# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![Gleena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b3f665/32.png) [@Gleena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gleena)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/81 "2009-12-08T23:23:35Z")
My first year! So no fancy commentary, just the list: Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi Robin Williams Fidel Castro Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh Queen Elizabeth the II of England Muhammed Ali Bryant Gumbel David Hasselhoff Hugh Hefner Andrew Lloyd Weber Pat Buchannan Jimmy Carter Kim Jong Il Alternates: (Which I admit have a “please go away” wish attached to them) Amy Winehouse Lindsay Lohan Britney Spears ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/82 "2009-12-09T00:09:20Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > 1. You pick 13 celebrities (that’s thirteen, not ten) whom you predict will die within the calendar year 2009. If any of your celebrities dies, you score 100 points minus their age at death. Whoever has the most points at the end of the year wins the undying _snort_ admiration of the SDMB. > > 2. 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.) **twickster** (for I think you are the mod most likely to see this), could you correct my date errors in the first post please? ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/83 "2009-12-09T01:04:37Z")
Fixed the OP rules **Ellen Cherry Game Room Moderator** ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/84 "2009-12-09T01:27:33Z")
Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@Mona\_Lott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lott)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/85 "2009-12-09T03:58:10Z")
Amy Winehouse Nancy Reagan Barbara Bush Elizabeth Taylor Tony Danza Fred Phelps Muhammed Ali Loretta Lynn Lindsay Lohan James Garner Zsa Zsa Gabor Bob Newhart Jimmy Carter Alternates Mary Tyler Moore Angela Lansbury George Herbert Walker Bush Barbara Bush–former First Lady ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/86 "2009-12-09T06:17:03Z")
**Main list** Bob Barker Fidel Castro Dick Clark Tom Cruise Richard Dawson Kirk Douglas Hugh Downs Stephen Hawking Ozzy Osbourne Nancy Reagan Keith Richards O. J. Simpson Abe Vigoda **Alternate list** Wilford Brimley Betty White Angus Young ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/87 "2009-12-09T11:57:36Z")
And we have our first Abe Vigoda nomination - didn’t you know that man is immortal? Don’t be offended Abe - it’s nothing personal. ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/88 "2009-12-10T01:40:00Z")
1. John Hartson (Former Celtic striker) 2. Clint Eastwood (Actor) 3. Don Williams (Country singer) 4. Margaret Thatcher (Former UK PM) 5. Larry King (TV Show host) 6. Bob Barker (Game Show host) 7. Robin Williams (Comedian/Actor) 8. Dick Francis (Writer) 9. Queen Elizabeth II (Royalty) 10. Newt Gingrich (Politician) 11. Billy Graham (Actor/Evangelist) 12. George Jones (Country Singer) 13. Dan Rather (News Anchor) Alternate: Fran Tarkenton Finally got to make a change on my list this year, thanks to Michael Jackson. Only the second time since 2003. 😛 Some of these people are getting so far up there, I won’t get any points if they do die. And apparently, Larry King and Margaret Thatcher are both immortal. John Hartson Clint Eastwood Don Williams Margaret Thatcher Larry King Bob Barker Robin Williams Dick Francis Queen Elizabeth II Newt Gingrich Billy Graham George Jones Dan Rather ---
**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 10, 2009, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/89 "2009-12-10T04:14:05Z")
Wow, I thought Billy G had been shaking hands with Jesus for some time. I thought he bought it soon after his wife. Perhaps I am confusing my Evangelists. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/90 "2009-12-10T20:15:09Z")
You are, he is [still](http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/gnames-nf/Graham+Billy) [alive](http://www.whosaliveandwhosdead.com/n/grahbi01.htm). ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/91 "2009-12-10T20:45:56Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Wow, I thought Billy G had been shaking hands with Jesus for some time. I thought he bought it soon after his wife. Perhaps I am confusing my Evangelists. 🙂 Probably thinking of Falwell. Surprisingly (or not, depending on your beliefs) he’s about the only one of the really, really (in)famous televangelists to have kicked off. For instance, I thought for sure Robert Schuller and Jimmy Swaggert were dancing with the angels, but nope, they’re still around. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/92 "2009-12-10T20:56:31Z")
> [@critter42](#): > > Probably thinking of Falwell. Surprisingly (or not, depending on your beliefs) he’s about the only one of the really, really (in)famous televangelists to have kicked off. [Tammy Faye Messner (Bakker)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_Faye_Messner). ---
**Author:** ![Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/93 "2009-12-11T00:29:01Z")
Same list as last year, minus Ted Kennedy on my alternates list: Amy Winehouse Blake Fielder-Civil Pete Doherty Fidel Castro Robert Byrd Nancy Reagan Michael Moore Michael Mukasy Ann Coulter Pope Benedict XVI Hutton Gibson Fred Phelps Dino De Laurentiis Alternates: Jimmy Carter Michael Lohan ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2009, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/94 "2009-12-11T02:08:21Z")
