| 100% | ELI | 3 | Manning with the second-longest QB starting streak in N.F.L. history |
| 53% | AMY | 3 | Schneider with the second-longest winning streak in Jeopardy history |
| 47% | UCLA | 4 | Holder of the longest winning streak in N.C.A.A. men's basketball history (88 games) |
| 46% | BEARS | 5 | Franchise with the most victories in N.F.L. history |
| 45% | EMMITT | 6 | Smith with the most rushing yards in N.F.L. history |
| 36% | DANMARINO | 9 | N.F.L. quarterback featured in the music video for Hootie & the Blowfish’s “Only Wanna Be with You” |
| 35% | CHE | 3 | Michael who is the second-longest-running "Weekend Update" anchor in "SNL" history |
| 35% | AMYSCHNEIDER | 12 | "Jeopardy!" champion with the show's second-longest win streak |
| 34% | LOUD | 4 | The second L in LOL |
| 34% | AMAZON | 6 | Second longest river in the world |
| 33% | UNITAS | 6 | Winning QB in the first N.F.L. playoff game to go into sudden-death overtime |
| 33% | AARON | 5 | Man with a rod, in the Bible |
| 33% | LOUIS | 5 | With 4-Down, monarch with the longest verifiable reign in history |
| 33% | MIRROR | 6 | Michael Jackson is "starting with the man in" this |
| 32% | ASSN | 4 | The second "A" in N.C.A.A.: Abbr. |
| 32% | COINFLIPPER | 11 | N.F.L. referee, at the start of overtime |
| 32% | STREET | 6 | Good man with ash gets in the way |
| 32% | PETE | 4 | ___ Alonso, Mets slugger with the most home runs by a rookie in M.L.B. history (53) |
| 31% | DITKA | 5 | N.F.L. Coach of the Year in 1985 and 1988 |
| 31% | YALE | 4 | University with the second-largest endowment in the world |
| 31% | FDR | 3 | US president with the longest time in office: Abbr. |
| 31% | PETEMARAVICH | 12 | LSU Tigers guard with the second most career points scored in NCAA Division I basketball history (2 wds.) |
| 31% | ARICA | 5 | Port in N Chile near the border with Peru |
| 31% | PAWN | 4 | Man in the second rank |
| 31% | ORINOCO | 7 | River with the second-largest discharge volume in the New World, after the Amazon |
| 31% | THENEWYORK | 10 | ___ Times, American newspaper with the second-highest weekday circulation in the country: 3 wds. |
| 31% | CAMERONBRINK | 12 | Stanford forward taken with the second pick in the 2024 WNBA draft: 2 wds. |
| 31% | JAYZ | 4 | Rapper with the most Grammy nominations (83) of any artist in history |
| 31% | SHULA | 5 | N.F.L. coach with a perfect 17-0 record in 1972 |
| 31% | SET | 3 | Word with the longest entry in the O.E.D. |