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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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# 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]])
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# 13: [[Zarte Siempre]] (5 in [[Series 69]] plus 8 in [[Series 78]])
 
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# 9: [[Matt O'Connor]] (1 in [[Series 65]] plus 8 in [[Series 85]])
 
 
# 8: [[Craig Beevers]]
 
# 8: [[Craig Beevers]]
 
# 8: [[Luke Boynton]]
 
# 8: [[Luke Boynton]]
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# 8: [[Giles Hutchings]]
 
# 8: [[Giles Hutchings]]
 
# 8: [[Luke Johnson-Davies]]
 
# 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: [[Martin May]] (two in [[Series 57]] plus six in [[Series 79]])
 
# 8: [[Toby McDonald]]
 
# 8: [[Toby McDonald]]
 
# 8: [[Robin McKay]]
 
# 8: [[Robin McKay]]
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# 8: [[Andy Platt]]
 
# 8: [[Andy Platt]]
 
# 8: [[Stephen Read]]
 
# 8: [[Stephen Read]]
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# 8: [[Harry Savage]]
 
# 8: [[Jen Steadman]]
 
# 8: [[Jen Steadman]]
 
# 8: [[Tom Stevenson]]
 
# 8: [[Tom Stevenson]]
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# 7: [[Bradley Horrocks]]
 
# 7: [[Bradley Horrocks]]
 
# 7: [[Dan McColm]]
 
# 7: [[Dan McColm]]
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# 7: [[Edward McCullagh]]
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# 7: [[Ed McCullagh|Edward McCullagh]]
 
# 7: [[Paul Nixon]]
 
# 7: [[Paul Nixon]]
 
# 7: [[Tricia Pay]]
 
# 7: [[Tricia Pay]]
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# 6: [[James Hurrell]]
 
# 6: [[James Hurrell]]
 
# 6: [[Tracey Mills]]
 
# 6: [[Tracey Mills]]
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# 6: [[Liam Moloney]]
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# 6: [[Liam Moloney]]*
 
# 6: [[David O'Donnell (Series 58)|David O'Donnell]]
 
# 6: [[David O'Donnell (Series 58)|David O'Donnell]]
 
# 6: [[Grace Page]]
 
# 6: [[Grace Page]]
 
# 6: [[Jonathan Rawlinson]]
 
# 6: [[Jonathan Rawlinson]]
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# 6: [[Martyn Simpson]]
 
 
# 6: [[Dinos Sfyris]]
 
# 6: [[Dinos Sfyris]]
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# 6: [[Martyn Simpson]]*
 
# 6: [[Conor Travers]]
 
# 6: [[Conor Travers]]
 
# 6: [[Gerry Tynan]]
 
# 6: [[Gerry Tynan]]
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# 6: [[Ian Volante]] (1 in [[Series 56]], 5 in [[Series 82]])
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# 6: [[Ian Volante]] (one in [[Series 56]] plus five in [[Series 82]])
 
# 6: [[Jamie Washington]]
 
# 6: [[Jamie Washington]]
 
# 6: [[Jack Welsby]]
 
# 6: [[Jack Welsby]]
 
# 6: [[Jamie Wing]]**
 
# 6: [[Jamie Wing]]**
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# 5: [[Philip Aston]]
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# 5: [[Philip Aston]]*
 
# 5: [[John Brackstone]]
 
# 5: [[John Brackstone]]
 
# 5: [[Steven Briers]]
 
# 5: [[Steven Briers]]
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# 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]]*
 
# 5: [[Martin Hurst]]
 
# 5: [[Martin Hurst]]
 
# 5: [[Steve Hyde]]
 
# 5: [[Steve Hyde]]
 
# 5: [[Wesley Jardine]]
 
# 5: [[Wesley Jardine]]
 
# 5: [[Andy Noden]]
 
# 5: [[Andy Noden]]
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# 5: [[Paul O'Brien]]
 
# 5: [[Jon O'Neill]]
 
# 5: [[Jon O'Neill]]
 
# 5: [[Samir Pilica]]
 
# 5: [[Samir Pilica]]
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# 5: [[Mark Tournoff]]
 
# 5: [[Mark Tournoff]]
 
# 5: [[Brendan Whitehurst]]
 
# 5: [[Brendan Whitehurst]]
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# 5: [[Alan Young]] (1 in [[Series 69]] plus 4 in [[Series 86]])
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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]], [[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>[[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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<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]]

Revision as of 19:21, 23 September 2023

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