# The Celebrity Death Pool 2012 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2011, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679 "2011-12-01T06:00:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![BACI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ce73a5/32.png) [@BACI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BACI)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/281 "2011-12-26T20:09:58Z")
Lauren Bacall Zsa Zsa Gabor Gough Whitlam Jim Stynes Margaret Thatcher Barry Humphries Lindsey Lohan Hazel Hawke Bob Hawke Richie Benaud Cleo Laine Robert Mugabe Andy Williams Alternates: Eddie Van Halen Prince Philip Mike Willesee …and with annotations: Lauren Bacall (Legendary actor/wife) Zsa Zsa Gabor (Easy points) Gough Whitlam (Former Prime Minister of Australia) Jim Stynes (Australian Rules Football legend) Margaret Thatcher (Former Iron Lady) Barry Humphries (Superstar) Lindsey Lohan (Non-singing version of Amy Winehouse) Hazel Hawke (Ex-wife of ex-Australian Prime Minister) Bob Hawke (Ex-Australian Prime Minister) Richie Benaud (Former cricketer and commentator) Cleo Laine (She of the golden pipes) Robert Mugabe (Murderous Nutjob) Andy Williams (Golden tonsiled crooner) Alternates: Eddie Van Halen (Smokin’ Guitar God) Prince Philip (Her Majesty’s man-toy) Mike Willesee (Former Australian journalistic legend) ---
**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 27, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/282 "2011-12-27T14:22:11Z")
> [@Andrew\_21](#): > > My theme is music: > > [ol] > [li]Tony Martin (December 25, 1913)[/li][li]Patty Andrews (February 16, 1918)[/li][li]B. B. King (September 16, 1925)[/li][li]Chuck Berry (October 18, 1926)[/li][li]Fats Domino (February 26, 1928)[/li][li]Merle Haggard (April 6, 1937)[/li][li]Etta James (January 25, 1938)[/li][li]Peter Tork (February 13, 1942)[/li][li]Aretha Franklin (March 25, 1942)[/li][del][li]Keith Richards (December 18, 1943)[/del][/li][li]Peter Criss (December 20, 1945)[/li][li]Robin Gibb (December 22, 1949)[/li][li]Adam Ant (November 3, 1954)[/li][li]Justin Bieber (March 1, 1994)[/li][/ol] > > Alternates: > > [ol] > [li]David Crosby (August 14, 1941)[/li][li]Eric Clapton (March 30, 1945)[/li][li]Charlie Watts (June 2, 1941)[/li][/ol] I’m revising my list, replacing Keith Richards with Etta James: Tony Martin Patty Andrews B. B. King Chuck Berry Fats Domino Merle Haggard Etta James Peter Tork Aretha Franklin Peter Criss Robin Gibb Adam Ant Justin Bieber Alternates: Keith Richards David Crosby Eric Clapton ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/283 "2011-12-27T15:07:08Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > It’s out of respect for a guy who totally ruined the Death Pool in 33 AD. He didn’t ruin it by dying, he ruined it by resurrecting. A lot of people are still pissed over losing those 67 points. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/284 "2011-12-27T15:40:37Z")
The dude looked like a sure thing, what with his plans to head to Jerusalem to rabble rouse over passover. Talk about your express ticket to the cross. ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/285 "2011-12-27T22:37:31Z")
I scored three celebrities in 2011, not a bad year. Thanks, **Baker** , for running the 2012 game. Stephen Hawking Mel Gibson Ruth Bader Ginsburg Prince Philip Margaret Thatcher Michael Douglas Aretha Franklin Zsa Zsa Gabor Charlie Sheen Etta James Joe Paterno Billy Bob Thornton Terry Pratchett Alternates: Fidel Castro Dick Cheney Roger Ebert ---
**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:** [December 28, 2011, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/286 "2011-12-28T00:05:12Z")
Joe Paterno Zsa Zsa Gabor Robin Gibb Etta James Pope Benedict XVI Larry Hagman Dennis “Fergie” Frederiksen Dick Cheney Billy Graham Aretha Franklin Prince Philip Lindsay Lohan Abdelbaset Mohmed Ali al-Megrahi Alternates: Michael Douglas Kirk Douglas Nancy Regan \*Billy Graham is the preacher in my list. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/287 "2011-12-28T00:58:19Z")
Lindsay Lohan - Young and Stupid. Radovan Karadžić - Prison does not agree with the elderly. Pope Benedict XVI - Some of the little boys have grown up twisted. Dick Cheney - Hope springs eternal. Alan Greenspan - Sitting in an office pretending you understand stuff is easy. Robert Mugabey - Hope springs eternal. Sir Terence David John “Terry” Pratchett - Oook!! Paul Gascoigne - Y&S Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - Haven’t you heard: Dictatorship is bad for your health. Bernie Madoff - Hope springs eternal. Charlie Sheen - Y&S. Kim Jung-un - Haven’t you heard: Dictatorship is bad for your health. Etta James - Low hangin’ **Plain list:** Lindsay Lohan Radovan Karadžić Pope Benedict XVI Dick Cheney Alan Greenspan Robert Mugabe Terry Pratchett Paul Gascoigne Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Bernie Madoff Charlie Sheen Kim Jung-un Etta James ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/288 "2011-12-28T02:32:02Z")
