# 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:** 96
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2025, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1901 "2025-11-16T19:56:40Z")
He’ll never get to Pflugerville now. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1902 "2025-11-16T20:46:09Z")
1 phungi 248 6 2 2 Jeezums 243 7 1 3 RTFirefly 186 5 0 4 Kitten Mitten 180 5 1 5 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 173 5 0 6 Happy Lendervedder 171 5 1 7 Registered at Last 154 4 0 8 Captain Lance Murdoch 123 3 2 9 Wheelz 116 4 0 10 Mean Mr Mustard 110 3 0 11 Reindeer Flotilla 109 3 0 12 GIGObuster 106 4 0 13 Culling the Herd 97 3 1 14 Hoopy Frood 96 3 0 14 Queen Anne’s Lace 96 3 0 16 Dung Beetle 95 3 0 17 RobotDevilDog 94 3 0 18 Superdude 93 3 0 18 Mahaloth 93 5 2 20 Jegpeg 83 2 0 20 Rebo 83 2 0 22 imthjckaz 75 3 0 23 Maus Magill 74 2 0 24 SunUp 65 2 0 25 Wolfpack Jeep 60 2 0 26 Loach 59 2 0 27 RollOutTheBarrel 55 3 0 28 Moriarity 51 2 0 29 Deanna D 48 1 0 29 Lord Feldon 48 1 0 29 Mona Lott 48 1 0 29 Tyronne 48 4 2 29 zadscmc 48 2 1 34 Bayaker 47 2 0 34 lel 47 3 2 36 Pheoinix 47 2 0 37 J-P L 44 3 0 38 Todesliste 40 2 0 39 Captain Klutz 35 1 0 39 Little Nemo 35 1 0 39 McDeath the Mad 35 1 0 39 Railer 13 35 1 0 39 smithsb 35 1 0 39 Schubert 35 1 0 39 Larry Borgia 35 1 0 46 Hatchie 30 2 2 47 Tristan 29 2 0 48 Mrs Ducky 28 2 0 48 Precambrianmollusc 28 2 0 50 critter 26 1 0 51 Lamoral 25 2 1 52 Brian Wilson 24 1 0 52 Allecher 24 1 0 52 Axelwright 24 1 0 52 Shoeless 24 2 1 56 gwendee 23 2 0 57 vivalostwages 22 1 1 58 biotop 19 2 2 59 IKnowItsOver 18 1 0 59 SpoilerVirgin 18 1 0 61 shageroo 16 2 0 61 Stephe96 16 2 0 61 ataraxy 16 1 0 64 xizor 13 1 1 65 Baker 12 1 1 65 Dancer Flight 12 1 0 65 escheral 12 1 1 65 Guano Lad 12 1 0 65 Lancia 12 1 0 65 Lsura 12 1 0 65 Paul was in Saudi 12 1 0 65 Prof.Pepperwinkle 12 1 0 72 Pardel-Lux 11 1 1 72 monstera deliciosa 11 1 0 72 Reeses Monkey 11 1 0 75 commasense 10 3 2 75 penulrims thule 10 1 0 75 Sternvogel 10 1 0 78 Rivkah Chaya 9 1 1 79 teelabrown 5 1 0 80 Czarcasm 3 1 0 80 Gyrate 3 1 0 ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2025, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1903 "2025-11-16T22:10:16Z")
How do I still have zero points? ---
**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 16, 2025, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1904 "2025-11-16T22:28:16Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > How do I still have zero points? The trick is to pick people who die. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2025, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1905 "2025-11-16T22:32:27Z")
Theres still time. Does a poster get extra points if their pick dies on Dec.31? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2025, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1906 "2025-11-16T22:34:04Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > The **“Final Hours”** Award: awarded to the poster or posters who pick the last listed celebrity to die in 2025 Well there is this. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2025, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1907 "2025-11-16T22:54:51Z")
Some years ago I won the Final Hours award. It was for Benazir Bhutto, who was assasinated on 12/23. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2025, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1908 "2025-11-16T22:55:40Z")
Can I please get some points and a unique for this? > [@eschereal](#): > > [Edward Faulkner, Actor in John Wayne and Elvis Presley Films, Dies at 93](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/edward-faulkner-actor-john-wayne-204816552.html) > > That _should_ be 77 points for me, since he was only able to observe 23 birthdays, but I fear I will be cheated out of 70 of those points. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1909 "2025-11-16T23:13:54Z")
