Jelly Roll (he's lost a lot of weight and looking ghoulish)

Dog the Bounty Hunter (seems right for a heart attack)

Diana Ross (at one point I thought she was going to have a stroke performing NYE)

Donatella Versace (feels like it's her time)

Jerry Seinfeld (the shock death of the year la Bob Saget or Matthew Perry)

Feinstein died in 2023

Martin Sheen

YokelRidesAgain said:

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BoxingAg84 said:

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And we're officially underway.

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More "celebrity adjacent" than a celebrity in her own right, although she had some minor acting credits.

Sad for Tommy Lee, parents shouldn't have to bury their kids.

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TIL TLJ was on married to a daughter of Phil Hardberger. The deceased is Phil's granddaughter.

Thought I'd give this a try for 2026:

1. Bobby Bare
2. Jo Anne Worley
3. Estelle Parsons
4. Jim Bakker
5. Elliott Gould

Biden
Scott adams
Ayatollah khamenei
Buzz aldrin
Jesse jackson

And my honorable mention is Louis farrakhan

Eva Marie Saint

Dick Van Dyke

Willie Nelson

Carol Burnett

Clint Eastwood

• John Williams
• Ralph Lauren
• Goldie Hawn
• Dan Aykroyd
• Anna Wintour

Ryan the Temp said:

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• John Williams
• Ralph Lauren
• Goldie Hawn
• Dan Aykroyd
• Anna Wintour

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How dare you

maroon barchetta said:

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Ryan the Temp said:

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• John Williams
• Ralph Lauren
• Goldie Hawn
• Dan Aykroyd
• Anna Wintour

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How dare you

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I know. It hurt to type that one out, but he's looking very frail these days.

IDK how more people didn't pick Scott adams. He has all but confirmed he is about to die.

Because it's cheap to pick someone that says they are going to die.

Is it? Or is it the smart play?

It's cheap

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IDK how more people didn't pick Scott adams. He has all but confirmed he is about to die.

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I pick the first names that come to mind, with minimal checks to see that all five are still alive.

IMO, the poster that picks the death first should be the only one that gets points.

You mean the first person in the thread they chose someone? Essentially meaning everyone has to have 5 original picks different from every other person in the thread? That doesn't make much sense to me.

Sea Speed said:

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You mean the first person in the thread they chose someone? Essentially meaning everyone has to have 5 original picks different from every other person in the thread? That doesn't make much sense to me.

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Personally, I think no repeats makes the game more fun and a bigger challenge for those who wait (like me).

Sea Speed said:

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You mean the first person in the thread they chose someone? Essentially meaning everyone has to have 5 original picks different from every other person in the thread? That doesn't make much sense to me.

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Yes, that is what I'm talking about. Maybe have the points diminish with each person that picks, but if 10 people pick Joe Biden and he dies, I don't think all 10 should get the same amount of points. There should be more value in being the first person that picked that death.

I guess I'll try to defend my title.

Don Most
Al McKay
John Cale
Donald ***en (from Steely Dan)
Jane Fonda

That scoring method simply rewards folks that spend too much time on the GB

Bruce Almighty said:

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Sea Speed said:

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You mean the first person in the thread they chose someone? Essentially meaning everyone has to have 5 original picks different from every other person in the thread? That doesn't make much sense to me.

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Yes, that is what I'm talking about. Maybe have the points diminish with each person that picks, but if 10 people pick Joe Biden and he dies, I don't think all 10 should get the same amount of points. There should be more value in being the first person that picked that death.

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100% for the first person
75% for the next person
50% for everyone after that


Something like that would make it interesting.

Mickey Rourke
Randy Quaid
Buzz Aldrin
Bruce Willis
William Shatner

John Mulroney has left the game

https://www.mensjournal.com/entertainment/former-late-show-host-dies-suddenly-at-67?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mjdaily&utm_content=&hashed_email=17ed3a1aac115e4747c3fc575d86c88655a47a7f9cfd033014f0355e788efc54

Bruce Almighty said:

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IMO, the poster that picks the death first should be the only one that gets points.

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I used to work at a place where a group of us did a death pool. The first year, we met in the conference room and drafted our picks in rounds like fantasy football. Nobody could pick someone who was already taken. There were about 15 or so of us or so, so the draft worked pretty well. I think we drafted 10 people if I recall.

Eventually we turned it into a larger game with 50 or 60 players and we all picked remotely via email (much like the TexAgs game). The more people who predicted the death, the lower the payout. The base payout for a death was 100 points. If multiple players correctly picked a death, that 100 points was divided up by the number of people who chose that person.

Who everyone picked was not revealed until after all picks were in, so you didn't know if you were picking someone everyone picked or not. There was a lot to keep up with as commissioner, so we let him pick his people after everyone else made their picks.

We had extra payouts for deaths depending on the cause. Deaths from a lengthy illness, like cancer or failing health from old age that was known at the time of the draft got no bonus points. Deaths from unexpected sudden fluke illnesses got extra points and tragic unexpected deaths (Malcolm Jamal Warner's drowning or Greg Biffle's plane crash for example) would have received more bonus points. Suicides, fluke accidents, murders...they all paid bonuses at varying levels. Sometimes we had deaths that didn't pefectly fit a category or overlapped, so we would vote as a group as to which category it fit in. Overdoses for example. Also, I imagine the category of Gene Hackman's death was heavily debated if they are still playing.

The bonus payouts were divided among all the people who picked the death as well, although unexpected deaths rarely had more than one or two players pick it.

Although all the bonus points for weird deaths made it more fun, it usually guaranteed that if you were the person who got lucky and picked Malcolm Jamal Warner for example, you were almost guaranteed the victory. I remember the last time I played (2016), one guy picked both Prince & Chyna (who both died within a day or so of each other) and destroyed us all with just those two picks!

Where did you work?

maroon barchetta said:

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Where did you work?

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At the funeral home, probably

Burdizzo said:

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maroon barchetta said:

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Where did you work?

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At the funeral home, probably

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I was going to say insurance company.

Burdizzo said:

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maroon barchetta said:

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Where did you work?

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At the funeral home, probably

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Labor and delivery would be hilarious

maroon barchetta said:

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Where did you work?

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It was a medical services company, which is kind of funny now that I think about it haha!

Miss Mann is gone

Jayne competed in bodybuilding shows in the '80s before she landed her first acting role in 2000, with "Scary Movie."

Her memorable role led to more gigs -- such as "The Drew Carey Show" and "Whose Line is it Anyway?" -- but she also reportedly worked as a California realtor. pic.twitter.com/sRrGbdd8r2

— TMZ (@TMZ) January 5, 2026

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute mourns the passing of Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman, and a steadfast guardian of his father’s legacy.

Michael Reagan lived a life shaped by conviction, purpose, and an abiding… pic.twitter.com/Y4VX9M8nsb

— Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute (@RonaldReagan) January 6, 2026

superunknown said:

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Andy Garcia
William Forsythe
Definitely not Treat Williams. How about Freedom Williams? Sure. Why not?
Christopher Lloyd
Carrot Top

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Scratch Freedom Williams and give me Lenny Dykstra.