# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![Wallet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e99b99/32.png) [@Wallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallet)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/121 "2009-12-17T04:11:07Z")
A list of evilness (IMO): Omar al-Bashir - President of Sudan Kim Jong-Il - Supreme Leader of N.Korea Ali Khamenei - Supreme Leader of Iran Hu Jintao - Paramount Leader People’s Republic of China King Abdullah - King Saudi Arabia Than Shwe - head of state of Myanmar (Burma) Robert Mugabe - President Zimbabwe Islam Karimov - President of Uzbekistan Muammar al-Qaddafi - leader of Libya Bashar al-Assad - President Syrian Arab Republic Hugo Chavez - President Venezuela Osama bin Laden Moussa Dadis Camara - military junta leader - Guinea Alternates: Isayas Afewerki - leader Eritrea Dick Cheney Plain List: Omar al-Bashir Kim Jong-Il Ali Khamenei Hu Jintao King Abdullah Than Shwe Robert Mugabe Islam Karimov Muammar al-Qaddafi Bashar al-Assad Hugo Chavez Osama bin Laden Moussa Dadis Camara Alternates: Isayas Afewerki Dick Cheney ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/122 "2009-12-17T23:50:22Z")
Okay, I’m in. This will be my very first Death Pool, so hopefully I won’t embarrass myself too much. My picks are a hodgepodge of educated guesses, odd hunches, and total stabs in the dark. I’m hoping for the right mix of savvy and blind luck. My list: NBA Hall-of-Famer and _Airplane_ co-star **Kareem Abdul-Jabbar**. Pro golfer **Seve Ballesteros**. Blink-182 drummer and tattoo aficionado **Travis Barker**. “Britain’s Got Talent” phemon and media exploitee **Susan Boyle**. Often rumored dead but still breathing Cuban dictator **Fidel Castro**. Ex- Vice President and multiple heart-attack survivor **Dick Cheney**. **Maggie Daley** , wife of longtime Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. News/sportscaster and former _Today Show_ host **Bryant Gumbel**. **Hugh Hefner** , the once-cool but now just creepy founder of Playboy. Rock and Roll legend **Jerry Lee Lewis** , one of those “He’s still alive??” guys. Former NFL player, coach and announcer **John Madden**. **Eleanor Mondale** , daughter of former Vice President Walter Mondale. Former British Prime Minister **Margaret Thatcher**. Alternates: The physics genius with the cool robot voice, **Stephen Hawking**. **William** “Refrigerator” **Perry** , hulking member of the 1985 Super-Bowl champion Chicago Bears. Plain list: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Seve Ballesteros Travis Barker Susan Boyle Fidel Castro Dick Cheney Maggie Daley Bryant Gumbel Hugh Hefner Jerry Lee Lewis John Madden Eleanor Mondale Margaret Thatcher Alternates: Stephen Hawking William Perry ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/123 "2009-12-20T13:04:49Z")
_bump_ ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/124 "2009-12-20T17:47:44Z")
Oh, don’t worry! We’re going to play, just a lot of us playing cagey and waiting until 12/31 to post. That’s what I’m doing! ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/125 "2009-12-20T21:06:15Z")
Maurice Lucas Stephen Hawking Gabriel Garcia Marquez Fidel Castro Seve Ballesteros Hugh Hefner Dick Cheney Donald Rumsfeld Margaret Thatcher Ruth Bader Ginsburg Robert Byrd Jeff Conway Maura Tierney ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/126 "2009-12-20T21:43:31Z")
Well, so far I’ve failed to score in 2009. 2010 has to be better, right? 1. Abdullah the Butcher, aka Larry Shreve, the Madman from the Sudan 2. Dusty Rhodes, aka Virgil Runnels, Jr., the American Dream 3. Verne Gagne, aka Verne Gagne, AWA promoter and long time champ. 4. Meat Loaf, aka Michael Lee Aday 5. Ruth Ginsburg, Associate Justice on SCOTUS 6. David Letterman 7. Queen Elizabeth II 8. Eddie Van Halen 9. Paul McCartney 10. Barack Obama 11. Bill Watts, the Big Cowboy, wrestler and promoter 12. John Madden, NFL Coach and announcer 13. Grace Slick, singer Alternates: 1. Fred Phelps, asshole 2. Jimmie Walker, JJ from _Good Times_ 3. Ric Flair, aka Richard Fliehr, the Nature Boy Plain list: Abdullah the Butcher Dusty Rhodes Verne Gagne Meat Loaf Ruth Ginsburg David Letterman Queen Elizabeth II Eddie Van Halen Paul McCartney Barack Obama Bill Watts John Madden Grace Slick Alternates: Fred Phelps Jimmie Walker Ric Flair ---
**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 20, 2009, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/127 "2009-12-20T22:31:02Z")
Three of us have Obama so far? ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/128 "2009-12-20T22:40:05Z")
never mind - wrong thread ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/129 "2009-12-21T01:10:05Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Three of us have Obama so far? Yup. ---
**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 21, 2009, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/130 "2009-12-21T01:29:43Z")
If we win, perhaps we can pool our money for the attorney fees. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/131 "2009-12-21T03:44:08Z")
