This list was submitted by USER00160 on Saturday, January 2nd, 1999 at 9:42 AM PST for The 1999 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Joe DiMaggio | March 8th, 1999 | 84 |
| 9 | Sarah Knauss | December 30th, 1999 | 119 |
| 8 | Madame Chiang Kai-Shek | October 23rd, 2003 | 106 |
| 7 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
| 6 | Not Famous | ||
| 5 | Barbara Cartland | May 21st, 2000 | 98 |
| 4 | Leni Riefenstahl | September 8th, 2003 | 101 |
| 3 | Brooke Astor | August 13th, 2007 | 105 |
| 2 | Al Hirschfeld | January 20th, 2003 | 99 |
| 1 | Abraham Beame | February 10th, 2001 | 94 |
| 19 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