The pencil is awarded for being the first person to offer a particular word as a maximum. Total in circulation: 269,671.
This table shows the players who have collected the most pencils.
| # | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| 101st | Bob De Caux | 297 |
| 102nd | Arthur P | 294 |
| 102nd | Ben Hunter | 294 |
| 104th | Ahmed M | 289 |
| 105th | Robert Miller | 288 |
| 106th | Samir Pilica | 280 |
| 107th | Lee Simmonds | 275 |
| 108th | Samuel Allan | 264 |
| 109th | Stuart Arnot | 256 |
| 110th | Henry Meier | 253 |
| 111th | Marc Meakin | 250 |
| 112th | David Barnard | 247 |
| 112th | Richard B | 247 |
| 112th | Andrew Feist | 247 |
| 115th | Shaun Hegarty | 244 |
| 116th | Eoin M | 243 |
| 117th | Zarte Siempre | 237 |
| 118th | Joshua McCune | 236 |
| 119th | Andy Kravis | 235 |
| 120th | Simon Myers | 224 |
| 121st | Matthew Brockwell | 223 |
| 122nd | Andy Platt | 217 |
| 123rd | Peter Wolf | 214 |
| 124th | Tom Rowell | 210 |
| 125th | Hywel Morgan | 194 |
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Statistics last updated about 5 hours ago at 2026-09-02 10:53:47.
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