| 100% | ASET | 4 | "Win ___ of ..." (contest come-on) |
| 72% | KING | 4 | Contested title on "Game of Thrones" |
| 71% | OPTS | 4 | Comes down on one side of something |
| 67% | MISSCUBA | 8 | Contest called on account of a '60s political/financial crisis |
| 67% | EKE | 3 | ___ out a win (barely come out on top) |
| 66% | VERGE | 5 | On the __ of; coming close to |
| 66% | OUT | 3 | Come ___ on top (win) |
| 65% | PRIZEPUZZLES | 12 | Opportunities to win a vacation on "Wheel of Fortune" |
| 65% | STREAK | 6 | "She is on a winning ___" (run of great luck) |
| 64% | STROKEPLAY | 10 | * Golf format not based on the number of holes won |
| 63% | TOP | 3 | Come out on ___ (win) |
| 63% | LOMBARDI | 8 | Name on a trophy the contest answer helped to win twice |
| 61% | ERIC | 4 | Name on the cover of ''Lassie Come-Home'' |
| 60% | ELIHUROOT | 9 | Secretary of War who went on to win the 1912 Nobel Peace Prize |
| 60% | ELI | 3 | Student on the winning side of "The Game" 68 out of 136 times |
| 60% | 1OOOOOO | 7 | Number of dollars John Carpenter won on a TV game show in 1999 |
| 60% | AIRS | 4 | Comes on |
| 59% | STRONG | 6 | Bad way to come on |
| 59% | REELS | 5 | What old movies came on |
| 59% | IVYWINTERS | 10 | Drag performer who won Miss Congeniality on Season 5 of "RuPaul's Drag Race" |
| 59% | MRAZ | 4 | Singer Jason who came in second on Season 32 of “Dancing with the Stars” |
| 58% | ENTER | 5 | Come on stage |
| 58% | INSIST | 6 | Come on strong |
| 58% | ENTERS | 6 | Comes on stage |
| 57% | WEBBE | 5 | Simon —, member of boy band Blue; contestant on 2014 BBC TV series Strictly Come Dancing |
| 57% | JONVOIGHT | 9 | Oscar-winning star of Coming Home |
| 57% | HART | 4 | Actress Melissa Joan ___ who won $1,000,000 for charity on "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune" |
| 57% | MIRANDALAMBERT | 14 | "Vice" singer who came in third on the first season of "Nashville Star": 2 wds. |
| 57% | BAGEL | 5 | Tennis slang for winning a set 6-0, which comes from the shape of "0" |
| 57% | RODE | 4 | Came on a bike |