| 100% | NOONE | 5 | Who has won all 50 states in a U.S. presidential election? |
| 43% | SCHERBO | 7 | Vitaly ___, male artistic gymnast who has won a world title in all 8 gymnastic events |
| 41% | HST | 3 | Pres. who had a stunning victory over T.E.D. in the '48 presidential election |
| 39% | RITADOVE | 8 | U.S. poet laureate who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1987 |
| 39% | SUNILEE | 7 | U.S. gymnast who won Olympic gold in women's all-around |
| 37% | THEBEACHBOYS | 12 | "Good Vibrations" group who had a hit in 1963 with "Surfin' U.S.A.": 3 wds. |
| 37% | AMERICASCUPID | 13 | Matchmaker who's popular in all 50 states? |
| 36% | WEST | 4 | First word in a U.S. state name |
| 36% | SCOTTHAMILTON | 13 | American male figure skater who has won four consecutive U.S. and World Championships along with an Olympic gold medal in 1984: 2 wds. |
| 35% | SUNISALEE | 9 | US gymnast who won gold in women's individual all-around at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DES | 3 | Only article in a U.S. state capital name |
| 35% | EAST | 4 | Only cardinal point not in a U.S. state name |
| 35% | HEMINGWAY | 9 | US writer who won a Nobel Prize in lit in 1954 |
| 34% | DES | 3 | French surname starter; only article in a U.S. state capital name |
| 34% | OKLA | 4 | Choctaw word for "people," as seen in a U.S. state name |
| 34% | PURPLESTATE | 11 | Hotly contested area in a U.S. election |
| 34% | LEEGREENWOOD | 12 | "I.O.U." singer who had a hit in 2001 with "God Bless the U.S.A.": 2 wds. |
| 33% | TIGERWOODS | 10 | Golfer who won the 2008 U.S. Open with a double fracture in his tibia: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ALLYSONFELIX | 12 | Sprinter who has won six Olympic gold medals in the 4x100 and 4x400 relay with the United States national team (2 wds.) |
| 33% | HANKAARON | 9 | Braves right fielder/first baseman who had All-Star Game appearances in a record 21 seasons: 2 wds. |
| 33% | FOSSE | 5 | Director Bob who won a Tony, Oscar and Emmy all in the same year |
| 32% | OHIO | 4 | U.S. state that contains a greeting in the middle |
| 32% | ZIP | 3 | ___ code (what follows the state in a US postal address) |
| 32% | MOTTO | 5 | Most U.S. states have a Latin one |
| 32% | MARIA | 5 | Tennis star Sharapova who has won all four major tennis tournaments |
| 32% | PATTON | 6 | U.S. general who was a pentathlete in the 1912 Olympics |
| 32% | MARTINAMCBRIDE | 14 | "In My Daughter's Eyes" country singer who has never won a Grammy despite 14 nominations: 2 wds. |
| 32% | RONALDREAGAN | 12 | U.S. president who was the first born in Illinois, the first to have been divorced, and the first to nominate a woman to the Supreme Court (2 wds.) |
| 32% | SWEPT | 5 | Won all the games in a series |
| 32% | JHARRELJEROME | 13 | Actor who won a 2019 Emmy for his role in "When They See Us": 2 wds. |