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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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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|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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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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|{{century/data|Zarte Siempre|13|14|Five in [[Series 69]] plus eight in [[Series 78]]}}
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|{{century/data|Matt O'Connor|9|14|One in [[Series 65]] plus eight in [[Series 85]]}}
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|{{century/data|Craig Beevers|8|8}}
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|{{century/data|Luke Boynton|8|9}}
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|{{century/data|Edward Byrne|8|10}}
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|{{century/data|Dan Byrom|8|8}}
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|{{century/data|Tom Cappleman|8|9}}
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|{{century/data|Sam Cappleman-Lynes|8|8}}
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|{{century/data|Tom Carey{{!}}Thomas Carey|8|8}}
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|{{century/data|Julian Fell|8|8}}
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|{{century/data|Mark Finnerty|8|8}}
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|{{century/data|Adam Gillard|8|8}}
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|{{century/data|James Haughton|8|8}}
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|{{century/data|Ronan Higginson|8|8}}
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|{{century/data|Andrew Hulme|8|8}}
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|{{century/data|Jack Hurst|8|8}}
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|{{century/data|Giles Hutchings|8|8}}
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|{{century/data|Luke Johnson-Davies|8|8}}
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|{{century/data|Martin May|8|15|Two in [[Series 57]] plus six in [[Series 79]]}}
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|{{century/data|Toby McDonald|8|8}}
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|{{century/data|Robin McKay|8|8}}
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|{{century/data|Cillian McMulkin|8|9}}
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|{{century/data|Elliott Mellor|8|8}}
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|{{century/data|Ahmed Mohamed|8|8}}
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|{{century/data|Eoin Monaghan|8|8}}
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|{{century/data|Mark Murray|8|8}}
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|{{century/data|Andy Platt|8|8}}
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|{{century/data|Stephen Read|8|8}}
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|{{century/data|Harry Savage|8|8}}
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|{{century/data|Jen Steadman|8|8}}
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|{{century/data|Tom Stevenson|8|8}}
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|{{century/data|Dylan Taylor|8|8}}
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|{{century/data|Jonathan Wynn|8|9}}
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|{{century/data|Kirk Bevins|7|9}}
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|{{century/data|Innis Carson|7|8}}
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|{{century/data|Bradley Cates|7|12|One in [[Series 56]] plus six in [[Series 69]]}}
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|{{century/data|Jeff Clayton|7|11}}
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|{{century/data|Chris Davies (Series 61){{!}}Chris Davies|7|8}}
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|{{century/data|Ann Dibben|7|8}}
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|{{century/data|Paul Erdunast|7|8}}
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|{{century/data|George Ford|7|8}}
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|{{century/data|John Hardie|7|9}}
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|{{century/data|Tom Hargreaves|7|8}}
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|{{century/data|Stu Harkness|7|9}}
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|{{century/data|Bradley Horrocks|7|8}}
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|{{century/data|Dan McColm|7|9}}
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|{{century/data|Ed McCullagh{{!}}Edward McCullagh|7|8}}
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|{{century/data|Paul Nixon|7|8}}
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|{{century/data|Arthur Page|7|8}}
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|{{century/data|Tricia Pay|7|8}}
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|{{century/data|Antoinette Ryan|7|8}}
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|{{century/data|Viraj Seelam|7|8}}
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|{{century/data|Leo Smith|7|8}}
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|{{century/data|Glen Webb|7|8}}
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|{{century/data|Chris Wills|7|8}}
