The Life Pool. Our little redeeming game to not make us feel so bad about the Death Pool.
We’re back!
Rules are very simple.
Submit 13 names
Only celebrities 81 and older count
Points awarded at end of year: 1 point for every year over 80 they are if they live through the year
Please post your list TWICE.
First, post your list in plain text. No spaces between names, just 13 names in a list.
Second, post a list of the names with their ages on January 1, 2026 <–note, I mean final age if they survive the year!
You can submit two alternates if you like, just in case someone dies in the next month.
Feel free to help check the list through the year. I will make sure the game spreadsheet is available for public viewing and editing(I save it periodically in case of someone screwing it up).
Fun/Joke Awards:
Nostradamus Award - having the most surviving members. Good job, you saved them!
Methuselah Medal - Joke award, just given to the oldest person in the game to NOT die. I mean, come on!
Fountain of Youth(?) award - to the “youngest” death on the list. Why did you pick this person??
I would like to thank @distaccato , who creates the spreadsheet and is effectively co-modding by the fact they do this for us.
OK, here’s mine. Honored to be the first submission. Hedging my bets by duplicating many of my Death Pool list. Both lists in one post but will make two posts if necessary.
Dick Van Dyke
Gene Hackman
William Shatner
Willie Nelson
Emperor Akihito
Tom Baker
Shirley MacLean
Josef Fritzl
Vanessa Redgrave
Ted Turner
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Grace Slick
Mitch McConnell
Alternates:
Al Pacino
Dick Cheney
Dick Van Dyke 100
Gene Hackman 95
William Shatner 94
Willie Nelson 92
Emperor Akihito 92
Tom Baker 91
Shirley MacLean 91
Josef Fritzl 90
Vanessa Redgrave 88
Ted Turner 87
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 86
Grace Slick 86
Mitch McConnell 83
In my dark and secret wisdom I have chosen to convey immortality upon the following people:
Carl Dean
Paul Stookey
Woody Allen
Bill Cosby
Barry Mann
Ronnie Milsap
Judy Sheindlin
Calvin Klein
Billy Connolly
Ralph Lauren
Jimmy Swaggart
George Lazenby
Bobby Vinton
Alts
Frankie Avalon
Rita Moreno
Numbered List
Carl Dean 83
Paul Stookey 87
Woody Allen 90
Bill Cosby 88
Barry Mann 86
Ronnie Milsap 82
Judy Sheindlin 83
Calvin Klein 83
Billy Connolly 83
Ralph Lauren 86
Jimmy Swaggart 90
George Lazenby 86
Bobby Vinton 90
A. J. Foyt
Buzz Aldrin
Donnie Allison
Fred Lorenzen
Jackie Stewart
Jean Chretien
Jimmy Swaggart
Leonard Earle Wood
Mario Andretti
Ned Jarret
Richard Petty
Roger Searle Penske
Willie Nelson
Alternates
Brian Wilson
Clint Eastwood
A. J. Foyt 90
Buzz Aldrin 95
Donnie Allison 86
Fred Lorenzen 91
Jackie Stewart 86
Jean Chretien 91
Jimmy Swaggart 90
Leonard Earle Wood 91
Mario Andretti 85
Ned Jarret 93
Richard Petty 88
Roger Searle Penske 88
Willie Nelson 92
Alternates
Brian Wilson 83
Clint Eastwood 95
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A. J. Foyt 90 1935/01/16 former Indy race car driver
Buzz Aldrin 95 1930/01/20 American Former Astronaut
Donnie Allison 86 1939/09/07 former Nascar race car driver
Fred Lorenzen 91 1934/12/30 former Nascar race car driver
Jackie Stewart 86 1939/06/11 former F1 race car driver
Jean Chretien 91 1934/01/11 Former Prime Minister of Canada
Jimmy Swaggart 90 1935/03/15 American Televangelist
Leonard Earle Wood 91 1934/09/22 former NASCAR crew chief, engine builder and co-founder of Wood Brothers Racing.
Mario Andretti 85 1940/02/28 former F1 & Indy race car driver
Ned Jarret 93 1932/10/12 former Nascar race car driver
Richard Petty 88 1937/07/02 former Nascar race car driver
Roger Searle Penske 88 1937/02/20 American auto racing team owner, businessman, and retired professional driver
Willie Nelson 92 1933/04/29 American Country Singer
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Brian Wilson 83 1942/06/20 Beach Boys
Clint Eastwood 95 1930/05/31 American Actor / Director
A. J. Foyt
Buzz Aldrin
Donnie Allison
Brian Wilson
Jackie Stewart
Jean Chretien
Jimmy Swaggart
Leonard Earle Wood
Mario Andretti
Ned Jarret
Richard Petty
Roger Searle Penske
Willie Nelson
Alternates
Clint Eastwood
A. J. Foyt 90
Buzz Aldrin 95
Donnie Allison 86
Brian Wilson 83
Jackie Stewart 86
Jean Chretien 91
Jimmy Swaggart 90
Leonard Earle Wood 91
Mario Andretti 85
Ned Jarret 93
Richard Petty 88
Roger Searle Penske 88
Willie Nelson 92
Alternates
Clint Eastwood 95
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A. J. Foyt 90 1935/01/16 former Indy race car driver
Buzz Aldrin 95 1930/01/20 American Former Astronaut
Donnie Allison 86 1939/09/07 former Nascar race car driver
Brian Wilson 83 1942/06/20 Beach Boys
Jackie Stewart 86 1939/06/11 former F1 race car driver
Jean Chretien 91 1934/01/11 Former Prime Minister of Canada
Jimmy Swaggart 90 1935/03/15 American Televangelist
Leonard Earle Wood 91 1934/09/22 former NASCAR crew chief, engine builder and co-founder of Wood Brothers Racing.
