# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![guylevesque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6de8d8/32.png) [@guylevesque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guylevesque)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/81 "2012-12-06T02:43:12Z")
Mauno Koivisto Giulio Andreotti Pierre Mauroy Helmut Schmidt Luis Echeverría Mário Soares Kenan Evren Leo Tindemans Patricio Aylwin Jimmy Carter John Turner Robert Mugabe Wojciech Jaruzelski ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/82 "2012-12-06T07:37:12Z")
Okay, first time player. Here’s my picks: Elizabeth II, QE Randy Travis Nick Nolte Judy Blume Rev. Billy Graham Rev. Fred Phelps Fidel Castro Barbara Bush (H.W.'s wife) Lil Wayne Julian Assange (Wikileaks) Margaret Thatcher Don Imus Aretha Franklin Alternates: T.I. or T.I.P (rapper) Keith Richards Lindsay Lohan ---
**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 6, 2012, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/83 "2012-12-06T14:27:14Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > An interesting suggestion has been made to me by a player. I’ll reveal their username if they so wish. > > That’s an additional award, “The Golden Casket Award” for any player whose choices **ALL** die. It’s never been done. It would be kind of like winning the Congressional Medal of Honor, you could always “wear” it, even in subsequent years. You know, brag. > > What do you all think of this? Only if it comes with an automatic title change. TPTB should change the title under the name to “Golden Casket” for anyone who pulls it off. ---
**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:** [December 6, 2012, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/84 "2012-12-06T15:19:04Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Only if it comes with an automatic title change. TPTB should change the title under the name to “Golden Casket” for anyone who pulls it off. I was thinking of that too. Heck, if everyone on my list died, I’d pay cash money to change my title. And I’d probably buy lunch for someone, too. (Note: I count as someone. :D) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/85 "2012-12-06T19:39:05Z")
> [@guylevesque](#): > > John Turner There are many men of this name, including several politicians. Based on your “lesser-known but generally aged world leader” theme, however, I assume you mean the guy who was Prime Minister of Canada for a few months in 1984. Is this correct? ---
**Author:** ![guylevesque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6de8d8/32.png) [@guylevesque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guylevesque)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/86 "2012-12-06T23:48:16Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > There are many men of this name, including several politicians. Based on your “lesser-known but generally aged world leader” theme, however, I assume you mean the guy who was Prime Minister of Canada for a few months in 1984. Is this correct? Yup thats him ---
**Author:** ![Archeonomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7cd45c/32.png) [@Archeonomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archeonomist)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/87 "2012-12-07T13:35:57Z")
Well, I had two people croak this year. For 2013 I’ll mostly go for the survivors, but with a few tweaks. Lauren Bacall Zsa Zsa Gabor - (Can’t be much left) Ariel Sharon - (Had him for years, can’t give up now) Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh Nelson Mandela Pete Doherty - (Train wreck) Alan Greenspan Shane MacGowan Juan Manuel Santos - (Colombian president) Hugh Hefner Aretha Franklin Courtney Love Robert Redford Alts: Angelina Jolie Tenzin Gyatso - (The Dalai Lama) Clean list: Lauren Bacall Zsa Zsa Gabor Ariel Sharon Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh Nelson Mandela Pete Doherty Alan Greenspan Shane MacGowan Juan Manuel Santos Hugh Hefner Aretha Franklin Courtney Love Robert Redford Angelina Jolie Tenzin Gyatso ---
**Author:** ![Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/4af34b/32.png) [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/88 "2012-12-07T15:54:52Z")
1)Frankie Muniz (Alas poor Malcolm) 2)Lady Gaga 3)John Goodman 4)Gordon Lightfoot 5)George R.R. Martin 6)Robin Williams 7)Al Pacino 8)Robert DeNiro 9)Bob Dole 10)Brian Mulroney (Former Canadian P.M.) 11)Margaret Thatcher 12)Bob Seger 13)Mr. T. Alternates 1)Sir Paul McCartney 2)Sir Richard Branson 3)Sir Elton John ---
**Author:** ![Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/4af34b/32.png) [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/89 "2012-12-07T15:56:33Z")
1)Frankie Muniz (Alas poor Malcolm) 2)Lady Gaga 3)John Goodman 4)Gordon Lightfoot 5)George R.R. Martin 6)Robin Williams 7)Al Pacino 8)Robert DeNiro 9)Bob Dole 10)Brian Mulroney (Former Canadian P.M.) 11)Margaret Thatcher 12)Bob Seger 13)Billy Connely Alternates 1)Sir Paul McCartney 2)Sir Richard Branson 3)Sir Elton John ---
**Author:** ![Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/4af34b/32.png) [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/90 "2012-12-07T16:04:37Z")
'Nuff said. Sorry about that. ---
**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 7, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/91 "2012-12-07T17:53:00Z")
> [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](#): > > 'Nuff said. Sorry about that. You need a clean list, with no numbers or comments. ---
