# 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:** 76
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1501 "2025-08-08T22:55:55Z")
Nobody had Lovell but one person had Terry Reid. 1 Jeezums 218 6 0 2 Kitten Mitten 180 5 1 3 phungi 178 5 1 4 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 173 5 0 5 Happy Lendervedder 171 5 1 6 RTFirefly 144 4 0 7 Captain Lance Murdoch 123 3 2 8 Wheelz 116 4 0 9 Registered at Last 112 3 0 10 Reindeer Flotilla 109 3 0 11 GIGObuster 106 4 0 12 Culling the Herd 97 3 1 13 Hoopy Frood 96 3 0 14 Queen Anne’s Lace 96 3 0 15 Dung Beetle 95 3 0 16 RobotDevilDog 94 3 0 17 Superdude 93 3 0 18 Jegpeg 83 2 0 18 Rebo 83 2 0 20 imthjckaz 75 3 0 21 Maus Magill 74 2 0 22 Mahaloth 70 3 1 23 Mean Mr Mustard 68 2 0 24 SunUp 65 2 0 25 Wolfpack Jeep 60 2 0 26 Loach 59 2 0 27 Deanna D 48 1 0 27 Lord Feldon 48 1 0 27 Mona Lott 48 1 0 27 Tyronne 48 4 2 27 zadscmc 48 2 1 32 Bayaker 47 2 0 32 lel 47 3 2 32 Pheoinix 47 2 0 35 Todesliste 40 2 0 36 RollOutTheBarrel 39 2 0 37 Captain Klutz 35 1 0 37 Little Nemo 35 1 0 37 McDeath the Mad 35 1 0 37 Railer 13 35 1 0 37 smithsb 35 1 0 37 Moriarity 35 1 0 37 Schubert 35 1 0 37 Larry Borgia 35 1 0 45 Hatchie 30 2 2 46 Tristan 29 2 0 45 J-P L 28 2 0 44 critter 26 1 0 43 Brian Wilson 24 1 0 43 Allecher 24 1 0 43 Axelwright 24 1 0 47 vivalostwages 22 1 1 48 IKnowItsOver 18 1 0 48 SpoilerVirgin 18 1 0 50 biotop 14 1 1 51 xizor 13 1 1 52 Baker 12 1 1 52 Dancer Flight 12 1 0 52 escheral 12 1 1 52 Guano Lad 12 1 0 52 gwendee 12 1 0 52 Lancia 12 1 0 52 Lsura 12 1 0 52 Mrs Ducky 12 1 0 52 Paul was in Saudi 12 1 0 52 Precambrianmollusc 12 1 0 52 Prof.Pepperwinkle 12 1 0 68 Pardel-Lux 11 1 1 69 commasense 10 2 1 69 penulrims thule 10 1 0 69 Sternvogel 10 1 0 72 Rivkah Chaya 9 1 1 73 Shoeless 8 1 1 74 shageroo 5 1 0 74 Stephe96 5 1 0 74 teelabrown 5 1 0 77 Czarcasm 3 1 0 77 Gyrate 3 1 0 77 Lamoral 3 1 0 ---
**Author:** ![RollOutTheBarrel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rolloutthebarrel/32/1649_2.png) [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1502 "2025-08-08T23:34:07Z")
Consider this a gentle nudge that I still have too many points. 🙂 ---
**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:** [August 9, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1503 "2025-08-09T20:14:12Z")
Queen Anne’s Lace should be tied at 13 with me. You have them ranked at 14 though we have the same points. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2025, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1504 "2025-08-09T21:16:22Z")
I thought that was corrected, can you tell me again, sorry, what’s wrong? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2025, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1505 "2025-08-09T21:17:58Z")
Number rank change. 1 Jeezums 218 6 0 2 Kitten Mitten 180 5 1 3 phungi 178 5 1 4 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 173 5 0 5 Happy Lendervedder 171 5 1 6 RTFirefly 144 4 0 7 Captain Lance Murdoch 123 3 2 8 Wheelz 116 4 0 9 Registered at Last 112 3 0 10 Reindeer Flotilla 109 3 0 11 GIGObuster 106 4 0 12 Culling the Herd 97 3 1 13 Hoopy Frood 96 3 0 13 Queen Anne’s Lace 96 3 0 15 Dung Beetle 95 3 0 16 RobotDevilDog 94 3 0 17 Superdude 93 3 0 18 Jegpeg 83 2 0 18 Rebo 83 2 0 20 imthjckaz 75 3 0 21 Maus Magill 74 2 0 22 Mahaloth 70 3 1 23 Mean Mr Mustard 68 2 0 24 SunUp 65 2 0 25 Wolfpack Jeep 60 2 0 26 Loach 59 2 0 27 Deanna D 48 1 0 27 Lord Feldon 48 1 0 27 Mona Lott 48 1 0 27 Tyronne 48 4 2 27 zadscmc 48 2 1 32 Bayaker 47 2 0 32 lel 47 3 2 32 Pheoinix 47 2 0 35 Todesliste 40 2 0 36 RollOutTheBarrel 39 2 0 37 Captain Klutz 35 1 0 37 Little Nemo 35 1 0 37 McDeath the Mad 35 1 0 37 Railer 13 35 1 0 37 smithsb 35 1 0 37 