Dead or Alive Today
Ten famous names a day: dead or alive, and if dead, how did they go?
Every day: Ten famous people a day, the same for every player, chosen by the UTC date: say whether each is dead or alive, with a bonus guess at the cause of death for those who have died. New puzzle: Midnight UTC.
Dead or Alive is a daily celebrity quiz styled like an old newspaper. Each day the same ten famous people come up for everyone; you call each one dead or alive, and when you correctly call someone dead you get a bonus question on how they died.
About Dead or Alive Today
Dead or Alive Today started on 19 January 2026 and numbers its editions from that day. The page is laid out like a newspaper, with each person presented as a subject in the day's edition and the price given as one guess.
For each of the ten subjects you pick Obituary (they have died) or Still in Print (they are alive). If you correctly say someone is dead, a bonus round asks how they went: cancer, accident, illness, violence or overdose. Your score counts right answers out of ten plus any bonus questions, and the game tracks your best run of correct answers and your daily streak.
The ten people are set by the date in UTC, so everyone sees the same edition, and you get one go a day. Once you finish, the edition is closed until the next day, and you can share your results.
How to play Dead or Alive Today
- Open the day's edition and read the first subject's name.
- Choose Obituary if you think they have died, or Still in Print if you think they are alive.
- If you correctly called someone dead, answer the bonus question on how they died.
- Go through all ten subjects.
- Share your score; the next edition comes at midnight UTC.
Tips
- Older stars who stepped out of public life are the usual traps; think about the last news you heard of them.
- For the bonus round, think of the person's age and era before picking a cause.
Questions
Is it the same ten people for everyone?
Yes. The day's list is chosen from the UTC date, so every player gets the same edition.
How many times can I play?
Once a day. After you finish, the edition is closed until midnight UTC.
What is the bonus round?
When you correctly say someone has died, you can guess how: cancer, accident, illness, violence or overdose.
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