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 | ![]() |
|---|---|---|
| 76th | Jon O'Neill | 12 |
| 76th | Rhys Benjamin | 12 |
| 76th | James Robinson | 12 |
| 79th | Dan McColm | 11 |
| 80th | Calum Edwards | 10 |
| 80th | Craig C | 10 |
| 80th | Daniel Pati | 10 |
| 80th | Martin May | 10 |
| 84th | Matthew Tassier | 9 |
| 84th | Zach Slater | 9 |
| 84th | Sam Goodyear | 9 |
| 84th | Phil Reynolds | 9 |
| 84th | Jonathan Rawlinson | 9 |
| 89th | Andy Kravis | 8 |
| 89th | Howard Somerset | 8 |
| 89th | Sue Sanders | 8 |
| 92nd | Ben Maggie | 7 |
| 92nd | Steve Rogers | 7 |
| 92nd | Niall Seymour | 7 |
| 92nd | Ivan Dunt | 7 |
| 96th | Hywel Morgan | 6 |
| 96th | Peter Wolf | 6 |
| 98th | Barry Evans | 5 |
| 98th | Ben Wilson | 5 |
| 98th | Chris Davies | 5 |
| 98th | Dean Frost | 5 |
| 98th | Edward McCullagh | 5 |
| 98th | Giles H | 5 |
| 98th | James Leroux | 5 |
| 98th | Jon Corby | 5 |
| 98th | Mark James | 5 |
| 98th | Paul James | 5 |
| 98th | R. Francis | 5 |
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Statistics last updated about 1 day ago at 2026-09-03 19:08:17.
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