| 100% | ELI | 3 | Athlete who's earned a "Y" |
| 61% | RET | 3 | One who's earning a pension, for short |
| 55% | PRO | 3 | Athlete who has a contract |
| 54% | PRO | 3 | Athlete who has a team contract |
| 54% | OWENS | 5 | Athlete for whom a street outside Berlin's Olympiastadion is named |
| 52% | RENELACOSTE | 11 | Athlete who started a clothing company in 1933 |
| 52% | PRO | 3 | Athlete who gets paid for playing a sport |
| 52% | LAPPED | 6 | Athletes who are a circuit behind have been __ |
| 52% | BOXERS | 6 | Athletes who fight in a ring |
| 52% | ASHE | 4 | Athlete who wrote a history of African-American athletes |
| 50% | JOCKFULLONUTS | 13 | Athlete who has pigged out on snacks at a bar? |
| 50% | TOPSEED | 7 | Athlete who is expected to win a tournament: 2 wds. |
| 50% | PRO | 3 | Athlete who's paid |
| 49% | MILER | 5 | Athlete who specializes in a 1,760-yard race |
| 49% | MILER | 5 | Athlete who's not dashing? |
| 48% | GYMNAST | 7 | Athlete who performs on a balance beam or pommel horse |
| 48% | PRO | 3 | Athlete who's paid to play |
| 48% | PRO | 3 | Athlete who's not an amateur |
| 48% | TITO | 4 | ___ Ortiz, American MMA athlete who is a former Light Heavyweight Champion |
| 47% | PRO | 3 | Athlete who's no longer an amateur |
| 47% | AMATEUR | 7 | Athlete who's not paid to play |
| 47% | PRO | 3 | Athlete who's in the major leagues |
| 47% | PYLE | 4 | Ernie who earned a Pulitzer |
| 47% | ANDERSON | 8 | ___ Silva, Brazilian-American MMA athlete who is a former UFC Middleweight Champion |
| 46% | ALI | 3 | Athlete who said "Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer" |
| 46% | HERO | 4 | Person who earns a military medal |
| 46% | BRIANJORDAN | 11 | American athlete who is a former MLB outfielder and NFL safety: 2 wds. |
| 46% | CONOR | 5 | ___ McGregor, Irish MMA athlete who is a former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion |
| 46% | NICK | 4 | ___ Diaz, MMA athlete who is a former welterweight champion in Strikeforce and WEC |
| 46% | EVERYONE | 8 | Who's a critic? |