# 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:** 111
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2201 "2026-01-01T20:51:01Z")
Tommorrow morning I will make the awards official. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2202 "2026-01-01T22:26:25Z")
ohboyohboyohboy, I get an award! yeah, ok, one ninth of an award ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2203 "2026-01-01T22:40:08Z")
And a final scoreboard, I presume? ---
**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:** [January 1, 2026, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2204 "2026-01-01T23:41:17Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Tommorrow morning I will make the awards official. Enjoy a day off. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2205 "2026-01-02T03:56:12Z")
Well. I did get the awards done. The **Inside Track with The Grim Reaper** award goes to ten players who had two unique posts, They are **phungi, Captain Lance Murdoch, Mahaloth, Tyronne, lel, Rivkah Chaya, Hatchie, biotop, commasense, and escheral.** The **Opening Kickoff** award goes to **Culling the Herd** for Peter Yarrow The **Final Hours** award goes to **Larry Borgia** and **Rivkah Chaya** for Brigitte Bardot. The **Robbing the Cradle** award goes to **phungi** for Tiana Mangakahia, who was thirty, The **Quantity Not Quality** award goes to **Jeezums**. I would worry about them as eight picks join the choir invisible. _ **Drumroll please!!!** _ Our winner is **phungi** , By a measly five points they squeezed out **Jeezums.** Let’s have a round of applause. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2206 "2026-01-02T04:09:09Z")
👍🙌🙌🙌🙌🤜🤛 meaningless words for padding ---
**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 2, 2026, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2207 "2026-01-02T04:23:36Z")
Congrats! And thanks Baker for your dedication to the cause! ---
**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:** [January 2, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2208 "2026-01-02T04:26:51Z")
Seconded. 😵 ---
**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 2, 2026, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2209 "2026-01-02T04:37:14Z")
So I didn’t win then? Darn. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2026, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2210 "2026-01-02T04:41:54Z")
Well played, all. And well hosted as always. Thanks, Baker. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2211 "2026-01-02T04:45:25Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > So I didn’t win then? Darn. you need to use more batshit ---
**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 2, 2026, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2212 "2026-01-02T04:47:04Z")
I think poison’s against the rules. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2213 "2026-01-02T05:33:38Z")
Congratulations to our winners, and thank you Baker for your dedication to hosting this pool! This was my first year entered and you made it a fun one. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2026, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2214 "2026-01-02T09:37:29Z")
I managed to get on the list, at least. BTW, in watching one of those “In Memoriam” reels I discovered Quentin Willson had died back in November. Willson was one of the original _Top Gear_ presenters and then left to do a similar show on Channel 5. _Top Gear_ was subsequently jumpstarted with the successful team of Clarkson, May and Hammond. I’m pretty sure no one had him but thought he deserved a mention. > **[Quentin Willson dies: Jeremy Clarkson and James May pay tribute to former Top...](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2lpww7pw72o)** > > The presenter and campaigner was described by his family as a "true national treasure" and "consumer champion". ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2215 "2026-01-02T10:35:48Z")
Congratulations to the winners, and thank you **Baker** for your patience and dedication to this nice perversion! And good luck to you all next year! A couple of your lists look like a wish list, may those get many points. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2216 "2026-01-02T12:00:54Z")
When do we see the final scoreboard? I still haven’t gotten my 55 points and unique pick for Criscilla Anderson. Possibly connected to that, I’m unclear as to where those last 45 points for It’s Not Rocket Surgery came from, along with a unique pick. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2217 "2026-01-02T16:13:33Z")
I got an award! Thanks for running these, Baker. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2218 "2026-01-02T16:25:56Z")
Congrats to all, especially phungi! Thanks again, Baker! ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2219 "2026-01-02T16:48:28Z")
2025 CBS Big Brother Houseguest Mickey Lee died of cardiac arrests following flu complications on Dec 24, 2025. Age 35 I don’t think she would have qualified as a “Celebrity” in Dec 2024 as she only became “famous” last summer. > **['Big Brother' star Mickey Lee dies at 35, family says](https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/big-brother-star-mickey-lee-dies-35-cardiac-arrests-flu-complications-rcna251038)** > > The reality star suffered multiple cardiac arrests following flu complications shortly before her death, according to family members. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2220 "2026-01-02T17:44:37Z")
I was sitting in the Top Ten until December 30, when I got bumped out by a congresscritter I’d never heard of. Ah well, that’s the way the Reaper reaps, I guess. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=110) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=112)