# 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:** 79
**Author:** ![Randy\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee7513/32.png) [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1561 "2010-09-01T18:59:05Z")
> [@Hockey\_Monkey](#): > > > [@Randy\_Seltzer](#): > > > > Two-time Tour de France champ Laurent Fignon dead at age 50. > > [http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/08/news/laurent-fignon-dead-at-50\_137442](http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/08/news/laurent-fignon-dead-at-50_137442) > > Wooooo! 50 pts for me! And me, bringing my August total to 90 points. Seriously: 90 points in one month! ---
**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:** [September 1, 2010, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1562 "2010-09-01T21:25:22Z")
> [@Randy\_Seltzer](#): > > Seriously: 90 points in one month! Bah! I have a streak of 8 months with zero points. That’s something to brag about. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1563 "2010-09-01T22:00:09Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > If his father Kurt is any indication, he’ll beat it. If he doesn’t, it will be a gross irony. Of course you mean “Kirk.” ---
**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:** [September 1, 2010, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1564 "2010-09-01T22:21:15Z")
> [@Uncle\_Goat](#): > > > [@Randy\_Seltzer](#): > > > > Seriously: 90 points in one month! > > Bah! I have a streak of 8 months with zero points. That’s something to brag about. Pshaw. My streak ended last year, but it lasted almost two years ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1565 "2010-09-01T22:42:14Z")
Here are the standings as of the end of August. Four celebrities shuffled off: ```auto Name Died Age Points Votes Laurent Fignon 31-Aug 50 50 3 James J. Kilpatrick 16-Aug 89 11 1 Richie Hayward 13-Aug 64 36 2 Isaac Bonewits 12-Aug 60 40 1 ``` The standings are as follows: ```auto Name Points Number 1 amarone 237 5 2 Captain Lance Murdoch 157 4 3 Registered at Last 143 4 4 Critical Mass 134 4 5 MsWhatsit 116 3 6 Shirley Ujest 111 4 7 Randy Seltzer 90 2 8 MadTheSwine 83 3 9 Fear Itself 75 2 10 Hockey Monkey 74 2 11 The Vorlon 71 4 12 BlimeyORiley 70 3 13 DfrntBreign 69 2 14 42fish 67 2 15 GIGObuster 66 2 16 andiepandie 62 1 17= Ambihelical Hexnut 59 2 17= carnivorousplant 59 2 19= stockton 58 1 19= Winston Smith 58 1 21 CowPatty 57 2 22 Loach 53 2 23 Happy Lendervedder 51 2 24= Boyo Jim 50 2 24= Etherman 50 2 24= Rico 50 2 27 malkavia 46 2 28 Mean Mr. Mustard 44 4 29 NurseCarmen 43 1 30 Squonk 42 1 31 kunilou 39 2 32 Baker 35 2 33= Jeep's Phoenix 33 1 33= St. Anger 33 1 35= Hal Briston 32 2 35= tumbleddown 32 2 37 Moirai 31 1 38 KennerTheGreat 28 2 39= A Spoonful of Awesome 26 1 39= Juliana 26 1 39= Paul in Qatar 26 1 39= Thunder 26 1 39= Walkabout 26 1 44= 5 time champ 24 1 44= Anne Elk 24 1 44= anyrose 24 1 44= Avarie537 24 1 44= bowler girl 24 1 44= El Perro Fumando 24 1 44= I Am The Lorax 24 1 44= jeezums 24 1 44= judikium 24 1 44= Krawly77 24 1 44= Little Nemo 24 1 44= Mahaloth 24 1 44= Mudshark 24 1 44= Nutty Bunny 24 1 44= Only Mostly Dead 24 1 44= phungi 24 1 44= VunderBob 24 1 61= Borborygmi 20 1 61= imthjckaz 20 1 61= Mehitabel 20 1 61= Sami41 20 1 65 tarragon918 17 1 66 Tim R. Mortiss 16 2 67= freckafree 15 2 67= zamboniracer 15 2 69 Lok 11 1 70 OtakuLoki 10 2 71= a35362 9 2 71= Rilchiam 9 1 73= Ataraxy 8 1 73= Crown Prince of Irony 8 1 73= Curtis LeMay 8 1 73= Diogenes the Cynic 8 1 73= Fiveroptic 8 1 73= Maus Magill 8 1 79 Spiff 5 1 80 Stopfordia 4 1 81= panache45 3 1 81= wolf_meister 3 1 83= Uncle Goat & 84 others 0 0 ``` 35% of celebrities have died, representing 4.4% of the nominees and 6.2% of the vote. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1566 "2010-09-01T22:49:25Z")
17-way tie for 44th place! w00t!!! Not. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1567 "2010-09-02T04:54:59Z")
I swear, I suck at this game. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2010, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1568 "2010-09-02T05:13:10Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > … > 35% of celebrities have died, representing 4.4% of the nominees and 6.2% of the vote. I don’t understand what you are saying here. If 4.4% of the nominated celebrities have died, what does the 35% mean? OMG, have 35% of ALL celebrities died THIS YEAR!!??? I didn’t think that would happen until 2012. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2010, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1569 "2010-09-02T05:14:32Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > I swear, I suck at this game. Yours is the kiss of life. Not too great for this game, maybe, but still… ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1570 "2010-09-02T11:45:21Z")
