# 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:** 26
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/502 "2026-01-14T22:19:52Z")
We’re not halfway through January, and I’m already 72 points behind! 🙃 ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/503 "2026-01-14T23:38:49Z")
> [@teelabrown](#): > > I’ll buy a bottle of Veuve Cliquot > [@commasense](#): > > I literally bought a bottle of Veuve Cliquot Veuve Cliquot must be the official champagne of when It happens…my mother keeps a small bottle on hand now. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/504 "2026-01-15T01:14:20Z")
> Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member **Jim McBride** died Tuesday morning (Jan. 6) at age 78. > > McBride was particularly noted for his collaborations with country superstar Alan Jackson. His songs were also recorded by such Country Music Hall of Famers as Conway Twitty, George Jones, Patty Loveless, Charley Pride, Waylon Jennings, Alabama, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, The Browns, Bill Anderson, Reba McEntire, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Oak Ridge Boys, Randy Travis, Charlie Louvin, John Anderson, Toby Keith and Johnny Cash. > > He has written or co-written 10 top-10 hits and 18 top-40 singles. His classics include “Bet Your Heart on Me,” “A Bridge That Just Won’t Burn,” “Chattahoochie,” “Rose in Paradise” and “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow.” > **[Country Songwriting Great Jim McBride Passes](https://musicrow.com/2026/01/country-songwriting-great-jim-mcbride-passes/)** > > Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Jim McBride died Tuesday morning (Jan. 6) at age 78 \[...\] ---
**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 15, 2026, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/505 "2026-01-15T03:52:13Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > We’re not halfway through January, and I’m already 72 points behind! 🙃 Whine, whine, whine! I’m pretty sure my picks are actually getting younger and healthier! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/506 "2026-01-15T04:47:26Z")
OK, I think I have it right now | 1 | Pardel-Lux | 42 | 2 | 1 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | ataraxy22 | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | candide | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Catamount | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Cazzle | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Culling The Herd | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Dung Beetle | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | GIGObuster | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | gkster | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Gyrate | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Happy lLendervedder | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Hooy Frood | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | jeezums | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | kitap | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Mahaloth | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Martonio | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Monsteria deliciosa | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Moriarity | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | notfrommensa | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | phungi | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Precambrianmollusc | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Registered at Last | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Rivkah Chaya | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | RobotDevilDog | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Schubert | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Scoobysnax | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | SunUp | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Superdude | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Thumper 668 | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Wheelz | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Wolfpack Jeep | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Railer13 | 22 | 1 | 1 | ---
**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 15, 2026, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/507 "2026-01-15T05:16:42Z")
No big deal, but you’re missing the ‘p’ from my board name. ---
**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 15, 2026, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/508 "2026-01-15T07:28:28Z")
And all the As ---
**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 15, 2026, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/509 "2026-01-15T12:10:07Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > OK, I think I have it right now If **[jeezums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/483)** is right (link to his post #482), he has 40 additional points for a total of 72 and I am no longer number 1. It was nice for the couple of hours it lasted! ---
**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:** [January 15, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/510 "2026-01-15T13:16:54Z")
I think @jeezums and @SirCreep both have **David Webb** on their lists. ---
**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 15, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/511 "2026-01-15T14:25:45Z")
I don’t know what to make of this story, but apparently there was a woman who claimed to be Freddie Mercury’s “secret” daughter. Anyway - she passed away due to a rare spinal cancer. > **[Freddie Mercury’s ‘secret daughter’ dies, aged 48](https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/freddie-mercury-daughter-dead-cause-name-b2901048.html)** > > Woman, who remained anonymous until the time of her death, claimed to have been conceived during an affair the Queen frontman had with a friend’s wife ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/512 "2026-01-15T18:00:22Z")
| 1 | jeezums | 72 | 2 | 0 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | Pardel-Lux | 42 | 2 | 1 | | 3 | SirCreep | 40 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | ataraxy22 | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | candide | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Catamount | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Cazzle | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Culling The Herd | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Dung Beetle | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | GIGObuster | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | gkster | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Gyrate | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Happy lLendervedder | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Hooy Frood | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | kitap | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Mahaloth | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Martonio | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Monsteria deliciosa | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Moriarity | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | notfrommensa | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | phungi | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Precambrianmollusc | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Registered at Last | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Rivkah Chaya | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | RobotDevilDog | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Schubert | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Scoobysnax | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | SunUp | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Superdude | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Thumper 668 | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Wheelz | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Wolfpack Jeep | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 33 | Railer13 | 22 | 1 | 1 | ---
**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 15, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/513 "2026-01-15T18:09:38Z")
I am in 34th place…and _not_ rising. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/514 "2026-01-16T02:35:51Z")
Tell me about it! Evil refuses to die, so I reside, as always, at the bottom of the list. ---
**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 16, 2026, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/515 "2026-01-16T04:07:38Z")
> **[Claudette Colvin, who helped spark civil rights movement by refusing to move...](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/claudette-colvin-who-helped-spark-civil-rights-movement-by-refusing-to-move-bus-seats-dies-at-86)** > > Colvin was arrested months before Rosa Parks gained international fame before refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/516 "2026-01-16T08:13:41Z")
> **[Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark Has Died](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a69988567/princess-irene-greece-denmark-death-obituary/)** > > She was the sister of Queen Sofia of Spain. > Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, younger sister of Queen Sofia of Spain and the late former King Constantine of Greece, has died at age 83. ---
**Author:** ![CrashEdit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19adc/32.png) [@CrashEdit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrashEdit)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/517 "2026-01-16T14:37:53Z")
You’re not alone - but plenty of time to catch up! ---
**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 16, 2026, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/518 "2026-01-16T22:03:48Z")
> **[Rebecca Kilgore, devoted singer of swing standards, dies at 76](https://www.knkx.org/jazz/2026-01-15/rebecca-kilgore-becky-singer-death-portland)** > > Rebecca Kilgore championed 1930s and 1940s vocal jazz and collaborated extensively with songwriter Dave Frishberg, who wrote classics like "I'm Hip," and "Peel Me A Grape." ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/519 "2026-01-17T15:59:31Z")
It usually takes me longer to fall this far behind. Looks like I jumped on the wrong bandwagons this year. ---
**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 17, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/520 "2026-01-17T19:42:16Z")
[https://www.npr.org/2026/01/17/nx-s1-5673199/opinion-remembering-ai-a-remarkably-intelligent-chimpanzee](https://www.npr.org/2026/01/17/nx-s1-5673199/opinion-remembering-ai-a-remarkably-intelligent-chimpanzee) > Ai, a chimpanzee who was born in West Africa and came to the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University in Japan when she was a year old, has died of natural causes at the age of 49. They say she was surrounded by the staff who have known her. I suppose a chimp does not qualify and nobody had her on their list anyway, but I wanted to mention her anyway. Cool chimp, rest in peace. ---
**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 18, 2026, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/521 "2026-01-18T03:12:10Z")
I saw this on the local NYC news. A really horrific traffic accident. She was on TV during my daughter’s prime Nickelodeon days but I don’t remember her. > **[Kianna Underwood, Who Appeared on Nickelodeon’s ‘All That,’ Killed in...](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/kianna-underwood-dead-nickelodeon-all-that-1236633609/)** > > Kianna Underwood, who appeared on Nickelodeon's "All That," has been identified by media sources as victim of a hit-and-run accident Friday in Brooklyn. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=25) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=27)