| 100% | RUNNERUP | 8 | Participant or team that finishes in second place |
| 47% | RUNNERUP | 8 | Athlete who finishes in second place |
| 43% | ALSORAN | 7 | Horse that fails to finish first, second, or third in a race |
| 43% | ALSORAN | 7 | Horse that fails to finish first, second, or third in a race (Hyph.) |
| 37% | MARLINS | 7 | Team that plays home games at LoanDepot Park, the MLB's second-smallest stadium in seating capacity |
| 36% | NEARTHETOP | 10 | In second place, say |
| 36% | VEGANMAYO | 9 | Condiment that might use soy milk or aquafaba in place of egg |
| 35% | TRAIL | 5 | Be in second place |
| 35% | HOUSTONROCKETS | 14 | NBA team that finished first in the Southwest division three consecutive years during 44-Across's tenure as head coach (2 wds.) |
| 35% | PHOENIXSUNS | 11 | NBA team that finished first in the Pacific division three consecutive years during 44-Across's tenure as head coach (2 wds.) |
| 34% | DEADHEAT | 8 | Race that finishes in a tie |
| 34% | MALARIA | 7 | Disease that was the subject of the second Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1902) |
| 34% | SOUTH | 5 | ___ Korea, country that placed second in the 2009 edition of the World Baseball Classic tournament |
| 34% | LOSES | 5 | Finishes in last place |
| 34% | WON | 3 | Finished in first place |
| 34% | WIN | 3 | Finish in first place |
| 34% | LOSE | 4 | Finish in last place |
| 34% | MOONRAKER | 9 | James Bond film that finishes in space |
| 34% | CUBA | 4 | Havana's country that placed second in the 2006 edition of the World Baseball Classic tournament |
| 33% | CHAMPION | 8 | Winner, team that finishes top of a league |
| 33% | TROUT | 5 | Outfielder Mike who finished first (twice) or second (three times) in 2012-2016 A.L. MVP voting |
| 33% | RICO | 4 | Puerto ___, commonwealth that placed second in the 2013 and 2017 editions of the World Baseball Classic tournament |
| 33% | CREW | 4 | Team that works in film production |
| 33% | XXXXXX | 6 | Team that plays in Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| 32% | BRUINS | 6 | Team that plays home games in Westwood |
| 32% | EXPOS | 5 | Team that became the Nationals in 2005 |
| 32% | LOSANGELESRAMS | 14 | Team that's home in a coliseum |
| 32% | NETS | 4 | Team that plays in the Barclays Center |
| 32% | NETS | 4 | Team that relocated to Brooklyn in 2012 |
| 32% | METS | 4 | Team that plays home games in Queens |