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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 [[contestant]] scoring at least 100 points. This was never achieved in the [[9-round format]] as it required the players to find at least three nine-letter words in the six [[letters round]]s available. However, before the [[15-round format|15-round]] era, centuries were possible in [[14 round format (old)|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|grand 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|fourth game]] of [[Series 46]].
  
 
==Most centuries==
 
==Most centuries==
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Since the start of the 15-round era in Series 46, the following players have achieved at least five centuries in heat games, sorted alphabetically by surname:
  
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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:
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# 13: [[Zarte Siempre]] (five in [[Series 69]] plus eight in [[Series 78]])
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# 9: [[Matt O'Connor]] (one in [[Series 65]] plus eight in [[Series 85]])
 
# 8: [[Craig Beevers]]
 
# 8: [[Craig Beevers]]
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# 8: [[Luke Boynton]]
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# 8: [[Edward Byrne]]
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# 8: [[Dan Byrom]]
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# 8: [[Tom Cappleman]]
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# 8: [[Sam Cappleman-Lynes]]
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# 8: [[Tom Carey|Thomas Carey]]
 
# 8: [[Julian Fell]]
 
# 8: [[Julian Fell]]
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# 8: [[Mark Finnerty]]
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# 8: [[Adam Gillard]]
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# 8: [[James Haughton]]
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# 8: [[Ronan Higginson]]
 
# 8: [[Andrew Hulme]]
 
# 8: [[Andrew Hulme]]
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# 8: [[Jack Hurst]]
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# 8: [[Giles Hutchings]]
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# 8: [[Luke Johnson-Davies]]
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# 8: [[Martin May]] (two in [[Series 57]] plus six in [[Series 79]])
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# 8: [[Toby McDonald]]
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# 8: [[Robin McKay]]
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# 8: [[Cillian McMulkin]]
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# 8: [[Elliott Mellor]]
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# 8: [[Ahmed Mohamed]]
 
# 8: [[Eoin Monaghan]]
 
# 8: [[Eoin Monaghan]]
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# 8: [[Jack Hurst]]
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# 8: [[Mark Murray]]
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# 8: [[Andy Platt]]
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# 8: [[Stephen Read]]
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# 8: [[Harry Savage]]
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# 8: [[Jen Steadman]]
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# 8: [[Tom Stevenson]]
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# 8: [[Dylan Taylor]]
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# 8: [[Jonathan Wynn]]
 
# 7: [[Kirk Bevins]]
 
# 7: [[Kirk Bevins]]
 
# 7: [[Innis Carson]]
 
# 7: [[Innis Carson]]
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# 7: [[Jeff Clayton]]
 
# 7: [[Chris Davies (Series 61)|Chris Davies]]
 
# 7: [[Chris Davies (Series 61)|Chris Davies]]
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# 7: [[Ann Dibben]]
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# 7: [[Paul Erdunast]]
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# 7: [[George Ford]]
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# 7: [[John Hardie]]
 
# 7: [[Tom Hargreaves]]
 
# 7: [[Tom Hargreaves]]
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# 7: [[Stu Harkness]]
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# 7: [[Bradley Horrocks]]
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# 7: [[Dan McColm]]
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# 7: [[Ed McCullagh|Edward McCullagh]]
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# 7: [[Paul Nixon]]
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# 7: [[Tricia Pay]]
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# 7: [[Antoinette Ryan]]
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# 7: [[Viraj Seelam]]
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# 7: [[Leo Smith]]
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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: [[Maggie Barlow]]
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# 6: [[Quinn Bartlett]]
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# 6: [[Stephen Briggs]]
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# 6: [[Florence Cappleman-Lynes]]
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# 6: [[Bradley Cates]]
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# 6: [[Tom Chafer-Cook]]
 
# 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]]
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# 6: [[David O'Donnell]]
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# 6: [[Tracey Mills]]
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# 6: [[Liam Moloney]]*
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# 6: [[David O'Donnell (Series 58)|David O'Donnell]]
 
# 6: [[Grace Page]]
 
# 6: [[Grace Page]]
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# 6: [[Jonathan Rawlinson]]
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# 6: [[Dinos Sfyris]]
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# 6: [[Martyn Simpson]]*
 
# 6: [[Conor Travers]]
 
# 6: [[Conor Travers]]
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# 6: [[Gerry Tynan]]
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# 6: [[Ian Volante]] (one in [[Series 56]] plus five in [[Series 82]])
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# 6: [[Jamie Washington]]
 
# 6: [[Jack Welsby]]
 
# 6: [[Jack Welsby]]
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# 6: [[Marcus Hares]]
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# 6: [[Jamie Wing]]**
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# 5: [[Philip Aston]]*
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# 5: [[Ben Bazzard]]
 
# 5: [[John Brackstone]]
 
# 5: [[John Brackstone]]
 
# 5: [[Steven Briers]]
 
# 5: [[Steven Briers]]
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# 5: [[James Burley]]
 
# 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]]
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# 5: [[Chris Hunt]]
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# 5: [[Chris Hunt]]*
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# 5: [[Martin Hurst]]
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# 5: [[Steve Hyde]]
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# 5: [[Wesley Jardine]]
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# 5: [[Andy Noden]]
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# 5: [[Paul O'Brien]]
 
# 5: [[Jon O'Neill]]
 
# 5: [[Jon O'Neill]]
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# 5: [[Samir Pilica]]
 
# 5: [[Charlie Reams]]
 
# 5: [[Charlie Reams]]
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# 5: [[Moose Rosser]]
 
# 5: [[Matthew Shore]]
 
# 5: [[Matthew Shore]]
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# 5: [[Kevin Steede]]
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# 5: [[Ryan Styles]]
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# 5: [[Matthew Tassier]]
 
# 5: [[Kevin Thurlow]]
 
# 5: [[Kevin Thurlow]]
 
# 5: [[Mark Tournoff]]
 
# 5: [[Mark Tournoff]]
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# 5: [[Brendan Whitehurst]]
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# 5: [[Alan Young]] (one in [[Series 69]] plus four in [[Series 86]])
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[Chris Hunt]], [[Liam Moloney]], [[Philip Aston]], and [[Martyn Simpson]] are the only players to have achieved five or more centuries, and not gone on to become [[octochamp]]s.
  
