# THEMED Celebrity Death Pool 2019 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 2, 2018, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2019/825444 "2018-12-02T14:27:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2019/825444/1 "2018-12-02T14:27:13Z")
NOTE: This is a NEW change for 2018. Themed Death Pool Lists will be posted and tracked in a separate thread. If you are looking for the 2019 Celebrity Death Pool thread, [click here](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=866457) phungi (aka: the Death Shroom) checking in as your 2019 Death Pool chaperone. Baker (aka: the Death Mistress) has returned for the "regular"pool, but it remains an honor to lead you in this important off-shoot. In case anyone is new to this game, the rules are outlined below. There are a few new rules so read carefully. The Rules: [ol]You pick 13 celebrities (plus 3 alternates) that you predict will die in the year 2018. If any of your celebrities dies, you score 100 points minus their age at death. Whoever has the most points at the end of the year…wins. It’s rather simple. Please check the spelling if your celebrity’s names, as editing takes hours. Also, please do not put spaces between abbreviated letters. For example: “George H.W. Bush” instead of George H. W. Bush" [li]Players may submit lists to both the “regular” and “themed” pools. However, those posting a Themed list should explain the theme.[/li][li]All picks must be made by December 31st, 2018, at 11:59PM, CENTRAL TIME. Late entries (i.e., ANY time after midnight of Jan 1st) will be turned away. [/li][li]Valid picks CANNOT be: [/li] a. already dead b. fictional d. under age 18 e. a registered member of the SDMB f. hostages held by terrorist organizations g. famous solely as a result of their illness or the events surrounding their death (see #14 below) [li]If you have any questions about who is or is not a celebrity, feel free to post to the thread or PM me. This is why we include 3 alternates, so if a pick is designated to be invalid, your first alternate will be elevated to your list.[/li][li]If we are uncertain about the celebrity’s age at death, we will go by the higher age (lower score). [/li][li]Prisoners held on death row count only if they die by means other than official execution.[/li][li]If you kill anyone on your list to try to get ahead or cheat, then you’re automatically disqualified. [/li][li]Editing your choices: You can change the people on your list as many times as you wish before the deadline above, just make sure that your FINAL list is known, otherwise I’m going to take the first 13 of yours I see listed.[/li][li]Alternates are important, in the case of a pick being invalid, or a pick dying prior to January 1st.[/li][li]If a player changes their username at some point, post this news on the thread, or PM me, so I know who you are. [/li][li]Tracking celebrity deaths is the job of each individual player. Wiki maintains a page of deaths each month, and is an excellent reference.[/li][li]I create and share a Scorekeeper in the form of an Excel Spreadsheet. I am happy to share this with any and all participants. I generally post to a DropBox folder, and update it after every death. If you do not have DropBox, sign up (it is free).[/li][li]Determination of who is a celebrity will remain a subjective matter, but generally defined as “the person has some known presence in the form of a Wikipedia Page and/or notoriety in the news or such” and their fame or celebrity cannot be based solely on their having a terminal illness". Sole possession of a Wikipedia page will not constitute “celebrity”. If questioned, the person who posted that individual may be required provide such evidence.[/li] Questions may be raised about the appropriateness of a pick at any point after a list is posted, even after 1/1/19. Alternates picks play an important role, as “questionable” picks may be disqualified post-posting. [li]Themed lists will be submitted and tracked through a separate thread/pool, linked here.