This list was submitted by laptoplg on Thursday, December 19th, 2002 at 11:01 PM PST for The 2003 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
| 9 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
| 8 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
| 7 | Lloyd Bentsen | May 23rd, 2006 | 77 |
| 6 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
| 5 | Norman Lear | December 5th, 2023 | ? |
| 4 | Jerry Lewis | August 20th, 2017 | 91 |
| 3 | Pat Summerall | April 16th, 2013 | 82 |
| 2 | Robert Byrd | June 28th, 2010 | 92 |
| 1 | James Doohan | July 20th, 2005 | 85 |
| 19 points | 2 hits |
According to his son, Hughes changed the "e" in his first name to an "a" on the advice of a numerologist. Meanwhile, back on planet Earth ....
(d) July 11th, 2006