# 2025 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2024, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010 "2024-12-01T05:01:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 109
**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 31, 2025, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2161 "2025-12-31T05:32:54Z")
Not me. I have comedian Billy Connolly on my list, and he insists on still breathing. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2162 "2025-12-31T05:34:33Z")
Ack. Sorry. I did a search on Connolly and just saw your name come up. Didn’t look closely at the full name. So it looks like I get the points and my only unique this year. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2163 "2025-12-31T06:06:36Z")
Nope, Dung Beetle has him too. 1 phungi 293 7 2 2 Jeezums 288 8 1 3 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 218 6 0 4 RTFirefly 186 5 0 5 Kitten Mitten 180 5 1 6 Happy Lendervedder 171 5 1 7 Mean Mr Mustard 155 4 0 8 Registered at Last 154 4 0 9 Captain Lance Murdoch 123 3 2 10 Hoopy Frood 121 4 0 11 Dung Beetle 120 4 0 12 Wheelz 116 4 0 13 Reindeer Flotilla 109 3 0 14 GIGObuster 106 4 0 15 Culling the Herd 97 3 1 16 Queen Anne’s Lace 96 3 0 17 RobotDevilDog 94 3 0 18 Mahaloth 93 5 2 18 Superdude 93 3 0 20 Jegpeg 83 2 0 20 Rebo 83 2 0 22 imthjckaz 75 3 0 23 Maus Magill 74 2 0 24 SunUp 65 2 0 25 zadscmc 64 3 1 26 Wolfpack Jeep 60 2 0 27 Loach 59 2 0 28 Pardel-Lux 56 2 1 29 RollOutTheBarrel 55 3 0 30 Moriarity 51 2 0 31 Deanna D 48 1 0 31 Lord Feldon 48 1 0 31 Mona Lott 48 1 0 31 Tyronne 48 4 2 35 Bayaker 47 2 0 35 lel 47 3 2 35 Pheoinix 47 2 0 38 J-P L 44 3 0 38 Larry Borgia 44 2 0 40 Todesliste 40 2 0 41 Captain Klutz 35 1 0 41 Little Nemo 35 1 0 41 McDeath the Mad 35 1 0 41 Railer 13 35 1 0 41 Schubert 35 1 0 41 smithsb 35 1 0 47 Hatchie 30 2 2 48 Tristan 29 2 0 49 Mrs Ducky 28 2 0 49 Precambrianmollusc 28 2 0 51 Rivkah Chaya 27 3 2 52 critter 26 1 0 53 Lamoral 25 2 1 54 Allecher 24 1 0 54 Axelwright 24 1 0 54 Brian Wilson 24 1 0 54 Shoeless 24 2 1 58 gwendee 23 2 0 59 Czarcasm 22 2 1 59 vivalostwages 22 1 1 61 biotop 19 2 2 61 escheral 19 2 2 63 IKnowItsOver 18 1 0 63 SpoilerVirgin 18 1 0 65 ataraxy 16 1 0 65 shageroo 16 2 0 65 Stephe96 16 2 0 68 xizor 13 1 1 69 Baker 12 1 1 69 Dancer Flight 12 1 0 69 Guano Lad 12 1 0 69 Lancia 12 1 0 69 Lsura 12 1 0 69 Paul was in Saudi 12 1 0 69 Prof.Pepperwinkle 12 1 0 76 monstera deliciosa 11 1 0 76 Reeses Monkey 11 1 0 78 commasense 10 3 2 78 penulrims thule 10 1 0 78 Sternvogel 10 1 0 81 teelabrown 5 1 0 82 Gyrate 3 1 0 ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2164 "2025-12-31T06:11:31Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Nope, Dung Beetle has him too. Weird. Don’t know why search didn’t have that come up when I did it. Regardless, thanks for the update. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2165 "2025-12-31T09:10:53Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > Don’t know why search didn’t have that come up when I did it. **Baker** is just that good. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2166 "2025-12-31T09:30:19Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > John Mulrooney Yike! did a double-take. I’m a big fan of John Mulaney, who is considerably younger than Mulrooney, and still alive. RIP, Mulrooney. ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2167 "2025-12-31T10:10:02Z")
For clarity for candidates of “final hours” (and next year’s opening kick-off), how do time zones work? 2026 is less than one hour away in New Zealand, if someone dies in a New Zealand in a few hours time what year would their death be classed as? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2168 "2025-12-31T10:43:43Z")
Need answer fast? ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2169 "2025-12-31T10:52:26Z")
Depends if anyone in my list dies in the next few hours ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2170 "2025-12-31T11:49:55Z")
The game runs on Chicago time and officially ends/commences at midnight on New Year’s Eve. Waking up on New Year’s Day and posting my list around lunch time was a tradition for me for many years, thanks to living in the East Coast Australia timezone. If a celebrity dies in NZ on 1 January and it hits the news before midnight NYE Chicago time, it would be counted as a 31 December death. If the death was announced as 1 Jan but wasn’t published until after the new game year started, and there was no clear time of death announced, then Baker would probably have to make a ruling. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2171 "2025-12-31T13:26:44Z")
I haven’t been able to find any other examples of her art (restoration or original), but Wikipedia still lists her as an “amateur artist.” I did find an older article that was somewhat less harsh, but also notes that she wasn’t a professional. How ‘Monkey Christ’ brought new life to a quiet Spanish town | World news | The Guardian [How 'Monkey Christ' brought new life to a quiet Spanish town | World news | The Guardian](https://share.google/Wuz95WQQ3Jt9T5j9D) For what it’s worth, I’ve never seen the “giant blocks of color to be filled in later” technique used in modern restoration videos available on YouTube. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2172 "2025-12-31T13:56:30Z")
