This list was submitted by Bugs and Bones on Thursday, December 17th, 2009 at 8:29 AM PST for The 2010 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Art Linkletter | May 26th, 2010 | 97 |
| 9 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
| 8 | Fidel Castro | November 25th, 2016 | 90 |
| 7 | Elizabeth Edwards | December 7th, 2010 | 61 |
| 6 | Mitch Miller | July 31st, 2010 | 99 |
| 5 | Helen Thomas | July 20th, 2013 | 92 |
| 4 | Robert Byrd | June 28th, 2010 | 92 |
| 3 | Nancy Reagan | March 6th, 2016 | 94 |
| 2 | Joe Paterno | January 22nd, 2012 | 85 |
| 1 | Chemical Ali | January 25th, 2010 | 68 |
| 28 points | 5 hits |
This guy was on Wheel of Fortune, Love Connection, a bunch other lousy game shows, write a bunch of jingles, country music releases, a Top 40 hit, was in the Navy, was a Covid denier (until his son got it), and was married FIVE times. Quite a life. Not a good one, but, yeah.
(d) November 23rd, 2024