| 100% | ROSSI | 5 | Valentino —, 2008 and 2009 MotoGP world champion |
| 72% | ROSSI | 5 | Valentino —, winner of the 2008 and 2009 MotoGP World Championship |
| 64% | ROSSI | 5 | Valentino —, 2002-05, 2008 and 2009 winner of the MotoGP World Championship |
| 44% | JOANMIR | 7 | Motorcyclist who was 2020 MotoGP world champion |
| 41% | CODEBLUE | 8 | World Champion Bull of 2009 |
| 39% | SUNS | 4 | Shaquille O'Neal's NBA team between 2008 and 2009 |
| 38% | MIKITENKO | 9 | Irina —, 2008 and 2009 London Marathon women's elite race winner |
| 37% | ALI | 3 | World champion of 1964-67, 1974-78 and 1978-79 |
| 34% | TREYHARDEE | 10 | 2009 and 2011 World Championships men's decathlon gold medallist |
| 34% | MCKAY | 5 | Heather —, 1976 and 1979 World Open squash champion |
| 34% | WEARE | 5 | Song words before "the World" and "the Champions" |
| 34% | WAYNERAINEY | 11 | American motorcycle racer and three-time MotoGP World champion, known for his smooth, calculating riding style: 2 wds. |
| 34% | BAYLISS | 7 | Troy —, 2001, 2006 and 2008 Superbike World Championship winner |
| 33% | DEVOY | 5 | Susan —, 1985, 1987, 1990 and 1992 World Open squash champion |
| 33% | KATARINA | 8 | Four-time World Champion and Olympic gold medalist skater Witt of East Germany (now Germany) |
| 32% | OLIVARES | 8 | Ruben —, 1969-70 and 1971-72 undisputed World Bantamweight boxing champion |
| 32% | PHILLIES | 8 | MLB team who won the World Series in 1980 and 2008 |
| 32% | TAJ | 3 | World Champion Freestyle BMX rider Mihelich, born in Ann Arbor and now head of Fairdale Bikes in Austin |
| 32% | LUGE | 4 | World champion downhill event where the best US finishes were second places by Myler and Kennedy in 1992 |
| 32% | BARRYSHEENE | 11 | 1976 and 1977 500cc motorcycle world champion |
| 32% | JAPAN | 5 | Tokyo's country that won the 2006 and 2009 editions of the World Baseball Classic tournament |
| 32% | TOMSEAVER | 9 | Pitching legend and World Series champion who passed away on Aug. 31 |
| 31% | MIA | 3 | Two time gold medallist and twice FIFA Women's World Cup champion Hamm |
| 31% | ANATOLYKARPOV | 13 | Six-time World Chess Champion and frequent rival of 15-Across (2 wds.) |
| 31% | TAMPABAYRAYS | 12 | MLB team; 2008 American League Championship Series winners and World Series runners-up |
| 30% | ROSSI | 5 | Valentino ___, all-time great MotoGP racing driver who won 9 Grand Prix World Championships |
| 30% | CRO | 3 | Country where Sandra Perkovic, Olympic, World and European discus champion, hails from, in brief |
| 30% | CASEYSTONER | 11 | Australian motorcycle racer and two-time MotoGP World Champion, who raced for Ducati and Honda and is considered one of the best: 2 wds. |
| 29% | TITLE | 5 | World champion, e.g. |