# 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:** 19
**Author:** ![Culling\_The\_Herd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Culling\_The\_Herd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Culling_The_Herd)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/362 "2026-01-01T04:30:23Z")
2026 SMDB Celebrity Death Pool submission Claire Brosseau Ben Sasse Jason Collins Theor Burrell Scott Adams Dave Coulier Chris Hoy Victoria Jackson Gavin Mitchell James Van Der Beek Michael Bolton Rick Link Roberto Carlos Christiane Amanpour Joe Biden Jesse Jackson ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/363 "2026-01-01T04:34:25Z")
Excellent, it took me nearly twenty minutes to figure out how to fix the cursed paragraph spacing. Anyway yes, must add Jon Kyl (unfortunately). Bruce Babbitt Janet Napolitano Joe Arpaio Michael Dukakis Bill Clinton Joe Biden Kay Granger Donald Trump Eugenia Cooney Paul LePage Hunter Biden Mitch McConnell Jon Kyl Alternates: Carol Burnett Bruce Willis Randy Moss ETA: I tried pasting it over to Google Docs and back like four different times and I finally had to delete all spacing in Google Docs and then paste it back over. I’m not trying to be disobedient. Sorry! ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/364 "2026-01-01T04:44:48Z")
> [@lel](#): > > it took me nearly twenty minutes to figure out how to fix the cursed paragraph spacing. Last year we still only had one way to enter text in a reply box, but this year we have two, and the default setting is to keep all pre-formatting from whatever app you copied it from, but hide the code it uses to do that. That’s the Capital A button at the top left of the Reply Box. If you click that option to shift it to M ⬇ it lets you see the code, to edit or delete it, or you can paste over it with plain text. ---
**Author:** ![candide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@candide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/candide)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/365 "2026-01-01T05:02:14Z")
Princess Bajrakitiyabha Chris Hoy Randy Moss Ben Sasse Will Lam Ian Smith Lou Koller James Van Der Beek Jason Collins Nat Myers Theo Burrell Susie Wilson-Rowe Scott Adams Alternates Rob Hirst Pat Croce ---
**Author:** ![Registered\_at\_Last](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@Registered\_at\_Last](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Registered_at_Last)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/366 "2026-01-01T05:07:32Z")
Damien Martyn James Van Der Beek Scott Adams Dave Coulier Ben Sasse Jason Collins Michael Bolton Theo Burrell Richard Sterban Chris Hoy Brad Arnold Jennifer Wexton Princess Bajrakitiyabha Alternates Eric Dane Maria Menounos Steve Gleason ---
**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:** [January 1, 2026, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/367 "2026-01-01T05:39:26Z")
Tick tock… ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/368 "2026-01-01T06:01:09Z")
And we are off, I will have to spend some time tomorrow toting up the later entries But keep and eye out, we once had two deaths on Jan 1 ---
**Author:** ![acarr6453](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b782af/32.png) [@acarr6453](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/acarr6453)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/369 "2026-01-01T09:33:10Z")
Selma Blair Cher Elon Musk Celine Deon Zelinski Nicolas Maduro Rudy Guiliani Tom Brokaw Pete Townsend William Shatner Gislie Maxwell Yoko Ono Chris Evert Susan Sullivan (actress, not the marathoner) Michael J Fox Bruce Willis Kim Novak Clint Eastwood Tippy Hendren ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/370 "2026-01-01T10:12:38Z")
Too many picks, and I believe the cutoff was midnight, Chicago Time. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/371 "2026-01-01T10:40:17Z")
I am wonderung what attracted so many new accounts, and why most of them didn’t seem to read the rules. A few did but not most. I really appreciate the players who helped by correcting wrongly made entries. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/372 "2026-01-01T10:49:39Z")
I am wondering if a new rule is needed: _Before posting to a thread for the first time, at least read the first post._ I think too many are coming from other platforms where you see the exact same thing is posted over and over again because they only thing they read is the title. ---
**Author:** ![FrostyKmart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/85e7bf/32.png) [@FrostyKmart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrostyKmart)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/373 "2026-01-01T10:57:06Z")
Reading is hard Following directions is also beyond the capabilities of some people. Though if someone makes it far enough to post they should be able to get things right ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/374 "2026-01-01T11:33:19Z")
Taking the discussion here, [Possible new rule, or at least strong suggestion, about posting - About This Message Board - Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-new-rule-or-at-least-strong-suggestion-about-posting/1026236), to avoid a hijack. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/375 "2026-01-01T11:55:22Z")
Sounds really good to me. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/376 "2026-01-01T14:25:22Z")
How many this year vs last? It felt like a ton this year, but only 5-6 more? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/377 "2026-01-01T14:42:29Z")
We had ninety eight last year and this year have ten more. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/378 "2026-01-01T14:43:50Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Too many picks, and I believe the cutoff was midnight, Chicago Time. This one was posted before midnight but was hung up by Discourse. Needed a mod to approve it before posting. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/379 "2026-01-01T15:27:15Z")
And Rule 8 in the OP handles the ‘too many picks’ issue. First 13 count, the rest don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/380 "2026-01-01T17:43:35Z")
FWIW, Scott Adams in his most recent video says his outlook is grim and he expects to “transition one way or another” this month. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/381 "2026-01-01T17:44:39Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > FWIW, Scott Adams in his most recent video says his outlook is grim and he expects to “transition one way or another” this month OMG, didn’t know he was transgender. All blessings to him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=20)