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This list was submitted by DGambrinus on Monday, December 31st, 2007 at 2:18 PM PST for The 2008 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.

Points Celebrity Date of Death Age 
10Ronnie BiggsDecember 18th, 201384
9Jack KevorkianJune 3rd, 201183
8Edmund Hillary January 11th, 200888
7Pervez MusharrafFebruary 5th, 202379
6Estelle Getty July 22nd, 200884
5Tariq AzizJune 5th, 201579
4Albert Hofmann April 29th, 2008102
3Robert ByrdJune 28th, 201092
2Miep GiesJanuary 11th, 2010100
1Claude Levi-StraussNovember 1st, 2009100
18 points 3 hits 
 

 

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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