THEMED Celebrity Death Pool 2018

Big Van Vader (aka: Leon White), dead at 63, good for 37 points, first points, a Unique Pick, and a share of the lead for GIGOBuster:


Rank	Player      	Score	Picks(Unique)	Theme
1	GIGObuster	37	1(1)	Pro Wrestlers and Wrestlemania critters
1	Registered@Last	37	1(1)	The Canadians
3	The Vorlon	27	2(2)	They Road the Fire: Saturn V
4	kayT        	13	1(1)	Toms
5	Czarcasm	10	1(1)	Religious Leaders
6	Annie-Xmas	8	1	Presidential Families
6	MonsteraDelic	8	1	The B List
8	Andrew21	5	1(1)	Baseball
9	Allecher	1	1	2018 Evangelical List
9	krondys        	1	1	Televangelists
9	Tread        	0	1(1)	Look Ma No Points

We’ve (collective “we”, not us Dopers) knocked off a number of rappers this year and NOT A SINGLE DAMN ONE ON MY LIST! :mad:

Breath Steve, breath.

How do you think I feel? Have aged actors somehow been declared immortal?

This year it seems that wrestlers were a good pick, that was 2 weeks ago, now:

RIP

And 62 points on both dead pool lists.

For the lead, and tie in Total Picks and Unique Picks:


Rank	Player      	Score	Picks(Unique)	Theme
1	GIGObuster	99	2(2)	Pro Wrestlers and Wrestlemania critters
2	Registered@Last	37	1(1)	The Canadians
3	The Vorlon	27	2(2)	They Road the Fire: Saturn V
4	kayT        	13	1(1)	Toms
5	Czarcasm	10	1(1)	Religious Leaders
6	Annie-Xmas	8	1	Presidential Families
6	MonsteraDelic	8	1	The B List
8	Andrew21	5	1(1)	Baseball
9	Allecher	1	1	2018 Evangelical List
9	krondys        	1	1	Televangelists
9	Tread        	0	1(1)	Look Ma No Points

Does anyone know an evangelical wrestler I can hope for? :wink:

somehow I missed out on listing Evil David Letterman, who died pointlessly…

Not one of mine, but I think someone had Reagan era politicians:
Frank Carlucci died back in June at 87.
And a reminder for my fellow players to check your lists occasionally.

13 Points, indeed, for Little Nemo.

Please check your lists, as there are lot if obscure individual picks.


Rank	Player      	Score	Picks(Unique)	Theme
1	GIGObuster	99	2(2)	Pro Wrestlers and Wrestlemania critters
2	Registered@Last	37	1(1)	The Canadians
3	The Vorlon	27	2(2)	They Road the Fire: Saturn V
4	kayT        	13	1(1)	Toms
4	Little Nemo	13	1(1)	Reagan Administration
6	Czarcasm	10	1(1)	Religious Leaders
7	Annie-Xmas	8	1	Presidential Families
7	MonsteraDelic	8	1	The B List
9	Andrew21	5	1(1)	Baseball
10	Allecher	1	1	2018 Evangelical List
10	krondys        	1	1	Televangelists
10	Tread        	0	1(1)	Look Ma No Points

One member of my list was in the news, but not for any reason that would give him any value (to me or anybody else)…

A complete aside: I know we shouldn’t objectify anybody, but isn’t that hair GORGEOUS?!?!

Last time I checked, all of my BASE jumpers were alive and well.

Last I checked was about when you posted this and all mine were in glorious health.
Dammit.

Did anyone have The President of Vietnam-Trần Đại Quang as a pick?

Despite everyone on my list falling somewhere between their mid-70s and mid-80s, every last one of them is still kicking. I suspect on January 2, 2019, we’ll all be reading about the tragic New Years Day demise of the entire 1968 Detroit Tigers team.

William Coors, dead at 102. Another goose-egg pick for Tread:


Rank	Player      	Score	Picks(Unique)	Theme
1	GIGObuster	99	2(2)	Pro Wrestlers and Wrestlemania critters
2	Registered@Last	37	1(1)	The Canadians
3	The Vorlon	27	2(2)	They Road the Fire: Saturn V
4	kayT        	13	1(1)	Toms
4	Little Nemo	13	1(1)	Reagan Administration
6	Czarcasm	10	1(1)	Religious Leaders
7	Annie-Xmas	8	1	Presidential Families
7	MonsteraDelic	8	1	The B List
9	Andrew21	5	1(1)	Baseball
10	Allecher	1	1	2018 Evangelical List
10	krondys        	1	1	Televangelists
11	Tread        	0	2(2)	Look Ma No Points


Film director Bernardo Bertolucci has died at age 77, so I pick up 23 points for my “B List.”

I continue to assure the safety of my BASE jumpers by their presence on my list.

Knocking me out of 4th place which is the highest I have ever reached in a death pool. Sigh. Why a B? Why not a T? Also, too bad about Bertolucci (esp. as he was not on either of my lists, hence a waste).

RIP Spongebob

Indeed…


Rank	Player      	Score	Picks(Unique)	Theme
1	GIGObuster	99	2(2)	Pro Wrestlers and Wrestlemania critters
2	Registered@Last	37	1(1)	The Canadians
3	MonsteraDelic	31	2(1)	The B List
4	The Vorlon	27	2(2)	They Road the Fire: Saturn V
5	kayT        	13	1(1)	Toms
5	Little Nemo	13	1(1)	Reagan Administration
7	Czarcasm	10	1(1)	Religious Leaders
8	Annie-Xmas	8	1	Presidential Families
9	Andrew21	5	1(1)	Baseball
10	Allecher	1	1	2018 Evangelical List
10	krondys        	1	1	Televangelists
10	Tread        	0	1(1)	Look Ma No Points