| 100% | STUDDARD | 8 | Ruben ___, winner of the second season of "American Idol" |
| 70% | CARRIE | 6 | ___ Underwood, singer who was the winner of the fourth season of "American Idol" |
| 69% | RUBEN | 5 | Singer Studdard who won the second season of "American Idol" |
| 65% | KELLYCLARKSON | 13 | One Direction's "Tell Me a Lie" was written by ___, winner of the first season of "American Idol": 2 wds. |
| 60% | CLARKSON | 8 | Winner of American Idol Season One |
| 59% | ASYLUM | 6 | Subtitle of the second season of "American Horror Story" |
| 57% | CLARKSON | 8 | 1st winner of the TV show American Idol, Kelly __ |
| 57% | CLARKSON | 8 | The first winner of American Idol, Kelly __ |
| 56% | CALEB | 5 | Johnson who won the 13th season of "American Idol" |
| 55% | JORDINSPARKS | 12 | Season 6 "American Idol" winner who sang the National Anthem at the 2008 Super Bowl in her hometown of Phoenix: 2 wds. |
| 54% | ADAMLAMBERT | 11 | Runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol, who has collaborated with the British rock band "Queen" as lead vocalist: 2 wds. |
| 54% | KELLYCLARKSON | 13 | Female singer who won the inaugural season of "American Idol": 2 wds. |
| 52% | KELLYCLARKSON | 13 | 16-Across and 45-Across singer who won the first season of "American Idol" (2 wds.) |
| 51% | ADAMRIPPON | 10 | American figure skater who was the winner of season 26 of "Dancing With The Stars": 2 wds. |
| 51% | BOBBYBONES | 10 | American radio personality who was the winner of season 27 of "Dancing With The Stars": 2 wds. |
| 51% | LEE | 3 | Winner at the Second Battle of Bull Run |
| 50% | FIFTHHARMONY | 12 | "Havana" hitmaker Camila Cabello was a part of this American girl group which came in third in the second season of "The X Factor": 2 wds. |
| 49% | CLARKSON | 8 | Kelly, who won the first series of American Idol |
| 48% | JERMAINE | 8 | ___ Paul, singer who won the second season of "The Voice" |
| 48% | WWI | 3 | International conflict featured in the second season of "Downton Abbey" (Abbr.) |
| 48% | RYAN | 4 | Singer/songwriter Bianca ___, winner of the first season of "America's Got Talent" at age 11 |
| 47% | TYRA | 4 | ___ Sanchez, frequent drag impersonator of Beyonce and winner of the 2nd season of "RuPaul's Drag Race" |
| 47% | FANTASIA | 8 | Mononym of the female singer who won the third season of "American Idol" |
| 47% | PARTY | 5 | "Christmas ___," holiday episode from the second season of the TV series "The Office" |
| 46% | LIVEEPISODES | 12 | What the entire second season of “Roc” consisted of |
| 46% | RESSA | 5 | Maria ___, Filipino American winner of the Nobel Peace Prize |
| 46% | NEWT | 4 | 1995 political book subtitled "Leader of the Second American Revolution" |
| 46% | LENO | 4 | 2014 winner of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor |
| 46% | XXXXXXXXXX | 10 | 2022 winner of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor |
| 46% | CLARKSON | 8 | Kelly, first winner of American Idol |