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|{{century/data|Jack Worsley|7|8}}
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|{{century/data|Maggie Barlow|6|8}}
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|{{century/data|Quinn Bartlett|6|8}}
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|{{century/data|Stephen Briggs|6|8}}
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|{{century/data|Florence Cappleman-Lynes|6|8}}
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|{{century/data|Tom Chafer-Cook|6|8}}
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|{{century/data|Chris Cummins|6|8}}
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|{{century/data|Mark Davies|6|8}}
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|{{century/data|Paul Gallen|6|8}}
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|{{century/data|Marcus Hares|6|8}}
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|{{century/data|Stewart Holden|6|8}}
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|{{century/data|James Hurrell|6|8}}
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|{{century/data|Tracey Mills|6|9}}
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|{{century/data|Liam Moloney|6|7|[[#Trivia|See trivia]]}}
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|{{century/data|David O'Donnell (Series 58){{!}}David O'Donnell|6|8}}
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|{{century/data|Grace Page|6|8}}
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|{{century/data|Jessica Pratesi|6|9}}
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|{{century/data|Jonathan Rawlinson|6|8}}
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|{{century/data|Dinos Sfyris|6|12}}
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|{{century/data|Martyn Simpson|6|8|[[#Trivia|See trivia]]}}
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|{{century/data|Conor Travers|6|8}}
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|{{century/data|Gerry Tynan|6|8}}
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|{{century/data|Ian Volante|6|12|One in [[Series 56]] plus five in [[Series 82]]}}
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|{{century/data|Jamie Washington|6|8}}
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|{{century/data|Jack Welsby|6|8}}
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|{{century/data|Jamie Wing|6|8|Wing's score of 100 on his debut is not counted as it included a tiebreak [[conundrum]]}}
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|{{century/data|Philip Aston|5|7|[[#Trivia|See trivia]]}}
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|{{century/data|Ben Bazzard|5|8}}
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|{{century/data|John Brackstone|5|8}}
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|{{century/data|Steven Briers|5|8}}
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|{{century/data|James Burley|5|8}}
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|{{century/data|Jon Corby|5|8}}
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|{{century/data|Mark Deeks|5|8}}
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|{{century/data|George Greenhough|5|8}}
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|{{century/data|Lee Hartley|5|8}}
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|{{century/data|Paul Howe|5|8}}
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|{{century/data|Chris Hunt|5|7|[[#Trivia|See trivia]]}}
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|{{century/data|Martin Hurst|5|8}}
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|{{century/data|Steve Hyde|5|11}}
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|{{century/data|Wesley Jardine|5|8}}
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|{{century/data|Andy Noden|5|8}}
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|{{century/data|Paul O'Brien|5|8}}
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|{{century/data|Jon O'Neill|5|8}}
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|{{century/data|Samir Pilica|5|8}}
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|{{century/data|Charlie Reams|5|8}}
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|{{century/data|Moose Rosser|5|8}}
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|{{century/data|Matthew Shore|5|8}}
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|{{century/data|Kevin Steede|5|8}}
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|{{century/data|Ryan Styles|5|8}}
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|{{century/data|Matthew Tassier|5|8}}
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|{{century/data|Kevin Thurlow|5|8}}
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|{{century/data|Mark Tournoff|5|8}}
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|{{century/data|Brendan Whitehurst|5|8}}
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|{{century/data|Alan Young|5|12|One in [[Series 69]] plus four in [[Series 86]]}}
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# 13: [[Zarte Siempre]] (5 in [[Series 69]] plus 8 in [[Series 78]])
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==Trivia==
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# 8: [[Craig Beevers]]
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[[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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# 8: [[Luke Boynton]]
 
