| 100% | PHILNIEKRO | 10 | Braves knuckleball pitcher who played to age 48, in 1987: 2 wds. |
| 53% | JAMIEMOYER | 10 | Pitcher in the Mariners Hall of Fame who played to age 49, in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 48% | NOLANRYAN | 9 | Pitcher who had a record seven no-hitters and played to age 46, in 1993: 2 wds. |
| 48% | TOMMYJOHN | 9 | Pitcher who's known for his successful elbow surgery and played to age 46, in 1989: 2 wds. |
| 46% | SATCHELPAIGE | 12 | Kansas City Athletics pitcher who, at age 59 in 1965, became the oldest person to play in an MLB game (2 wds.) |
| 46% | GEORGEBLANDA | 12 | Oakland Raiders placekicker who, at age 48 in 1976, became the oldest person to play in an NFL game (2 wds.) |
| 42% | HUGHGRANT | 9 | "Love Actually" actor who plays a Shakespearean actor cast to voice Tony the Tiger in 48-Across (2 wds.) |
| 41% | CURTSCHILLING | 13 | Red Sox pitcher who played in the 2004 World Series with a damaged ankle: 2 wds. |
| 41% | BOBFELLER | 9 | 1930s-1950s Indians pitcher who never played in the minor leagues: 2 wds. |
| 40% | GEORGECLOONEY | 13 | "Gravity" actor who plays Lily's divorced dad in "Ticket to Paradise": 2 wds. |
| 40% | COREYHAIM | 9 | "License to Drive" actor who played younger brother Sam in the 1987 vampire movie "The Lost Boys": 2 wds. |
| 40% | BRADLEYCOOPER | 13 | "Silver Linings Playbook" actor who played 48-Across's love interest in 33-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | KAITLYNDEVER | 12 | "Last Man Standing" actress who plays bride-to-be Lily in "Ticket to Paradise": 2 wds. |
| 40% | JULIAROBERTS | 12 | "Eat Pray Love" actress who plays Lily's divorced mom in "Ticket to Paradise": 2 wds. |
| 39% | CATFISHHUNTER | 13 | 1960s-1970s Athletics/Yankees Hall of Fame pitcher who never played in the minor leagues: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LORILOUGHLIN | 12 | Actress who plays Rebecca Donaldson-Katsopolis, Jesse's wife in the 1987 sitcom "Full House": 2 wds. |
| 39% | ANDREABARBER | 12 | Actress who played Kimmy Gibbler, D.J's best friend in the 1987 sitcom "Full House:" 2 wds. |
| 39% | ROCKYMARCIANO | 13 | Heavyweight boxer, nicknamed "The Brockton Blockbuster", who played baseball in his youth, before shifting to boxing: 2 wds. |
| 38% | DEANJONES | 9 | "The Love Bug" actor who played Wilby Daniels as an adult in the sequel to 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 38% | CHANNINGTATUM | 13 | "Magic Mike" actor who plays the novelist's cover model trying to rescue her in "The Lost City": 2 wds. |
| 38% | ANGELABASSETT | 13 | Actress who played rock star Tina Turner in the 1993 film "What's Love Got to Do With It": 2 wds. |
| 38% | SANDRABULLOCK | 13 | Actress who plays Debbie Ocean, sister to Danny Ocean in the all-female spinoff of the Ocean's trilogy: 2 wds. |
| 37% | KEVINHART | 9 | Actor who plays Moose Finbar in "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | JOHNBELUSHI | 11 | Comedian who played "Joliet" Jake in "The Blues Brothers", and met an untimely death, aged only 33: 2 wds. |
| 37% | CARYELWES | 9 | "Glory" actor who played Westley in the 1987 film "The Princess Bride" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | JAMIEFOXX | 9 | "Ray" actor who plays the wrongfully imprisoned Walter McMillian in 48-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | LINDAHAMILTON | 13 | Actress who plays 30-Across in the 2019 sequel to 15-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | RENEEZELLWEGER | 14 | Actress who returns to play the title character in "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy": 2 wds. |
| 36% | CRISPINGLOVER | 13 | "River's Edge" actor who played George McFly in "Back to the Future" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | CLIFFROBERTSON | 14 | "Charly" actor who played president-to-be John Kennedy in "PT 109" (1963): 2 wds. |