# The Celebrity Death Pool 2013 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2012, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655 "2012-12-01T05:59:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 105
**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:** [December 22, 2013, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/2081 "2013-12-22T20:39:27Z")
Historian John Eisenhower, Son of Former President, Dead at Age 91 > **[Historian John Eisenhower, Son of Former President, Dead at Age 91 | TIME.com](https://nation.time.com/2013/12/22/historian-john-eisenhower-son-of-former-president-dead-at-age-91/)** > > The revered scholar passed away at his Maryland home ---
**Author:** ![Premislaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f0a364/32.png) [@Premislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Premislaus)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2013, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/2082 "2013-12-23T16:49:38Z")
Mikhail Kalashnikov: > **[AK47 assault rifle designer Kalashnikov dies at 94](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25497013)** > > Mikhail Kalashnikov, the man who designed the AK47 assault rifle that bears his name, has died at the age of 94, Russian officials say. ---
**Author:** ![peppers12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e19adc/32.png) [@peppers12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peppers12)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2013, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/2083 "2013-12-23T19:35:12Z")
> [@Premislaus](#): > > Mikhail Kalashnikov: > > [AK47 assault rifle designer Kalashnikov dies at 94 - BBC News](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25497013) I was just about to post this šŸ˜› ---
**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:** [December 25, 2013, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/2084 "2013-12-25T06:14:32Z")
Drummer Ricky Lawson, founding member of Yellowjackets, dead at 59 > **[Drummer Ricky Lawson, founding member of Yellowjackets, dead at 59](https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-et-ms-drummer-ricky-lawson-founding-member-of-yellowjackets-dead-at-59-20131224-story.html)** > > Drummer Ricky Lawson, 59, who performed and recorded with many of the biggest names in popular music in the 1980s, died Monday at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center of a brain hemorrhage. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/2085 "2013-12-25T18:50:01Z")
Iā€™ll try my Beatles-themed list again: Paul McCartney Ringo Starr George Martin Yoko Ono Julian Lennon Sean Lennon Cynthia Lennon Pete Best Heather Mills Jane Asher Astrid Kirchherr Phil Spector Zak Starkey ---
**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:** [December 25, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/2086 "2013-12-25T18:58:28Z")
I believe this is the 2013 list, not 2014. Now\* Iā€™m\* a hall monitor! šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/2087 "2013-12-25T20:09:51Z")
:DYou know, it would be REALLY weird if those folks dropped dead before NYE! ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2013, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/2088 "2013-12-27T01:45:20Z")
[Jeffrey Ian Pollack Dead at 54](http://www.aol.com/article/2013/12/26/jeffrey-ian-pollack-dead-at-54/20795818/#!slide=2119906&?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmaing17%7Cdl2%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D423961) > [@](#): > > A producer of TVā€™s ā€œThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Airā€ and writer-director of ā€œAbove the Rimā€ has died. > Police say Jeffrey Ian Pollack was found collapsed early Monday morning in the Greenbelt jogging area of Hermosa Beach, about 20 miles southwest of Los Angeles. Pollack was 54. ---
