# 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:** 13
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/241 "2010-12-15T17:52:43Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > Please change my Amy Whitehouse to Amy Winehouse. Sorry.l That’s okay - I already had. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/242 "2010-12-15T17:54:01Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > **Baker** that is so evil and one of the reasons I love you so! 😃 Higher praise I couldn’t get!😃 ---
**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 15, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/243 "2010-12-15T21:03:12Z")
Well, here goes nothing … 1. Carly Fiorina (businesswoman (and not a very good one), politician (ditto)) 2. John Hartson (ex-footballer (round)) 3. Eleanor Mondale (radio, TV personality) 4. Lou Gramm (lead singer, Foreigner) 5. Scott Stapp (alleged singer) 6. Lance Armstrong (alleged doper, O.K. he is a doper … but probably not a Doper) 7. Marya Hornbacher (writer) 8. Connie Needham (actor) 9. Martin Kemp (musician) 10. Joyce Wadler (journalist) 11. Steven Adler (drummer, drugger) 12. Michelle Stafford (soap opera actor) 13. Margaret Thatcher (Dennis Thatcher’s widow) Alternates, in order of possible ascension to the A-list: 1. Kylie Minogue (singer) 2. Paula Abdul (TV personality) Unembellished list: Carly Fiorina John Hartson Eleanor Mondale Lou Gramm Scott Stapp Lance Armstrong Marya Hornbacher Connie Needham Martin Kemp Joyce Wadler Steven Adler Michelle Stafford Margaret Thatcher Alternates: Kylie Minogue Paula Abdul ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/244 "2010-12-15T22:15:47Z")
Aretha Franklin Zsa Zsa Gabor Roger Ebert Kim Jong-il Dick Cheney Prince Harry Fidel Castro Michael Douglas King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Fred Phelps Lindsey Lohan Julian Assange Ruth Bader Ginsburg Alternates Manuel Noriega Diego Maradona Peter Angelos Note: King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz is the king of Saudi Arabia, not to be confused with King Abdullah II of Jordan. Just wanted to make it clear which one I’m picking. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/245 "2010-12-16T01:34:34Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I live in Topeka. The rock Fred lives under is also here in Topeka. There have been rumors for quite a while that he’s ill, but it’s hard to tell, doctors are stuffy about privacy and all that. He does look dreadful these days, when he makes a rare appearance. > > But honestly I think it’s mainly age(he’s 81) and wishful thinking. I have him on my list because when he goes I want to benefit by it in some small way. Good to know. I didn’t have any clue. My theme limits me this year, so he gets a pass from me. But agreed on your last line here. I watched [Fall from Grace](http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Fall_from_Grace/70080238?trkid=2361637) A docu on Westboro, IIRC, they pretty much said Fred is the linchpin of his “”““church””“”. One can hope. ---
**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 16, 2010, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/246 "2010-12-16T03:55:17Z")
> [@Moirai](#): > > Bob Feller, noted former MLB player, leukemia [He died today.](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101216/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_obit_feller) ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/247 "2010-12-16T04:29:27Z")
Michael Douglas Kirk Douglas Mickey Rooney Andy Rooney Paul Dooley Peter Bogdanovich Sumner Redstone Dick Cheney Larry King Rush Limbaugh Bob Gunton Fionnula Flanagan Elizabeth Taylor ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/248 "2010-12-16T21:26:28Z")
We have 57 entries (40 at this time last year), with approximately 419 celebrities, 322 of which are unique picks. The top ten nominees are: ```auto Zsa Zsa Gabor 21 Michael Douglas 20 Ariel Sharon 15 Fidel Castro 15 Aretha Franklin 14 Margaret Thatcher 13 Kim Jong-Il 11 Lindsay Lohan 11 Amy Winehouse 10 Dick Cheney 10 ``` ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/249 "2010-12-16T21:39:05Z")
Main list: Bob Barker Fidel Castro Dick Clark Tom Cruise Zsa Zsa Gabor Stephen Hawking Bil Keane Charles Manson Ozzy Osbourne Nancy Reagan Keith Richards Andy Rooney Abe Vigoda Alternate list: Jimmy Carter Fred Phelps Betty White I have to say it was tough making up this year’s list. It seems that my lists almost guarantee immortality for those who are fortunate enough to be included. I narrowed my list down from a rough list of 25 contenders, some of whom were on my 2010 list, and some who have been on my lists since my first year of participation (2003? 2004?). I won’t list the ones who didn’t make it onto this year’s list, but they’d better be careful. After listing Michael Jackson for each year prior to 2009, the year I finally decide to not include him is when he kicks it. ---
**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 17, 2010, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/250 "2010-12-17T01:01:14Z")
[ol] [li][Brian Lenihan Jr. (May 21, 1959)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Lenihan,_Jnr)[/li][li][Dave Rose (December 19, 1957)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Rose_(basketball))[/li][li][Abdelbaset al-Megrahi (April 1, 1952)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdelbaset_al-Megrahi)[/li][li][Christopher Hitchens (April 13, 1949)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Hitchens)[/li][li][Michael Douglas (September 25, 1944)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Douglas)[/li][li][Penny Marshall (October 15, 1942)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Marshall)[/li][li][Aretha Franklin (March 25, 1942)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aretha_Franklin)[/li][li][Kim Jong-il (February 16, 1941)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Jong-il)[/li][li][John Anthony Walker (July 28, 1937)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Anthony_Walker)[/li][li][Marilyn Horne (January 16, 