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*:[[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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<nowiki>**</nowiki>[[Jamie Wing]] scored 100 on his debut against [[Paul Anderson]] including a tiebreak [[conundrum]] – this is not included as a century on this page.
  
 
[[Category:Terminology]]
 
[[Category:Terminology]]

Latest revision as of 20:16, 25 January 2024

A century is an occurrence of a contestant scoring at least 100 points. This was never achieved in the 9-round format as it required the players to find at least three nine-letter words in the six 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 grand 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 fourth game of Series 46.

Most centuries

Since the start of the 15-round era in Series 46, the following players have achieved at least five centuries in heat games, sorted alphabetically by surname:

  1. 13: Zarte Siempre (five in Series 69 plus eight in Series 78)
  2. 9: Matt O'Connor (one in Series 65 plus eight in Series 85)
  3. 8: Craig Beevers
  4. 8: Luke Boynton
  5. 8: Edward Byrne
  6. 8: Dan Byrom
  7. 8: Tom Cappleman
  8. 8: Sam Cappleman-Lynes
  9. 8: Thomas Carey
  10. 8: Julian Fell
  11. 8: Mark Finnerty
  12. 8: Adam Gillard
  13. 8: James Haughton
  14. 8: Ronan Higginson
  15. 8: Andrew Hulme
  16. 8: Jack Hurst
  17. 8: Giles Hutchings
  18. 8: Luke Johnson-Davies
  19. 8: Martin May (two in Series 57 plus six in Series 79)
  20. 8: Toby McDonald
  21. 8: Robin McKay
  22. 8: Cillian McMulkin
  23. 8: Elliott Mellor
  24. 8: Ahmed Mohamed
  25. 8: Eoin Monaghan
  26. 8: Mark Murray
  27. 8: Andy Platt
  28. 8: Stephen Read
  29. 8: Harry Savage
  30. 8: Jen Steadman
  31. 8: Tom Stevenson
  32. 8: Dylan Taylor
  33. 8: Jonathan Wynn
  34. 7: Kirk Bevins
  35. 7: Innis Carson
  36. 7: Jeff Clayton
  37. 7: Chris Davies
  38. 7: Ann Dibben
  39. 7: Paul Erdunast
  40. 7: George Ford
  41. 7: John Hardie
  42. 7: Tom Hargreaves
  43. 7: Stu Harkness
  44. 7: Bradley Horrocks
  45. 7: Dan McColm
  46. 7: Edward McCullagh
  47. 7: Paul Nixon
  48. 7: Tricia Pay
  49. 7: Antoinette Ryan
  50. 7: Viraj Seelam
  51. 7: Leo Smith
  52. 7: Glen Webb
  53. 7: Chris Wills
  54. 7: Jack Worsley
  55. 6: Maggie Barlow
  56. 6: Quinn Bartlett
  57. 6: Stephen Briggs
  58. 6: Florence Cappleman-Lynes
  59. 6: Bradley Cates
  60. 6: Tom Chafer-Cook
  61. 6: Chris Cummins
  62. 6: Mark Davies
  63. 6: Paul Gallen
  64. 6: Marcus Hares
  65. 6: Stewart Holden
  66. 6: James Hurrell
  67. 6: Tracey Mills
  68. 6: Liam Moloney*
  69. 6: David O'Donnell
  70. 6: Grace Page
  71. 6: Jonathan Rawlinson
  72. 6: Dinos Sfyris
  73. 6: Martyn Simpson*
  74. 6: Conor Travers
  75. 6: Gerry Tynan
  76. 6: Ian Volante (one in Series 56 plus five in Series 82)
  77. 6: Jamie Washington
  78. 6: Jack Welsby
  79. 6: Jamie Wing**
  80. 5: Philip Aston*
  81. 5: Ben Bazzard
  82. 5: John Brackstone
  83. 5: Steven Briers
  84. 5: James Burley
  85. 5: Jon Corby
  86. 5: Mark Deeks
  87. 5: George Greenhough
  88. 5: Lee Hartley
  89. 5: Paul Howe
  90. 5: Chris Hunt*
  91. 5: Martin Hurst
  92. 5: Steve Hyde
  93. 5: Wesley Jardine
  94. 5: Andy Noden
  95. 5: Paul O'Brien
  96. 5: Jon O'Neill
  97. 5: Samir Pilica
  98. 5: Charlie Reams
  99. 5: Moose Rosser
  100. 5: Matthew Shore
  101. 5: Kevin Steede
  102. 5: Ryan Styles
  103. 5: Matthew Tassier
  104. 5: Kevin Thurlow
  105. 5: Mark Tournoff
  106. 5: Brendan Whitehurst
  107. 5: Alan Young (one in Series 69 plus four in Series 86)


*Chris Hunt, Liam Moloney, Philip Aston, and Martyn Simpson are the only players to have achieved five or more centuries, and not gone on to become octochamps.

**Jamie Wing scored 100 on his debut against Paul Anderson including a tiebreak conundrum – this is not included as a century on this page.

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