# 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:** 89
**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 26, 2026, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1762 "2026-08-26T23:58:34Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Two dead eighty-year-olds in two days? > > C’mon, GR - go for the trifecta. When Sandy Duncan dies next week, you’re going to regret not being more specific. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2026, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1763 "2026-08-27T00:02:47Z")
Too late to post her response to the Popsicle Girls act, then. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2026, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1764 "2026-08-27T03:46:02Z")
I was literally reading this thread while watching an episode of Agatha Christie’s Poirot and wondering about the identity of an actor I recognized. It became all too clear when I saw the picture of Tim Curry (and as I type this, my TV is offering The Rocky Horror Picture Show in his memory). I just remember Jaye P. Morgan singing Felix Unger’s masterpiece “Happy and Peppy and Bursting with Love” on The Odd Couple. ---
**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 27, 2026, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1765 "2026-08-27T04:03:47Z")
> **[Motown hit songwriter and 'champion' Janie Bradford dies at 87](https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/people/2026/08/23/motown-songwriter-janie-bradford-dies-at-87/91434427007/)** > > Music was a canvas upon which she "painted her dreams." ---
**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:** [August 27, 2026, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1766 "2026-08-27T07:10:44Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Two dead eighty-year-olds in two days? > > C’mon, GR - go for the trifecta. Man, why you gotta do Cher like that? Meanwhile: > **[Yayoi Kusama, who splashed polka dots across art world, dies at 97 in Tokyo](https://apnews.com/article/yayoi-kusama-artist-obituary-f92e15d5e6a446f48f3675ddd2418b8a)** > > Pioneering Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who splashed her signature polka dots on paintings, sculptures and museum installations around the world, has died. She was 97. I’ve been to a big exhibition of her works including her mirror rooms and of course all the polka dots. She spent her life in and out of mental hospitals and a lot of her art reflected her hallucinations, so not a particularly happy life, but she leaves behind some amazing artwork. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2026, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1767 "2026-08-27T12:43:30Z")
> **[Dame Jenni Murray died from car crash after being ‘dazzled by lights’](https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/27/dame-jenni-murray-died-car-crash-dazzled-lights-29475528/amp/)** > > The 75-year-old was the longest-serving BBC Woman's Hour presenter. Another great BBC broadcaster gone - Dame Jenni Murray passes away after being injured in a car crash. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1768 "2026-08-27T14:06:08Z")
Not to be too macabre (even for the Death Pool) but do you realize what kind of odds you could have gotten even last week if you had bet Mitch McConnell would outlive both Dolly Parton and Tim Curry? ---
**Author:** ![FrostyKmart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/85e7bf/32.png) [@FrostyKmart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrostyKmart)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1769 "2026-08-27T14:47:19Z")
> **['Transformers' Voice Actor Peter Cullen Dead at 85](https://www.tmz.com/2026/08/27/peter-cullen-dead/)** > > Peter Cullen, famous for voicing Optimus Prime in the 'Transformers' franchise, is dead. Peter Cullen has rolled out ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1770 "2026-08-27T14:53:21Z")
“Thanks for noticing…” ---
**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:** [August 27, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1771 "2026-08-27T15:00:36Z")
That’s a good one: > **[Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies aged 84](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/27/ratko-mladic-the-butcher-of-bosnia-dies-aged-84)** > > Bosnian Serb commander responsible for Srebrenica massacre dies in prison while serving life sentence for genocide What a pity I was no longer thinking of him when I made my list. Still, glad to read. Life long sentence, dying in prison: he may still end up as a good example after all. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1772 "2026-08-27T15:57:03Z")
What a guy. Makes you cry. Und I did. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1773 "2026-08-27T15:58:58Z")
This just in: there’s been one child born in this world to carry on. > **[David Clayton-Thomas, lead singer for Blood, Sweat & Tears, dies aged 84](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jun/25/david-clayton-thomas-singer-dies)** > > The Canadian musician, who achieved major hits such as Spinning Wheel and You’ve Made Me So Very Happy, died peacefully at a Toronto hospital ---
**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:** [August 27, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1774 "2026-08-27T17:12:10Z")
Well … in two months ago, anyway. ---
**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 27, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1775 "2026-08-27T17:37:08Z")
> [@FrostyKmart](#): > > ['Transformers' Voice Actor Peter Cullen Dead at 85](https://www.tmz.com/2026/08/27/peter-cullen-dead/) > > Peter Cullen has rolled out [![](https://i.makeagif.com/media/5-13-2016/R-PrrO.gif) ](https://i.makeagif.com/media/5-13-2016/R-PrrO.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1776 "2026-08-27T19:46:57Z")
I would advise **Monstera deliciosa** to keep an eye open, as I just saw a report the Harald V of Norway is in worsening health. ---
**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 27, 2026, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1777 "2026-08-27T20:16:19Z")
Several of us picked Jordan Brunoli for our lists. He posted an update on his health a couple of weeks ago, saying his cancer has entered its final stages and that he was given a prognosis in June of having only three or four months left. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2026, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1778 "2026-08-28T04:33:03Z")
This game is getting Ugly. I’m glad I’m scoreless. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1779 "2026-08-28T07:26:40Z")
Norway’s King Harald V died. They’re falling like flies this week. It’s like 2016 all over again. Norway’s King Harald dies aged 89 [Norway's King Harald dies aged 89](https://share.google/7ZvNxuNuTYH1yjwUS) ---
**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:** [August 28, 2026, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1780 "2026-08-28T07:56:27Z")
So many people in my provisional list for next year are dying, it’s giving me ideas. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2026, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1781 "2026-08-28T11:41:57Z")
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