# 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:** 27
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/521 "2025-02-24T15:46:30Z")
Roberta Flack is gone. [Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning Singer With An Intimate Style, Dies At 88 | HuffPost Entertainment](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bc-ent-obit-roberta-flack-dead_n_67bc927ae4b05645f4fee3df?d_id=8766511&ncid_tag=fcbklnkushpmg00000024&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&utm_campaign=us_entertainment&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2ADHCtkJ9Z_2e2LzX5rAwO3A-X4vtg6IQSEPPvV5gtbZWfEzUYobDaC4I_aem_xWWLq29EknspQ4f_mPGrtw) ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/522 "2025-02-24T15:48:20Z")
The last time ever I saw her face… ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/523 "2025-02-24T15:55:02Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > The Jam drummer Rick Buckler dies aged 69. Boy howdy, you really wanted to make sure we didn’t miss this bit of news! Never heard of him. Never heard of The Jam either. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/524 "2025-02-24T15:58:30Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Who is our current “Jimmy Carter”, a person many had had on a list annually for a long time? > > I had Linda Nola for years as well, but she has died this year. > > I just looked at my 2014 list and all have died, so that didn’t help much. Since a shit-ton of posters had Schumacher on their list for 2014, and nine players have him on their list for 2025, it’s possible that one or more of those nine have had him continuously. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/525 "2025-02-24T16:04:26Z")
I finally dropped him in 2022. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/526 "2025-02-24T16:22:13Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Never heard of him. Never heard of The Jam either. **[Stop apologizing](https://youtu.be/ruJEXjs16Tc?t=31)** for the [things you never done](https://youtu.be/YfpRm-p7qlY?t=24)! 'Cos time is short and life is cruel… ---
**Author:** ![Tokushizu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@Tokushizu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tokushizu)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/527 "2025-02-24T16:49:21Z")
Roberta Flack has passed away at 88 years old. May she rest in eternal peace. > **[Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer with an intimate style, dies at 88](https://dnyuz.com/2025/02/24/roberta-flack-grammy-winning-singer-with-an-intimate-style-dies-at-88/)** > > NEW YORK — the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style made her one of the top ---
**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:** [February 24, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/528 "2025-02-24T17:05:02Z")
Flack was yet another name on my short list that I cut before thirteen. I’m having quite a “what if” year so far. ---
**Author:** ![Mrs\_Ducky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrs_ducky/32/6227_2.png) [@Mrs\_Ducky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_Ducky)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/529 "2025-02-24T17:09:20Z")
I finally got one this year! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/530 "2025-02-24T17:36:28Z")
With the death of Roberta Flack three players get on the board. Mrs Ducky, Bayaker, and Dung Beetle. | 1 | Kitten Mitten | 68 | 2 | 1 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | GIGObuster | 59 | 2 | 0 | | 2 | Jeezums | 59 | 2 | 0 | | 4 | Mahaloth | 40 | 2 | 1 | | 5 | Captain Klutz | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Happy Lendervedder | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Hoopy Frood | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Jegpeg | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Little Nemo | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Pheoinix | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | phungi | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Queen Anne’s Lace | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Railer 13 | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Registered at Last | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Reindeer Flotilla | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | RobotDevilDog | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | RTFirefly | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 19 | vivalostwages | 22 | 1 | 1 | | 19 | zadscmc | 22 | 1 | 1 | | 21 | Culling the Herd | 14 | 1 | 1 | | 22 | Bayaker | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 22 | Dung Beetle | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 22 | Mrs Ducky | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 25 | Sternvogel | 10 | 1 | 0 | | 25 | Superdude | 10 | 1 | 0 | | 27 | Shoeless | 8 | 1 | 1 | | 28 | commasense | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 28 | Hatchie | 5 | 1 | 1 | ---
**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:** [February 24, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/531 "2025-02-24T19:01:04Z")
I didn’t even realize I had her! 😯 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/532 "2025-02-24T19:03:27Z")
Post #171 😀 ---
**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:** [February 24, 2025, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/533 "2025-02-24T20:52:53Z")
> [@Tokushizu](#): > > Roberta Flack has passed away… I think I heard, many years ago, that someone was killing her with his song. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/534 "2025-02-24T21:54:42Z")
> **[Clint Hill, Secret Service agent who leaped onto car after JFK was shot, dies...](https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/wireStory/clint-hill-secret-service-agent-leaped-jfks-car-119135522)** > > The Secret Service agent who leaped onto the back of President John F. Kennedy's limousine after the president was shot has died ---
**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:** [February 24, 2025, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/535 "2025-02-24T22:09:02Z")
Sportscaster Al Trautwig dies at 68. [https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/legendary-sports-commentator-al-trautwig-dead-at-68/3851761/%3Famp=1](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcwashington.com/news/sports/legendary-sports-commentator-al-trautwig-dead-at-68/3851761/%3famp=1) ---
**Author:** ![Tokushizu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@Tokushizu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tokushizu)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/536 "2025-02-25T00:15:19Z")
And TIL that the original version of the song was done by an unknown singer named Lori Lieberman. I like it as much as Ms. Flack’s! (I’m not adept at posting YouTube links here, but the song is readily available.) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/537 "2025-02-25T01:26:32Z")
I wouldn’t call her “unknown.” I have every album she ever did. I like her original version better than Flack’s, to be honest. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ua4n_sTa9f4/hqdefault.jpg "Lori Lieberman - Killing Me Softly With His Song") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua4n_sTa9f4) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/538 "2025-02-25T01:32:08Z")
I’ve had Schumacher on my themed list since 2014. ---
**Author:** ![Tokushizu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@Tokushizu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tokushizu)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/539 "2025-02-25T01:46:32Z")
I’m very sorry. 🙇‍♂️🙏🙇‍♂️ I should have said that I was unaware of her. She’s quite talented❣️ ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/540 "2025-02-25T01:56:56Z")
No huhu. I think I’m the only person out there who has ever heard of her. Pity. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=26) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=28)