| 100% | KYRIEIRVING | 11 | Teammate of 41-Across for Cleveland's NBA championship in 2016 (2 wds.) |
| 75% | DWYANEWADE | 10 | Teammate of 41-Across for Miami's NBA championships in 2012 and 2013 (2 wds.) |
| 49% | TYRONNLUE | 9 | NBA coach for the Cavaliers who won the championship in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 43% | KIMMULKEY | 9 | Coach of 41-Across who is the only coach in women's college basketball to win national championships with two teams (2 wds.) |
| 41% | HENRIKSTENSON | 13 | Golfer from Sweden who won the Open Championship in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 40% | NOVAKDJOKOVIC | 13 | Serbian tennis player who won his sixth Australian Open championship in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 40% | KYRIE | 5 | Teammate of LeBron in the 2016 NBA Finals |
| 38% | KATEMCKINNON | 12 | 2016 winner of the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy for "Saturday Night Live": 2 wds. |
| 37% | MANUGINOBILI | 12 | Spurs guard who won his fourth NBA championship in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 37% | GREGGPOPOVICH | 13 | Spurs coach who won his fifth NBA championship in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 36% | STEVEKERR | 9 | NBA coach for the Warriors who won the championship in 2015 and 2017: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DENVERNUGGETS | 13 | Northwest Division team that won the franchise's first-ever NBA Championship in 2023, after 56 years: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ELIUDKIPCHOGE | 13 | Olympic gold medalist for Kenya in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 34% | BILLYPILGRIM | 12 | Time-traveling protagonist of 41-Across's novel "Slaughterhouse-Five" (2 wds.) |
| 34% | BILLWALTON | 10 | Two time NBA championship winner turned broadcaster, who was often paired with Steve Jones for national NBA games: 2 wds. |
| 34% | KEVINHART | 9 | Actor/comedian who starred in 2016's "Central Intelligence": 2 wds. |
| 34% | KYRIEIRVING | 11 | Point guard who, in 2016, won both an NBA title with the Cavaliers and an Olympic gold medal: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | "Candle in the Wind" singer/pianist who's the subject of 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 33% | BEVERLYCLEARY | 13 | Children's author of 18-Across and 30-Across who has a public school named for her in Portland, Oregon (2 wds.) |
| 33% | WARRIORS | 8 | Golden State team that did not win the NBA championship despite setting the regular season record for most wins in 2016 |
| 33% | SCOTTIEPIPPEN | 13 | American former professional basketball player who won 6 NBA championships playing as a small forward for the Chicago Bulls: 2 wds. |
| 33% | KIRKDOUGLAS | 11 | Actor who turned 100 in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 33% | DAKPRESCOTT | 11 | Associated Press's NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year for 2016: 2 wds. |
| 33% | BILLRUSSELL | 11 | American retired professional basketball player who won 11 NBA championships (highest ever) playing as a center for the Boston Celtics: 2 wds. |
| 33% | LARAMS | 6 | NFL team restored to California in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 33% | NEWORLEANS | 10 | Louisiana birthplace of 41-Across (2 wds.) |
| 32% | JUSTICELEAGUE | 13 | 41-Across's superhero team featured in an upcoming DC Comics movie (2 wds.) |
| 32% | 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. |
| 32% | ONEDANCE | 8 | Single off of 34-Across that hit #1 in May 2016: 2 wds. |
| 32% | DENVERBRONCOS | 13 | Team that won Super Bowl 50 in 2016: 2 wds. |