# 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:** 69
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1362 "2026-06-12T13:06:03Z")
Prolific author Jane Yolen dead at 87. > **[Jane Yolen (1939–2026) - Locus](https://locusmag.com/2026/06/jane-yolen-1939-2026/)** > > Author Jane Yolen, 87, died peacefully in her home, surrounded by family, in Hatfield MA on June 11, 2026. Jane Hyatt Yolen was born February 11, 1939 in New York City NY. She graduated Smith College with a BA in 1960, at which time she was already... ---
**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 12, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1363 "2026-06-12T14:29:26Z")
And another one from the creative community: > **[British designer Nigel Cabourn passes away at 77](https://fashionunited.uk/news/people/british-designer-nigel-cabourn-passes-away-at-77/2026061288602)** > > British designer Nigel Cabourn, known for his menswear and vintage-inspired collections, has passed away at 77 after battling cancer. ---
**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 12, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1364 "2026-06-12T21:08:56Z")
Ronnie Schell, best known for playing Duke Slater on Gomer Pyle has died at 94. 6 points this a-way! > **[Ronnie Schell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Schell)** > > Ronald Ralph Schell (December 23, 1931 – June 12, 2026) was an American actor and stand-up comedian. He appeared on the May 28, 1959, episode of the TV quiz show You Bet Your Life, hosted by Groucho Marx. Schell demonstrated a comic barrage of beatnik jive talk. As a stand-up comedian, he first developed his act at the hungry i nightclub in San Francisco, California, and is heard (presumably as the opening act) introducing the Kingston Trio at the start of the group's 1962 College Concert albu ---
**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:** [June 12, 2026, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1365 "2026-06-12T23:03:43Z")
Ronnie Schell died on Jim Nabors’ birthday. mmm ---
**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 12, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1366 "2026-06-12T23:06:06Z")
Speaking of people you already thought were dead… > **[Gene Shalit, ‘TODAY’ show movie critic, dies at 100](https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/gene-shalit-today-show-movie-critic-dies-100-rcna103405?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a2c8ce06b7e310001c2f2e0&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky)** > > He stood out from the TV pack with his bowties, bushy moustache and movie reviews studded with cheeky turns of phrase. ---
**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 13, 2026, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1367 "2026-06-13T00:59:32Z")
6 players had Princess Bajrakitiyabha, putting **phungi** in the lead. **Biotop** gets a third unique pick for Ronnie Schell. And **Moriarty** gets a pointless unique pick for Gene Shalit. | 1 | phungi | 262 | 6 | 1 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | Registered at Last | 243 | 5 | | | 3 | SirCreep | 216 | 6 | 1 | | 4 | GIGObuster | 200 | 5 | | | 5 | RobotDevilDog | 190 | 4 | | | 5 | candide | 190 | 4 | | | 7 | jeezums | 178 | 4 | | | 8 | WolfpackJeep | 167 | 5 | | | 9 | gkster | 157 | 4 | | | 9 | Hoopy Frood | 157 | 4 | | | 11 | Martonio77 | 137 | 3 | | | 11 | Schubert | 137 | 3 | | | 11 | Happy Lendervedder | 137 | 3 | | | 11 | Superdude | 137 | 3 | | | 11 | Culling The Herd | 137 | 3 | | | 16 | RivkahChaya | 132 | 3 | | | 17 | Cazzle | 131 | 3 | | | 18 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 130 | 3 | | | 19 | Tristan | 105 | 2 | | | 19 | Little Nemo | 105 | 2 | | | 19 | Jack Batty | 105 | 2 | | | 19 | imthjckaz | 105 | 2 | | | 19 | Mean Mr.Mustard | 105 | 2 | | | 24 | Gyrate | 103 | 3 | | | 25 | Catamount | 100 | 3 | | | 25 | Wheelz | 100 | 3 | | | 25 | Loach | 100 | 2 | | | 28 | notfrommensa | 95 | 3 | | | 29 | SunUp | 92 | 3 | | | 30 | Moriarty | 84 | 3 | 1 | | 30 | Dung Beetle | 84 | 2 | | | 30 | Thumper668 | 84 | 2 | | | 30 | Stephen96 | 84 | 2 | | | 30 | Scoobysnax | 84 | 2 | | | 35 | Lord Feldon | 73 | 3 | 2 | | 36 | Dancer Flight | 53 | 1 | | | 36 | Rebo | 53 | 1 | | | 38 | billiefan2000 | 52 | 1 | | | 38 | Dr.Girlfriend | 52 | 1 | | | 38 | xizor | 52 | 1 | | | 38 | Lsura | 52 | 1 | | | 38 | IKnowItsOver | 52 | 1 | | | 38 | JakeYourBooty | 52 | 1 | | | 38 | Jegpeg | 52 | 1 | | | 38 | RTFirefly | 52 | 1 | | | 38 | CreaseMonkey | 52 | 1 | | | 47 | Captain Lance Murdoch | 49 | 2 | 1 | | 47 | Railer13 | 49 | 3 | 1 | | 49 | nearwildheaven | 48 | 2 | | | 50 | CrashEdit | 47 | 1 | | | 50 | Fresh91 | 47 | 1 | | | 52 | Pardel-Lux | 42 | 2 | 1 | | 53 | NurseCarmen | 35 | 1 | 1 | | 54 | Maus Magill | 33 | 2 | | | 55 | ataraxy22 | 32 | 1 | | | 55 | kitap | 32 | 1 | | | 55 | Mahaloth | 32 | 1 | | | 55 | Monstera deliciosa | 32 | 1 | | | 55 | Precambrianmollusc | 32 | 1 | | | 60 | Biotop | 28 | 3 | 3 | | 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:** ![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 13, 2026, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1368 "2026-06-13T02:48:31Z")
