| 100% | JONKRAKAUER | 11 | Nonfiction writer whose bestseller "Into the Wild" is set in Alaska (2 wds.) |
| 56% | KRISTINHANNAH | 13 | Novelist whose bestseller "The Great Alone" is set in Alaska (2 wds.) |
| 43% | ELMORELEONARD | 13 | Crime writer whose 1990 novel is the inspiration for 13-Down: 2 wds. |
| 41% | STEPHENKING | 11 | Horror writer whose stories are the basis for the Hulu series "Castle Rock": 2 wds. |
| 41% | GREYSANATOMY | 12 | ABC's medical drama TV series starring Ellen Pompeo that is set in the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital: 2 wds. |
| 40% | DIANAGABALDON | 13 | Writer whose novels are the basis of the "Outlander" TV series (2 wds.) |
| 40% | KATHYREICHS | 11 | Writer whose novels are the basis of the "Bones" TV series (2 wds.) |
| 39% | CHERYLSTRAYED | 13 | "Wild" writer whose "Dear Sugar" advice columns were collected as essays in "Tiny Beautiful Things" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | TESSGERRITSEN | 13 | Writer whose novels are the basis of the "Rizzoli & Isles" TV series (2 wds.) |
| 38% | SEANANMCGUIRE | 13 | Writer whose "Middlegame" was a finalist for the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel (2 wds.) |
| 38% | JESSICABRUDER | 13 | Journalist who wrote the nonfiction bestseller 45-Across, which is subtitled "Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | THEDUSTBOWL | 11 | 2012 documentary by 43-Across that was set in the 1930s: 3 wds. |
| 37% | STEPHENKING | 11 | "Carrie" author whose stories are usually set in Maine: 2 wds. |
| 37% | JOHNLECARRE | 11 | "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" author, whose ten books have been adapted into films: 3 wds. |
| 37% | SHIRLEYJACKSON | 14 | Writer whose novel "The Haunting of Hill House" was adapted as the 1999 film "The Haunting" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | LOUISEERDRICH | 13 | "The Round House" author whose stories are usually set in North Dakota: 2 wds. |
| 37% | EUGENEONEILL | 12 | American writer whose play "The Emperor Jones" was first produced in 1920 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | JASONREYNOLDS | 13 | Writer whose "Ain't Burned All the Bright," illustrated by Jason Griffin, was a 2023 Caldecott Honor Book (2 wds.) |
| 36% | THEGOLDBERGS | 12 | ABC comedy series set in the 1980s: 2 wds. |
| 36% | STRANGERTHINGS | 14 | Netflix horror series set in the 1980s: 2 wds. |
| 36% | THEAMERICANS | 12 | FX spy series set in the 1980s: 2 wds. |
| 36% | THEJEFFERSONS | 13 | Sitcom set in New York city that was a spin-off of "All in the Family" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | CHUCKPALAHNIUK | 14 | Writer whose novel "Fight Club" was adapted as a 1999 film of the same name (2 wds.) |
| 36% | THEGREATALONE | 13 | 2018 novel by 44-Across set in Alaska after the Vietnam War (3 wds.) |
| 36% | AMORTOWLES | 10 | "The Lincoln Highway" writer whose novel "A Gentleman in Moscow" was adapted as a Paramount+ series starring 14-Across and 45-Across (2 wds.) |
| 36% | CARLHIAASEN | 11 | "Strip Tease" author whose stories are usually set in Florida: 2 wds. |
| 36% | DIEHARD | 7 | Action film set in the fictional Nakatomi Plaza: 2 wds. |
| 36% | AMERICANHUSTLE | 14 | 2013 Christian Bale film set in the 1970s: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SOUTHPARK | 9 | Long-running animated series set in the Rockies: 2 wds. |
| 36% | NESTEGGS | 8 | Funds that are set aside for the future: 2 wds. |