| 100% | LOUISEERDRICH | 13 | "The Round House" author whose stories are usually set in North Dakota: 2 wds. |
| 65% | STEPHENKING | 11 | "Carrie" author whose stories are usually set in Maine: 2 wds. |
| 64% | CARLHIAASEN | 11 | "Strip Tease" author whose stories are usually set in Florida: 2 wds. |
| 42% | JOHNCROWLEY | 11 | Author whose short story "Spring Break" won the 2018 Edgar Award in the Best Short Story category: 2 wds. |
| 41% | LOUISEERDRICH | 13 | "The Round House" author who won a 1987 O. Henry Award for her short story "Fleur": 2 wds. |
| 38% | STEPHENKING | 11 | Horror writer whose stories are the basis for the Hulu series "Castle Rock": 2 wds. |
| 36% | ANNAMAZZOLA | 11 | Author whose novel "The Unseeing" won the 2018 Edgar Award in the Best Paperback Original category: 2 wds. |
| 36% | JAYASHER | 8 | Author whose book "Thirteen Reasons Why" was adapted into a Netflix show of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 36% | JASONREYNOLDS | 13 | Author whose novel "Long Way Down" won the 2018 Edgar Award in the Best Young Adult category: 2 wds. |
| 33% | TIMRAINES | 9 | Outfielder whose #30 was retired by the Expos in 2004 and then unretired by the Nationals: 2 wds. |
| 33% | JONKRAKAUER | 11 | Nonfiction writer whose bestseller "Into the Wild" is set in Alaska (2 wds.) |
| 33% | TREVORNOAH | 10 | "The Daily Show" star whose surname is a person in the book of Genesis: 2 wds. |
| 32% | THEGOLDBERGS | 12 | ABC comedy series set in the 1980s: 2 wds. |
| 32% | STRANGERTHINGS | 14 | Netflix horror series set in the 1980s: 2 wds. |
| 32% | THEAMERICANS | 12 | FX spy series set in the 1980s: 2 wds. |
| 32% | THEJEFFERSONS | 13 | Sitcom set in New York city that was a spin-off of "All in the Family" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | NEILGAIMAN | 10 | Author whose YA novel "The Graveyard Book" won the Newbery Medal in 2009: 2 wds. |
| 32% | KWAMEALEXANDER | 14 | Author whose children's book "The Crossover" won the Newbery Medal in 2015: 2 wds. |
| 32% | DIEHARD | 7 | Action film set in the fictional Nakatomi Plaza: 2 wds. |
| 32% | AMERICANHUSTLE | 14 | 2013 Christian Bale film set in the 1970s: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SOUTHPARK | 9 | Long-running animated series set in the Rockies: 2 wds. |
| 32% | REBECCAMAKKAI | 13 | "Music for Wartime" author whose "The Great Believers" was nominated for the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction (2 wds.) |
| 32% | XXXXXXXXXX | 10 | Thriller author whose novels are set in Kindle County |
| 31% | ALISMITH | 8 | Author whose novel “Summer” is the final book in her Seasonal Quartet (August, 2020) |
| 31% | ADVENTURETIME | 13 | Animated Cartoon Network series set in the Land of Ooo: 2 wds. |
| 31% | LAURENGROFF | 11 | "Fates and Furies" author whose "Florida" was nominated for the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction (2 wds.) |
| 31% | IDRISELBA | 9 | Actor whose birthday is today, who played the titular role in the TV series "Luther" and also appears in the "Thor" films: 2 wds. |
| 31% | BATTLEOF | 8 | With 39-Across, 2017 Emma Stone film set in the 1970s: 2 wds. |
| 31% | KRISTINHANNAH | 13 | Novelist whose bestseller "The Great Alone" is set in Alaska (2 wds.) |
| 30% | GOOD | 4 | "The ___ Shepherd," film starring Matt Damon whose story is partly set in Yale University |