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 | ![]() |
|---|---|---|
| 76th | Graham Wheldon | 292 |
| 77th | Martin Hurst | 289 |
| 78th | Giles H | 288 |
| 79th | Andrew Keith | 287 |
| 79th | Ravi Choudhary | 287 |
| 81st | Gulshan R | 283 |
| 81st | Jonny D | 283 |
| 81st | Phil Collinge | 283 |
| 84th | Dave Kempshall | 282 |
| 85th | Adam Dexter | 281 |
| 86th | Matthew Tassier | 276 |
| 87th | Jason Larsen | 275 |
| 88th | Johnny Canuck | 269 |
| 89th | Florian Gray | 266 |
| 90th | Trevor Bissett | 265 |
| 91st | Brendan Whitehurst | 262 |
| 92nd | Oli Moore | 260 |
| 93rd | Jon Elmer | 257 |
| 94th | Jim Goloboy | 255 |
| 95th | Ed Byrne | 254 |
| 95th | Graeme Cole | 254 |
| 95th | Jack Slane | 254 |
| 98th | Steven Grady | 253 |
| 99th | Martin Thomas | 251 |
| 100th | Antoinette Ryan | 250 |
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Statistics last updated about 21 hours ago at 2026-09-01 19:38:16.
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