Death Pool Update: Brayden Smith, Jeopardy's last five-day champion in Trebek era, at 24...

[posty 2,671]

https://obits.reviewjournal.com/us/obituaries/lvrj/name/brayden-smith-obituary?pid=197750519

Brayden Andrew Smith passed away Friday morning, February 5, in Las Vegas, Nev. He was 24. Brayden attained a lifelong dream as a five-time champion on the popular Jeopardy! television game show. His appearances were among the last hosted by Alex Trebek, and Brayden was hailed on social media as "Alex's Last Great Champion." He was looking forward to competing in the show's Tournament of Champions. A 2020 graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a degree in economics, Brayden intended to attend law school and become an attorney for the federal government. He was a voracious reader and autodidact, a lover of knowledge and an advocate for justice. His room was bursting with books on political science, philosophy, economics, and history. He recently served as an intern with the prestigious Cato Institute in Washington, D.C., where he researched criminal justice reform issues. At Liberty High School in Henderson, Nev., Brayden was a National Merit Scholar semifinalist, was active in the Junior Classical League and captained his school's Quiz Bowl team to back-to-back state runner-up finishes. He made the game's all-star team both years, and in his senior campaign was named the Harvey Dondero outstanding player, earning a college scholarship. Brayden loved classic and not-so-classic movies. He could be explaining the symbolism in Citizen Kane one moment and the comedic timing in Dumb and Dumber the next. He played the saxophone and enjoyed listening to a variety of music, from Duke Ellington, Chet Baker and Miles Davis to the Beach Boys, Steely Dan, and Toto. He was an avid sports fan, cheering on the Detroit Tigers and Vegas Golden Knights. The second of four sons, Brayden was born in Henderson, Nev. on September 6, 1996, to Scott and Deborah (Rudy) Smith. They survive, along with his brothers Bryce, 26, of Reno, Nev., Brock, 18, and Brody, 15, both of Las Vegas. Other survivors include maternal grandparents, Larry and Anne (Gable) Rudy of Plainfield, Ind.; paternal grandmother, Wanda (Pavey) Smith of Crawfordsville, Ind.; uncle, David (Cathy) Rudy of Greenwood, Ind.; aunt, Dianne (Jeff) Kessler of Algonquin, Ill.; and cousins, Taylor Rudy, Samuel and Benjamin Kessler, Amy Gigante, and Chrystel Lott. Arrangements are pending. Donations in Brayden's memory may be made to https://charitysmith.org/memorial funds/brayden-smith-memorial-fund

[TimmySmith 2,782]

Seems like it was expected.  RIP Brayden.

[Mike Isles 583]

8 hours ago, TimmySmith said:

Seems like it was expected.  RIP Brayden.

Why ? I don’t know the guy / story ; but from this obituary I don’t see why you would say that ?

[Utilit99 4,099]

I'm thinking he was about give up information on killary and her illegally downloaded classified emails on her unprotected server..

[Utilit99 4,099]

1 minute ago, Utilit99 said:

I'm thinking he was about give up information on killary and her illegally downloaded classified emails on her unprotected server..

Either that or he had dirt on kameltoe...

[TimmySmith 2,782]

8 hours ago, Mike Isles said:

Why ? I don’t know the guy / story ; but from this obituary I don’t see why you would say that ?

The length of the obit indicates it was pre written. There was no mention of the cause indicating it wasn't an accident, nor was it an illness. It gives all the appearances of genetic issue that people in his life were well aware of. I could be wrong. 

[Kopy 563]

56 minutes ago, TimmySmith said:

The length of the obit indicates it was pre written. There was no mention of the cause indicating it wasn't an accident, nor was it an illness. It gives all the appearances of genetic issue that people in his life were well aware of. I could be wrong. 

Well look at Perry Mason!

[JustinCharge 2,397]

they might need a pre-written obit for billie eilish.  she is suicidal and will probably kill herself in 10 years.

[TimHauck 2,720]

16 hours ago, TimmySmith said:

The length of the obit indicates it was pre written. There was no mention of the cause indicating it wasn't an accident, nor was it an illness. It gives all the appearances of genetic issue that people in his life were well aware of. I could be wrong. 

The mom's tweet literally says it was unexpected

 

 

Quick google (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14038709/brayden-smith-jeopardy-cause-death-alex-trebek/) says he "suffered a medical emergency and died of natural causes" which seems to be an oxymoron IMO...  Looks like a family member was quoted as saying he had complications from surgery.

[wiffleball 4,789]

 I was really hoping that was Will Smith kid.

[TimHauck 2,720]

Well actually looks like a combination of an illness and complications from a surgery

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/967253?ecd=socpd_fb_rem-traf_mscp_2022feb1-jeopardychampion-id967253_md_us&fbclid=IwAR31TVJ9nQDpoUKU5EbCKGdRUlZZR4oMgBu6swxlFQouD75nS4ap8hdToyA

 

[NorthernVike 2,083]

33 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

Well actually looks like a combination of an illness and complications from a surgery

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/967253?ecd=socpd_fb_rem-traf_mscp_2022feb1-jeopardychampion-id967253_md_us&fbclid=IwAR31TVJ9nQDpoUKU5EbCKGdRUlZZR4oMgBu6swxlFQouD75nS4ap8hdToyA

 

So covid. 

[TimHauck 2,720]

3 minutes ago, NorthernVike said:

So covid. 

No