The pencil is awarded for being the first person to offer a particular word as a maximum. Total in circulation: 269,683.
This table shows the players who have collected the most pencils.
| # | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| 327th | Florence C-L | 19 |
| 327th | Jeff Clayton | 19 |
| 327th | John C | 19 |
| 327th | Mike Springett | 19 |
| 327th | Simon Hunter | 19 |
| 327th | Steve Balog | 19 |
| 327th | Alice Webster | 19 |
| 334th | Susan Ahluwalia | 18 |
| 334th | Scott Gillies | 18 |
| 334th | Paul Hammond | 18 |
| 334th | Lee Marson | 18 |
| 334th | Dominic M | 18 |
| 334th | Alex Dorf | 18 |
| 340th | Chris Smith | 17 |
| 340th | Dave Kempshall | 17 |
| 340th | Joyce Phillips | 17 |
| 340th | Mark Tournoff | 17 |
| 340th | Tom Ormsby | 17 |
| 345th | Allan Maclean | 16 |
| 345th | Amy Balchin | 16 |
| 345th | Julia Mondino | 16 |
| 345th | Nathan Cullen | 16 |
| 345th | Robert Donnelly | 16 |
| 345th | Sean Ainsworth | 16 |
| 345th | Steven Oldham | 16 |
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Statistics last updated about 8 minutes ago at 2026-09-02 23:29:28.
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