| BENCURTIS | Golfer who won the 2006 84 Lumber Classic (3,6) |
| SHARAPOVA | Russian tennis star who won the 2006 US Open women's singles (5,9) |
| DURANT | Joe, golfer who won the 2006 Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida (6) |
| LUKEDONALD | English golfer who won the 2006 Honda Classic |
| TRIPLETT | Kirk ___, golfer who won the 2006 Chrysler Classic of Tuscon (8) |
| FASTH | Niclas ___, golfer who won the 2006 Mallorca Classic (5) |
| BROADHURST | Paul, golfer who won the 2006 Portuguese Open (10) |
| EDFORS | Johan, golfer who won the 2006 British Masters (6) |
| JOHANEDFORS | Golfer who won the 2006 British Masters (5,6) |
| FLOYDLANDIS | He's the American cyclist who won the 2006 Tour de France, only to have his title stripped after doping allegations |
| DESAI | Kiran ---, Indian author who won the 2006 Booker Prize for The Inheritance Of Loss (5) |
| MASSA | Felipe ___, F1 driver who won the 2006 Brazilian GP (5) |
| IVANOVIC | Ana, ladies' singles tennis player who won the 2006 Rogers Cup (8) |
| NALBANDIAN | David, men's singles tennis player who won the 2006 Estoril Open (10) |
| KORNBERG | Roger ******** , biochemist who won the 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (8) |
| GRAEME | ____ Dott, snooker player who won the 2006 World Championship (6) |
| DOTT | Graeme ___, Scottish snooker player who won the 2006 World Championship |
| MELLO | Craig who won the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine |
| RICHARD | and 23 Men's singles tennis player who won the 2006 Lyon Grand Prix (7,7) |
| MARIA | Russian tennis star who won the 2006 US Open women's singles (5,9) |
