# 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:** 53
**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:** [April 7, 2026, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1042 "2026-04-07T04:02:44Z")
> **[Christopher North, Founding Ambrosia Keyboardist, Dies at 75](https://variety.com/2026/music/news/christopher-north-dead-ambrosia-keyboardist-died-1236703729/)** > > Christopher North, the founding keyboardist of 1970s rock band Ambrosia, has died. He was 75.  ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1043 "2026-04-07T05:20:08Z")
Does anyone else read [Ask a Manager?](https://www.askamanager.org/2026/04/the-office-with-the-cardboard-coworker-part-2.html) Letter from someone defending their “quirky” office atmosphere: _The office betting pool is less about hostility toward specific celebrities and more about the kind of morbid joking people make about public figures who seem as though they have been old forever. The attitude is usually more “I cannot believe this person is still alive” than “I want this person to die…I do not participate in the betting pool because I would feel too guilty winning a paid day off by correctly guessing someone’s death, but people do sometimes mention their picks during lunch.”_ Alison doesn’t pass judgment on the death pool, specifically, but quite a few people in the comments think it’s mean-spirited, morbid, weird and so on, and no one has spoken up in favor of it. In fairness, no one playing the SDMB death pool wins anything other than bragging rights, while the office Deadpoolers are competing for a day’s PTO. Still, I follow this thread every year, and I don’t think it’s at all morbid to see all these tributes. Some of the deceased are people I’d never heard of before, and now I know what they gave to the world. And I like having a centralized place to track celebrity deaths, especially when someone I’m a fan of/interested in passes on. Maybe the commentariat on AAM have a wrong idea about death pools, like they think the participants speculate on the _manner_ of death, and make crude remarks? And I’m not sure how I’d feel about some of the co-workers’ other antics, if I were there in person. Still, I never thought we were the only group who did this! ---
**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:** [April 8, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1044 "2026-04-08T00:38:40Z")
A former Miss North Carolina is a relatively low level of celebrity. But Carrie Everett has died of cancer at age 22. [https://people.com/former-miss-north-carolina-22-dies-after-cancer-diagnosis-11944527](https://people.com/former-miss-north-carolina-22-dies-after-cancer-diagnosis-11944527) ---
**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:** [April 8, 2026, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1045 "2026-04-08T00:54:21Z")
I suspect it was the Greys. > **[Real-life 'X-Files' investigator dies at 60 after cancer battle](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15713441/amp/nick-pope-ufo-investigator-dies-arizona.html)** > > A famous UFO expert, dubbed a real-life 'X-Files investigator, has died following a battle with cancer. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1046 "2026-04-08T02:52:13Z")
I didn’t know he was ill. But I did have him on a themed list for next year. Why couldn’t it have been Giorgio Tsoukolos? ---
**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:** [April 8, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1047 "2026-04-08T20:39:21Z")
Former MLB player, coach, and manager Davey Lopes [has died at 80](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48431732/dodgers-great-davey-lopes-four-all-star-dies-80). ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1048 "2026-04-08T22:40:33Z")
Jim Whittaker, first American to climb Everest, [dies at 97.](https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/08/us/jim-whittaker-everest-obit) ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1049 "2026-04-09T15:16:49Z")
Game of Thrones Actor Michael Patrick Dies at 35 [https://people.com/game-of-thrones-actor-michael-patrick-dies-at-35-11946127](https://people.com/game-of-thrones-actor-michael-patrick-dies-at-35-11946127) > Michael Patrick has died at the age of 35 following his battle with a neurological condition called Motor Neuron Disease > Patrick, known for his appearance in an episode of Game of Thrones, was given the incurable diagnosis in February 2023 > In her tribute, his wife, Naomi Sheehan, said that “words can’t describe how broken-hearted” Patrick’s loved ones are by his death ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1050 "2026-04-09T23:44:36Z")
> [@Rilchiam](#): > > Maybe the commentariat on AAM have a wrong idea about death pools, like they think the participants speculate on the _manner_ of death, and make crude remarks? No doubt! That letter and the responses made me think of think of a podcast that gets a lot of flack for its name – people who have never listened to a single episode think it’s mocking/punching down. Outside of the board, the only person I share my death pool participation with is my mom. She’s always interested in my picks. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2026, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1051 "2026-04-10T02:15:06Z")
