| 100% | HOOPDREAMS | 10 | Sports documentary by Steve James, based on African American students wanting to become professional basketball players: 2 wds. |
| 28% | STATEWARRIORS | 13 | "Golden ___," American professional basketball team based in Oakland that was recognised as the seventh highest valued sports franchise: 2 wds. |
| 27% | DENNISRODMAN | 12 | American retired professional basketball player nicknamed "The Worm" who played seven seasons for the Detroit Pistons: 2 wds. |
| 27% | NATEARCHIBALD | 13 | American retired professional basketball player nicknamed "Tiny" who played five seasons for the Boston Celtics: 2 wds. |
| 27% | KEVINGARNETT | 12 | American retired professional basketball player nicknamed "The Big Ticket" who played fourteen seasons for the Minnesota Timberwolves: 2 wds. |
| 26% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | Basketball player with the Cleveland Cavaliers, whose total earnings in 2016 were estimated to be $77.2 million by Forbes: 2 wds. |
| 26% | SCOTTIEPIPPEN | 13 | American former professional basketball player who won 6 NBA championships playing as a small forward for the Chicago Bulls: 2 wds. |
| 26% | BILLRUSSELL | 11 | American retired professional basketball player who won 11 NBA championships (highest ever) playing as a center for the Boston Celtics: 2 wds. |
| 25% | TOMHEINSOHN | 11 | American retired professional basketball player who won 8 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics and coached the team for 9 seasons: 2 wds. |
| 25% | THEFIRM | 7 | American legal thriller film based on a John Grisham novel by the same name: 2 wds. |
| 24% | ASOLO | 5 | "She wanted to go on ___ trip" (alone): 2 wds. |
| 23% | SHAQUILLEONEAL | 14 | Basketball player whose jersey number was retired by the Lakers and the Heat: 2 wds. |
| 23% | NATETHURMOND | 12 | Basketball player whose jersey number was retired by the Cavaliers and the Warriors: 2 wds. |
| 23% | DWIGHTHOWARD | 12 | Basketball player who was the Octopus on season 6 of "The Masked Singer": 2 wds. |
| 23% | DOUGWILLIAMS | 12 | First African American quarterback to be named 44-Across, in 1988: 2 wds. |
| 23% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | Basketball player who was #2 on Forbes's 2022 list of highest-paid athletes: 2 wds. |
| 23% | CLYDEDREXLER | 12 | Basketball player whose jersey number was retired by the Trail Blazers and the Rockets: 2 wds. |
| 23% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | Basketball player who is #6 on Forbes's 2015 list of highest-paid athletes: 2 wds. |
| 23% | THERUTLES | 9 | Originally fictional band based on the Beatles, cocreated by comedian Eric Idle: 2 wds. |
| 23% | THEGOLDFINCH | 12 | 2019 film based on a 2013 best-selling novel by Donna Tartt: 2 wds. |
| 23% | JOHNNYMNEMONIC | 14 | 1995 film starring Keanu Reeves, based on a short story by 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 23% | PUMPINGIRON | 11 | 1977 sports documentary drama about professional bodybuilding: 2 wds. |
| 23% | BLACKSWAN | 9 | 2010 psychological thriller film starring Natalie Portman which is based on an original story by Heinz: 2 wds. |
| 22% | AMERICANGRIT | 12 | Fox reality show based on military training that's hosted by 30-/32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 22% | MOMSMABLEY | 10 | Trailblazing African American who was the first female comedian to perform at the Apollo Theater: 2 wds. |
| 22% | TEMPLEGRANDIN | 13 | 2010 biographical drama film based on the life of an American scientist and autism advocate: 2 wds. |
| 22% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | American basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers who earned $85.5M in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 22% | MYRONBOLITAR | 12 | Fictional basketball player-turned-sports agent who solves mysteries in a series of novels by 35-Across (2 wds.) |
| 22% | LITTLEMERMAID | 13 | Musical based on a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen with music by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman: 2 wds. |
| 22% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | American basketball player who owns the digital company called Uninterrupted and co-owns SpringHill Entertainment: 2 wds. |