Death Pool 2025

[HighPlainsGrifter]

Welcome to Death Pool 2025.


The rules are simple. Do your best to not screw this up.
• Picks open 01/01/2025 at 7am EST
• Picks close 01/15/2025 at midnight
• Contest Ends 12/31/2025 at midnight
• You may choose up to 5 celebrities (Celebrity is defined as a person whose identity is -or should be- commonly known by the general public. Approval or disproval is at my exclusive discretion.)
• Posters on these boards are not Celebrities except Jess The Rookie and maybe Nishlord if you know his real name.
• Each celeb can only by chosen by one poster. First come, first served.
• Each pick should include four things: Name of Celebrity, Reason They are a Celeb (actor, athlete, etc), Cause of Death; Month of Death
• Cause of death needs to be somewhat specific. (For example, "illness" is not acceptable but "cancer" is. "Accident" is not acceptable but "car crash" is. "The Jab" is not acceptable but "myocarditis" is.)
• Points are awarded for the death itself (10 points)
• Points are awarded based on age (100 minus age at time of death)
• Points are awarded for correct cause of death (20 points)
• Points are awarded for correct month of death (20 points)
• Bonus Points are awarded for making 2 or more correct picks and these points compound. (2 correct picks =10 bonus; 3 correct picks =30 bonus; 4 correct picks =60 bonus; 5 correct picks =100 bonus)





If dtownmike screws this up again I swear to g0d and GºD I'll write it in crayon next year.

[Roux]

Lots of great picks available but it remains to be seen how they will get drafted.


Sincerely,

[L45B]

Welcome to Death Pool 2025.


The rules are simple. Do your best to not screw this up.
• Picks open 01/01/2024 at 7am EST
• Picks close 01/15/2024 at midnight
• Contest Ends 12/31/2024 at midnight

I believe there are some conflicting timings here, which may encourage continued dumbfuckery.

[HighPlainsGrifter]

Thanks, L45. Copy & Paste was never my strong suit. I should have sub-contracted that part to Cuda.

[mvscal]

I should have sub-contracted that part to Cuda.

[d-townmike]

If dtownmike screws this up again I swear to g0d and GºD I'll write it in crayon next year.

At least this year we can submit picks on January 1. Last year we had to wait until the 10th!

Little hard for me to screw this one up.

[Diego in Seattle]

Earl Campbell (HOF running back) - Oct/old age
Dave Parker(HOF baseball player) Aug/scurvy
Dustin Hoffman (Actor) Dec/osteoperosis
Ozzy Osbourne (HOF mumbler) June/heart attack
Joni Mitchell (HOF singer) Sept/old age

[Roux]

Eugenia Cooney, internet personality, anorexia, March

James Whale, radio personality and television presenter, cancer, August

Asma al-Assad, former First Lady of Syria, cancer, August

Ali Khamenei, Iranian Supreme Leader, cancer, April

Steve Gleason, superhero and former New Orleans Saints player, ALS, March

[My_Dead_Pool_Troll™]

Imelda Marcos, First Lady of the Philippines, Shoe Collector, Cancer, May.
Pope Francis, Globalist & Money Launderer, Pulmonary Embolism, June.
Joseph Robinette Biden, Influence Peddler, Stroke, August.
King Charles III, King of England, Cancer, July.
Kate Middleton, Princess, Cancer, October.

[Mister_Falcon]

Yoko Ono – Break Up “Artist” – DVT – March

Rupert Murdoch – Media Mogul – Drowning in Liberal Tears – July

Mel Brooks – Emmy, Grammy, Tony, and Oscar Winner – Laughter – May

Dick Van Dyke – Actor & Emmy Winner – Heart Attack – August

Duane Charles "Bill" Parcells – The Big Tuna – Stroke – September

[StrawMan]

- Alex Honnold; Rock Climber of “Free Solo” fame; Fall; April

- Roberta Flack; Singer; ALS is Killing Me Softly; August

- Chris Hoy; Six Time Olympic Cycling Champion; Cancer; June

- Curtis Sliwa; Guardian Angels founder; Stabbing; July

- Jeanette Lee; Billiards’ Black Widow; Cancer; September

[Carson]

...

