| 100% | KEN | 3 | Jennings who placed second in the "Jeopardy!" Battle of the Decades |
| 52% | SEAL | 4 | "Kiss from a Rose" singer who came in fourth place in the second season of "The Masked Singer" |
| 51% | PINK | 4 | Singer who stylizes her name with an exclamation mark in place of the second letter |
| 51% | SOUTH | 5 | ___ Korea, country that placed second in the 2009 edition of the World Baseball Classic tournament |
| 50% | CUBA | 4 | Havana's country that placed second in the 2006 edition of the World Baseball Classic tournament |
| 48% | ESTELLE | 7 | Princess who's second in line of succession to the Swedish throne |
| 46% | JOHNNYGILBERT | 13 | "Jeopardy!" announcer who was inducted into the Jeopardy! Hall of Fame in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 46% | MERVGRIFFIN | 11 | "Jeopardy!" creator who was inducted into the Jeopardy! Hall of Fame in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ANGEL | 5 | Criss ___, American illusionist who was named Magician of the Decade in 2009 |
| 45% | ONE | 3 | Digit in the second decimal place of e |
| 45% | RICO | 4 | Puerto ___, commonwealth that placed second in the 2013 and 2017 editions of the World Baseball Classic tournament |
| 45% | MYA | 3 | R&B singer who placed second on "Dancing With the Stars" in 2009 |
| 45% | PACIFIC | 7 | Ocean in which the Battle of Midway took place |
| 45% | KENJENNINGS | 11 | "Jeopardy!" champion and host who was inducted into the Jeopardy! Hall of Fame in 2025: 2 wds. |
| 44% | MYA | 3 | R&B singer who placed second on "Dancing With the Stars" in fall 2009 |
| 44% | KEN | 3 | Jennings who was a team captain in the Jeopardy! All-Star Games |
| 44% | BOSTON | 6 | City in which the Battle of Bunker Hill took place |
| 44% | HARDY | 5 | Laurel and ___, silent movie duo who acted in "The Battle of the Century" |
| 44% | DENG | 4 | ___ Xiaoping, former Chinese Premier who was featured as the "Time Person of the Year" for the second time in 1985 |
| 43% | EMMA | 4 | Stone who plays Billie Jean King in the upcoming "Battle of the Sexes" movie |
| 43% | JALENWILLIAMS | 13 | Oklahoma City Thunder guard who finished second in the NBA's 2022-2023 Rookie of the Year Award voting: 2 wds. |
| 43% | COPERNICUS | 10 | Nicolaus of Prussia who managed to place the sun in the right location |
| 42% | RIGGS | 5 | Bobby who lost to Billie Jean in the Battle of the Sexes tennis match |
| 42% | HOOCH | 5 | Marla who plays second base for the Peaches in "A League of Their Own" |
| 42% | RODCAREW | 8 | Minnesota Twins first and second baseman who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991: 2 wds. |
| 42% | KEN | 3 | Jennings who won the "Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time" tournament last month |
| 41% | JAMESWOODS | 10 | "Shark" and "Ghosts of Mississippi" actor who regularly appears in the WSOP and finished in seventh place in 2015: Abbr. |
| 41% | ENT | 3 | Fighter in the fictional Battle of Isengard |
| 41% | SELENAGOMEZ | 11 | "Wizards of Waverly Place" actress who plays Mabel on "Only Murders in the Building" (2 wds.) |