The game runs on Central Standard time, which is my time. So as I type there is just over sixteen hours left. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2173 "2025-12-31T14:16:59Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Nope, Dung Beetle has him too. Thank you! I didn’t realize that myself. 😁 This has been my best year ever. ---
**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 31, 2025, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2174 "2025-12-31T14:30:17Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > This has been my best year ever. If you are planning to keep up your streak, I have a couple of suggestions for your 2026 list… ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2175 "2025-12-31T14:37:47Z")
I will use my newfound powers for the good of us all! ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2176 "2025-12-31T15:31:13Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > This has been my best year ever. Mine, too. First year I’ve had four deaths and first year I might finish in top 10. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2177 "2025-12-31T15:40:19Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > Mine, too. First year I’ve had four deaths and first year I might finish in top 10. Wrong on both accounts. Apparently in 2019 I finished 7th with 4 deaths as well. (Fatima Ali got me many points.) ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2178 "2025-12-31T16:04:50Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > 😁 This has been my best year ever. My best year was the year I won on Fathom. I had several high-scoring picks I shared with other people: Farrah Fawcett, Ted Kennedy, and a couple of others, but I was the only one with all of them, plus I had a unique pick who died with about 40 points. Susan Atkins. Notoriety is celebrity. Usually I don’t get on the board at all-- this might be my second best year-- 3 picks for 27 points. I have a streak of listing people for several years, then replacing them-- not enough points anymore, or recovering from whatever, and, of course, they die. Happened with Larry Kramer, Jean Stapleton, Patty Andrews, and Maria Tallchief that I remember. I stubbornly persisted with the last 2 Dionnes, though. Finally got both in one year. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2179 "2025-12-31T17:02:58Z")
Missed this one! Earlier this month, not a candidate for Final Hours. But 55 points for me 😃 [Coffey Anderson’s wife Criscilla Anderson dies at 45 from colon cancer](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/12/03/coffey-anderson-wife-criscilla-dead-colon-cancer/87591521007/) ETA: Not a unique death afaict, looks like @phungi also had her. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2180 "2025-12-31T17:43:28Z")
phungi did not have her. 1 phungi 293 7 2 2 Jeezums 288 8 1 3 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 263 7 1 4 RTFirefly 186 5 0 5 Kitten Mitten 180 5 1 6 Happy Lendervedder 171 5 1 7 Mean Mr Mustard 155 4 0 8 Registered at Last 154 4 0 9 Captain Lance Murdoch 123 3 2 10 Hoopy Frood 121 4 0 11 Dung Beetle 120 4 0 12 Wheelz 116 4 0 13 Reindeer Flotilla 109 3 0 14 GIGObuster 106 4 0 15 Culling the Herd 97 3 1 16 Queen Anne’s Lace 96 3 0 17 RobotDevilDog 94 3 0 18 Mahaloth 93 5 2 18 Superdude 93 3 0 20 Jegpeg 83 2 0 20 Rebo 83 2 0 22 imthjckaz 75 3 0 23 Maus Magill 74 2 0 24 SunUp 65 2 0 25 zadscmc 64 3 1 26 Wolfpack Jeep 60 2 0 27 Loach 59 2 0 28 Pardel-Lux 56 2 1 29 RollOutTheBarrel 55 3 0 30 Moriarity 51 2 0 31 Deanna D 48 1 0 31 Lord Feldon 48 1 0 31 Mona Lott 48 1 0 31 Tyronne 48 4 2 35 Bayaker 47 2 0 35 lel 47 3 2 35 Pheoinix 47 2 0 38 J-P L 44 3 0 38 Larry Borgia 44 2 0 40 Todesliste 40 2 0 41 Captain Klutz 35 1 0 41 Little Nemo 35 1 0 41 McDeath the Mad 35 1 0 41 Railer 13 35 1 0 41 Schubert 35 1 0 41 smithsb 35 1 0 47 Hatchie 30 2 2 48 Tristan 29 2 0 49 Mrs Ducky 28 2 0 49 Precambrianmollusc 28 2 0 51 Rivkah Chaya 27 3 2 52 critter 26 1 0 53 Lamoral 25 2 1 54 Allecher 24 1 0 54 Axelwright 24 1 0 54 Brian Wilson 24 1 0 54 Shoeless 24 2 1 58 gwendee 23 2 0 59 Czarcasm 22 2 1 59 vivalostwages 22 1 1 61 biotop 19 2 2 61 escheral 19 2 2 63 IKnowItsOver 18 1 0 63 SpoilerVirgin 18 1 0 65 ataraxy 16 1 0 65 shageroo 16 2 0 65 Stephe96 16 2 0 68 xizor 13 1 1 69 Baker 12 1 1 69 Dancer Flight 12 1 0 69 Guano Lad 12 1 0 69 Lancia 12 1 0 69 Lsura 12 1 0 69 Paul was in Saudi 12 1 0 69 Prof.Pepperwinkle 12 1 0 76 monstera deliciosa 11 1 0 76 Reeses Monkey 11 1 0 78 commasense 10 3 2 78 penulrims thule 10 1 0 78 Sternvogel 10 1 0 81 teelabrown 5 1 0 82 Gyrate 3 1 0 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=108) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=110)