This list was submitted by SBUMP2 on Saturday, December 31st, 2016 at 8:43 AM PST for The 2017 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Sumner Redstone | August 11th, 2020 | 97 |
9 | Michael Schumacher | Alive | 55 |
8 | Queen Elizabeth II | September 8th, 2022 | 96 |
7 | Shelley Berman | September 1st, 2017 | 92 |
6 | Olivia de Havilland | July 26th, 2020 | 104 |
5 | Kirk Douglas | February 5th, 2020 | 103 |
4 | Irwin Corey | February 6th, 2017 | 102 |
3 | Roberta McCain | October 12th, 2020 | 108 |
2 | David Rockefeller | March 20th, 2017 | 101 |
1 | Cloris Leachman | January 27th, 2021 | 94 |
13 points | 3 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