1934)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Horne)[/li][li][Fidel Castro (August 13, 1926)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidel_Castro)[/li][li][Zsa Zsa Gabor (February 6, 1917)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zsa_Zsa_Gabor)[/li][li][Frank Buckles (February 1, 1901)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Buckles)[/li]Alternates: [li][Ariel Sharon (February 26, 1928)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Sharon)[/li][li][Ruth Bader Ginsburg (March 15, 1933)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg)[/li][li][Doris Day (April 3, 1922)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Day)[/li][/ol] Brian Lenihan Jr. Dave Rose Abdelbaset al-Megrahi Christopher Hitchens Michael Douglas Penny Marshall Aretha Franklin Kim Jong Il John Anthony Walker Marilyn Horne Fidel Castro Zsa Zsa Gabor Frank Buckles Alternates Ariel Sharon Ruth Bader Ginsburg Doris Day ---
**Author:** ![iamnotbatman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/858c86/32.png) [@iamnotbatman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamnotbatman)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/251 "2010-12-17T09:22:31Z")
Main list John Travolta Jeff Garlin William Shatner Michael Douglas Christopher Hitchens Dick Cheney Stephen Hawking Ruth Bader Ginsberg Steve Jobs Ariel Sharon Mohammed Ali John Madden Roger Ebert Alternates: Ed O’Neill Mike Tyson ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/252 "2010-12-17T17:27:56Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > Aretha Franklin > Stephen Hawking > Abe Vigoda > Ernest Borgnine > Mickey Rooney > Andy Dick > Amy Winehouse > Lindsay Lohan > Rip Torn > Louie Anderson Stopped at ten because I had a steak on the grill. … Chris Elliott Ray Harryhausen Merle Haggard ---
**Author:** ![Quarter\_Lane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/c68b51/32.png) [@Quarter\_Lane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quarter_Lane)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/253 "2010-12-19T00:59:36Z")
Shall I play? Yes, I suppose I shall. I started out with a theme of people with similar names, but that sort of fell apart, so I’ll leave it up to the judges as to whether it’s a real theme. Brett Favre—fooball player Bret Hart–wrestler Bret Michaels—rock singer Shawn Michaels–wrestler Sean Michaels—porn star Steve McMichael—Football player and professional wrestler Steve McMahon—soccer player Vince McMahon—WWE owner Vince Gill—country music singer Mickey Gilley—country music singer Vince Neil—rock singer Neil Sedaka—pop singer Neil Armstrong—astronaut Alternate—Mickey Hart—drummer Sean Waltman–wrestler Clean list: Brett Favre Bret Hart Bret Michaels Shawn Michaels Sean Michaels Steve McMichael Steve McMahon Vince McMahon Vince Gill Mickey Gilley Vince Neil Neil Sedaka Neil Armstrong Alternates Mickey Hart Sean Waltman ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/254 "2010-12-19T03:53:32Z")
> [@Quarter\_Lane](#): > > Shall I play? Yes, I suppose I shall. I started out with a theme of people with similar names, but that sort of fell apart, so I’ll leave it up to the judges as to whether it’s a real theme. Sorry, I don’t think it quite works as a theme - too many different names. However, you do share the distinction, with **Edward the Head** , of being the only ones with 100% unique picks. ---
**Author:** ![Quarter\_Lane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/c68b51/32.png) [@Quarter\_Lane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quarter_Lane)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/255 "2010-12-19T14:40:55Z")
Thanks, **amarone**. No arguments from me (even I thought it was a bad theme when I got finished with the list. 🙂 ) Still, maybe if I don’t choose the same people as everyone else has, I’ll score big. Wait, did I just say that… ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/256 "2010-12-19T21:24:41Z")
My theme is a bunch of dicks. Dick Clark Dick Cheney Dick Armey Dick Cavett Dick Trickle Dick Wolf Andy Dick Janice Dickinson Ricky Martin Richard Karn Richard Starkey Richard Attenborough Little Richard Alternates: Richard Dreyfuss Richard Dawkins ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/257 "2010-12-20T03:52:03Z")
I almost forgot that it was Death Pool time! My list, in no particular order: Merle Haggard Dick Clark Glenn Beck Orson Scott Card Rosalynn Carter Jimmy Carter John McCain Loretta Lynn Charles, Prince of Wales Michael Moore Pope Benedict XVI Queen Elizabeth II Bob Barker Alternates: John McCain James Earl Jones George HW Bush ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/258 "2010-12-20T03:53:57Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > My theme is a bunch of dicks. Coincidentally, I discovered in the last couple of days, while looking up gift options with my wife for our kids, that the web site for Dick’s, the sporting goods store, is most definitely not www .dicks.com (link deliberately broken). ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/259 "2010-12-20T04:47:54Z")
> [@Lsura](#): > > I almost forgot that it was Death Pool time! > > My list, in no particular order: > Orson Scott Card **OSC Can’t die until 2013 at the earliest.** Yes, I have more Themed lists than I know what to do with. 11 and 12 are taken, and I’ve got two lists after that. My List with OSC is either 13 or 14. ---
**Author:** ![Carlos\_Spicy\_Weiner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a4c791/32.png) [@Carlos\_Spicy\_Weiner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carlos_Spicy_Weiner)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2010, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/260 "2010-12-20T06:14:22Z")
No theme just a bunch of some possible worm food for 2011 1. John Larroquette 2. Betty White 3. David Arquette 4. Owen Wilson 5. Linsey Lohan 6. James Earl Jones 7. T. I. ( rap artist ) 8. Michael Douglas 9. Michael Madsen 10. Jimmy Carter ( former Pres ) 11. Mary Kate Olsen 12. Judy Dench 13. Osama Bin Laden [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=14)