# 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:** 112
**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:** [January 2, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2221 "2026-01-02T23:52:10Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > šŸ‘šŸ™ŒšŸ™ŒšŸ™ŒšŸ™ŒšŸ¤œšŸ¤› meaningless words for padding Sincere and heartfelt meaningless word for padding, you mean. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2222 "2026-01-03T00:40:19Z")
Please be patient will you? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2223 "2026-01-03T00:43:16Z")
I can be patient, but it helps to know Iā€™m waiting on something rather than having no idea if Iā€™m waiting on anything at all. So thanks for the acknowledgement. No hurry. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2026, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2224 "2026-01-03T00:58:10Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > If Iā€™m gonna pull off a win, Iā€™m gonna need a hugeā€¦ whatā€™s the opposite of a miracle? A tragedy? Curse? Calamity? Murder spree? ---
**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 3, 2026, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2225 "2026-01-03T05:52:24Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > I was sitting in the Top Ten until December 30, when I got bumped out by a congresscritter Iā€™d never heard of. > > Ah well, thatā€™s the way the Reaper reaps, I guess. To be fair, the death happened last spring and was even mentioned in the thread. Itā€™s just the two of us who had the guy missed noticing it. And two more 2025 deaths (not picked on a listā€“at least not from my searchā€“so no impact on standings): > **['Diffā€™rent Strokes' Actress Melanie Watson Dies at 57 After Hospitalization](https://people.com/diff-rent-strokes-actress-melanie-watson-dead-at-57-11876753)** > > Melanie Watson, known for her role on 'Diff'rent Strokes,' died on Dec. 26 at age 57. > **[Janet Fish, Painter of Luminous Still Lifes, Dies at 87](https://www.artforum.com/news/janet-fish-painter-of-luminous-still-lifes-dead-at-87-1234741793/)** > > Janet Fish, known for her radiant, light-infused still lifes of everyday objects, died at her home in Vermont on December 11. She was 87. ---
**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 3, 2026, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2226 "2026-01-03T07:39:53Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Please be patient will you? [![](https://mindworks.org/app/uploads/2023/06/Patience-Vulture-1024x576.jpg) ](https://mindworks.org/app/uploads/2023/06/Patience-Vulture-1024x576.jpg) Oh, wait. Rule 7 again. ---
**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 3, 2026, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2227 "2026-01-03T10:23:56Z")
Rule 7 only speaks about people _ **on your list** _. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2228 "2026-01-03T21:49:57Z")
Ranks have not changed but I did misadd the total for you | 1 | phungi | 293 | 7 | 2 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | Jeezums | 288 | 8 | 1 | | 3 | Itā€™s Not Rocket Surgery | 263 | 7 | 1 | | 4 | RTFirefly | 199 | 5 | 1 | | 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 Anneā€™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 | | 28 | Lord Feldon | 56 | 2 | 1 | | 30 | RollOutTheBarrel | 55 | 3 | 0 | | 31 | Moriarity | 51 | 2 | 0 | | 32 | Deanna D | 48 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Mona Lott | 48 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | 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:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2229 "2026-01-03T22:20:23Z")
Woohoo! A Top 20 finish. Me and @Mahaloth tie for 18th. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2230 "2026-01-03T23:06:58Z")
I had a great year. ---
**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 3, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2231 "2026-01-03T23:23:59Z")
I tied with Baker, and had fun! ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2232 "2026-01-03T23:43:09Z")
Top twenty-five. Not too shabby. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2233 "2026-01-04T02:03:44Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Ranks have not changed but I did misadd the total for you Well, I guess you did, since I only got 13 points for a 55-point death. And the ranks should have changed, unless thereā€™s some explanation for how Itā€™s Not Rocket Surgery got those last 45 points. As I said in my PM to you: > Hi Baker, > > At post #2163, the 3 and 4 positions in the rankings looked like this: > > 3 Itā€™s Not Rocket Surgery 218 6 0 > 4 RTFirefly 186 5 0 > > I then reported that I had 55 points for Criscilla Anderson dying at age 45 in early December. (This turned out to be a unique death, since phungi just had her as an alternate.) > > At post #2180, the rankings for the 3 and 4 positions were: > > 3 Itā€™s Not Rocket Surgery 263 7 1 > 4 RTFirefly 186 5 0 > > Iā€™m rather perplexed here. AFAICT, it should have looked like this: > > 3 RTFirefly 241 6 1 > 4 Itā€™s Not Rocket Surgery 218 6 0 > > since I got 55 points and the unique death, and thereā€™s no reference to any other deaths for points in between the two scoreboards, so Rocket Surgeryā€™s score should have presumably remained the same. If Iā€™m in the wrong here, please show me where. But it looks like you accidentally gave my points and unique death to Itā€™s Not Rocket Surgery, only giving them 45 points rather than 55. If INRS really got those 45 points, thatā€™s fine, but who on their list died? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2234 "2026-01-04T02:23:31Z")
Will edit ---
**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 4, 2026, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2235 "2026-01-04T02:28:48Z")
Sorry to not be involved in this. Iā€™ve been super busy. I havenā€™t checked on my picks this year. I just trust what Baker says my score is. If my score and placement are in error, then by all means correct it. Iā€™m out now but will check my list from last year when i can. ---
**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:** [January 4, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2236 "2026-01-04T02:35:19Z")
I put quite a bit of effort and axon firing into compiling my list and I finished at #7. My previous high was, I think, in the 50s or 60s. Thank you, Baker! mmm ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2237 "2026-01-04T02:38:07Z")
Okay, I did more checking and RTF has 241 points and six picks. Still doesn;t change their rank. | 1 | phungi | 293 | 7 | 2 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | Jeezums | 288 | 8 | 1 | | 3 | Itā€™s Not Rocket Surgery | 263 | 7 | 1 | | 4 | RTFirefly | 241 | 6 | 1 | | 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 Anneā€™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 | | 28 | Lord Feldon | 56 | 2 | 1 | | 30 | RollOutTheBarrel | 55 | 3 | 0 | | 31 | Moriarity | 51 | 2 | 0 | | 32 | Deanna D | 48 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Mona Lott | 48 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | 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:** ![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:** [January 4, 2026, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2238 "2026-01-04T02:44:13Z")
Hey look at that, Iā€™mā€¦.uh ā€¦Iā€™m there! šŸ˜Š Thanks for tracking things **Baker!** ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2239 "2026-01-04T02:51:28Z")
I have updated my spreadsheet that has the history of the winners and so forth. Please feel free to let me know if you have any information I missed. > **[Death Pool Winner History](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZMOjZdqqlMkrtXCBaeNe1dGAwU9bsNi1iuZJspG4gPM/edit?usp=sharing)** > > This Sheet is private ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2240 "2026-01-04T03:08:26Z")
Thsnks for the confidence but I did miss adding one post. Folks should keep an eye on their own lists and I will try to keep up. Please just donā€™t message me three times in 24 hours right at the end of the game. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=111) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=113)