This list was submitted by Susie Sicko on Sunday, December 30th, 2001 at 1:13 PM PST for The 2002 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Milton Berle | March 27th, 2002 | 93 |
| 9 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
| 8 | Geraldine Ferraro | March 26th, 2011 | 75 |
| 7 | John Gotti | June 10th, 2002 | ? |
| 6 | Eunice Shriver | August 11th, 2009 | 88 |
| 5 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
| 4 | Osama bin Laden | May 2nd, 2011 | 54 |
| 3 | Billy Preston | June 6th, 2006 | 59 |
| 2 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
| 1 | Augusto Pinochet | December 10th, 2006 | 91 |
| 17 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