# 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:** 94
**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:** [July 30, 2011, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1862 "2011-07-30T05:22:49Z")
Renewed hope for the early demise of Michael Douglas, though it seems unlikely this year. [After surviving stage IV throat cancer he’s smoking again.](http://scoop.today.com/_news/2011/07/29/7196656-photos-show-throat-cancer-survivor-michael-douglas-smoking) Don’t let The Man impose any of those health Nazi rules on you, Michael! Puff like a sumbitch! You’re in my list. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1863 "2011-07-30T14:54:20Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Renewed hope for the early demise of Michael Douglas, though it seems unlikely this year. > > [After surviving stage IV throat cancer he’s smoking again.](http://scoop.today.com/_news/2011/07/29/7196656-photos-show-throat-cancer-survivor-michael-douglas-smoking) > > Don’t let The Man impose any of those health Nazi rules on you, Michael! Puff like a sumbitch! You’re in my list. > [@](#): > > Perhaps getting caught is more troubling for Douglas than the post-cancer puff. From that January interview on TODAY: “With the amount of paparazzi that they have and these video cameras, you know, you just can’t do anything … **There was sort of a macabre enjoyment out of sort of watching me** go down there for a while, I felt, by the paparazzi.” What a dumbass for continuing to smoke. As far as the bolded statement, we here at SDMB Death Pool resemble that remark. 😃 ---
**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 31, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1864 "2011-07-31T16:16:40Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > A Tweet going around twitter that the Death Pool gang can appreciate: > > Congratulations to Amy Winehouse for being sober for 1 week _applause_ ---
**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:** [August 2, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1865 "2011-08-02T01:34:45Z")
Country singer [Jack Barlow](http://www.theboot.com/2011/08/01/jack-barlow-dead/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl2%7Csec3_lnk1%7C82653) has died at the age of 87. Among his work was the song [“I Wish I Was the Man on Page 602”](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1259/was-a-models-penis-visible-in-a-1975-sears-catalog). ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1866 "2011-08-02T15:13:39Z")
> [@](#): > > **‘Dukes of Hazzard’ and ‘Santa Barbara’ Star Christopher Mayer Dies, Aged 57** > > It’s been [announced](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dukes-hazzard-star-christopher-chip-216664) that actor Christopher “Chip” Mayer died July 24 in Sherman Oaks, Calif., of natural causes. He was 57. > > – snip – > > Mayer’s first major TV role was in the top-rated CBS series, [‘The Dukes of Hazzard.’](http://www.aoltv.com/show/dukes-of-hazzard/184010) He and Byron Cherry were brought in as Vance and Coy Duke for the 1982-3 season after stars Tom Wopat and John Schneider walked out in a contract dispute. [http://www.aoltv.com/2011/07/29/dukes-of-hazzard-and-santa-barbara-star-christopher-mayer-di/](http://www.aoltv.com/2011/07/29/dukes-of-hazzard-and-santa-barbara-star-christopher-mayer-di/) ---
**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:** [August 3, 2011, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1867 "2011-08-03T02:49:56Z")
So, what are the standings for the month? ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1868 "2011-08-03T09:41:45Z")
Here are the (slightly delayed) standings at the end of July. Four celebrities died in July, plus one late result from June: ```auto Name Died Age Points Votes Amy Winehouse 23-Jul 27 73 27 Sherwood Schwartz 12-Jul 94 6 1 Betty Ford 8-Jul 93 7 9 John Mackey 7-Jul 69 31 1 Billy Costello 29-Jun 55 45 1 ``` The standings are now: ```auto Name Points Number #unique Youngest 1 gonzomax 190 4 1 27 2 amarone 177 4 2 52 3 Critical Mass 175 4 1 45 4 Tamex 166 4 0 27 5 Captain Klutz 159 3 0 27 6 Ambihelical Hexnut 145 3 0 27 7 Registered at Last 131 3 0 52 8 Anne Elk 120 3 0 27 9 Duckster 119 2 0 27 10 VanLandry 113 2 0 27 11 Borborygmi 111 3 0 27 12 GIGObuster 110 2 0 27 13 Ann Onimous 105 4 1 27 14 Boyo Jim 103 3 1 54 15 Drain Bead 99 2 0 27 16= Mona Lott 94 2 0 27 16= racer72 94 2 0 27 18 cadolphin 93 3 0 54 19= swampbear 74 3 0 54 19= Captain Lance Murdoch 74 2 0 52 21= kunilou 73 3 0 60 21= tarragon918 73 3 0 60 21= 5 time champ 73 1 0 27 21= a35362 73 1 0 27 21= BoilerUp1975 73 1 0 27 21= Diogenes the Cynic 73 1 0 27 21= Eleanor of Aquitaine 73 1 0 27 21= fubbleskag 73 1 0 27 21= garygnu 73 1 0 27 21= imthjckaz 73 1 0 27 21= Little Nemo 73 1 0 27 21= meghan 73 1 0 27 21= Monstera Deliciosa 73 1 0 27 21= pkdeez1 73 1 0 27 21= pohjonen 73 1 0 27 21= The Blue-Sighted Shadow 73 1 0 27 37= Fear Itself 72 2 0 52 37= notfrommensa 72 2 0 54 37= NurseCarmen 72 2 0 54 40 Wheelz 70 2 0 54 41 Omniscient 66 2 0 60 42 MsWhatsit 65 2 0 52 43 appleciders 63 2 0 54 44 CowPatty 59 2 1 58 45 Only Mostly Dead 57 2 0 60 46 KennerTheGreat 56 2 1 60 47 Sigmagirl 53 2 0 54 48 carnivorousplant 49 2 1 68 49 Andrew 21 48 2 1 52 50 Walkabout 48 1 0 52 51= Carlos Spicy Weiner 46 1 0 54 51= Duke 46 1 0 54 51= HeyHomie 46 1 0 54 51= Long Time First Time 46 1 0 54 51= Mustardseed 46 1 0 54 51= phungi 46 1 0 54 51= Wallet* 46 1 0 54 58= Rico 40 1 0 60 58= The Vorlon 40 1 0 60 60 Dung Beetle 