# 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:** 84
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1662 "2011-06-27T22:47:13Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > Yup. Yorkshire, England. Male. And “amarone” with a lower case “a”. OK, sorry for the confusion. Brian ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1663 "2011-06-28T00:08:58Z")
> [@gonzoron](#): > > How’s Generalissimo Francisco Franco doing? Last time I checked, he is still dead. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1664 "2011-06-28T00:14:16Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > He scored in the '10 Pool, a year ago tomorrow. > > Or are you marking the anniversary? Yahoo must have had an error on their web site. It listed his death up top as an emergency update. ---
**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:** [June 28, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1665 "2011-06-28T00:15:22Z")
Byrd is dead, again and Zsa Zsa lives on. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1666 "2011-06-28T02:33:25Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > Byrd is dead, again and Zsa Zsa lives on. ^ _like_ ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1667 "2011-06-28T15:56:36Z")
[Lorenzo Charles, age 47, dies in Bus Wreck](http://www.dailytribune.com/articles/2011/06/28/sports/doc4e09f49aaf5be965973540.txt). Lorenzo Charles is the NC State basketball player who turned an Derrick Whittenburg’s 30 ft “Air-ball” into an Alley-Oop Dunk to win the NCAA National Championship against Houston Phi Slamma Jamma in 1983. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1668 "2011-06-28T16:58:20Z")
[Lura Lynn Ryan](http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?n=lura-lynn-ryan&pid=152271297), former First Lady of Illinois, has died. 24 points for me! ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1669 "2011-06-28T18:46:35Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > [Lura Lynn Ryan](http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?n=lura-lynn-ryan&pid=152271297), former First Lady of Illinois, has died. > > 24 points for me! Now we’re talking. ---
**Author:** ![Kitten\_Mitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1670 "2011-06-29T23:19:34Z")
> [@](#): > > Elaine Stewart, a former model and '50s leading lady, died Monday at her home after a long illness, according to The Hollywood Reporter. She was 81. [http://www.popeater.com/2011/06/27/elaine-stewart-dead-obiturary/](http://www.popeater.com/2011/06/27/elaine-stewart-dead-obiturary/) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1671 "2011-06-29T23:23:51Z")
> [@Kitten\_Mitten](#): > > [http://www.popeater.com/2011/06/27/elaine-stewart-dead-obiturary/](http://www.popeater.com/2011/06/27/elaine-stewart-dead-obiturary/) [NYTimes Linky](http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/29/movies/elaine-stewart-sultry-1950s-actress-dies-at-81.html) ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1672 "2011-06-30T17:56:05Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > [Martin H. Greenberg](http://www.sfsite.com/news/2011/06/25/obituary-martin-h-greenberg/), editor of science fiction anthologies, has died. That’s a real loss. Editor Fantastic, indeed! ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2011, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1673 "2011-07-02T03:06:01Z")
