Krillion prompt · October 17, 2026
Name someone who’s won MVP (NBA/NFL/MLB), Premier League Player of the Season, or won the Ballon d’Or
Krillion accepted 324 answers for this prompt in Dive #94. They’re all below, starting at the trench floor with the gems and rising to the Plankton everyone thinks of first.
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Notes on this prompt
- With 324 accepted answers, this prompt is narrower than a typical Krillion prompt (about 564), so there’s less room to go deep.
- 120 answers (37%) are Deep Cuts and 147 are Rare, while 12 sit at Plankton.
Quick picks
The shortest Rare or deeper answers, easy to type before the timer runs out.
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Also accepted elsewhere
The same answer counted for a different prompt in the archive.
Every accepted answer
One in a Krillion
The gem picked for each prompt. Trench floor.
- Jim Konstanty
He became the first relief pitcher to win MLB MVP.
- Mark Moseley
He won NFL MVP as a kicker in 1982.
Deep Cut
Real obscurity. This is where the list gets long.
- Ada Hegerberg
- Al Rosen
- Alan Page
- Allan Simonsen
- Bert Jones
- Bob Cousy
- Bob Elliott
- Bob McAdoo
- Bob O'Farrell
- Bob Pettit
- Bobby Shantz
- Boog Powell
- Boomer Esiason
- Brian Sipe
- Bucky Walters
- Carl Hubbell
- Charlie Gehringer
- Chuck Klein
- Dale Murphy
- Dave Cowens
- Dave Parker
- Dazzy Vance
- Denis Law
- Denny McLain
- Dick Allen
- Dick Groat
- Dizzy Dean
- Dolph Camilli
- Don Baylor
- Don Newcombe
- Dwight Yorke
- Earl Campbell
- Earl Morrall
- Eddie Collins
- Elston Howard
- Ernie Lombardi
- Flórián Albert
- Fran Tarkenton
- Frank McCormick
- Frank Schulte
- Frankie Frisch
- Fred Lynn
- Freddie Ljungberg
- Gabby Hartnett
- George Bell
- George Burns
- George Foster
- George Sisler
- Gianni Rivera
- Hal Newhouser
- Hank Sauer
- Hristo Stoichkov
- Ihor Belanov
- Jackie Jensen
- Jake Daubert
- Jean-Pierre Papin
- Jeff Burroughs
- Jim Bottomley
- Jim Rice
- Jim Taylor
- Jimmie Foxx
- Joe Gordon
- Joe Medwick
- Joe Theismann
- John Brodie
- Johnny Evers
- Josef Masopust
- Juan González
- Juninho Paulista
- Justin Morneau
- Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
- Ken Anderson
- Ken Boyer
- Ken Caminiti
- Ken Stabler
- Kevin Keegan
- Kevin Mitchell
- Kevin Phillips
- Larry Brown
- Larry Doyle
- Lefty Grove
- Lou Boudreau
- Luis Suárez Miramontes
- Marty Marion
- Matthias Sammer
- Maury Wills
- Megan Rapinoe
- Mickey Cochrane
- Mo Vaughn
- Mort Cooper
- Nellie Fox
- Norm Van Brocklin
- Oleh Blokhin
- Omar Sívori
- Orlando Cepeda
- Paolo Rossi
- Paul Hornung
- Paul Waner
- Pavel Nedvěd
- Phil Cavarretta
- Phil Rizzuto
- Raymond Kopa
- Rich Gannon
- Roger Peckinpaugh
- Roman Gabriel
- Roy Campanella
- Shaun Alexander
- Spud Chandler
- Stanley Matthews
- Steve McNair
- Terry Pendleton
- Thurman Thomas
- Tris Speaker
- Vida Blue
- Wes Unseld
- Willie Hernández
- Willie McGee
- Willis Reed
- Y. A. Tittle
- Zoilo Versalles
Rare
Genuinely uncommon. A strong pick on any prompt.
- Adrian Peterson
- Aitana Bonmatí
- Alan Shearer
- Albert Pujols
- Alexia Putellas
- Alfredo Di Stéfano
- Allen Iverson
- Andre Dawson
- Andrew McCutchen
- Andriy Shevchenko
- Barry Larkin
- Barry Sanders
- Bart Starr
- Bill Russell
- Bill Walton
- Bob Gibson
- Bobby Charlton
- Brooks Robinson
- Bruno Fernandes
- Buster Posey
- Cal Ripken Jr.
