# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/121 "2012-12-10T05:57:54Z")
OK, going ahead and posting this 'cause I forgot it was already December and don’t want to miss it completely. 2012 was my best year ever, so I might as well screw it up by posting a list that is probably the most likely to earn me 0 points. I may also change my mind and scrap this completely come 12/31 🙂 anyway…this is a themed list - the theme? “The 27 Club” - everyone on this list was born in 1986 and will turn 27 at some point - I’m going for the high Risk:Reward scenario. Without further ado: Lady Gaga Robert Pattinson Lee Dewyze Amanda Bynes Hillary Scott Linday Lohan Lea Michele Amber Riley Mary Kate Olsen Ashley Olsen Kellie Pickler Shia Labeouf Megan Fox Alternates: Usain Bolt DeSean Jackson Shaun White ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/122 "2012-12-10T14:49:50Z")
> [@critter42](#): > > OK, going ahead and posting this 'cause I forgot it was already December and don’t want to miss it completely. 2012 was my best year ever, so I might as well screw it up by posting a list that is probably the most likely to earn me 0 points. > > I may also change my mind and scrap this completely come 12/31 🙂 > > anyway…this is a themed list - the theme? “The 27 Club” - everyone on this list was born in 1986 and will turn 27 at some point - I’m going for the high Risk:Reward scenario. > > Without further ado: > > Lady Gaga > Robert Pattinson > Lee Dewyze > Amanda Bynes > Hillary Scott > Linday Lohan > Lea Michele > Amber Riley > Mary Kate Olsen > Ashley Olsen > Kellie Pickler > Shia Labeouf > Megan Fox > > Alternates: > Usain Bolt > DeSean Jackson > Shaun White :eek: Had no idea half of these people were that young. I’m older than Bolt?! Never in a million years would have figured that. And yeah, you’ve got quite the list here. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/123 "2012-12-10T21:24:56Z")
Fidel Castro Ruth Bader Ginsburg Larry King Bonnie Franklin Michael Douglas Gallagher Ayman al-Zawahiri Hugo Chavez Shane MacGowan Charlie Sheen Andy Dick Paul Gascoigne Artie Lange Alternates: Kirk Douglas Jonathan Rhys Meyers Lindsay Lohan ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/124 "2012-12-10T21:59:44Z")
**a35362** -Find it funny you think Michael is more likely to die than Kirk. ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/125 "2012-12-11T11:34:14Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > **a35362** -Find it funny you think Michael is more likely to die than Kirk. Actually, Stage IV throat cancer tends to put you a little higher on the Grim Reaper’s list y’know 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/126 "2012-12-11T20:50:00Z")
Thought he was beating it? (Then again Larry Hagman was beating cancer too) ☹ ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2012, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/127 "2012-12-12T03:55:21Z")
Robin Roberts Billy Graham - evangelist Raul Castro - former governor of Arizona, not the Cuban guy. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Boyd K. Packer - old high ranking LDS apostle with a pacemaker. Mohamed Morsi - Egyptian President Michael Lohan Jennifer “JWoww” Farley - Jersey Shore. 27 years old. Need I say more? Joe Arpaio Bob Dole - he’s looking a bit old and frail. Warren Jeffs - I’m thinking he goes in a blaze of glory. Michael J. Fox Paolo Soleri Alternates: Dwight Gooden Tim Cook Andrew Sullivan Plain list: Robin Roberts Billy Graham Raul Castro Ruth Bader Ginsburg Boyd K. Packer Mohamed Morsi Michael Lohan Jennifer Farley Joe Arpaio Bob Dole Warren Jeffs Michael J. Fox Paolo Soleri Alternates: Dwight Gooden Tim Cook Andrew Sullivan ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2012, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/128 "2012-12-12T06:57:26Z")
Say au revoir to the following people in 2013: I. M. Pei - Dude is in his 90s. I keep betting on him every year. He’s gotta go down some day. George H. W. Bush Zsa Zsa Gabor - How long can this woman hold on?! Mike Ditka - Sorry, coach. Your time is up. Nancy Reagan Lauren Bacall - Have you seen her lately? Out of gas. Ian McKellen Wilfred Brimley - Come on! He’s been dying of the diabeetus for like 100 years. Harper Lee Fidel Castro - Lo siento, senor, pero es tiempo para salir. Kirk Douglas - He’s still alive? Billy Graham - Please die. Nelson Mandela - Please don’t die. Alt: Tom Wolfe - Old. David Rockefeller - Rich and old. Hosni Mubarak - Almost tempted to move this guy up to prime time. Plain list: I. M. Pei George H. W. Bush Zsa Zsa Gabor Mike Ditka Nancy Reagan Lauren Bacall Ian McKellen Wilfred Brimley Harper Lee Fidel Castro Kirk Douglas Billy Graham Nelson Mandela Alt: Tom Wolfe David Rockefeller Hosni Mubarak ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2012, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/129 "2012-12-12T10:12:26Z")
> [@lel](#): > > Raul Castro - former governor of Arizona, not the Cuban guy. Thank you **lel** for making this distinction. I would have had no idea there was another “celebrity” Raul Castro! And this lets me put out a reminder, if there are celebrities that share a name, please make that distinction when posting your choices. Otherwise I’ll assume it’s the one who is _more_ famous. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2012, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/130 "2012-12-12T10:20:53Z")
[http://news.msn.com/pop-culture/hobbit-actor-ian-mckellen-has-prostate-cancer](http://news.msn.com/pop-culture/hobbit-actor-ian-mckellen-has-prostate-cancer) Ian McKellen has prostate cancer, says it’s “manageable” ---
