# 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:** 90
**Author:** ![Registered\_at\_Last](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@Registered\_at\_Last](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Registered_at_Last)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1782 "2011-07-22T22:42:37Z")
Canadian TV icon/Movie Guru, [Elwy Yost](http://http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2011/07/22/obit-elwy-yost.html)dies at age 86. Other Canadians will likely also have fond memories of watching old movies with our friend Elwy every Saturday Night. \*Saturday Night at the Movies \*was an institution at our house. A chance to watch a couple of wonderful old movies along with witty and informed discussion about those movies hosted by Elwy. Great memories. We will miss you, Elwy. Why oh why did I pick the American movie guru icon? Roger lives on and Elwy passes on … I should have shopped Canadian. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1783 "2011-07-23T16:40:18Z")
[Amy Winehouse](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2018020/Amy-Winehouse-dead--Found-dead-London-flat.html). That’ll be a big score for some people. Going to check whether I had her this year… ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1784 "2011-07-23T17:03:28Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > [Amy Winehouse](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2018020/Amy-Winehouse-dead--Found-dead-London-flat.html). That’ll be a big score for some people. Going to check whether I had her this year… I’m shocked. SHOCKED. Most of all, I’m shocked that I relegated her to my B list two years running. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1785 "2011-07-23T17:03:33Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > [Amy Winehouse](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2018020/Amy-Winehouse-dead--Found-dead-London-flat.html). That’ll be a big score for some people. Going to check whether I had her this year… You can not win this year if you don’t have her. 73 points. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1786 "2011-07-23T17:12:27Z")
And was she on my list? no. no. no. ---
**Author:** ![Tamex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1787 "2011-07-23T17:20:08Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > [Amy Winehouse](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2018020/Amy-Winehouse-dead--Found-dead-London-flat.html). That’ll be a big score for some people. Going to check whether I had her this year… Whoohoo! Oh, I mean, I’m very sorry to hear that. ---
**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:** [July 23, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1788 "2011-07-23T17:20:55Z")
I didn’t have her and I can’t believe I forgot to put her on my list. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1789 "2011-07-23T17:23:03Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > You can not win this year if you don’t have her. 73 points. While this sad, untimely (because I didn’t have her) death puts you in the lead, I wouldn’t say that I cannot win. I’m only 15 behind, and **Critical Mass** is just two points further back. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1790 "2011-07-23T17:34:13Z")
I’ve cycled her on and off my list for the past few years, and sadly this year was “off”. Alas! ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1791 "2011-07-23T17:48:14Z")
Amy was my Hail-Mary pass for the year. After I found of the latest reports on her slurred voice performances and walkouts out of stage I figure out that she was going down. I’ll take the 73 points as it is not likely that I will get any for the dictator of the Ivory Coast that decided to let the opposition troops capture him instead of getting the deserved bullet to the head. ---
**Author:** ![blue\_infinity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_infinity/32/2817_2.png) [@blue\_infinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blue_infinity)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1792 "2011-07-23T17:51:15Z")
Amy becomes the newest member of the [27 Club](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_Club). ---
**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 23, 2011, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1793 "2011-07-23T17:56:40Z")
Statistically speaking though, the young trainwrecks are almost always a disappointment, come New Year’s Eve. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1794 "2011-07-23T17:57:54Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Statistically speaking though, the young trainwrecks are almost always a disapointment, come New Year’s Eve. Yeah, youth is highly protective against all sorts of self-destructive behavior. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1795 "2011-07-23T18:20:43Z")
Twenty-seven people had Amy on their lists. In picks she was #10 this year, behind Aretha Franklin, Michael Douglas, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Fidel Castro, Kim Jong Il, Ariel Sharon, Lindsay Lohan, Margaret Thatcher, and Dick Cheney. ---
**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 23, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1796 "2011-07-23T18:40:43Z")
I don’t really know who Amy Winehouse was. Nonetheless, various obits keep listing her as a singer. From my limited understanding, I was under the impression she was best known as a drunk. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1797 "2011-07-23T18:42:38Z")
> [@blue\_infinity](#): > > Amy becomes the newest member of the [27 Club](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_Club). Thanks (I think) for the link. What a collection. I also note the distinction between heroin overdose and “accidental” heroin overdose. Murdered and shot as well. Just WOW. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1798 "2011-07-23T19:20:18Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > [Amy Winehouse](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2018020/Amy-Winehouse-dead--Found-dead-London-flat.html). That’ll be a big score for some people. Going to check whether I had her this year… Oh noes! That means Keith Richards isn’t going to live forever! ---
**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:** [July 23, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1799 "2011-07-23T19:29:45Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > … > Amy Winehouse > … 73 point I kinda almost feel bad for getting. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1800 "2011-07-23T19:37:40Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > 73 point I kinda almost feel bad for getting. I will take them off you, if it will make you feel better. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1801 "2011-07-23T19:45:50Z")
I knew it! Go, Amy! Whoo-hooo! 😃🆒 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=89) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=91)