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 | ![]() |
|---|---|---|
| 76th | Matthew Green | 527 |
| 77th | Matt OC | 519 |
| 77th | Mikey Lear | 519 |
| 79th | Michael Wallace | 495 |
| 80th | Paul W | 493 |
| 81st | Remi Benoit | 492 |
| 82nd | Aaron Higgs | 485 |
| 83rd | Joe Dobinson | 478 |
| 84th | Dan McColm | 475 |
| 84th | Toby McDonald | 475 |
| 86th | Edward McCullagh | 447 |
| 87th | Matt Morrison | 432 |
| 88th | Jacob Sutton | 414 |
| 89th | Tal Lessner | 410 |
| 90th | Lloyd Pet | 402 |
| 91st | Elliott Mellor | 382 |
| 92nd | Martin Gardner | 381 |
| 93rd | J E | 363 |
| 94th | Jack Brown | 360 |
| 95th | Alex R | 356 |
| 96th | Callum Laddiman | 355 |
| 97th | Julie McCarthy | 338 |
| 98th | Allan Harmer | 327 |
| 99th | Liam Tiernan | 299 |
| 100th | Joseph Krol | 298 |
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Statistics last updated about 4 hours ago at 2026-09-02 10:53:47.
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