Appropriate nickname, but in the end Darth Vader had a redemption arc. > **[Exxon CEO Lee Raymond, the ‘Darth Vader of global warming’, dies at 87](https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/exxon-ceo-lee-raymond-the-darth-vader-of-global-warming-dies-at-87-20260611-p605tn.html)** > > The former head of Exxon Mobil oversaw the oil industry’s biggest corporate merger and brandished hostility towards climate-change activism. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2026, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1369 "2026-06-13T10:42:29Z")
Thank you, @eschereal mmm ---
**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:** [June 13, 2026, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1370 "2026-06-13T11:40:17Z")
Looks like my celebrity Life Pool took a hit today. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1371 "2026-06-13T11:47:26Z")
Damn. I moved her down to an alternate this year. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1372 "2026-06-13T13:03:55Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > Looks like my celebrity Life Pool took a hit today. Feel free to go update the spreadhseet. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1373 "2026-06-13T13:13:14Z")
John Davis was a foodie live streamer who streamed with his Mom while making food, etc. He died on the live stream two days ago and the video is just downright horrific. His poor elderly mother. My understanding is he weighed over 400 lbs and had bad heart, kidneys, and other things like diabetes. His body just gives out during the video and he dies. Horrific death to see on the video, but it only confirms how serious one needs to take their health. I wish he’d lost tons of weight and gotten taken care of. He was 55. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1374 "2026-06-13T14:28:21Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > **Moriarty** gets a pointless unique pick for Gene Shalit No!!! I thought he was immortal. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1375 "2026-06-13T14:37:29Z")
He only wanted to outlast Rex Reed. They had a bet. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1376 "2026-06-14T00:31:09Z")
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Former NFL defensive lineman Aldon Smith died Saturday in the Bay Area. He was 36. Smith played six seasons in the NFL for the [San Francisco 49ers](https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/_/name/sf/san-francisco-49ers), Oakland Raiders and [Dallas Cowboys](https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/_/name/dal/dallas-cowboys). The Niners originally selected him with the seventh pick in the 2011 NFL draft. ESPN ---
**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:** [June 14, 2026, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1377 "2026-06-14T00:50:47Z")
[ESPN link](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49054479/former-nfl-defensive-lineman-aldon-smith-dies-age-36) for verification. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1378 "2026-06-14T20:36:55Z")
Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized. They aren’t saying what his diagnosis is. > **[Sen. Mitch McConnell hospitalized with undisclosed condition, spokesperson says](https://abcnews.com/Politics/sen-mitch-mcconnell-hospitalized-undisclosed-condition-spokesperson/story?id=133867926&cid=social_twitter_abcn)** > > Sen. Mitch McConnell was admitted to the hospital on Sunday, according to a spokesperson. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1379 "2026-06-14T21:13:01Z")
I’m usually tuned into pop culture enough to at least have heard of people putting out music. This one completely missed me. No idea who he was. Well he’s dead. > **[Singer Oliver Tree presumed dead after Brazil helicopter crash](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/06/14/oliver-tree-dead-brazil-helicopter/90550121007/)** > > Alternative-pop musician Oliver Tree was on the list of passengers aboard a helicopter that crashed in Brazil, causing six fatalities, per reports. ---
**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 14, 2026, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1380 "2026-06-14T23:04:15Z")
Damn, I took Turtle Man off my list this year. ---
**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 15, 2026, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1381 "2026-06-15T09:00:02Z")
His helicopter crashed into another one, and then fell into an electric car dealership. If only it had crashed into the rainforest we could have done the “he’s _oliver that tree_” joke. #thoughtsandprayersarewithhisfamily [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=68) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=70)