# 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:** 16
**Author:** ![J-P\_L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/j-p_l/32/3156_2.png) [@J-P\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J-P_L)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/301 "2011-12-28T16:07:23Z")
My list Hugo Chavez Ariel Sharon Etta James Robin Gibb Lynda Petty Prince Phillip Fidel Castro Joe Paterno Kirk Douglas Bashar al-Assad Roger Ebert Red Farmer Zsa Zsa Gabor Alternates: Michael Douglas Mickey Rooney David Hasselhoff Lynda Petty is the wife of Nascar driver/owner Richard Petty Red Farmer is a former Nascar driver ---
**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 29, 2011, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/302 "2011-12-29T02:15:11Z")
I almost forgot to do this. And away we go… Mario Batali Chaz Bono Gary Carter Aretha Franklin Jorge Garcia Johnny Knoxville Artie Lange Rosie O’Donnell Vincent Pastore William “Refrigerator” Perry Randy Quaid Gabourey Sidibe Sally Struthers Alternates: Kirstie Alley Kevin Smith Oprah Winfrey ---
**Author:** ![booklover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@booklover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/booklover)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/303 "2011-12-29T02:23:00Z")
After years of observing, I finally feel brave enough to take the plunge into the death pool: Pete Doherty Ariel Sharon Bruno Grandi Etta James Marion Barry Robin Gibb Paul Gascoigne Courtney Love George H.W. Bush Dick Cheney Than Shwe Phyllis Schlafly Bruno Grandi Alts: Pope Benedict XVI Bela Karolyi Helen Thomas (helpful links: [Bruno Grandi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_grandi) and former DC mayor [Marion Barry](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_barry), not to be confused with Arkansas politician Marion Berry). ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/304 "2011-12-29T03:33:36Z")
> [@booklover](#): > > After years of observing, I finally feel brave enough to take the plunge into the death pool: > > Pete Doherty > Ariel Sharon > Bruno Grandi > Etta James > Marion Barry > Robin Gibb > Paul Gascoigne > Courtney Love > George H.W. Bush > Dick Cheney > Than Shwe > Phyllis Schlafly > Bruno Grandi > > Alts: > Pope Benedict XVI > Bela Karolyi > Helen Thomas > > (helpful links: [Bruno Grandi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_grandi) and former DC mayor [Marion Barry](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_barry), not to be confused with Arkansas politician Marion Berry). booklover, you listed Bruno Grandi twice in your first thirteen. Unless I hear from you I will cut out one of them and submit your first alternate, Pope Benedict XVI. ---
**Author:** ![Mustardseed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mustardseed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mustardseed)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/305 "2011-12-29T12:13:45Z")
after my first death pool last year (3 deaths so far) - here are my nominations/predictions for 2012: Robin Gibb David Hasselhoff Pete Doherty Keith Richards Bill Wyman Shane MacGowan Courtney Love Wolfgang Niedecken Nena Brian Wilson Etta James Aretha Franklin Joni Mitchell alternates: Mick Jagger Charlie Watts Ron Wood I dont know how famous Wolfgang Niedecken is outside of Germany, [here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Niedecken) is a link to his english Wikipedia page. If he is not deemed famous enough, please feel free to substitute him with my first alternate. Jumping on several Bandwagons here, but my list is a themed list with singer/musicians. ---
**Author:** ![Premislaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f0a364/32.png) [@Premislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Premislaus)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/306 "2011-12-29T14:42:21Z")
First time player, decided to go with themed list of current and former political leaders. Norodom Sihanouk Wojciech Jaruzelski Jimmy Carter Margaret Thatcher Helmut Kohl Mikhail Gorbachev Silvio Berlusconi Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Hugo Chavez Hamid Karzai Bashar al-Assad Kim Jong-un Alternates: Benedict XVI Jacques Chirac Nouri al-Maliki ---
**Author:** ![booklover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@booklover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/booklover)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/307 "2011-12-29T15:19:17Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > booklover, you listed Bruno Grandi twice in your first thirteen. Unless I hear from you I will cut out one of them and submit your first alternate, Pope Benedict XVI. Yeesh, and I tried so hard not to screw up! Revised list, substituting Bradley Manning for the first mention of Grandi: Pete Doherty Ariel Sharon Bradley Manning Etta James Marion Barry Robin Gibb Paul Gascoigne Courtney Love George H.W. Bush Dick Cheney Than Shwe Phyllis Schlafly Bruno Grandi Alts: Pope Benedict XVI Bela Karolyi Helen Thomas ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/308 "2011-12-29T15:30:14Z")
Bah humbug. Pressed submit too soon. List coming ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/309 "2011-12-29T15:40:24Z")
