The Essay of Earl was awarded for offering, as a max, a word offered by Stuart Earl on TV. Total in circulation: 90,437.
This table shows the players who have collected the most Essays of Earl.
| # | Player | ![]() |
|---|---|---|
| 26th | Dylan Taylor | 596 |
| 27th | Stephen R | 591 |
| 28th | Amie Bateen | 565 |
| 29th | George Armstrong | 540 |
| 30th | Philip Aston | 530 |
| 31st | Simpatico Jones | 512 |
| 32nd | Scott Gillies | 511 |
| 33rd | Zarte Siempre | 508 |
| 34th | Marcus Hares | 500 |
| 35th | Tom Cappleman | 482 |
| 36th | Luke S | 474 |
| 37th | Tim Down | 470 |
| 38th | Andy Platt | 466 |
| 39th | Tony Atkins | 462 |
| 40th | Gerry Tynan | 456 |
| 41st | Kane Oliver | 455 |
| 42nd | John Carpenter | 453 |
| 43rd | Ronan M Higginson | 450 |
| 44th | Matt Hamer | 428 |
| 45th | Ben Bazzard | 425 |
| 46th | Jen Steadman | 418 |
| 47th | Joyce Phillips | 415 |
| 48th | Matthew Brockwell | 412 |
| 49th | Liam Tiernan | 378 |
| 50th | Jonathan Wynn | 373 |
| « Top 25 | 26–50 of 1,117 | Next 25 › | ||
Statistics last updated about 18 hours ago at 2026-09-01 19:38:16.
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