This list was submitted by yeah yeah buh bye on Friday, December 31st, 2010 at 4:49 PM PST for The 2011 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Michael Douglas | Alive | 80 |
9 | Aretha Franklin | August 16th, 2018 | 76 |
8 | Abdelbaset Al Megrahi | May 20th, 2012 | 60 |
7 | Christopher Hitchens | December 15th, 2011 | 62 |
6 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | December 18th, 2016 | 99 |
5 | Ronnie Biggs | December 18th, 2013 | 84 |
4 | Harmon Killebrew | May 17th, 2011 | 74 |
3 | Kim Jong-il | December 18th, 2011 | 70 |
2 | Billy Graham | February 21st, 2018 | 99 |
1 | Liz Taylor | March 23rd, 2011 | 79 |
15 points | 4 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