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The 2005 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool

The Way We Were 2

Submitted by USER01595 on December 31, 2004.

Score
5hits so far
31tiebreaker points
Paidin the game

The picks

PtsCelebrityDiedAge
10 Pope John Paul II hitApr 2, 2005 Apr 2, 2005 84
9 Rosa Parks hitOct 24, 2005 Oct 24, 2005 92
8 Courtney LoveAlive Alive 62
7 William Rehnquist hitSep 3, 2005 Sep 3, 2005 80
6 Gerald FordDec 26, 2006 Dec 26, 2006 93
5 Ethel KennedyOct 10, 2024 Oct 10, 2024 96
4 Studs TerkelOct 31, 2008 Oct 31, 2008 96
3 Simon Wiesenthal hitSep 20, 2005 Sep 20, 2005 96
2 Rosemary Kennedy hitJan 7, 2005 Jan 7, 2005 86
1 Leona HelmsleyAug 20, 2007 Aug 20, 2007 87

Hits count only when the death falls inside the game. Points break ties: #1 on the list is worth 10, #10 is worth 1.

Guess the stiff · died 2020

He won eight championships as a Celtics guard by sticking to the other team’s best player until the guy gave up, then coached Larry Bird’s Celtics to two more by letting Larry do whatever Larry wanted. Bill Russell’s college roommate, Hall of Famer and the only Celtic nobody ever had a bad word for. He died on Christmas at 88, stealing the spotlight from Jesus like a true Celtic.