The Celebrity Death Pool 2013

Here we go again!

George Michael
Mark “Chopper” Read
Roger Moore
Rolf Harris
Billy Graham
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Sean Connery
Hugo Chavez
Clive James
Nelson Mandela
GHW Bush
Jon English
Richard Bach

Alternates:
Mickey Rooney
Maggie Smith
Tom Woolfe

2013 has to be better than 2012. Trying not to leave points on the table this year.

Penny Marshall
Bob Dole
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Mohammed Ali
Dan Rather
Hugo Chavez
Kirk Douglas
George HW Bush
Barbara Bush
Nelson Mandela
Larry King
Chris Christie
Glen Cambell

Alternate: Robin Roberts

Thanks for doing this again, Baker!

  1. George H. W. Bush, b. June 12, 1924. Politician.
  2. Russell Johnson, b. November 10, 1924. Actor.
  3. Fidel Castro, b. August 13, 1926. Dictator.
  4. Hosni Mubarak, b. May 4, 1928. Dictator.
  5. Jack Pardee, b. April 19, 1936. Football player.
  6. Stephen Hawking, b. January 8, 1942. Physicist.
  7. Muhammad Ali, b. January 17, 1942. Boxer.
  8. Aretha Franklin, b. March 25, 1942. Musician.
  9. Teri Garr, b. December 11, 1947. Actress.
  10. John Edwards, b. June 10, 1953. Politician.
  11. Orlando Thomas, b. October 21, 1972. Football player.
  12. Lynndie England, b. November 8, 1982. Army reservist.
  13. Bradley Manning, b. December 17, 1987. Soldier.

Alt1. Richard Engel, b. September 16, 1973. Journalist.
Alt2. Zsa Zsa Gabor, b. February 6, 1917. Actress.
Alt3. Kim Jong-un, b. January 8, 1983. Supreme Commander of the Korean People’s Army.

Plain text version:

George H. W. Bush
Russell Johnson
Fidel Castro
Hosni Mubarak
Jack Pardee
Stephen Hawking
Muhammad Ali
Aretha Franklin
Teri Garr
John Edwards
Orlando Thomas
Lynndie England
Bradley Manning

Richard Engel
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Kim Jong-un

George H. W. Bush
John Madden
Fidel Castro
Lindsay Lohan
Nancy Reagan
Kirk Douglas
Muhammad Ali
Shirley Phelps-Roper
John McCain
Dick Cheney
Jimmy Carter
Rupert Murdoch
Artie Lange

Alternate : Tommy Chong

Note : John Madden is football, not film director.

  1. Nelson Mandela (br. 1918)
  2. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (br. 1921)
  3. Wojciech Jaruzelski (br. 1923)
  4. George H.W. Bush (br. 1924)
  5. Ruth Bader Ginsburg (br. 1933)
  6. Ian McKellen (br. 1939)
  7. Muhammad Ali (br. 1942)
  8. Stephen Hawking (br. 1942)
  9. Terry Pratchett (br. 1948)
  10. Hugo Chavez (br. 1954)
  11. Bashar al-Assad (br. 1965)
  12. Amanda Bynes (br. 1986)
  13. Lindsay Lohan (br. 1986)

Replacements:

  1. Jack Vance (br. 1916)
  2. Margaret Thatcher (br. 1925)
  3. Lech Walesa (br. 1943)

Plain List

Nelson Mandela
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Wojciech Jaruzelski
George H.W. Bush
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ian McKellen
Muhammad Ali
Stephen Hawking
Terry Pratchett
Hugo Chavez
Bashar al-Assad
Amanda Bynes
Lindsay Lohan

Replacements:

Jack Vance
Margaret Thatcher
Lech Walesa
I’m a bit ashamed this is such a bandwagon-heavy list but themed list didn’t work out for me last year at all, gonna try something easier :o

Bonnie Franklin
Muhammad Ali
Tommy “The Duke” Morrison
Bobby Heenan
George H.W. Bush
Fidel Castro
Nelson Mandela
Robin Roberts
Marcia Strassman
Hugo Chavez
Ethan Zohn
Fred Phelps
Jerry Lee Lewis

Tie-Breakers:
Tommy Chong
Kirk Douglas
Penny Marshall

First time player.

George H.W. Bush (not worth much, but probably the surest pick)
Mary Tyler Moore
Billy Graham (the wrestler)
Hugo Chavez
Jalal Talabani (Iraqi president)
Penny Marshall
Roger Ebert
William Perry (The Fridge)
Aretha Franklin
Muhammad Ali
Pete Doherty (Mr. Kate Moss on the road to self-destruction)
Rick Ross (rapper with both health issues and gang issues)
Artie Lange

Alternate:
Johann Friso (Prince of the Netherlands–younger brother of the heir to the throne–in a coma since early last year, if he weren’t royalty, the plug would have likely been pulled already. However, the royal family doesn’t want the media hassle this would bring down since while euthanasia is pretty common there, there’s still a stiff resistance to it.)

