| 100% | LEMAY | 5 | Curtis who ran with Wallace in 1968 |
| 49% | ESTES | 5 | Kefauver who ran with 39 Across in 1956 |
| 44% | DISH | 4 | One who ran away with the spoon, in a nursery rhyme |
| 40% | RYAN | 4 | Gosling who costars with Harrison Ford in "Blade Runner 2049" |
| 40% | FRANKHOWARD | 11 | Slugger who led the MLB with 44 home runs in 1968 (2 wds.) |
| 40% | ARTE | 4 | ___ Johnson, comedian with the catchphrase "Verrry interesting" who starred in "Cannonball Run: II" |
| 40% | RASHAD | 6 | Former NFL running back Jennings who won "Dancing With the Stars" in 2017 |
| 40% | ELP | 3 | Rapper who formed the duo Run the Jewels with Killer Mike, in 2013 |
| 39% | SOSA | 4 | Baseball player Sammy who had a home run rivalry with Mark McGwire in 1998 |
| 39% | SOSA | 4 | Baseball player Sammy who was in a home run rivalry with Mark McGwire in 1998 |
| 39% | AARON | 5 | Hank —, US baseball player who retired in 1976 with a total of 755 home runs |
| 39% | AARON | 5 | Hank ---, US baseball player who retired in 1976 with a total of 755 home runs |
| 38% | ESTES | 5 | "Women Who Run With the Wolves" author |
| 37% | LINDSAYLOHAN | 12 | "Mean Girls" actress who swaps identities with Jamie Lee Curtis in 2003's "Freaky Friday" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | JAMAL | 5 | With 40-Across, Ravens running back who gained 295 total yards in a 2003 NFL game, the second-most ever |
| 37% | AES | 3 | Candidate who ran with Estes Kefauver as his veep |
| 36% | WARREN | 6 | With 35-Across, actor who played Clyde, one of the title characters on the run in 1967's "Bonnie and Clyde" |
| 36% | SHAWNJOHNSON | 12 | Gymnast who won season 8 and was runner-up in season 15 of "Dancing With the Stars": 2 wds. |
| 36% | AARONJUDGE | 10 | Yankees slugger who broke 17-Across's single-season home run record with 62 home runs in 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | BARRYSANDERS | 12 | Former NFL running back who shared the AP NFL Most Valuable Player Award with Brett Favre in 1997: 2 wds. |
| 35% | LEE | 3 | Jamie ___ Curtis who starred in "True Lies" |
| 35% | JEB | 3 | Bush who ran in the 2016 primaries |
| 35% | POL | 3 | Who's in the running? |
| 35% | TRAVISHAFNER | 12 | Former Indians slugger who tied 14-Across's record with six grand slam home runs in the 2006 season: 2 wds. |
| 35% | KEMP | 4 | Jack who ran for vice president in 1996 |
| 35% | YANG | 4 | Andrew who ran in the 2020 Democratic primaries |
| 35% | SEAGAL | 6 | Actor who ran an aikido dojo in Japan |
| 35% | PALIN | 5 | Sarah who ran for vice president in 2008 |
| 35% | NIKKI | 5 | Haley who ran in the 2024 presidential primaries |
| 35% | MET | 3 | Where Pavarotti first performed in 1968, with "the" |