2025 Death Pool Underway!

Around the world, people with a variety of traditions, like the Death Pool ceremony, gather on Thanksgiving Day.  We love starting the new Death Pool year reflecting on past picks and planning for the upcoming year. 

A heartfelt congratulations to Kevin Luther who selected the 2024 winner, Hamas leader, Yahaya Sinwar, aged 61.  Points 39. 

Sinwar was killed on October 16, 2024, during a firefight with the Israeli military.

As for this year, one would be hard-pressed to find a more thoughtful roster of 2025 Death Pool picks whose depth and breadth of selections leaves nothing on the table!  

2025 Death Pool

Name	2025 Pick
Aaron Lehmann	Macauly Culkin
Aaron Veum	Andy Dick
Abby Behling	Frankie Valli
Abby Zoladkiewicz	Chevy Chase
Adam Bechem	Nicholas Cage
Alex Milsap	Dennis Rodman
Alyza Johnsen	Ghislaine Maxwell
Amanda Veum	Shirley Maclaine
Ann Miller	Richard Branson
Ava Lehmann	Elton John
Barb Luther	Johnny Depp
Beth Bremer	Keith Richards
Bob Zerneke	Maxine Waters
Brad Milsap	Bob Uecker
Chad Ulrich	Bill Cosby
Donna Hommen	William Shatner
Duane Rue	Cher
Ellen Joyce	Sean P Diddy
Gary Evenson	Barry Manilow
Gary Zibell	Harvey Weinstein
Gary Zmania	Dick VanDyke
Gillian Ulrich	Shia LaBeouf
Grace Leto	Sally Field
Greg Luther	Matt Gatez
James Imhoff	Bam Magera
Jan Jarlsberg	Warren Beatty
Joe Leto	Tina Louise
Joe Luther	Guy Fieri
Karen Day	Whoopi Goldberg
Katie Luther	Benjamin Netanyahu
Kevin Luther	Elon Musk
Kia Kienitz	Travis Barker
Laura Zibell	Sam Waterston
Leah Zoladkiewicz	Britney Spears
Margie Ulrich	Robert Downey, Jr.
Marti Kojis	Jerry Jones
Mike Johnson	Prince Andrew
Mike Zoladkiewicz	Jelly Roll
Monica Veum	Al Sharpton
Mya Lehmann	Mike Tyson
Nancy Borchert	Bob Dylan
Pam Ziarnik	Chris Rock
Randy Johnson	Travis Scott
Renee Johnson	Carol Brunette
Rob Fed	Jay-Z
Robby Zibell	Kanye West
Roman Leto	Sylvester Stallone
Ryan Behling	Clint Eastwood
Laura Zibell	Sam Waterston
Sam Jefferson	Arnold Schwarzenegger
Stef Fed	Corey Feldman
Tara Luther	Paula Abdul
Tom Luther	Bret Bielema
Travis Ulrich	Donald Trump
Trevor Leto	Dick Cheney

2025 Rules -The rules are simple and here they are: 1. The person must be a celebrity "now" and not become a celebrity because of their death.   2. The celebrity cannot be a death row inmate, even in states that don't execute death row inmates.   3. The you cannot kill anyone on your list.   4. The celebrity cannot be dead before you post your picks.   5. The celebrity must be human (no animals).   6. The celebrity cannot already be diagnosed with a terminal illness.     7. Points are awarded by subtracting the age of the dead celebrity from 100. 8. All selections and entry fees must be submitted by noon on Thanksgiving Day.   9. In the event of a roll-over and you don't have a bet for the previous year entry fee will      include current and previous year and you only get 1 pick.   10. You must be able to verbalize your pick.   11. You must be paid up to win.   12. Current owners of the pick have 'right of first refusal' to keep that pick, even if someone dies.

Winners Circle

Year	Winner	Pick	Age	Points
2009	Zib	Michael Jackson	50	50
2010	Gillian Ulrich	Amy Weinhouse	27	73
2011	Zib	Steve Jobs	56	44
2012	Shut-Out No Winner	-	-	N/A
2013	Sarah West	Joan Rivers	81	19
2014	Shut-Out No Winner	-	-	N/A
2015	Shut-Out No Winner	-	-	N/A
2016	Shut-Out No Winner	-	-	N/A
2017	Grace Leto	Mary Tyler Moore	80	20
2018	Zib	Burt Reynolds	82	18
2019	Joe Leto	Ginger Baker	80	20
2020	Ava Lehman	Hugh Downs	99	1
2021	Trevor Leto	Larry King	87	13
2022	Roman Leto	Queen Elizabeth	96	4
2023	Leah Zoladkiewicz	Matthew Perry	54	46
2024	Kevin Luther	Yahya Sinwar	61	39
2025	Your Name Here