| 100% | PETERS | 6 | Jim —, Briton who collapsed during the 1954 Empire Games marathon, while holding a 17-minute lead |
| 80% | PETERS | 6 | Jim —, British runner who collapsed during the 1954 Empire Games marathon whilst holding a seventeen minute lead |
| 25% | CHAMBERLAIN | 11 | Wilt ___, former basketballer who holds the record for the most points in a NBA game |
| 25% | PARSONS | 7 | Jim ___, actor who won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy for "The Big Bang Theory" |
| 25% | DARIUS | 6 | ___ Leonard, NFL player who eats the same 2 meals throughout the week during a game season |
| 25% | WARRENHARDING | 13 | US president who lost the White House china while gambling in a card game: 2 wds. |
| 25% | ERIC | 4 | Running back Dickerson who holds the NFL record for most rushing yards in a playoff game |
| 24% | CHELIOS | 7 | ★Hockey Hall of Famer Chris who holds the record for most NHL games played by a defenseman |
| 24% | STEPHENCURRY | 12 | Warriors guard who holds the NBA record for most three-pointers in a single game: 2 wds. |
| 24% | FLIPPERANDERSON | 15 | Former L.A. Ram who holds the N.F.L. record for most receiving yards in a game (336) |
| 23% | DARTS | 5 | Game often played while holding a beer |
| 22% | CARREY | 6 | Jim, actor who wore a green mask in The Mask |
| 22% | MOUSE | 5 | The ___ King, antagonist who leads a rodent army in 11a |
| 22% | OFFICIAL | 8 | Person who enforces the rules during sports games |
| 22% | TIMEOUT | 7 | Break in the action during a game (Hyph.) |
| 21% | SITOUT | 6 | Stay on the bench during a game (2 wds.) |
| 21% | TEN | 3 | Number of players on the court during a WNBA game |
| 21% | STICK | 5 | What you hit the ball with during a hockey game? |
| 21% | BAT | 3 | What you hit the ball with during a baseball game? |
| 21% | JAMESBAY | 8 | Singer who had a hit with Hold Back the River |
| 21% | HOYLE | 5 | Edmond who wrote a treatise on the game of whist |
| 21% | SCORES | 6 | Makes a point during the game |
| 21% | PASS | 4 | Skip a turn during the game |
| 21% | SEA | 3 | "He who holds the ___ must be master of the empire": Cicero |
| 21% | VET | 3 | Player who's been in the league for a while, informally |
| 21% | CUE | 3 | What you hit the white ball with during a billiards game? |
| 21% | WEEB | 4 | Coach Ewbank who led the Jets to a Super Bowl championship |
| 21% | LARSEN | 6 | Don who pitched a perfect game in the 1956 World Series |
| 21% | RYUN | 4 | Jim ___, athlete who was the first high school junior to run a mile in under four minutes |
| 20% | FLOWER | 6 | ___ girl, child who scatters petals down the aisle during a wedding procession |