This list was submitted by USER03226 for The 1998 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
| 9 | Allen Funt | September 5th, 1999 | 84 |
| 8 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
| 7 | Eugene McCarthy | December 10th, 2005 | 89 |
| 6 | Weeb Ewbank | November 17th, 1998 | ? |
| 5 | Pee Wee Reese | August 14th, 1999 | 81 |
| 4 | Elisabeth Kubler-Ross | August 24th, 2004 | 78 |
| 3 | Boris Yeltsin | April 23rd, 2007 | 76 |
| 2 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
| 1 | Frank Sinatra | May 14th, 1998 | 82 |
| 7 points | 2 hits |
The fact that the singing governor made it to 101 convinces us that the key to longevity is to declare someone or something to be your sunshine (preferably your only sunshine) and then to repeatedly implore to no one in particular that said sunshine not be taken away.
(d) November 5th, 2000