This list was submitted by M2L on Wednesday, December 28th, 2022 at 1:30 PM PST for The 2023 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Pope Benedict XVI | December 31st, 2022 | 95 |
| 9 | David Attenborough | Alive | 100 |
| 8 | Jimmy Carter | December 29th, 2024 | 100 |
| 7 | Tony Bennett | July 21st, 2023 | 96 |
| 6 | Bob Newhart | July 18th, 2024 | 94 |
| 5 | Harry Belafonte | April 25th, 2023 | 96 |
| 4 | Gene Shalit | Alive | 100 |
| 3 | Mel Brooks | Alive | 99 |
| 2 | Bill Cosby | Alive | 88 |
| 1 | Clint Eastwood | Alive | 95 |
| 12 points | 2 hits |
He invented Big League Chew. Remember that? Strands of bubble gum, that came in a pouch that made you feel like a real big time ball player chewing tobacco. Sure - they lost flavor in like 4 seconds, but that was a glorious 4 seconds. You felt yourself right up there on the mound, ready to deliver a smoking fastball right over the plate to win game 7 of the World Series. It was transformational. And Jim invented it.
Anyway, he's dead.
(d) July 10th, 2019