So far batting .000 in the final year of **Amarone** ’s tenure, so let’s see if I can do better during **Baker** ’s inaugural campaign… The Bandwagon Picks Joe Paterno Etta James Joining in the Chorus Roger Ebert Dick Clark Baseball Greats Ralph Kiner Yogi Berra Political Figures George McGovern Arlen Specter Hard-Living Actors Nick Nolte Ryan O’Neal Gary Busey Gambling on Twenty-Somethings Lady Gaga T-Pain Alphabetized Plaintext List Yogi Berra Gary Busey Dick Clark Roger Ebert Lady Gaga Etta James Ralph Kiner George McGovern Nick Nolte Ryan O’Neal Joe Paterno Arlen Specter T-Pain ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/289 "2011-12-28T03:06:33Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > He didn’t ruin it by dying, he ruined it by resurrecting. A lot of people are still pissed over losing those 67 points. Did they resurrect as well? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/290 "2011-12-28T04:02:13Z")
Last change. Swear it. Stephen Hawking Roger Ebert Michael Douglas Tom Baker Leonard Nimoy Lindsay Lohan Mary Kate Olsen John Goodman Bernard Cribbins Betty White Charlie Sheen James Hellwig Etta James Alternates: Stephen Fry William Shatner Hulk Hogan ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/291 "2011-12-28T04:11:52Z")
Final reminders going out to some posters concerning their lists as submitted. This will be the last time I try to do this, no further reminders or PM’s will be sent about the lists of the following posters. **Blistersonmefingers** , you need to submit a plain list if you want your entry to count. See the rules in the OP. **muppetman** , in post #183 you made your list, but please come back and post a list without numbers, as per the rules stated in the OP. **Qin Shi Huangdi** , Kim Jong Il is still dead. Do you want to add another to your list? **Maus Magill** , When Christopher Hitchens died your alternate, Julian Assange was moved up to replace him. Now that Kim Jong Il, also on your list, has kicked it, do you want to add another name to your list? **D N T**., you have 14 names on your list in post #228. If I don’t get word from you I will count the list, eliminating the fourteenth name, Mickey Rooney. **Idle Thoughts** , do you really mean for your list in post #238 to be a themed one? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/292 "2011-12-28T04:37:00Z")
Cliff Clavin Themed list. People that have never been in my kitchen. Chad Brown Professional Poker Player Etta James Singer Billy Graham Evangelist Gary Carter Retired Baseball Player Joe Paterno Former PSU Football Coach Zsa Zsa Gabor Ponce de Leon Wannabe Robin Gibb Singer Prince Phillip Queens husband George H.W. Bush The first Bush President Roger Ebert Film Critic Axl Rose Singer Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Argentina President Steve Gleason Former NFL Player Alternates: Barack Obama POTUS Hillary Clinton Secretary of State Clean list Chad Brown Etta James Billy Graham Gary Carter Joe Paterno Zsa Zsa Gabor Robin Gibb Prince Phillip George H.W. Bush Roger Ebert Axl Rose Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Steve Gleason Alternates: Barack Obama Hillary Clinton ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/293 "2011-12-28T05:10:01Z")
Ernest Borgnine George H.W. Bush Dick Clark Kirk Douglas Michael Douglas Zsa Zsa Gabor Etta James Jack Klugman Artie Lange Jerry Lewis Mindy McCready Nancy Reagan Lindsay Lohan Alternate: Tom Sizemore ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Klutz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captain_klutz/32/4993_2.png) [@Captain\_Klutz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Klutz)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/294 "2011-12-28T08:38:41Z")
Dusting off my 2011 list and making some changes: Ian Turpie, TV presenter Gary Carter, baseball player Robin Gibb Dick Cheney Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, Lockerbie bomber Yao Defen, tallest living woman Paul Gascoigne, former English footballer Terry Pratchett Lindsay Lohan Billy Graham, wrestler Muhammad Ali Etta James Molly Meldrum Alternate: Derryn Hinch Plain list: Ian Turpie Gary Carter Robin Gibb Dick Cheney Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi Yao Defen Paul Gascoigne Terry Pratchett Lindsay Lohan Billy Graham Muhammad Ali Etta James Molly Meldrum ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/295 "2011-12-28T09:03:22Z")
> [@Captain\_Klutz](#): > > Dusting off my 2011 list and making some changes: > Molly Meldrum You fall off one ladder and no one forgets… ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/296 "2011-12-28T12:52:25Z")
Theme - Saturday Night Dead (All people who have appeared on “Saturday Night Live”, [as listed by Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Saturday_Night_Live_guests).) Robert Blake (host, actor, murderer) Michael Douglas (host, actor, the guy keeping me from Catherine Zeta-Jones) Roger Ebert (cameo, movie reviewer) Edward Furlong (cameo, flash-in-the-pan actor) Robert Guillaume (host, actor) Artie Lange (cameo, fat drug-binging comedians with SNL experience have a short lifespan) Lindsay Lohan (host, actress on a downward spiral) Penny Marshall (host, actress, director) Mary-Kate Olsen (host, voted “Young Actress Most in Need of a Sandwich”) Randy Quaid (castmember, actor turned full-time nutjob) Keith Richards (musical guest, musician, may already have been dead for years) Charlie Sheen (host, actor seemingly determined to “lose”) Martin Sheen (host, actor, old