The Go Actuary 2022 Celebrity Death Pool

[Ted_Hoffman]

Scratch Betty White. I didn’t list her, because I assume (1) others would have her so it wouldn’t be unique, and (2) she was going to love to 103+.

[ArthurItas]

Same for me with Betty White. I was thinking I might have more unique picks than most for 2022, but it looks like a lot of people played it that way.

[frummie]

@ArthurItas

Hey @frummie: I’m curious to hear how you create the composite entry for the derby dead pool. I’d be interested to see the result, and if we’ve done well with any past entries. My personal ranking of players would be likely different there than here due to the scoring differences (no ranked points, points by age range, and drop 40 change things a lot IMO)

I don’t make it. I think @Werewolf does.

[frummie]

Or Wannabe Actuary. I always confuse them.

[twig93]

Yikes, I might be out of alternates.

[ArthurItas]

I’m entering another Dead Pool, but for that one entries are due 1/14 (they decided working on it over the holidays was too much so they go for a late start). I appreciate the updates on Billy Turner and Israel Dresner, as they will probably make my list if they last that long.

ETA: Billy Turner died yesterday

[Hotkarl]

#TragedyPicksWeAllMissed

Channel Islands broadcaster Gary Burgess dies aged 46

[ArthurItas]

First hit for a couple: Sidney Poitier.

Haven’t seen any major news outlets reporting yet, but I imagine they will within the next hour or so.

Jasper Williams-Ward

[ArthurItas]

The story is now starting to hit a bunch of major news outlets:

Legendary actor Sidney Poitier, first Black man to win Best Actor Oscar, dies...

[PatientZombie]

Great actor

[Ted_Hoffman]

Maybe he’s such a great actor, he’s just playing dead.

[Lucy]

Yeah, I have three news alerts on my phone. RIP.

[frummie]

Let the heads roll!
Here are the lists in order received. T denotes Tragedy pick; * denotes unique pick

soyleche

1. Jeff Bridges*
   2. Queen Elizabeth II – Died 09/08/2022
2. Russel M Nelson*
   4. Angela Lansbury – Died 10/11/2022
3. Mel Brooks
4. Barbara Walters
5. Bob Newhart
   8. Mikhail Gorbachev – Died 08/30/2022
6. William Shatner*
7. Raul Castro*
8. Willie Nelson*
9. Carol Burnett
10. Chevy Chase*
11. Ben Kingsley
12. Donald Trump

T1. Kim Jong-Un
T2. Britney Spears*
T3. Eminem*
T4. Shaquille O’Neal*
T5. Shaun White*

Patient Zombie – Champion 2015; Runner Up 2011, 2017, 2021

1. George Alagiah
   2. Sacheen Littlefeather* – Died 10/02/2022
   3. Clare Marx* – Died 11/27/2022
2. Tim Keller
3. Linda Nolan
4. Ronnie Atkins
   7. Bill Turnbull – Died 08/31/2022
   8. Boris Pahor – Died 05/30/2022
   9. Thich Nhat Hanh* – Died 01/22/2022
   10. Art Rupe* – Died 04/15/2022
5. Pervez Musharraf
6. Tony Bennett
   13. Pele – Died 12/29/2022
7. Tina Turner
   15. Robert Durst – Died 01/12/2022

T1. Rob Burrow
T2. Ady Barkan*
T3. Tom Parker – Died 03/30/2022
T4. Miroslava Duma*
T5. Casey DeSantis*

LastExamDone

1. Jimmy Carter
   2. Queen Elizabeth II – Died 09/08/2022
2. Henry Kissinger
3. Donald Trump
4. Bill Cosby*
5. Tina Turner
6. Bob Newhart
7. Joyce Randolph*
8. Willie Mays
9. Dick Van Dyke
10. Carol Burnett
11. Hal Linden*
12. Charlie Sheen*
    14. Mikhail Gorbachev – Died 08/30/2022
13. Michael J Fox*

T1. Selena Gomez
T2. Angelina Jolie
T3. Selma Blair*
T4. Sarah Hyland*
T5. Nick Jonas*

traina – Champion 2012; Runner Up 2016

1. Billy Connolly
2. Janis Paige
   3. Queen Elizabeth II – Died 09/08/2022
   4. Pele – Died 12/29/2022
   5. Olivia Newton-John* – Died 08/08/2022
3. Joe Exotic*
   7. Sidney Poitier – Died 01/06/2022
4. Shannen Doherty
5. Bill Clinton*
6. Dick Vitale
   11. Eddie Basinski* – Died 01/08/2022
7. Jimmy Carter
8. Gianluca Vialli
9. Jack Nicholson*
10. Dick Van Dyke

T1. Chad Gilbert*
T2. Avalon Young*
T3. Tom Parker – Died 03/30/2022
T4. David Brooks*
T5. Ashley Monroe*

Maphistos_Sidekick

1. Russell Bishop – Died 01/20/2022
2. George Pérez – Died 05/06/2022
3. Jeanette Lee
4. Frank Field
5. Bill Turnbull – Died 08/31/2022
6. Ronnie Atkins
7. Tom Smith – Died 04/06/2022
8. James Whale
9. Prunella Scales*
10. Linda Nolan
11. Boris Pahor – Died 05/30/2022
12. Marsha Hunt – Died 09/07/2022
13. Elisabeth Waldo*
14. Barry Du Bois*
15. Shannen Doherty

