# 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:** 97
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1922 "2026-10-06T04:47:16Z")
He basically had this low-budget infomercial, broadcasting from a small town near Branson, Missouri, where he sold buckets of “apocalypse food” which was not infrequently purchased by YouTubers who wanted to find out if it was any good. (Spoiler: It wasn’t.) However, Tammy Faye’s presence would be…interesting…in today’s social climate. [https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article239283543.html](https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article239283543.html) ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1923 "2026-10-06T04:54:11Z")
Ben Sasse, whose bandwagon I jumped on in December, has announced that his medical team is shifting his treatment to aggressive chemotherapy, after an experimental drug stopped working. [Ben Sasse on X: "Thx for the prayers — Turns out cutting out chunks of yer liver is no joke, man. Good news, bad news, and next steps… Good: big liver surgery last week successfully cleared out a bunch o cancer. (Pretty darn great — considering 9 mons ago, when told I had 3-4 months to live, surge… / X](https://x.com/BenSasse/status/2102601203540439150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2102601203540439150%7Ctwgr%5E5ee7fa5c17f262504a4fa0708c2a767bea5d7dcd%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.knopnews2.com%2F2026%2F09%2F23%2Fformer-nebraska-us-sen-ben-sasse-undergoes-liver-surgery-shifts-cancer-care%2F) ---
**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:** [October 6, 2026, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1924 "2026-10-06T06:30:02Z")
**Jeffrey Archer, bestselling British novelist and scandal-ridden politician, dies at 86** [https://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-archer-dies-parliament-perjury-novelist-acc7295b0b766f3ada1bf24c1b4efc10](https://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-archer-dies-parliament-perjury-novelist-acc7295b0b766f3ada1bf24c1b4efc10) ---
**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:** [October 6, 2026, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1925 "2026-10-06T07:45:24Z")
> **[The Blue Planet and Gandhi composer George Fenton dies aged 76](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwz0v40r98n9o)** > > The musician received five Oscar nominations, and soundtracked dozens of memorable nature films. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1926 "2026-10-06T13:18:57Z")
> [@gkster](#): > > Ben Sasse, whose bandwagon I jumped on in December, has announced that his medical team is shifting his treatment to aggressive chemotherapy, after an experimental drug stopped working. > > [Ben Sasse on X: "Thx for the prayers — Turns out cutting out chunks of yer liver is no joke, man. Good news, bad news, and next steps… Good: big liver surgery last week successfully cleared out a bunch o cancer. (Pretty darn great — considering 9 mons ago, when told I had 3-4 months to live, surge… / X](https://x.com/BenSasse/status/2102601203540439150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2102601203540439150%7Ctwgr%5E5ee7fa5c17f262504a4fa0708c2a767bea5d7dcd%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.knopnews2.com%2F2026%2F09%2F23%2Fformer-nebraska-us-sen-ben-sasse-undergoes-liver-surgery-shifts-cancer-care%2F) It’s a crowded bandwagon. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1927 "2026-10-06T14:19:17Z")
Michael Flatley faked out a bunch of players a few years ago with his cancer diagnosis. Now his wife who was also his lead Riverdancer has shuffled off this mortal coil (without moving her arms). > **[Niamh O'Brien: Dancer and wife of Michael Flatley dies, aged 52](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx5yn8y7y7dvo)** > > She was a renowned Irish dancer who performed the lead role of Saoirse in the Lord of the Dance. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1928 "2026-10-06T16:42:34Z")
Bad week for soap opera actors. _Another World_ actor [Mark Mortimer](https://ew.com/another-world-alum-mark-mortimer-dead-59-12160821) 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:** [October 6, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1929 "2026-10-06T16:45:46Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Bad week for soap opera actors. You can never be sure that they won’t reappear with a new name. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1930 "2026-10-06T18:01:41Z")
**Freddie Jackson, Grammy-Nominated R&B Singer, Dies at 70** [https://people.com/freddie-jackson-dead-age-70-12161243](https://people.com/freddie-jackson-dead-age-70-12161243) ---
**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:** [October 6, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1931 "2026-10-06T18:20:45Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > > [@Superdude](#): > > > > Bad week for soap opera actors. > > You can never be sure that they won’t reappear with a new name. Many have evil twins who be happy to fill in. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1932 "2026-10-06T21:16:57Z")
Hollywood legend Eva Marie Saint dead at 102. > **[Eva Marie Saint](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Marie_Saint)** > > Eva Marie Saint (July 4, 1924 – October 6, 2026) was an American retired actress. In a career spanning more than seven decades, she received an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award, in additions to nominations for two BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Saint is the earliest surviving and oldest living Academy Award winner and one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Saint graduated from Bowling Green State University in 1946 and began her career as a television ... ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1933 "2026-10-07T00:29:43Z")
