# 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:** 71
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1401 "2010-07-26T13:19:00Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > [John Callahan](http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_or_obit_callahan.html), the quadriplegic cartoonist whose politically incorrect humor often played on handicaps, has died at the age of 59. Indicative of his sensibility was the title of Callahan’s account of his life – _Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot: The Autobiography of a Dangerous Man_. I am now singing How" Much Is That Window In The Doggie?" in his honor. ---
**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:** [July 26, 2010, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1402 "2010-07-26T14:51:41Z")
> [@Rilchiam](#): > > Noooooooooo! Oh, that’s awful. Still, he’s lucky he didn’t die at 21, so 59 is pretty darn good. Exactly my reaction. Humph. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1403 "2010-07-27T15:41:55Z")
> [@Ambihelical\_Hexnut](#): > > [1972 and 1982 world snooker champion Alex “Hurricane” Higgins dies aged 61](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/8852020.stm) > > That makes it two in 11 days for me. He was on my 2011 DP short list. Curses! ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1404 "2010-07-27T18:48:11Z")
[Jack “The Assassin” Tatum](http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5413917) died today of a heart attack at age 61. Tatum was a three time pro-bowler who made the hit that paralyzed New England Darryl Stingley in a pre-season game. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1405 "2010-07-27T22:38:43Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Jack “The Assassin” Tatum died today of a heart attack at age 61. Tatum was a three time pro-bowler who made the hit that paralyzed New England Darryl Stingley in a pre-season game. I am glad I clicked on the link because until then I thought you meant he was a professional bowler who took out a contract to kill an opponent. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1406 "2010-07-27T23:39:26Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > I am glad I clicked on the link because until then I thought you meant he was a professional bowler who took out a contract to kill an opponent. Honest Mistake. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2010, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1407 "2010-07-28T00:12:24Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > I am glad I clicked on the link because until then I thought you meant he was a professional bowler who took out a contract to kill an opponent. As did I. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1408 "2010-07-28T03:39:10Z")
[Maury Chaikin](http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2010/07/27/maury-chaykin-obit.html), actor, died today. It was also his birthday. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1409 "2010-07-28T03:51:01Z")
Corrected spelling: Chaykin, not Chaikin. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1410 "2010-07-28T07:37:41Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > > [@notfrommensa](#): > > > > Jack “The Assassin” Tatum died today of a heart attack at age 61. Tatum was a three time pro-bowler who made the hit that paralyzed New England Darryl Stingley in a pre-season game. > > I am glad I clicked on the link because until then I thought you meant he was a professional bowler who took out a contract to kill an opponent. No, that was a different Jack Tatum. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2010, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1411 "2010-07-28T13:27:47Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > [Maury Chaikin](http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2010/07/27/maury-chaykin-obit.html), actor, died today. It was also his birthday. What a stupid gift to get for yourself. He should have let someone else shop for him. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1412 "2010-07-28T20:21:42Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > [Maury Chaikin](http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2010/07/27/maury-chaykin-obit.html), actor, died today. It was also his birthday. I would hate to be the entrant that picked him, and lose the pool by one point. ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1413 "2010-07-29T05:41:23Z")