**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 12, 2012, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/131 "2012-12-12T13:53:37Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > [http://news.msn.com/pop-culture/hobbit-actor-ian-mckellen-has-prostate-cancer](http://news.msn.com/pop-culture/hobbit-actor-ian-mckellen-has-prostate-cancer) > > Ian McKellen has prostate cancer, says it’s “manageable” I’ve been doing this for about five years now, and I’ve learned to never put your eggs in the prostate cancer basket. My list: Van Cliburn (12 July 1934) George H W Bush (12 June 1924) Lindsey Lohan (2 July 1986) Nelson Mandella (18 July 1918) Casey Anthony (19 March 1985) Stephen Hawking (8 January 1942) Hosni Mubarak (4 May 1928) Ariel Sharon (26 February 1928) King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand (5 December 1927) Terry Pratchett (28 April 1948) Billy Graham (November 7, 1918) - The antisemitic preacher, not the pro-wrestler Pope Benedict XVI (16 April 1927) Prince Phillip (10 June 1921) —ALt Ratko Mladic (12 March 1943) Plain list: Van Cliburn George H W Bush Lindsey Lohan Nelson Mandella Casey Anthony Stephen Hawking Hosni Mubarak Ariel Sharon King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand Terry Pratchett Billy Graham Pope Benedict XVI Prince Phillip —ALt Ratko Mladic ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2012, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/132 "2012-12-12T17:34:28Z")
Axl Rose Dorothy Hamill Courtney Love Jenny McCarthy Tom Delay Tommy Iommi Lenny Dykstra Sly Stone Robert Remus Reg Presley Grace Slick Shelley Long Carrie Fisher Alternates: Dick Cheney Casey Kasem FYI, Robert Remus goes by the professional name “Sgt. Slaughter” (I didn’t want to include this in my “clean list” – but I think it will give you extra info to track down this professional wrestler in case he gets tossed into the big ring in the sky). ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/133 "2012-12-12T20:11:41Z")
> [@Spiff](#): > > Tommy Iommi Do you mean Tony Iommi? ---
**Author:** ![Kalea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b487fb/32.png) [@Kalea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalea)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2012, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/134 "2012-12-12T23:31:02Z")
On the “Better off dead” team: [ul] [li]Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak[/li][li]Fidel Castro [/li][li]George H.W. Bush[/li][li]Vladimir Putin[/li][li]Robert Mugabe[/li][li]Hugo Chávez[/li][/ul] On the “You mean they aren’t dead yet?” team: [ul] [li]Stephen Hawking (I hope I’m wrong)[/li][li]Nelson Mandela (I also hope I’m wrong)[/li][li]Tommy Chong[/li][li]Lindsay Lohan[/li][li]Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh[/li][li]Prince Harry of Wales[/li][li]Paul Allen[/li][/ul] On the “Only if I get 2012 points” team: [ul] [li]Margaret Thatcher[/li][li]Maggie Smith[/li][li]Donald Trump[/li][/ul] Clean list: Paul Allen George H.W. Bush Fidel Castro Hugo Chávez Tommy Chong Stephen Hawking Lindsay Lohan Nelson Mandela Hosni Mubarak Robert Mugabe Vladimir Putin Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh Prince Harry of Wales Alts: Margaret Thatcher Maggie Smith Donald Trump ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/135 "2012-12-13T18:47:32Z")
George HW Bush Nancy Reagan John McAfee Lindsay Lohan Roger Ebert Lisa Robin Kelly Bear Grylls Bonnie Franklin Betty White Dick Cheney Ryan Buell Kirk Douglas Pete Seeger Alternates Zsa Zsa Gabor Simon Cowell C. Everett Coop ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2012, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/136 "2012-12-13T22:08:43Z")
Thought you all might find this amusing. The top five picks so far have almost eleven percent of the total votes. Lindsay Lohan 19 George H.W. Bush 14 Fidel Castro 12 Billy Graham-e 9 Zsa Zsa Gabor 8 ---
**Author:** ![Mustardseed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mustardseed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mustardseed)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/137 "2012-12-13T23:14:38Z")
Thanks Baker for hosting again this year. Here is my list - themed as current or former head of states (and people i wouldn’t be that sad to see them go) spelling is according to wiki Bashar al-Assad Hosni Mubarak Fidel Castro Pope Benedict XVI Kim Jong-un Silvio Berlusconi Helmut Kohl Vladimir Putin Ariel Sharon Hugo Chávez Alexander Lukashenko Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Robert Mugabe alternates: George H. W. Bush George W. Bush Nicolas Sarkozy ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/138 "2012-12-14T01:31:54Z")
**Baker** -Did you get my PM? ---
**Author:** ![zoog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7ea924/32.png) [@zoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoog)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/139 "2012-12-14T02:23:42Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Thought you all might find this amusing. > > The top five picks so far have almost eleven percent of the total votes. > > Lindsay Lohan 19 > George H.W. Bush 14 > Fidel Castro 12 > Billy Graham-e 9 > Zsa Zsa Gabor 8 Wow. How screwed up does your life have to be to have your name at the top of this list at the ripe old age of 27 without a terminal illness? Mind you, she was on my 2012 list, and probably will be on my 2013 list when I finalize it… ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655/140 "2012-12-14T02:25:57Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > **Baker** -Did you get my PM? Yes, and the answer is close enough!😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655.md?page=8)