# 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:** 92
**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:** [October 29, 2025, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1821 "2025-10-29T22:07:35Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > If anyone ever gets thirteen 18-year old candidates right, may I borrow their TARDIS? Please. No, thank you. I think at that point…I’d decide this game is no longer for me. Can you imagine? Wow. ---
**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:** [October 29, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1822 "2025-10-29T22:41:15Z")
Two years ago Buzz Aldrin married a woman 29 years his junior. He outlived her. > **[Buzz Aldrin’s Wife Anca Faur Dies Just 2 Years After They Got Married: ‘I...](https://people.com/buzz-aldrin-wife-anca-faur-dies-11839666)** > > Buzz Aldrin’s wife Anca Faur has died more than two years after they wed, according to a statement from their families. ---
**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:** [October 29, 2025, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1823 "2025-10-29T23:22:01Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Two years ago Buzz Aldrin married a woman 29 years his junior. He outlived her. Wow, so sad. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2025, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1824 "2025-10-30T02:56:12Z")
No worries. I’m happy to be noticed. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2025, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1825 "2025-11-01T00:16:15Z")
> **[Tchéky Karyo, star of Nikita and The Missing, dies at 72](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2dd7yyly9o)** > > The French actor was known for supporting roles in films that spanned nearly 40 years. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1826 "2025-11-01T00:48:51Z")
> **['UK's oldest witch' Patricia Crowther dies aged 97](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn76jjkm36jo)** > > She created the BBC Radio Sheffield show "A Spell of Witchcraft" about Wicca paganism in the 1950s. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1827 "2025-11-01T00:54:51Z")
“Who ever heard of a witch that really died? You can always get them back.” ---
**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:** [November 1, 2025, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1828 "2025-11-01T12:03:17Z")
I Aten’t Dead! ---
**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:** [November 3, 2025, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1829 "2025-11-03T02:40:00Z")
> **[Cincinnati Bengals Legend Has Passed Away](https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/onsi/news/cincinnati-bengals-legendary-tight-end-bob-trumpy-has-passed-away-01k92n46tjbk)** > > Just Awful News. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1830 "2025-11-03T13:52:09Z")
Thanks for not posting “Trumpy died!” I’d have been heartbroken. ---
**Author:** ![Lamoral](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lamoral/32/16078_2.png) [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1831 "2025-11-03T16:59:28Z")
Donna Godchaux just died, she was on my list. I heard so many people talk shit about her over the years but I always liked her singing on “France” and “From The Heart Of Me.” RIP. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1832 "2025-11-03T17:09:43Z")
1 phungi 248 6 2 2 Jeezums 243 7 1 3 Kitten Mitten 180 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 19 Mahaloth 77 4 2 20 imthjckaz 75 3 0 21 Maus Magill 74 2 0 22 Mean Mr Mustard 68 2 0 23 SunUp 65 2 0 24 Wolfpack Jeep 60 2 0 25 Loach 59 2 0 26 Deanna D 48 1 0 26 Lord Feldon 48 1 0 26 Mona Lott 48 1 0 26 Tyronne 48 4 2 26 zadscmc 48 2 1 31 Bayaker 47 2 0 31 lel 47 3 2 31 Pheoinix 47 2 0 34 Todesliste 40 2 0 34 RollOutTheBarrel 39 2 0 35 Captain Klutz 35 1 0 35 Little Nemo 35 1 0 35 McDeath the Mad 35 1 0 35 Railer 13 35 1 0 35 smithsb 35 1 0 35 Moriarity 35 1 0 35 Schubert 35 1 0 35 Larry Borgia 35 1 0 45 Hatchie 30 2 2 46 Tristan 29 2 0 47 J-P L 28 2 0 48 critter 26 1 0 49 Lamoral 25 2 1 50 Brian Wilson 24 1 0 50 Allecher 24 1 0 50 Axelwright 24 1 0 53 gwendee 23 2 0 54 vivalostwages 22 1 1 55 IKnowItsOver 18 1 0 55 SpoilerVirgin 18 1 0 57 shageroo 16 2 0 57 Stephe96 16 2 0 59 biotop 14 1 1 60 xizor 13 1 1 61 Baker 12 1 1 61 Dancer Flight 12 1 0 61 escheral 12 1 1 61 Guano Lad 12 1 0 61 Lancia 12 1 0 61 Lsura 12 1 0 61 Mrs Ducky 12 1 0 61 Paul was in Saudi 12 1 0 61 Precambrianmollusc 12 1 0 61 Prof.Pepperwinkle 12 1 0 71 Pardel-Lux 11 1 1 71 monstera deliciosa 11 1 0 71 Reeses Monkey 11 1 0 74 commasense 10 3 2 74 penulrims thule 10 1 0 74 Sternvogel 10 1 0 77 Rivkah Chaya 9 1 1 78 Shoeless 8 1 1 79 teelabrown 5 1 0 80 Czarcasm 3 1 0 80 Gyrate 3 1 0 ---
