This list was submitted by Wracked on Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 at 2:58 PM PST for The 2009 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chemical Ali | January 25th, 2010 | 68 |
| 9 | Susan Atkins | September 25th, 2009 | 61 |
| 8 | Monte Irvin | January 11th, 2016 | 96 |
| 7 | Merle Haggard | April 6th, 2016 | 79 |
| 6 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
| 5 | Bob Novak | August 18th, 2009 | 78 |
| 4 | Ted Kennedy | August 25th, 2009 | 77 |
| 3 | Stephen Hawking | March 13th, 2018 | 76 |
| 2 | Patrick Swayze | September 14th, 2009 | 57 |
| 1 | Not Famous | ||
| 20 points | 4 hits | ||
Oscar-winning songwriter who also worked as a producer, arranger and keyboardist with people like The Rolling Stones, James Brown, Elvis Presley, Miles Davis, The Beach Boys, Phil Spector, Captain Beefheart, Bobby Darin, Neil Young, Randy Newman, Ike & Tina Turner, Tammy Wynette, John Lee Hooker, Barbra Streisand, The Neville Brothers, Graham Parker, Jackie DeShannon, The Monkees, Marianne Faithfull, Sonny & Cher, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Ricky Nelson, Willy DeVille, Doris Day and The Germs, so it's no surprise if you've never heard of him.
(d) August 25th, 2000