# 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:** 81
**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:** [May 20, 2012, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1601 "2012-05-20T13:03:47Z")
> [@Eliahna](#): > > Who had the Lockerbie bomber? > > [Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi dies in Tripoli - BBC News](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18137896) **YES!** Er, I believe I did. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2012, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1602 "2012-05-20T13:18:03Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > **YES!** > > Er, I believe I did. I’m happy for you CP. Even if you didn’t have him 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1603 "2012-05-20T13:53:58Z")
Here’s a partial list of the current standings. CAMJAY77 and Registered at Last retain the lead and Walkabout has edged out Captain Lance Murdoch to take third place. Your Death Mistress has moved up from a tie for 12th to a tie for 9th!😛 Oh, and carnivorousplant did have the bomber! CAMJAY77 236 6 Registered at Last 236 6 Walkabout 154 4 Captain Lance Murdoch 153 4 Captain Klutz 142 4 Wheelz 140 4 GIGObuster 138 4 phungi 138 4 Baker 137 4 MsWhatsit 137 4 zoog 129 3 Hal Briston 125 4 Randy Seltzer 125 3 Shirley Ujest 125 4 Squonk 125 4 Tom Scud 125 4 5 time champ 119 3 Loach 114 4 42fish 110 4 Nurse Carmen 110 3 Tit Whistle 98 3 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1604 "2012-05-20T15:07:53Z")
Woot! After teasing us in 2010 and 2011, we finally get the payoff! ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1605 "2012-05-20T15:25:48Z")
> [@Eliahna](#): > > Who had the Lockerbie bomber? > > [Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi dies in Tripoli - BBC News](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18137896) I think he’s one of the more common picks this year. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1606 "2012-05-20T15:31:45Z")
> [@Eliahna](#): > > Who had the Lockerbie bomber? > > [Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi dies in Tripoli - BBC News](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18137896) I didn’t but I’d like to add a hearty 'bout damn time for that one. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1607 "2012-05-20T15:38:52Z")
Damn falling behind. Need to think more bad thoughts ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1608 "2012-05-20T16:05:54Z")
> [@SpazCat](#): > > I didn’t but I’d like to add a hearty 'bout damn time for that one. Yeah, not feeling bad at all about not getting those points. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1609 "2012-05-20T16:22:51Z")
My 3rd death this year and 5th in 6 months. Nice. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1610 "2012-05-20T16:34:41Z")
Twenty four players had the SOB, and they all were already on the list. Nobody lost their DP virginity to this [del]asshole[/del] terrorist. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1611 "2012-05-20T16:49:23Z")
Back in the top ten! Getting harder to see how to get enough points to win though, I usually end in 5th or 7th places. I’m beginning to feel like the old chess master Richard Teichmann, he was known as “Richard the Fifth” because he often finished in fifth place. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1612 "2012-05-20T19:42:14Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Twenty four players had the SOB, and they all were already on the list. Nobody lost their DP virginity to this [del]asshole[/del] terrorist. First thing I thought of when I heard the news was “How many people in the Death Pool had him?” Next was “Dammit, I’m not one of them…” :smack: Oh well, good riddance anyways. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1613 "2012-05-20T19:58:30Z")
> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > First thing I thought of when I heard the news was “How many people in the Death Pool had him?” Next was “Dammit, I’m not one of them…” > > :smack: > > Oh well, good riddance anyways. Well, if it’s any consolation, you are in second place for those with a themed entry. ---
**Author:** ![PaulParkhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PaulParkhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulParkhead)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1614 "2012-05-20T22:42:43Z")
2 minutes ago from the BBC: [Robin Gibb has died](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18140862). ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1615 "2012-05-20T22:46:11Z")
> [@PaulParkhead](#): > > 2 minutes ago from the BBC: [Robin Gibb has died](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18140862). > [@Loach](#): > > Damn falling behind. Need to think more bad thoughts Bam! Power of negative thinking! ---
**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:** [May 20, 2012, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1616 "2012-05-20T22:50:38Z")
2 in one weekend. Should get me into the top 10, though I think a lot of people are going to have that two-fer. ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1617 "2012-05-20T22:50:57Z")
Wow, two scores in one day. Doesn’t happen very often. ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1618 "2012-05-20T22:53:43Z")
3 of mine gone and the year’s not even halfway done yet? wow… ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1619 "2012-05-20T22:53:52Z")
> [@PaulParkhead](#): > > 2 minutes ago from the BBC: [Robin Gibb has died](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18140862). NBC reports the same. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/1620 "2012-05-20T22:56:06Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > We’re halfway through May and only one death so far. And a unique pick at that. > > Somebody out there is reading the Dope and getting healthy just to spite us. How’s that again? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679.md?page=80) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679.md?page=82)