# Scott Adams says he is dying {Died January 13th, 2026 at age 68}

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** comic-strips\
**Created:** [May 22, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-adams-says-he-is-dying-died-january-13th-2026-at-age-68/1018677 "2025-05-22T18:14:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-adams-says-he-is-dying-died-january-13th-2026-at-age-68/1018677/292 "2026-01-18T13:39:56Z")

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You don’t pick the first, you pick 13 and hope to get the most points by the end of the year. If one of your picks is the first (Opening Kickoff Award), or the last (Final Hours Award), or a couple of **[other criteria](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318)** you get an extra award. Adams was not the first 2026, he was the third. The first ones were Erich von Däniken and Bob Weir, both died three days before Adams.

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