| 100% | MLB | 3 | Organization of teams competing to make it to the World Series: Abbr. |
| 52% | KENGRIFFEYJR | 12 | He never made it to the World Series despite playing in 2,671 regular-season games with the Mariners, Reds, and White Sox: 3 wds., abbr. |
| 46% | ICHIROSUZUKI | 12 | He never made it to the World Series despite playing in 2,653 regular-season games with the Mariners, Yankees, and Marlins: 2 wds. |
| 46% | RAFAELPALMEIRO | 14 | He never made it to the World Series despite playing in 2,831 regular-season games with the Cubs, Rangers, and Orioles: 2 wds. |
| 45% | MARINER | 7 | Member of the only M.L.B. team never to have played in a World Series |
| 43% | YWCA | 4 | Service organization dedicated to the empowerment of girls all over the world: Abbr. |
| 43% | METS | 4 | MLB team that had the worst regular-season record of any team to play in the World Series |
| 40% | BOSTONREDSOX | 12 | Team that won the 2018 World Series making it their ninth win and the fourth one in the 21st century: 3 wds. |
| 40% | KING | 4 | Checker that makes it to the other side of the board |
| 40% | FINALIST | 8 | Player who makes it to the last round of a contest |
| 40% | JOETORRE | 8 | Author of "Chasing the Dream: My Lifelong Journey to the World Series" |
| 40% | NCAA | 4 | Organization that oversees the College World Series: Abbr. |
| 39% | STL | 3 | Home to the World Chess Hall of Fame: Abbr. |
| 39% | ATL | 3 | City that's home to the World of Coca-Cola museum: Abbr. |
| 39% | LIONS | 5 | One of four teams never to make the Super Bowl |
| 39% | WHAM | 4 | ___ageddon (game where the goal is to make it to the end of Christmas Eve without hearing "Last Christmas") |
| 39% | CREATION | 8 | Making of the world according to the Bible |
| 38% | ASTROS | 6 | Team that lost the 2019 World Series to the Nationals |
| 38% | ASTRO | 5 | Member of the 2017 World Series championship team |
| 38% | ASTRO | 5 | Member of the 2017 World Series champion team |
| 38% | YOST | 4 | Coach of the 2015 World Series-winning team |
| 37% | INDIANS | 7 | Team with the longest active World Series drought (as of 2018) |
| 37% | ALCS | 4 | MLB postseason contest whose winner goes to the World Series (Abbr.) |
| 37% | MARINERS | 8 | Other than the Nationals, only current Major League Baseball team never to have played in a World Series |
| 37% | ASTRO | 5 | Member of the losing team in the 2021 World Series |
| 37% | AFR | 3 | Home to about 15% of the world's population: Abbr. |
| 37% | WALTERALSTON | 12 | Hall of Fame manager who led the Dodgers to four World Series wins (2 wds.) |
| 37% | CONNIEMACK | 10 | Hall of Fame manager who led the Athletics to five World Series wins (2 wds.) |
| 37% | CASEYSTENGEL | 12 | Hall of Fame manager who led the Yankees to seven World Series wins (2 wds.) |
| 37% | LOVE | 4 | It means nothing ... yet it's said to make the world go round |