With three deaths so far this year (Ted Kennedy, Patrick Swayze, and North Carolina State women’s basketball coach Kay Yow), I need some new blood. Also, I’m sticking with my policy of going for at least ten points per pick, and thus dropping folk singer Pete Seeger, who turned 90 last May. However, I’m keeping the following around for at least 2010: [Abdelaziz Bouteflika](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdelaziz_Bouteflika) – President of Algeria [Fidel Castro](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidel_Castro) – First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba [Art Donovan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Donovan) – Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle [Louis Farrakhan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Farrakhan) – Calypso singer turned National Representative of the Nation of Islam [Paul Gascoigne](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gascoigne) – English footballer with history of alcoholism, mental illness, suicidal thoughts, etc. [Jack Kevorkian](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kevorkian) – “Dr. Death” with a will to live [Ralph Kiner](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Kiner) – Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder and longtime Mets broadcaster [Norodom Sihanouk](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norodom_Sihanouk) – King-Father of Cambodia [Mort Walker](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mort_Walker) – Cartoonist who created _Beetle Bailey_ And here are the newcomers: [Dick Clark](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Clark) – Host of _American Bandstand_ and many different dollar-value versions of the “Pyramid” game. Diabetic, stroke victim, future holder of the title “America’s Oldest Dead Teenager”. [Roger Ebert](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Ebert) – Film critic, screenwriter, thyroid cancer survivor [Bryant Gumbel](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryant_Gumbel) – Sportscaster and television journalist who just announced he had undergone cancer surgery a couple of months ago [Alexa Ray Joel](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexa_Ray_Joel) – Daughter of Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley recently hospitalized for a reported suicide attempt Plaintext list: Abdelaziz Bouteflika Fidel Castro Dick Clark Art Donovan Roger Ebert Louis Farrakhan Paul Gascoigne Bryant Gumbel Alexa Ray Joel Jack Kevorkian Ralph Kiner Norodom Sihanouk Mort Walker ---
**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 11, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/95 "2009-12-11T02:49:11Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > [Mort Walker](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mort_Walker) – Cartoonist who created _Beetle Bailey_ Oh, Sir, you are vile… 🙂 ---
**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 11, 2009, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/96 "2009-12-11T03:17:35Z")
Long awaited by many, well, amarone anyway, respected by few, copied by none. Oh, and there are thirteen selections guys, not ten. Ahem Ruth Bader Ginsburg Steve Jobs Kim Jong Il Elizabeth Edwards Barack Obama David Hasselhoff Cokie Roberts Lance Armstrong Marilyn Horne Fidel Castro Robin Roberts Brian Bonsall Carl Kassel Alternates Edie Falco Maccaulay Culkin John Forsythe The Literature. Ruth Bader Ginsburg A nice Jewish girl, needed by the Supreme Court and Liberals more than I, but Pancreatic cancer is, after all, Pancreatic cancer Steve Jobs A nice Apple guy, but see above. Kim Jong Il We will all be better off Elizabeth Edwards Hey Barack Obama? If some racist offs him, will his feelings be hurt that he helped a nice Jewish boy Win a contest? David Hasselhoff Meh Cokie Roberts The loss is NPR Lance Armstrong No way he can keep going. Marilyn Horne I am ashamed, but I need the points. Fidel Castro See Kim Jong Il Robin Roberts Something about cancer… Brian Bonsall He played Worf’s son Alexander, is into tattoos, piercing, drugs, Beating up girl friends and beating other friends with chairs. He is now in custody, But I’m picking him anyway. Carl Kassel I am so very ashamed, but he quit his day job on NPR And is just staying on _Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me._ Bad vibes. Alternates Edie Falco Cancer again. Maccaulay Culkin Lots of potential points there, to beat the Twix. John Forsythe Son of a gun looks healthier every day, gotta happen soon. Confusion to the Twix! ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/97 "2009-12-11T17:32:17Z")
No fanfare, just my list: 1. Mike Wallace (60 Minutes) 2. Boy George (singer) 3. Jon Voight (actor) 4. Ian Paisley (alleged man of god) 5. Scott Stapp (alleged singer) 6. Frank Bainimarama (BMOF (Big Man On Fiji)) 7. Martin Gardner (math and science writer) 8. Sting (Gordon Sumner) 9. Asif Ali Zardari (Pakistan prez) 10. Regis Philbin (“The hardest working man in show business”) 11. Steve Swisher (ex-baseball player) 12. Paul Gascoigne (troubled ex-footballer) 13. Margaret Thatcher (Dennis Thatcher’s widow) Alternates: Caril Ann Fugate (famous girlfriend) Paula Abdul (TV personality) Plain text: Mike Wallace Boy George Jon Voight Ian Paisley Scott Stapp Frank Bainimarama Martin Gardner Sting Asif Ali Zardari Regis Philbin Steve Swisher Paul Gascoigne Margaret Thatcher Alternates: Caril Ann Fugate Paula Abdul ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/98 "2009-12-11T17:39:04Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Carl Kassel > I am so very ashamed, but he quit his day job on NPR > And is just staying on _Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me._ Bad vibes. He what? Why did I not know about this? I’m a bad NPR listener. ---
**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 11, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/99 "2009-12-11T18:21:55Z")
> [@SpazCat](#): > > He what? Why did I not know about this? I’m a bad NPR listener. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, and I hate to digress in someone else thread, but [nontheless.](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34111884/ns/entertainment-arts_books_more/) ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Andrew\_21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@Andrew\_21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andrew_21)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2009, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/100 "2009-12-11T22:05:49Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Robin Roberts The [newscaster](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Roberts_(sportscaster)) or the former [baseball](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Roberts_(baseball_player)) player? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574.md?page=6)