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# 8: [[Tom Cappleman]]
 
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# 8: [[Sam Cappleman-Lynes]]
 
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# 8: [[Tom Carey|Thomas Carey]]
 
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# 8: [[Julian Fell]]
 
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# 8: [[Adam Gillard]]
 
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# 8: [[James Haughton]]
 
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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: [[Luke Johnson-Davies]]
 
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# 8: [[Martin May]] (2 in [[Series 57]] plus 6 in [[Series 79]])
 
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# 8: [[Toby McDonald]]
 
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# 8: [[Robin McKay]]
 
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# 8: [[Elliott Mellor]]
 
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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: [[Stephen Read]]
 
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# 8: [[Jen Steadman]]
 
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# 8: [[Dylan Taylor]]
 
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# 8: [[Jonathan Wynn]]
 
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# 7: [[Kirk Bevins]]
 
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# 7: [[Innis Carson]]
 
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# 7: [[Jeff Clayton]]
 
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# 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]]
 
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# 7: [[Tom Hargreaves]]
 
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# 7: [[Bradley Horrocks]]
 
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# 7: [[Dan McColm]]
 
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# 7: [[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: [[Leo Smith]]
 
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# 7: [[Glen Webb]]
 
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# 7: [[Chris Wills]]
 
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# 7: [[Jack Worsley]]
 
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# 6: [[Maggie Barlow]]
 
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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]]
 
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# 6: [[Chris Cummins]]
 
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# 6: [[Mark Davies]]
 
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# 6: [[Paul Gallen]]
 
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# 6: [[Marcus Hares]]
 
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# 6: [[Stewart Holden]]
 
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# 6: [[James Hurrell]]
 
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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]]
 
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# 6: [[Grace Page]]
 
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# 6: [[Jonathan Rawlinson]]
 
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# 6: [[Martyn Simpson]]
 
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# 6: [[Dinos Sfyris]]
 
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# 6: [[Conor Travers]]
 
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# 6: [[Gerry Tynan]]
 
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# 6: [[Ian Volante]] (1 in [[Series 56]], 5 in [[Series 82]])
 
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# 6: [[Jamie Washington]]
 
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# 6: [[Jack Welsby]]
 
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# 6: [[Jamie Wing]]**
 
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# 5: [[Philip Aston]]
 
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# 5: [[John Brackstone]]
 
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# 5: [[Steven Briers]]
 
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# 5: [[James Burley]]
 
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# 5: [[Jon Corby]]
 
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# 5: [[Mark Deeks]]
 
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# 5: [[George Greenhough]]
 
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# 5: [[Lee Hartley]]
 
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# 5: [[Paul Howe]]
 
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# 5: [[Chris Hunt]]
 
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# 5: [[Martin Hurst]]
 
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# 5: [[Wesley Jardine]]
 
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# 5: [[Andy Noden]]
 
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# 5: [[Jon O'Neill]]
 
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# 5: [[Samir Pilica]]
 
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# 5: [[Charlie Reams]]
 
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# 5: [[Moose Rosser]]
 
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# 5: [[Matthew Shore]]
 
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# 5: [[Kevin Steede]]
 
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# 5: [[Ryan Styles]]
 
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# 5: [[Matthew Tassier]]
 
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# 5: [[Kevin Thurlow]]
 
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# 5: [[Mark Tournoff]]
 
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# 5: [[Brendan Whitehurst]]
 
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*[[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|octochamps]].
 
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<nowiki>**</nowiki>NOTE: Wing scored 100 on his debut against [[Paul Anderson]] including a tie-break conundrum - this is not included as a century on this page.
 
  
 
[[Category:Terminology]]
 
[[Category:Terminology]]

Latest revision as of 18:58, 1 June 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:

