| 100% | LASVEGASACES | 12 | Team that lost to the 45-Across in the 2020 WNBA Finals (3 wds.) |
| 77% | LYNX | 4 | Minnesota WNBA team that lost to the 45-Across in the 2020 semifinals |
| 64% | BOSTONBRUINS | 12 | NHL team that lost to 44-Across in the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals (2 wds.) |
| 54% | ASTROS | 6 | Texas MLB team that lost to the Rays in the 2020 ALCS |
| 51% | MIAMI | 5 | With 19-Down, Florida team that lost the 2020 NBA Finals to the L.A. Lakers |
| 51% | OHIOSTATE | 9 | Women's hockey team that won the NCAA Tournament championship in 2022 but lost to 36-Across in 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 49% | IRAN | 4 | Team that lost to the U.S. in the 2022 FIFA World Cup |
| 48% | RAMS | 4 | Team that lost to the Patriots in the 2019 Super Bowl |
| 48% | NEWYORKMETS | 11 | NL East team that lost 101 games in 1967, then won the World Series two years later: 3 wds. |
| 47% | PADRES | 6 | San Diego team that lost to the Phillies in late October |
| 47% | METS | 4 | MLB team that lost to the Royals in the 2015 World Series |
| 46% | RAMS | 4 | Los Angeles ___, NFL team that lost to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII |
| 45% | USSR | 4 | Team that lost to the American hockey team in the "Miracle on Ice" at the 1980 Olympics: Abbr. |
| 45% | LASVEGASACES | 12 | Team that won the 2023 14-Across to advance to the Finals, where they defeated the New York Liberty to win their second championship title (3 wds.) |
| 44% | OREGONDUCKS | 11 | College team that 30-Across led to the PAC-12 golf championship in 2017 (2 wds.) |
| 44% | NEWJERSEYNETS | 13 | NBA team that moved to Brooklyn in 2012: 3 wds. |
| 44% | SANJOSESHARKS | 13 | West Coast expansion team that began playing in the NHL in 1991: 3 wds. |
| 43% | BOSTONREDSOX | 12 | 15-Across team that traded away 45-Across in 1919 and endured the "Curse of the Bambino" until winning the World Series in 2004 (3 wds.) |
| 43% | LIFEGOESON | 10 | 2020 BTS song that hit #1 in the US: 3 wds. |
| 43% | GOLDENSTATE | 11 | Team that beat Cleveland to win the 2015 NBA Finals: 2 wds. |
| 42% | GEORGEFOREMAN | 13 | Heavyweight champion who lost that title to 40-Across in 1974's famous "Rumble in the Jungle": 2 wds. |
| 42% | NEWYORKLIBERTY | 14 | WNBA team who won their first championship in 2024, defeating the Minnesota Lynx: 3 wds. |
| 42% | INDIANAFEVER | 12 | Midwestern WNBA team that won the title in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 42% | UTAHHOCKEYCLUB | 14 | Beehive State team that joined the NHL in 2024: 3 wds. |
| 42% | ASTROS | 6 | Team that moved to the American League in 2013 |
| 42% | ACES | 4 | Runners-up in the 2020 WNBA Finals |
| 42% | COCOGAUFF | 9 | 18-year-old American tennis star who lost to Iga Swiatek in the 2022 French Open final: 2 wds. |
| 41% | DENVERNUGGETS | 13 | Team that defeated the Miami Heat 4-1 to win the 2023 NBA Finals (2 wds.) |
| 41% | LSUTIGERS | 9 | Team that defeated Clemson to win the 2020 NCAA FBS Championship Game, for short (2 wds.) |
| 41% | JESSICAPEGULA | 13 | American tennis pro who was the No. 3 seed at the 2023 US Open but lost to 26-Across in the fourth round (2 wds.) |