**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 7, 2012, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/92 "2012-12-07T17:56:24Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > You need a clean list, with no numbers or comments. Zeke, just to enlarge on the comments, our Death Mistress finds it easier to maintain the spreadsheet if you have no numbers or anything (easier for copying and pasting) . I fell foul of the rule but can see its value. ---
**Author:** ![Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/4af34b/32.png) [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/93 "2012-12-07T19:57:00Z")
:smack:Wow, my first double post AND I screwed up my 1st deathpool list at the same time. Sometimes I amaze me:smack: Thanks for the gentle head’s up folks! Frankie Muniz John Goodman Gordon Lightfoot George R.R. Martin Robin Williams Al Pacino Robert DeNiro Bob Dole Brian Mulroney Margaret Thatcher Bob Seger Billy Connely Lady Gaga Alternates Sir Paul McCartney Sir Richard Branson Sir Elton John ---
**Author:** ![Lad\_Vegas\_Evita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9fc348/32.png) [@Lad\_Vegas\_Evita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lad_Vegas_Evita)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/94 "2012-12-08T00:55:50Z")
1. Fidel Castro 2. Pope Benedict XVI 3. Hugo Chavez 4. Stephen Hawkin 5. Thai king Bhumibol 6. Zsa Zsa Gabor 7. Chris Christie 8. Macaulay Culkin 9. George H. W. Bush 10. Billy Graham 11. Bashar al-Assad 12. Nancy Reagan 13. Robyn Roberts ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/95 "2012-12-08T01:46:49Z")
> [@Lad\_Vegas\_Evita](#): > > 1. Fidel Castro > 2. Pope Benedict XVI > 3. Hugo Chavez > 4. Stephen Hawkin > 5. Thai king Bhumibol > 6. Zsa Zsa Gabor > 7. Chris Christie > 8. Macaulay Culkin > 9. George H. W. Bush > 10. Billy Graham > 11. Bashar al-Assad > 12. Nancy Reagan > 13. Robyn Roberts Please post a clean unnumbered list as per the OP [QUOTE=the OP and the Rules] List Format: There is a spreadsheet that allows me to post updated standings quickly and produce various other statistics. The pain is “loading” the data into the sheet. I can do each list in a single cut and paste if you use the following format and guidelines: present a plain, unnumbered list that contains just the celebrities’ most commonly used names (e.g. use “Al Gore”, not “Albert Gore”), correctly spelled. If anyone is known by initials, include a period and a space after each. And please observe, what I, Baker, refer to as the “Pope” rule, a variation on “the most commonly used name” rule. If a person is known primarily by a titled name, use that. So it wouldn’t be Joseph Ratzinger, it would be Pope Benedict XVI. And don’t put down Elizabeth Windsor, put down Queen Elizabeth II. For all I know there are other celebrities with the plain names. If you do pick Joe or Lizzy, under their lesser known names, I might not notice it, to give you those points if and when they shuffle off this mortal coil. An example of a plain list follows here: O. J. Simpson Ronnie Biggs Fidel Castro George W. Bush Muhammad Ali Lindsay Lohan Fred Phelps Abe Vigoda Kirk Douglas Clint Eastwood Ariel Sharon Dick Cheney Bill Gates [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![CAMJAY77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@CAMJAY77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAMJAY77)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/96 "2012-12-08T16:50:46Z")
2012 started out so good, but none of my picks have dropped dead in many months. I have the winning entry for 2013 ready but won’t post until December 31. Good luck people. For those left on my 2012 list, just die already ---
**Author:** ![orderfire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/orderfire/32/10908_2.png) [@orderfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orderfire)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/97 "2012-12-09T13:31:50Z")
Long time fan, first time player! Roll call: Aretha Franklin Frankie Muniz Hugh Hefner Lindsay Lohan Hugo Chavez George H. W. Bush Jerry Sandusky Jerry Lewis Dick Cheney Paul McCartney Alternates: Tony Lommi Keith Richards Amanda Bynes ---
**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 9, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/98 "2012-12-09T13:42:26Z")
I will not jump on the Frankie Muniz band wagon. I know several people that had similar incidents. 20-30 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/99 "2012-12-09T13:51:54Z")
> [@orderfire](#): > > Long time fan, first time player! > Roll call: > > Aretha Franklin > Frankie Muniz > Hugh Hefner > Lindsay Lohan > Hugo Chavez > George H. W. Bush > Jerry Sandusky > Jerry Lewis > Dick Cheney > Paul McCartney > > Alternates: > Tony Lommi > Keith Richards > Amanda Bynes You made the dread 10 selection error. You need 3 more, or use you alternates. ---
**Author:** ![orderfire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/orderfire/32/10908_2.png) [@orderfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orderfire)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/100 "2012-12-09T14:12:15Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > You made the dread 10 selection error. You need 3 more, or use you alternates. Oops! Derr. Alternates included, and thanks for the correction. 😃 Aretha Franklin Frankie Muniz Hugh Hefner Lindsay Lohan Hugo Chavez George H. W. Bush Jerry Sandusky Jerry Lewis Dick Cheney Paul McCartney Tony Lommi Keith Richards Amanda Bynes [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655.md?page=6)