This list was submitted by Former Lee Warmer on Saturday, December 31st, 2011 at 4:38 PM PST for The 2012 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Etta James | January 20th, 2012 | 73 |
9 | Pope Benedict XVI | December 31st, 2022 | 95 |
8 | Hugh Hefner | September 27th, 2017 | 91 |
7 | Lindsay Lohan | Alive | 38 |
6 | Lady Gaga | Alive | ? |
5 | Wilford Brimley | August 1st, 2020 | 85 |
4 | Willard Scott | September 4th, 2021 | 87 |
3 | Dick Cheney | Alive | 83 |
2 | Dick Clark | April 18th, 2012 | 82 |
1 | Casey Kasem | June 15th, 2014 | 82 |
12 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