# 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:** 32
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/621 "2013-01-29T22:37:14Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > It’s coming towards the end of the month so I’m going to post the current standings. I can amend them if some other celeb dies in the next 48 hours. > > 1. Captain Klutz 33 1 0 > 2. Cumbrian 33 1 0 > 3. batsto 11 1 1 > 4. 5 time champ 8 1 0 > 5. Andrew21 8 1 0 > 6. etv78 8 1 0 > 7. Tazmanian Devil 8 1 0 > 8. zamboniracer 8 1 0 > 9. Spazcat 6 1 1 What do the numbers indicate? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/622 "2013-01-29T22:43:52Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > What do the numbers indicate? I think Pts/# of picks/# of unique picks ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2013, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/623 "2013-01-29T23:08:40Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > I think > > Pts/# of picks/# of unique picks That’s it!😃 ---
**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:** [January 30, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/624 "2013-01-30T00:26:27Z")
_Dammit._ ---
**Author:** ![Allecher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@Allecher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Allecher)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2013, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/625 "2013-01-30T03:07:15Z")
WooHoo, I’m in the top ten!!! ---
**Author:** ![sco3tt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@sco3tt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sco3tt)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2013, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/626 "2013-01-30T05:50:37Z")
> [@Allecher](#): > > WooHoo, I’m in the top ten!!! I’m tied with you for 10th place and I didn’t even enter any picks this year. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/627 "2013-01-30T20:38:54Z")
[‘The Hedgehog’ Ron Jeremy in critical condition after heart aneurysm: report](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/porn-star-ron-jeremy-critical-condition-report-article-1.1251363) Ron is a famous adult film actor for those who have lived sheltered lives. He is 41 points. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2013, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/628 "2013-01-30T21:08:19Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > [‘The Hedgehog’ Ron Jeremy in critical condition after heart aneurysm: report](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/porn-star-ron-jeremy-critical-condition-report-article-1.1251363) > > Ron is a famous adult film actor for those who have lived sheltered lives. > > He is 41 points. So will the former stiff be that again? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/629 "2013-01-30T21:40:58Z")
Jeremy’s death would put **zoog** in the lead! ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/630 "2013-01-30T22:19:21Z")
n/m ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2013, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/631 "2013-01-30T22:21:21Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > How are points awarded? Read the OP. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2013, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/632 "2013-01-30T22:30:30Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Jeremy’s death would put **zoog** in the lead! Update: > [@](#): > > Ron Jeremy is fighting for his life at a Los Angeles hospital and is being treated for an aneurysm near his heart. The world’s most celebrated porn star [drove himself to Cedars-Sinai hospital](http://www.tmz.com/2013/01/30/ron-jeremy-hospitalized-aneurysm-porn-star/) on Tuesday after experiencing severe chest pain, TMZ reports. His manager, Mike Esterman, told the site that his condition has worsened after doctors discovered the aneurysm and he was transferred to the intensive care unit. > Jeremy, 59, was being prepped for surgery this morning. It’s yet unclear what led to the chest pain. [Ron Jeremy In Critical Condition With Heart Aneurysm In California (UPDATE) | HuffPost Weird News](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/30/ron-jeremy-in-critical-condition-heart-aneurysm_n_2582953.html) **zoog** could end up being the lucky stiff. 😃 I’m here all week. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2013, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/633 "2013-01-30T23:21:21Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Read the OP. I thought of that. 8) You just responded too quickly, before I could get rid of my question… ---
**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:** [January 30, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/634 "2013-01-30T23:53:17Z")
Patty Andrews of The Andrews Sisters [dead at 94](http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57566768/patty-andrews-of-the-andrews-sisters-dead-at-94/) ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/635 "2013-01-31T00:31:23Z")
> [@](#): > > It’s yet unclear what led to the chest pain. Scuttlebutt is he got an erection too quickly. Left a nasty bruise too. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/636 "2013-01-31T01:27:04Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > Update: > > [Ron Jeremy In Critical Condition With Heart Aneurysm In California (UPDATE) | HuffPost Weird News](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/30/ron-jeremy-in-critical-condition-heart-aneurysm_n_2582953.html) > > **zoog** could end up being the lucky stiff. > > 😃 > > I’m here all week. If he does not pull [del]out[/del] er through: Is he an organ donor? Did he custom order an extra deep coffin? Will flags be flown at half shaft? ---
**Author:** ![BobArrgh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobarrgh/32/2881_2.png) [@BobArrgh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobArrgh)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/637 "2013-01-31T22:12:17Z")
[Snowmobiler Caleb Moore dies from injuries, age 25.](http://www.grindtv.com/snow/blog/50870/injured+snowmobiler+caleb+moore+becomes+first+x+games+fatality/) ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2013, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/638 "2013-02-01T11:56:52Z")
[Ed Koch has gone to that great City Hall in the sky.](http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/02/nyregion/edward-i-koch-ex-mayor-of-new-york-dies.html?hp&_r=0) Awwww. He was the mayor of my childhood and a steady, upbeat cheerleader during a very grim time in the city’s life. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2013, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/639 "2013-02-01T13:22:40Z")
Meanwhile, everyone on my list seems to be getting much better now. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2013, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/640 "2013-02-01T13:57:26Z")
By my count, 88 of us were on the board at this time last year, compared to the current 9 – but with the same number of deaths, 4. The bandwagon was turbo-charged in 2012, now it’s stuck in neutral. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655.md?page=31) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655.md?page=33)