[Carson]

Barbara Eden, actress, breast cancer, October
Bruce Willis, actor, stroke, October
Lindsey Lohan, alcoholic, vehicle crash, October
Jamie Farr, actor, heart attack, October
Richard Shelby, retired senator, pneumonia, October

[d-townmike]

Just using the same ones I drafted last year...

Alan Alda (Hawkeye from M*A*S*H), July, heart failure
*replacement*: Ted Koppel (former anchor of Nightline), September, stroke
Patrick Stewart (captain Picard), September, heart attack
Carol Burnett (had a variety and sketch show), June, natural causes
Chevy Chase (many movies, SNL), November, leukemia

[HighPlainsGrifter]

Joe Biden (the former pedo in Chief), August, dementia

[88BuckeyeGrad]

Ian Smith - Actor - Cancer - February
Phil Robertson - Duck raker - Alzheimer’s Disease - October
Noam Chomsky - Dick - Accumulated Evil - April
David Attenborough - Narrator - Pangolin syphilis - June
John Williams - midget composer - shrinking liver - December

[d-townmike]

Joe Biden (the former pedo in Chief), August, dementia

Fixed

[L45B]

Gene Hackman, Actor, Heart Failure, July

Larry Holmes, Former Boxer, Heart Failure, June

Bill Clinton, Former President, Heart Attack, December

Lee Corso, Former Football Coach, Stroke, August

Mike Ditka, Former Football Coach, Heart Failure, May

[Roach]

Willie Nelson - musician - COPD - July

Sonny Rollins - musician - dementia - March

Vladimir Putin – despot – poison/fall - August

Lady Gaga – musician - fibromyalgia - September

Giorgio Armani - fashion designer - stroke - December

[Steve Jobs]

Tim Cook, CEO Apple, stroke, April
Eddy Cue, Apple Senior VP, murder, November
Sundar Pichai, CEO Alphabet, stroke, July
Jeffrey P. Bezos, CEO Amazon, stroke, June
Larry Ellison, Board Chair Oracle, cancer, September

[Ray Guy]

Lenny Moore
Baltimore Colts
Old age
May

Raymond Barry
Baltimore Colts
Old age
February

Gene Schroeder
Chicago Bears
Old age
March

Sonny Jurgensen
Washington Redskins
Old age
June

Art Hauser
Denver Broncos
Old age
March

[Softball Bat]

Chris Evert - cancer, August
Lenny Dykstra - car accident - February
Dick Cavett - heart failure - September
Doc Severinson - old age - June
Boog Powell - heart attack - November

[smackaholic]

Hunter Biden- Junkie May- Fentanyl
Nancy Pelosi Wicked witch- March 23 (birthday present to myself) heart attack
Daniel Penny- hero- June murder
Mitch McConnell -turtle- aneurysm August
Elton John -English Rose ass cancer May

[HighPlainsGrifter]

Joe Biden- May 1- stroke

[HighPlainsGrifter]

Erik Jensen actor - Cancer August
Jane Fonda - actress - Cancer - Dec
Linda Nolan - singer and actress - cancer - June
Dick Cheney - politician - heart attack - November
Sandy Koufax - Baseball pitcher - Dementia - September

[Rootbeer]

I see no one stole my picks from last year. That probably means they suck but I'm running them back for another race. Game on!

John Travolta; Actor; Sept; Cancer
Sam Neill; Actor; August; Cancer
Fran Tarkenton; Athlete; December; Degenerative Brain Disease
Tenley Albright; Olympian; April; Aneurism
Richard Petty; Race Car Driver; June; Cancer

[Mike Ditka]

Eva Marie Saint – Actor – heart failure - June

Alan Greenspan – Economist – dementia - July

Chleo Laine - Jazz singer – COPD - November

Noam Chomsky – Intellectual – heart attack - August

Clint Eastwood – Actor – brain tumor - November

[Mike Ditka]

Mike Ditka, Former Football Coach, Heart Failure, May

I would kick your ass if I wasn't old. Well not really, but fuck you anyway.

