# 2026 Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 2, 2025, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318 "2025-12-02T04:28:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/202 "2025-12-23T18:00:02Z")
So I don’t forget: Bruce Babbitt Janet Napolitano Joe Arpaio Michael Dukakis Bill Clinton Joe Biden Kay Granger Donald Trump Eugenia Cooney Paul LePage Hunter Biden Mitch McConnell Michelle Obama Alternates: Carol Burnett Bruce Willis Randy Moss ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/203 "2025-12-23T18:15:48Z")
Time for me to get my picks in before there’s a run on Ben Sasse. Ben Sasse Dave Coulier Jason Collins Barry Manilow Scott Adams Andrew Young Luis Aparicio Mickey Dolenz Jesse Jackson Jaye P. Morgan Will add alternates later. ---
**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:** [December 23, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/204 "2025-12-23T18:25:21Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > Time for me to get my picks in > […] > Will add alternates later. Don’t worry about the alternates yet. First get your 13 candidates together. You are at ten, three more to go. In @ **lel** ’s name, my good deed of the day: Bruce Babbitt Janet Napolitano Joe Arpaio Michael Dukakis Bill Clinton Joe Biden Kay Granger Donald Trump Eugenia Cooney Paul LePage Hunter Biden Mitch McConnell Michelle Obama Alternates: Carol Burnett Bruce Willis Randy Moss ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/205 "2025-12-23T18:26:08Z")
Next year, in bold, I will emphasize the rules. And I will add that if an entry is not made correctly, and after one reminder, they will not be counted. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/206 "2025-12-23T18:29:13Z")
Raul Malo needs to be replaced too as he died already. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/207 "2025-12-23T18:30:15Z")
@lel , you need to remove the spaces, or the Death Mistress will not record your list. ---
**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:** [December 23, 2025, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/208 "2025-12-23T18:52:24Z")
Yeah, i swapped him out later on. But thanks for pointing it out. ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/209 "2025-12-24T02:02:38Z")
Ok, lets try this. Lindsay Lohan Bill Cosby Courtney Love Keith Richards Donald Trump Dave Coulier Bruce Willis Andy Taylor Tatiana Schlossberg James Van Der Beek Rudy Giuliani Jason Collins Mitch McConnell Alternate: Alex Jones Donald Trump Jr Judi Dench ---
**Author:** ![JakeYourBooty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jakeyourbooty/32/20430_2.png) [@JakeYourBooty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeYourBooty)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/210 "2025-12-24T13:48:00Z")
Ghislaine Maxwell James Van Der Beek Jared Fogle Anthony Cumia Nick Reiner Tylor Chase Zachory Ty Bryant Matt Riddle King Charles Dave Coulier Teddy Mellencamp Andrew Tate Vince Russo ---
**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:** [December 24, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/211 "2025-12-24T14:24:48Z")
Your list needs to be single-spaced. In the interest of welcoming you to the Dope, I’ll do it for you. This time. JakeYourBooty’s list: Ghislaine Maxwell James Van Der Beek Jared Fogle Anthony Cumia Nick Reiner Tylor Chase Zachory Ty Bryant Matt Riddle King Charles Dave Coulier Teddy Mellencamp Andrew Tate Vince Russo ---
**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:** [December 24, 2025, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/212 "2025-12-24T23:17:27Z")
It’s almost comical now. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2025, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/213 "2025-12-26T01:03:39Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > Gene Shalit > Diane Rehm > Rudy Giuliani > William Shatner > Joe Biden > Robbie Robinson > Frank Zane > Danny DeVito > Sally Jesse Raphael > Bill Cosby > James Van Der Beek > Zachery Ty Bryan > Scott Adams > > Alternates: > Donald Trump > Leslie Van Houten I’d like to update my list: Gene Shalit Diane Rehm Rudy Giuliani William Shatner Ben Sasse Mel Brooks Bruce Willis Danny DeVito Sally Jesse Raphael Bill Cosby James Van Der Beek Carol Burnett Scott Adams Alternates: Joe Biden King Charles II ---
**Author:** ![MarkF2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5ac83/32.png) [@MarkF2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkF2004)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2025, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/214 "2025-12-26T15:01:46Z")
KC 2? Might have missed the boat there… ---
**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:** [December 26, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/215 "2025-12-26T15:34:06Z")
> [@MarkF2004](#): > > KC 2? Might have missed the boat there.. Yep, he’s the third Charles to be king. I presume if it comes down to it, we can presume this is what they meant. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/216 "2025-12-26T15:36:52Z")
Or else this is the Celebrity Death Pool for 1685 ---
**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:** [December 26, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/217 "2025-12-26T15:38:12Z")
Hey, folks. Don’t forget to join the 2026 LIFE pool as well. You can even submit the same list as you did here and see how it plays out. Or make a new one like a lot of us do. > [@2026 Celebrity Life Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-life-pool/1025879): > > 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 … ---
**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:** [December 26, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/218 "2025-12-26T15:38:48Z")
…and **Moriarty** is Cromwell IRD (In Real Death). Not to mention the many countries that have other Kings named **[Charles II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II)**. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2025, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/219 "2025-12-26T17:34:04Z")
I’m being shut out in 2025, so I’ll just recycle the same list for 2026. Hopefully all 13 of the fuckasses on my list die in 2026! Lukasz Gottwald Donald Trump Bashar Assad Justin Bieber Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Recep Tayyip Erdogan Jeremy Corbyn Elon Musk Steve Bannon Wayne LaPierre Louis Farrakhan Roger Waters Kanye West Alternates: Vladamir Putin James Taylor Bob Seger ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2025, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/220 "2025-12-26T22:25:47Z")
Um. Disregard this second list. It was meant for the themed list. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/221 "2025-12-26T22:31:02Z")
Another change: please remove Sophia Loren and include Ben Sasse. Thomas Gottschalk Luboslav Penev Ronnie Coleman Scott Adams Uri Geller Erich von Dänicken Roger Penrose Ben Sasse Adriano Celentano Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov Julio Iglesias Elon Musk Tatiana Schlossberg Reserve bench: Randy Moss Miguel Rafael Martos Sánchez Larry Holmes [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=12)