The sponge is awarded for teaching Apterous Sponge a new word. Total in circulation: 17,121.
This table shows the players who have collected the most sponges.
| # | Player | ![]() |
|---|---|---|
| 26th | Scott Phillips | 71 |
| 27th | Tom Cappleman | 69 |
| 28th | Eoin M | 67 |
| 29th | Chris Philpot | 64 |
| 29th | Remi Benoit | 64 |
| 31st | Joseph Krol | 53 |
| 31st | Stuart Arnot | 53 |
| 33rd | Richard B | 50 |
| 34th | Robin M | 46 |
| 35th | Liam Tiernan | 44 |
| 35th | Lauren Hamer | 44 |
| 35th | Jamie French | 44 |
| 35th | Dan Johnson | 44 |
| 39th | Bradley Holland | 43 |
| 40th | Dylan Taylor | 41 |
| 41st | Annie Hawes | 40 |
| 41st | Jim B | 40 |
| 43rd | Marc Meakin | 37 |
| 44th | Ian Volante | 36 |
| 45th | Jen Steadman | 35 |
| 46th | Anglo Italian | 33 |
| 46th | James Levison | 33 |
| 48th | Dinos Sfyris | 31 |
| 48th | Jack Worsley | 31 |
| 50th | Innis Carson | 29 |
| « Top 25 | 26–50 of 149 | Next 25 › | ||
Statistics last updated about 1 day ago at 2026-09-03 19:08:17.
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