# The Celebrity Death Pool 2011 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2010, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523 "2010-12-01T09:16:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 101
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2002 "2011-09-01T12:03:19Z")
With only one little-voted-for death in August, there is little change to the standings. The deceased: ```auto Name Died Age Points Votes Scott LeDoux 11-Aug 62 38 3 ``` The standings: ```auto Name Points Number #unique 1 gonzomax 190 4 1 2 amarone 177 4 2 3 Critical Mass 175 4 1 4 Tamex 166 4 0 5 Captain Klutz 159 3 0 6 Ambihelical Hexnut 145 3 0 7 Registered at Last 131 3 0 8 Anne Elk 120 3 0 9 Duckster 119 2 0 10 VanLandry 113 2 0 11 Captain Lance Murdoch 112 3 0 12 Borborygmi 111 3 0 13= NurseCarmen 110 3 0 13= GIGObuster 110 2 0 15 Ann Onimous 105 4 1 16 Boyo Jim 103 3 1 17 Drain Bead 99 2 0 18= Mona Lott 94 2 0 18= racer72 94 2 0 20 cadolphin 93 3 0 21 phungi 84 2 0 22 swampbear 74 3 0 23= kunilou 73 3 0 23= tarragon918 73 3 0 23= 5 time champ 73 1 0 23= a35362 73 1 0 23= BoilerUp1975 73 1 0 23= Diogenes the Cynic 73 1 0 23= Eleanor of Aquitaine 73 1 0 23= fubbleskag 73 1 0 23= garygnu 73 1 0 23= imthjckaz 73 1 0 23= Little Nemo 73 1 0 23= meghan 73 1 0 23= Monstera Deliciosa 73 1 0 23= pkdeez1 73 1 0 23= pohjonen 73 1 0 23= The Blue-Sighted Shadow 73 1 0 39= Fear Itself 72 2 0 39= notfrommensa 72 2 0 41 Wheelz 70 2 0 42 Omniscient 66 2 0 43 MsWhatsit 65 2 0 44 appleciders 63 2 0 45 CowPatty 59 2 1 46 Only Mostly Dead 57 2 0 47 KennerTheGreat 56 2 1 48 Sigmagirl 53 2 0 49 carnivorousplant 49 2 1 50 Andrew 21 48 2 1 51 Walkabout 48 1 0 52= Carlos Spicy Weiner 46 1 0 52= Duke 46 1 0 52= HeyHomie 46 1 0 52= Long Time First Time 46 1 0 52= Mustardseed 46 1 0 52= Wallet* 46 1 0 58= Rico 40 1 0 58= The Vorlon 40 1 0 60 Dung Beetle 37 1 0 61 Paul in Qatar 28 2 0 62= bowler girl 26 1 0 62= Kitten Mitten 26 1 0 62= Kolak of Twilo 26 1 0 62= MadTheSwine 26 1 0 62= Shirley Ujest 26 1 0 67= Cazzle 21 1 0 67= Gleena 21 1 0 67= Jack Batty 21 1 0 67= J-P L 21 1 0 67= lexi 21 1 0 67= malkavia 21 1 0 67= missred 21 1 0 67= Mudshark 21 1 0 67= Orange Skinner 21 1 0 67= SpoilerVirgin 21 1 0 67= Superbia-acedia 21 1 0 67= vivalostwages 21 1 0 79= 42fish 17 1 0 79= BACI 17 1 0 79= Hal Briston 17 1 0 82 audit1 12 1 0 83= gwendee 11 1 0 83= Ms Box 11 1 0 85 fruitbat* 8 1 1 86= Annie-Xmas* 7 1 0 86= lel 7 1 0 86= Raza 7 1 0 89= ataraxy22 6 1 1 89= ErinPuff 6 1 1 91 SpazCat 3 1 1 92= 62 others 0 0 0 ``` 33 celebs have died, representing 4.2% of the total and 7.5% of the votes. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2003 "2011-09-01T12:10:39Z")
Wow! I hold 22nd place all by myself. WOOHOO!!! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2004 "2011-09-01T15:52:26Z")
If the Pan Am bomber dies Ambihelical Hexnut will be only four points short of gonzomax. It’ll be a neck and neck race to the finish! ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2005 "2011-09-01T15:59:40Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > If the Pan Am bomber dies Ambihelical Hexnut will be only four points short of gonzomax. But he would be 32 behind me. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2006 "2011-09-01T20:10:38Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > But he would be 32 behind me. Ah, yes, I see my error. On my spreadsheet I entered names as players spelled them. The bomber had a lot of different spellings, but one common one was Abdel for part of it. Yours had it spelled Adel. So when I had 24 Abdels I was counting one who belonged to another person with that in their name, and leaving out yours. Whoa, you would be in the lead, wouldn’t you? I don’t have any points at all this year.☹ ---
**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:** [September 3, 2011, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2007 "2011-09-03T02:22:59Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Wow! I hold 22nd place all by myself. WOOHOO!!! Oh be quiet, show off! ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2011, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2008 "2011-09-03T10:53:15Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Oh be quiet, show off! Look, this is the most points I have ever scored. I gotta get my brag on! