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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 126th | Debbi Flack | 192 |
| 127th | Richard Priest | 187 |
| 128th | Chris Kirby | 186 |
| 129th | Phil Makepeace | 181 |
| 130th | Tim Failer | 176 |
| 130th | Tom Chafer-Cook | 176 |
| 132nd | Dave Robjohns | 174 |
| 133rd | Neil Zussman | 169 |
| 133rd | Transude Transude | 169 |
| 135th | Martin May | 167 |
| 136th | Dan Vanniasingham | 166 |
| 136th | Fraser Allatt | 166 |
| 138th | Matt Conway | 165 |
| 139th | Peter Thomas | 159 |
| 140th | Phil Reynolds | 157 |
| 141st | Victor Kamenski | 156 |
| 142nd | Jojo Apollo | 154 |
| 143rd | James Hall | 151 |
| 144th | Mark Whitworth | 147 |
| 145th | Matthew Tassier | 143 |
| 146th | Stu Harkness | 142 |
| 147th | Michael Cullen | 136 |
| 148th | Susan Morton | 135 |
| 149th | Dicky Boy | 130 |
| 150th | James Doohan | 128 |
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Statistics last updated about 5 hours ago at 2026-09-02 10:53:47.
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