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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 51st | Jimmy Gough | 28 |
| 51st | James Doohan | 28 |
| 53rd | Phil Makepeace | 27 |
| 54th | Andrew Hulme | 26 |
| 54th | Simon Myers | 26 |
| 56th | Bob De Caux | 24 |
| 56th | Jack Hurst | 24 |
| 58th | Karen Pearson | 23 |
| 58th | Lloyd Pet | 23 |
| 60th | Alex H | 22 |
| 60th | Henry Meier | 22 |
| 60th | Marcus Hares | 22 |
| 63rd | Pete Steg | 21 |
| 64th | Andrew Keith | 19 |
| 64th | Lesley Hines | 19 |
| 66th | Michelle N | 18 |
| 66th | Oli Moore | 18 |
| 68th | Jojo Apollo | 17 |
| 68th | Tom Rowell | 17 |
| 70th | Ben Hunter | 16 |
| 71st | Andrew Herbertson | 15 |
| 71st | James Hurrell | 15 |
| 73rd | Kirk Bevins | 14 |
| 73rd | Nick Deller | 14 |
| 75th | Phyl Styles | 13 |
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Statistics last updated about 1 day ago at 2026-09-03 19:08:17.
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