Not that I would have gotten points, but I was aware Brittany Murphy was having problems, and I could have picked her. In light of that, I’d like to submit a new list. 1. Lindsay Lohan 2. Shane McGowan 3. Queen Elizabeth 4. John Cleese 5. J.D. Salinger 6. Britney Spears 7. Kanye West 8. Margaret Thatcher 9. Amy Winehouse 10. William Shatner 11. Mischa Barton 12. Ann B. Davis 13. Terry Pratchett A1: Dick Cheney A2: Mike Tyson A3: Hugh Hefner ---
**Author:** ![Zagalejo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Zagalejo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zagalejo)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/132 "2009-12-21T04:15:55Z")
I’m mostly a lurker, but this seems strangely interesting. My picks: Ray Bradbury Dick Clark Zsa Zsa Gabor Ruth Bader Ginsburg John Glenn John Goodman Ray Harryhausen Julie Kavner Jack LaLanne Mickey Rooney Manmohan Singh Whitley Strieber Delonte West Alternates: Jillian Michaels Mehmet Oz Richard Simmons ---
**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 21, 2009, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/133 "2009-12-21T04:21:17Z")
> [@Zagalejo](#): > > I’m mostly a lurker, but this seems strangely interesting. Welcome aboard. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Archeonomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7cd45c/32.png) [@Archeonomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archeonomist)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/134 "2009-12-21T12:48:53Z")
I’m mostly recycling my 2009 list: Lauren Bacall Ozzy Osborne Ariel Sharon Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh Nelson Mandela Steve Jobs Alan Greenspan James Randi Mike Wallace Hugh Hefner Paul Allen Courtney Love Robert Redford ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/135 "2009-12-21T17:34:56Z")
> [@Zagalejo](#): > > I’m mostly a lurker, but this seems strangely interesting. Oh my, the ways we reel them in!😃 ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/136 "2009-12-21T19:56:29Z")
Daniel Schorr Bob Feller Yogi Berra Stan Musial Andy Rooney Mike Wallace Fidel Castro Pope Benedict XVI Senator Robert Byrd Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Bill Russell (ex Boston Celtic player & coach, not the one who’s the ex LA Dodger SS) Tom Heinsohn (another ex Boston Celtic player & coach) Ruth Bader Ginsburg Alternates: Marv Levy, ex-Buffalo Super Bowl coach Sparky Anderson, ex-Cin.Reds mgr Tommy Lasorda, ex-Dodgers mgr Clean list: Daniel Schorr Bob Feller Yogi Berra Stan Musial Andy Rooney Mike Wallace Fidel Castro Pope Benedict XVI Senator Robert Byrd Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Bill Russell Tom Heinsohn Ruth Bader Ginsburg Alternates: Marv Levy Sparky Anderson Tommy Lasorda ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/137 "2009-12-21T20:01:41Z")
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Dave Rose Jessica Breeland Chris Burke Rudy Boesch Dave Dravecky Steve Palermo Eddie Van Halen Van Morrison Penelope Cruz Brian Bonsall Michael J. Fox Jose Carreras Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Former star NBAer Dave Rose - BYU basketball coach Jessica Breeland - women’s college basketball player Chris Burke - Corky from Life Goes On Rudy Boesch - Rudy from season 1 of Survivor Dave Dravecky - Former MLB pitcher Steve Palermo - Former MLB Umpire Eddie Van Halen - Guitarist Van Morrison - Singer Penelope Cruz - Random young female star tainted by the odor of Tom Cruise Brian Bonsall - Former child star on Family Ties Michael J. Fox - Former child sized star on Family Ties Jose Carreras - Old Tenor ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/138 "2009-12-21T21:26:20Z")
If his tory is any guide, I’ll get off to a good start in January and never be heard from again. Plain List Robert Byrd Kirk Douglas Mort Drucker Queen Elizabeth Cedric the Entertainer Betty Ford Lyndon LaRouche Bill Mazeroski Mary Tyler Moore Hugh O’Brian Merlin Olsen Jean Kennedy Smith Kanye West Alternate Kirstie Alley And in case anyone needs any explanation Robert Byrd – U.S. Senator Kirk Douglas – actor Mort Drucker – MAD magazine cartoonist Queen Elizabeth – the second, not the original Cedric the Entertainer – comedian/actor Betty Ford – widowed First lady Lyndon LaRouche – wealthy nutjob Bill Mazeroski – hero of the 1960 World Series Mary Tyler Moore – actress Hugh O’Brian – handsome 1950’s TV star Merlin Olsen – football player/actor Jean Kennedy Smith – the last JFK/RFK/EMK sibling Kanye West – singer Alternate Kirstie Alley – actress with weight problem ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/139 "2009-12-22T18:03:15Z")
Fidel Castro Nancy Reagan Roger Ebert Amy Winehouse Lindsay Lohan Prince Charles Michael J. Fox Dick Clark Glenn Beck Charles Manson Carrot Top Don Rickles Senator Robert Byrd Alternates: Clint Eastwood Paul McCartney Keith Richards ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/140 "2009-12-22T18:27:26Z")
I’m in this to win this this year. I had more correct picks in the 2009 game than I’ve ever had before, but they were all old. Now, in 2010, I will win. I have a new system. David Hasselhoff Steve Jobs Amy Winehouse Orlando Thomas Jeff Conaway Roger Ebert Elizabeth Edwards Ernie Harwell Seve Ballesteros Adam Yauch Maura Tierney Doug Fieger Pete Doherty Alts: Zsa Zsa Gabor Harry Morgan Art Linkletter [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574.md?page=8)