[/li][li]There is no exchange of money, that would be in poor taste. Rather, each year, we share the following awards:[/li]The “Opening Kickoff” Award: awarded to the poster or posters who pick the first listed celebrity to die in 2019. The “Quantity Not Quality” Award: awarded to the poster or posters who pick the greatest number of celebrities who died, regardless of their actual point value. The “Grim Reaper” Award: awarded to the poster or posters who had the most unique picks that died. The “Robbing the Cradle” Award: awarded to the poster or posters who pick the youngest celebrity to die in 2019, but see rule 3d. The “Final Hours” Award: awarded to the poster or posters who pick the last listed celebrity to die in 2019. [li]You need to submit a clean list, with no explanations, dates of birth, titles, etc. If you want to add commentary, include this below your clean list.[/li]For example: Theme: Brady Bunch Clean list: Robert Reed Florence Henderson Ann B. Davis Barry Williams Maureen McCormick Christopher Knight Eve Plumb Mike Lookinland Susan Olsen Allan Melvin Jack Collins Robbie Rist Desi Arnaz, Jr. Annotated list: Robert Reed as Mike Brady Florence Henderson as Carol Brady Ann B. Davis as Alice Nelson Barry Williams as Greg Brady Maureen McCormick as Marcia Brady Christopher Knight as Peter Brady Eve Plumb as Jan Brady Mike Lookinland as Bobby Brady Susan Olsen as Cindy Brady Allan Melvin as Sam Franklin Jack Collins as Mr. Phillips Robbie Rist as Cousin Oliver Desi Arnaz, Jr. as himself [li]Scoring: When a celebrity dies, you get their age at death subtracted from 100. All celebrities who are 100 or over count, but you get “0” Points for their death, contributing to the “Quantity not Quality” award.[/li] [/ol] If anyone has any questions, post to the thread, or PM me. Have fun, everyone. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2019/825444/2 "2018-12-02T14:36:08Z")
Theme: Religious Leaders Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama (1950–present)-Tibetan Buddhism Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis-Roman Catholic Church Dimitrios Arhondonis, Bartholomew I-Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Ktrij Nersessian, Karekin II-Catholicos of All Armenians Leith Anderson, President of National Association of Evangelicals-Protestantism John Upton, President-Baptist World Alliance Ronnie Floyd, President-Southern Baptist Convention André Cox, General-Salvation Army Ted N. C. Wilson, General Conference President-Seventh Day Adventists Elizabeth Alexandra Mary(Elizabeth II), Supreme Governor of the Church of England Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop-Episcopal Church in the United States of America Ayman Rouhani, Bahá’í Leader Louis Farrakhan, head-Nation of Islam Alternates: David Miscavige, Ecclesiastical Leader of Scientology Peter Morales, President-Unitarian Universalism Akihito, Emperor of Japan, head of Shintoism Clean list: Tenzin Gyatso Jorge Mario Bergoglio Dimitrios Arhondonis Ktrij Nersessian Leith Anderson John Upton Ronnie Floyd André Cox Ted N. C. Wilson Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Michael B. Curry Ayman Rouhani Louis Farrakhan Alternates: David Miscavige Peter Morales Akihito ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2019/825444/3 "2018-12-04T00:31:42Z")
Farah Diba Pahlavi Noor al Hussein Princess Mabel Margrethe II Cindy McCain Roberta McCain Martin Short Mel Brooks Courtney Love Liam Neeson Terri Irwin Celine Dion Yoko Ono Princess Mabel is a Dutch royal Margrethe II is Queen of Denmark Farah Diba Pahlavi was married to the last Shah of Iran Noor al Hussein is the widow of the former king of Jordan I had a hard time assembling this list and if any get married before the new year I’m going to be pissed. ---
