| 100% | TORONTORAPTORS | 14 | Team led by 18-Across and 44-Across to the franchise's first NBA championship (2 wds.) |
| 51% | DENVERNUGGETS | 13 | Northwest Division team that won the franchise's first-ever NBA Championship in 2023, after 56 years: 2 wds. |
| 50% | NORTHCAROLINA | 13 | NCAA team led by All-American 39-Across to the 1982 championship (2 wds.) |
| 46% | ACADEMYAWARDS | 13 | 18-Across and 42-Across were the first Spanish actress and actor to win these honors: 2 wds. |
| 44% | RABBITTEST | 10 | 1978 film written and directed by 18-Across, starring Billy Crystal as the first pregnant man: 2 wds. |
| 44% | LSUTIGERS | 9 | Team that beat the Iowa Hawkeyes to win 2023 NCAA women's basketball championship, led by NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Angel Reese (2 wds.) |
| 43% | BYRONSCOTT | 10 | One of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who won three NBA Championships and went on to coach the team for two years: 2 wds. |
| 42% | LETSGROOVE | 10 | Top 20 song by the band whose name includes the first words of the answers to 18-Across, 26-Across, and 35-Across (2 wds.) |
| 42% | HOUSTONROCKETS | 14 | NBA team that finished first in the Southwest division three consecutive years during 44-Across's tenure as head coach (2 wds.) |
| 42% | PHOENIXSUNS | 11 | NBA team that finished first in the Pacific division three consecutive years during 44-Across's tenure as head coach (2 wds.) |
| 41% | TRINITYRODMAN | 13 | US Women's national soccer team member whose father, Dennis, won 5 NBA championships with the Pistons and Bulls: 2 wds. |
| 41% | LOVIESMITH | 10 | First African-American football coach to lead a team to the Super Bowl: 2 wds. |
| 41% | DAWNSTALEY | 10 | Three-time NCAA national championship-winning coach who led the US women's basketball team to Olympic gold in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 41% | TARAVANDERVEER | 14 | Three-time NCAA national championship-winning coach who led the US women's basketball team to Olympic gold in 1996: 2 wds. |
| 41% | PATSUMMITT | 10 | Eight-time NCAA national championship-winning coach who led the US women's basketball team to Olympic gold in 1984: 2 wds. |
| 41% | MIKEKRZYZEWSKI | 14 | Duke University basketball coach who led the US men's basketball team to Olympic gold in 2008, 2012, and 2016: 2 wds. |
| 40% | OREGONDUCKS | 11 | College team that 30-Across led to the PAC-12 golf championship in 2017 (2 wds.) |
| 40% | HOUSTONCOMETS | 13 | WNBA team that won the league's first four championships (2 wds.) |
| 40% | DWYANEWADE | 10 | 2023 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who led the Miami Heat to three NBA championships and who was an NBA All-Star 13 times (2 wds.) |
| 40% | JOHNSALLEY | 10 | First NBA player to win a championship in three different decades and who is also a vegan activist: 2 wds. |
| 40% | RICHARDKIMBLE | 13 | Role played by 18- and 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | TONYPARKER | 10 | 2023 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who led the San Antonio Spurs to four NBA championships and who was the NBA Finals MVP in 2007 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | LUPITANYONGO | 12 | "12 Years a Slave," 18-Across, and 32-Across star who was the first Kenyan-Mexican actress to win an Oscar (2 wds.) |
| 39% | FLOOREXERCISE | 13 | Gymnastics event won by 40-Across at the 18-Across and five times at the World Championships (2 wds.) |
| 39% | PHILJACKSON | 11 | 2007 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who coached the Bulls and the Lakers to a total of 11 NBA championships (2 wds.) |
| 39% | CRYSTALBALL | 11 | Nickname of the championship trophy awarded to 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | VITOCORLEONE | 12 | Mafia don played by both 14-Across and 28-Across in the "Godfather" franchise: 2 wds. |
| 39% | MIAMIHEAT | 9 | The team which picked up LeBron James after he became a free agent, and then went on to win back to back championships: 2 wds. |
| 39% | WILLHARDY | 9 | First-time NBA head coach hired by the 46-Across in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 39% | DARVINHAM | 9 | First-time NBA head coach hired by the 14-Across in 2022: 2 wds. |