# 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:** 28
**Author:** ![irritant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@irritant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irritant)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/542 "2026-01-27T02:11:45Z")
RIP Sal Buscema, legendary Marvel Comics artist. Today would have been his 90th birthday, but he died on Friday, thereby providing 11 points to me and, I assume, me alone [https://www.comicsbeat.com/sal-buscema-beloved-comics-artist-passes-away/](https://www.comicsbeat.com/sal-buscema-beloved-comics-artist-passes-away/) ---
**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 27, 2026, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/543 "2026-01-27T04:25:09Z")
Sooo? Where were you on Friday between the hours of …? 😄 ---
**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 27, 2026, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/544 "2026-01-27T20:42:59Z")
[Robert Croft](https://honoraryunsubscribe.com/robert-croft/), Navy free-diver who would become the first person to dive below 200 feet while holding his breath and would later eclipse his own record which still stands today at 240 feet down. Also, The namesake inspiration for James Bond died back in 1989, now Blofeld’s namesake is also dead: > **[Sir John Blofeld obituary: Judge who crossed paths with Stones and 007](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/article/sir-john-blofeld-obituary-judge-who-crossed-paths-with-stones-and-007-qwnqwvd29)** > > High Court judge and Norfolk landowner whose family name was the unwitting inspiration for James Bond’s nemesis, dies aged 93 ---
**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 27, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/545 "2026-01-27T22:35:44Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > [Robert Croft](https://honoraryunsubscribe.com/robert-croft/), Navy free-diver who would become the first person to dive below 200 feet while holding his breath and would later eclipse his own record which still stands today at 240 feet down. I think he might break his record. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/546 "2026-01-29T03:04:55Z")
| 1 | jeezums | 72 | 2 | 0 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | SirCreep | 70 | 2 | 0 | | 3 | phungi | 62 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | Pardel-Lux | 42 | 2 | 1 | | 5 | ataraxy22 | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | candide | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Catamount | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Cazzle | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Culling The Herd | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Dung Beetle | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | GIGObuster | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | gkster | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Gyrate | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Happy lLendervedder | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Hooy Frood | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | kitap | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Mahaloth | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Martonio | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Monsteria deliciosa | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Moriarity | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | notfrommensa | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Precambrianmollusc | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Registered at Last | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Rivkah Chaya | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | RobotDevilDog | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Schubert | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Scoobysnax | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | SunUp | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Superdude | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Thumper 668 | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Wheelz | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 5 | Wolfpack Jeep | 32 | 1 | 0 | | 33 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 30 | 1 | 0 | | 34 | Railer13 | 22 | 1 | 1 | | 35 | irriitant | 11 | 1 | 1 | ---
**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 29, 2026, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/547 "2026-01-29T04:44:21Z")
Singer Ray-J (he of sex tape with Kim Kardashian fame) claims [that he has “months to live.”](https://ew.com/ray-j-short-time-left-to-live-after-hospitalization-11894261) ---
**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 29, 2026, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/548 "2026-01-29T05:39:11Z")
Gladys has gone West. We can probably blame the enshittification of Google maps for her current state. > **[Gladys West, Mathematician Who Helped Create GPS, Dies at 95](https://people.com/gladys-west-dead-mathmetician-helped-create-gps-11890533)** > > Gladys West, the mathematician who helped develop the basis for GPS, has died. She was 95. ---
**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 29, 2026, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/549 "2026-01-29T10:10:59Z")
José Antonio Martínez de Sousa, _the_ Spanish autority for all things related to typography and book design has died aged 93. > **[Muere José Martínez de Sousa, el ortotipógrafo que dio criterio a...](https://graffica.info/muere-jose-martinez-de-sousa-el-ortotipografo-que-dio-criterio-a-generaciones-de-editores-y-disenadores/)** > > Autor de algunos de los diccionarios y manuales de estilo más influyentes en lengua española, fallece a los 93 años una de las figuras clave del mundo del libro, la corrección y la edición. Su apellido se convirtió en sinónimo de rigor profesional.... Link in Spanish, of course. He has a **[wikipage](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mart%C3%ADnez_de_Sousa)** too, but not in English either. ---
**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 29, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/550 "2026-01-29T17:19:30Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Singer Ray-J (he of sex tape with Kim Kardashian fame) claims [that he has “months to live.”](https://ew.com/ray-j-short-time-left-to-live-after-hospitalization-11894261) Is it time to start my 2027 list already? ---
**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 29, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/551 "2026-01-29T17:50:41Z")
Am I the only old bastard who hears, “Ray-J” and immediately thinks of Raymond J. Johnson Jr? [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZCqh5ROtQRg/hqdefault.jpg "You can call me Ray -- Raymond J Johnson Jr") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCqh5ROtQRg) ---
**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 29, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/552 "2026-01-29T18:20:22Z")
Nope, you’re not the only one. Bill Saluga died in 2023. I wonder if anybody got points for him? ---
**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 29, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/553 "2026-01-29T19:38:00Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > > [@Superdude](#): > > > > Singer Ray-J (he of sex tape with Kim Kardashian fame) claims [that he has “months to live.”](https://ew.com/ray-j-short-time-left-to-live-after-hospitalization-11894261) > > Is it time to start my 2027 list already? I’ve already made a 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 29, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/554 "2026-01-29T19:45:21Z")
I have already made several notes and am afraid more “notes” are going to score than in the submitted list. So far it is going well, though. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/555 "2026-01-29T23:35:54Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Nope, you’re not the only one. > > Bill Saluga died in 2023. I wonder if anybody got points for him? Probably not. It looks like [**Borborygmi** had him on the 2021 list](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/78) (and the previous year) but there’s no mention of him after that that I found. ---
**Author:** ![Rangerdanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/67e7ee/32.png) [@Rangerdanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rangerdanger)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/556 "2026-01-30T02:40:03Z")
The Final Crash of Icarus??? Ralph Towner 1/18/2026. I hope we learn otherwise… ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/557 "2026-01-30T18:11:29Z")
> **[Catherine O'Hara Dead at 71](https://www.tmz.com/2026/01/30/catherine-ohara-dead/)** > > Catherine O'Hara -- famous for her work in "Schitt's Creek," "Home Alone," and "Best In Show" -- is dead ... TMZ has learned. ---
**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 30, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/558 "2026-01-30T18:16:51Z")
Oh no!!! That’s so sad. ---
**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 30, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/559 "2026-01-30T18:35:13Z")
That sucks. I just watched _Best In Show_ again recently. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/560 "2026-01-30T18:36:07Z")
I’ve never seen that yet. I loved her on SCTV. ---
**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 30, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/561 "2026-01-30T18:55:29Z")
_Best In Show_ and _Waiting for Guffman_ are two of her better works, in my opinion. Truly great stuff. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=27) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=29)