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2011, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2009 "2011-09-03T14:55:18Z")
Football Hall of Famer [Lee Roy Selman](http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=nfp-20110903_lee_roy_selmon_remains_in_critical_condition) is in critical condition after a stroke. there is a 20% chance for survival according to his younger brother. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2011, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2010 "2011-09-04T01:01:09Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Look, this is the most points I have ever scored. I gotta get my brag on! 😃 You’re one point ahead of me (and 15 other people.) Don’t look back! ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2011 "2011-09-04T10:46:37Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > You’re one point ahead of me (and 15 other people.) Don’t look back! Ain’t worried. Y’all will pass me soon enough. 😃 ---
**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 4, 2011, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2012 "2011-09-04T23:59:45Z")
62 place! ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2013 "2011-09-05T02:39:29Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Football Hall of Famer [Lee Roy Selman](http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=nfp-20110903_lee_roy_selmon_remains_in_critical_condition) is in critical condition after a stroke. there is a 20% chance for survival according to his younger brother. And now that chance is [0%](http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-lee-roy-selmon-20110905,0,1897133.story). Selmon was 57. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2014 "2011-09-05T02:43:13Z")
C’mon, Reaper, it’s my birthday. You’ve been good for big names on my birthday before - Mother Teresa, Steve Irwin. Could you have a little sneaky peek at the 12 people on my list and maybe give someone a nudge? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2015 "2011-09-05T03:25:39Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > And now that chance is [0%](http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-lee-roy-selmon-20110905,0,1897133.story). Selmon was 57. That article now lists his age at 56 (and retraction). Just in case somebody had him. ---
**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 6, 2011, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2016 "2011-09-06T02:36:01Z")
I am still [optimistic.](http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/tv-radio/hinch-back-in-the-austin-hospital-for-surgery/story-e6frf9ho-1226130067255) ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2017 "2011-09-06T03:10:50Z")
Nooooo! [Salvatore Licitra dead at 43.](http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/06/arts/music/salvatore-licitra-tenor-at-the-met-dies-at-43-after-crash.html?ref=obituaries) This is a sad and unexpected one, I’ve seen this brilliant guy several times at the Met and he was amazing. I suppose nobody had him. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2018 "2011-09-07T16:53:48Z")
Former NHL player [Pavol Demitra](http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2011/09/jet-carrying-russian-hockey-team-crashes-killing-43.html), age 36, died in a Russian Plane crash that was carrying a Russian ice Hockey team. There are several other players and coaches with NHL connections that are rumored to be on the team. Sad. ---
**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 7, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2019 "2011-09-07T16:57:15Z")
Sp long as they’re not rumored to be on the plane, let’s not worry yet. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2011, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2020 "2011-09-11T01:04:35Z")
Actor [Cliff Robertson](http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/09/10/oscar-winner-cliff-robertson-dies-in-ny-at-88/) dies. No more flowers for Algernon… ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2011, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/2021 "2011-09-11T23:26:12Z")
Nobody had Robertson, which surprises me some. The following link is to a picture from 2008, here in Topeka at our library, part of the Edible Book contest. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/2381/2397008352_cce93848b3_z.jpg "Flowers for Algernon") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/topekalibrary/2397008352/in/set-72157604432375705) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=100) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=102)