Rank Name Centuries Games played Percentage Notes
1 Zarte Siempre 13 14 92.9% Five in Series 69 plus eight in Series 78
2 Matt O'Connor 9 14 64.3% One in Series 65 plus eight in Series 85
3 Craig Beevers 8 8 100%
4 Luke Boynton 8 9 88.9%
5 Edward Byrne 8 10 80%
6 Dan Byrom 8 8 100%
7 Tom Cappleman 8 9 88.9%
8 Sam Cappleman-Lynes 8 8 100%
9 Thomas Carey 8 8 100%
10 Julian Fell 8 8 100%
11 Mark Finnerty 8 8 100%
12 Adam Gillard 8 8 100%
13 James Haughton 8 8 100%
14 Ronan Higginson 8 8 100%
15 Andrew Hulme 8 8 100%
16 Jack Hurst 8 8 100%
17 Giles Hutchings 8 8 100%
18 Luke Johnson-Davies 8 8 100%
19 Martin May 8 15 53.3% Two in Series 57 plus six in Series 79
20 Toby McDonald 8 8 100%
21 Robin McKay 8 8 100%
22 Cillian McMulkin 8 9 88.9%
23 Elliott Mellor 8 8 100%
24 Ahmed Mohamed 8 8 100%
25 Eoin Monaghan 8 8 100%
26 Mark Murray 8 8 100%
27 Andy Platt 8 8 100%
28 Stephen Read 8 8 100%
29 Harry Savage 8 8 100%
30 Jen Steadman 8 8 100%
31 Tom Stevenson 8 8 100%
32 Dylan Taylor 8 8 100%
33 Jonathan Wynn 8 9 88.9%
34 Kirk Bevins 7 9 77.8%
35 Innis Carson 7 8 87.5%
36 Bradley Cates 7 12 58.3% One in Series 56 plus six in Series 69
37 Jeff Clayton 7 11 63.6%
38 Chris Davies 7 8 87.5%
39 Ann Dibben 7 8 87.5%
40 Paul Erdunast 7 8 87.5%
41 George Ford 7 8 87.5%
42 John Hardie 7 9 77.8%
43 Tom Hargreaves 7 8 87.5%
44 Stu Harkness 7 9 77.8%
45 Bradley Horrocks 7 8 87.5%
46 Dan McColm 7 9 77.8%
47 Edward McCullagh 7 8 87.5%
48 Paul Nixon 7 8 87.5%
49 Arthur Page 7 8 87.5%
50 Tricia Pay 7 8 87.5%
51 Antoinette Ryan 7 8 87.5%
52 Viraj Seelam 7 8 87.5%
53 Leo Smith 7 8 87.5%
54 Glen Webb 7 8 87.5%
55 Chris Wills 7 8 87.5%
56 Jack Worsley 7 8 87.5%
57 Maggie Barlow 6 8 75%
58 Quinn Bartlett 6 8 75%
59 Stephen Briggs 6 8 75%
60 Florence Cappleman-Lynes 6 8 75%
61 Tom Chafer-Cook 6 8 75%
62 Chris Cummins 6 8 75%
63 Mark Davies 6 8 75%
64 Paul Gallen 6 8 75%
65 Marcus Hares 6 8 75%
66 Stewart Holden 6 8 75%
67 James Hurrell 6 8 75%
68 Tracey Mills 6 9 66.7%
69 Liam Moloney 6 7 85.7% See trivia
70 David O'Donnell 6 8 75%
71 Grace Page 6 8 75%
72 Jessica Pratesi 6 9 66.7%
73 Jonathan Rawlinson 6 8 75%
74 Dinos Sfyris 6 12 50%
75 Martyn Simpson 6 8 75% See trivia
76 Conor Travers 6 8 75%
77 Gerry Tynan 6 8 75%
78 Ian Volante 6 12 50% One in Series 56 plus five in Series 82
79 Jamie Washington 6 8 75%
80 Jack Welsby 6 8 75%
81 Jamie Wing 6 8 75% Wing's score of 100 on his debut is not counted as it included a tiebreak conundrum
82 Philip Aston 5 7 71.4% See trivia
83 Ben Bazzard 5 8 62.5%
84 John Brackstone 5 8 62.5%
85 Steven Briers 5 8 62.5%
86 James Burley 5 8 62.5%
87 Jon Corby 5 8 62.5%
88 Mark Deeks 5 8 62.5%
89 George Greenhough 5 8 62.5%
90 Lee Hartley 5 8 62.5%
91 Paul Howe 5 8 62.5%
92 Chris Hunt 5 7 71.4% See trivia
93 Martin Hurst 5 8 62.5%
94 Steve Hyde 5 11 45.5%
95 Wesley Jardine 5 8 62.5%
96 Andy Noden 5 8 62.5%
97 Paul O'Brien 5 8 62.5%
98 Jon O'Neill 5 8 62.5%
99 Samir Pilica 5 8 62.5%
100 Charlie Reams 5 8 62.5%
101 Moose Rosser 5 8 62.5%
102 Matthew Shore 5 8 62.5%
103 Kevin Steede 5 8 62.5%
104 Ryan Styles 5 8 62.5%
105 Matthew Tassier 5 8 62.5%
106 Kevin Thurlow 5 8 62.5%
107 Mark Tournoff 5 8 62.5%
108 Brendan Whitehurst 5 8 62.5%
109 Alan Young 5 12 41.7% One in Series 69 plus four in Series 86

Trivia

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.

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