# 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:** 67
**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:** [June 5, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1322 "2026-06-05T15:48:32Z")
Alas, poor Rupert… > **[Anthony Head: Buffy and Ted Lasso actor dies at 72](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd0p0rz4n0mo)** > > The 72-year-old British actor also had roles in shows including Merlin and Little Britain. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1323 "2026-06-05T15:56:20Z")
Well, crap. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1324 "2026-06-05T16:11:19Z")
Pneumonia got him, apparently. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1325 "2026-06-05T16:31:01Z")
Well said. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1326 "2026-06-05T17:27:49Z")
Wow – Dawn, Xander, and now Giles… Brian ---
**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:** [June 5, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1327 "2026-06-05T18:27:13Z")
NASCAR legend Ned Jarrett takes the final checkered at 7 points. > **[NASCAR Hall of Fame driver, announcer Ned Jarrett dies at 93](https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/48976519/nascar-hall-fame-driver-announcer-ned-jarrett-dies-93)** > > NASCAR Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett, a two-time Cup champion and longtime broadcaster, died peacefully Thursday of natural causes at his home in Newton, North Carolina, his family announced. He was 93. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1328 "2026-06-05T20:47:39Z")
This article taught me that he was brothers with Murray “One Night in Bangkok” Head ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1329 "2026-06-05T23:19:22Z")
I was surprised to learn a while ago that Murray also sang _Superstar_ from _Jesus Christ Superstar_ ---
**Author:** ![J-P\_L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/j-p_l/32/3156_2.png) [@J-P\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J-P_L)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1330 "2026-06-06T00:00:21Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > NASCAR legend Ned Jarrett takes the final checkered at 7 points. That is points for me on my theme list but also points lost on my Life Pool list. ---
**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:** [June 6, 2026, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1331 "2026-06-06T03:45:12Z")
> [@xizor](#): > > This article taught me that he was brothers with Murray “One Night in Bangkok” Head I always found it interesting that Tim Rice and the guys from ABBA tapped a Brit to sing the American role in the Chess concept album. > [@kitap](#): > > I was surprised to learn a while ago that Murray also sang _Superstar_ from _Jesus Christ Superstar_ Along with all the Judas Iscariot parts in the concept album. Ben Vereen would play Judas in the Broadway debut. ---
**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:** [June 6, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1332 "2026-06-06T03:50:31Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > Along with all the Judas Iscariot parts in the concept album. 🎶Good old Judas Well done Judas 🎶 ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1333 "2026-06-06T05:23:46Z")
Lady Pamela Hicks died at 97 > **[Lady Pamela Hicks obituary](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/05/lady-pamela-hicks-obituary)** > > Witness of the partition of India as the daughter of Lord Mountbatten and bridesmaid to the future Queen Elizabeth II ---
**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:** [June 7, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1334 "2026-06-07T00:28:52Z")
So close. One of my alternates. Former senator Bob Packwood has died at 93. > **[Bob Packwood](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Packwood)** > > Robert William Packwood (September 11, 1932 – June 6, 2026) was an American lawyer and politician from Oregon who served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives representing the 6th district from 1963 to 1969 and as a member of the United States Senate from 1969 to 1995. He resigned from the U.S. Senate under threat of expulsion, in 1995 after allegations of sexual harassment, sexual abuse, and assault of women emerged. He was a member of the Republican Party. > Robert William Packwoo... ---
**Author:** ![FrostyKmart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/85e7bf/32.png) [@FrostyKmart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrostyKmart)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2026, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1335 "2026-06-07T02:18:14Z")
7 points for me. I’m on the board! ---
**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:** [June 7, 2026, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1336 "2026-06-07T03:53:19Z")
Yes, and it looks like Lord Feldon has gotten points off another person of peerage | 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 | 92 | 3 | | | 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 | Biotop | 22 | 2 | 2 | | 60 | Lord Feldon | 20 | 2 | 2 | | 61 | Mrs Ducky | 16 | 1 | | | 61 | LoneRhino | 16 | 1 | | | 61 | Slow Moving Vehicle | 16 | 1 | | | 64 | MichaelBardella | 14 | 1 | 1 | | 64 | Ponch8 | 14 | 1 | | | 66 | AS123 | 13 | 1 | | | 66 | Lamoral | 13 | 1 | | | 68 | irritant | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 68 | Allecher | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 70 | zadscmc | 7 | 1 | | | 70 | FrostyKmart | 7 | 1 | 1 | ---
**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:** [June 7, 2026, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1337 "2026-06-07T09:34:44Z")
> **[Kanya King: Mobo Awards founder dies at 57](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy89qg3n7vvo)** > > Sir Idris Elba, Alesha Dixon and Stormzy remember King after her death from cancer at the age of 57. ---
**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:** [June 7, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1338 "2026-06-07T18:26:22Z")
nevermind ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1339 "2026-06-07T18:47:42Z")
Stacey King, three-time NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls, dead at 59. > **[Stacey King, 3-time NBA champion with Bulls, dies at 59](https://www.espn.ph/nba/story/_/id/48992706/stacey-king-3-nba-champion-bulls-dies-59)** > > Stacey King, a three-time NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls who became a fan favorite on their broadcast team after his playing career, has died at 59. ---
**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:** [June 7, 2026, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1340 "2026-06-07T21:14:02Z")
And I remain tied for 72nd place! ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2026, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1341 "2026-06-07T22:09:15Z")
Bob Packwood has died at 93. After a sexual harassment scandal involving him was reported in the mid 1990s, Dave Barry found a way to write a column referencing him. Read at your own risk. (Scroll down to page 6; no paywall required.) [https://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1995/di1995-04-14.pdf](https://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1995/di1995-04-14.pdf) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=66) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=68)