# 2026 Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 2, 2025, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318 "2025-12-02T04:28:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 31
**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:** [February 6, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/602 "2026-02-06T18:47:28Z")
NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Sonny Jurgensen [has died at 91](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47849540/hall-fame-quarterback-sonny-jurgensen-dies-91). ---
**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:** [February 6, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/603 "2026-02-06T20:22:07Z")
Dee Snyder ill enough to quit Twisted Sister. [Dee Snider resigns from Twisted Sister due to ‘health challenges’](https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/dee-snider-resigns-from-twisted-sister-due-to-health-challenges/ar-AA1VOltI?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=69864d3449f4437daffb85f31999a65c&ei=13) ---
**Author:** ![IvyOfPoison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivyofpoison/32/20489_2.png) [@IvyOfPoison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvyOfPoison)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/604 "2026-02-07T19:33:07Z")
Dang, that’s a shame about Dee. I met him once at a book signing. Good guy. He also collaborated on a song once with my favorite singer. In other news, cancer proved to be Brad Arnold’s kryptonite. Dead of colon cancer at only 47. > **[Brad Arnold, 3 Doors Down lead singer, passes away at 47](https://www.wlbt.com/2026/02/07/brad-arnold-3-doors-down-lead-singer-passes-away-47/)** > > The band made the announcement over social media on Saturday, the same day of his passing. ---
**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:** [February 7, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/605 "2026-02-07T20:19:17Z")
53 points for me. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/606 "2026-02-07T20:48:45Z")
Any chance a mod could delete me Dec. 12 list? It’s a themed list that was posted here in error after I’d already posted my actual list. I know it’s not the most important thing going on in the world right now, but hey…points is points. Thanks! ---
**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:** [February 8, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/607 "2026-02-08T00:04:05Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > 53 points for me. And a whole bunch of us. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2026, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/608 "2026-02-08T01:22:33Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > > [@Superdude](#): > > > > 53 points for me. > > And a whole bunch of us. Me too. I would rather have a unique pick but it’s better than a zero. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/609 "2026-02-08T02:07:03Z")
One week into February and I’m a hundred points behind? ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2026, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/610 "2026-02-08T13:01:42Z")
Former Kansas City Royal Terrance Gore dead at age 34. He was on the 2015 Royals team that won the World Series. > **[Former Kansas City Royals speedster Terrance Gore dies at age 34](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2026/02/07/terrance-gore-death-dies/88565894007/)** > > Terrance Gore, one of the last major leaguers to make an impact solely with breathtaking speed died Feb. 6, after complications during surgery. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/611 "2026-02-08T16:48:28Z")
> [@IvyOfPoison](#): > > In other news, cancer proved to be Brad Arnold’s kryptonite. Dead of colon cancer at only 47. To keep the theme going Greg Brown the original guitar player from Cake has died. [https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/greg-brown-cake-dies-21341042.php](https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/greg-brown-cake-dies-21341042.php) ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/612 "2026-02-08T18:19:35Z")
Re. Terrance Gore, it’s scary and sad to see a 34 year old die of complications during routine surgery. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/613 "2026-02-08T20:14:08Z")
125 points behind, if you’ve got zero like me. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2026, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/614 "2026-02-10T06:08:40Z")
[William Foege](https://honoraryunsubscribe.com/william-foege/), a key figure (possibly the key figure if you had to choose one) in eradication of small pox, dead at 89 of heart failure. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2026, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/615 "2026-02-10T09:57:48Z")
\< glares in Edward Jenner \> ---
**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:** [February 11, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/616 "2026-02-11T19:59:50Z")
Band wagon alert: > **[James Van Der Beek, 'Dawson's Creek' and 'Varsity Blues' star, dies at 48](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/james-van-der-beek-dawsons-creek-varsity-blues-star-dies-48-rcna233633)** > > The actor was diagnosed with Stage 3 colorectal cancer in November 2024. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/617 "2026-02-11T20:07:04Z")
Aw shit. Not a celebrity in her own right, as far as I know, but Jeff Tiedrich’s wife died. [Claudia Long, R.I.P. - by Jeff Tiedrich](https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/claudia-long-rip) ---
**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:** [February 11, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/618 "2026-02-11T20:11:46Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Band wagon alert: > > [James Van Der Beek, 'Dawson's Creek' and 'Varsity Blues' star, dies at 48](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/james-van-der-beek-dawsons-creek-varsity-blues-star-dies-48-rcna233633) BTW I was not on that band wagon. I had him as my first alternate with some other long shots taking his place. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/619 "2026-02-11T20:19:04Z")
I really liked him playing a fictionalized version of himself on **Don’t Trust the B—— in Apartment 23** Brian ---
**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:** [February 11, 2026, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/620 "2026-02-11T20:26:36Z")
My favorite role was his cameo as himself in _Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back._ ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/621 "2026-02-11T20:27:57Z")
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