I really admired her talent, and she was in so many memorable pictures. But did anyone see her in the odd show “A Carol For Another Christmas”? It was produced by Rod Serling, but was not a part of the Twilight Zone, although it felt like it. That show had a number of well known performers, Eva, Sterling Hayden, Peter Sellers, Robert Shaw, and quite a few others. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1934 "2026-10-07T02:35:53Z")
I’ve been playing entertainers over 90 since 2018, and Eva has been on every one of those lists. I think my reward for keeping her alive a few of those years is that I’m finally on the board this year with -2 points. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2026, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1935 "2026-10-07T04:08:47Z")
Too bad it is not a unique pick too (and this game does not put up negative points, you get _nothing_). ---
**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:** [October 7, 2026, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1936 "2026-10-07T04:24:49Z")
**commasense** and **Max1** “score” on Eva Marie Saint | 1 | Registered at Last | 304 | 6 | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | phungi | 298 | 7 | 1 | | 3 | candide | 292 | 6 | | | 4 | GIGObuster | 279 | 7 | 1 | | 5 | jeezums | 253 | 7 | | | 6 | SirCreep | 230 | 7 | 1 | | 7 | Happy Lendervedder | 219 | 6 | 1 | | 8 | Hoopy Frood | 218 | 5 | | | 9 | RobotDevilDog | 210 | 5 | | | 10 | Culling The Herd | 198 | 4 | | | 11 | Cazzle | 187 | 6 | 2 | | 11 | WolfpackJeep | 187 | 6 | | | 13 | gkster | 157 | 4 | | | 14 | Loach | 141 | 3 | | | 14 | Mean Mr.Mustard | 141 | 3 | | | 16 | notfrommensa | 139 | 4 | 1 | | 17 | Martonio77 | 137 | 3 | | | 17 | Schubert | 137 | 3 | | | 17 | Superdude | 137 | 3 | | | 20 | RivkahChaya | 132 | 3 | | | 21 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 130 | 3 | | | 22 | SunUp | 128 | 4 | | | 23 | Little Nemo | 127 | 3 | | | 24 | Wheelz | 112 | 4 | 1 | | 25 | Mahaloth | 105 | 3 | | | 25 | Tristan | 105 | 2 | | | 25 | Jack Batty | 105 | 2 | | | 25 | imthjckaz | 105 | 2 | | | 29 | Dung Beetle | 104 | 3 | | | 30 | Gyrate | 103 | 3 | | | 31 | Catamount | 100 | 3 | | | 32 | Jegpeg | 88 | 2 | | | 32 | RTFirefly | 88 | 2 | | | 34 | Moriarty | 84 | 3 | 1 | | 34 | Thumper668 | 84 | 2 | | | 34 | Stephen96 | 84 | 2 | | | 34 | Scoobysnax | 84 | 2 | | | 38 | Lord Feldon | 73 | 3 | 2 | | 39 | CreaseMonkey | 72 | 2 | | | 40 | xizor | 70 | 2 | 1 | | 41 | Dancer Flight | 53 | 1 | | | 41 | Rebo | 53 | 1 | | | 43 | billiefan2000 | 52 | 1 | | | 43 | Dr.Girlfriend | 52 | 1 | | | 43 | Lsura | 52 | 1 | | | 43 | IKnowItsOver | 52 | 1 | | | 43 | JakeYourBooty | 52 | 1 | | | 48 | Railer13 | 49 | 3 | 1 | | 48 | Captain Lance Murdoch | 49 | 2 | 1 | | 50 | nearwildheaven | 48 | 2 | | | 50 | NurseCarmen | 48 | 2 | 1 | | 52 | CrashEdit | 47 | 1 | | | 52 | Fresh91 | 47 | 1 | | | 54 | Monstera deliciosa | 43 | 2 | 1 | | 55 | Pardel-Lux | 42 | 2 | 1 | | 56 | lel | 33 | 2 | 2 | | 56 | Mollie Magill | 33 | 2 | | | 58 | ataraxy22 | 32 | 1 | | | 58 | kitap | 32 | 1 | | | 58 | Precambrianmollusc | 32 | 1 | | | 61 | vivalostwages | 29 | 1 | | | 61 | Wallet | 29 | 1 | | | 63 | Biotop | 28 | 3 | 3 | | 64 | zadscmc | 27 | 2 | | | 65 | Hatchie | 22 | 2 | 1 | | 65 | Pheoinix | 22 | 1 | | | 65 | Larry Borgia | 22 | 1 | | | 68 | Mrs Ducky | 16 | 1 | | | 68 | LoneRhino | 16 | 1 | | | 68 | Slow Moving Vehicle | 16 | 1 | | | 71 | MichaelBardella | 14 | 1 | 1 | | 71 | Ponch8 | 14 | 1 | | | 71 | MrGrump | 14 | 1 | | | 74 | AS123 | 13 | 1 | | | 74 | Lamoral | 13 | 1 | | | 76 | irritant | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 76 | Allecher | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 78 | FrostyKmart | 7 | 1 | 1 | | 79 | Baker | 6 | 1 | 1 | | 80 | Max1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | 81 | RollOutTheBarrel | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 81 | commasense | 0 | 1 | | ---
**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:** [October 7, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1937 "2026-10-07T13:13:25Z")
Poor Mr. Belding. I hope people don’t mix up Dennis Haskins and Dennis Hastert when they look up stuff about them. One played a principal and had a pretty normal/positive reputation. One was a monster who abused children and used funds to cover it up. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1938 "2026-10-07T21:17:57Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > you get _nothing_… _" I said **GOOD DAY,** SIR!"_ ---
**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:** [October 7, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1939 "2026-10-07T21:39:14Z")
Do **commasense** and **Max1** have two points deducted from their final score because they picked someone over 100? ---
**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:** [October 7, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1940 "2026-10-07T21:48:46Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > Do **commasense** and **Max1** have two points deducted from their final score because they picked someone over 100?. I think the rule is that Zero is the lowest points you can get. They are eligible for Grim Reaper award. ---
**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:** [October 8, 2026, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1941 "2026-10-08T00:50:24Z")
Margaret Hamilton has died at age 90. > **[Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the...](https://news.mit.edu/2026/margaret-hamilton-computing-pioneer-dies-1007)** > > Margaret H. Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died at age 90. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=96) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=98)