# 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:** 61
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1202 "2026-05-13T03:14:35Z")
It’s been reported that Donald Gibb - Ogre from _Revenge of the Nerds_ movies - has died at age 71 after a long illness. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1203 "2026-05-13T03:55:32Z")
[Link for verification](https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2026/05/12/donald-gibb-ogre-from-revenge-of-the-nerds-dies-at-71/) ---
**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:** [May 13, 2026, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1204 "2026-05-13T04:27:39Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > It’s been reported that Donald Gibb - Ogre from _Revenge of the Nerds_ movies - has died at age 71 after a long illness. First Robert Carradine and now Ogre, is anyone watching Anthony Edwards? ---
**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:** [May 13, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1205 "2026-05-13T13:04:50Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > First Robert Carradine and now Ogre, is anyone watching Anthony Edwards? Not to mention the fact that both David Carradine and Robert Carradine died by hanging. David was accidental. Robert was not. Have to keep an eye on other family members. Not a great trend. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1206 "2026-05-13T13:07:46Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Former NBA player (and the first openly gay player in any major American sport) Jason Collins has [died from cancer at 47](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48753479/jason-collins-dies-47). 1. How very sad. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1207 "2026-05-13T16:24:32Z")
Jason Collins was a slam dunk for 14 of us, putting **Rebo** on the backboard and moving **GIGObuster** into the key. | | | score | picks | unique | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | GIGObuster | 200 | 5 | | | 2 | Registered at Last | 190 | 4 | | | 2 | RobotDevilDog | 190 | 4 | | | 4 | jeezums | 178 | 4 | | | 5 | phungi | 168 | 4 | | | 6 | WolfpackJeep | 167 | 5 | | | 7 | SirCreep | 163 | 5 | 1 | | 8 | gkster | 157 | 4 | | | 9 | Martonio77 | 137 | 3 | | | 9 | Schubert | 137 | 3 | | | 9 | Happy Lendervedder | 137 | 3 | | | 9 | Superdude | 137 | 3 | | | 9 | candide | 137 | 3 | | | 9 | Culling The Herd | 137 | 3 | | | 15 | RivkahChaya | 132 | 3 | | | 16 | Cazzle | 131 | 3 | | | 17 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 130 | 3 | | | 18 | Tristan | 105 | 2 | | | 18 | Little Nemo | 105 | 2 | | | 18 | Jack Batty | 105 | 2 | | | 18 | imthjckaz | 105 | 2 | | | 22 | Hoopy Frood | 104 | 3 | | | 23 | Gyrate | 103 | 3 | | | 24 | Catamount | 100 | 3 | | | 24 | Wheelz | 100 | 3 | | | 24 | Loach | 100 | 2 | | | 27 | notfrommensa | 95 | 3 | | | 28 | SunUp | 85 | 2 | | | 29 | Moriarty | 84 | 2 | | | 29 | Dung Beetle | 84 | 2 | | | 29 | Thumper668 | 84 | 2 | | | 29 | Stephen96 | 84 | 2 | | | 29 | Scoobysnax | 84 | 2 | | | 34 | Dancer Flight | 53 | 1 | | | 34 | Rebo | 53 | 1 | | | 36 | billiefan2000 | 52 | 1 | | | 36 | Dr.Girlfriend | 52 | 1 | | | 36 | xizor | 52 | 1 | | | 36 | Lsura | 52 | 1 | | | 36 | IKnowItsOver | 52 | 1 | | | 36 | JakeYourBooty | 52 | 1 | | | 36 | Mean Mr.Mustard | 52 | 1 | | | 36 | Jegpeg | 52 | 1 | | | 36 | RTFirefly | 52 | 1 | | | 36 | CreaseMonkey | 52 | 1 | | | 46 | Captain Lance Murdoch | 49 | 2 | 1 | | 46 | Railer13 | 49 | 3 | 1 | | 48 | nearwildheaven | 48 | 2 | | | 49 | CrashEdit | 47 | 1 | | | 49 | Fresh91 | 47 | 1 | | | 51 | Pardel-Lux | 42 | 2 | 1 | | 52 | NurseCarmen | 35 | 1 | 1 | | 53 | Maus Magill | 33 | 2 | | | 54 | ataraxy22 | 32 | 1 | | | 54 | kitap | 32 | 1 | | | 54 | Mahaloth | 32 | 1 | | | 54 | Monstera deliciosa | 32 | 1 | | | 54 | Precambrianmollusc | 32 | 1 | | | 59 | Lord Feldon | 17 | 1 | 1 | | 60 | Mrs Ducky | 16 | 1 | | | 60 | LoneRhino | 16 | 1 | | | 60 | Slow Moving Vehicle | 16 | 1 | | | 63 | MichaelBardella | 14 | 1 | 1 | | 63 | Ponch8 | 14 | 1 | | | 65 | Biotop | 13 | 1 | 1 | | 65 | AS123 | 13 | 1 | | | 65 | Lamoral | 13 | 1 | | | 68 | irritant | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 68 | Allecher | 11 | 1 | 1 | ---
**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:** [May 14, 2026, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1208 "2026-05-14T00:37:07Z")
> **[Abe Foxman, advocate for American Jews as longtime head of Anti-Defamation...](https://apnews.com/article/antidefamation-league-abe-foxman-dies-0f0dfd6d64f41f079bdf66455883934d)** > > Abraham H. Foxman, who was a forceful advocate for American Jews as national director of the Anti-Defamation League for nearly three decades, has died. He was 86. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2026, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1209 "2026-05-14T09:25:57Z")
Not dead yet, but opera singer Dame Felicity Lott has announced she has terminal cancer. > **[Felicity Lott Makes Announcement Regarding Her Health - OperaWire](https://operawire.com/felicity-lott-makes-announcement-regarding-her-health/)** > > Dame Felicity Lott has revealed that she has terminal cancer.  > [@](#): > > The legendary singer announced the news in a recent interview with the This Cultural Life on BBC Radio 4 noting that she learned of her illness weeks after arranging a charity auction of her gowns to raise money for hospices. > > She told the This Cultural Life, “It’s quite ironic, really, because when I didn’t know that I was ill, I got in touch with the wonderful chief fundraiser… I thought maybe we could auction them in aid of the hospices. Then, blow me, you get signed up to the hospice yourself.” ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1210 "2026-05-14T23:20:12Z")