NBA player Lorenzen Wright [has died](http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5418167). ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1414 "2010-07-29T12:35:08Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Corrected spelling: Chaykin, not Chaikin. Given the spelling of yours, I find this a smidge ironic. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2010, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1415 "2010-07-30T13:52:56Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > > [@Morgyn](#): > > > > [Maury Chaikin](http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2010/07/27/maury-chaykin-obit.html), actor, died today. It was also his birthday. > > I would hate to be the entrant that picked him, and lose the pool by one point. Oh crap, the pool comes with prizes!?! :smack: Being at zero points really hurts now! ---
**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:** [July 30, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1416 "2010-07-30T15:10:27Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > [Maury Chaikin](http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2010/07/27/maury-chaykin-obit.html), actor, died today. It was also his birthday. One of my favorite things about this thread is that I learn that lots of people were actually alive before they died. I mean, I had heard this name somewhere, but FAIK he could have been a fictional character in a book I read or movie I saw. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1417 "2010-07-31T03:32:52Z")
[Billy Loes](http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/sports/baseball/28loes.html), whose solid pitching stats (80 career wins to 63 defeats, including a 50-25 mark with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1952 to '55) were overshadowed by his reputation for daffiness, has died at the age of 80. After Yankees pitcher Vic Raschi lined a single off Billy’s leg in a 1952 World Series game, Loes famously claimed to have lost the ball in the sun. A few days earlier, he had picked the Yankees to beat the Dodgers for the championship, and his prediction came true after the seventh game of the Fall Classic. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1418 "2010-08-02T02:45:55Z")
[Co-inventer of the Cheez Doodle doodles no more](http://www.newsday.com//long-island/obituaries/obituary-morrie-yohai-90-helped-create-cheez-doodle-1.2162894) ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1419 "2010-08-02T03:01:02Z")
Four celebrities departed in July: ```auto Name Died Age Points Votes Alex Higgins 24-Jul 61 39 1 Daniel Schorr 23-Jul 93 7 2 George Steinbrenner 13-Jul 80 20 8 Vernon Baker 13-Jul 90 10 1 ``` The standings are now: ```auto Name Points Number 1 amarone 237 5 2 Registered at Last 143 4 3 Critical Mass 134 4 4 MsWhatsit 116 3 5 Captain Lance Murdoch 107 3 6 MadTheSwine 83 3 7= Shirley Ujest 75 3 7= Fear Itself 75 2 9 The Vorlon 71 4 10 BlimeyORiley 70 3 11 42fish 67 2 12 GIGObuster 66 2 13 andiepandie 62 1 14= Ambihelical Hexnut 59 2 14= carnivorousplant 59 2 16= stockton 58 1 16= Winston Smith 58 1 18 CowPatty 57 2 19 Loach 53 2 20 Happy Lendervedder 51 2 21= Boyo Jim 50 2 21= Etherman 50 2 21= Rico 50 2 24 malkavia 46 2 25 Mean Mr. Mustard 44 4 26 NurseCarmen 43 1 27 Squonk 42 1 28 kunilou 39 2 29= DfrntBreign 33 1 29= Jeep's Phoenix 33 1 29= St. Anger 33 1 32= Hal Briston 32 2 32= tumbleddown 32 2 34 Moirai 31 1 35 KennerTheGreat 28 2 36= A Spoonful of Awesome 26 1 36= Juliana 26 1 36= Paul in Qatar 26 1 36= Thunder 26 1 36= Walkabout 26 1 41= 5 time champ 24 1 41= Anne Elk 24 1 41= anyrose 24 1 41= Avarie537 24 1 41= Baker 24 1 41= bowler girl 24 1 41= El Perro Fumando 24 1 41= Hockey Monkey 24 1 41= I Am The Lorax 24 1 41= jeezums 24 1 41= judikium 24 1 41= Krawly77 24 1 41= Little Nemo 24 1 41= Mahaloth 24 1 41= Mudshark 24 1 41= Nutty Bunny 24 1 41= Only Mostly Dead 24 1 41= phungi 24 1 41= VunderBob 24 1 60= Borborygmi 20 1 60= imthjckaz 20 1 60= Mehitabel 20 1 60= Sami41 20 1 64 tarragon918 17 1 65 Tim R. Mortiss 16 2 66= freckafree 15 2 66= zamboniracer 15 2 68 Lok 11 1 69 OtakuLoki 10 2 70 Rilchiam 9 1 71= a35362 8 1 71= Ataraxy 8 1 71= Crown Prince of Irony 8 1 71= Curtis LeMay 8 1 71= Diogenes the Cynic 8 1 71= Fiveroptic 8 1 71= Maus Magill 8 1 78 Spiff 5 1 79 Stopfordia 4 1 80= panache45 3 1 80= wolf_meister 3 1 82= 86 others 0 0 ``` 30 celebrities have died representing 3.6% of the total and 5.8% of the votes. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2010, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1420 "2010-08-02T13:07:41Z")
Sigh… Here’s hoping August over fills my quota of the dear departed. Maybe they’ll all perish in a benefit for the undying, the selfish swine. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574.md?page=70) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574.md?page=72)