This list was submitted by MissAnnThrope on Saturday, January 2nd, 1999 at 10:14 AM PST for The 1999 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Joey Adams | December 2nd, 1999 | 88 |
9 | Boris Yeltsin | April 23rd, 2007 | 76 |
8 | Quentin Crisp | November 21st, 1999 | 90 |
7 | Olivia de Havilland | July 26th, 2020 | 104 |
6 | Eudora Welty | July 23rd, 2001 | ? |
5 | Hugh Hefner | September 27th, 2017 | 91 |
4 | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | March 30th, 2002 | 94 |
3 | Ray Walston | January 1st, 2001 | 86 |
2 | Not Famous | ||
1 | Hunter S. Thompson | February 20th, 2005 | 67 |
18 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