| 100% | SHAMU | 5 | Killer whale at the SeaWorld, San Diego |
| 56% | MANTAS | 6 | The roller coasters at SeaWorld San Diego and SeaWorld Orlando |
| 43% | SHAMU | 5 | Seaworld's most popular killer whale in the 1960s |
| 43% | SHAMU | 5 | Orca that performed in SeaWorld San Diego |
| 39% | EEL | 3 | Electric ___ (roller coaster debuting at SeaWorld San Diego this summer) |
| 38% | SHAMU | 5 | SeaWorld killer whale |
| 38% | ORCA | 4 | Killer whale, such as SeaWorld's Shamu |
| 38% | ORCA | 4 | Killer whale featured in the film "Free Willy" |
| 37% | SHAMU | 5 | The ___ Adventure, at SeaWorld |
| 37% | ORCA | 4 | Killer whale that is the largest species of dolphin |
| 37% | PETCO | 5 | San Diego-based company with the Nasdaq ticker WOOF |
| 37% | ZOOS | 4 | Attractions in San Diego and the Bronx |
| 36% | LAMESA | 6 | San Diego suburb known as the "Jewel of the Hills" |
| 36% | ZOOS | 4 | Animal attractions in San Diego and the Bronx |
| 36% | MASCOT | 6 | The San Diego Chicken, e.g. |
| 36% | TORREY | 6 | San Diego's ___ Pines, site of the 2008 U.S. Open |
| 36% | PADRES | 6 | San Diego team that lost to the Phillies in late October |
| 35% | MIC | 3 | ___ drop (move at the end of a killer performance) |
| 35% | HOUSTON | 7 | Sam who won at the Battle of San Jacinto |
| 35% | SHAMU | 5 | ___ the Whale, SeaWorld's beloved Orca |
| 35% | ORCA | 4 | The false killer whale resembles it |
| 34% | MANNYMACHADO | 12 | San Diego Padres star who was runner-up for the 2022 NL MVP |
| 34% | ORCA | 4 | Type of whale that performs at SeaWorld |
| 33% | PANDA | 5 | The San Diego Zoo's Gao Gao or Zhen Zhen |
| 32% | TREVORHOFFMAN | 13 | San Diego Padres pitcher being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend: 2 wds. |
| 32% | LAMESA | 6 | San Diego suburb whose name means "the table" |
| 32% | PETCOPARK | 9 | Home of the San Diego Padres |
| 32% | BALBOAPARK | 10 | *Setting of the San Diego Zoo |
| 31% | ALEXMORGAN | 10 | San Diego Wave FC soccer star who won the Best Female Athlete ESPY Award in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ORCA | 4 | "Killer whale" from the dolphin family |