**Author:** ![Wallet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e99b99/32.png) [@Wallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallet)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2019/825444/4 "2018-12-04T03:19:08Z")
Sadly, many holdovers from prior year Theme: Evil and its Minions (IMHO) - Donald Trump - orange hued evil incarnate - Mike Pence - evangelical hypocritical bobble-head \* Steve Mnuchin - grandmother evicting , money fondling Treasury Secretary \* Ryan Zinke - killing our environment as Interior Secretary \* Betsy DeVos - paid for position of Secretary of Education \* Brett Kavanaugh - “Sometimes I had too many beers. I liked beer. I still like beer.” \* Mick Mulvaney - Budget Director - Meals on Wheels doesn’t work; fighting climate change is a rip-off \* Sarah Huckabee Sanders - a “serial congenital liar” who buries the American people “in an avalanche of horseshit” (Rick Wilson) \* Mitch McConnell - From GQ: “This man has no morals, nor any respect for the rule of law, nor any respect for those who would defy him. For his own personal gain, he permitted Russia to continue manipulating the November election so that his party’s candidate could win—giving us a quivering mound of chili drippings for president.” \* Stephen Miller - WH advisor, architect of hard-line immigration policy, including separating families, putting children in cages \* Ivanka Kushner - “She is not passively complicit in the Trump administration’s policies; she is an active architect” \* Kim Jong-un - Supreme Leader of North Korea, and just as deranged as our own Dear Leader \* Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi - putative leader of ISIS (and **still** not dead) Alternates: \* Vladimir Putin - President of Russia, top puppeteer \* Dick Cheney - throwback to when evil was just heartless, and didn’t include nuclear annihilation Plain List: Donald Trump Mike Pence Steve Mnuchin Ryan Zinke Betsy DeVos Brett Kavanaugh Mick Mulvaney Sarah Huckabee Sanders Mitch McConnell Stephen Miller Ivanka Kushner Kim Jong-un Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Alternates: Vladimir Putin Dick Cheney ---
**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 4, 2018, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2019/825444/5 "2018-12-04T03:59:54Z")
I’m sticking with my entire 2018 list: 1968 World Champion Detroit Tigers, who are apparently a bunch of tough old buzzards. Bill Freehan Al Kaline Willie Horton Mickey Stanley Denny McLain Mickey Lolich Jim Price John Hiller Daryl Patterson Don Wert Dennis Ribant Tommy Matchick Lenny Green Alternates from the 1984 World Champion Detroit Tigers: Kirk Gibson Milt Wilcox Willie Hernandez ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2019/825444/6 "2018-12-04T04:32:49Z")
Theme: “You’re still alive?” People I picked on my 1999-2003 lists. Ashanti Charo Leo DiCaprio Andy Dick Snoop Dogg Robert Downey Jr Teri Garr Mikhail Gorbachev Jeffrey Jones Kate Moss Hosni Mubarak Pervez Musharraf Roseanne Kirk Douglas Henry Kissinger Prince Phillip ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2019/825444/7 "2018-12-04T05:37:22Z")
Theme: Double Initial Alphabet Alan Arkin Barbara Bain Chevy Chase David Dixon Elizabeth Estensen Fiona Fullerton Gilbert Gottfried Harry Hamlin Ian Irvine Janet Jackson Kevin Kline Lisa Lampanelli Michael Moore BACKUPS Nanette Newman Olly Ohlson Philip Pullman ---
**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2019/825444/8 "2018-12-04T14:25:30Z")
Theme: Retail Apocalypse Eddie Lampert Doug McMillon Brian Cornell Hubert Joly Michelle Gass Jill Soltau Jefferey Gennette Fred Chang Virginia C. Drosos Michael Hayford Kevin Holt Bruce Thorn Gary Philbin Alternates: Jeff Bezos Tim Cook John Reny ---
