The Life Pool. Our little redeeming game to not make us feel so bad about the Death Pool.
We’re back!
Rules are very simple.
Submit 13 names
Only celebrities 81 and older count
Points awarded at end of year: 1 point for every year over 80 they are if they live through the year
Please post your list TWICE.
First, post your list in plain text. No spaces between names, just 13 names in a list.
Second, post a list of the names with their ages on January 1, 2026 <–note, I mean final age if they survive the year!
You can submit two alternates if you like, just in case someone dies in the next month.
Feel free to help check the list through the year. I will make sure the game spreadsheet is available for public viewing and editing(I save it periodically in case of someone screwing it up).
Fun/Joke Awards:
Nostradamus Award - having the most surviving members. Good job, you saved them!
Methuselah Medal - Joke award, just given to the oldest person in the game to NOT die. I mean, come on!
Fountain of Youth(?) award - to the “youngest” death on the list. Why did you pick this person??
I would like to thank @distaccato , who creates the spreadsheet and is effectively co-modding by the fact they do this for us.
Gene Shalit
Vincent Ball
Mel Brooks
Eva Marie Saint
Clint Eastwood
Dick Van Dyke
Barbara Eden
Peter Murray
William Shatner
William Daniels
Dennis Skinner
Robert Wagner
David Attenborough
Gene Shalit - 100
Vincent Ball - 103
Mel Brooks - 100
Eva Marie Saint - 102
Clint Eastwood - 96
Dick Van Dyke - 101
Barbara Eden - 95
Peter Murray - 101
William Shatner - 95
William Daniels - 99
Dennis Skinner - 94
Robert Wagner - 96
David Attenborough - 100
Bonnie Bartlett - 17
William Daniels - 19
Clint Eastwood - 16
Barbara Eden - 15
Rosemary Harris - 19
James Hong - 17
Rita Moreno - 15
Willie Nelson - 13
Nancy Olson - 18
Yoko Ono - 13
Julie Andrews - 11
William Shatner - 15
June Squibb - 17
clean list:
Bonnie Bartlett
William Daniels
Clint Eastwood
Barbara Eden
Rosemary Harris
James Hong
Rita Moreno
Willie Nelson
Nancy Olson
Yoko Ono
Julie Andrews
William Shatner
June Squibb
Assuming my previous post is correct, and following @Mahaloth’s own list, here’s mine, a dupe of my entry in the 2026 Death Pool.
Eva Marie Saint
Dick Van Dyke
David Attenborough
Mel Brooks
William Daniels
Rosemary Harris
Lee Grant
Estelle Parsons
James Ivory
James Hong
Tippi Hedren
Robert Wagner
Joanne Woodward
Clint Eastwood
Eva Marie Saint-22
Dick Van Dyke-21
David Attenborough-20
Mel Brooks-20
William Daniels -19
Rosemary Harris-19
Lee Grant-19
Estelle Parsons-19
James Ivory-18
James Hong-17
Tippi Hedren-16
Robert Wagner-16
Joanne Woodward-16
Clint Eastwood-16
Annette Dionne
Julie Andrews
Morgan Freeman
Dame Helen Mirren
Martha Stewart
Jane Fonda
Tippi Hedren
Eva Marie Saint
Rita Moreno
Estelle Parsons
Dame Judi Dench
Sir Ian McKellan
Valentina Tereshkova
Alternates:
Johnny Gilbert
William Shatner
Robert Wagner
Annette Dionne 92
Julie Andrews 91
Morgan Freeman 89
Dame Helen Mirren 81
Martha Stewart 85
Jane Fonda 88
Tippi Hedren 96
Eva Marie Saint 102
Rita Moreno 95
Estelle Parsons 99
Dame Judi Dench 92
Sir Ian McKellan 87
Valentina Tereshkova 89
Alternates:
Johnny Gilbert 98
William Shatner 96
Robert Wagner 96
I have a 3rd alternate just in case Dame Helen is disqualified by being only 80 on Jan 1, 2026. In other words, alternates 1 & 2 are for “untimely” deaths, and Robert Wagner is specifically for the disqualification, if such should be, of Dame Helen.
Dick Van Dyke
David Attenborough
June Squibb
Noam Chomsky
Robert Wagner
Joanne Woodward
Clint Eastwood
Vera Miles
Warren Buffett
William Shatner
Willie Nelson
Emperor Akihito
Tom Baker
Alternates:
Shirley MacLean
Josef Fritzl
Dick Van Dyke 101
David Attenborough 100
June Squibb 97
Noam Chomsky 98
Robert Wagner 96
Joanne Woodward 96
Clint Eastwood 96
Vera Miles 96
Warren Buffett 96
William Shatner 95
Willie Nelson 93
Emperor Akihito 93
Tom Baker 92
A. J. Foyt
Bill Cosby
Buzz Aldrin
Donnie Allison
Jackie Stewart
Jean Chretien
Leonard Earle Wood
Mario Andretti
Ned Jarret
Richard Petty
Roger Searle Penske
William Shatner
Willie Nelson
Alternates
Clint Eastwood
A. J. Foyt 91
Bill Cosby 89
Buzz Aldrin 96
Donnie Allison 87
Jackie Stewart 87
Jean Chretien 92
Leonard Earle Wood 92
Mario Andretti 86
Ned Jarret 94
Richard Petty 89
Roger Searle Penske 89
William Shatner 95
Willie Nelson 93
Alternates
Clint Eastwood 96
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A. J. Foyt 90 1935/01/16 former Indy race car driver
Bill Cosby 88 1937/07/12 Disgraced American Actor
Buzz Aldrin 95 1930/01/20 American Former Astronaut
Donnie Allison 86 1939/09/07 former Nascar race car driver
Jackie Stewart 86 1939/06/11 former F1 race car driver
Jean Chretien 91 1934/01/11 Former Prime Minister of Canada
Leonard Earle Wood 91 1934/09/22 former NASCAR crew chief, engine builder and co-founder of Wood Brothers Racing.
Mario Andretti 85 1940/02/28 former F1 & Indy race car driver
Ned Jarret 93 1932/10/12 former Nascar race car driver
Richard Petty 88 1937/07/02 former Nascar race car driver
Roger Searle Penske 88 1937/02/20 American auto racing team owner, businessman, and retired professional driver
William Shatner 94 1931/03/22 Canadian Actor of Star Trek Fame
Willie Nelson 92 1933/04/29 American Country Singer
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Alternates
Clint Eastwood 95 1930/05/31 American Actor / Director