# 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:** 72
**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 25, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1422 "2026-06-25T17:26:59Z")
What the heck was Scary Mommy? ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1423 "2026-06-25T19:10:06Z")
Motherhood blog. > **[Scary Mommy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scary_Mommy)** > > Scary Mommy is a website that produces content targeting mothers, specifically focusing on parenting, motherhood, current events, and pop culture. The site is owned by Bustle Digital Group, and the website is based in New York City. Scary Mommy began as Jill Smokler's personal blog. The site peaked around 2009-2015. > Scary Mommy was founded in March 2008 by Jill Smokler (1977–2026) in Baltimore, Maryland. A companion book titled Confessions of a Scary Mommy was published by Smokler in April 2012 ... ---
**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 25, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1424 "2026-06-25T22:32:56Z")
> [@Reeses\_Monkey](#): > > David Clayton-Thomas of [Blood Sweat & Tears](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Clayton-Thomas?wprov=sfla1) has stopped spinning that wheel at 84. What goes up must come down. ---
**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 26, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1425 "2026-06-26T00:31:44Z")
Police want to question Lucretia McEvil. ---
**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 27, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1426 "2026-06-27T12:19:12Z")
Sergei Ivanov, long rumored to be Putin’s successor, has decided to remind him of his mortality in a very personal way by leading by example: > **[Sergei Ivanov, Russia's ex-defense minister once seen as Putin's likely...](https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2026-06-26/sergei-ivanov-russias-ex-defense-minister-once-seen-as-putins-likely-successor-has-died-at-73)** > > The Kremlin said Ivanov died on Friday without providing the cause of death or giving other details. Putin sent his condolences to Ivanov's family. May his commitment bear fruit! He was 73. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1427 "2026-06-27T16:57:49Z")
Looks like Mel Brooks has aged himself right of the competition by living to 100! ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1428 "2026-06-27T16:59:33Z")
As long as he doesn’t die today. Tomorrow is his birthday. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1429 "2026-06-27T17:31:07Z")
Dying with an hour to go would be a very Mel Brooks-type gag, actually. ---
**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:** [June 27, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1430 "2026-06-27T22:14:23Z")
Only 1900 more years to go! ---
**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 27, 2026, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1431 "2026-06-27T23:53:22Z")
[https://people.com/joe-doering-dead-pro-wrestling-champion-brain-cancer-12008102](https://people.com/joe-doering-dead-pro-wrestling-champion-brain-cancer-12008102) Joe Doering, Former Pro Wrestling Champion, Dies at 44 After Being Diagnosed with 3rd Brain Tumor ---
**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 28, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1432 "2026-06-28T00:40:40Z")
[Ann Blyth,](https://people.com/ann-blyth-death-mildred-pierce-8623816) singer-actress who was nominated for an Academy Award in a dramatic role, dead at 98. ---
**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:** [June 29, 2026, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1433 "2026-06-29T12:20:08Z")
Venerable UK sitcom actress Dame Penelope Keith has died, aged 86. > **[Dame Penelope Keith: The Good Life and To The Manor Born actress dies aged 86](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2ey1pjx0z9o)** > > Tributes are paid to the "comic genius", who starred in some of Britain's most popular sitcoms. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1434 "2026-06-29T12:40:06Z")
Aww. She was so prevalent on TV in my childhood, it kind of feels like losing a great aunt. ---
**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 29, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1435 "2026-06-29T16:24:11Z")
To the manor dead. ---
**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 29, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1436 "2026-06-29T20:15:06Z")
> [@billiefan2000](#): > > [Daveigh Chase death – 'The Ring,' 'Lilo and Stitch' star dies at 35](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2026/06/17/daveigh-chase-dead-the-ring-lilo-and-stitch-movies/90592282007/) > > This was one of my alternates 😢 It’s been [revealed that her cause of death was AIDS](https://people.com/daveigh-chase-cause-of-death-revealed-12008866). She apparently struggled with addiction during the last few years of her life. ---
**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 30, 2026, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1437 "2026-06-30T05:33:26Z")
> **[Khadijah Farrakhan, 'first lady of Nation of Islam' as wife of famous pastor,...](https://apnews.com/article/khadijah-farrakhan-louis-wife-dies-islam-f76ef811eb7daa0fd06254732c425610)** > > Khadijah Farrakhan, longtime wife of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, has died at age 90. The Nation of Islam announced “Mother Khadijah”'s death Saturday. ---
**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 30, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1438 "2026-06-30T16:32:53Z")
I am sorry for reporting so late about his murder: > **[Wednesday, June 17, 2026 - Russian cartoonist Semyon Skrepetsky shot dead in the...](https://bado-badosblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/russian-cartoonist-semyon-skrepetsky.html#more)** > > From Cartooning for Peace . Russian artist and cartoonist Semyon Skrepetsky, also known as Simon Skrepetski , was shot dead in the street on... When cartoonists live dangerously they are most necessary. My condolencies and respect. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1439 "2026-07-01T00:40:48Z")
He had no ticket. > **[‘Indiana Jones’ and ‘Braveheart’ actor Michael Byrne dies at 82](https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/06/30/indiana-jones-braveheart-actor-michael-byrne-dead-82/)** > > English actor Michael Byrne is dead at 82. His film roles included “”Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” and “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.” [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0MfKgjzi7Uw/hqdefault.jpg "Last Crusade "No Ticket" scene") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MfKgjzi7Uw) ---
**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:** [July 1, 2026, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1440 "2026-07-01T04:16:39Z")
No Les no more. > **[Les Mills, the New Zealand Olympian who founded a chain of gyms, dies at 91](https://apnews.com/article/les-mills-dies-gyms-fitness-new-zealand-2643e254b8aed037939d7d867d3f6210)** > > Les Mills, the New Zealand Olympian and founder of the gym chain bearing his name, has died at age 91. A statement from his company said he died peacefully on Monday. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1441 "2026-07-01T16:26:07Z")
Victor Willis, lead singer of the Village People has spent his last night at the YMCA at age 74 [Victor Willis, Village People lead singer, dies at 74](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/victor-willis-village-people-lead-singer-dies-aged-74-rcna352516) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=71) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=73)