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The 2009 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool

Dead List Walking

Submitted by Dead Person Specialist, E on December 29, 2008.

Score
1hit so far
9tiebreaker points
Paidin the game

The picks

PtsCelebrityDiedAge
10 Sherwood SchwartzJul 12, 2011 Jul 12, 2011 94
9 Ted Kennedy hitAug 25, 2009 Aug 25, 2009 77
8 Helen Gurley BrownAug 13, 2012 Aug 13, 2012 90
7 Hal HolbrookJan 23, 2021 Jan 23, 2021 95
6 Gloria StuartSep 26, 2010 Sep 26, 2010 100
5 Abe VigodaJan 26, 2016 Jan 26, 2016 94
4 Andy RooneyNov 5, 2011 Nov 5, 2011 92
3 Beverly ClearyMar 25, 2021 Mar 25, 2021 104
2 Blake EdwardsDec 16, 2010 Dec 16, 2010 88
1 Captain BeefheartDec 17, 2010 Dec 17, 2010 69

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 1999

No, not the stuffed ham that starred in Jaws and The Sting; he died in '78. This one was a bigtime choral director, which comes dangerously close to being an oxymoron.