[Donnie Baker's Ghost]

Bob Uecker - MLB Announcer - Cancer - July
Playmate Kerri Parker - Cancer - September
Actor Tommy Chong - Cancer - November
Actor Val Kilmer - Cancer - April
Actor Michael J Fox - Parkinsons - December

[Rollie Fingers]

Yeah! 5th place, thanks you guys. This ought to make my next contract renewal easier.


Robert Wagner – Actor – cancer - May

Hal Linden – Actor – cancer - June

Bernie Ecclestone - Formula 1 – heart attack - March

Mick Jagger – musician – stroke – November

Buzz Aldrin – Astronaut – dementia - December

[L45B]

Mike Ditka, Former Football Coach, Heart Failure, May

I would kick your ass

You have until May coach! By then, you’re gonna be in the Dirtka.

[Peter Duncan]

Brian Wilson, Beach Boy, dementia, July

Petula Clark, Singer, cancer, December

Ruth Buzzi, actress, dementia, November

Post Malone, musician, car accident, August

Selena Gomez, star, Lupus, September


Found this at the farmer's market. Changed my day!

[Meat Head]

edit

the fuck. I'll try again later.

sober



later:

Brian Cox, astronomer, cancer, October
Clarence Thomas, Judge, choking, August
Adam B. Schiff , politician, cancer, November
Jim Lovell, Astronau, Dementi, September
Christina Applegate, actress, MS, July

jhfc

[HighPlainsGrifter]

Tim Cook, CEO Apple, stroke, April
Eddy Cue, Apple Senior VP, homicide, November
Jeffrey P. Bezos, CEO Amazon, stroke, June
Larry Ellison, Board Chair Oracle, cancer, September

These have all been chosen by Steve Jobs. Please substitute other picks.

[Jesus H. Christ]

Michelle Obama, ex 1st lady, accident, June
Dmitry Medvedev, Putin’s 2nd hand man, fall from high window, february
Diana Ross, singer, cancer, December
Donald Trump, big shot, “accident”, October
Chaka Khan, celeb, diabetes, August

[Patrick Bateman]

- Phil Collins, my favorite musician, Pneumonia, July
- Huey Lewis, my other favorite musician, Stroke, November
- Michael Caine, my favorite butler/actor, Natural Causes, September
- Christie (Brinkley), my favorite escort/actress, Stabbing, December
- Chris de Burgh, a really fine musician, Dies laughing while watching me stab Christie, December

[HighHard1]

Erik Jensen actor - Cancer August
Jane Fonda - actress - Cancer - Dec
Linda Nolan - singer and actress - cancer - June
Dick Cheney - politician - heart attack - November
Sandy Koufax - Baseball pitcher - Dementia - September

Can a guy without a heart die of a 'heart attack.'

[Softball Bat]

Tim Cook, CEO Apple, stroke, April
Eddy Cue, Apple Senior VP, homicide, November
Jeffrey P. Bezos, CEO Amazon, stroke, June
Larry Ellison, Board Chair Oracle, cancer, September

These have all been chosen by Steve Jobs. Please substitute other picks.

lol

[HighHard1]

I'm going to break my long standing revulsion against participating in this ghoulish bullshit and defying karma and participate. TIA God for not striking my ass down by December 31, 2025.

Liz Cheney, chokes on strap on by her cellmate, December.
Adam Schiff, drowns in jizz from fellow inmates, December.
Gavin Newsom(e)(I know how it's spelled but fuck you spelling crybabies, shot by angry LA ex-homeowner. Tomorrow or the next day,
Whatever Bass, LA mayor, commits suicide because she just does. March
Eric Swallowswell, killed by the Chinese because he's not longer an asset. January 21st.

How am I doing at this? Apologies for not spending hours upon hours researching this crap-just kind of went off the drunken cuff.

[HighPlainsGrifter]

Welcome to the game, HH1. I hope you score with every one of your picks. Not because you'll win, but because we'll all win.