| 100% | COUCH | 5 | Tim ___, American football player who set a number of national high school records |
| 53% | HALL | 4 | Ken ___, American football player who established 17 national records at the high school level |
| 39% | RUSSELLWILSON | 13 | American football player who is ranked sixth on the 2019 Forbes list of the world's highest-paid athletes (2 wds.) |
| 36% | WIDERECEIVER | 12 | American football player who catches long passes from a quarterback |
| 34% | FULLBACK | 8 | Offensive football player who does a lot of blocking |
| 34% | ELEVEN | 6 | Number of players on an American football team |
| 33% | DOAK | 4 | Ewell ___ Walker II, American football player who was inducted in Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986 |
| 32% | ZERO | 4 | Number of games won by the losing player in a "bagel" set, in tennis |
| 31% | THEODORE | 8 | ___ Roosevelt, American president who set a record for most handshakes by a head of state, at a New Year's function |
| 31% | ELON | 4 | Musk who set a record for the largest loss of personal fortune in history, according to Guinness |
| 31% | ALAN | 4 | ___ Page, former professional American football player turned lawyer who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2018 |
| 30% | NATE | 4 | ___ Robinson, former New York Knicks player who also played football during his high school days |
| 30% | JASONKIDD | 9 | Former Knicks player who holds the record for second most number of assists in NBA: 2 wds. |
| 30% | JOHNSTOCKTON | 12 | Former Utah Jazz player who holds the record for most number of assists in NBA: 2 wds. |
| 30% | STEVENASH | 9 | Former Lakers player who holds the record for third most number of assists in NBA: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MONTANA | 7 | Joe ___, former NFL player who holds the Super Bowl record for highest passer rating in a career |
| 29% | RBS | 3 | American football players who receive handoffs, catch passes and block: Abbr. |
| 29% | SIXTEEN | 7 | Number of saves initially reported for Tim Howard against 16-Across (the actual number, 15, is still a World Cup record) |
| 28% | RICKEYJACKSON | 13 | Former American Football linebacker (birthday today) who was the first Saints player elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 28% | TONYOLIVA | 9 | Twins' player who, on June 9, 1966, participated in hitting one of a record 5 home runs in the 7th inning |
| 28% | BACKS | 5 | Football players who are positioned behind the line of scrimmage |
| 28% | ANNPRESTON | 10 | American physician and activist who was the first female dean of a medical school in the world: 2 wds. |
| 28% | SAVVYGOALIE | 11 | Player who stops a lot of pucks? (7) |
| 28% | NOVAKDJOKOVIC | 13 | Serbian tennis star who's been ATP Player of the Year a record eight times: 2 wds. |
| 28% | CHRIS | 5 | ___ Wondolowski, American soccer player who holds the MLS record for most goals in a career |
| 28% | JIMMYJOHNSON | 12 | Football coach who won a National Championship with the University of Miami and two Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys (2 wds.) |
| 28% | ALLEN | 5 | ___ Iverson, former basketball player and 1997 NBA "Rookie of the Year" who also played football in high school |
| 28% | MARIS | 5 | Roger who set a home run record in 1961 |
| 28% | VIN | 3 | ___ Scully, American sportscaster who holds the record for the longest tenure of any broadcaster with a single team |
| 28% | FOUR | 4 | Number of quarters in a football game |