Mario Andretti 85 1940/02/28 former F1 & Indy race car driver
Ned Jarret 93 1932/10/12 former Nascar race car driver
Richard Petty 88 1937/07/02 former Nascar race car driver
Roger Searle Penske 88 1937/02/20 American auto racing team owner, businessman, and retired professional driver
Willie Nelson 92 1933/04/29 American Country Singer
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Clint Eastwood 95 1930/05/31 American Actor / Director
A blending of qualified individuals from my Death and Themed Deathpool entries:
Name
Clint Eastwood
William Shatner
Willie Nelson
Jean Chrétien
Walter Koenig
Pope Francis
George Takei
Bill Cosby
Diana Muldaur
Christopher Lloyd
Patrick Stewart
Bob Dylan
Joe Biden
I suppose I should, you know, probably put my list since I’m hosting.
Gene Shalit
Vincent Ball
Eva Marie Saint
Mel Brooks
Clint Eastwood
Dick Van Dyke
Barbara Eden
Gene Hackman
William Shatner
William Daniels
June Lockhart
Robert Wagner
David Attenborough
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt
Eva Marie Saint
Jimmy Carter
Dick Van Dyke
Mel Brooks
William Daniels
Doc Severinsen
Bonnie Bartlett Daniels
Mamie VanDoren
William Shatner
Carol Burnett
Ralph Nader
Mary Berry
Alternate:
Julie Andrews
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt 26
Eva Marie Saint 21
Jimmy Carter 21
Dick Van Dyke 20
Mel Brooks 19
William Daniels 18
Doc Severinsen 18
Bonnie Bartlett Daniels 16
Mamie VanDoren 14
William Shatner 14
Carol Burnett 12
Ralph Nader 11
Mary Berry 10
I’ll take last year’s list again, changing the two who have not made it through the year:
Norman Lear - 23
William Shatner - 14
Buzz Aldrin - 15
James Ivory - 17
Dick Van Dyke - 20
Gene Shallit - 19
Clint Eastwood - 14
Eva Marie Saint - 21
Lee Grant - 19
June Lockhart - 20
Mel Brooks - 19
Julio Le Parc - 17
John S. Foster Jr. - 24
Total possible points - 242 (three more than last year, if I calculated correctly). May my team live long and prosper!
Duplicating my Death Pool list of performers over 90:
Eva Marie Saint
June Lockhart
Dick van Dyke
David Attenborough
Mel Brooks
William Daniels
Rosemary Harris
Lee Grant
Estelle Parsons
James Ivory
Joan Plowright
Tippi Hedren
Gene Hackman
Alternates:
Robert Wagner
Joanne Woodward
Eva Marie Saint-101
June Lockhart-100
Dick van Dyke-100
David Attenborough-99
Mel Brooks-99
William Daniels-98
Rosemary Harris-98
Lee Grant-98
Estelle Parsons-98
James Ivory-97
Joan Plowright-96
Tippi Hedren-95
Gene Hackman-95
Oh, I’ll better change him for Jack Nicholson, born April 22, 1937, that would make him worth 8 points, right? Then the list would be
Jack Nicholson - 8
William Shatner - 14
Buzz Aldrin - 15
James Ivory - 17
Dick Van Dyke - 20
Gene Shallit - 19
Clint Eastwood - 14
Eva Marie Saint - 21
Lee Grant - 19
June Lockhart - 20
Mel Brooks - 19
Julio Le Parc - 17
John S. Foster Jr. - 24
Total possible points - 227 (twelve less than last year. Not an optimal tactic IMO, but if they live, I’m fine)
I take it back. Please leave Julie as an Alternate. Please substitute Alan Greenspan for Jimmy Carter.
I suppose I should repost my list. ok, here it is:
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt
Eva Marie Saint
Dick Van Dyke
Alan Greenspan
Mel Brooks
William Daniels
Doc Severinsen
Bonnie Bartlett Daniels
Mamie VanDoren
William Shatner
Carol Burnett
Ralph Nader
Mary Berry
Alternate:
Julie Andrews
List with points on 1/1/26 assuming all of the above are alive on that day:
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt 26
Eva Marie Saint 21
Dick Van Dyke 20
Alan Greenspan 19
Mel Brooks 19
William Daniels 18
Doc Severinsen 18
Bonnie Bartlett Daniels 16
Mamie VanDoren 14
William Shatner 14
Carol Burnett 12
Ralph Nader 11
Mary Berry 10
