This list was submitted by PIxiaq on Saturday, December 31st, 2011 at 6:54 PM PST for The 2012 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Run Run Shaw | January 6th, 2014 | 106 |
| 9 | Ernest Borgnine | July 8th, 2012 | 95 |
| 8 | Fidel Castro | November 25th, 2016 | 90 |
| 7 | Dick Clark | April 18th, 2012 | 82 |
| 6 | Zsa Zsa Gabor | December 18th, 2016 | 99 |
| 5 | George H.W. Bush | November 30th, 2018 | 94 |
| 4 | Penny Marshall | December 18th, 2018 | 75 |
| 3 | Aretha Franklin | August 16th, 2018 | 76 |
| 2 | B. B. King | May 14th, 2015 | 89 |
| 1 | Michael Douglas | Alive | 81 |
| 16 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