This list was submitted by USER02939 for The 1998 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Frank Sinatra | May 14th, 1998 | 82 |
| 9 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
| 8 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
| 7 | Jesse Helms | July 4th, 2008 | 86 |
| 6 | Boris Yeltsin | April 23rd, 2007 | 76 |
| 5 | Katharine Hepburn | June 29th, 2003 | 96 |
| 4 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
| 3 | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | March 30th, 2002 | 94 |
| 2 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
| 1 | Milton Berle | March 27th, 2002 | 93 |
| 10 points | 1 hit |
While he has long been held in high regard in classical music circles, it was not until he started recording with his backup band, The Blowfish, that Yehudi's career really got cranking.
(d) March 12th, 1999