# 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:** 20
**Author:** ![billiefan2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@billiefan2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billiefan2000)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/382 "2026-01-01T23:08:16Z")
I just read singer Pink was Hospitalized > **[Pink shares New Year's message from hospital bed](https://abcnews.go.com/culture/story/pink-shares-new-years-message-hospital-bed/?id=128832400)** > > Singer Pink is sharing a New Year's message to fans from the hospital. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/383 "2026-01-02T04:40:00Z")
Okay, here’s the thing … I haven’t wanted to say because there’s only about 10 to 15% chance I’m onto something, but deep down in my cold, icy heart, I think Scott Adams is full of shit. I think he’s going to come out in a few months and say, “Christ healed me,” or “Trump healed me” or some weird shit like that. If he actually snuffs it this month, then, well, won’t I look the fool. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2026, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/384 "2026-01-02T04:44:26Z")
Someone called “\_Batty” looking the fool, no, that could never happen. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/385 "2026-01-02T05:23:52Z")
My son was just saying the same thing right before I read this. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2026, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/386 "2026-01-02T09:42:17Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > OMG, didn’t know he was transgender. All blessings to him. Assigned Alive At Birth. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/387 "2026-01-02T12:58:51Z")
I guess nobody had her in their list: Victoria Jones, the daughter of Tommy Lee Jones, 34. > **[Victoria Jones, daughter of Tommy Lee Jones, found dead in San Francisco](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/02/victoria-jones-daughter-of-tommy-lee-found-dead-in-san-francisco)** > > Reports say actor, 34, found unresponsive in corridor of Fairmont hotel in early hours of New Year’s Day ---
**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 2, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/388 "2026-01-02T14:06:41Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Assigned Alive At Birth. I would debate that based on what I’ve seen. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/389 "2026-01-02T16:49:15Z")
# Stand-up comedian, late night host John Mulrooney dies at 67 Multiple sources ---
**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:** [January 2, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/390 "2026-01-02T17:12:06Z")
He actually [died on December 29](https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/staten-island-ny/john-mulrooney-12684954), so he counts on the 2025 list. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/391 "2026-01-02T18:15:12Z")
Whoops, I checked the article date, not his demise. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/392 "2026-01-02T18:50:23Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I would debate that based on what I’ve seen. But if he wasn’t alive to begin with, then nobody can get any points for him! That would certainly disappoint a number of players who are hoping he’s soon to undergo an existence reassignment procedure. ---
**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 3, 2026, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/393 "2026-01-03T06:16:39Z")
> **[Hong Kong actor and action choreographer Yuen Cheung Yan dies at 69](https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/hong-kong-actor-and-action-choreographer-yuen-cheung-yan-dies-at-69)** > > One of Yuen’s most memorable roles was in Hong Kong movie Kung Fu Hustle. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ---
**Author:** ![Tyronne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Tyronne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyronne)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/394 "2026-01-03T22:21:07Z")
Jack Nicholson Esther Rantzen Alan Alda Michael Caine Edward Fox Joe Biden King Charles III Judi Dench Michael Bolton James Van Der Beek Eric Dane James Cosmo Lindsay Brewer ---
**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:** [January 3, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/395 "2026-01-03T22:24:37Z")
Are you telling us that all of these people have died?! Because you are too late to submit a list, and you fucked up the formatting for a submission as well. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/396 "2026-01-04T01:40:05Z")
Okay, let’s be nice here, not f;ed up. ---
**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 4, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/397 "2026-01-04T02:52:32Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Okay, let’s be nice here, not f;ed up How many players do we have this year? I’m updating my spreadsheet of records. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/398 "2026-01-04T03:04:19Z")
One hundred and eight. ---
**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 4, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/399 "2026-01-04T03:32:05Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > One hundred and eight Most since 2017! ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/400 "2026-01-04T04:12:35Z")
Oh it’s gonna be so sweet to beat 107 of youse! ---
**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:** [January 4, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/401 "2026-01-04T16:54:14Z")
> **[Kentucky Derby's first female jockey, Diane Crump, dies of cancer](https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/horses/horse-racing/2026/01/02/trailblazing-female-jockey-diane-crump-dies-of-brain-cancer/87997050007/)** > > Diane Crump, who rode aboard Fathom in the 1970 Kentucky Derby, died Jan. 1. after being diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=21)