# 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:** 25
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/482 "2026-01-13T21:10:01Z")
The last list I have for you is #118 and Adams is not on that one. What number is there a change in? ---
**Author:** ![jeezums](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@jeezums](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeezums)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/483 "2026-01-13T21:23:06Z")
[David Webb, prominent Hong Kong shareholder activist, dies at 60](https://www.clickorlando.com/business/2026/01/13/david-webb-prominent-hong-kong-shareholder-activist-dies-at-60/) 40 points for me ---
**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 13, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/484 "2026-01-13T21:24:40Z")
It looks like **Stephe96** erred by posting their themed list in this thread as well as the themed thread and failed to notice. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/485 "2026-01-13T21:50:41Z")
At #220, @Stephe96 wrote: > [@Stephe96](#): > > Um. Disregard this second list. It was meant for the themed list. Technically, proper procedure would have been to repost the original list rather than make this note. ---
**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 13, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/486 "2026-01-13T22:12:39Z")
A shared Kick-Off-Award _and_ number one! Let me enjoy this while it lasts. 🥲 ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/487 "2026-01-13T22:51:47Z")
Out of all the Arizona politicians I’ve had over the years, I’ve never had Brno on my list. [Former Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich dies at age 59](https://www.abc15.com/news/state/former-arizona-attorney-general-mark-brnovich-dies-at-age-59) ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/488 "2026-01-13T23:33:47Z")
Sorry for the confusion. But these will probably be my only points for the year so I’m gonna enjoy ‘em. ---
**Author:** ![billiefan2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@billiefan2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billiefan2000)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/489 "2026-01-13T23:34:44Z")
I as usual have zero points. Never gotten 1 from my lists any year ive done the list. ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/490 "2026-01-13T23:37:28Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I dread it if Frump dies I don’t drink. But on that day, I’ll buy a bottle of Veuve Cliquot and drink it in the street while screaming. ---
**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 13, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/491 "2026-01-13T23:47:06Z")
> [@billiefan2000](#): > > I as usual have zero points. > > Never gotten 1 from my lists any year ive done the list. You should be starting now for next year if you are serious about it. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/492 "2026-01-13T23:48:40Z")
I took advantage of my Costco membership last month and bought the biggest fireworks box they had in hopeful anticipation. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/493 "2026-01-14T00:12:34Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Scott Adams I had Adams as well. ---
**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 14, 2026, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/494 "2026-01-14T01:07:33Z")
Yeah, yeah, yeah. All you bandwagon pickers, pbbbbttt! I knock them off the old fashioned way, voodoo dolls and needles. Wife shouts downstairs, “Dear, does your head ache now?” Me, “No.” Wife, “How about now?” ---
**Author:** ![ataraxy22](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ataraxy22/32/307_2.png) [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/495 "2026-01-14T01:45:52Z")
aaa..I’m first (among equals)! ---
**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 14, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/496 "2026-01-14T02:24:29Z")
I’m thinking about changing my board handle to AAAA\_HoopyFrood ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/497 "2026-01-14T03:31:22Z")
Former MLB pitcher Dave Giusti, who had his best year with the 1971 Pirates, dead at 86. > **[Former Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Dave Giusti, who helped win the 1971 World...](https://apnews.com/article/pirates-dave-giusti-dies-baseball-eff0b4b8427761ff3100b00e502e7fd6)** > > Dave Giusti, a reliable reliever who helped the Pittsburgh Pirates win the 1971 World Series, has died. He was 86. ---
**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 14, 2026, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/498 "2026-01-14T03:57:25Z")
Grammy-nominated musician [John Forte](https://ew.com/john-forte-found-dead-50-grammy-nominated-musician-fugees-collaborator-11884924) was found dead in his home. He was 50. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/499 "2026-01-14T04:05:29Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > I’m thinking about changing my board handle to AAAA\_HoopyFrood I gotta say it looks like the first entry under _Bail bondsmen_. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/500 "2026-01-14T12:45:53Z")
This is the closest I’ve ever been to the top! Thanks, alphabet! ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/501 "2026-01-14T15:13:13Z")
I literally bought a bottle of Veuve Cliquot for that same purpose a few days ago. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=24) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=26)