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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 
10Joey Adams December 2nd, 199988
9Boris YeltsinApril 23rd, 200776
8Quentin Crisp November 21st, 199990
7Olivia de HavillandJuly 26th, 2020104
6Eudora WeltyJuly 23rd, 2001?
5Hugh HefnerSeptember 27th, 201791
4Elizabeth Bowes-LyonMarch 30th, 200294
3Ray WalstonJanuary 1st, 200186
2Not Famous 
1Hunter S. ThompsonFebruary 20th, 200567
18 points 2 hits 
 

 

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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