# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![Wallet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e99b99/32.png) [@Wallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallet)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/121 "2010-12-06T03:35:04Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > Call it “evil leaders” and yes, I’ll allow it. OK, I’ll go with “Evil Leaders” for the win! (nah, not only the same list as 2010, but similar to 2009, 2008…being on my list is the Kiss of Life! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![malkavia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malkavia/32/5621_2.png) [@malkavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkavia)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/122 "2010-12-06T17:35:23Z")
Zsa Zsa Gabor Michael Douglas Margaret Thatcher Zakk Wylde Fidel Castro Butch Patrick Artie Lange Michael Vick David Hasselhoff Elizabeth Taylor Morgan Freeman Bob Barker Toni Morrison Alternates: Kim Jong Il Abe Vigoda ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/123 "2010-12-06T21:55:07Z")
I don’t know why so many folks have it in for Abe Vigoda. He’s just one Snickers commercial away from a career reboot. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/124 "2010-12-06T22:13:48Z")
Dick Cheney Zsa Zsa Gabor Michael Douglas Ariel Sharon Muhammad Ali Roger Ebert Fidel Castro Jerry Ball Tony Mandarich William Perry Gheorge Muresan Shawn Bradley Peter Mayhew Richard Kiel That would be six consensus-ish picks to try to actually score some points, plus seven from the Big & Tall section of sports & show business. ---
**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:** [December 6, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/125 "2010-12-06T22:26:20Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > I don’t know why so many folks have it in for Abe Vigoda. He’s just one Snickers commercial away from a career reboot. Because it’s funny. Everyone knows he died after “Fish” was canceled in 1978 ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/126 "2010-12-06T22:32:21Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > Dick Cheney > Zsa Zsa Gabor > Michael Douglas > Ariel Sharon > Muhammad Ali > Roger Ebert > Fidel Castro > Jerry Ball > Tony Mandarich > William Perry > Gheorge Muresan > Shawn Bradley > Peter Mayhew > Richard Kiel > > That would be six consensus-ish picks to try to actually score some points, plus seven from the Big & Tall section of sports & show business. Check your list again – you have fourteen names. Which of the first seven should be removed or made an alternate? ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/127 "2010-12-06T22:34:36Z")
Dick Cheney Zsa Zsa Gabor Michael Douglas Ariel Sharon Muhammad Ali Roger Ebert Jerry Ball Tony Mandarich William Perry Gheorge Muresan Shawn Bradley Peter Mayhew Richard Kiel Alternate: Fidel Castro Edited per Sternvogel’s note. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Wallflower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Wallflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallflower)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/128 "2010-12-06T23:04:36Z")
Dick Clark Robert Guillaume Ariel Sharon Dick van Dyke Barbara Bush Billy Graham Fidel Castro Nancy Reagan Hugh Downs Muhammad Ali Harry Morgan Margaret Thatcher Zsa Zsa Gabor alternates Grace Slick Lindsay Lohan Kirk Douglas Barbara Bush = Former First Lady ---
**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:** [December 6, 2010, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/129 "2010-12-06T23:20:27Z")
Theme Schmeme … I’m done with themes … I’m going for the points this time: Michael Douglas Ruth Bader Ginsburg Steve Jobs Connie Newton Needham Jason Becker Zsa Zsa Gabor Ariel Sharon Jerry Lewis Peter Tork Dick Cheney Elizabeth Edwards Margaret Thatcher Elizabeth Taylor Chris Christie Aretha Franklin Roger Ebert But, I swear, if 13 people who all fucked Amy Winehouse die next year, I’m going to be pissed. ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/130 "2010-12-06T23:46:36Z")
Elizabeth Edwards Zsa Zsa Gabor Hugh Hefner Frank Gifford Jack Nicholson Amy Winehouse Pamela Anderson Queen Elizabeth II Ernest Borgnine Donald Sutherland Jerry Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis Peter Tork Alternate: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Terry Bradshaw Clint Eastwood I’m aiming for the Quantity, not Quality award next year, since it looks like I’m gonna goose egg this one… ---
**Author:** ![fruitbat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fruitbat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fruitbat)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/131 "2010-12-07T01:35:19Z")
Sorry!!! I promise this will be the last time I post before 2011, but if adjustments are allowed I can’t let Elizabeth Edwards go unclaimed. So: Wilford Brimley Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi Kim Jong-Un John Demjanjuk Randy Quaid Gabriel Garcia Marquez Elizabeth Edwards Kathy Bates Ken Griffey Sr. FW DeKlerk Billy Graham James Best (Roscoe Coltrane of Dukes of Hazzard) Ellen johnson Sirleaf Diego Maradona alternate This is my final list. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/132 "2010-12-07T01:45:09Z")
**fruitbat** , you should post a clean list with no commentary next to the names (i.e., remove the parenthetical commentary next to James Best). And AFAIK, you can post updated lists all the way up to the final deadline. Just be clear that you’re posting your official updated list, so **amarone** knows. ---
**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:** [December 7, 2010, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/133 "2010-12-07T01:46:13Z")
(Pardon me, is it required to have a theme this year? I posted my list first, before such a requirement was imposed.) Oh, and I want to congratulate all those nominated to the SDMB Death pool for 2011! ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/134 "2010-12-07T01:50:43Z")
No theme is needed. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/135 "2010-12-07T03:05:33Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > No theme is needed. Correct. There is now an additional award for highest-scoring theme list, but everything else is as before. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/136 "2010-12-07T03:07:50Z")
> [@fruitbat](#): > > Sorry!!! I promise this will be the last time I post before 2011, but if adjustments are allowed. Changes are allowed right up to the deadline. Just make sure you say that you are changing the list (as indeed you did, **fruitbat** ), so I don’t accidentally enter your list twice. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/137 "2010-12-07T05:14:19Z")
The news is saying Elizabeth Edwards’ cancer has taken a turn for the worse. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/138 "2010-12-07T10:45:57Z")
**Updated list:** Mario Batali Chaz Bono Elizabeth Edwards Aretha Franklin Jonah Hill Artie Lange Rosie O’Donnell Vincent Pastore William “Refrigerator” Perry Randy Quaid Gabourey Sidibe Sally Struthers Reuben Studdard Alternates: Kirstie Alley Kevin Smith Oprah Winfrey ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/139 "2010-12-07T12:16:45Z")
How about everyone waiting a while before changing their lists? It will likely save you (and me) the trouble of having to change it back again. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/140 "2010-12-07T17:56:41Z")
hmmm. do I destroy my theme for a sure thing? uh, nope. I like my theme and I am already on one bandwagon. Besides, after reading the articles, I’m guessing Elizabeth Edwards does not make it past Christmas. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=8)