Moriarity 35 1 0 37 Schubert 35 1 0 37 Larry Borgia 35 1 0 45 Hatchie 30 2 2 46 Tristan 29 2 0 45 J-P L 28 2 0 44 critter 26 1 0 43 Brian Wilson 24 1 0 43 Allecher 24 1 0 43 Axelwright 24 1 0 47 vivalostwages 22 1 1 48 IKnowItsOver 18 1 0 48 SpoilerVirgin 18 1 0 50 biotop 14 1 1 51 xizor 13 1 1 52 Baker 12 1 1 52 Dancer Flight 12 1 0 52 escheral 12 1 1 52 Guano Lad 12 1 0 52 gwendee 12 1 0 52 Lancia 12 1 0 52 Lsura 12 1 0 52 Mrs Ducky 12 1 0 52 Paul was in Saudi 12 1 0 52 Precambrianmollusc 12 1 0 52 Prof.Pepperwinkle 12 1 0 68 Pardel-Lux 11 1 1 69 commasense 10 2 1 69 penulrims thule 10 1 0 69 Sternvogel 10 1 0 72 Rivkah Chaya 9 1 1 73 Shoeless 8 1 1 74 shageroo 5 1 0 74 Stephe96 5 1 0 74 teelabrown 5 1 0 77 Czarcasm 3 1 0 77 Gyrate 3 1 0 77 Lamoral 3 1 0 ---
**Author:** ![RollOutTheBarrel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rolloutthebarrel/32/1649_2.png) [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2025, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1506 "2025-08-09T22:18:36Z")
I should have 21 points and 1 pick. Phil Robertson was my only pick who died. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1507 "2025-08-11T00:56:43Z")
Two (2) 28 yr old boxers died after suffering injuries in the same fight card in Japan. A pair of Japanese boxers, Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, have tragically died in recent days following brain injuries suffered in separate fights earlier this month. > **[Two boxers die from brain injuries sustained on same Japanese fight card](https://sports.yahoo.com/boxing/article/two-boxers-die-from-brain-injuries-sustained-on-same-japanese-fight-card-003636662.html)** > > Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa have tragically died in recent days following brain injuries suffered in separate fights earlier this month. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2025, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1508 "2025-08-11T01:49:49Z")
> **[Bobby Whitlock, Derek and the Dominos Co-Founder and Session Player for...](https://variety.com/2025/music/obituaries-people-news/bobby-whitlock-dead-derek-dominos-keyboards-harrison-clapton-1236486170/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMGK2VleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHpfAVBlosZ-4j7hgBf4xiOnysy-ND2hNbTfpwFMRz37fFRtmKhtKzMkqVGxa_aem_tK2rsaclvF5TI8e_aO43YQ)** > > Bobby Whitlock, the keyboard player and singer who co-founded Derek and the Dominos and played on George Harrison's 'All Things Must Pass,' died at 77. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1509 "2025-08-11T15:54:11Z")
I think it’s kind of amazing that I have three hits, and 123 points with none of my picks having died of natural causes. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1510 "2025-08-11T22:20:00Z")
Hmmmm ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1511 "2025-08-12T13:36:30Z")
No one can prove anything! ---
**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:** [August 12, 2025, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1512 "2025-08-12T17:59:11Z")
> **[Danielle Spencer, Child Star Of ‘What’s Happening!!’, Dies At 60](https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcberman1/2025/08/12/danielle-spencer-child-star-of-whats-happening-dies-at-60/)** > > Danielle Spencer, the former child star who played sharp-tongued Dee on "What’s Happening!!," died August 11, according to a post on Instagram by co-star Haywood Nelson. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1513 "2025-08-12T18:57:02Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > [Danielle Spencer, Child Star Of ‘What’s Happening!!’, Dies At 60](https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcberman1/2025/08/12/danielle-spencer-child-star-of-whats-happening-dies-at-60/) Long live Raj! ---
