They say that celebrities die in 3’s, although I have no idea who “they” are. However, with the latest string of celebrity deaths, one has to ponder the possibilities of how numbers influence the randomness of life. David Carradine(72), Ed McMahon(86) and Farah Fawcett(62), then Michael Jackson(50), Billy Mays(50) and Gale Storm(87), only to be rounded out by Fred Travalena(66) and Karl Malden(97). Now, based on these recent passings, we still might have one more to go before the theory of 3’s is fully complete. Place your money in “celebrity death futures”?, hey, if we can invest in oil futures, why not?

Sticking with the power of 3, Michael Jackson and Billy Mays were both 50 and Gale Storm was an iconic TV star of the 1950’s. Is this a stretch, or a clue as to who will be next? Could it be the final death will be in his/her 50’s as well? Then again, both Fawcett and Travalena were in their 60’s and both McMahon and Storms were in their 80’s. Then we have the fact that Mays, Storms and Travalena all died on the same day, again in 3’s, or the fact that 6 of them died within one week (between 6/23 and 6/30 – 2 sets of 3). Then there is the pattern of 2 males, one female for each set of 3 that has passed so far, so if that’s the case, then the next death to add to this list could very well be a woman, in her 50′S, 60′S OR 80′S?!?

I’m gonna go out on a limb and say that Bea Arthur is the final one to be added to this list, after all, she fits at 86 and a woman! Who say’s math can’t be manipulated, fuzzy and inconclusive?!?