Jason Collins: 
DEAD!
Mr. Collins was an American professional basketball center for 13 seasons in the NBA. He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal, earning third-team All-American honors in 2001. Collins was selected by the Houston Rockets as the 18th overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft. He went on to play for the Nets, Grizzlies, Timberwolves, Hawks, Celtics and Wizards. After the 2012–13 NBA season concluded, Collins publicly came out as gay. In February 2014 he became the first publicly gay athlete to play in any of the four major North American pro sports leagues.He announced his diagnosis of stage 4 glioblastoma in December. He died to day at age 47.
Five people picked up on his December announcement. Four of them realized he was under 50. hotkarl, traina, Ted_Hoffman and ArthurItas all get a tragic hit. frummie didn’t realize his age and got a regular hit.
Standings:
| contestant | Normal Deaths | Tragic Deaths | Unique Deaths | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hotkarl | 2 | 2 | 0 | 56 |
| traina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
| frummie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| Ted_Hoffman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| PatientZombie | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| ArthurItas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Ezekial_Cumberland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Maphistos_Sidekick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Macroman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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