# Celebrity Death Pool 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2019, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229 "2019-12-01T07:28:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 35
**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:** [April 21, 2020, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/685 "2020-04-21T05:18:18Z")
> [@The\_Vorlon](#): > > I believe this comes under the heading of ‘wishful thinking’. He’s either dying or stubbed his toe. ---
**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:** [April 22, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/686 "2020-04-22T20:07:33Z")
Oscar nominated actress [Shirley Knight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Knight)-83. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/687 "2020-04-22T20:17:08Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Oscar nominated actress [Shirley Knight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Knight)-83. A lovely and talented actress – and my second alternate on this year’s list. ☹ ---
**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:** [April 22, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/688 "2020-04-22T23:28:20Z")
Playboy Playmate Ashley Mattingly (March 2011) has committed suicide at age 33. She apparently had a history of drug and alcohol problems. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/689 "2020-04-23T00:29:33Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Oscar nominated actress [Shirley Knight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Knight)-83. She was awesome. My favorite role was as Bea in Grandma’s Boy. She totally fucking rocked! ---
**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:** [April 23, 2020, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/690 "2020-04-23T03:55:11Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Playboy Playmate Ashley Mattingly (March 2011) has committed suicide at age 33. She apparently had a history of drug and alcohol problems. Okay, that [Instagram](https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-playboy-playmate-ashley-mattingly-instagram-video-hospital-20200422-mu5wcm4s5nbynpxqdu47mnewcy-story.html) she posted was creepy and disconcerting. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/691 "2020-04-24T21:07:02Z")
Actor Gene Dynarski, probably best known for playing Izzy Mandelbaum on “Seinfeld,” has died at the age of 86. He also appeared in “Star Trek” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/692 "2020-04-24T23:13:17Z")
Jerry Bishop, former L.A. morning drive disc jockey and Judge Judy announcer, dead at 84. ---
**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:** [April 25, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/693 "2020-04-25T15:03:23Z")
Harold Reid, one of the founding members of The Statler Brothers, has died at 80. [https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.newsleader.com/amp/3013597001](https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.newsleader.com/amp/3013597001) Representatives for Waldorf could not be reached for comment. ---
**Author:** ![dba\_Fred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@dba\_Fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dba_Fred)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2020, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/694 "2020-04-26T10:39:11Z")
And now Mr. Reid sings: _Countin’ flowers on my grave, Cuz I’m dead & I can’t wave._ edited to add: I don’t know if he has a beautiful body but I wouldn’t hold it against me. ---
**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:** [April 28, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/695 "2020-04-28T13:47:07Z")
Ms Minnie, from “Little Women Atlanta,” dies in a car accident at the age of 34 > **[Ms. Minnie, Star of 'Little Women: Atlanta,' Dies at 34](https://www.thewrap.com/ms-minnie-star-of-little-women-atlanta-dies-at-34/)** > > The reality show star (née Ashley Ross) was killed in a car accident, her publicist says ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/696 "2020-04-28T18:03:10Z")
[India Adams](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/india-adams-dead-secret-singer-band-wagon-torch-song-was-93-1292190), Secret Singer in ‘The Band Wagon’ and ‘Torch Song,’ Dies at 93 ---
**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:** [April 28, 2020, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/697 "2020-04-28T21:47:12Z")
TV Producer [Joel Rogosin](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/joel-rogosin-dead-virginian-ironside-magnum-pi-producer-was-87-1291434) dead at 87 from Covid-19 complications. ---
**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:** [April 29, 2020, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/698 "2020-04-29T01:40:31Z")
Renowned American cellist Lynn Harrell dead at 76. > **[Cellist Lynn Harrell Has Died, Age 76](https://www.npr.org/2020/04/28/847462222/cellist-lynn-harrell-has-died-age-76)** > > The Grammy-winning American cellist had a wide-ranging career that spanned Bach to new music written by Augusta Read Thomas. His colleagues also treasured him as a generous musical collaborator. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/699 "2020-04-29T13:44:16Z")
Bollywood star Irrfan Khan, known internationally for his roles in “Life Of Pi” and "Slumdog Millionaire” and “Jurassic World” is dead at 53. His death was NOT coronavirus-related! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/700 "2020-04-29T14:08:05Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > Bollywood star Irrfan Khan, known internationally for his roles in “Life Of Pi” and "Slumdog Millionaire” and “Jurassic World” is dead at 53. His death was NOT coronavirus-related! **RAL** had him…as an alternate. 😛 I considered him, but left him off at the end. So it goes. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2020, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/701 "2020-05-01T23:32:41Z")
Sam Lloyd brings me and several others 44 points. > **['Scrubs' Actor Sam Lloyd Dead at 56](https://www.tmz.com/2020/05/01/scrubs-actor-sam-lloyd-dead-at-56-brain-tumor/)** > > Sam Lloyd, best known for playing kooky lawyer Ted Buckland on "Scrubs," has died of a brain tumor. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2020, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/702 "2020-05-01T23:55:31Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Sam Lloyd brings me and several others 44 points. > > [https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.tmz.com/2020/05/01/scrubs-actor-sam-lloyd-dead-at-56-brain-tumor/](https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.tmz.com/2020/05/01/scrubs-actor-sam-lloyd-dead-at-56-brain-tumor/) Damn it, if there was ever a pick that I hoped would make it another year, it was him. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/703 "2020-05-02T00:05:57Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Sam Lloyd brings me and several others 44 points. > > ['Scrubs' Actor Sam Lloyd Dead at 56](https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.tmz.com/2020/05/01/scrubs-actor-sam-lloyd-dead-at-56-brain-tumor/) Ouch, so sad. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2020, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/704 "2020-05-02T01:46:34Z")
Sam Lloyd is the celebrity with the most picks so far. Interestingly enough, 12 of the 13 that have him are getting their first points this years. **Loach** is catapulted into second place. 1 phungi 107 3 1 2 Loach 88 2 0 3 Jeep’s Phoenix 67 2 0 3 RobotDevilDog 67 2 0 5 42fish 44 1 0 5 CAMJAY77 44 1 0 5 candide 44 1 0 5 carnivorousplant 44 1 0 5 GIGObuster 44 1 0 5 Happy Lenervedder 44 1 0 5 It’s Not Rocket Surgery 44 1 0 5 J-P L 44 1 0 5 Little Nemo 44 1 0 5 Maus Magill 44 1 0 5 melondeca 44 1 0 5 Registered at Last 44 1 0 5 RTFirefly 44 1 0 5 standard deviation 44 1 0 5 The Vorlon 44 1 0 20 Snowboarder Bo 41 2 2 21 arara123 39 1 1 22 MrKnowItAll 33 1 1 23 Mahaloth 30 2 1 24 FavreCo 25 1 1 25 Cazzle 23 1 0 25 jeezums 23 1 0 27 Bayaker 19 1 1 28 Biotop 16 1 1 28 KarlGauss 16 1 1 30 Baker 10 1 0 30 TruCelt 10 1 0 32 copmputergeek 9 1 0 32 zadscmc 9 1 0 34 Annie X-mas 8 1 1 35 Superdude 6 1 1 36 commasense 0 1 0 36 Dancer Flight 0 1 0 36 Dr. Girlfriend 0 1 0 36 melondeca 0 1 0 36 Paul in Qatar 0 1 0 36 rosemurray 0 1 0 36 vivalostwages 0 1 0 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229.md?page=34) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229.md?page=36)