**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:** [August 12, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1514 "2025-08-12T19:05:02Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Long live Raj! … who is 75 ---
**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:** [August 14, 2025, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1515 "2025-08-14T08:25:09Z")
Australian film critic David Stratton has died, aged 85. > **[Vale: David Stratton | TV Tonight](https://tvtonight.com.au/2025/08/vale-david-stratton.html)** > > Legendary film critic and presenter David Stratton has died. ---
**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:** [August 14, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1516 "2025-08-14T22:35:27Z")
> **[Barbie Designers Killed in Head-On Car Crash After 82-Year-Old Drives Wrong...](https://people.com/barbie-designers-killed-crash-elderly-man-drives-wrong-way-highway-reports-11780756)** > > Barbie designers Mario Paglino and Gianni Grossi have been killed in a head-on car crash after a man, 82, drove the wrong way down a highway in Italy. > **[Brad Pitt's mother, Jane Pitt, dies at 84: 'She had the biggest heart'](https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Family/brad-pitts-mother-jane-pitt-dies-84-family/story?id=124429285)** > > Jane Pitt died on Tuesday, August 5, according to her obituary. > **[Sheila Jordan, a Pioneering Jazz Singer, Dies at 96: 'Fell Asleep Listening...](https://people.com/sheila-jordan-jazz-singer-dead-age-96-11789678)** > > Sheila Jordan, a pioneering jazz musician, died peacefully on Aug. 11 at age 96. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2025, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1517 "2025-08-15T01:00:58Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > [Brad Pitt's mother, Jane Pitt, dies at 84: 'She had the biggest heart' - ABC News](https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Family/brad-pitts-mother-jane-pitt-dies-84-family/story?id=124429285) Here’s a question for the Death Mistress, as well as the other players in the Death Pool: IMO, Jane Pitt is not a celebrity. Her name is/was known only because of the fame of her son. Would she have been eligible to be on somebody’s list? If so, then wouldn’t the parent of any celebrity be eligible? (Note: this is not a knock on @Hoopy_Frood for notifying us of her death.) ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2025, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1518 "2025-08-15T02:31:43Z")
Need answer fast? (Jeff Bezos’ mom died today) ---
**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:** [August 15, 2025, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1519 "2025-08-15T02:33:37Z")
That can be a difficult call. James Allen “Al” Hendrix was only famous because of his son, but he was pretty well known, at least in the Seattle area. It is impractical to restrict “celebrity” to people everyone has heard of (I see a fair number of names here that are new to me). But someone like Brad Pitt’s mother has been so completely out of view up until she died that picking her would be about equivalent to picking someone who is famous for their medical condition. ---
**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:** [August 15, 2025, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1520 "2025-08-15T02:40:44Z")
Does having one’s own Wikipedia page decide that? Jackie Bezos has one, Jane Pitt doesn’t [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=75) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=77)