- Carl Yastrzemski
- Charles Barkley
- Chipper Jones
- Christian Yelich
- Clayton Kershaw
- Cody Bellinger
- David Robinson
- Dennis Eckersley
- Dirk Nowitzki
- Don Mattingly
- Dustin Pedroia
- Eden Hazard
- Emmitt Smith
- Ernie Banks
- Eusébio
- Fabio Cannavaro
- Frank Lampard
- Frank Robinson
- Frank Thomas
- Franz Beckenbauer
- Freddie Freeman
- Gareth Bale
- George Best
- George Brett
- George Weah
- Gerd Müller
- Giancarlo Stanton
- Hakeem Olajuwon
- Hank Greenberg
- Harmon Killebrew
- Ichiro Suzuki
- Iván Rodríguez
- Jamie Vardy
- Jason Giambi
- Jeff Bagwell
- Jeff Kent
- Jim Brown
- Jimmy Rollins
- Joe DiMaggio
- Joe Mauer
- Joe Morgan
- Joe Torre
- Joey Votto
- Johan Cruyff
- John Elway
- Johnny Bench
- Johnny Unitas
- José Abreu
- José Altuve
- José Canseco
- Josh Donaldson
- Josh Hamilton
- Julius Erving
- Justin Verlander
- Kaká
- Karl Malone
- Keith Hernandez
- Kevin De Bruyne
- Kevin Garnett
- Kirk Gibson
- Kris Bryant
- Kurt Warner
- LaDainian Tomlinson
- Larry Walker
- Lawrence Taylor
- Lev Yashin
- Lothar Matthäus
- Lou Gehrig
- Luís Figo
- Marco van Basten
- Marcus Allen
- Marshall Faulk
- Matt Ryan
- Michael Owen
- Michel Platini
- Miguel Cabrera
- Miguel Tejada
- Mike Schmidt
- Moses Malone
- N'Golo Kanté
- Nemanja Vidić
- Oscar Robertson
- Patrick Vieira
- Paul Goldschmidt
- Pete Rose
- Peter Schmeichel
- Phil Foden
- Reggie Jackson
- Rickey Henderson
- Rivaldo
- Roberto Baggio
- Roberto Clemente
- Robin Yount
- Rod Carew
- Rodri
- Roger Clemens
- Roger Maris
- Rogers Hornsby
- Rollie Fingers
- Ronald Acuña Jr.
- Rúben Dias
- Ruud Gullit
- Ruud van Nistelrooy
- Ryan Braun
- Ryan Howard
- Ryne Sandberg
- Sammy Sosa
- Sandy Koufax
- Stan Musial
- Steve Garvey
- Steve Nash
- Steve Young
- Terrell Davis
- Terry Bradshaw
- Thurman Munson
- Tim Duncan
- Ty Cobb
- Vincent Kompany
- Virgil van Dijk
- Vladimir Guerrero
- Walter Johnson
- Walter Payton
- Willie Mays
- Willie McCovey
- Willie Stargell
- Yogi Berra
Schooler
Solid, but you’re swimming with the crowd.
- Aaron Judge
- Aaron Rodgers
- Alex Rodriguez
- Barry Bonds
- Brett Favre
- Bryce Harper
- Cam Newton
- Dan Marino
- Derrick Rose
- Erling Haaland
- Giannis Antetokounmpo
- Hank Aaron
- Jackie Robinson
- James Harden
- Joe Montana
- Joel Embiid
- Josh Allen
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Karim Benzema
- Ken Griffey Jr.
- Kevin Durant
- Lamar Jackson
- Larry Bird
- Luis Suárez
- Luka Modrić
- Magic Johnson
- Matthew Stafford
- Mickey Mantle
- Mike Trout
- Mohamed Salah
- Mookie Betts
- Nikola Jokić
- O. J. Simpson
- Ousmane Dembélé
- Ronaldinho
- Ronaldo Nazário
- Russell Westbrook
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- Ted Williams
- Thierry Henry
- Wayne Rooney
- Wilt Chamberlain
- Zinedine Zidane
Plankton
The first thing everyone thinks of.
- Babe Ruth
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Kobe Bryant
- LeBron James
- Lionel Messi
- Michael Jordan
- Patrick Mahomes
- Peyton Manning
- Shaquille O’Neal
- Shohei Ohtani
- Stephen Curry
- Tom Brady