Blood Is A Big Expense

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This list was submitted by Frankie Pentangeli on Saturday, December 31st, 2005 at 8:20 AM PST for The 2006 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.

Points Celebrity Date of Death Age 
10Mitch MillerJuly 31st, 201099
9Ernest GalloMarch 6th, 200797
8Dick ClarkApril 18th, 201282
7Milton Friedman November 16th, 200694
6Harold PinterDecember 24th, 200878
5Robert McNamaraJuly 6th, 200993
4Phyllis DillerAugust 20th, 201295
3Aleksandr SolzhenitsynAugust 3rd, 200889
2Herman WoukMay 18th, 2019103
1Sammy BaughDecember 17th, 200894
7 points 1 hit 
 

 

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His high-protein, low-carbohydrate approach to weight loss differed radically from the conventional wisdom of the medical establishment, and was widely criticized as risky. Nevertheless, Atkins steadfastly maintained that his dietary recommendations would lead to nothing more dangerous than a diminished sense of balance. He died of injuries sustained when he fell and hit his head on the sidewalk.

(d) April 17th, 2003