| SHERYLSWOOPES | She was the first player signed by a WNBA team: 2 wds. |
| SEATTLESTORM | Western Conference WNBA team: 2 wds. |
| LISALESLIE | Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who was the first player to dunk in a WNBA game: 2 wds. |
| SHOHEIOHTANI | Japanese MLB player who was the first player in history to be a pitcher and hitter in the All-Star Game, in 2021: 2 wds. |
| THORBURN | Nicknamed the Grinder, who was the first player to score a maximum break of 147 at the world snooker championships? (8) |
| LISA | Leslie who was the first player to dunk in a W.N.B.A. game |
| JOHNLOWE | English darts player who was the first player to achieve a televised nine-dart finish (4,4) |
| DONBUDGE | US tennis champion who was the first player to win the four Grand Slam tournaments in a single year (3,5) |
| NANNES | Who was the first player to represent two different countries in the tournament? (6) |
| INUIT | Jordin Tootoo was the first player of ___ descent to play in the NHL |
| SOLOMONA | Denny ___, New Zealand-born rugby league player signed by Castleford Tigers from London Broncos in 2 |
| CYNTHIACOOPER | She was the first WNBA MVP: 2 wds. |
| CHOPRA | Michael ___, footballer who was the first player of Indian parentage to play and score in the Premier League |
| LAKER | Jim ---, England cricketer who was the first player to take all 10 wickets in a Test match innings (5) |
| ARTMONK | NFL Hall of Famer who was the first player to have a touchdown reception in fifteen consecutive seasons |
| ZARILLA | Al was the first player with two triples in an inning (1946) |
| LORENAOCHOA | She was the first Mexican golfer to rank #1 in the world and received golf's Bob Jones Award in 2011: 2 wds. |
| TINAFEY | "You can't be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute." She was the first woman to be head writer on Saturday Night Live. |
| BRITTNEYGRINER | First player to dunk twice in a WNBA game: 2 wds. |
| SONG | Alex .... , Cameroon player signed by Barcelona from Arsenal in 2012 (4) |
