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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 201st | Jon Stammers | 64 |
| 201st | James Bailes | 64 |
| 203rd | Peter Sheehy | 60 |
| 203rd | Stephen Deakin | 60 |
| 203rd | Timothy Ian | 60 |
| 206th | Bradley Holland | 58 |
| 206th | Jason Larsen | 58 |
| 206th | Ryan Loughborough | 58 |
| 206th | Zack K | 58 |
| 210th | James Leroux | 57 |
| 211th | Scott Jones | 56 |
| 212th | Martyn Pegram | 54 |
| 213th | Andy Wilson | 53 |
| 214th | Christine Russell | 51 |
| 214th | Jason Turner | 51 |
| 214th | Damian McEvoy | 51 |
| 214th | Clare Sudbery | 51 |
| 218th | Alan Lloyd | 50 |
| 218th | Catherine Mullan | 50 |
| 220th | Edwin Mead | 48 |
| 220th | Neil Taylor | 48 |
| 220th | Philip Aston | 48 |
| 223rd | Ziggy Malone | 47 |
| 224th | Kevin Birks | 46 |
| 224th | Lorraine Murtagh | 46 |
| 224th | Stefania Paseri | 46 |
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Statistics last updated about 16 minutes ago at 2026-09-02 19:15:55.
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