# 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:** 11
**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 31, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/201 "2024-12-31T21:01:09Z")
> [@zadscmc](#): > > ALTS: > > Joe Bugner > Buzz Aldrin > Ruth Buzzi Maybe replace Joe Bugner with Ken Jennings? You know, for consistency. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/202 "2024-12-31T21:01:10Z")
2025 list RIP to those that gave me points last year: Chris Mortensen Shannon Doherty Kenneth Mitchell Frank Fritz Holdovers from last year: Steve Gleason: former NFL player James Whale: radio and TV host Barton Cowperthwaite:TV and Broadway actor New for this year: Steve McMichael: former Chicago Bear Jack Hanna: former wild animal snack on talk shows Chris Hoy: two wheeled bandwagon Wendy Williams: former talk show host Lex Luger: real name Lawrence Pfohl, pro wrestler Alan Dean Foster: splinter in my minds eye Tyler Blevins: AKA Ninja, ask your kids…maybe your grandkids Lou Koller: lead singer for Sick of it All Nicole Eggert: running in a red one piece Randy Moss: NFL great Alternates all demoted from my 2024 main list Erik Jensen Lou Pinella Sam Neill Clean list Steve Gleason James Whale Barton Cowperthwaite Steve McMichael Jack Hanna Chris Hoy Wendy Williams Lex Luger Alan Dean Foster Tyler Blevins Lou Koller Nicole Eggert Randy Moss Alternates: Erik Jensen Lou Pinella Sam Neill ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/203 "2024-12-31T22:23:17Z")
An interesting list! Rowan Williams is the former Archbishop of Canterbury. I knew who he was before that, as I was part of a book discussion group ca. 1997 that read and discussed his book _Resurrection_ together. Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman astronaut. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/204 "2024-12-31T23:02:05Z")
Mostly recycling last year’s list: Donald Trump Mitch McConnell Dick Cheney Tom Brokaw Michael J Fox Bruce Willis Robert Duvall Clint Eastwood William Shatner George Takei Tom Robbins Phil Collins Keith Richards Alternate: Paul McCartney (Just in case someone on my list dies in the next 7 hours) ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/205 "2024-12-31T23:52:08Z")
Ahm she was a _cosmonaut_! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/206 "2024-12-31T23:58:17Z")
Here’s my 2025 list (clean list below): James Whale (5-13-51) Brit talk radio guy Linda Nolan (2-23-59) Irish singer, actress Ryne Sandberg (9-18-59) MLB star Luděk Mikloško (12-9-61) soccer star Jennifer Wexton (5-27-68) Congressperson Jeanette Lee (7-9-71) “Black Widow” pool player Ananda Lewis (3-21-73) TV host, carpenter Chris Hoy (3-23-76) Cyclist Randy Moss (2-13-77) former NFL star James Van Der Beek (3-8-77) Dawson’s Creek, etc. Steve Gleason (3-19-77) former NFL star Criscilla Anderson (3-25-80) dancer Kate Keltie (2-23-86) Australian actor Alternates: Andy Taylor (2-16-61) Duran Duran guitarist Ronnie Atkins (11-16-64) Pretty Maids rocker Clean list: James Whale Linda Nolan Ryne Sandberg Luděk Mikloško Jennifer Wexton Jeanette Lee Ananda Lewis Chris Hoy Randy Moss James Van Der Beek Steve Gleason Criscilla Anderson Kate Keltie Alternates: Andy Taylor Ronnie Atkins ---
**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:** [January 1, 2025, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/207 "2025-01-01T00:11:56Z")
@Baker I need to correct a spelling error on my list: Anada Lewis should be: Ananda Lewis ---
**Author:** ![Registered\_at\_Last](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@Registered\_at\_Last](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Registered_at_Last)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2025, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/208 "2025-01-01T00:49:55Z")
Nigel Latta Linda Nolan Steve Gleason Victoria Jackson Ian Smith Celine Dion Chris Hoy Jennifer Wexton Steve Scalise Eleonora Giorgi Princess Bajrakitiyabha Ananda Lewis Noddy Holder **Alternates:** Ronnie Atkins Erik Jensen Bruce Willis ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2025, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/209 "2025-01-01T01:16:12Z")
