This list was submitted by GUNSLINGER on Friday, January 14th, 2000 at 3:14 PM PST for The 2000 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
| 9 | Katharine Hepburn | June 29th, 2003 | 96 |
| 8 | Byron Nelson | September 26th, 2006 | 94 |
| 7 | Charles Schulz | February 12th, 2000 | 77 |
| 6 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
| 5 | Johnny Cash | September 12th, 2003 | 71 |
| 4 | Jerry Lewis | August 20th, 2017 | 91 |
| 3 | William F. Buckley Jr. | February 27th, 2008 | 82 |
| 2 | Buddy Ebsen | July 6th, 2003 | 95 |
| 1 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
| 7 points | 1 hit |
The erstwhile rock singer and fringe politician was what the British affectionately refer to as "an eccentric," and what we here in America call "a fucking nutcase."
(d) June 16th, 1999