| 100% | WALKOFFSHAME | 12 | Humiliation of the pitcher who gives up the game winner in the bottom of the ninth? |
| 47% | ZACKBRITTON | 11 | New York Yankees pitcher who gave up the walk-off home run in the 30-Across game ( 2 wds.) |
| 40% | LASTUP | 6 | Batting in the bottom of the ninth |
| 36% | PAPA | 4 | Nickname of the 1954 Nobel winner for literature, who first picked up the name in Pamplona, Spain |
| 35% | MAYA | 4 | Moore whom Sports Illustrated called the "greatest winner in the history of women's basketball" |
| 35% | RAU | 3 | Pitcher Doug who manager Tommy Lasorda famously, and loudly, argued with on the mound in game 4 of the '77 World Series |
| 35% | JAMESCAGNEY | 11 | "Yankee Doodle Dandy" Oscar winner who played Bottom in the 1935 film version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream": 2 wds. |
| 34% | AARON | 5 | Judge who excelled in the Field of Dreams game |
| 34% | ELIA | 4 | The Targaryen who was Oberyn Martell's sister in Game of Thrones |
| 33% | LEN | 3 | Barker of the Cleveland Indians who pitched a perfect game in 1981 |
| 33% | SHAGGY | 6 | Rapper who made up the word "boombastic" in a 1995 song of the same name |
| 33% | ODIN | 4 | God who gave up an eye to drink from the spring of wisdom |
| 33% | LOSINGCRANKS | 12 | Team of eccentrics who are behind in the game? |
| 33% | ELI | 3 | Bengals' cornerback Apple who gave up the winning touchdown pass to Cooper Kupp in the 2022 Super Bowl |
| 32% | DONLARSEN | 9 | Yankees pitcher who threw a perfect game in the 1956 World Series: 2 wds. |
| 32% | KNIGHT | 6 | Man who is given the title of Sir in England |
| 32% | TRACYSTALLARD | 13 | Boston Red Sox pitcher who gave up 42-Across's record-breaking 61st home run in 1961 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | BASEHART | 8 | Richard —, actor who starred as Admiral Nelson in 1960s US television series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea |
| 32% | RICHARD | 7 | & 4D Actor who starred as Admiral Nelson in 1960s US television series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea |
| 32% | GANON | 5 | Monstrous boar-like creature who is the main antagonist in "The Legend of Zelda" video game series |
| 32% | ASTROS | 6 | Winners of the longest postseason game in major-league history (18 innings, 2005) |
| 32% | SQUAREPANTS | 11 | Surname of the Bikini Bottom resident who lives in a pineapple |
| 32% | ROBB | 4 | Stark who was King of the North in Game of Thrones |
| 32% | DEVINWILLIAMS | 13 | Brewers pitcher who the won National League Rookie of the Year Award in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 32% | END | 3 | Bottom of the ninth, say |
| 32% | END | 3 | Bottom of the ninth, usually |
| 32% | SIDNEYPOITIER | 13 | "Lilies of the Field" Oscar winner who played Donald Crease in "Sneakers": 2 wds. |
| 32% | FELIX | 5 | "King ___" (nickname of pitcher Hernández who threw a perfect game in 2012) |
| 32% | ROSES | 5 | Flowers in a wreath given to the winner of the Kentucky Derby |
| 31% | DONLARSEN | 9 | Yankees pitcher who pitched a perfect game in the World Series on 10/8/56: 2 wds. |