| 100% | ILIE | 4 | Arthur lost to him at the 1972 U.S. Open |
| 70% | ILIE | 4 | He beat Arthur at the 1972 U.S. Open |
| 58% | ILIE | 4 | He beat Arthur in the 1972 U.S. Open |
| 41% | STICH | 5 | #2 at the 1994 U.S. Open |
| 40% | ELS | 3 | He won the 1994 U.S. Open in a 20-hole playoff |
| 40% | REA | 3 | He lost Best Actor to Pacino at the 1993 Oscars |
| 39% | MATSWILANDER | 12 | Swedish tennis great who lost to 25-Across in the 1987 French Open and US Open (2 wds.) |
| 39% | ISAO | 4 | Pro golfer Aoki who lost to Jack Nicklaus by two strokes in the 1980 U.S. Open |
| 38% | DRYSDALE | 8 | Cliff —, winner with Roger Taylor of the 1972 US Open men’s doubles tennis championship |
| 38% | TEDDY | 5 | He's to the left of Abe, at Rushmore |
| 38% | TENNISRACKET | 12 | It's swung at the U.S. Open |
| 37% | LASORDA | 7 | He managed the U.S. to its first Olympic gold in baseball |
| 37% | NASTASE | 7 | Ilie —, winner of the 1972 US Open singles tennis championship |
| 36% | ADAMS | 5 | The only U.S. president whose vice president ran against him to succeed him was John .... |
| 36% | MADEPAR | 7 | Finished a round even, as at the U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship (2 wds.) |
| 36% | ASHE | 4 | 1972 U.S. Open finalist |
| 36% | NASTASE | 7 | 1972 U.S. Open champion |
| 35% | ILIE | 4 | 1972 U.S. Open winner Nastase |
| 35% | LANDO | 5 | He lost the Millennium Falcon to Han |
| 35% | TWOP&AS | 7 | China's 1972 gift to the U.S. |
| 34% | HARE | 4 | He lost to the tortoise in a race |
| 34% | ASHE | 4 | U.S Open stadium, Arthur ___ |
| 32% | ASHE | 4 | 1968 U.S. Open winner Arthur |
| 32% | STEFANEDBERG | 12 | Swedish tennis great who lost to 25-Across in the 1990 Australian Open (2 wds.) |
| 32% | UNUM | 4 | One at the U.S. Mint? |
| 32% | CAN | 3 | U.S. neighbor to the north |
| 32% | ASHE | 4 | U.S. Open stadium named for tennis great Arthur |
| 32% | ASHE | 4 | Arthur who won the 1968 US Open |
| 32% | IVAN | 4 | 1988 U.S. Open loser to Mats |
| 31% | ELNORTE | 7 | The U.S., to Mexicans |