1 phungi 248 6 2 2 Jeezums 243 7 1 3 RTFirefly 186 5 0 4 Kitten Mitten 180 5 1 5 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 173 5 0 6 Happy Lendervedder 171 5 1 7 Registered at Last 154 4 0 8 Captain Lance Murdoch 123 3 2 9 Wheelz 116 4 0 10 Mean Mr Mustard 110 3 0 11 Reindeer Flotilla 109 3 0 12 GIGObuster 106 4 0 13 Culling the Herd 97 3 1 14 Hoopy Frood 96 3 0 14 Queen Anne’s Lace 96 3 0 16 Dung Beetle 95 3 0 17 RobotDevilDog 94 3 0 18 Superdude 93 3 0 18 Mahaloth 93 5 2 20 Jegpeg 83 2 0 20 Rebo 83 2 0 22 imthjckaz 75 3 0 23 Maus Magill 74 2 0 24 SunUp 65 2 0 25 Wolfpack Jeep 60 2 0 26 Loach 59 2 0 27 RollOutTheBarrel 55 3 0 28 Moriarity 51 2 0 29 Deanna D 48 1 0 29 Lord Feldon 48 1 0 29 Mona Lott 48 1 0 29 Tyronne 48 4 2 29 zadscmc 48 2 1 34 Bayaker 47 2 0 34 lel 47 3 2 36 Pheoinix 47 2 0 37 J-P L 44 3 0 38 Todesliste 40 2 0 39 Captain Klutz 35 1 0 39 Little Nemo 35 1 0 39 McDeath the Mad 35 1 0 39 Railer 13 35 1 0 39 smithsb 35 1 0 39 Schubert 35 1 0 39 Larry Borgia 35 1 0 46 Hatchie 30 2 2 47 Tristan 29 2 0 48 Mrs Ducky 28 2 0 48 Precambrianmollusc 28 2 0 50 critter 26 1 0 51 Lamoral 25 2 1 52 Brian Wilson 24 1 0 52 Allecher 24 1 0 52 Axelwright 24 1 0 52 Shoeless 24 2 1 56 gwendee 23 2 0 57 vivalostwages 22 1 1 58 biotop 19 2 2 58 escheral 19 2 2 60 IKnowItsOver 18 1 0 60 SpoilerVirgin 18 1 0 62 shageroo 16 2 0 62 Stephe96 16 2 0 62 ataraxy 16 1 0 65 xizor 13 1 1 66 Baker 12 1 1 66 Dancer Flight 12 1 0 66 Guano Lad 12 1 0 66 Lancia 12 1 0 66 Lsura 12 1 0 66 Paul was in Saudi 12 1 0 66 Prof.Pepperwinkle 12 1 0 73 Pardel-Lux 11 1 1 73 monstera deliciosa 11 1 0 73 Reeses Monkey 11 1 0 76 commasense 10 3 2 76 penulrims thule 10 1 0 76 Sternvogel 10 1 0 79 Rivkah Chaya 9 1 1 80 teelabrown 5 1 0 81 Czarcasm 3 1 0 81 Gyrate 3 1 0 ---
**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:** [November 17, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1910 "2025-11-17T14:07:06Z")
One on several lists: James Van Der Beek is still hanging in there, but the US medical system is not helping… > **[James Van Der Beek to sell Dawson’s Creek ‘treasures’ to pay for cancer...](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/12/james-van-der-beek-dawsons-creek-memorabilia)** > > Actor, 48, who revealed colorectal cancer diagnosis last year, to also auction memorabilia from Varsity Blues I wish him well and I don’t need the points _that_ badly, but man the cost of medical treatment in America is insane. ---
**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:** [November 17, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1911 "2025-11-17T16:00:29Z")
An unusual one: German entertainers the Kessler Twins, who’d previously made known their wish that their cremains be blended in the same urn, chose to both undergo assisted suicide together as well, at the age of 89. ---
**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:** [November 17, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1912 "2025-11-17T16:45:53Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Huh. I missed this. > > [Edward Faulkner, Actor in John Wayne and Elvis Presley Films, Dies at 93](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/edward-faulkner-actor-john-wayne-204816552.html) > > That _should_ be 77 points for me, since he was only able to observe 23 birthdays, but I fear I will be cheated out of 70 of those points. I’m sure he was pleased to finally freed from his apprenticeship to a pirate on his twenty-first birthday. ---
