This list was submitted by Ghost of Stiffs Past on Thursday, December 31st, 2009 at 11:59 AM PST for The 2010 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Zelda Rubinstein | January 27th, 2010 | 76 |
| 9 | Ernie Harwell | May 4th, 2010 | 92 |
| 8 | Merlin Olsen | March 11th, 2010 | 69 |
| 7 | Ronnie Biggs | December 18th, 2013 | 84 |
| 6 | Buck Henry | January 8th, 2020 | 89 |
| 5 | Ferlin Husky | March 17th, 2011 | 85 |
| 4 | Ariel Sharon | January 11th, 2014 | 85 |
| 3 | Fidel Castro | November 25th, 2016 | 90 |
| 2 | James Garner | July 19th, 2014 | 86 |
| 1 | John Forsythe | April 1st, 2010 | 92 |
| 28 points | 4 hits |
While he has long been held in high regard in classical music circles, it was not until he started recording with his backup band, The Blowfish, that Yehudi's career really got cranking.
(d) March 12th, 1999