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A '''century''' is an occurrence of a player scoring 100 points. This was never achieved in the 9 round format as it required the players to find at least 3 nine letter words in the 6 letters rounds available. However before the 15 round era, centuries were possible in 14 round games. Centuries have become relatively common in 15 round games. The first ever century was by [[Clive Spate]] in the [[Episode 397|final]] of [[Series 8]]. He scored 107 points in the 14 round game. The first ever century in a 15 round game was by [[Ian McMenzie]] in the [[Episode 3089|4th game]] of [[Series 46]]
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A '''century''' is an occurrence of a player scoring 100 points. This was never achieved in the 9 round format as it required the players to find at least 3 nine letter words in the 6 letters rounds available. However before the 15 round era, centuries were possible in 14 round games, as well as in the [[Countdown Masters]] series, where [[Richard Whiteley]] often called players that achieved them ''centurions.''
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Centuries have become relatively common in 15 round games. The first ever century was by [[Clive Spate]] in the [[Episode 397|final]] of [[Series 8]]. He scored 107 points in the 14 round game. The first ever century in a 15 round game was by [[Ian McMenzie]] in the [[Episode 3089|4th game]] of [[Series 46]].
  
 
==Most centuries==
 
==Most centuries==
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# 8: [[Craig Beevers]]
 
# 8: [[Craig Beevers]]
 
# 8: [[Julian Fell]]
 
# 8: [[Julian Fell]]
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# 8: [[Adam Gillard]]
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# 8: [[Andrew Hulme]]
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# 8: [[Jack Hurst]]
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# 8: [[Giles Hutchings]]
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# 8: [[Robin McKay]]
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# 8: [[Eoin Monaghan]]
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# 8: [[Mark Murray]]
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# 8: [[Andy Platt]]
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# 8: [[Jen Steadman]]
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# 8: [[Dylan Taylor]]
 
# 7: [[Kirk Bevins]]
 
# 7: [[Kirk Bevins]]
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# 7: [[Innis Carson]]
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# 7: [[Chris Davies (Series 61)|Chris Davies]]
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# 7: [[George Ford]]
 
# 7: [[Tom Hargreaves]]
 
# 7: [[Tom Hargreaves]]
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# 7: [[Dan McColm]]
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# 7: [[Edward McCullagh]]
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# 7: [[Tricia Pay]]
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# 7: [[Antoinette Ryan]]
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# 7: [[Glen Webb]]
 
# 7: [[Chris Wills]]
 
# 7: [[Chris Wills]]
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# 7: [[Jack Worsley]]
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# 6: [[Bradley Cates]]
 
# 6: [[Chris Cummins]]
 
# 6: [[Chris Cummins]]
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# 6: [[Mark Davies]]
 
# 6: [[Paul Gallen]]
 
# 6: [[Paul Gallen]]
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# 6: [[Marcus Hares]]
 
# 6: [[Stewart Holden]]
 
# 6: [[Stewart Holden]]
 
# 6: [[James Hurrell]]
 
# 6: [[James Hurrell]]
 
# 6: [[David O'Donnell]]
 
# 6: [[David O'Donnell]]
 
# 6: [[Grace Page]]
 
# 6: [[Grace Page]]
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# 6: [[Jonathan Rawlinson]]
 
# 6: [[Conor Travers]]
 
# 6: [[Conor Travers]]
 
# 6: [[Jack Welsby]]
 
# 6: [[Jack Welsby]]
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# 5: [[Steven Briers]]
 
# 5: [[Steven Briers]]
 
# 5: [[Jon Corby]]
 
# 5: [[Jon Corby]]
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# 5: [[Mark Deeks]]
 
# 5: [[George Greenhough]]
 
# 5: [[George Greenhough]]
 
# 5: [[Lee Hartley]]
 
# 5: [[Lee Hartley]]
 
# 5: [[Paul Howe]]
 
# 5: [[Paul Howe]]
 
# 5: [[Chris Hunt]]
 
# 5: [[Chris Hunt]]
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# 5: [[Andy Noden]]
 
# 5: [[Jon O'Neill]]
 
# 5: [[Jon O'Neill]]
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# 5: [[Samir Pilica]]
 
# 5: [[Charlie Reams]]
 
# 5: [[Charlie Reams]]
 
# 5: [[Matthew Shore]]
 
# 5: [[Matthew Shore]]
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# 5: [[Zarte Siempre]]
 
# 5: [[Kevin Thurlow]]
 
# 5: [[Kevin Thurlow]]
 
# 5: [[Mark Tournoff]]
 
# 5: [[Mark Tournoff]]
  
*:[[Chris Hunt]] is the only player to have achieved five or more centuries, and not gone on to become an [[octochamp]].
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*:[[Chris Hunt]] and [[Zarte Siempre]] are the only players to have achieved five or more centuries, and not gone on to become [[octochamp|octochamps]].
  
 
[[Category:Terminology]]
 
[[Category:Terminology]]

Revision as of 19:27, 27 May 2016

A century is an occurrence of a player scoring 100 points. This was never achieved in the 9 round format as it required the players to find at least 3 nine letter words in the 6 letters rounds available. However before the 15 round era, centuries were possible in 14 round games, as well as in the Countdown Masters series, where Richard Whiteley often called players that achieved them centurions.

Centuries have become relatively common in 15 round games. The first ever century was by Clive Spate in the final of Series 8. He scored 107 points in the 14 round game. The first ever century in a 15 round game was by Ian McMenzie in the 4th game of Series 46.

Most centuries

Since the start of the 15 round era in Series 46, the following players have achieved at least 5 centuries in heat games, sorted by alphabetical order where necessary:

  1. 8: Craig Beevers
  2. 8: Julian Fell
  3. 8: Adam Gillard
  4. 8: Andrew Hulme
  5. 8: Jack Hurst
  6. 8: Giles Hutchings
  7. 8: Robin McKay
  8. 8: Eoin Monaghan
  9. 8: Mark Murray
  10. 8: Andy Platt
  11. 8: Jen Steadman
  12. 8: Dylan Taylor
  13. 7: Kirk Bevins
  14. 7: Innis Carson
  15. 7: Chris Davies
  16. 7: George Ford
  17. 7: Tom Hargreaves
  18. 7: Dan McColm
  19. 7: Edward McCullagh
  20. 7: Tricia Pay
  21. 7: Antoinette Ryan
  22. 7: Glen Webb
  23. 7: Chris Wills
  24. 7: Jack Worsley
  25. 6: Bradley Cates
  26. 6: Chris Cummins
  27. 6: Mark Davies
  28. 6: Paul Gallen
  29. 6: Marcus Hares
  30. 6: Stewart Holden
  31. 6: James Hurrell
  32. 6: David O'Donnell
  33. 6: Grace Page
  34. 6: Jonathan Rawlinson
  35. 6: Conor Travers
  36. 6: Jack Welsby
  37. 5: John Brackstone
  38. 5: Steven Briers
  39. 5: Jon Corby
  40. 5: Mark Deeks
  41. 5: George Greenhough
  42. 5: Lee Hartley
  43. 5: Paul Howe
  44. 5: Chris Hunt
  45. 5: Andy Noden
  46. 5: Jon O'Neill
  47. 5: Samir Pilica
  48. 5: Charlie Reams
  49. 5: Matthew Shore
  50. 5: Zarte Siempre
  51. 5: Kevin Thurlow
  52. 5: Mark Tournoff