This list was submitted by PsychicDeath on Friday, December 31st, 2010 at 7:56 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 | Superstar Billy Graham | May 17th, 2023 | 79 |
8 | Aretha Franklin | August 16th, 2018 | 76 |
7 | Christopher Hitchens | December 15th, 2011 | 62 |
6 | Gerry Rafferty | January 4th, 2011 | 63 |
5 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | December 18th, 2016 | 99 |
4 | Ruth Bader Ginsburg | September 18th, 2020 | 87 |
3 | Peter Falk | June 23rd, 2011 | 83 |
2 | Margaret Thatcher | April 8th, 2013 | 87 |
1 | Run Run Shaw | January 6th, 2014 | 106 |
16 points | 3 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