| 100% | KYLECHANDLER | 12 | "Friday Night Lights" regular who later starred on Netflix's "Bloodline": 2 wds. |
| 84% | CONNIEBRITTON | 13 | "Friday Night Lights" regular who later starred on ABC's "Nashville": 2 wds. |
| 81% | TAYLORKITSCH | 12 | "Friday Night Lights" regular who later starred on HBO's "True Detective": 2 wds. |
| 55% | TAYLORKITSCH | 12 | "Friday Night Lights" actor who plays Paul Woodrugh on the latest season of "True Detective": 2 wds. |
| 49% | PETERBERG | 9 | "Friday Night Lights" director who played ER doctor Billy Kronk on "Chicago Hope": 2 wds. |
| 47% | LILYTOMLIN | 10 | Actress/comedian who stars on Netflix's "Grace and Frankie": 2 wds. |
| 45% | CONNIEBRITTON | 13 | "Friday Night Lights" actress who played country singer Rayna Jaymes on "Nashville" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | CONNIEBRITTON | 13 | "Nashville" star who played a guidance counselor on "Friday Night Lights" (2 wds.) |
| 41% | TARANKILLAM | 11 | Former "Saturday Night Live" regular who plays Will on 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | KYLECHANDLER | 12 | Actor who played Coach Eric Taylor on "Friday Night Lights": 2 wds. |
| 40% | CHERYLBURKE | 11 | "Dancing With the Stars" regular who's also taking over for Abby Lee Miller on "Dance Moms": 2 wds. |
| 38% | TOMSTURRIDGE | 12 | "Velvet Buzzsaw" actor who plays Dream on Netflix's "The Sandman": 2 wds. |
| 37% | STEVECARELL | 11 | "Foxcatcher" actor who starred on TV's "The Office": 2 wds. |
| 36% | WANDASYKES | 10 | Comic actress who stars on 18-Across as Regina's sister Lucretia: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ETHANHAWKE | 10 | "Training Day" actor who stars on FX's "The Lowdown": 2 wds. |
| 36% | CHEVYCHASE | 10 | Former "Saturday Night Live" regular who played bored millionaire Pierce Hawthorne on "Community" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | EDDIEMURPHY | 11 | Former "Saturday Night Live" regular who was Oscar-nominated for 2006's "Dreamgirls": 2 wds. |
| 35% | UMA | 3 | Thurman who starred on Netflix's "Chambers" |
| 35% | MATTBOMER | 9 | Actor who's starring in Amazon's 1930s-set series "The Last Tycoon": 2 wds. |
| 35% | LILLYSINGH | 10 | YouTube star who currently hosts "A Little Late" on NBC: 2 wds. |
| 35% | TANFRANCE | 9 | British fashion guru on Netflix's "Queer Eye": 2 wds. |
| 35% | IAN | 3 | Somerhalder who stars on Netflix's "V-Wars" |
| 35% | EPPS | 4 | Mike who stars on Netflix's "The Upshaws" |
| 35% | CHRISROCK | 9 | Former "Saturday Night Live" regular who plays Loy Cannon on the fourth season of "Fargo" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | CECILYSTRONG | 12 | "Saturday Night Live" regular who sings "You Make Me Wanna Sing" with Keegan-Michael Key on 36-Across (2 wds.) |
| 35% | MRT | 3 | Tough actor who starred on "The A-Team": 2 wds. |
| 34% | JOHNAMOS | 8 | Actor who starred on "Good Times," a Norman Lear sitcom: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SHERMANHEMSLEY | 14 | Actor who starred on "The Jeffersons," a Norman Lear sitcom: 2 wds. |
| 34% | PETEDAVIDSON | 12 | "Saturday Night Live" cast member who was a regular guest on MTV's "Nick Cannon Presents Wild 'N Out" (2 wds.) |
| 34% | RYANEGGOLD | 10 | "The Blacklist" actor who currently stars on 25-Across: 2 wds. |