 2009 list. That would certainly handicap those at the top this year.

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**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/40 "2009-12-03T13:19:21Z")

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> [@Hockey\_Monkey](#):
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> But I’ve been working on it for weeks already.
> 
> \>evil laugh\<

Weeks? Ha! Try months.

You know, I used to be normal, and not rush to my computer to add the name of the latest celebrity diagnosed with cancer.

My picks for this year:  
Kim Jong Il  
Phyllis Diller  
Fidel Castro  
Hosni Mubarak  
David Hasselhoff  
Pat Robertson  
Ariel Sharon  
John Hartson  
Ernie Harwell  
Dave Rose  
Ruth Bader Ginsburg  
Bhumibol Adulyadej  
Orlando Thomas  
---------- Alts  
Robert Byrd  
Nancy Reagan  
Daniel Shorr

John Hartson - Welsh “Football” player  
Ernie Harwell - American Sportscaster  
Dave Rose - Basketball Coach for BYU  
Bhumibol Adulyadej - King of Thailand  
Orlando Thomas - Former Minnesota Viking

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