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