**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:** [November 3, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1833 "2025-11-03T20:18:05Z")
Actress Diane Ladd has died at 89. > **[Diane Ladd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Ladd)** > > Diane Ladd (born Rose Diane Ladner; November 29, 1935 – November 3, 2025) was an American actress. She appeared in over 200 films and television shows, receiving three Academy Award nominations for her roles in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Wild at Heart (1990), and Rambling Rose (1991), the first of which won her a BAFTA Award. She was also nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards, winning one for her role in the sitcom Alice (1980–1981). > Ladd's other f... ---
**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:** [November 4, 2025, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1834 "2025-11-04T01:50:30Z")
Judy Bell, the first female president of the United States Golf Association, has completed her last round, at age 89. [https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/articles/2025/11/remembering-judy-bell-trailblazer-usga-golf.html](https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/articles/2025/11/remembering-judy-bell-trailblazer-usga-golf.html) ---
**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:** [November 4, 2025, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1835 "2025-11-04T02:47:11Z")
That’s 11 under par, right? ---
**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:** [November 4, 2025, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1836 "2025-11-04T03:14:59Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Actress Diane Ladd has died at 89. Anyone else shocked when they read that Diane Ladd was 89. And then realized they were actually thinking of Diane Lane. And then checked on Wikipedia. And was then shocked when they read that Diane Lane is 60. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1837 "2025-11-04T04:31:44Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Anyone else shocked when they read that Diane Ladd was 89. > > And then realized they were actually thinking of Diane Lane. Not me - I always got Diane Ladd mixed up with Diane Baker, who I see is 87 now. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2025, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1838 "2025-11-04T05:20:23Z")
> **[Maria Riva, Actress and Daughter of Marlene Dietrich, Dies at 100](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/maria-riva-dead-marlene-dietrich-daughter-1236413554/)** > > She appeared in films as a child with her mom before becoming a great star for CBS in the early days of television. > **[Ralph Senensky, Director on ‘Star Trek’ and ‘The Waltons,’ Dies at 102](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ralph-senensky-dead-star-trek-waltons-dynasty-1236415780/)** > > He helmed memorable episodes spotlighting Leonard Nimoy and Ellen Corby on those shows, plus the three-part pilot for 'Dynasty.' ---
**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:** [November 4, 2025, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1839 "2025-11-04T08:06:12Z")
> [@Lamoral](#): > > Donna Godchaux just died, she was on my list. > **[Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead singer, dies at 78](https://apnews.com/article/donna-godchaux-dies-grateful-dead-singer-f9c237a9df5ce00ab580bfbaac51ee7d)** > > Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, known for her soulful mezzo-soprano voice, has died at 78. A spokesperson confirmed Godchaux-MacKay died Sunday at Alive Hospice in Nashville after having cancer. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2025, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1840 "2025-11-04T10:03:33Z")
Ever heard of Kim Yong-nam? In case you think there might be some cosmic or divine justice for the bad guys, dying young is not part of it: > **[Kim Yong-nam, Longtime Ceremonial Leader of North Korea, Dead at 97](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/world/asia/nkorea-kim-yongnam-president.html)** > > In a country where political purges are frequent, Mr. Kim was a notable exception and served three generations of its dynastic rulers. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=91) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=93)