| 100% | BILLRUSSELL | 11 | American retired professional basketball player who won 11 NBA championships (highest ever) playing as a center for the Boston Celtics: 2 wds. |
| 64% | TOMHEINSOHN | 11 | American retired professional basketball player who won 8 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics and coached the team for 9 seasons: 2 wds. |
| 63% | SCOTTIEPIPPEN | 13 | American former professional basketball player who won 6 NBA championships playing as a small forward for the Chicago Bulls: 2 wds. |
| 52% | NATEARCHIBALD | 13 | American retired professional basketball player nicknamed "Tiny" who played five seasons for the Boston Celtics: 2 wds. |
| 46% | DENNISRODMAN | 12 | American retired professional basketball player nicknamed "The Worm" who played seven seasons for the Detroit Pistons: 2 wds. |
| 46% | KEVINGARNETT | 12 | American retired professional basketball player nicknamed "The Big Ticket" who played fourteen seasons for the Minnesota Timberwolves: 2 wds. |
| 35% | BILL | 4 | ___ Russell, left-handed basketballer who won 11 NBA Championships with the Boston Celtics |
| 34% | MICHAELPHELPS | 13 | American retired competitive swimmer who won a record eight gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games and is considered the greatest swimmer ever: 2 wds. |
| 33% | BRITTNEYGRINER | 14 | Openly lesbian basketball player who won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 33% | KEVINMCHALE | 11 | Player who won the NBA's Sixth Man Award twice with the Celtics: 2 wds. |
| 31% | MAGIC | 5 | ___ Johnson, American retired professional basketball player who runs a conglomerate company in his name |
| 31% | DAVIDROBINSON | 13 | Basketball great who retired in 2003 after winning the NBA title: 2 wds. |
| 31% | TONYDUNGY | 9 | Pro Football Hall of Famer who won the 49-Across as a player for the Steelers and as a head coach for the Colts (2 wds.) |
| 31% | MIKEDITKA | 9 | Pro Football Hall of Famer who won the 49-Across as a player for the Cowboys and as a head coach for the Bears (2 wds.) |
| 31% | MCHALE | 6 | Kevin ___, former Boston Celtics player who won three NBA championships with the team |
| 31% | RUSSELL | 7 | Bill ___, former Boston Celtics player who won eleven NBA championships with the team |
| 31% | LARRY | 5 | ___ Bird, former Boston Celtics player who won three NBA championships with the team |
| 31% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Havlicek, former Boston Celtics player who won eight NBA championships with the team |
| 31% | PAUL | 4 | ___ Pierce, former Boston Celtics player who won one NBA championship with the team |
| 31% | TYRONNLUE | 9 | NBA coach for the Cavaliers who won the championship in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 31% | TOMFLORES | 9 | Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist who won the 49-Across as a player for the Chiefs and as a head coach for the Raiders (2 wds.) |
| 30% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | American basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers who earned $85.5M in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ALEXNEWELL | 10 | Actor who won a Tony in 2023 for their role as Lulu in the Broadway musical "Shucked": 2 wds. |
| 30% | GREGGPOPOVICH | 13 | NBA coach for the Spurs who won the championship five times, including 2014: 2 wds. |
| 30% | STEVEKERR | 9 | NBA coach for the Warriors who won the championship in 2015 and 2017: 2 wds. |
| 30% | LARRYNANCE | 10 | Phoenix Suns player who was the first player to ever win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 1984: 2 wds. |
| 30% | JEFFDANIELS | 11 | Actor who won a 2013 Emmy for playing Will McAvoy, the anchor and managing editor on 37-Across: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ALISTROKER | 10 | Actress who won a Tony for her role as Ado Annie in the 2019 Broadway revival of "Oklahoma!": 2 wds. |
| 30% | MICHAELJORDAN | 13 | Retired basketball player who is the principal owner of NBA's Charlotte Hornets and part owner of MLB's Miami Marlins: 2 wds. |
| 30% | JEREMYSTRONG | 12 | "Succession" actor who won the 2024 Best Leading Actor in a Play Tony for "An Enemy of the People": 2 wds. |