Death Pool Update: Scott Adams at 68...

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https://www.tmz.com/2026/01/13/scott-adams-dead/

Cartoonist Scott Adams has died after a battle with prostate cancer.

Adams' first ex-wife, Shelly, revealed the news during a live stream on "Real Coffee with Scott Adams" ... reading Scott's final message to his fans.

The letter -- dated January 1, 2026 -- reveals he's still of sound mind ... and that he's converting to Christianity because of the "risk-reward" calculation.

We broke the story ... Shelly told us just yesterday that Scott entered hospice earlier this month and was receiving end-of-life care amid his rapidly declining health. She said nurses were going in and out of the home while she, her daughter, and her sister were providing care as well.

Scott even recorded a podcast episode during which he acknowledged it may be his last ever ... which feels even more poignant now given his passing.

Adams announced he had prostate cancer last year, which had spread to his bones and paralyzed him below the waist.

In the late 1980s -- while working at the Pacific Bell Telephone Company -- Adams launched the "Dilbert" comic strip with United Media.

He became a full-time cartoonist after "Dilbert" was picked up by several hundred newspapers ... and, at its height, the strip appeared in 2,000 of them across the country.

Newspapers began to drop the comic strip in 2023 after Adams advised white people to "get the f*** away" from Black people in a controversial podcast episode. Scott posited his commentary on "wokeness" was why the comic strip was cut.

Scott was 68.

[cmh6476 1,185]

Who?

[Tree of Knowledge 2,300]

RIP Patriot.  

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4 minutes ago, cmh6476 said:

Who?

Cartoonist - Dilbert

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If for some reason, it doesn't show Mookz with one kill in 2026, one probably needs to clear the cache on your browser...  For some reason, I was having issues...

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1 minute ago, posty said:

I was having issues...

This sums up posty's life. 

[supermike80 2,184]

I cannot believe I missed this on my dead pool.  What a total flub. Only 68 too..Nice point total

[jerryskids 7,267]

I listened to the end of his last podcast.  He hoped he'd have another one, but it sounded like he knew it was the last time he would be speaking to the public.   

[MikeMatt 539]

5 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

I cannot believe I missed this on my dead pool.  What a total flub. Only 68 too..Nice point total

Me too. So sad. For me not Scott. Well yeah for Scott but I didn’t know him so really only sad on the missed points sitting out there in dead pool land. 

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2 minutes ago, MikeMatt said:

Me too. So sad. For me not Scott. Well yeah for Scott but I didn’t know him so really only sad on the missed points sitting out there in dead pool land. 

Loved Dilbert back in it's heyday.    So yeah, sad for Scott's family...but this is about how it impacted me!

[Mookz 1,397]

1 hour ago, posty said:

https://www.tmz.com/2026/01/13/scott-adams-dead/

Cartoonist Scott Adams has died after a battle with prostate cancer.

Adams' first ex-wife, Shelly, revealed the news during a live stream on "Real Coffee with Scott Adams" ... reading Scott's final message to his fans.

The letter -- dated January 1, 2026 -- reveals he's still of sound mind ... and that he's converting to Christianity because of the "risk-reward" calculation.

We broke the story ... Shelly told us just yesterday that Scott entered hospice earlier this month and was receiving end-of-life care amid his rapidly declining health. She said nurses were going in and out of the home while she, her daughter, and her sister were providing care as well.

Scott even recorded a podcast episode during which he acknowledged it may be his last ever ... which feels even more poignant now given his passing.

Adams announced he had prostate cancer last year, which had spread to his bones and paralyzed him below the waist.

In the late 1980s -- while working at the Pacific Bell Telephone Company -- Adams launched the "Dilbert" comic strip with United Media.

He became a full-time cartoonist after "Dilbert" was picked up by several hundred newspapers ... and, at its height, the strip appeared in 2,000 of them across the country.

Newspapers began to drop the comic strip in 2023 after Adams advised white people to "get the f*** away" from Black people in a controversial podcast episode. Scott posited his commentary on "wokeness" was why the comic strip was cut.

Scott was 68.

Need to know from weepaws if this works. 

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6 minutes ago, Mookz said:

Need to know from weepaws if this works. 

How would Weepaws know?

[MikeMatt 539]

20 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

Loved Dilbert back in it's heyday.    So yeah, sad for Scott's family...but this is about how it impacted me!

I wasn’t a nerd so really was more Calvin nand Hobbes also Far Side. Wanted to “get” Dilbert but I really didn’t. 

[Mookz 1,397]

55 minutes ago, Strike said:

How would Weepaws know?

Savage Beast?  

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Old-time Dilbert fan. My condolences to his friends and family.