heart patient who has Charlie for a son.) ALTERNATES Bob Newhart (host, really old comedian) John Goodman (host, one T-bone steak away from a coronary, despite recent weight loss) John McCain (host, brought Sarah Palin into national awareness) Plain List: Robert Blake Michael Douglas Roger Ebert Edward Furlong Robert Guillaume Artie Lange Lindsay Lohan Penny Marshall Mary-Kate Olsen Randy Quaid Keith Richards Charlie Sheen Martin Sheen ALTERNATES: Bob Newhart John Goodman John McCain ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/297 "2011-12-28T12:58:05Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > **Maus Magill** , When Christopher Hitchens died your alternate, Julian Assange was moved up to replace him. Now that Kim Jong Il, also on your list, has kicked it, do you want to add another name to your list? My list and research is on my work computer, which I really did not want to fire up until I was back at work. Here I am, so here’s the new, improved list. (Julian is still too much of a long shot for anything by last minute substitutions.) List with Birthdays (according to Wikipedia) Ratko Mladic (12 March 1943) Casey Anthony (19 March 1985) Robin Gibb (22 December 1949) Keira Knightley (26 March 1985) Stephen Hawking (8 January 1942) Dick Cheney (January 30, 1941) Hosni Mubarak (4 May 1928) Ariel Sharon (26 February 1928) King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand (5 December 1927) Terry Pratchett (28 April 1948) Billy Graham (November 7, 1918) Pope Benedict XVI (16 April 1927) Prince Phillip (10 June 1921) —ALt Julian Assange (3 July 1971) Vanilla list: Ratko Mladic Casey Anthony Robin Gibb Keira Knightley Stephen Hawking Dick Cheney Hosni Mubarak Ariel Sharon King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand Terry Pratchett Billy Graham Pope Benedict XVI Prince Phillip —ALt Julian Assange ---
**Author:** ![cheldie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cheldie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheldie)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/298 "2011-12-28T14:13:38Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > Is that John Rhys-Davies or Jonathon Rhys-Meyers? I meant Meyers… here is the fixed list Zsa Zsa Gabor Ariel Sharon Courtney Love Jonathan Rhys Meyers Lindsey Lohan Charlie Sheen Joe Paterno Aretha Franklin Etta James Robin Gibb Alts: Terry Pratchet Penny Marshall Michael Douglas ---
**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:** [December 28, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/299 "2011-12-28T14:24:10Z")
> [@cheldie](#): > > I meant Meyers… here is the fixed list > > Zsa Zsa Gabor > Ariel Sharon > Courtney Love > Jonathan Rhys Meyers > Lindsey Lohan > Charlie Sheen > Joe Paterno > Aretha Franklin > Etta James > Robin Gibb > > Alts: > Terry Pratchet > Penny Marshall > Michael Douglas You need 13 total, I believe. Your alternates are in your main list, then? ---
**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/300 "2011-12-28T15:50:02Z")
Many thanks to **amarone** and now **Baker**! Here is my list: 1. [Russell Johnson](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Johnson), b. November 10, 1924. Actor. 2. [Fidel Castro](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidel_Castro), b. August 13, 1926. Dictator. 3. [Ariel Sharon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Sharon), b. February 26, 1928. Politician. 4. [Etta James](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etta_james), b. January 25, 1938. Musician. 5. [Bernard Madoff](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Madoff), b. April 29, 1938. Ponzi schemer. 6. [Stephen Hawking](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking), b. January 8, 1942. Physicist. 7. [Muhammad Ali](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali), b. January 17, 1942. Boxer. 8. [Aretha Franklin](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aretha_Franklin), b. March 25, 1942. Musician. 9. [Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdelbaset_Ali_Mohmed_Al_Megrahi), b. April 1, 1952. Terrorist. 10. [John Edwards](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_edwards), b. June 10, 1953. Politician. 11. [Orlando Thomas](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Thomas), b. October 21, 1972. Football player. 12. [Richard Engel](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Engel), b. September 16, 1973. Journalist. 13. [Kim Jong-un](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Jong-un), b. January 8, 1983. Supreme Commander of the Korean People’s Army. Alt1. [Teri Garr](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teri_Garr), b. December 11, 1947. Actress. Alt2. [Chuck Berry](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Berry), b. October 18, 1926. Musician. Alt3. [Zsa Zsa Gabor](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zsa_Zsa_Gabor), b. February 6, 1917. Actress. Plain text version: Russell Johnson Fidel Castro Ariel Sharon Etta James Bernard Madoff Stephen Hawking Muhammad Ali Aretha Franklin Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi John Edwards Orlando Thomas Richard Engel Kim Jong-un Teri Garr Chuck Berry Zsa Zsa Gabor [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679.md?page=16)