This list was submitted by Chicken at Tresky's on Friday, December 31st, 2021 at 9:23 AM PST for The 2022 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Raul Castro | Alive | 92 |
9 | Brigitte Bardot | Alive | 89 |
8 | Roman Polanski | Alive | ? |
7 | Ted Kaczynski | June 10th, 2023 | ? |
6 | Roger Corman | Alive | ? |
5 | Tony Bennett | July 21st, 2023 | 96 |
4 | Bob Barker | August 26th, 2023 | 99 |
3 | Queen Elizabeth II | September 8th, 2022 | 96 |
2 | Ron Jeremy | Alive | 71 |
1 | Roger Angell | May 20th, 2022 | 101 |
4 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