**Author:** ![standard\_deviation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@standard\_deviation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standard_deviation)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2018, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2019/825444/9 "2018-12-04T23:51:36Z")
Soylent Green is People or famous vegetarians and vegans Joaquin Phoenix Moby Heather Mills Ed Begley Jr. John Robbins Oliver Stone Jane Velez-Mitchell Bobcat Goldthwait Pamela Anderson Ricki Lake Paul McCartney Serenity Wilde Vanilla Ice William Clay Ford Jr. Hannah Teter Mark Millar John Robbins is an author (mostly on subjects related to this list) Don’t google Serenity Wilde in work ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2019/825444/10 "2018-12-05T14:38:03Z")
Theme: I’m not a doctor, but I’ve played one in a TV series 1. Richard Chamberlain (Dr. Kildare) 2. Bill Cosby (Dr. Huxtable) 3. Billy Ray Cyrus ( Dr. Cassidy) 4. Neil Patrick Harris (Dr. Howser) 5. Mike Farrell (Dr. Hunnicut) 6. Mandy Patinkin (Dr. Geiger) 7. George Clooney (Dr. Ross) 8. Elliot Gould (Dr. Sheinfeld) 10 Robert Picardo (The Doctor) 9. Jane Seymour (Dr. Quinn) 10. Tamara Tunie (Dr. Warner) 11. Sara Rue (Dr. Barnett) Richard Chamberlain Bill Cosby Billy Ray Cyrus Neil Patrick Harris Hugh Laurie Mike Farrell Mandy Patinkin George Clooney Elliot Gould Robert Picardo Jane Seymour Tamara Tunie Sara Rue ---
**Author:** ![meghan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@meghan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meghan)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2018, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2019/825444/11 "2018-12-05T19:46:07Z")
1960s Child Actors (mostly) Butch Patrick Lisa Loring Erin Murphy Melissa Gilbert Johnny Whitaker Eve Plumb Maureen McCormick Billy Mumy Larry Mathews Angela Cartwright Jay North Ron Howard Clint Howard Alternates: Kurt Russell Scott Baio Butch Patrick – Munsters Lisa Loring – Addams Family Erin Murphy – Bewitched Melissa Gilbert – Little House on the Prairie Johnny Whitaker – Family Affair Eve Plumb – Brady Bunch Maureen McCormick – Brady Bunch Billy Mumy – Lost in Space Larry Mathews – Dyck Van Dyke Show Angela Cartwright – Make Way for Daddy / Lost in Space Jay North – Dennis the Menace Ron Howard – Andy Griffith Show Clint Howard – Andy Griffith Show, and others ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2019/825444/12 "2018-12-06T12:08:22Z")
These are all people from the original Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spinoffs: Rhoda, Phyllis, and Lou Grant. Mary herself gave me early points in 2017, but since then nuthin’. This year my list returns _completely_ intact from 2018, and there’s some pretty low-hanging fruit here. I figure sooner or later another one has to go, right? Valerie Harper (Rhoda Morgenstern) Cloris Leachman (Phyllis Lindstrom) Ed Asner (Lou Grant) Gavin MacLeod (Murray Slaughter) Georgia Engel (Georgette Franklin Baxter) Betty White (Sue Ann Nivens) Joyce Bulifant (Marie Slaughter, Murray’s wife) John Amos (Gordy the weather man) John Gabriel (Andy Rivers, sportscaster and sometime boyfriend of Mary) Ray Buktenica (Benny Goodwin, sometime boyfriend of Brenda) Carmine Caridi (Dan Velenti, Phyllis’ boss) Garn Stephens (Harriett Hastings, Phyllis’ co-worker & friend) Robert Walden (Joe Rossi, reporter on Lou Grant) Alternates: Lisa Gerritsen (Bess Lindstrom, Phyllis’ daughter) Julie Kavner (Rhoda’s sister, now better known as Marge Simpson) Clean List: Theme: The Mary Tyler Moore Show Universe Valerie Harper Cloris Leachman Ed Asner Gavin MacLeod Georgia Engel Betty White Joyce Bulifant John Amos John Gabriel Ray Buktenica Carmine Caridi Garn Stephens Robert Walden Alternates: Lisa Gerritsen Julie Kavner ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2019/825444/13 "2018-12-06T16:48:01Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > I’m sticking with my entire 2018 list: 1968 World Champion Detroit Tigers, who are apparently a bunch of tough old buzzards. > > Bill Freehan > Al Kaline > Willie Horton > Mickey Stanley > Denny McLain > Mickey Lolich > Jim Price > John Hiller > Daryl Patterson > Don Wert > Dennis Ribant > Tommy Matchick > Lenny Green > Alternates from the 1984 World Champion Detroit Tigers: > > Kirk Gibson > Milt Wilcox > Willie Hernandez You’re treading on hallowed ground there, **Happy**. Nothing personal, but I hope you score a goose egg. mmm ---