**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:** [December 27, 2013, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/2089 "2013-12-27T06:55:59Z")
Paul Blair, Oriolesā€™ Gold Glove center fielder, dies at 69 > **[Paul Blair, Orioles' Gold Glove center fielder, dies at 69](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/orioles/2013/12/26/paul-blair-gold-glove-center-fielder-dies/4214775/)** > > Blair won eight Gold Gloves and appeared in six World Series and two All-Star Games. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/2090 "2013-12-27T15:38:39Z")
Come on, Oliviaā€¦Iā€™m losing hope in ya, babe ā˜¹ ---
**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:** [December 27, 2013, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/2091 "2013-12-27T16:11:59Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Paul Blair, Oriolesā€™ Gold Glove center fielder, dies at 69 > > [Paul Blair, Orioles' Gold Glove center fielder, dies at 69](http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/orioles/2013/12/26/paul-blair-gold-glove-center-fielder-dies/4214775/) Damn he was a guest at my little league dinner when I was a kid. ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2013, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/2092 "2013-12-27T17:29:22Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Damn he was a guest at my little league dinner when I was a kid. That was a heck of a slow acting poison you used. And your timing was off. But good try! ---
**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:** [December 28, 2013, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/2093 "2013-12-28T22:27:03Z")
Grand Hustleā€™s Hustle Gang rapper Doe B, real name Glenn Thomas, was shot and killed early Saturday in his hometown of Montgomery, Alabama. Age 22. > **[Doe B Dead At Age 22, Grand ā€˜Hustle Gangā€™ Rapper Shot & Killed in Alabama...](https://memphisrap.com/news/doe-b-dead-at-age-22-grand-hustle-gang-rapper-shot-killed-in-alabama-shooting/)** > > Grand Hustle's Hustle Gang rapper Doe B, real name Glenn Thomas, was shot and killed early Saturday in his hometown of Montgomery, Alabama. Thomas, who was 22 years-old at the time of his death, was reportedly shot during an incident at a local... We need some sort of graph regarding rappers deaths and ages. Too hard to predict since cancer hasnā€™t popped up. There should be some correlation like celebrities at age 27. ---
**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:** [December 28, 2013, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/2094 "2013-12-28T22:56:11Z")
Determining how rappers piss each other off might be better. Robert Johnson beat one of the women he seduced, and was poisoned by her Daddy, boy friend or Husband. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/2095 "2013-12-29T11:54:22Z")
Iā€™m going to post the current standings for 2013, so that players can double check their score for me, in case Iā€™ve entered something incorrectly, or missed points. 1 CAMJAY77 385 10 2 2 Registered at Last 335 10 1 3 Fear Itself 239 5 1 4 zoog 192 5 1 5 Ms Whatsit 181 6 1 6 CowPatty 155 4 1 7 phungi 154 5 0 8 5 time champ 151 6 0 9 Fiendish Astronaut 143 6 1 10 Duckster 141 4 0 11 Captain Klutz 138 4 0 11 carnivorousplant 138 4 1 13 12543 134 4 0 14 Dusty Rose 133 4 0 14 Sarabellum1976 133 4 0 16 Cumbrian 132 4 0 17 jeezums 129 4 1 18 Tangent 121 5 0 19 Walkabout 119 3 0 20 Happy Lendervedder 118 3 0 21 computergeek 108 4 0 21 Tit Whistle 108 4 0 23 bowlergirl 103 3 0 23 Itā€™s Not Rocket Surgery 103 3 0 23 Jack Batty 103 3 0 26 Dung Beetle 100 4 0 27 tarfu 99 4 0 28 VunderBob 95 3 0 28 Wheelz 95 3 0 30 Loach 91 3 0 31 BACI 89 3 0 31 Mahaloth 89 3 0 33 minionkat 88 2 0 34 chargerrich 86 2 0 34 Kolak of Twilo 86 3 0 34 Tamex 86 3 0 37 GIGObuster 84 3 0 38 Shirley Ujest 81 4 0 39 imthjckaz 78 3 0 39 popejt 78 3 0 41 Allecher 75 4 2 42 42fish 73 2 0 42 a35362 73 2 0 42 Captain Lance Murdoch 73 2 0 42 Mona Lott 73 2 0 42 Squonk 73 2 0 47 Hoopy Frood 72 2 0 47 irritant 72 2 0 47 J-P L 72 2 0 47 Little Nemo 72 2 0 47 Suburban Plankton 72 2 0 52 cazwhatever 70 2 0 53 Mehitabel 67 3 0 54 MadTheSwine 66 2 0 55 booklover 64 2 0 56 ftfu 62 2 0 57 Dolores Reborn 61 2 0 58 anyrose 60 3 0 58 santorum 60 3 0 60 BobArrgh 55 2 0 60 Boozahol Squid, P.I. 55 2 0 60 Cicero 55 2 0 60 Monstera deliciosa 55 2 0 60 Quartz 55 2 0 