# 2024 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2023, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940 "2023-12-01T06:01:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 83
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1642 "2024-08-22T23:33:31Z")
A beauty pageant winner (America’s Junior Miss it was called in '97) has left a lot of points on the table. > **[Tyrenda Williams-Reed, 1st Black woman to win America’s Junior Miss, has died](https://www.al.com/life/2024/08/tyrenda-williams-reed-1st-black-woman-to-win-americas-junior-miss-has-died.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub)** > > Distinguished Young Women community mourns "a beacon of grace, intelligence, and compassion." On the order of 55 points gone to waste. Circumstances of her demise are not provided. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1643 "2024-08-23T01:43:43Z")
> **[Longtime Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr. of New Jersey dies at 87](https://abc7ny.com/post/longtime-congressman-bill-pascrell-jr-paterson-new-jersey-dies-87/15213640/)** > > Gov. Phil Murphy remembered Pascrell for "an unwavering instinct for drawing strength from our state's diversity" and said he was a "champion for our most vulnerable neighbors." > **[Former Warriors player, coach, GM Attles dies](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40941565/al-attles-former-warriors-player-coach-gm-dies-87)** > > Al Attles, who played, coached and served as general manager over decades with the Warriors, has died at the age of 87. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1644 "2024-08-23T06:10:50Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Missing, presumed dead: tech exec Mike Lynch, whose yacht went down after being hit by a waterspout in the Mediterranean: An update: Lynch’s body has been found and recovered. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1645 "2024-08-23T07:07:09Z")
> **[Sphen the penguin, one half of gay 'power couple', dies age 11](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1w78ylrq8jo)** > > Sphen and his partner Magic shot to global stardom in 2018 when they fell in love at a Sydney aquarium. Theirs was a rather sweet story. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1646 "2024-08-23T20:25:03Z")
Bert Susanka, frontman of the band The Ziggens, [has died at 62](https://www.punknews.org/article/83570/inmemoriam-bert-susanka-of-the-ziggens-skunk-records-co-founder-passes-away-of-als-at-62). ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1647 "2024-08-23T20:46:02Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Theirs was a rather sweet story. And a shit ton of points! (If Penguins count as celebrities, which _they clearly do_) ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1648 "2024-08-23T20:54:44Z")
Problem is, even if he was human, he was a minor, so not eligible for points. ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1649 "2024-08-25T03:50:13Z")
Longtime _This Old House_ and _Ask This Old House_ landscaper and all-around gardening guru Roger Cook passed away Aug. 21. > **[Remembering Roger Cook, 1954-2024](https://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh-cast-crew/111435/remembering-roger-cook)** > > With tremendous sadness, This Old House bids farewell to our friend and longtime landscape contractor, Roger Cook, who died on Wednesday, August 21, 2024. I always thought he was a bit of a jerk when dealing with the public or when he was interacting with homeowners, but he certainly knew his stuff. He left the show a few years ago after it became apparent that he was having mobility issues. Online rumors were that he was being treated for melanoma but I’ve not found anything to substantiate that. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1650 "2024-08-25T04:05:45Z")
> **[Charles Cross, Seattle Author Who Wrote Books on Nirvana and Jimi Hendrix,...](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/charles-cross-author-books-nirvana-jimi-hendrix-dead-67-1235750053/)** > > “We are all grief-stricken and trying to get through this difficult process of dealing with the next steps.” ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1651 "2024-08-26T02:13:04Z")
> **[Hettie Jones, publisher, educator and award-winning poet and former wife of...](https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/hettie-jones-publisher-educator-award-winning-poet-former-112894757)** > > Hettie Jones, an award-winning poet, publisher and children's book author who was the first wife and early muse of the author-activist Amiri Baraka, has died at age 90 ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1652 "2024-08-26T15:03:50Z")
Sven-Göran Eriksson, England’s first overseas football manager who led national team to quarter-finals at three tournaments, dies aged 76 > **[Sven-Göran Eriksson, England’s first overseas manager, dies aged 76](https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/aug/26/sven-goran-eriksson-englands-first-overseas-manager-dies-aged-76)** > > Sven-Göran Eriksson, England’s first overseas manager and winner of multiple honours at club level, has died at the age of 76 I should not prepare next year’s list so early in the season, they are dying like flies. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1653 "2024-08-27T00:06:46Z")
> **[Mitzi McCall, Comedian, Actress and Sitcom Writer, Dies at 93](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mitzi-mccall-dead-comedian-sitcom-writer-seinfeld-1235971086/)** > > She and husband Charlie Brill bombed with their sketch act on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' between sets by The Beatles: "They didn't have this expression then, but we sucked." ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1654 "2024-08-27T00:26:21Z")
Wrestler Sid Vicious has died. Age 63. [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/sports/sid-eudy-dead.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/sports/sid-eudy-dead.html) ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1655 "2024-08-30T16:45:59Z")
> **[Columbus Blue Jackets' Johnny Gaudreau killed in NJ crash involving suspected...](https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/nhl/columbus-blue-jackets/2024/08/30/columbus-blue-jackets-johnny-gaudreau-dead-bike-accident-crashnew-jersey-calgary-flamesnhl/75009208007/)** > > Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, were killed while biking Thursday night in Oldmans Township, New Jersey. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1656 "2024-08-30T17:02:11Z")
They were there to be in their sister’s wedding, which was scheduled for Saturday. ---
**Author:** ![Kitten\_Mitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1657 "2024-08-30T20:19:34Z")
Very tragic; drunk driver; aaaaaaaaggggg. I’m a mother who is totally against Drunk Driving. I never joined that organization but I support their mission. What a pall this will cast over their sister’s wedding. I feel for their Mom, Dad, sisters, wives and children. ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2024, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1658 "2024-08-31T01:02:40Z")
> **[Julian Ortega, actor in Netflix’s ‘Elite’ series, dies aged 41 | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/30/entertainment/julian-ortega-dies-intl-scli/index.html)** > > Spanish actor Julian Ortega, known for appearing in popular Spanish-language Netflix drama series “Elite,” has died, the country’s actors and actresses union has announced. He was 41. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2024, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1659 "2024-08-31T04:56:36Z")
Never heard of the kid, don’t watch Hockey, but DAMN! What a Gut-Punch. Just horrible. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1660 "2024-08-31T13:33:59Z")
The Maori king in New Zealand has died. I will freely admit that I have very little knowledge of this movement, and I’ll be damn impressed if any Dopers score points. His full name was Kiingi Tuheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII. > **[New Zealand's Māori King Tuhetia dies](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crkm8xjeyzyo)** > > The 69-year-old died peacefully, surrounded by family, after heart surgery. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1661 "2024-08-31T13:40:10Z")
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