This list was submitted by JayRockers! on Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 at 11:13 PM PST for The 2009 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Seve Ballesteros | May 7th, 2011 | 54 |
| 9 | Patrick Swayze | September 14th, 2009 | 57 |
| 8 | Roger Ebert | April 4th, 2013 | 70 |
| 7 | Juan Antonio Samaranch | April 21st, 2010 | 89 |
| 6 | Ariel Sharon | January 11th, 2014 | 85 |
| 5 | Peter Falk | June 23rd, 2011 | 83 |
| 4 | Fidel Castro | November 25th, 2016 | 90 |
| 3 | Farrah Fawcett | June 25th, 2009 | 62 |
| 2 | George Steinbrenner | July 13th, 2010 | 80 |
| 1 | Not Famous | ||
| 12 points | 2 hits | ||
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