| 100% | JERRY | 5 | ___ West, 14-time NBA All-Star nicknamed "Mr. Clutch" who lost 8 of the 9 finals in which he played |
| 48% | LARUSSO | 7 | Rudy ___, five-time NBA All-Star nicknamed "Roughhouse Rudy" who lost in all 4 finals in which he played |
| 46% | BAYLOR | 6 | Elgin ___, eleven-time NBA All-Star who lost in all 8 finals in which he played |
| 43% | ERICKSON | 8 | Keith ___, NBA star and Olympian who lost in all 4 finals in which he played |
| 43% | LEBRON | 6 | ___ James, 17-time NBA All-Star and Olympian who has played in 10 finals and lost 6 of them |
| 41% | FOUST | 5 | Larry ___, eight-time NBA All-Star who lost in all 5 finals in which he played |
| 35% | STEVENASH | 9 | 8-time NBA All-Star who retired with LA Lakers in 2015, and played a variety of sports before shifting to basketball in 1992: 2 wds. |
| 34% | CHRISWEBBER | 11 | Five-time NBA All-Star who plays Preacher in the 2018 basketball film "Uncle Drew" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | STEVENASH | 9 | Current GM of the Canadian National Basketball team, 8-time NBA All-Star who reached the 50-40-90 stats in 4 seasons out of 5: 2 wds. |
| 32% | PATTILUPONE | 11 | Star of Broadway's "Evita" who plays the witch Lilia Calderu in "Agatha All Along": 2 wds. |
| 31% | MIAWASIKOWSKA | 13 | Actress who played the daughter of 14- and 32-Across in "The Kids Are All Right": 2 wds. |
| 30% | HAYES | 5 | 12-time NBA All-Star Elvin in the Basketball Hall of Fame |
| 30% | KYLIANMBAPPE | 12 | Soccer star who scored all three of runner-up France's goals in the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals (2 wds.) |
| 30% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | L.A. Lakers star who was named the NBA Finals MVP for the fourth time in his career in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | MRSUNSHINE | 10 | 2011 American sitcom starring Matthew Perry in which he plays the manager of an arena in San Diego: 2 wds. |
| 30% | VICE | 4 | Christian Bale comedy drama in which he plays the role of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney |
| 30% | KYRIEIRVING | 11 | Five-time NBA All-Star who plays Uncle Drew in "Uncle Drew" (2 wds.) |
| 30% | SHAQUILLEONEAL | 14 | 15-time NBA All-Star who plays Big Fella in "Uncle Drew" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | RITAMORENO | 10 | EGOT winner who stars in the remake of "One Day at a Time," the original version of which was produced by 55-Across (2 wds.) |
| 29% | THEPACIFIER | 11 | 2005 American comedy film starring Vin Diesel in which he plays the role of U.S. Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ROSE | 4 | Pete ___, former baseball player who is the all-time MLB leader in hits and number of games played |
| 28% | MICHAELJORDAN | 13 | Former Bulls player and 14-time NBA All-Star who scored 60+ points in a game five times: 2 wds. |
| 28% | SIMONPEGG | 9 | Co-star of the "Cornetto Trilogy" who plays Benji Dunn in 2025's "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" (2 wds.) |
| 28% | DWIGHTHOWARD | 12 | Former eight-time NBA All-Star who was the Octopus on season 6 of "The Masked Singer": 2 wds. |
| 28% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | Three-time NBA champion and 14-time NBA All-Star who joined the L.A. Lakers in 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | CHRIS | 5 | With 33-Across, "Guardians of the Galaxy" star who plays Owen Grady in 15-/49-Across |
| 28% | BACH | 4 | Who was voted the "Greatest Composer of All Time," in a 2019 BBC poll |
| 28% | OHL | 3 | Don, 5-time NBA All-Star (1963-67) who was known as "Waxie" and played predominantly for the Pistons and Bullets |
| 27% | NENE | 4 | Reality star Leakes who played Mama Morton in the Broadway revival of “Chicago” |
| 27% | HARRISONFORD | 12 | "Raiders of the Lost Ark" actor who plays John Thornton in "The Call of the Wild": 2 wds. |