| 100% | OHARE | 5 | Former Olympic swimmer Turlough ___ who works in anesthesia research at the McMaster University |
| 45% | FISHER | 6 | Former Olympic athlete Hugh ___ who works as a medical doctor at the Northlands Medical Clinic in British Columbia |
| 34% | TURNER | 6 | Pat ___, Olympic gold medalist who worked as an emergency doctor at the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia |
| 33% | BRANT | 5 | Betty who works at the Daily Bugle in Spider-Man comics |
| 31% | MICHAELPHELPS | 13 | Swimmer who broke the record for most total Olympic medals in Rio: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SIMONEMANUEL | 12 | Swimmer who tied the Olympic record in the 100-meter freestyle in Rio: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SOLDIER | 7 | Person who works in the army |
| 29% | MUGGSYBOGUES | 12 | Former point guard who, at 5 feet, 3 inches, is the shortest player in NBA history (2 wds.) |
| 29% | ATTORNEY | 8 | Someone who works in the law field |
| 29% | DRILLER | 7 | One who works in the oil rig |
| 29% | LEWIS | 5 | ___ Carroll, author of "Alice in Wonderland" who also worked as a math professor at Oxford University |
| 29% | ISR | 3 | Country code for the nation who won its only Olympic gold ever at Athens in 2004 |
| 29% | KAL | 3 | Actor Penn who worked in the Obama administration |
| 29% | LEADING | 7 | Working in glade at the front |
| 29% | TYUS | 4 | Wyomia ___, former American sprinter who was the first person to retain the Olympic title in the 100 m |
| 29% | BOBKNIGHT | 9 | Indiana University coach who led the US men's basketball team to Olympic gold in 1984: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ART | 3 | Work in display at the Guggenheim Museum |
| 28% | DEANSMITH | 9 | University of North Carolina basketball coach who led the US men's basketball team to Olympic gold in 1976: 2 wds. |
| 28% | KAL | 3 | "Designated Survivor" actor Penn who worked in the Obama administration |
| 28% | CALVINMURPHY | 12 | Former point guard who, at 5 feet, 9 inches, is the shortest player in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2 wds.) |
| 27% | RICKILAKE | 9 | Former talk show host who premiered her documentary "Weed the People" at the SXSW festival in Austin: 2 wds. |
| 27% | DARA | 4 | Swimmer Torres who medaled in five Olympic Games |
| 27% | SPONGEBOB | 9 | Cartoon character who works at the Krusty Krab |
| 27% | COWORKER | 8 | A colleague at the office you work in |
| 27% | STEVE | 5 | ___ Young, former American football quarterback who studied law at the Brigham Young University |
| 27% | MIKEKRZYZEWSKI | 14 | Duke University basketball coach who led the US men's basketball team to Olympic gold in 2008, 2012, and 2016: 2 wds. |
| 27% | DOORMAN | 7 | Guy who works the entrance at a swanky hotel |
| 27% | SOUSCHEF | 8 | Cook who works under the head in a kitchen |
| 27% | GATORADE | 8 | Beverage developed at the University of Florida in 1965 |
| 27% | DARATORRES | 10 | Swimmer who medaled at five Olympic Games |