# 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:** 35
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/682 "2026-02-17T17:48:27Z")
Thanks for making the list, guys! I’m also worried about Baker. Can’t anybody contact him? (ETA: Corrected her to him.) Sadly, I’m still at 0 points. Why can’t more evil US politicians just drop dead? I’ve got my champagne chilling for a certain someone! ---
**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:** [February 17, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/683 "2026-02-17T17:49:52Z")
I was kind of tripped up because Precambrianmollusc had “Scott Adam’s” without specifying his _what_. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/684 "2026-02-17T17:51:24Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > Can’t anybody contact him? (ETA: Corrected her to him.) Him is a her. I’ve been wondering this myself though. Does anyone know her name? Have a connection with her offline? ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/685 "2026-02-17T18:35:38Z")
First, I really hope all is well with Baker. Second, my deepest gratitude to her and to @Little_Nemo and @eschereal for filling in. I’ve spent the past 2 hours trying to make my own spreadsheet and I started going crosseyed around December 12th. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/686 "2026-02-17T18:45:53Z")
I know that Baker lives in Topeka, which is about a 3 hour drive from me. I have connected to her once via messaging on this site, but never on any other platform. We were talking about a Dopers reunion in Kansas. I’ll check those messages to see if I can glean anything more about her. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2026, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/687 "2026-02-17T18:48:29Z")
It took me a lot longer than 2 hours. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/688 "2026-02-17T18:55:03Z")
I’m sure it did. I’ll get back to it when I get some actual work-work done. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/689 "2026-02-17T19:00:58Z")
I PM’d @engineer_comp_geek a few days ago to ask if any mod had a way of contacting @Baker. He said that, according to his info, she had been reading the boards, so that would indicate that there’s activity on her account. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2026, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/690 "2026-02-18T01:24:47Z")
DENVER – Doug Moe, an ABA original who gained fame over a rumpled, irreverent and sometimes R-rated decade as coach of the [Denver Nuggets](https://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/den/denver-nuggets) in the 1980s, died Tuesday. He was 87. ESPN ---
**Author:** ![FrostyKmart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/85e7bf/32.png) [@FrostyKmart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrostyKmart)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/691 "2026-02-18T12:21:33Z")
That’s kinda why I didn’t want to take a stab at it. I’m running another Deadpool with 95 players and that initial data entry is killer. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/692 "2026-02-18T15:10:48Z")
“Deathpool” – Deadpool is some weird cartoon character with swords. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/693 "2026-02-18T15:13:35Z")
Deadpool is also a Dirty Harry movie about a death pool. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/694 "2026-02-18T16:34:02Z")
> **[‘Manhunter’ and ‘The Monster Squad’ actor Tom Noonan dies at 74](https://www.1011now.com/2026/02/18/manhunter-monster-squad-actor-tom-noonan-dies-74/)** > > Actor and director Tom Noonan, known for his roles in “Manhunter,” “The Monster Squad” and “Heat,” has died. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/695 "2026-02-18T18:52:08Z")
@eschereal Thanks for sending me your spreadsheets. I think I finally have my independent data collection done. I’m still sorting and organizing and making sure I have all the points that are currently on the board. During the process I have noticed a couple things you missed: 1. jeezums and SirCreep should both have 40 points for David Webb who died on Jan 13. 2. Your list is missing acarr6453, whose list didn’t post until Jan 1, but it was later stated that it was hung up in Discourse and was actually submitted on Dec 31. 3. Your list shows imthjckaz’ picks twice: once as imtz and once as imthjckaz. They’re listed in different order, but they are the same picks and the same alternates with Alex Jones subbed in for Tatiana Schlossberg. I suspect this happened because someone corrected his list for spacing. I’m still messing with formulas to generate a score sheet based on my data. I’m actually considering making an Access database to make score tracking easier to update. Maybe when @Baker gets back we can all put our heads together to help ease her workload. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/696 "2026-02-18T19:07:00Z")
