# 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:** 84
**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:** [August 11, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1662 "2026-08-11T02:35:22Z")
Again, feel free to check your list at any time and complain to me in the thread if your score looks wrong. I emphasize, complain _in this thread_, not in a private message: that will make it much easier for me to find your list from December.   _my score, at zero, looks wrong to me, so I guess I need to complain to **eschereal** about that_ ---
**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:** [August 11, 2026, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1663 "2026-08-11T21:30:56Z")
Anyone making notes for next year already might want to know that Lucy Davis, who was on the British version of _The Office_ and played Diane in _Shaun of the Dead,_ has [announced that she has incurable stage 4 breast cancer](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/aug/11/lucy-davis-the-office-actor-stage-four-breast-cancer), and it’s spread into her spine, rib, and hip. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1664 "2026-08-12T00:16:37Z")
Oh no. That’s a shame. She’s a very funny actress. Her Dad is popular UK comedian Jasper Carrot. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1665 "2026-08-12T01:08:35Z")
> **[Jake Whisenant, record-setting speed climber, dies at 30 in climbing accident](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jake-whisenant-record-setting-speed-climber-dies-30-climbing-accident-rcna591742)** > > Whisenant, known in the climbing community for his speed ascents in Yosemite National Park, fell while climbing in the mountains of Tulare County, California. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1666 "2026-08-12T01:13:35Z")
Oh I loved all the actors in _Shaun of the Dead._ ---
**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:** [August 12, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1667 "2026-08-12T01:17:11Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Anyone making notes for next year already might want to know that Lucy Davis, who was on the British version of _The Office_ and played Diane in _Shaun of the Dead,_ has [announced that she has incurable stage 4 breast cancer](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/aug/11/lucy-davis-the-office-actor-stage-four-breast-cancer), and it’s spread into her spine, rib, and hip. You’re not playing right. 😂 ---
**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:** [August 12, 2026, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1668 "2026-08-12T01:39:46Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Oh I loved all the actors in _Shaun of the Dead._ Nick Frost will be seen again playing Hagrid in the new Harry Potter films. I’ve seen him in several things and I sometimes worry about his weight and his health. I hope he is staying healthy. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2026, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1669 "2026-08-12T01:56:25Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > > [@Superdude](#): > > > > Anyone making notes for next year already might want to know that Lucy Davis, who was on the British version of _The Office_ and played Diane in _Shaun of the Dead,_ has [announced that she has incurable stage 4 breast cancer](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/aug/11/lucy-davis-the-office-actor-stage-four-breast-cancer), and it’s spread into her spine, rib, and hip. > > You’re not playing right. 😂 I know. I suppose I should listen to the 2020 champion for pointers. This early in the season, I don’t mind sharing. Once Halloween hits, I keep everything quiet. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2026, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1670 "2026-08-12T03:16:42Z")
Social Media Influencer Mina Chan has [taken her own life while live-streaming](https://people.com/influencer-mina-chan-dies-by-suicide-on-livestream-reports-12057190). She was 25. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2026, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1671 "2026-08-12T03:35:28Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > > [@Loach](#): > > > > > [@Superdude](#): > > > > > > Anyone making notes for next year already might want to know that Lucy Davis, who was on the British version of _The Office_ and played Diane in _Shaun of the Dead,_ has [announced that she has incurable stage 4 breast cancer](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/aug/11/lucy-davis-the-office-actor-stage-four-breast-cancer), and it’s spread into her spine, rib, and hip. > > > > You’re not playing right. 😂 > > I know. I suppose I should listen to the 2020 champion for pointers. > > This early in the season, I don’t mind sharing. Once Halloween hits, I keep everything quiet. My working list has 14 names on it. Not counting this year’s survivors. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2026, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1672 "2026-08-12T03:53:40Z")
"The internet personality’s family described her as “deeply hurt” as a result of the “critical comments” she received on social media. “I hope that more people will consider how everything they post — words, photos, videos, etc. — is perceived by others,” the post continued." I’m sorry, but perhaps she should have heeded that advice herself. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2026, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1673 "2026-08-12T04:32:17Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I’m sorry, but perhaps she should have heeded that advice herself. I’ll admit I never followed Mina Chen. Did she post content that was critical of other people? ---
**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:** [August 12, 2026, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1674 "2026-08-12T04:47:55Z")
I don’t know, but her live suicide probably wasn’t a great thing for her viewers. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2026, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1675 "2026-08-12T04:49:18Z")
Okay, I get it. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1676 "2026-08-12T20:48:29Z")
I got a Facebook post from a friend about the most awful people in the current administration. It was slightly dated as it still had Bill Barr as attorney general, so I have changed the list slightly. I made Melania an alternate for my next year’s list instead of being in the thirteen. So feel free to steal from this, or copy and paste, when deliberating for next year. Donald Trump Howard Lutnick, sec of Commerce John Phelan, sec of Navy Paolo Zampolli, Kennedy Center RFK Jr sec HHS Kevin Warsh Mehmet Oz Elon Musk Steve Bannon Alex Acosta Brett Ratner. Directed “Melania” Mitch McConnell Todd Blanche Melania Trump Bill Barr J D Vance For 2026 my list was Topekans, or folks born here. None of them has done me the favor of giving me points, so in 2027 I will submit the list above and remove the magical protection the others have had. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1677 "2026-08-12T20:59:43Z")
Why on Earth would we want to give them the gift of immortality? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1678 "2026-08-12T21:05:50Z")
I didn’t think of it that way. You may be right. But maybe just for once I would have a good year. The most I ever got in one year was two deaths I think, and those were both names I liked. The only award I ever got was for the Final Hours award, and Benazir Bhutto gave me the only points I got that year. And think of it this way, if none of them shuffle off in 2027 I could change the list for the year after that, and voila! ---
**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:** [August 14, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1679 "2026-08-14T01:13:07Z")
> **[Zhu Rongji, the ‘economic czar’ who helped turn China into a powerhouse, dies...](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/12/china/zhu-rongji-china-economic-tsar-obituary-intl-hnk)** > > Zhu Rongji, the steely former Chinese premier whose bold economic reforms propelled the country’s rise as a global powerhouse, has died. He was 97. ---
**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:** [August 14, 2026, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1680 "2026-08-14T07:02:48Z")
Australian entertainer **Johnny Young** has died aged 79. He was well known as the person who gave many young singers their starts with the show _Young Talent Time_, which had such successes as Tina Arena and Kylie Minogue’s sister Dannii. > **[Vale: Johnny Young | TV Tonight](https://tvtonight.com.au/2026/08/vale-johnny-young.html)** > > Updated: Legendary TV host and producer Johnny Young has died. Tributes from Tina Arena, Dannii and more. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2026, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1681 "2026-08-14T07:12:22Z")
> Former “All That” star **[Christy Knowings](https://www.tmz.com/people/christy-knowings/)** is dead after suffering an asthma attack that left her with brain damage … TMZ has learned. A family member tells TMZ … Christy was hospitalized Friday after the attack and placed on life support. We’re told Christy remained on life support through Tuesday, when her family made the difficult decision to take her off it. She died Tuesday night at a Los Angeles-area hospital. > **['All That' Star Christy Knowings Dead at 46](https://www.tmz.com/2026/08/13/christy-knowings-dead/)** > > 12:13 PM PT -- Kenan Thompson took to Instagram to pay tribute to his his fellow "All That" star. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=83) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=85)