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All time record noted below this year's record. See also the all time records and previous year, 2025
Updated 12.4.2026
| High game score |
701 |
Andrew Fisher 701 against John Holgate 365 at 04.04.2026 AUS CHAMPS |
| All time | 764 | Russell Honeybun in 2007 |
| Large game margin |
383 |
Joanne Craig 674 against John Holgate 291 at 04.04.2026 AUS CHAMPS |
| All time | 521 | Russell Honeybun in 2007 |
| High drawn game |
456 |
Cori Lodder and Megan Marks at 04.04.2026 AUS CHAMPS |
| All time | 485 | Jane Taylor and Martin Rose in 2018 |
| High combined score |
1066 |
Andrew Fisher 701 and John Holgate 365 at 04.04.2026 AUS CHAMPS |
| All time | 1210 | Edward Okulicz 721 and Michael McKenna 489 in 2014 |
| High average score |
509.3 |
(7 games) Dineth Fernando at 29.03.2026 Pre Nationals |
| All time | 553.4 | (7 games) Ryan Anderson in 2009 |
| High average spread |
214.2 |
(8 games) Cameron Farlow at 18.01.2026 Logan Clovers |
| All time | 259.8 | (4 games) Vinh Nguyen in 2025 |
| High losing score |
500 |
Joanne Craig 500 lost to Tony Hunt 515 at 14.02.2026 WORDS Feb |
| All time | 530 | Andrew Hamblin 530 lost to Cameron Farlow 538 in 2017 |
| Long winning streak |
16 |
(3+8+5) John Spaan at 21.02.2026 ACT Feb and 07.03.2026 ACT Mar26 |
| All time | 36 | (11+18+5+2) David Eldar in 2025 |
| High word |
203 |
OVERPAYS: Nathan Tan Rui Ern at 03.04.2026 Mindsport Mini |
| All time | 302 | CRAZIEST Carol Hudson in 2012 |
| Games this year |
138 |
Karen Richards (138), Paul Richards (99), Carmel Dodd (98), Olga Visser (92), Sharon Sorensen (91) |
| All time | 8664 | John Barker (8664),Karen Richards (8168),Bob Jackman (7921),Rod Talbot (7161),Joanne Craig (6336) |
| High opening score |
76 |
PAIRING: Susan Roberts at SA Championship 07.03.2026 |
| All time | 124 | BEZIQUE Joan Rosenthal in 1997 and BEZIQUE Sally Martin in 2004 |
| High play, not bonus |
105 |
QuOPS: Adam Kretschmer at Prospect Anniversary 29.03.2026 |
| All time | 171 | REQUI(RE)D Graeme Lock Lee in 2007 |
| High play, not triple triple |
142 |
QUICHES: Karen Richards at Australian Championship 06.04.2026 |
| All time | 164 | BEZIQUES Jason Stockdale in 2005 and VOMITOS Jimmy Scarff in 2019 |
| Long word |
9 |
EARSTON(ES): Rowena Vnuk at SA Championship 07.03.2026 DEIONI(ZED): Michael Vnuk at SA Championship 08.03.2026 TRILEM(MA)s: Tony Miller at SA Championship 08.03.2026 |
| All time | 14 | UNCOMPUTERISED Russell Honeybun in 2008 |
| Many bingos |
5 |
BEDTIME; RAIYATS; GERONTIC; FREEBORN; SNIGGERS: Edward Okulicz at Matchplay Qualifier 28.02.2026 ETESIAN; STOWERS; OUTPLAN; SHIREMEN; MISDOER: Jyoti Chandna at Lake Macquarie Autumn 21.03.2026 PASTIER; BATTERS; ACONITE; ALRIGHT; STREWING: Lexia Smallwood at Women's Championship 02.04.2026 |
| All time | 8 | Alastair Richards in 2015, see Will Anderson video |
| Many consecutive bingos |
4 |
ANATMaN; SPINaTE; OU(T)FABLE; REGNANT: Trevor Halsall at Australian Championship 04.04.2026 |
| All time | 5 | John Holgate in 2003, Glenys Lawrie in 2010, Edward Okulicz in 2010, Andrew Fisher in 2014, Joanne Craig in 2014, