# 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:** 48
**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:** [May 6, 2025, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/941 "2025-05-06T07:43:17Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Pun notwithstanding, the Doorway Effect has been the subject of [some study](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-walking-through-doorway-makes-you-forget/). Instead of senior moment we in the DD household call that a dog moment after decades of watching dogs stroll purposefully stroll into a room then look around in confusion before deciding to demand attention from one of us. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/942 "2025-05-06T11:04:23Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > [Will Hutchins Dead: 'Sugarfoot' Star Was 94](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/will-hutchins-dead-sugarfoot-1236197846/) Wish I had a sarsaparilla to drink to his memory. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2025, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/943 "2025-05-08T18:59:44Z")
Center fielder for the '84 World Championship Detroit Tigers team Chet Lemon dead at 70. > **[Chet Lemon](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chet_Lemon)** > > Chester Earl Lemon (February 12, 1955 – May 8, 2025) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball, beginning with the Chicago White Sox in 1975, where he played for six years. He was then traded to the Detroit Tigers, where he played the rest of his career from 1982 to 1990. > A native of Jackson, Mississippi, he grew up in Los Angeles. He was drafted in the first round of the 1972 Major League Baseball draft. He was selected as an American... ---
**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:** [May 8, 2025, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/944 "2025-05-08T19:31:07Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Center fielder for the '84 World Championship Detroit Tigers team Chet Lemon dead at 70 30 points to me. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/945 "2025-05-08T19:35:13Z")
When death gives you lemons ---
**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:** [May 8, 2025, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/946 "2025-05-08T19:45:29Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > 30 points to me. And me! ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/947 "2025-05-08T20:02:41Z")
And my Axe! _(But not my points, 'cause I didn’t get any)_ ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/948 "2025-05-08T20:12:08Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Center fielder for the '84 World Championship Detroit Tigers team Chet Lemon dead at 70. > > [Chet Lemon - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chet_Lemon) Answer to a quasi-trivia question, being the guy with the most career WAR without getting a single solitary MVP vote in any season (not even when they won it all in 1984), was 7th in the league that year, 2nd on his team to Alan Trammell, 55 total. I even recall him getting a lot of press for 400 putouts that year, but nope, not enough to get onto anyone’s ballot. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/949 "2025-05-08T23:22:54Z")
Well, a new leader is Mahaloth, by one point. | 1 | Mahaloth | 70 | 3 | 1 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | phungi | 69 | 2 | 1 | | 3 | Happy Lendervedder | 68 | 2 | 0 | | 3 | Kitten Mitten | 68 | 2 | 1 | | 5 | Wheelz | 63 | 2 | 0 | | 6 | GIGObuster | 59 | 2 | 0 | | 6 | Jeezums | 59 | 2 | 0 | | 8 | lel | 47 | 3 | 2 | | 8 | Bayaker | 47 | 2 | 0 | | 8 | Pheoinix | 47 | 2 | 0 | | 11 | imthjckaz | 40 | 2 | 0 | | 11 | Todesliste | 40 | 2 | 0 | | 13 | Captain Klutz | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 13 | Hoopy Frood | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 13 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 13 | Jegpeg | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 13 | Little Nemo | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 13 | McDeath the Mad | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 13 | Queen Anne’s Lace | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 13 | Railer 13 | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 13 | Registered at Last | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 13 | Reindeer Flotilla | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 13 | RobotDevilDog | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 13 | RTFirefly | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 25 | Loach | 33 | 1 | 0 | | 25 | Mean Mr. Mustard | 33 | 1 | 0 | | 27 | SunUp | 30 | 1 | 0 | | 28 | Tyronne | 27 | 3 | 1 | | 29 | vivalostwages | 22 | 1 | 1 | | 29 | zadscmc | 22 | 1 | 1 | | 31 | Culling the Herd | 14 | 1 | 1 | | 32 | Baker | 12 | 1 | 1 | | 32 | Dancer Flight | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Dung Beetle | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | escheral | 12 | 1 | 1 | | 32 | Guano Lad | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | gwendee | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Lancia | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Lsura | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Mrs Ducky | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Paul was in Saudi | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Precambrianmollusc | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Prof.Pepperwinkle | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Wolfpack Jeep | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 45 | commasense | 10 | 2 | 1 | | 45 | Sternvogel | 10 | 1 | 0 | | 45 | Superdude | 10 | 1 | 0 | | 48 | Shoeless | 8 | 1 | 1 | | 49 | Hatchie | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 49 | shageroo | 5 | 1 | 0 | | 49 | Stephe96 | 5 | 1 | 0 | | 49 | teelabrown | 5 | 1 | 0 | | 49 | Tristan | 5 | 1 | 0 | ---