Clarence Carter # Clarence Carter, Singer of Lust-Filled Soul Hits, Dies at 90 In songs like “Slip Away” and “Back Door Santa,” he performed with the fervor of a backwoods preacher and the bawdy humor of a juke joint ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1211 "2026-05-14T23:21:36Z")
# Claudine Longet, Singer-Actress Who Shot Skier Spider Sabich, Dies at 84 Married to Andy Williams, she recorded pop albums and starred with Peter Sellers in ‘The Party’ before being convicted of criminally negligent homicide. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1212 "2026-05-14T23:39:01Z")
My second score this week! Actor David Burke has passed away at 91. 9 points. Moving on up. > **[David Burke (British actor)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Burke_(British_actor))** > > David Burke (25 May 1934 – May 2026) was an English actor, known for playing Dr. John Watson in the initial series of Granada Television's 1980s The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, which starred Jeremy Brett in the title role. He also starred as Joseph Stalin in the last two episodes of Reilly, Ace of Spies. > Burke was born in Liverpool, England, on 25 May 1934, and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. > In the theatre, Burke originated the part of Niels Bohr in Michael Frayn's Copenhag... ---
**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:** [May 15, 2026, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1213 "2026-05-15T02:13:32Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Clarence Carter > > # Clarence Carter, Singer of Lust-Filled Soul Hits, Dies at 90 > > In songs like “Slip Away” and “Back Door Santa,” he performed with the fervor of a backwoods preacher and the bawdy humor of a juke joint There’s a “Stroking” joke in there somewhere… ---
**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:** [May 15, 2026, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1214 "2026-05-15T03:02:04Z")
That will move you up to 59th, ahead of Lord Feldon, and put you on the inside track (for now). ---
**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:** [May 15, 2026, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1215 "2026-05-15T04:08:12Z")
> **[‘Where’s the beef?’ director Joe Sedelmaier, known for using regular people...](https://www.wbez.org/obituary/2026/05/14/wheres-the-beef-director-joe-sedelmaier-known-for-using-regular-people-in-his-tv-commercials-dead-at-92)** > > He often chose to use everyday people rather than professional actors, as he did in the famed ad for Wendy's. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1216 "2026-05-15T10:56:55Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > That will move you up to 59th, ahead of Lord Feldon, and put you on the inside track (for now). Or not. Hold those 9 points.I cannot find any other confirmations of David Burke’s death and his death listing is deleted now from the Wikipedia list (though his individual page says he is still dead). This seems like a mystery for some great detective and sidekick to solve. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1217 "2026-05-15T19:45:55Z")
Sam was the son of William Sianis, perpetrator of the infamous Billy Goat Curse against the Chicago Cubs. > **[Sam Sianis, longtime owner of iconic Billy Goat Tavern, dies, restaurant says](https://abc7chicago.com/post/sam-sianis-longtime-owner-iconic-billy-goat-tavern-dies-restaurant-says/19106957/)** > > The longtime owner of the iconic Billy Goat Tavern has died, the restaurant said on social media Friday afternoon. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1218 "2026-05-15T23:11:14Z")
So David Burke did pass away, but it was back on May 10th. I will now take those 9 points. > **[David Burke (British actor)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Burke_(British_actor))** > > David Patrick George Burke (25 May 1934 – 10 May 2026) was a British actor, known for playing Dr. John Watson in the initial series of Granada Television's 1980s The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, which starred Jeremy Brett in the title role. He also starred as Joseph Stalin in the last two episodes of Reilly, Ace of Spies. > Burke was born in Liverpool, England on 25 May 1934, and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. > In the theatre, Burke originated the part of Niels Bohr in Michael ... ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1219 "2026-05-16T10:54:54Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Sam was the son of William Sianis, perpetrator of the infamous Billy Goat Curse against the Chicago Cubs. That curse was exorcised when the Cubbies won it all in 2016. I’m glad that he lived to see that. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1220 "2026-05-16T13:19:48Z")
J. C. Louderback, longtime Kansas high school teacher, coach, and official passed away on May 7 at the age of 91. While he was locally renowned for both his teaching and coaching skills, there was nothing particularly noteworthy in his life that would grant him celebrity status. Except, that is, for one football game in 1990, in which he was the referee. > **[Fifth Down Game (1990)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Down_Game_(1990))** > > The Fifth Down Game was a college football game on October 6, 1990, that included a play the crew officiating permitted in error. That play enabled the Colorado Buffaloes to defeat the Missouri Tigers by scoring a touchdown at the end of the game. The ensuing controversy cast doubt on Colorado's claim to Division I-A's 1990 national championship, which it went on to share with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. It has been called one of the top memorable moments and blunders in college football h... ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1221 "2026-05-16T14:46:33Z")
I will confess there was a time when I wished him dead. SunUp, Georgia Tech class of '91. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=60) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=62)