So, does that mean 82 people have picked correctly, and 85 have not? Roughly half of us have gotten a “hit” on our list? More than half of us remain hitless, with just over 25% of the year to go? Doesn’t look good. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1571 "2010-09-02T11:48:42Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > > [@amarone](#): > > > > … > > 35% of celebrities have died, representing 4.4% of the nominees and 6.2% of the vote. > > I don’t understand what you are saying here. If 4.4% of the nominated celebrities have died, what does the 35% mean? I don’t understand it that much myself, I would like to think that one number or the other allows for multiple instances of the same celeb. That is, if more than one person had Zsa Zsa, it would reflect on one list, but the number of voters would not reflect on the other. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1572 "2010-09-02T13:31:43Z")
I’m tied for 71st place! Whoooooo! ---
**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:** [September 2, 2010, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1573 "2010-09-02T14:08:00Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > > [@amarone](#): > > > > … > > 35% of celebrities have died, representing 4.4% of the nominees and 6.2% of the vote. > > I don’t understand what you are saying here. If 4.4% of the nominated celebrities have died, what does the 35% mean? > > OMG, have 35% of ALL celebrities died THIS YEAR!!??? I didn’t think that would happen until 2012. No, just at the box office. 6th place. YAY! ---
**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:** [September 2, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1574 "2010-09-02T14:16:30Z")
1. Amarone: Thanks for the “participant” notice for August, I will cherish it! 2. Randy Seltzer: Ahha! 90 points in one month when you were in the cellar with so many of us. That is indeed worth a cheer and a fine inspiration for many. although I need 6 people on my list to die to get 90 points, but here’s hoping. 3. September, don’t let me down! ---
**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:** [September 2, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1575 "2010-09-02T14:29:35Z")
That’s why I picked all young celebrities. If the big one hits LA and I’m golden. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1576 "2010-09-02T22:40:29Z")
[Cammie King Conlon](http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38981139), the actress who portrayed the doomed daughter of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O’Hara in “Gone With the Wind,” has died at 76. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1577 "2010-09-02T23:37:42Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > [Cammie King Conlon](http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38981139), the actress who portrayed the doomed daughter of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O’Hara in “Gone With the Wind,” has died at 76. One wonders if she had put a knife under her deathbed, if it would have cut the pain in two. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2010, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1578 "2010-09-03T00:23:39Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > > [@notfrommensa](#): > > > > [Cammie King Conlon](http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38981139), the actress who portrayed the doomed daughter of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O’Hara in “Gone With the Wind,” has died at 76. > > One wonders if she had put a knife under her deathbed, if it would have cut the pain in two. And you’re from Atlanta! Shame on you! 🙂 But if we give the quote to the correct actress, Butterfly McQueen came to a horrible end. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1579 "2010-09-03T00:45:29Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > > [@Meeko](#): > > > > One wonders if she had put a knife under her deathbed, if it would have cut the pain in two. > > And you’re from Atlanta! Shame on you! 🙂 > > But if we give the quote to the correct actress, Butterfly McQueen came to a horrible end. Then you don’t want to hear my take on the movie then. 4 hours too long. Yes, I know it was only 3. My Mom compared it to The Matrix in terms of groundbreakingness. I didn’t see it. Then again, my Original DVD transfer of the latter doesn’t hold a candle to my remasterd DVD standard def transfer. To say nothing of Blu-ray. [I don’t have Blu-ray though.] ---
**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:** [September 3, 2010, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574/1580 "2010-09-03T01:12:13Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > Then you don’t want to hear my take on the movie then. What does that have to do with a successful actress like Butterfly McQueen being burned to death in her house? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574.md?page=78) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574.md?page=80)