| 100% | MIKEDANTONI | 11 | L.A. Lakers head coach who succeeded the interim coach who followed 27-Across in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 43% | MAGICJOHNSON | 12 | Three-time NBA MVP who became head coach of the Lakers in 1994: 2 wds. |
| 43% | PHILJACKSON | 11 | Former head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers who is a practicing Buddhist: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ROSEANNEBARR | 12 | 1990s sitcom star who was the subject of a Comedy Central Roast in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 40% | LUKEWALTON | 10 | Head coach of the L.A. Lakers since 2016 and coach of 41-Across since 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 40% | DONSHULA | 8 | NFL coach who guided the Dolphins to a perfect season in 1972: 2 wds. |
| 40% | NICKSIRIANNI | 12 | Eagles head coach who led his team to victory in the 2025 Super Bowl: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MIKEBROWN | 9 | Lakers head coach who served after 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | BILLBELICHICK | 13 | New England Patriots head coach who illegally videotaped the Jets in 2007: 2 wds. |
| 39% | DOLORESHUERTA | 13 | Civil rights leader, played by Rosario Dawson in the 18-Across biopic, who received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 38% | JOEMAZZULLA | 11 | 28-Across head coach who is the youngest to win the NBA Finals since Bill Russell in 1969 (2 wds.) |
| 38% | MICHAELCERA | 11 | "Barbie" actor who plays the head of a viral marketing firm in 26-Across (2 wds.) |
| 38% | DANHURLEY | 9 | Head coach of 13-Across who was named Naismith Coach of the Year in 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | MAGICJOHNSON | 12 | Former L.A. Laker in the Basketball Hall of Fame who turned 60 in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | LANDONDONOVAN | 13 | Soccer player who achieved a hat trick for the USMNT in 2003, 2007, and 2012: 2 wds. |
| 37% | LARRYBIRD | 9 | Three-time NBA MVP who became head coach of the Pacers in 1997: 2 wds. |
| 37% | STEVENASH | 9 | Two-time NBA MVP who became head coach of the Nets in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 37% | IDRISELBA | 9 | "Luther" star who voiced the tiger Shere Khan in 27-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | L.A. Lakers star who was named the NBA Finals MVP for the fourth time in his career in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | REXRYAN | 7 | NFL head coach who recruited 18-Across in 2009: 2 wds. |
| 37% | BRANDONROY | 10 | Former NBA Rookie of the Year who retired in 2012 at the age of 27: 2 wds. |
| 37% | TREVORLAWRENCE | 14 | Second-year quarterback who led the Jaguars to a 27-point playoff comeback in 2023: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MIKEKRZYZEWSKI | 14 | Duke University basketball coach who led the US men's basketball team to Olympic gold in 2008, 2012, and 2016: 2 wds. |
| 36% | PAULMAURICE | 11 | Florida Panthers head coach who led the team to the Stanley Cup Final in both of his first two seasons (2 wds.) |
| 36% | WILLHARDY | 9 | First-time NBA head coach hired by the 46-Across in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 36% | DARVINHAM | 9 | First-time NBA head coach hired by the 14-Across in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MIGUELCABRERA | 13 | Slugger who won the 34-Across in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 36% | AMYRODRIGUEZ | 12 | USWNT soccer player who scored five goals in a single game against the Dominican Republic in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MERYLSTREEP | 11 | "Into the Woods" actress who plays a feminist in 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | Three-time NBA champion and 14-time NBA All-Star who joined the L.A. Lakers in 2018 (2 wds.) |