Santa Claus...

...NOT dead. In an iron lung, maybe, but not yet a statistic here.

Sorry it's been such a boring year. Even with the 6 deaths this month, our leader board has barely changed in six months: Kaplan, Gallucci II and Oakley.

1. Jefferson's costar Paul Benedict (70)
2. Actress and Howard Johnson Motor Lodge Owner, Beverly Garland (82)
3. Coma hang-er on-er Sunny Von Bulow (76)
4. 40's movie heartthrob, Van Johnson (92)
5. Pinup girl Bettie Page (85)
6. Santa Baby done right - Eartha Kitt (81)

Kudos to Gary Tomlin, Michael Goedecke, Ed Adler, Dianne Krupp and Alan Bell for picking Van Johnson and to Jennifer Paquette for Sunny Von Bulow.

As we're in the final week of the year, start placing your bets for 2009! Remember to tell your friends, as the more people in the pool, the bigger the jackpot - it's just math folks!

Happy Holidays everyone!