# 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:** 36
**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:** [January 28, 2010, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/701 "2010-01-28T03:47:47Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I refuse to jump on bandwagons. Which explains my large number of points every year. Did you have Michael Jackson last year? šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/702 "2010-01-28T04:01:01Z")
It is entirely possible to have someone that every grabs as part of jumping on a bandwagon, without actually doing any jumping yourself. I did have Michael Jackson last year, because he has been on my list since the first year I played the game, in 2003. The fact that the rest of you horned in on _my_ points the way you did, just shows how rude you are. So there! ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/703 "2010-01-28T04:09:07Z")
What about :: If you are the Nth person to post a personā€™s name, your score is 100 - (That personā€™s age + -N) or some-such? ---
**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:** [January 28, 2010, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/704 "2010-01-28T04:11:31Z")
> [@Lok](#): > > he has been on my list since the first year I played the game, in 2003. The fact that the rest of you horned in on _my_ points the way you did, just shows how rude you are. > > So there! Did I ask _you_, Mister Sunshine? šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/705 "2010-01-28T04:11:45Z")
I probably did the math wrong there. There is a point discount based on how many people came before you. ---
**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:** [January 28, 2010, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/706 "2010-01-28T04:22:40Z")
A fond farewell to Howard Zinn! My gosh, NPR will be running things about him and the State of the Union address all day tomorrow. I had better call in sickā€¦ ---
**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:** [January 28, 2010, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/707 "2010-01-28T04:23:35Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > What about :: > > If you are the Nth person to post a personā€™s name, your score is 100 - (That personā€™s age + -N) > > or some-such? I kind of like that. It limits the value of the bandwagon effect, and it encourages people to post their lists sooner. Points = 100 - Age - N If a celebrity dies at age 75, and you were the tenth person to post him on your list, you would get 15 points. ---
**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:** [January 28, 2010, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/708 "2010-01-28T04:31:48Z")
I donā€™t believe points should be awarded other than 100-AGE. Awards for ā€œFirst guy to pick a German speaking Lithuanianā€ are ok, but points are points. ---
**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:** [January 28, 2010, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/709 "2010-01-28T04:41:38Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > I kind of like that. It limits the value of the bandwagon effect, and it encourages people to post their lists sooner. > > Points = 100 - Age - N > > If a celebrity dies at age 75, and you were the tenth person to post him on your list, you would get 15 points. I think your formula should be modified to PLUS N. Recognizing a good bandwagon when you see one is a skill that should be rewarded. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/710 "2010-01-28T05:23:57Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > I kind of like that. It limits the value of the bandwagon effect, and it encourages people to post their lists sooner. > > Points = 100 - Age - N > > If a celebrity dies at age 75, and you were the tenth person to post him on your list, you would get 15 points. Yeah thatā€™s what I meant for it to be. Again, I think it will be more work than worth it. Also, would we entertain, that the first 2 followers [3 total] get in for ā€œfreeā€ but the 3rd follower or so gets the above equation. ---
**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:** [January 28, 2010, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/711 "2010-01-28T05:29:08Z")
I found out about Zelda through my own research, but how many are going to believe that? Imagine my sadness when after I posted my list I realized she wasnā€™t a unique pick for me. ā˜¹ Yeah, I actually donā€™t read the thread till after I post my list. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/712 "2010-01-28T07:43:37Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > I kind of like that. It limits the value of the bandwagon effect, and it encourages people to post their lists sooner. > > Points = 100 - Age - N > > If a celebrity dies at age 75, and you were the tenth person to post him on your list, you would get 15 points. > [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I think your formula should be modified to PLUS N. Recognizing a good bandwagon when you see one is a skill that should be rewarded. > [@Meeko](#): > > Yeah thatā€™s what I meant for it to be. > > Again, I think it will be more work than worth it. > > Also, would we entertain, that the first 2 followers [3 total] get in for ā€œfreeā€ but the 3rd follower or so gets the above equation. yā€™all are trying real hard to make the scorekeeperā€™s life miserable, arenā€™t you? ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/713 "2010-01-28T12:31:40Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > yā€™all are trying real hard to make the scorekeeperā€™s life miserable, arenā€™t you? > [@Meeko](#): > > Again, I think it will be more work than worth it. Then again, how hard was it to add 35 points for The Legend of Zelda ? 35 times? (Sorry, that was there, had to take it.) ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/714 "2010-01-28T13:25:19Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Amarone, does anyone else have him? Nope. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/715 "2010-01-28T13:28:10Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > yā€™all are trying real hard to make the scorekeeperā€™s life miserable, arenā€™t you? Thank you. Interesting though the suggestions are, itā€™s far too much work for me. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/716 "2010-01-28T13:29:54Z")
Okay, so I have read the reports about the iPad. I understand totally that it is yet another bit of new-fangled technology that I donā€™t need or want (unless it will also mow my lawn). But all the news reports ignored the most important question: ā€œHow healthy did Steve Jobs look?ā€ ---
**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:** [January 28, 2010, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/717 "2010-01-28T13:40:44Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > ā€œHow healthy did Steve Jobs look?ā€ NPR was blogging it live and said he looked thin, but healthy. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2010, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/718 "2010-01-28T13:41:31Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > Thank you. Interesting though the suggestions are, itā€™s far too much work for me. :smack: And my confusion on **anyrose** and **amarone** continues. ---
**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:** [January 28, 2010, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/719 "2010-01-28T13:45:56Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > NPR was blogging it live and said he looked thin, but healthy. Heā€™s got the iPancreas rocking. ---
**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:** [January 28, 2010, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/720 "2010-01-28T13:56:51Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > :smack: And my confusion on **anyrose** and **amarone** continues. As I said, Anyrose is the attractive one. šŸ™‚ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574.md?page=35) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574.md?page=37)