This list was submitted by USER01894 on Friday, December 31st, 2004 at 2:21 PM PST for The 2005 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Brooke Astor | August 13th, 2007 | 105 |
| 9 | Mitch Miller | July 31st, 2010 | 99 |
| 8 | Max Schmeling | February 2nd, 2005 | 99 |
| 7 | Merle Haggard | April 6th, 2016 | 79 |
| 6 | Hildegarde Sell | July 29th, 2005 | 99 |
| 5 | Gloria Vanderbilt | June 17th, 2019 | 95 |
| 4 | Ronnie Biggs | December 18th, 2013 | 84 |
| 3 | Olivia de Havilland | July 26th, 2020 | 104 |
| 2 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
| 1 | Phyllis Diller | August 20th, 2012 | 95 |
| 16 points | 3 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