| 100% | HIGHJUMP | 8 | 2012 Olympics individual field event won by Ivan Ukhov and Anna Chicherova in their respective competitions |
| 43% | POLEVAULT | 9 | 2020 Olympic event won by Armand Duplantis and Katie Moon in their respective competitions |
| 39% | LONGJUMP | 8 | 2016 Olympics individual field event won by US athletes Jeff Henderson and Tianna Bartoletta |
| 39% | JAVELIN | 7 | 2016 Olympics individual field event won by Thomas Rohler and Sara Kolak |
| 39% | HIGHJUMP | 8 | 2016 Olympics individual field event won by Derek Drouin and Ruth Beitia |
| 38% | LONGJUMP | 8 | 2024 Olympics individual field event won by Miltiadis Tentoglou and Tara Davis-Woodhall |
| 36% | POLEVAULT | 9 | 2016 Olympic event won by Thiago Braz da Silva and Katerina Stefanidi in their respective competitions |
| 36% | POLE | 4 | 2020 Olympic even won by Armand Duplantis and Katie Nageotte in their respective competitions |
| 30% | DECATHLON | 9 | Olympic event won by Bruce Jenner in 1976 and Ashton Eaton in 2012 and 2016 |
| 25% | POMMEL | 6 | — horse, individual men's gymnastics event won by Krisztian Berki at the 2012 Olympics |
| 25% | VMA | 3 | Prize won by Rihanna and One Direction in 2012: Abbr. |
| 25% | ESC | 3 | Competition that Loreen won in 2023 and 2012 (Abbr.) |
| 25% | EMMYS | 5 | Prizes won by 4- and 16-Across (and their stars) in 2024 |
| 24% | GLAADAWARDS | 11 | Honors won by "A League of Their Own" and "Framing Agnes" in 2023 |
| 24% | BERLINMARATHON | 14 | Event won by Eliud Kipchoge in a world-record time of two hours, one minute, and nine seconds (September, 2022) |
| 24% | TRIATHLON | 9 | Event. won by Canada's Simon Whitfield, that debuted at the Olympics in summer of 2000 |
| 23% | OERTER | 6 | Al ___, first athlete to win gold in same individual event in four successive Olympics |
| 22% | GLOVE | 5 | Gold ___ (fielding award won by 14-Across in 2002 and 2003) |
| 22% | HALFPIPE | 8 | Olympic snowboarding event won by Shaun White in 2018 |
| 22% | JEFF | 4 | ___ Henderson, American track and field athlete who won the gold medal in long jump at the 2016 Olympics |
| 22% | DEREK | 5 | ___ Drouin, Canadian track and field athlete who won the gold medal in high jump at the 2016 Olympics |
| 21% | THEXFACTOR | 10 | Music competition series created by Simon Cowell that featured 53-Across as a host in 2012 and 2013 (3 wds.) |
| 21% | NIT | 3 | Event won by the Univ. of North Texas men's basketball team in 2023 |
| 21% | RINGS | 5 | Men's artistic gymnastics event won by Eleftherios Petrounias at the 2016 Olympics |
| 21% | RINGS | 5 | Men's artistic gymnastics event won by Liu Yang at the 2020 Olympics |
| 20% | MVP | 3 | Award won by Breanna Stewart in 2018 and 2023 |
| 20% | EPEE | 4 | Individual and team event at the Olympics |
| 20% | PARALLEL | 8 | & 5D Men's artistic gymnastics event won by Oleg Verniaiev at the 2016 Olympics |
| 20% | ALLYSONFELIX | 12 | American track and field sprinter who won the 2012 Olympic gold in 200 meters and has a total of 9 Olympic medals: 2 wds. |
| 20% | OSCAR | 5 | Award won by Frances McDormand in 2021 (and 2018 and 1997) |