This list was submitted by USER02958 for The 1998 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | J.D. Salinger | January 27th, 2010 | 91 |
| 9 | Johnny Cash | September 12th, 2003 | 71 |
| 8 | Richard Harris | October 25th, 2002 | 72 |
| 7 | Eugene McCarthy | December 10th, 2005 | 89 |
| 6 | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | March 30th, 2002 | 94 |
| 5 | James Earl Ray | April 23rd, 1998 | 70 |
| 4 | Matthew McConaughey | Alive | ? |
| 3 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
| 2 | Barry Goldwater | May 29th, 1998 | 89 |
| 1 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
| 7 points | 2 hits |
Whoa. Wait. HE was Kunta Kinte? In Roots? Are you serious? What the FUCK? We did NOT know that. Percy Fitzwallace in West Wing? The king in Coming To America? That nameless dude in Die Hard 2? Yeah - sure. All of those. But KUNTA KINTE. No idea. Wow.
(d) August 21st, 2024