**Author:** ![Kitten\_Mitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/950 "2025-05-09T01:13:26Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > > [@Mahaloth](#): > > > > 30 points to me. > > And me! Congrats to Mahaloth and to Wheelz who was vaulted into 5th. ---
**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:** [May 9, 2025, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/951 "2025-05-09T01:28:49Z")
> **[James Foley, filmmaker who directed Madonna music videos and 'Fifty Shades'...](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/james-foley-filmmaker-directed-madonna-002512424.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANzr_iIZ4-kbHEciuAQ88dEebf8-XMDI3knnYPvjZ56wB5Gk7PFwE_x-lqbOwQ-VvXk6EUAwhH6NBtDsjo7LgHsP9xO0CBFKYyrbwe54mLqyF9OOternrczZSsX9Rh9n3ZACWvt2j6Ij_Ge-M2WhoSXtlKNjKN-rjuDfNcS07caP)** > > Filmmaker James Foley, whose directing career spans numerous music videos for Madonna as well as TV series 'House of Cards' and the 'Fifty Shades' sequels, has died. age 71 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/952 "2025-05-09T01:33:46Z")
One player, SunUp, also got on the board for the first time. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/953 "2025-05-09T06:06:21Z")
My first points ever. I’ll have to dig his baseball card out and put it in a place of honor. ---
**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:** [May 9, 2025, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/954 "2025-05-09T09:52:30Z")
> [@Tristan](#): > > And my Axe! > > _(But not my points, 'cause I didn’t get any)_ Necromancer: And Chet Lemon! ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/955 "2025-05-09T13:49:32Z")
Former SCOTUS Justice, David Souter, dead at age 85. > **[Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican who became a liberal...](https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-justice-david-souter-dies-8cf552b7322297b03ef8c251a6a11d13)** > > Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter has died at age 85. The ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican became a darling of liberals during his nearly 20 years on the bench. ---
**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:** [May 10, 2025, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/956 "2025-05-10T02:51:02Z")
> **[Joseph Nye, who coined the term ‘soft power’, dies aged 88](https://www.ft.com/content/f78aab9d-9cb0-4194-a9a3-b6d545dfc725)** > > Former dean of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government served in two US presidential administrations ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2025, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/957 "2025-05-10T03:07:45Z")
General Hospital’s Denise Alexander died back on March 5th. She played Dr. Leslie Webber for many years. Not sure why we are just hearing about the death today. > **[Denise Alexander](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise_Alexander)** > > Denise Alexander (November 11, 1939 – March 5, 2025) was an American actress best known for her role as Lesley Webber on General Hospital, a role she originally played from 1973 to 1984 (contract), 1996 to 2009, and a guest stint in 2013, in honor of the show's 50th anniversary. Alexander returned to General Hospital for two other guest appearances in December 2017 and April 2019, the latter to commemorate the 56th anniversary of the show. She then reappeared in early 2021. > Alexander was bor... ---
**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:** [May 10, 2025, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/958 "2025-05-10T03:58:45Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Not sure why we are just hearing about the death today. Families of celebrities sometimes want to have private funerals and hold back on announcing the passing of their loved ones. There was another recent example of that, but I cannot remember who it was. The announcement was something like two or three months after the person passed. Kind of fucks up our game if we fail to learn of points until well into the next year. ---
**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:** [May 11, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/959 "2025-05-11T17:35:40Z")
So who has a wrestler themed list? > **[Sabu Dead, Former ECW Champion & Hardcore Legend Dies At 60 - Wrestling Inc.](https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1856860/sabu-dead-former-ecw-world-champion-hardcore-legend-dies-60/)** > > Hardcore icon and former ECW Champion Sabu has died at the age of 60. ---
**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:** [May 12, 2025, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/960 "2025-05-12T02:06:29Z")
For the ease of those checking lists, Sabu’s real name was Terrance Brunk. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=47) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=49)