This list was submitted by Putnam's Tomahawk Chop on Friday, January 31st, 2003 at 8:55 PM PST for The 2003 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Warren Zevon | September 7th, 2003 | 56 |
| 9 | Lester Maddox | June 25th, 2003 | 87 |
| 8 | Harold Pinter | December 24th, 2008 | 78 |
| 7 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
| 6 | Johnny Oates | December 24th, 2004 | 58 |
| 5 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
| 4 | Katharine Hepburn | June 29th, 2003 | 96 |
| 3 | Estelle Getty | July 22nd, 2008 | 84 |
| 2 | Ronnie Biggs | December 18th, 2013 | 84 |
| 1 | Ryan O'Neal | December 8th, 2023 | 82 |
| 30 points | 4 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