I’m not sure how this will paste, but here’s my analysis of current scoring: | | | score | picks | unique | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | WolfpackJeep | 153 | 4 | | | 2 | Martonio77 | 137 | 3 | | | 2 | Registered at Last | 137 | 3 | | | 2 | RobotDevilDog | 137 | 3 | | | 2 | Schubert | 137 | 3 | | | 2 | Happy Lendervedder | 137 | 3 | | | 2 | Superdude | 137 | 3 | | | 8 | jeezums | 125 | 3 | | | 9 | phungi | 115 | 3 | | | 10 | Tristan | 105 | 2 | | | 10 | Little Nemo | 105 | 2 | | | 12 | Catamount | 100 | 3 | | | 12 | GIGObuster | 100 | 3 | | | 12 | Wheelz | 100 | 3 | | | 15 | SirCreep | 86 | 3 | | | 16 | gkster | 85 | 2 | | | 16 | Hoopy Frood | 85 | 2 | | | 18 | candide | 84 | 2 | | | 18 | Cazzle | 84 | 2 | | | 18 | Culling The Herd | 84 | 2 | | | 18 | Moriarty | 84 | 2 | | | 18 | Dung Beetle | 84 | 2 | | | 18 | Gyrate | 84 | 2 | | | 18 | Thumper668 | 84 | 2 | | | 18 | Stephen96 | 84 | 2 | | | 18 | Scoobysnax | 84 | 2 | | | 27 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 83 | 2 | | | 28 | Dancer Flight | 53 | 1 | | | 28 | Loach | 53 | 1 | | | 30 | billiefan2000 | 52 | 1 | | | 30 | Jack Batty | 52 | 1 | | | 30 | Dr.Girlfriend | 52 | 1 | | | 30 | xizor | 52 | 1 | | | 30 | Lsura | 52 | 1 | | | 30 | IKnowItsOver | 52 | 1 | | | 30 | imthjckaz | 52 | 1 | | | 30 | JakeYourBooty | 52 | 1 | | | 30 | Mean Mr.Mustard | 52 | 1 | | | 30 | Jegpeg | 52 | 1 | | | 30 | RTFirefly | 52 | 1 | | | 30 | CreaseMonkey | 52 | 1 | | | 42 | nearwildheaven | 48 | 1 | | | 43 | Pardel-Lux | 42 | 2 | 1 | | 44 | ataraxy22 | 32 | 1 | | | 44 | kitap | 32 | 1 | | | 44 | Mahaloth | 32 | 1 | | | 44 | Monstera deliciosa | 32 | 1 | | | 44 | notfrommensa | 32 | 1 | | | 44 | Precambrianmollusc | 32 | 1 | | | 44 | RivkahChaya | 32 | 1 | | | 44 | SunUp | 32 | 1 | | | 52 | Railer13 | 22 | 1 | 1 | | 53 | Lord Feldon | 17 | 1 | 1 | | 54 | Mrs Ducky | 16 | 1 | | | 54 | LoneRhino | 16 | 1 | | | 56 | irritant | 11 | 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:** [February 18, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/697 "2026-02-18T19:35:30Z")
Either I am tied for 57th place or…_There is massive cover-up involving the deaths of people on my list!_ ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/698 "2026-02-18T19:49:01Z")
I am assuming you are being Czarcastic, but just to double check here is what I have on your list: Andrea Martin Cher Donald Trump Frankie Valli John Astin Lewis Black Mike Ditka Penn Jillette Robert Silverberg Rudy Giuliani Samuel A. Alito, Jr. Teller Tom Baker ---
**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:** [February 18, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/699 "2026-02-18T21:11:38Z")
> [@Thumper668](#): > > Your list shows imthjckaz’ picks twice: once as imtz and once as imthjckaz. They’re listed in different order, but they are the same picks and the same alternates with Alex Jones subbed in for Tatiana Schlossberg. I suspect this happened because someone corrected his list for spacing. That is correct. **imthjckaz** is a player in the game, **imtz** is a non-existent user. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2026, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/700 "2026-02-18T22:26:07Z")
So I went from being Nr. 1 with 42 points, a unique pick and shared Opening Kick Off Award to Nr. 43 and 111 points back in just a month? OK… it was nice while it lasted. The whole ten hours of it. Thank you **Thumper668** , **eschereal** , and **Little\_Nemo** for your efforts. I am not blaming you. 🤬 Could be worse. Peaking too early, again. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/701 "2026-02-18T22:33:29Z")
There’s a lot of 2026 left in the tank. In my book a unique pick is better than big points, and it’s always nice to be the first one into the peanut butter jar. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=34) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=36)