# 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:** 47
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/926 "2020-07-30T21:20:40Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Did he contract Covid-19 from an event or is that an unknown? I would also wonder whether an infected but maskless Cain helped spread it at an event, an event in Tulsa. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2020, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/927 "2020-07-31T01:50:07Z")
Whereas conservative friends of mine are accusing the media of lying because he had a relapse of cancer, but the media are saying it was COVID-19 ---
**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:** [July 31, 2020, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/928 "2020-07-31T02:42:33Z")
Much like regular influenza, if you also have a weakened immune system, it’s the flu that will get you, even if the official cause of death is listed as the immunodeficiency. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/929 "2020-07-31T15:57:43Z")
Alan Parker, Director of ‘Bugsy Malone,’ ‘Midnight Express,’ Dies at 76 ---
**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:** [July 31, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/930 "2020-07-31T21:14:43Z")
[Hall-of-Fame country DJ Bill Mack dies of COVID-19 at age 88](https://apnews.com/43e7878ea2a9d24f0a2eb79aa0938360) > [@](#): > > Longtime country music disc jockey Bill Mack, whose “Blue” became a hit for LeAnn Rimes and won a 1996 Grammy Award for Country Music Song of the Year, died Friday at age 88, his son said. > > In a Facebook message, Mack’s son Billy Mack Smith said his father died Friday of COVID-19 but had underlying health conditions. > > Mack’s “Midnight Cowboy Trucking Show” overnight program on clear channel WBAP-AM in Fort Worth kept truckers entertained for decades and earned him a place in the Country Music DJ Hall of Fame. > > Mack later hosted programs on satellite radio and the syndicated “Country Crossroads. He also wrote “Drinking Champagne,” a song covered by George Strait, Dean Martin and Willie Nelson. ---
**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 2, 2020, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/931 "2020-08-02T00:52:59Z")
[Connie Culp](https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/connie-culp-first-us-near-total-face-transplant-recipient-dies-at-57/ar-BB17svBx?ocid=msedgntp), the first US near-total face transplant recipient, has died at 57. ---
**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 2, 2020, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/932 "2020-08-02T04:28:05Z")
> **[Wilford Brimley, Face of Quaker Oats & Diabetes Campaigns, Dead at 85](https://www.tmz.com/2020/08/01/wilford-brimley-dead-dies-actor-quaker-oats-diabetes/)** > > Brimley was a staple in the health and food ad space for years. Wilford Brimley dead at 85. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/933 "2020-08-02T12:35:29Z")
For Brimley **Dancer Flight** goes from a tie for 57th to sole possession of 44th place | 1 | phungi | 191 | 5 | 2 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | Loach | 135 | 4 | 1 | | 3 | Jeep’s Phoenix | 99 | 4 | 0 | | 4 | RobotDevilDog | 87 | 3 | 0 | | 5 | Happy Lendervedder | 81 | 3 | 1 | | 6 | 42fish | 64 | 2 | 0 | | 6 | CAMJAY77 | 64 | 2 | 0 | | 6 | candide | 64 | 2 | 0 | | 6 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 64 | 2 | 0 | | 6 | Queen Anne’s Lace | 64 | 2 | 0 | | 6 | Registered at Last | 64 | 2 | 0 | | 12 | Snowboarder Bo | 58 | 3 | 3 | | 13 | GIGObuster | 57 | 2 | 0 | | 14 | Mahaloth | 50 | 3 | 1 | | 15 | carnivorousplant | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | J-P L | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | Little Nemo | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | Maus Magill | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | melondeca | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | RTFirefly | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | standard deviation | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | The Vorlon | 44 | 1 | 0 | | 23 | jeezums | 43 | 2 | 0 | | 24 | Biotop | 40 | 2 | 2 | | 25 | arara123 | 39 | 1 | 1 | | 26 | amarinth | 33 | 2 | 0 | | 26 | MrKnowItAll | 33 | 1 | 1 | | 28 | irritant | 26 | 2 | 2 | | 28 | Superdude | 26 | 2 | 1 | | 30 | FavreCo | 25 | 1 | 1 | | 31 | Cazzle | 23 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | AiM33 | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | ataraxy22 | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Crease Munky | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Dolores Reborn | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Dung Beetle | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Hoopy Frood | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Kitten Mitten | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Lsura | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Oredigger77 | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Team Dirt | 20 | 1 | 0 | | 42 | Bayaker | 19 | 1 | 1 | | 43 | KarlGauss | 16 | 1 | 1 | | 44 | Dancer Flight | 15 | 2 | 1 | | 45 | Prof.Pepperwinkle | 13 | 2 | 0 | | 45 | Personal | 13 | 2 | 0 | | 47 | RollOutTheBarrel | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 48 | Baker | 10 | 2 | 1 | | 48 | TruCelt | 10 | 1 | 0 | | 50 | copmputergeek | 9 | 1 | 0 | | 50 | zadscmc | 9 | 1 | 0 | | 52 | Annie X-mas | 8 | 1 | 1 | | 53 | commasense | 2 | 3 | 0 | | 53 | a35362 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 53 | Rico | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 56 | rosemurray | 1 | 3 | 0 | | 56 | Meeko | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 58 | vivalostwages | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 58 | Paul in Qatar | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 58 | melondeca | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 58 | Dr. Girlfriend | 0 | 1 | 0 | ---
**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 2, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/934 "2020-08-02T13:35:39Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Wilford Brimley dead at 85. _pours a 40 of Quaker Oats out on the curb_ ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/935 "2020-08-03T18:00:10Z")
Stacy’s Mom will never know what she missed. 😢 > **[Adam Schlesinger: Stacy’s Mom songwriter dies aged 52 with coronavirus](https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52132840)** > > Tom Hanks and Mark Ronson are among those paying tribute to the late Grammy-winner Adam Schlesinger. ---
**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:** [August 3, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/936 "2020-08-03T18:04:29Z")
That was in April ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/937 "2020-08-03T18:28:47Z")
Crap! No points for me either way. 🙂 ---
**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 4, 2020, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/938 "2020-08-04T04:10:23Z")
[Reni Santoni](https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/dirty-harry-actor-reni-santoni-who-also-played-poppie-in-seinfeld-dies-at-81/ar-BB17x7od?ocid=msedgntp), who played Poppie in _Seinfeld_, has died at 81 ---
**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:** [August 4, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/939 "2020-08-04T20:12:21Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > [Kenny Rogers](https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/country-music-legend-kenny-rogers-dies-81-n1165531) has passed away at 19 points. > [@GuanoLad](#): > > He knew when to fold 'em. Boy that was the understatement of the year. ---
**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 5, 2020, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/940 "2020-08-05T04:42:22Z")
[Bill English](https://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/bill-english/) co-creator of the computer mouse. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/941 "2020-08-05T16:22:34Z")
Pete Hamill, legendary New York columnist, has died; he was 85. > **[Pete Hamill, legendary New York columnist and novelist, dies](https://apnews.com/4387e919e5a4f4dfa8e024402bd2f9ea)** > > NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Hamill, the self-taught, street-wise newspaper columnist whose love affair with New York inspired a colorful and uniquely influential journalistic career and produced several books of fiction and nonfiction, died Wednesday... ---
**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 7, 2020, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/942 "2020-08-07T08:48:54Z")
Vern Rumsey, founder and bassist for Unwound, has [died](https://www.nme.com/news/music/unwound-bassist-vern-rumsey-has-died-aged-47-2723197) at 47. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/943 "2020-08-07T14:51:17Z")
Brent Scowcroft, former US National Security Adviser, dies at age 95. > **[Brent Scowcroft, longtime Bush confidant and former national security...](https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/07/politics/brent-scowcroft-dies/index.html)** > > Brent Scowcroft, a former national security adviser and longtime confidant of former President George H.W. Bush, has died, a spokesman for the 41st president's foundation said Friday. He was 95. ---
**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 8, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/944 "2020-08-08T13:58:54Z")
[Michael Ojo](https://www.si.com/college/2020/08/07/michael-ojo-dies-collapses-workout-serbia-florida-state), former FSU center and EuroLeague player dies at 27 after collapsing during training. ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/945 "2020-08-09T20:42:09Z")
> **[Founder of Medusa’s, legendary all-ages Chicago nightclub, has died: He...](https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-medusas-dave-medusa-shelton-dead-20200808-tzrwgds7creqdbopwegc56i7bm-story.html)** > > Dave Shelton, founder of Medusa’s, which attracted a “melting pot” of teens and young adults from across the Chicago area for cutting edge music, dancing and art, has died. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229.md?page=46) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229.md?page=48)