| 100% | THIRDDEGREE | 11 | Good for a doctoral student, bad for a crime suspect |
| 50% | BREAKTHROUGH | 12 | Good for a scientist, bad for a roofer |
| 49% | ORALEXAM | 8 | Hurdle for a doctoral student |
| 49% | ORALEXAM | 8 | Challenge for a doctoral student |
| 49% | NOTHINGTODECLARE | 16 | Good for a returning traveler, bad for a bridge player |
| 49% | CENTERSPREAD | 12 | Good for a magazine writer, bad for a couch potato |
| 49% | FALLINGSTAR | 11 | Good for a wish maker, bad for a Hollywood agent |
| 49% | OVERCOMPENSATION | 16 | Good for a wage earner, bad for a tightrope walker |
| 49% | FLAT | 4 | Good for a bike route, bad for a bike tire |
| 49% | ORALS | 5 | Trying period for a doctoral student |
| 48% | SHORTCIRCUIT | 12 | Good for a mail carrier, bad for an electrician |
| 48% | TUITIONINCREASE | 15 | Bad news for a college student |
| 47% | BRIEFOUTLINE | 12 | Good for an attorney, bad for a Spandex model |
| 47% | STAR | 4 | Award for a good student |
| 46% | STAR | 4 | Gold ___ (reward for a good student, sometimes) |
| 45% | BITE | 4 | Something good for an angler, bad for a dog trainer |
| 44% | BUS | 3 | Bad thing for a student to miss |
| 43% | SAVEYOURBREATH | 14 | Good advice for a complainer / Bad advice for someone blowing out birthday candles |
| 43% | ALIBI | 5 | Cover story, for one suspected of a crime |
| 42% | COVERTOPERATIONS | 16 | *Good and bad for a spy |
| 42% | BLACKOFNIGHT | 12 | *Good and bad for a vampire |
| 42% | CLOSINGASALE | 12 | *Good and bad for a marketer |
| 42% | WRECKLESSDRIVING | 16 | *Good and bad for a motorist |
| 41% | KEEPYOURSHIRTON | 15 | Good advice for an impatient person / Bad advice for a Chippendales dancer |
| 41% | JUSTBEYOURSELF | 14 | Good advice for a nervous public speaker / Bad advice for an impersonator |
| 41% | TRUSTYMACHETE | 13 | *Good and bad for a jungle guide |
| 41% | NET | 3 | It's good for a soccer ball to hit, but bad for a tennis ball |
| 41% | DONTHAVEACOWMAN | 15 | Good advice for an angry person / Bad advice for a novice dairy farmer |
| 41% | SHAVINGABEARD | 13 | *Good and bad for a West Point cadet |
| 38% | NONFAT | 6 | Good for a dieter |