| 100% | ANI | 3 | Smart game-show vowel purchase for "F_LM CR_T_C" |
| 74% | ANI | 3 | Smart "Wheel of Fortune" vowel purchase for "F_LM CR_T_C" (2 wds.) |
| 60% | ANO | 3 | Smart game-show vowel purchase for "D _ _ M AND GL _ _ M" |
| 37% | ANE | 3 | Smart "Wheel of Fortune" vowel purchase for "THR _ _ CH _ _ RS" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | ANE | 3 | Smart "Wheel of Fortune" vowel purchase for "B _ _ K _ _ P _ R" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | ANE | 3 | Game show purchase |
| 36% | JEFFFOXWORTHY | 13 | Game show host known for "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" and "The American Bible Challenge": 2 wds. |
| 34% | EMCEE | 5 | Game show host, for example |
| 34% | MCS | 3 | Game show hosts, for short |
| 33% | ARE | 3 | Game show "___ You Smarter than a 5th Grader?" |
| 33% | INAPP | 5 | Kind of purchase for a mobile game |
| 32% | MIL | 3 | Prize in a popular game show, for short |
| 32% | WHEEL | 5 | Pat and Vanna's game show, for short |
| 32% | TEMP | 4 | F or C reading, for short |
| 31% | WIPEOUT | 7 | ABC game show known for its Sucker Punch Wall |
| 31% | WAYNEBRADY | 10 | Game show host known for "Don't Forget the Lyrics!" and "Let's Make a Deal": 2 wds. |
| 31% | ANS | 3 | T or F, e.g., for short |
| 31% | SAJAK | 5 | Game show host Pat who was nominated for two Emmys this year |
| 31% | ARE | 3 | American quiz game show "___ You Smarter than a 5th Grader?" |
| 31% | MIC | 3 | Equipment a game show host would speak into, for short |
| 31% | KEYS | 4 | C minor and F sharp major, for two |
| 31% | ANS | 3 | T or F, for many a 19 Across |
| 31% | REALITYCHECKERS | 15 | TruTV show for board game enthusiasts? |
| 30% | ALEXTREBEK | 10 | Game show host known for "Jeopardy!" and "High Rollers": 2 wds. |
| 30% | SNL | 3 | Show for which Louis C.K. unsuccessfully auditioned in '93 |
| 29% | IPAD | 4 | Device for which one might purchase a Smart Keyboard |
| 29% | PODIUM | 6 | Fixture for a game show |
| 29% | TRIVIA | 6 | Material for many game shows |
| 29% | TRIVIA | 6 | Fodder for many game shows |
| 29% | FUNNY | 5 | "People Are ___," 1940s NBC radio game show where contestants performed hilarious stunts for prizes |