Here’s my baker’s (heh) dozen: Donald Trump Mitch McConnell Chuck Grassley Ryne Sandberg Chet Lemon Randy Moss Luděk Mikloško Gil Gerard Mel Brooks Victoria Jackson William Shatner Bruce Willis James Van Der Beek **Alternates** : Sonny Jurgensen Nancy Pelosi Stephen Miller Out of curiousity: Will there be a “wisdom of crowds / consensus” line in the death pool, consisting of the top 13 vote-getters? Kinda like the Mendoza line in baseball, something players could measure themselves against? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2025, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/210 "2025-01-01T01:17:07Z")
Potato, ~~potahto~~ vodka 😁 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2025, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/211 "2025-01-01T01:42:16Z")
> [@Registered\_at\_Last](#): > > Ian Smith Could you specify who this Ian Smith is? The former Prime Minister of the former Rhodesia has been dead for nearly twenty years now. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2025, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/212 "2025-01-01T01:50:04Z")
He has been previously established. He’s an [actor](https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/12/ian-smith-shares-significant-health-update.html) from the Australian soap **Neighbours**. > [@Cazzle](#): > > Ian Smith (b. 19/06/1938) - Retired Australian actor > [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Ian Smith, Australian actor ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2025, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/213 "2025-01-01T02:06:50Z")
Thanks for clarifying that! I haven’t had a chance to look through everyone’s list, and Googling basically just turned up the Rhodesian guy. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2025, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/214 "2025-01-01T02:11:51Z")
My list; I think almost everyone on it has been mentioned already, so it’s just in clean form. Jeanette Lee is the pro pool player. Michael Bolton Dave Collier Rhod Gilbert Eleonora Giorgi Chris Hoy Sophie Kinsella Jeanette Lee Ananda Lewis Randy Moss Linda Nolan Ryne Sandberg Andy Taylor James Whale Alternates: Kate Micucci Phil Collins ---
**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:** [January 1, 2025, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/215 "2025-01-01T02:20:49Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > Dave Collier Dave Coulier from Full House? ---
**Author:** ![Tyronne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Tyronne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyronne)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2025, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/216 "2025-01-01T02:27:10Z")
Bill Clinton Paul Dooley Alan Greenspan Willie Nelson Pope Francis Hulk Hogan Clint Eastwood Gene Hackman Keith Richards Elle Fanning Richard Chamberlain Charles Dance Noam Chomsky ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2025, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/217 "2025-01-01T02:32:36Z")
@Baker, I’m revising my list, adding Nigel Latta (7-3-67), the New Zealand psychologist and author, and bumping Steve Gleason, the football player, down to alternate. (_Sole_ alternate, since I expect one to suffice with three and a half hours to go.) New clean list: James Whale Linda Nolan Ryne Sandberg Luděk Mikloško Jennifer Wexton Jeanette Lee Ananda Lewis Chris Hoy Randy Moss James Van Der Beek Criscilla Anderson Kate Keltie Nigel Latta Alternate: Steve Gleason ---
**Author:** ![Axelwright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@Axelwright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Axelwright)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2025, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/218 "2025-01-01T02:33:49Z")
Dick Van Dyke Buzz Aldrin Imelda Marcos Bruce Willis Mel Brooks Mitch McConnell Julie Andrews Alan Greenspan O Yeong Su Martin Scorsese Ozzy Osbourne Kareen Abdul Jabbar Vince McMahon Alternates: George Lucas Robert Duvall Prince Charles ---
**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:** [January 1, 2025, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/219 "2025-01-01T02:33:54Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > FYI, you are allowed 13 main picks plus 3 alternates. There is nothing in the rules that sets how many alternates you may or may not have. 3 is conventional, but I had one year where I put out 5. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2025, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/220 "2025-01-01T02:37:39Z")
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