| 100% | BOSTONBRUINS | 12 | NHL team that lost to 44-Across in the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals (2 wds.) |
| 57% | LASVEGASACES | 12 | Team that lost to the 45-Across in the 2020 WNBA Finals (3 wds.) |
| 54% | BUFFALOSABRES | 13 | NHL team based in New York that has never won the Stanley Cup: 2 wds. |
| 54% | SANJOSESHARKS | 13 | NHL team based in California that has never won the Stanley Cup: 2 wds. |
| 53% | MINNESOTAWILD | 13 | NHL team based in St. Paul that has never won the Stanley Cup: 2 wds. |
| 53% | STLOUISBLUES | 12 | NHL team that won their first-ever Stanley Cup in 2019 (3 wds.) |
| 49% | THEBLACKHAWKS | 13 | Chicago NHL team that has won the Stanley Cup six times (2 wds.) |
| 48% | RAMS | 4 | Team that lost to the Patriots in the 2019 Super Bowl |
| 48% | STLOUISBLUES | 12 | Central Division team that won the franchise's first-ever Stanley Cup in 2019, after 52 years: 3 wds. |
| 48% | IRAN | 4 | Team that lost to the U.S. in the 2022 FIFA World Cup |
| 47% | NJDEVILS | 8 | NHL team that plays in the Prudential Center: 2 wds. |
| 47% | REDWINGS | 8 | Detroit team that did not win the Stanley Cup despite setting the regular season record for most wins in 1996: 2 wds. |
| 46% | WINNIPEGJETS | 12 | Central Division team that has never reached the Stanley Cup Finals: 2 wds. |
| 44% | SEATTLEKRAKEN | 13 | Pacific Northwest expansion team that will begin playing in the NHL in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 44% | LYNX | 4 | Minnesota WNBA team that lost to the 45-Across in the 2020 semifinals |
| 44% | MINNESOTAWILD | 13 | Midwest expansion team that began playing in the NHL in 2000: 2 wds. |
| 43% | HOUSTONASTROS | 13 | AL West team that lost 111 games in 2013, then won the World Series four years later: 2 wds. |
| 43% | CHICAGOCUBS | 11 | NL Central team that lost 101 games in 2012, then won the World Series four years later: 2 wds. |
| 43% | PAULMAURICE | 11 | Florida Panthers head coach who led the team to the Stanley Cup Final in both of his first two seasons (2 wds.) |
| 43% | OHIOSTATE | 9 | Women's hockey team that won the NCAA Tournament championship in 2022 but lost to 36-Across in 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 43% | OREGONDUCKS | 11 | College team that 30-Across led to the PAC-12 golf championship in 2017 (2 wds.) |
| 42% | DETROITRED | 10 | & 23A NHL team that won the 2008 Stanley Cup Final |
| 42% | GOLDENSTATE | 11 | Team that beat Cleveland to win the 2015 NBA Finals: 2 wds. |
| 42% | MIGHTYDUCKS | 11 | NHL team whose first game was played October 8, 1993 (and the team featured in the Disney films that had cameos by the answers to the starred clues) (2 wds.) |
| 41% | PADRES | 6 | San Diego team that lost to the Phillies in late October |
| 41% | GEORGEFOREMAN | 13 | Heavyweight champion who lost that title to 40-Across in 1974's famous "Rumble in the Jungle": 2 wds. |
| 41% | METS | 4 | MLB team that lost to the Royals in the 2015 World Series |
| 41% | ASTROS | 6 | Texas MLB team that lost to the Rays in the 2020 ALCS |