> **[Afrika Bambaataa, hip-hop pioneer and Zulu Nation founder, dies](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/04/09/afrika-bambaataa-died/89539257007/)** > > Afrika Bambaataa, the Bronx-bred DJ helped shape hip-hop, died April 9. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2026, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1052 "2026-04-10T02:19:37Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > Game of Thrones Actor Michael Patrick Dies at 35 > > [https://people.com/game-of-thrones-actor-michael-patrick-dies-at-35-11946127](https://people.com/game-of-thrones-actor-michael-patrick-dies-at-35-11946127) > > > Michael Patrick has died at the age of 35 following his battle with a neurological condition called Motor Neuron Disease > > Patrick, known for his appearance in an episode of Game of Thrones, was given the incurable diagnosis in February 2023 > > In her tribute, his wife, Naomi Sheehan, said that “words can’t describe how broken-hearted” Patrick’s loved ones are by his death He had the pivotal role of “Wilding Rioter” in Game of Thrones. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2026, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1053 "2026-04-10T04:04:07Z")
I was actually watching a _Chapelle’s Show_ episode earlier that mentioned him. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2026, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1054 "2026-04-10T04:32:10Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > He had the pivotal role of “Wilding Rioter” in Game of Thrones. He has no page on IMDb. [I have a page there](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11867000/reference/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk) as one of the 200-odd "TusCon Atttendee"s when a film was shot at one. I do appear prominently in the background of one shot. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1055 "2026-04-10T13:28:24Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > I was actually watching a _Chapelle’s Show_ episode earlier that mentioned him. Thanks for mentioning. Chapelle Show. It was so fresh and funny when new. I’ll never think of Wayne Brady without thinking of him being the toughest horrible person in humanity, killing cops and giving Dave PCP. Wayne Brady ← scary! We laughed so hard. I mean, Brady does make Bryant Gumbell look like Malcolm X. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1056 "2026-04-10T13:46:25Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > > [@Loach](#): > > > > He had the pivotal role of “Wilding Rioter” in Game of Thrones. > > He has no page on IMDb. [I have a page there](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11867000/reference/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk) as one of the 200-odd "TusCon Atttendee"s when a film was shot at one. I do appear prominently in the background of one shot. Actually he does but for some reason it doesn’t populate when you search for his exact name. I had to dig a little further. He had a few small roles where he got a real name. I wasn’t trying to be snide towards him, I’m just annoyed at some of those headlines sometimes. [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7504777/?ref\_=ext\_shr\_lnk](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7504777/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk) ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1057 "2026-04-10T15:27:53Z")
Odd. It was the first time a known actor – even one as minor as I – failed to come up so I tried every way I could think of to find his name short of sorting through even just GOT season 6 cast list through all those single appearances, never mind the whole series. **DesertWife** died of MND at age 49, nine months after she was diagnosed. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1058 "2026-04-10T15:37:47Z")
Sorry to read about your wife, my condolencies. MND is cruel and 49 much too young. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1059 "2026-04-10T21:06:31Z")
It was 34 years ago so I should be over it. But I’m not. My heart went out to his widow, ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2026, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1060 "2026-04-11T02:45:13Z")
Angela Pleasence, actress and daughter of Donald Pleasence: Age 84. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2026, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1061 "2026-04-11T04:10:22Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > That letter and the responses made me think of think of a podcast that gets a lot of flack for its name – people who have never listened to a single episode think it’s mocking/punching down. What’s the name and the topic, if you don’t mind my asking? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=52) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=54)