| 100% | BRAD | 4 | First Maverick to have his jersey retired- it was #15- ___ Davis |
| 41% | GEHRIG | 6 | Yankee who was the first major-leaguer to have his number retired |
| 39% | GEHRIG | 6 | First major league player to have his number retired |
| 38% | GEHRIG | 6 | First Major League Baseball player to have his number retired |
| 38% | ALANON | 6 | Its motto is "To help them, you have to help yourself first" |
| 35% | HAYES | 5 | First president to have a phone in the White House—its number was "1" (1877) |
| 34% | PETE | 4 | With 27-Down, his #14 has been informally retired by the Reds (although his own son later wore it) |
| 34% | LODESTONE | 9 | It was used to make the first compass |
| 33% | BURNINGQUESTION | 15 | It has to be asked |
| 33% | TRICKS | 6 | It is good to have these up one's sleeve |
| 32% | ORR | 3 | His jersey was raised to the Boston Garden rafters in 1979 |
| 32% | ODYSSEUS | 8 | It was his idea to breach Troy in a giant horse |
| 32% | DISCOVERY | 9 | First operational space shuttle to be retired |
| 32% | DISCOVERY | 9 | First shuttle to be retired by NASA |
| 32% | SCHUMACHER | 10 | Retired German F1 racing driver who shares his first name with 31a, and according to Forbes is the fifth highest-paid athlete of all time |
| 32% | TAG | 3 | It has a price to be paid |
| 32% | RADIO | 5 | It was used to play music for the first time in 1906 |
| 32% | PITCH | 5 | It has the potential to be a hit |
| 31% | JERRYWEST | 9 | His No. 44 jersey was retired by the Lakers |
| 31% | FIGHTCLUB | 9 | Its first rule is to not talk about it |
| 31% | ONEPIN | 6 | It's often the first to be knocked over |
| 31% | ANTE | 4 | You have to be upfront with it |
| 31% | WHOELSE | 7 | "Didn't it have to be me?" |
| 31% | DIBS | 4 | Had __ on; was first to claim |
| 31% | CHECK | 5 | It has to be endorsed before it can be deposited |
| 31% | ORR | 3 | Boston athlete whose #4 jersey has been retired |
| 31% | STATEDEPARTMENT | 15 | Thomas Jefferson was the first to lead it |
| 31% | MBA | 3 | Harvard was the first to offer it (1908) |
| 31% | DID | 3 | "Why ___ It Have To Be Me?" (ABBA tune) |
| 31% | AMANA | 5 | "Built better than it has to be" sloganeer |