The pencil is awarded for being the first person to offer a particular word as a maximum. Total in circulation: 269,687.
This table shows the players who have collected the most pencils.
| # | Player | ![]() |
|---|---|---|
| 489th | Jonathan Wynn | 4 |
| 489th | Tom Stevenson | 4 |
| 489th | Tom Hargreaves | 4 |
| 489th | Tom Barnes | 4 |
| 489th | Stewart Gordon | 4 |
| 489th | Shakeel Aamer | 4 |
| 489th | Richard Flaherty | 4 |
| 489th | Rami Mally | 4 |
| 489th | Mr. Test | 4 |
| 489th | Mikki Nicholson | 4 |
| 489th | Mike Povey | 4 |
| 489th | Mike Brown | 4 |
| 489th | Mick Cockcroft | 4 |
| 489th | Michelle Mumm | 4 |
| 489th | Michael A Cullen | 4 |
| 489th | Just Me | 4 |
| 489th | Andrew McGurn | 4 |
| 489th | Jill Merry | 4 |
| 489th | Jason Hernandez | 4 |
| 489th | Jake Gander | 4 |
| 489th | Ian Birdman | 4 |
| 489th | Howard Wilde | 4 |
| 489th | Hollie Gwynne | 4 |
| 489th | Gary Kipling | 4 |
| 489th | Edward Ashcroft | 4 |
| 489th | Ed Byrne | 4 |
| 489th | Dan Spinks | 4 |
| 489th | Dan Hamer | 4 |
| 489th | Dan Abrey | 4 |
| 489th | Col Duncan | 4 |
| 489th | Barry French | 4 |
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Statistics last updated about 3 hours ago at 2026-09-03 00:50:29.
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