Sad news. Also never heard of him, but that is super young.
Mavericks lead singer Raul Malo has died at 60, which means I have to replace him on my 2026 list.
Haven’t read a word but I have seen the name.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/obituaries/fern-michaels-dead.html
Just a reminder. The 2025 Still-Dead Pool is still open for entries. That’s right, there was never a deadline to enter! This should appeal to deadline missers (and aren’t we all sometimes?) who want to play something but can barely be bothered. So think of some nice juicy dead people and get in! At the end of the year (that’s what, two-three weeks?) we will pick a winner, then launch the 2026 Still-Dead sweepstakes with many glamorous prizes.
Losing Still Dead Pool points is the second worst part of the zombie uprising.
Author Sophie Kinsella has died. I quite like Shopaholic.
Oh! I had her. 45 points, that will be quite a jump.
1 phungi 293 7 2
2 Jeezums 288 8 1
3 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 218 6 0
4 RTFirefly 186 5 0
5 Kitten Mitten 180 5 1
6 Happy Lendervedder 171 5 1
7 Mean Mr Mustard 155 4 0
8 Registered at Last 154 4 0
9 Captain Lance Murdoch 123 3 2
10 Wheelz 116 4 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 Pardel-Lux 56 2 1
28 RollOutTheBarrel 55 3 0
29 Moriarity 51 2 0
30 Deanna D 48 1 0
30 Lord Feldon 48 1 0
30 Mona Lott 48 1 0
30 Tyronne 48 4 2
30 zadscmc 48 2 1
34 Bayaker 47 2 0
34 lel 47 3 2
34 Pheoinix 47 2 0
38 J-P L 44 3 0
39 Todesliste 40 2 0
40 Captain Klutz 35 1 0
40 Little Nemo 35 1 0
40 McDeath the Mad 35 1 0
40 Railer 13 35 1 0
40 smithsb 35 1 0
40 Schubert 35 1 0
40 Larry Borgia 35 1 0
47 Hatchie 30 2 2
48 Tristan 29 2 0
49 Mrs Ducky 28 2 0
49 Precambrianmollusc 28 2 0
51 critter 26 1 0
52 Lamoral 25 2 1
53 Brian Wilson 24 1 0
53 Allecher 24 1 0
53 Axelwright 24 1 0
53 Shoeless 24 2 1
57 gwendee 23 2 0
58 vivalostwages 22 1 1
59 biotop 19 2 2
59 escheral 19 2 2
61 IKnowItsOver 18 1 0
61 SpoilerVirgin 18 1 0
63 shageroo 16 2 0
63 Stephe96 16 2 0
63 ataraxy 16 1 0
66 xizor 13 1 1
67 Baker 12 1 1
67 Dancer Flight 12 1 0
67 Guano Lad 12 1 0
67 Lancia 12 1 0
67 Lsura 12 1 0
67 Paul was in Saudi 12 1 0
67 Prof.Pepperwinkle 12 1 0
73 monstera deliciosa 11 1 0
73 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
No points for Leslie Fish? I thought she was on my list?
She is I just checked.
You are welcome.
1 phungi 293 7 2
2 Jeezums 288 8 1
3 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 218 6 0
4 RTFirefly 186 5 0
5 Kitten Mitten 180 5 1
6 Happy Lendervedder 171 5 1
7 Mean Mr Mustard 155 4 0
8 Registered at Last 154 4 0
9 Captain Lance Murdoch 123 3 2
10 Wheelz 116 4 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 Pardel-Lux 56 2 1
28 RollOutTheBarrel 55 3 0
29 Moriarity 51 2 0
30 Deanna D 48 1 0
30 Lord Feldon 48 1 0
30 Mona Lott 48 1 0
30 Tyronne 48 4 2
30 zadscmc 48 2 1
34 Bayaker 47 2 0
34 lel 47 3 2
34 Pheoinix 47 2 0
38 J-P L 44 3 0
39 Todesliste 40 2 0
40 Captain Klutz 35 1 0
40 Little Nemo 35 1 0
40 McDeath the Mad 35 1 0
40 Railer 13 35 1 0
40 smithsb 35 1 0
40 Schubert 35 1 0
40 Larry Borgia 35 1 0
47 Hatchie 30 2 2
48 Tristan 29 2 0
49 Mrs Ducky 28 2 0
49 Precambrianmollusc 28 2 0
51 critter 26 1 0
52 Lamoral 25 2 1
53 Brian Wilson 24 1 0
53 Allecher 24 1 0
53 Axelwright 24 1 0
53 Shoeless 24 2 1
57 gwendee 23 2 0
58 vivalostwages 22 1 1
58 Czarcasm 22 2 1
60 biotop 19 2 2
60 escheral 19 2 2
62 IKnowItsOver 18 1 0
62 SpoilerVirgin 18 1 0
64 shageroo 16 2 0
64 Stephe96 16 2 0
64 ataraxy 16 1 0
67 xizor 13 1 1
68 Baker 12 1 1
68 Dancer Flight 12 1 0
68 Guano Lad 12 1 0
68 Lancia 12 1 0
68 Lsura 12 1 0
68 Paul was in Saudi 12 1 0
68 Prof.Pepperwinkle 12 1 0
75 monstera deliciosa 11 1 0
75 Reeses Monkey 11 1 0
77 commasense 10 3 2
77 penulrims thule 10 1 0
77 Sternvogel 10 1 0
80 Rivkah Chaya 9 1 1
81 teelabrown 5 1 0
82 Gyrate 3 1 0
Remembering the suggestion to create a new award: The Power of Immortality Award (PIA). Will copy this post into the 2026 Death Pool, in case the players are interest in this idea. It is problematic, of course, when the immortals chosen are nasty people one would rather not like to see live longer, but the suggestion as such is not bad IMO.
11 December. Getting a little late for “Space Rock Devastates Aging Pop Star Year-end Extravaganza.” Coincidentally, my only hope for this year’s prize.
I’m straining to remember. What is the record for youngest person to die and count for points for someone who picked them?
I had Rodion Amirov a couple years ago, who netted me 79 points (21y.o.). Anyone younger than that?
Wendy Davis, the 60-year-old woman’s legal name
I got 75 points for Jules Bianchi a few years ago, so close but not quite.
Wrier John Varley has died, age 78. Loved his books.
Yeah, from the Titan trilogy thru all the short stories, he was genius.