**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 8, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2019/825444/14 "2018-12-08T14:48:39Z")
Since the Crowned Heads of Europe did nothing for me last (this) year, I’m going for homegrown politics this time around. **The Line of Succession: Former Presidents, Vice Presidents, and Speakers of the House** Presidents Jimmy Carter Bill Clinton George W Bush Barack Obama Vice Presidents Dan Quayle Al Gore Dick Cheney Joe Biden Speakers of the House Newt Gingrich Dennis Hastert Nancy Pelosi\* John Boehner Paul Ryan \*Making an exception on “former” for Pelosi so I can reach the 13 limit. Clean List Jimmy Carter Bill Clinton George W. Bush Barack Obama Dan Quayle Al Gore Dick Cheney Joe Biden Newt Gingrich Dennis Hastert Nancy Pelosi John Boehner Paul Ryan ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2018, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2019/825444/15 "2018-12-09T02:41:24Z")
The Partridge Bunch 1. Barry Williams, actor, 64 2. Maureen McCormick, actor, 62 3. Christopher Knight, actor, 61 4. Eve Plumb, actor, 60 5. Mike Lookinland, actor, 58 6. Susan Olsen, actor, 57 7. Robbie Rist, actor, 54 8. Bernard Slade, creator of The Partridge Family, 88 9. Shirley Jones, actor, 84 10. Susan Dey, actor, 66 11. Danny Bonaduce, actor, 59 12. Jeremy Gelbwaks, actor, 57 13. Brian Forster, actor, 58 Alternates: Wayne Brady, actor, 46 Ross Partridge, actor, 50 (ages are as of 1/1/2019) Clean version: Barry Williams Maureen McCormick Christopher Knight Eve Plumb Mike Lookinland Susan Olsen Robbie Rist Bernard Slade Shirley Jones Susan Dey Danny Bonaduce Jeremy Gelbwaks Brian Forster Alternates: Wayne Brady Ross Partridge ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2019/825444/16 "2018-12-11T06:42:59Z")
> [@Catamount](#): > > Making an exception on “former” for Pelosi so I can reach the 13 limit. You have a problem with Walter Mondale? ---
**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 11, 2018, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2019/825444/17 "2018-12-11T12:08:02Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > You have a problem with Walter Mondale? Yes, I misread the Google results and thought he was already dead. Revision forthcoming. ---
**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 11, 2018, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2019/825444/18 "2018-12-11T12:10:09Z")
Revised list, my first post was not the list you were looking for. _waves hands_ **The Line of Succession: Former Presidents, Vice Presidents, and Speakers of the House** Presidents Jimmy Carter Bill Clinton George W Bush Barack Obama Vice Presidents Walter Mondale Dan Quayle Al Gore Dick Cheney Joe Biden Speakers of the House Newt Gingrich Dennis Hastert John Boehner Paul Ryan Clean List Jimmy Carter Bill Clinton George W. Bush Barack Obama Walter Mondale Dan Quayle Al Gore Dick Cheney Joe Biden Newt Gingrich Dennis Hastert John Boehner Paul Ryan ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2019/825444/19 "2018-12-14T00:36:14Z")
Here we go again. Tom Tom the Piper’s Son (I still think Tom is going to be my lucky name this year). Tommy Lasorda Tom Lehrer Tom Brokaw Tom Smothers Tom Jones Tom DeLay Tommy Lee Jones Tommy Chong Thomas Hearns Tom Seaver Tom Waits Tom Arnold Tom Paxton Alternates Thomas Pynchon Tom Smothers Tomas Sandstrom ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2019/825444/20 "2018-12-14T02:31:40Z")
OK, here goes. All of these men appeared in the 1968 World Series for the St. Louis Cardinals. Lou Brock Orlando Cepeda Tim McCarver Mike Shannon Julian Javier Dal Maxvill Bob Gibson Steve Carlton Ray Washburn Ed Spiezio Dick Schofield Dave Ricketts Bobby Tolan Alternates: Dick Hughes Johnny Edwards Larry Jaster [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2019/825444.md?page=2)