# 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:** 59
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2025, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1161 "2025-06-14T05:38:09Z")
**Captain Lance Murdoch** takes a big leap into third place, getting points for the two Iranians. | 1 | Jeezums | 158 | 4 | 0 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | Kitten Mitten | 145 | 4 | 1 | | 3 | Captain Lance Murdoch | 123 | 3 | 2 | | 4 | phungi | 117 | 3 | 1 | | 5 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 112 | 3 | 0 | | 5 | Registered at Last | 112 | 3 | 0 | | 7 | Jegpeg | 83 | 2 | 0 | | 7 | Reindeer Flotilla | 83 | 2 | 0 | | 7 | RTFirefly | 83 | 2 | 0 | | 10 | Wheelz | 81 | 3 | 0 | | 11 | GIGObuster | 80 | 3 | 0 | | 12 | Mahaloth | 70 | 3 | 1 | | 13 | Happy Lendervedder | 68 | 2 | 0 | | 14 | Culling the Herd | 62 | 2 | 1 | | 15 | Dung Beetle | 60 | 2 | 0 | | 15 | Wolfpack Jeep | 60 | 2 | 0 | | 17 | Superdude | 58 | 2 | 0 | | 18 | Maus Magill | 48 | 1 | 0 | | 18 | Rebo | 48 | 1 | 0 | | 18 | Lord Feldon | 48 | 1 | 0 | | 18 | Deanna D | 48 | 1 | 0 | | 18 | Mona Lott | 48 | 1 | 0 | | 23 | lel | 47 | 3 | 2 | | 23 | Bayaker | 47 | 2 | 0 | | 23 | Pheoinix | 47 | 2 | 0 | | 26 | imthjckaz | 40 | 2 | 0 | | 26 | Todesliste | 40 | 2 | 0 | | 28 | RollOutTheBarrel | 39 | 2 | 0 | | 29 | Captain Klutz | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 29 | Hoopy Frood | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 29 | Little Nemo | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 29 | McDeath the Mad | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 29 | Queen Anne’s Lace | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 29 | Railer 13 | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 29 | RobotDevilDog | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | Loach | 33 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | Mean Mr. Mustard | 33 | 1 | 0 | | 38 | SunUp | 30 | 1 | 0 | | 39 | Tyronne | 27 | 3 | 1 | | 40 | vivalostwages | 22 | 1 | 1 | | 40 | zadscmc | 22 | 1 | 1 | | 42 | J-P L | 18 | 1 | 0 | | 42 | SpoilerVirgin | 18 | 1 | 0 | | 42 | IKnowItsOver | 18 | 1 | 0 | | 45 | biotop | 14 | 1 | 1 | | 46 | xizor | 13 | 1 | 1 | | 47 | Baker | 12 | 1 | 1 | | 47 | Dancer Flight | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 47 | escheral | 12 | 1 | 1 | | 47 | Guano Lad | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 47 | gwendee | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 47 | Lancia | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 47 | Lsura | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 47 | Mrs Ducky | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 47 | Paul was in Saudi | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 47 | Precambrianmollusc | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 47 | Prof.Pepperwinkle | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 58 | Pardel-Lux | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 59 | commasense | 10 | 2 | 1 | | 59 | Sternvogel | 10 | 1 | 0 | | 61 | Shoeless | 8 | 1 | 1 | | 62 | Hatchie | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 62 | shageroo | 5 | 1 | 0 | | 62 | Stephe96 | 5 | 1 | 0 | | 62 | teelabrown | 5 | 1 | 0 | | 62 | Tristan | 5 | 1 | 0 | ---
**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:** [June 14, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1162 "2025-06-14T14:11:00Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Alright, check your lists to see if you have Ananda Lewis She was one of my two alternates. The pope was the other. I’d be in third place right now if I’d made some smarter cuts. 🤬 ---
**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:** [June 14, 2025, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1163 "2025-06-14T17:17:55Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > How do you think I feel, currently 62 and sinking fast? I’m 63 but I feel I still have a few good years left. ---
**Author:** ![EkaManganese](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekamanganese/32/19322_2.png) [@EkaManganese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EkaManganese)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1164 "2025-06-14T17:26:11Z")
1. Benjamin Netanyahu 2. Vladimir Putin 3. Donald Trump 4. Volodomyr Zelensky 5. Xi Jinping 6. Emmanuel Macron 7. King Charles III 8. Kim Jong Un 9. King Abdullah II 10. Emperor Naruhito 11. JD Vance 12. Pope Leo XIV 13. Ryan Reynolds **Let the world burn.** ---
**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:** [June 14, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1165 "2025-06-14T17:35:22Z")
You slightly missed the December 31 deadline. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2025, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1166 "2025-06-14T17:42:27Z")
Keep it in mind for next year’s pool, though. And welcome on your one-week anniversary. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2025, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1167 "2025-06-14T17:47:38Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I’m 63 but I feel I still have a few good years left. a few years, anyway, IME ---