65 Chimera 47 2 0 65 Disheavel 47 2 0 65 Jeepā€™s Phoenix 47 2 0 65 Kalea 47 2 0 65 Long Time First Time 47 2 0 65 Premislaus 47 2 0 71 Eleanor of Aquitaine 43 2 0 72 Andrew21 42 5 1 72 appleciders 42 1 0 72 Bewildebeest 42 1 0 72 Boxermom 42 1 0 72 Enuma Elish 42 1 0 72 Hockey Monkey 42 1 0 72 Library1900 42 1 0 72 Mustardseed 42 1 0 72 orderfire 42 1 0 72 Qin Shi Huangdi 42 1 0 72 RandMcnally 42 1 0 72 Rico 42 1 0 72 tarragon918 42 1 0 72 tim-n-va 42 1 0 72 Wallet 42 1 0 87 Sternvogel 41 2 0 88 Clothilde 31 1 0 88 Mean Mr. Mustard 31 1 0 88 pojonen 31 1 0 91 NotherYinzer 30 1 0 91 rucciface 30 1 0 91 Small Hen 30 1 0 91 Spoiler Virgin 30 1 0 95 Spiff 29 1 0 96 Maus Magill 27 2 0 97 Eliahna 26 2 2 98 ataraxy22 24 4 3 98 Borborygmi 24 1 0 98 NurseCarmen 24 1 0 101 garygnu 23 2 0 102 guylevesque 21 2 2 103 gwendee 19 1 0 103 Lok 19 1 0 103 missred 19 1 0 103 Spazcat 19 2 1 107 bassett hound 18 2 0 107 D-bear 18 2 0 107 Paul Parkhead 18 2 0 110 For You 13 1 0 110 Johnny L.A. 13 1 0 110 Kasper1014 13 1 0 110 Locrian 13 1 0 110 mdcastleman 13 1 0 110 Zeke N. Destroi 13 1 0 116 CreaseMunky 12 1 0 116 kayT 12 1 0 118 batsto 11 1 1 119 etv78 8 1 0 119 Tazmanian Devil 8 1 0 119 zamboniracer 8 1 0 122 Invisible Chimp 6 1 1 123 arnesw 5 1 0 123 Carlos Spicy Weiner 5 1 0 123 MeanOldLady 5 1 0 126 Auntie Pam 4 1 1 126 Clothahump 4 1 1 128 Baker 3 2 2 ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/2096 "2013-12-29T17:21:37Z")
Looking over my list, and it appears that [Frank Chamberlin](http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9996394/frank-chamberlin-dies-cancer-35) died on Nov 18, for 65 points. ---
**Author:** ![Library1900](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@Library1900](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Library1900)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/2097 "2013-12-29T17:53:29Z")
Good afternoon all, I am a dreadful lasy slob. I am going to try my list again with a few changes. Ruth Bader-Ginsburg Fidel Castro May already be gone George Bush the elder William Shatner Hosni Mubarak Macaulie Calulkin Joan Rivers Jimmy Carter Bob Dole Hugh Hefner Dolly Parton Pope Benedict ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/2098 "2013-12-29T18:01:40Z")
> [@Library1900](#): > > Good afternoon all, > I am a dreadful lasy slob. > > I am going to try my list again with a few changes. > > Ruth Bader-Ginsburg > Fidel Castro May already be gone > George Bush the elder > William Shatner > Hosni Mubarak > Macaulie Calulkin > Joan Rivers > Jimmy Carter > Bob Dole > Hugh Hefner > Dolly Parton > Pope Benedict Iā€™m assuming you mean to be entering the list for 2014, can you post this in the new thread?šŸ˜ƒ ---
**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:** [December 29, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/2099 "2013-12-29T18:10:54Z")
Hereā€™s one on my list I missed: Dave Wilson, Black Oak Arkansas bassist, age 61 > **[Tribute for David Wilson | Covenant Funeral Service](https://www.covenantfuneralservice.com/obituaries/david-wilson/)** > > Share memories & support the family ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/2100 "2013-12-29T18:37:11Z")
Iā€™m glad I posted the reminder list! **phungi** PMā€™d me about the unseen death of Stefano Borgonovo, which gave hime 51 points, and posted in the thread about the death of football player Frank Chamberlin, dead at 65 points. This raised **phungi** a whopping 116 points, from 7th to third placeā€¦ ā€¦ **.EXCEPT** ā€¦ **Fear Itself** , who was in third place, has seen that one of their choices, Dave Wilson, has died, giving up 39 points, which keeps him in third place by eight points. The revised top 13 are as follows: 1 CAMJAY77 385 10 2 2 Registered at Last 335 10 1 3 Fear Itself 278 6 2 4 phungi 270 7 2 5 zoog 192 5 1 6 Ms Whatsit 181 6 1 7 CowPatty 155 4 1 8 5 time champ 151 6 0 9 Fiendish Astronaut 143 6 1 10 Duckster 141 4 0 11 Captain Klutz 138 4 0 11 carnivorousplant 138 4 1 13 12543 134 4 0 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655.md?page=104) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655.md?page=106)