| 100% | EPICWIN | 7 | Game 7 of the 2016 World Series, say, if you're a Cubs fan |
| 40% | CHARLIEMORTON | 13 | Winning pitcher of Game 7 of the 2017 World Series (2 wds.) |
| 35% | SHOULDERTOCRYON | 15 | If you're feeling sad, the side of the road has a convenient ___.
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| 33% | CCSABATHIA | 10 | Yankees starting pitcher who lost Game 7 of the 2017 American League Championship Series (2 wds.) |
| 32% | TEXASHOLDEM | 11 | World Series of Poker game (and the theme of this puzzle) |
| 31% | CHECKMATE | 9 | Said at the end of a game of chess |
| 31% | SWEEP | 5 | Win all the games of a series |
| 31% | OPENER | 6 | First game of a series or season, say |
| 30% | END | 3 | 10% of a game in the World Curling Championship |
| 30% | TIE | 3 | 1-1, at the end of a game, say |
| 30% | SPIN | 4 | Take a turn in the Game of Life, say |
| 30% | BAH | 3 | Expletive heard often if you happen to be a member of the Cratchit family |
| 30% | ZELDA | 5 | The Princess of Hyrule, in a long-running Nintendo video game series |
| 30% | ODD | 3 | Like the number of games in a "best of" series |
| 30% | SWEEP | 5 | Win the World Series in four games, say |
| 30% | SWEPT | 5 | Won the World Series in four games, say |
| 30% | BEN | 3 | Cubs second baseman Zobrist who was the 2016 World Series MVP |
| 30% | GANDHI | 6 | He said "In a gentle way, you can shake the world" |
| 30% | THREE | 5 | Number of World Series wins for the Chicago Cubs |
| 30% | GOAT | 4 | Animal on the Cubs' 2016 World Series rings |
| 30% | MARINER | 7 | Member of the only M.L.B. team never to have played in a World Series |
| 29% | ENOS | 4 | Slaughter who was a star of the 1946 World Series |
| 29% | STOLEN | 6 | Like home base in Game One of the 1955 World Series, courtesy of Jackie Robinson |
| 29% | LEG | 3 | Limb with which you would kick the ball in a game of soccer |
| 29% | NECK | 4 | "Drop by if you're ever in my ___ of the woods" |
| 29% | MALCOLM | 7 | Who said "If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary" |
| 29% | TRIM | 4 | "Tip 1: If you've ripped a piece of clothing toward the end, give it a ___ (short cut)!" |
| 29% | SHABBY | 6 | If you're not too this, you're a pretty decent sort of person |
| 29% | CLAPS | 5 | Joins a rendition of "If You're Happy and You Know It," say |
| 29% | LIKABLE | 7 | Having the qualities of someone you might want to get a beer with, say |