This list was submitted by Bird on Friday, December 31st, 2010 at 2:50 PM PST for The 2011 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Abdelbaset Al Megrahi | May 20th, 2012 | 60 |
| 9 | Ronnie Biggs | December 18th, 2013 | 84 |
| 8 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | December 18th, 2016 | 99 |
| 7 | Hosni Mubarak | February 25th, 2020 | 91 |
| 6 | Christopher Hitchens | December 15th, 2011 | 62 |
| 5 | Harlan Ellison | June 28th, 2018 | 84 |
| 4 | Aretha Franklin | August 16th, 2018 | 76 |
| 3 | Robert Mugabe | September 5th, 2019 | 95 |
| 2 | Harmon Killebrew | May 17th, 2011 | 74 |
| 1 | Annette Funicello | April 8th, 2013 | 70 |
| 8 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