And here is the July 1 update. The Grim Reaper was busy in June, seeing off 9 celebrities: ```auto Name Died Age Points Votes Lura Lynn Ryan 27-Jun 76 24 2 Nick Charles 25-Jun 64 36 1 Peter Falk 24-Jun 83 17 3 Harley Hotchkiss 22-Jun 83 17 1 Brian Lenihan 10-Jun 52 48 6 Genaro Hernandez 7-Jun 45 55 1 Lilian Jackson Braun 4-Jun 97 3 1 Jack Kevorkian 3-Jun 83 17 2 James Arness 3-Jun 88 12 2 ``` The standings are now: ```auto Name Points Number #unique Youngest 1 Critical Mass 175 4 1 45 2 amarone 132 3 1 52 3 Registered at Last 131 3 0 52 4 Boyo Jim 103 3 1 54 5 Tamex 93 3 0 54 6= cadolphin 86 2 0 54 6= Captain Klutz 86 2 0 54 6= gonzomax 86 2 0 54 9 Captain Lance Murdoch 74 2 0 52 10 tarragon918 73 3 0 60 11= Ambihelical Hexnut 72 2 0 54 11= Fear Itself 72 2 0 52 11= notfrommensa 72 2 0 54 11= NurseCarmen 72 2 0 54 15 Wheelz 70 2 0 54 16 swampbear 67 2 0 54 17= kunilou 66 2 0 60 17= Omniscient 66 2 0 60 19 MsWhatsit 65 2 0 52 20 appleciders 63 2 0 54 21 CowPatty 59 2 1 58 22 Only Mostly Dead 57 2 0 60 23 KennerTheGreat 56 2 1 60 24 carnivorousplant 49 2 1 68 25 Andrew 21 48 2 1 52 26 Walkabout 48 1 0 52 27 Anne Elk 47 2 0 74 28= Carlos Spicy Weiner 46 1 0 54 28= Duckster 46 1 0 54 28= Duke 46 1 0 54 28= HeyHomie 46 1 0 54 28= Long Time First Time 46 1 0 54 28= Mustardseed 46 1 0 54 28= phungi 46 1 0 54 28= Sigmagirl 46 1 0 54 28= Wallet* 46 1 0 54 37= Rico 40 1 0 60 37= The Vorlon 40 1 0 60 37= VanLandry 40 1 0 60 40 Borborygmi 38 2 0 79 41= Dung Beetle 37 1 0 63 41= GIGObuster 37 1 0 63 43= bowler girl 26 1 0 74 43= Drain Bead 26 1 0 74 43= Kitten Mitten 26 1 0 74 43= Kolak of Twilo 26 1 0 74 43= MadTheSwine 26 1 0 74 43= Shirley Ujest 26 1 0 74 49 Ann Onimous 25 2 1 79 50= Cazzle 21 1 0 79 50= Gleena 21 1 0 79 50= Jack Batty 21 1 0 79 50= J-P L 21 1 0 79 50= lexi 21 1 0 79 50= malkavia 21 1 0 79 50= missred 21 1 0 79 50= Mona Lott 21 1 0 79 50= Mudshark 21 1 0 79 50= Orange Skinner 21 1 0 79 50= Paul in Qatar 21 1 0 79 50= racer72 21 1 0 79 50= SpoilerVirgin 21 1 0 79 50= Superbia-acedia 21 1 0 79 50= vivalostwages 21 1 0 79 65= 42fish 17 1 0 83 65= BACI 17 1 0 83 65= Hal Briston 17 1 0 83 68 audit1 12 1 0 88 69= gwendee 11 1 0 89 69= Ms Box 11 1 0 89 71 fruitbat* 8 1 1 92 72 ErinPuff 6 1 1 94 73 SpazCat 3 1 1 97 74= 80 others ``` 27 celebrities have died, representing 3.4% of the total and 5.4% 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:** [July 2, 2011, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1674 "2011-07-02T10:40:12Z")
Look at me in 16th place! I’m just thrilled to still be in the top twenty! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2011, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1675 "2011-07-02T15:34:35Z")
[Ruth Roberts](http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011107020336), songwriter, Mets fan, dead at 84. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1676 "2011-07-03T05:06:40Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > And here is the July 1 update. Woohoo! Out of the basement and into 11th place in one month. Roll on, you crazy Reaper, roll on! ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1677 "2011-07-03T06:07:57Z")
Still at 0. This is more like it. Last year when I actually had points was an anomaly. One of my picks from last year died this year. The Pale Rider hates me. This is why I stopped playing for years. ---
**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 3, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1678 "2011-07-03T15:57:21Z")
dammit 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1679 "2011-07-03T21:57:38Z")
OMG - I’m in 10th place currently! I hope to be back online soonish; this is the first chance I’ve had to check in a few days, so didn’t know I was even in the running. I feel sad about the guy from Taxi/Babylon 5 dying, but he’s been on my list for several years due to his continuing problems. And Jim Arness - can’t believe Matt Dillon is gone. Ah well … ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1680 "2011-07-04T12:49:52Z")
Yay, I’m in 73rd place! Thank you Lilian Jackson Braun, I knew you’d come through for me eventually. ---
**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 4, 2011, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1681 "2011-07-04T13:35:43Z")
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