37 1 0 63 61 Paul in Qatar 28 2 0 79 62= bowler girl 26 1 0 74 62= Kitten Mitten 26 1 0 74 62= Kolak of Twilo 26 1 0 74 62= MadTheSwine 26 1 0 74 62= Shirley Ujest 26 1 0 74 67= Cazzle 21 1 0 79 67= Gleena 21 1 0 79 67= Jack Batty 21 1 0 79 67= J-P L 21 1 0 79 67= lexi 21 1 0 79 67= malkavia 21 1 0 79 67= missred 21 1 0 79 67= Mudshark 21 1 0 79 67= Orange Skinner 21 1 0 79 67= SpoilerVirgin 21 1 0 79 67= Superbia-acedia 21 1 0 79 67= vivalostwages 21 1 0 79 79= 42fish 17 1 0 83 79= BACI 17 1 0 83 79= Hal Briston 17 1 0 83 82 audit1 12 1 0 88 83= gwendee 11 1 0 89 83= Ms Box 11 1 0 89 85 fruitbat* 8 1 1 92 86= Annie-Xmas* 7 1 0 93 86= lel 7 1 0 93 86= Raza 7 1 0 93 89= ataraxy22 6 1 1 94 89= ErinPuff 6 1 1 94 91 SpazCat 3 1 1 97 92= 62 others 0 0 0 ``` However, as **gonzomax** is point-wise now in the wealthiest top one percent, in accordance with his principles I will redistribute half of his points to the unfortunate point-poor at the bottom of the list. 32 celebreties have died, representing 4.1% of the total and 7.4% of the votes. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1869 "2011-08-03T13:20:56Z")
pfffffffffffffft. I go from T11 to T37, mainly thanks to one stupid celebrity. Damn you, Amy. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1870 "2011-08-03T13:46:42Z")
better than being T92 Damn you Laugh-In veterens! and Zsa-Zsa! ---
**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:** [August 3, 2011, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1871 "2011-08-03T14:19:50Z")
From #3 down to 14… my mother told me this would happen. “Life is full of disappointments”, she said. Just couldn’t wait to sober up til next year, could you. Amy? ---
**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:** [August 3, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1872 "2011-08-03T14:38:33Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > From #3 down to 14… my mother told me this would happen. “Life is full of disappointments”, she said. > > Just couldn’t wait to sober up til next year, could you. Amy? And went from four to fourteen to forty-something. You are complaining about what? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1873 "2011-08-03T15:50:32Z")
I would like to thank the people who gave their lives so I might thrive. It was not a hopeless sacrifice, but a patriotic and important thing for them to do. I would thank them, if I could. ---
**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:** [August 3, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1874 "2011-08-03T16:49:28Z")
I think dancing on their graves would be appropriate. Not, like, slam dancing, but something more traditional and respectable like a fox trot. ---
**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:** [August 3, 2011, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1875 "2011-08-03T20:20:53Z")
I’m #91! I’m #91! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1876 "2011-08-03T20:37:47Z")
I’m tied for last! No points at all. What are you complaining about? ---
**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:** [August 3, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1877 "2011-08-03T21:06:16Z")
I’m still in the top 25, despite not having Amy Winehouse! I declare a moral victory. I notice that of the top 17 leaders, 13 had Ms. Winehouse. ---
**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:** [August 3, 2011, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1878 "2011-08-03T22:54:17Z")
Former NFL player and _Police Academy_ star Bubba Smith, [dead at 66](http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/6831506/bubba-smith-ex-baltimore-colt-turned-actor-dies). ---
**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:** [August 3, 2011, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1879 "2011-08-03T23:48:08Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Former NFL player and _Police Academy_ star Bubba Smith, [dead at 66](http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/6831506/bubba-smith-ex-baltimore-colt-turned-actor-dies). more importantly - former Spartan RIP Bubba ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1880 "2011-08-05T14:03:52Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > A. Louie Ander **SON** Double Douche and a Family Feud Host to boot. > B. Rowan Atkin **SON** Bean, Blackadder, nothing worth noting in the US. > c. Bill Watter **SON** Calvin and Hobbes. If he dies with the Calvinball, it’s worth double. > **[Mr. Bean Crashes $2M Supercar, Cheats Death](https://www.newser.com/story/125138/mr-bean-crashes-his-mclaren-super-car.html)** > > Rowan Atkinson suffers minor shoulder injury in major wreck **Well, seeing as how he was an alternate of mine, I guess this is just as well.** His 2 Mln car crash makes my 600 bumper fix up seem like small potatoes. … I mean, It’s a good thing he cheated death. Yeah, that’s what I meant to say. 😃 ---
**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:** [August 5, 2011, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/1881 "2011-08-05T22:36:54Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Former NFL player and _Police Academy_ star Bubba Smith, [dead at 66](http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/6831506/bubba-smith-ex-baltimore-colt-turned-actor-dies). How was Bubba Smith NOT on my list of ex-linemen & oversized actors? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=93) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=95)