This list was submitted by DJ Badger on Tuesday, December 31st, 2002 at 3:27 PM PST for The 2003 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
| 9 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
| 8 | Katharine Hepburn | June 29th, 2003 | 96 |
| 7 | Gregory Peck | June 12th, 2003 | 87 |
| 6 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
| 5 | Julia Child | August 13th, 2004 | 91 |
| 4 | Richard Pryor | December 10th, 2005 | 65 |
| 3 | Kirk Douglas | February 5th, 2020 | 103 |
| 2 | Art Carney | November 9th, 2003 | 85 |
| 1 | Annette Funicello | April 8th, 2013 | 70 |
| 36 points | 5 hits |
Though hailed the world over as "The King of the Trumpet," it's less widely known that in his home town of New Orleans, he was called "that fat, boring guy."
(d) April 27th, 1999