This list was submitted by DePressED on Monday, December 31st, 2018 at 8:03 PM PST for The 2019 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Peter Angelos | March 23rd, 2024 | 94 |
9 | Peter Tork | February 21st, 2019 | 77 |
8 | Herman Wouk | May 18th, 2019 | 103 |
7 | Kirk Douglas | February 5th, 2020 | 103 |
6 | Robert Mugabe | September 5th, 2019 | 95 |
5 | Tim Conway | May 14th, 2019 | 85 |
4 | Clive James | November 24th, 2019 | 80 |
3 | Javier de Cuellar | March 4th, 2020 | 100 |
2 | Ruth Bader Ginsburg | September 18th, 2020 | 87 |
1 | Olivia Newton-John | August 8th, 2022 | 73 |
32 points | 5 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