Clean list:

George H.W. Bush
Mary Tyler Moore
Billy Graham
Hugo Chavez
Jalal Talabani
Penny Marshall
Roger Ebert
William Perry
Aretha Franklin
Muhammad Ali
Pete Doherty
Rick Ross
Artie Lange

Johann Friso

OK, I’m going out of town for the weekend, so I need to post my picks today:

Lindsay Lohan
Macauley Culkin
Ralphie May
Bashar al-Assad
Hugo Chavez
Terry Pratchett
Bonnie Franklin
Mary Tyler Moore
Fidel Castro
Jerry Lewis
Margaret Thatcher
George H W Bush
Nancy Reagan

Alternates:
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Kim Jong-un
Charlie Sheen

Please replace #12 Pete Doherty with Alex Jones (radio host), born 1974. Thank you!

George Jones
George H W Bush
Lindsay Lohan
Fred Phelps
Dick Cheney
Gallagher
Bonnie Franklin
Hugo Chavez
Randy Travis
Fidel Castro
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Mindy McCready
Tommy Iommi

Alternates:
Glen Campbell
Robin Roberts
Frankie Muniz

75 hours, 55 minutes left to post your list.

[ol]
[li]Bashar Assad - President of Syria[/li][li]George H.W. Bush - Former US president[/li][li]Fidel Castro - Former Cuban President[/li][li]Hugo Chavez - President of Venezuela[/li][li]Macaulay Culkin - Actor[/li][li]Robert Dole - Former US Senator[/li][li]Roger Ebert - Critic[/li][li]Bonnie Franklin - Actor[/li][li]Zsa Zsa Gabor - Actor[/li][li]Ruth Bader Ginsberg - SCOTUS Justice[/li][li]Billy Graham - Reverend[/li][li]Damon Harris - Temptations singer[/li][li]Penny Marshall - Actor[/li][/ol]

Alternates

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[li]Lindsay Lohan - Terrible driver[/li][li]Michael Douglas - Actor[/li][li]Fred Phelps - Reverend[/li][/ol]

Plain Text

Bashar Assad
George H.W. Bush
Fidel Castro
Hugo Chavez
Macaulay Culkin
Robert Dole
Roger Ebert
Bonnie Franklin
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Billy Graham
Damon Harris
Penny Marshall
Plain Text Alternates

Lindsay Lohan
Michael Douglas
Fred Phelps

I better post this before I get busy with the weekend and forget!

Alex Honnold
George H W Bush
Jimmy Kimmel
Sinead O’Connor
Robin Roberts
Marcia Strassman
Rosie O’Donnell
Desmond Harrington
Orlando Thomas
Ralphie May
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Pete Doherty
J. T. Holmes

Okay, final list:

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 same person)
Keith Richards
Lindsay Lohan

Clean list:
Elizabeth II, QE
Randy Travis
Nick Nolte
Judy Blume
Rev. Billy Graham
Rev. Fred Phelps
Fidel Castro
Barbara Bush
Lil Wayne
Julian Assange
Margaret Thatcher
Don Imus
Aretha Franklin

T.I.P
Keith Richards
Lindsay Lohan

Missed out last year.

George H.W Bush
Tony Iommi
Fidel Castro
Whitey Ford
Jerry Lewis
Peter Marshall
Hugh Downs
Aretha Franklin
Scott Hall
Ethan Zohn
Jerry Gaskill
Matt Roloff
Mary Tyler Moore

Alternates
Muhammad Ali
Clint Eastwood
Dick Cheney
George H.W Bush, former prez.
Tony Iommi, guitarist, Black Sabbath
Fidel Castro, former dictator
Whitey Ford, baseball player
Jerry Lewis, somewhat funny comedian
Peter Marshall, game show host
Hugh Downs, game show host
Aretha Franklin, singer
Scott Hall, pro wrestler
Ethan Zohn, soccer player and reality TV star
Jerry Gaskill, drummer, Kings X
Matt Roloff, reality TV star
Mary Tyler Moore, TV star

Alternates
Muhammad Ali, boxer
Clint Eastwood, actor
Dick Cheney, former vice prez

racer72 is the 100th entry so far!

And on a side note George H. W. Bush has finally pulled ahead of Lindsay Lohan. It’s 43 for the former, 40 for the latter.

Hugo Chavez
Muhammad Ali
Lindsay Lohan
Fidel Castro
Scott Hall
Ariel Sharon
Nelson Mandela
George H. W. Bush
Glen Beck
Courtney Love
Michael Douglas
Keith Richards
Bonnie Franklin

Alternate:
Sarah Palin
Kate Gosselin
Paul Tuetel Sr.

My list of immortal actors in classic westerns.

Clint Eastwood
Eli Wallach
John Bartha
Sergio Mendizábal
Luis Rodríguez
Claudia Cardinale
Gabriele Ferzetti
Franco Nero
Gene Hackman
Vera Miles
Kim Darby
Robert Duvall
Robert Redford

alternates
George Bush, jr & senior (another kind of cowboys)

oops

A little slow this year. So far 102 players have signed up. To meet last year’s total we need at least seventy more.

Have I failed somehow? :smiley: