| 100% | OKLAHOMACITY | 12 | "___ Thunder," basketball club that paid 3 million Euros for Nenad Krstic in 2008: 2 wds. |
| 54% | ORLANDO | 7 | "___ Magic," basketball club that paid 2 million Euros for Mario Hezonja in 2015 |
| 27% | LEANONME | 8 | Song that was a #1 hit for Bill Withers in 1972 and for Club Nouveau in 1987: 3 wds. |
| 27% | BOSTONREDSOX | 12 | MLB team that Steve Pearce played for in 2018: 3 wds. |
| 26% | TWOPOINTS | 9 | Score for a basket in basketball: 2 wds. |
| 26% | HALLOFFAME | 10 | Sports museum in Springfield, Massachusetts that's named for 33-Across: 3 wds. |
| 25% | JOHNMCCAIN | 10 | Republican senator who ran for president in 2008: 2 wds. |
| 25% | WEAREYOUNG | 10 | #1 fun. hit released in 2011 that won the Grammy for Song of the Year: 3 wds. |
| 25% | LIKEAVIRGIN | 11 | 1984 #1 song for Madonna that is discussed in the opening scene of "Reservoir Dogs": 3 wds. |
| 25% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | Roy Orbison song that was a #3 hit for 32-Across in 1977: 2 wds. |
| 25% | GIRLSWANTGIRLS | 14 | Drake song that hit #2 in 2021: 3 wds. |
| 25% | SHAPEOFYOU | 10 | 2017 Ed Sheeran hit that spent 33 weeks in the Top 10, tied for the record: 3 wds. |
| 25% | ANDTHECITY | 10 | "Sex ___," American television show that won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2001: 3 wds. |
| 24% | RORYMCILROY | 11 | Northern Irish pro golfer and four-time major champion who was the youngest to earn 10 million euros in career earnings: 2 wds. |
| 24% | SARAHPALIN | 10 | 18-Across's presidential running mate in 2008: 2 wds. |
| 24% | BOSTONCELTICS | 13 | NBA champions who appeared on Wheaties boxes in 2008: 2 wds. |
| 24% | VINCENTVANGOGH | 14 | Dutch artist whose "Portrait of Dr. Gachet" sold at auction for a record $82.5 million in 1990: 3 wds. |
| 24% | SOOKIESTJAMES | 13 | "Gilmore Girls" role for Melissa McCarthy that will be reprised in the show's 2016 revival on Netflix: 3 wds. |
| 24% | YAOMING | 7 | Former Houston Rockets player whose transfer cost 12.9 million Euros in 2002: 2 wds. |
| 24% | FOOTINGTHEBILL | 14 | Paying for dinner: 3 wds. |
| 24% | THEBODYGUARD | 12 | Mick Jackson's 1992 movie that was originally written in the mid-70s for Steve McQueen and Diana Ross: 3 wds. |
| 23% | JUSTSHOOTME | 11 | Sitcom starring David Spade that debuted in 1997 and ran for seven seasons (3 wds.) |
| 23% | RICKYMARTIN | 11 | "Livin' la Vida Loca" singer who became a father of twins in 2008: 2 wds. |
| 23% | ROYALSTGEORGES | 14 | Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, that hosted the 2021 Open Championship (3 wds.) |
| 23% | AMYWINEHOUSE | 12 | "Back to Black" singer who won five Grammy Awards in 2008: 2 wds. |
| 23% | JANETJACKSON | 12 | "Rhythm Nation" singer who received the GLAAD Vanguard Award in 2008: 2 wds. |
| 23% | DWIGHTHOWARD | 12 | Tallest player to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, in 2008: 2 wds. |
| 23% | CITYOFSTARS | 11 | Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone song from "La La Land" that won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 2017: 3 wds. |
| 23% | FIGHTFORYOU | 11 | H.E.R. song from "Judas and the Black Messiah" that won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 2021: 3 wds. |
| 23% | VIVALAVIDA | 10 | 2008 #1 hit for Coldplay: 3 wds. |