# Celebrity Death Pool 2020

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229>\
**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:** 48

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**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 9, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/946 "2020-08-09T21:17:47Z")

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**NOT DEAD:** Simon Cowell just dodged the Grim Reaper after breaking his back falling off his electric bike. I think they are expecting a full recovery, but he was really badly injured. Yikes.

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**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 9, 2020, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/947 "2020-08-09T21:45:32Z")

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He may never curmudgeon again.

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**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 10, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/948 "2020-08-10T00:26:49Z")

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[Kamala](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://cultaholic.com/posts/james-kamala-harris-passes-away&ved=0ahUKEwjsvfbnr4_rAhWcl3IEHZRVCSAQxfQBCCowAA&usg=AOvVaw3pC1k2IJIgHzUs4PWoQ9jy), the Ugandan Giant, dead at 70.

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**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/949 "2020-08-10T00:34:57Z")

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RIP pro Wrestler Kamala.

I get some points here and also in the themed dead pool too.

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/950 "2020-08-10T00:51:43Z")

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James Harris, aka Kamala, got four players points

| 1 | phungi | 191 | 5 | 2 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Loach | 135 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | RobotDevilDog | 117 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Jeep’s Phoenix | 99 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | GIGObuster | 87 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Happy Lendervedder | 81 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Little Nemo | 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | 42fish | 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | CAMJAY77 | 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | candide | 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Queen Anne’s Lace | 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Registered at Last | 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Snowboarder Bo | 58 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Mahaloth | 50 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | AiM33 | 50 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | carnivorousplant | 44 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | J-P L | 44 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Maus Magill | 44 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | melondeca | 44 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | RTFirefly | 44 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | standard deviation | 44 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | The Vorlon | 44 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | jeezums | 43 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Biotop | 40 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | arara123 | 39 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | amarinth | 33 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MrKnowItAll | 33 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | irritant | 26 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Superdude | 26 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | FavreCo | 25 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Cazzle | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | ataraxy22 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Crease Munky | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Dolores Reborn | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Dung Beetle | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Hoopy Frood | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Kitten Mitten | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Lsura | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Oredigger77 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | 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 |

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**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 10, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/951 "2020-08-10T13:13:38Z")

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I don’t think anyone had him, but long time Raleigh New & Observer columnist [Dennis Rogers](https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article244820702.html) died Saturday at age 77. This one saddens me greatly. Not only was he a good writer, but he was also a personal friend.

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**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 11, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/952 "2020-08-11T21:12:07Z")

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Trini Lopez chute didn’t open.

> **[Trini Lopez, Singer and Actor in ‘The Dirty Dozen,’ Dies of COVID-19 at 83](https://variety.com/2020/music/news/trini-lopez-dead-dies-the-dirty-dozen-1234732017/)**
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> Trini Lopez, the pop singer and guitarist who also acted in Robert Aldrich’s “The Dirty Dozen,” died Tuesday of complications from COVID-19. Palm Springs Life magazine first repor…

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**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:** [August 12, 2020, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/953 "2020-08-12T10:18:25Z")

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> [@Loach](#):
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> Trini Lopez chute didn’t open.

Yeah, he broke his neck when he landed on a lemon tree.

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**Author:** ![The\_Vorlon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/954 "2020-08-12T12:34:17Z")

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Sumner Redstone has had the house lights come up for the last time.

> **[Sumner Redstone, Tenacious Media Mogul, Dies at 97](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/sumner-redstone-dead-cbs-viacom-media-mogul-was-97-622455/)**
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> Sumner Redstone, the hard-charging mogul who parlayed his father’s New England drive-in theater business into a media empire that includes ViacomCBS, has died at age 97.

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/955 "2020-08-12T23:28:43Z")

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The Vorlon and vivalostwages get points for Redstone.

| 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 | The Vorlon | 47 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | carnivorousplant | 44 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | J-P L | 44 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Little Nemo | 44 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Maus Magill | 44 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | melondeca | 44 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | RTFirefly | 44 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | standard deviation | 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 | vivalostwages | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | commasense | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | a35362 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Rico | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | rosemurray | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 57 | Meeko | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Paul in Qatar | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | melondeca | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Dr. Girlfriend | 0 | 1 | 0 |

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**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 13, 2020, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/956 "2020-08-13T05:40:10Z")

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[Annie Glenn](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/annie-glenn-wife-late-astronaut-u-s-sen-john-glenn-n1210371) dies of Covid-19

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**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 13, 2020, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/957 "2020-08-13T05:42:05Z")

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In May  
Already posted.

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**Author:** ![RobotDevilDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@RobotDevilDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobotDevilDog)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/958 "2020-08-13T18:04:03Z")

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With the latest update to the totals, my score reverted back to its previous listing. It says I have 3 picks and 87 points, but on the last total, I had 4 picks and 117 points. Not sure if anyone else’s score did the same thing.

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/959 "2020-08-13T21:10:24Z")

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I’ll get on that.

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/960 "2020-08-13T21:35:52Z")

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I think what happened is I somehow backtracked and left off the points for Kamala(James Harris)

| 1 | phungi | 191 | 5 | 2 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Loach | 135 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | RobotDevilDog | 117 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Jeep’s Phoenix | 99 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | GIGObuster | 87 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Happy Lendervedder | 81 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Little Nemo | 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | 42fish | 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | CAMJAY77 | 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | candide | 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Queen Anne’s Lace | 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Registered at Last | 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Snowboarder Bo | 58 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Mahaloth | 50 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | AiM33 | 50 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | The Vorlon | 47 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | carnivorousplant | 44 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | J-P L | 44 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Maus Magill | 44 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | melondeca | 44 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | RTFirefly | 44 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | standard deviation | 44 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | jeezums | 43 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Biotop | 40 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | arara123 | 39 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | amarinth | 33 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MrKnowItAll | 33 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | irritant | 26 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Superdude | 26 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | FavreCo | 25 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Cazzle | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | ataraxy22 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Crease Munky | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Dolores Reborn | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Dung Beetle | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Hoopy Frood | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Kitten Mitten | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Lsura | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Oredigger77 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | 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 | vivalostwages | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | commasense | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | a35362 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Rico | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | rosemurray | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 57 | Meeko | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Paul in Qatar | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | melondeca | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Dr. Girlfriend | 0 | 1 | 0 |

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**Author:** ![RobotDevilDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@RobotDevilDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobotDevilDog)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/961 "2020-08-13T22:46:22Z")

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Thanks Baker!

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**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/962 "2020-08-14T02:58:41Z")

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I knew the old bastard had to kick off eventually. He seemed like he was dead even while he was still alive.

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**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 14, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/963 "2020-08-14T22:20:46Z")

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> **[Tony Award-Winning Lighting Designer Howell Binkley Has Passed Away](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Tony-Award-Winning-Lighting-Designer-Howell-Binkley-Has-Passed-Away-20200814)**
>
> Tony Award-winning lighting designer, Howell Binkley, has passed away after a battle with lung cancer. Binkley is currently represented on Broadway by his work on Hamilton, Ain't Too Proud, and Come From Away.

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**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/964 "2020-08-15T13:37:25Z")

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Actress Linda Manz (Days of Heaven, The Wanderers) dead of lung cancer at 58.

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**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 15, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/965 "2020-08-15T22:08:16Z")

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Former Illinois Governor Big Jim Thompson, longest serving governor of the state, dead at 84.

[https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200815/former-gov-james-r-thompson-remembered-as-rsquotitanrsquo-in-state-governmentrsquo](https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200815/former-gov-james-r-thompson-remembered-as-rsquotitanrsquo-in-state-governmentrsquo)

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