**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:** [June 14, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1168 "2025-06-14T17:51:52Z")
That would fit nicely in next year’s **[[THEMED] Celebrity Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-themed-celebrity-death-pool/1011109)**. Looks like you could enjoy that, nice theme. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2025, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1169 "2025-06-14T18:00:42Z")
One of these things is not like the others. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2025, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1170 "2025-06-14T18:41:53Z")
O, great Death Mistress! I think you may have forgotten to add my Ananda Lewis points. ---
**Author:** ![EkaManganese](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekamanganese/32/19322_2.png) [@EkaManganese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EkaManganese)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2025, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1171 "2025-06-15T11:16:24Z")
I only missed it by like, an hour… probably. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1172 "2025-06-15T12:58:40Z")
On the plus side, you were the only person to pick Pope Leo. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1173 "2025-06-15T14:31:16Z")
Who was the actress who played Alfalfa’s girlfriend Effie in Little Rascals? [![](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/SEI_255624035-2c46.jpg) ](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/SEI_255624035-2c46.jpg) Betsy Gay, who just died at 96 years old. > **[Betsy Gay, ‘Little Rascals’ Actress, Dies at 96](https://variety.com/2025/film/news/betsy-gay-little-rascals-actress-dies-1236431544/)** > > Betsy Gay, a yodeler and retired actress who appeared in 'The Pinch Singer' and 'Our Gang Follies of 1938,' died on June 13. She was 96. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1174 "2025-06-16T14:52:28Z")
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart needs a miracle that doesn’t involve donations. > **['Without a miracle, his time is short:' Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart...](https://www.wbrz.com/news/without-a-miracle-his-time-is-short-televangelist-jimmy-swaggart-hospitalized-after-cardiac-arrest/)** > > 'Without a miracle, his time is short:' Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart hospitalized after cardiac arrest ---
**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:** [June 16, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1175 "2025-06-16T21:33:26Z")
God speed Jimmy. Don’t drag it out. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1176 "2025-06-17T00:00:11Z")
> **[Nicaragua's former President Violeta Chamorro dies at 95, family says](https://apnews.com/article/nicaragua-former-president-violeta-chamorro-death-bd448ac8c3664b13f92ab2012a0d2a7f)** > > Violeta Chamorro, an unassuming homemaker who was thrust into national politics by her husband’s assassination and stunned the world by ousting the ruling Sandinista party in presidential elections and ending Nicaragua’s civil war, died Saturday, her... > **[Leonard Lauder, billionaire heir to cosmetics empire, dies at 92 | CNN Business](https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/15/business/leonard-lauder-dies-estee-lauder)** > > Leonard Lauder, the eldest son of cosmetics pioneers Estée and Joseph H. Lauder, died on Saturday, according to an announcement by Estée Lauder Companies. > **[Norma Meras Swenson obituary](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/31/norma-meras-swenson-obituary)** > > Sociologist and women’s health activist who was a co-author of the groundbreaking book Our Bodies, Ourselves ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1177 "2025-06-17T12:16:11Z")
Didn’t know he was still alive. Miracle? Can’t imagine why God would bother to go out of His way to keep Swaggart in this world. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2025, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1178 "2025-06-17T12:55:29Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Miracle? Can’t imagine why God would bother to go out of His way to keep Swaggart in this world I mix him and Jim Bakker up. Bakker was sleeping with some lady in a motel? Swaggart…did what, ask for money like Robert Tilton? Or a Christian Nationalist like old Jerry Falwell? I don’t remember what is so bad about Swaggart. ---
**Author:** ![J-P\_L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/j-p_l/32/3156_2.png) [@J-P\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J-P_L)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1179 "2025-06-17T13:03:42Z")
I don’t wish Swaggart dead, but he’s on my list and I want points. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2025, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1180 "2025-06-17T13:10:14Z")
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