T1. Jane Marczewski – Died 02/19/2022
T2. Keith Ape*
T3. Elyana*
T4. Tom Parker – Died 03/30/2022
T5. June Shannon*

frummie – Champion 2011; Runner Up 2013, 2014

1. Ronnie Atkins
2. Billy Connolly
   3. Robert Durst – Died 01/10/2022
   4. Pele – Died 12/29/2022
3. Shannen Doherty
4. Pervez Musharraf
5. Jimmy Carter
6. Daniel Doctoroff*
7. Henry Kissinger
8. Jeanette Lee
9. Donald Sterling*
10. George Alagiah
11. John Dean*
12. Dick Vitale
13. Sandra Day O’Connor*

T1. TJ Ducklo*
T2. Steve Gleason
T3. Jussie Smollett*
T4. Chelsea Manning*
T5. Richie Incognito*

ArthurItas

1. George Pérez – Died 05/06/2022
2. Tom Smith – Died 04/06/2022
3. Charles McGee* – Died 01/16/2022
4. Fauja Singh*
5. John Cruickshank*
6. Gianluca Vialli
7. Tim Keller
8. Dick Vitale
9. Jean-Louis Trintignant* – Died 06/17/2022
10. Ronnie Atkins
11. James Whale
12. Pele – Died 12/29/2022
13. Charley Trippi – Died 10/19/2022
14. Marsha Hunt – Died 09/07/2022
15. Joe Arpaio*

T1. Jane Marczewski – Died 02/19/2022
T2. Berner*
T3. Johnny Ruffo*
T4. Rob Burrow
T5. Josh Duggar*

Ted_Hoffman

1. Bob Knight*
2. Rosalynn Carter*
3. Bob Barker
   4. Angela Lansbury – Died 10/11/2022
4. Barbara Walters
5. Marv Levy*
   7. Charley Trippi – Died 10/19/2022
6. Willie Mays
7. Peter Angelos*
8. Janis Paige
   11. Larry Storch* – Died 07/07/2022
9. Gene Shalit*
10. Norman Lear*
11. Don King*
12. Bob Newhart

T1. Logan Paul*
T2. 6ix9ine*
T3. Lindsey Lohan
T4. Justin Bieber*
T5. Booboo Stewart*

hotkarl – Champion 2020, 2021 (Co), Runner-Up 2006, 2019

1. George Pérez – Died 05/06/2022
2. Tim Keller
3. Boris Pahor – Died 05/30/2022
4. Shabir Shah*
5. Frank Field
6. Jimmy Carter
7. Ronnie Atkins
8. Harvey Weinstein*
9. Queen Elizabeth II – Died 09/08/2022
10. Bill Turnbull – Died 08/31/2022
11. George Alagiah
12. Linda Nolan
13. Bob Barker
14. Dick Van Dyke
15. Charlie Bird*

T1. Tim Bilton*
T2. Zhang Zhan*
T3. Tom Parker – Died 03/30/2022
T4. Steve Gleason
T5. Rob Burrow

twig93

1. Dick Van Dyke
   2. Angela Lansbury – Died 10/11/2022
   3. Sidney Poitier – Died 01/06/2022
2. Mel Brooks
   5. Queen Elizabeth II – Died 09/08/2022
3. Tony Bennett
4. Bob Barker
5. Harry Belafonte*
6. Jimmy Carter
7. Eva Marie Saint*
8. Henry Kissinger
9. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*
10. Val Kilmer*
11. Michael Douglas*
12. Shannen Doherty

T1. Tom Parker – Died 03/30/2022
T2. Lindsey Lohan
T3. Kim Jong-Un
T4. Cobie Smulders*
T5. Selena Gomez

Good luck to the contestants! Bad luck to the celebrities!

[frummie]

Sidney Poitier: DEAD!

Poitier was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, activist, and ambassador. In 1964, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, becoming the first Black male and Bahamian actor to win the award. He received two further Academy Award nominations, ten Golden Globes nominations, two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations, six BAFTA nominations, eight Laurel nominations, and one Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination. His screen credits include The Defiant Ones, Porgy and Bess, A Raisin in the Sun, and A Patch of Blue. He continued to break ground in three successful 1967 films which dealt with issues of race and race relations: To Sir, with Love; Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, and In the Heat of the Night. Beginning in the 1970s, Poitier also directed various comedy films including Stir Crazy (1980) starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder, among other films. After nearly a decade away from acting, he returned to television and film starring in Shoot to Kill (1988) and Sneakers (1992).From 1997 to 2007, Poitier served as Bahamian Ambassador to Japan. He died today at age 94.

twig93 grabs the early lead and traina also gets us started with the first hit of the year.

Standings:

contestant	Normal Deaths	Tragic Deaths	Unique Deaths	Total Points
twig93	1	0	0	13
traina	1	0	0	9
soyleche	0	0	0	0
Patient Zombie	0	0	0	0
LastExamDone	0	0	0	0
Maphistos_Sidekick	0	0	0	0
frummie	0	0	0	0
ArthurItas	0	0	0	0
Ted_Hoffman	0	0	0	0
hotkarl	0	0	0	0

[traina]

RIP Sidney Poitier. Such a great man. Thank you for the points though…

[twig93]

Ditto.

[Ted_Hoffman]

Doesn’t look like anyone had Bob Saget. Well, the Grim Reaper has him now.

Honestly, if you’d have given me 5,000 names to list I probably still wouldn’t have taken him. Maybe because I thought he was generally overrated - which made him perfect for Full House, which is overrated - and his work on America’s Funniest Home Videos was at best terrible.

That’s right. I’m going there.

[PatientZombie]

Best work was HIMYM

[twig93]

@Ted_Hoffman

his work on America’s Funniest Home Videos was at best terrible.

IFYP

But RIP to Bob Saget anyway.

[ArthurItas]

A somewhat amusing Saget story:

Brian Rosenworcel

I wasn’t interested in most of his TV roles, but some of his comedy bits were good.