This is my first year playing the Death Pool. My theme: go big or go home. Every single person on the list either turned 18 or will turn 18 within a 200 day window on either side of today’s date. Yes, that means if they kick the bucket before their birthday I get nothing. You roll the dice ya takes yer chances. Naomi Scott 5/6/93 Miranda Cosgrove 5/14/93 Taylor Momsen 7/26/93 Alyson Stoner 8/11/93 Keke Palmer 8/26/93 AnnaSophia Robb 12/8/93 Booboo Stewart 1/21/94 Dakota Fanning 2/23/94 Justin Bieber 3/1/94 Dakota Blue Richards 4/11/94 Saoirse Ronan 4/12/94 Liliana Mumy 4/16/94 Alexander Gould 5/4/94 Plain list: Dakota Fanning Saoirse Ronan Justin Bieber Booboo Stewart Liliana Mumy Alexander Gould Dakota Blue Richards Taylor Momsen AnnaSophia Robb Naomi Scott Miranda Cosgrove Alyson Stoner Keke Palmer ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/310 "2011-12-29T16:28:40Z")
Joe Paterno Kim Richards Zsa Zsa Gabor Kirk Douglas Lindsay Lohan Drew Carey Rosalyn Carter Nancy Reagan Bruce Jenner Olivia deHavilland Joan Fontaine Ed Asner George Wendt Alternates: John Goodman Barbara Walters Latoya Jackson ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/311 "2011-12-29T16:40:18Z")
Looks like the entry pace is picking up!😛 That usually happens the last three days! ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/312 "2011-12-29T16:45:31Z")
And a great big Welcome! to all the first-timers joining us! You macabre little bastards ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/313 "2011-12-29T17:32:00Z")
Etta James Robin Gibb Sly Stone Ethan Zohn Steven Adler Paul Gascoigne Gary Carter (HoF) William Perry (NFL) Orlando Thomas Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano Joaquín Guzmán Loera Abdelbaset al-Megrahi Khagendra Thapa Magar Alternate: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ---
**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 29, 2011, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/314 "2011-12-29T17:38:21Z")
Question: Let’s say one of your celebrities died at 11:55 p.m. on December 31st, and one of your alternates on 12:05 a.m. January 1st. Could you replace the first one with the second dead one? ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/315 "2011-12-29T17:42:25Z")
My first-ever Death Pool entry! Where do I pick up my cloak, hood and scythe? Richard Dawson - Actor/game show host/kisser Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva - former president of Brazil Liam Gallagher - No, my theme is NOT “Family Feud” Robin Gibb - “Stayin’ Alive”? I doubt it. Etta James - Like her, so no snarky comments Ryan Leaf - I hope he’s not a bust on THIS list! Penny Marshall - I like her, too, but she should have quit smoking Mary Ann Mobley - Actress/former Miss America Hosni Mubarak - Karma is coming his way Joe Paterno - The worst fall from grace in sports since OJ Terry Pratchett - See Etta James comments Jonathan Rhys-Myers - it’s a shot Rick Ross - gangsta rapper Alternates: Dick Clark Bret Michaels Gene Wilder Clean list: Richard Dawson Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Liam Gallagher Robin Gibb Etta James Ryan Leaf Penny Marshall Mary Ann Mobley Hosni Mubarak Joe Paterno Terry Pratchett Jonathan Rhys-Myers Rick Ross Alternates: Dick Clark Bret Michaels Gene Wilder ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/316 "2011-12-29T17:43:15Z")
Yes. That’s the point of having alternates. We aren’t picking healthy people, and the spiteful ones die before they can give us 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 29, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/317 "2011-12-29T17:51:24Z")
I’m not too upset about Hitch and Kim buying it early, though. Their sacrifices gave me about 68 points for 2011. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/318 "2011-12-29T17:52:47Z")
Replace Liam Gallagher with Gary Carter. New (hopefully final) list: Gary Carter Richard Dawson Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Robin Gibb Etta James Ryan Leaf Penny Marshall Mary Ann Mobley Hosni Mubarak Joe Paterno Terry Pratchett Jonathan Rhys-Myers Rick Ross Alternates: Dick Clark Bret Michaels Gene Wilder ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/319 "2011-12-29T18:59:30Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Question: Let’s say one of your celebrities died at 11:55 p.m. on December 31st, and one of your alternates on 12:05 a.m. January 1st. Could you replace the first one with the second dead one? The way I see it, if a celebrity buys the farm at 11:55PM 12/31, then the first alternate in order moves up to replace them, as part of your thirteen. So when that alternate croaks at 12:05AM 1/1 you win the Opening KickOff Award. Unless, in that five minute window before midnight, you email to change your list. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/320 "2011-12-29T19:08:24Z")
Kim Jong Un Terry Pratchett Hamid Karzai Etta James Micheal Douglas Dick Cheney Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi Fidel Castro Taylor Momsen Daniel Radcliffe Joe Paterno Lindsey Lohan Jessie Jackson Alternates: Zsa Zsa Gabor Dick Clark Rick Perry [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679.md?page=17)