| 100% | TKOD | 4 | Walloped to win the bout, in brief |
| 50% | DIOMED | 6 | First horse to win the Epsom Derby in 1780 |
| 49% | BOB | 3 | ___ Dylan, first musician to win the Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 49% | MORRISON | 8 | First Black woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 49% | JOHNNYMANZIEL | 13 | First freshman to win the 15-Across, in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 48% | RETTON | 6 | First American woman to win the all-around gold in Olympic gymnastics |
| 48% | MARIECURIE | 10 | Only person to win the Nobel Prize in two different scientific fields |
| 48% | NYE | 3 | Time to drop the ball, in brief |
| 47% | DWIGHTHOWARD | 12 | Tallest player to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, in 2008: 2 wds. |
| 47% | UTA | 3 | ___ Pippig, first woman to win the Boston Marathon three times in a row |
| 47% | SNL | 3 | First show to win 50 Emmys, in brief |
| 47% | FRANCESARNOLD | 13 | First American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 47% | PEARLSBUCK | 10 | First American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1938: 3 wds. |
| 47% | ARCHIEGRIFFIN | 13 | Only player to win the 15-Across twice, in 1974 and 1975: 2 wds. |
| 46% | DERRICKJONESJR | 14 | Only undrafted player ever to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, in 2020: 3 wds. |
| 46% | ZENDAYA | 7 | Youngest person to win the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2020) |
| 45% | AJFOYT | 6 | Only driver to win Indy and Le Mans in the same year |
| 45% | SIDNEYCROSBY | 12 | Third player to win the NHL's Conn Smythe Trophy in consecutive years (2016, 2017) (2 wds.) |
| 45% | MARIOLEMIEUX | 12 | Second player to win the NHL's Conn Smythe Trophy in consecutive years (1991, 1992) (2 wds.) |
| 45% | BERNIEPARENT | 12 | First player to win the NHL's Conn Smythe Trophy in consecutive years (1974, 1975) (2 wds.) |
| 45% | KOD | 3 | Sent to the canvas, in brief |
| 44% | JONES | 5 | James Earl ___, actor and first African-American man to win the Tony Award in the Leading Actor category |
| 44% | NATEROBINSON | 12 | Only player to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest three times, in 2006, 2009, and 2010: 2 wds. |
| 44% | FOSSE | 5 | Only person to win an Oscar, Emmy and Tony in the same year (1973) |
| 43% | REDSOX | 6 | Only MLB team to win four World Series titles in the 21st century (2 wds.) |
| 43% | LINUS | 5 | Only Nobelist besides Marie to win the prize in two fields |
| 42% | HARRY | 5 | ___ Johnson and Beaux Raymond, TV personalities who won the reality show "Too Hot to Handle" in 2022 |
| 41% | FLANAGAN | 8 | Richard ___, author who won the Man Booker Prize in 2014 for "The Narrow Road to the Deep North" |
| 41% | BINGO | 5 | Winning exclamation aptly arranged and spelled by the standalone letters in the answers to starred clues |
| 41% | UNITAS | 6 | Winning QB in the first N.F.L. playoff game to go into sudden-death overtime |