**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 18, 2025, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1913 "2025-11-18T05:14:35Z")
> **[Ken Parker – iconic luthier behind the groundbreaking Parker Fly – has died...](https://guitar.com/news/music-news/ken-parker-dies-at-73/)** > > Ken Parker – luthier and creator of the Parker Fly – has died aged 73, days after launching a GoFundMe to help pay for his cancer treatment. > **[Homayoun Ershadi Dies: Iranian ‘The Kite Runner’ Actor Was 78](https://deadline.com/2025/11/homayoun-ershadi-dead-iranian-the-kite-runner-actor-78-1236613773/)** > > Homayoun Ershadi Dies: Iranian ‘The Kite Runner’ Actor Was 78 ---
**Author:** ![MarkF2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5ac83/32.png) [@MarkF2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkF2004)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1914 "2025-11-19T18:53:04Z")
Reading the article briefly, I didn’t see his age listed. He was born in January 1959, so, 34 points if you had him… ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1915 "2025-11-19T19:01:02Z")
> **[Tributes pour in as San Diego Padres legend Randy Jones dies aged 75](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/mlb/article-15306541/san-diego-padres-randy-jones-death-mlb.html)** > > The pitcher, who spent the first eight years of his MLB career in San Diego, captured the Cy Young Award and two All-Star selections during his memorable stint with the Padres. ---
**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 23, 2025, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1916 "2025-11-23T22:59:26Z")
> **[Burt Meyer, Chicago toymaker behind classics like Lite-Brite, Rock ’Em Sock...](https://chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2025/11/07/burt-meyer-marvin-glass-mouse-trap-rock-em-sock-em-robots-games-toys)** > > Mainly working for Marvin Glass & Associates, he contributed to Chicago becoming a vibrant center of toy design. In an age before video games, he also helped bring the world Mouse Trap. ---
**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:** [November 24, 2025, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1917 "2025-11-24T01:49:11Z")
Udo Kier has died at 81 years old. [https://www.darkhorizons.com/veteran-actor-udo-kier-has-died/](https://www.darkhorizons.com/veteran-actor-udo-kier-has-died/) ---
**Author:** ![Allecher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@Allecher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Allecher)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2025, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1918 "2025-11-24T02:08:48Z")
[Robert L Stirm, Vietnam POW from the “burst of joy”](https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2025-11-20/vietnam-war-pow-robert-stirm-seen-in-iconic-burst-of-joy-photo-with-family-dies-at-92) photo, age 92. ---
**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 24, 2025, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1919 "2025-11-24T02:59:57Z")
> **[Jamil Al-Amin, convicted deputy killer, dies in federal prison](https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/jamil-al-amin-convicted-deputy-killer-dies-federal-prison)** > > Former civil rights leader Jamil Al-Amin, also known as H. Rap Brown, died Sunday in federal prison. ---
**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:** [November 24, 2025, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1920 "2025-11-24T07:50:47Z")
Am I the only one who read that headline and wondered what a “deputy killer” was? Like, was he supporting a real killer? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=95) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=97)