| 100% | GEORGEFOREMAN | 13 | Heavyweight champion who lost that title to 40-Across in 1974's famous "Rumble in the Jungle": 2 wds. |
| 69% | SONNYLISTON | 11 | Heavyweight champion who lost that title to 40-Across in 1964: 2 wds. |
| 44% | GEORGEFOREMAN | 13 | "Rumble in the Jungle" boxer who came out of retirement in 1987 and later won the heavyweight title: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MUHAMMADALI | 11 | Boxer who defeated 43-Across in the 1974 bout billed as "The Rumble in the Jungle" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | ROCKYMARCIANO | 13 | Boxer from the 50s who is the only world heavyweight champion in professional boxing to retire undefeated: 2 wds. |
| 38% | MORRISCHESTNUT | 14 | Actor who plays the title character of 47-Across in a CBS series that premiered in January: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ALEXRODRIGUEZ | 13 | Mariners shortstop who, in 1998, became the youngest player to that point to hit 40 homers and steal 40 bases: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ELENARYBAKINA | 13 | 2022 women's singles Wimbledon champion who was runner-up to 33-Across in the 2023 Australian Open (2 wds.) |
| 38% | SANDRABULLOCK | 13 | "Ocean's 8" actress who plays a novelist kidnapped in the jungle in "The Lost City": 2 wds. |
| 38% | EDDIEMURPHY | 11 | "Coming to America" actor who played the title role in 1998's "Dr. Dolittle": 2 wds. |
| 38% | BEOUR | 5 | With 35-Across, Oscar-nominated song from Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" that lost to that movie's title song: 2 wds. |
| 37% | DWAYNEJOHNSON | 13 | "Baywatch" actor who stars in "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle": 2 wds. |
| 37% | KARENGILLAN | 11 | Actress who played Ruby Roundhouse in "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle": 2 wds. |
| 37% | MICHAELMOORER | 13 | Boxer who lost to 43-Across in the 1994 bout billed as "One for the Ages" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | KEVINHART | 9 | "Ride Along 2" actor who stars in "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle": 2 wds. |
| 36% | JACKBLACK | 9 | "Kung Fu Panda 3" actor who stars in "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle": 2 wds. |
| 36% | GARYPLAYER | 10 | 1974 Masters champion who had last won the tournament in 1961: 2 wds. |
| 36% | CHANNINGTATUM | 13 | "Magic Mike" actor who plays the novelist's cover model trying to rescue her in "The Lost City": 2 wds. |
| 36% | OHIOSTATE | 9 | Women's hockey team that won the NCAA Tournament championship in 2022 but lost to 36-Across in 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | SONJASOHN | 9 | "The Wire" actress who plays Nancy, the title boxer's mother, in a 2023 biopic about 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 36% | MARLONBRANDO | 12 | "On the Waterfront" actor who won an Oscar for portraying 40-Across in 1972's "The Godfather": 2 wds. |
| 36% | STEFANEDBERG | 12 | Swedish tennis great who lost to 25-Across in the 1990 Australian Open (2 wds.) |
| 36% | BOSTONBRUINS | 12 | NHL team that lost to 44-Across in the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals (2 wds.) |
| 35% | KEVINHART | 9 | "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" actor who stars in "Night School": 2 wds. |
| 35% | HARRISONFORD | 12 | "Raiders of the Lost Ark" actor who reportedly passed on the "Schindler's List" role that went to Liam Neeson: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MATSWILANDER | 12 | Swedish tennis great who lost to 25-Across in the 1987 French Open and US Open (2 wds.) |
| 35% | RENEEZELLWEGER | 14 | Actress who returns to play the title character in "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy": 2 wds. |
| 35% | DIANEKEATON | 11 | "Annie Hall" actress who voiced the title character's mother in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 35% | KIMMULKEY | 9 | Coach of the 40-Across who is the only coach in women's college basketball to win national championships with two teams (2 wds.) |
| 35% | MICHAELKEATON | 13 | "Mr. Mom" actor who played the title role in 40-Across (2 wds.) |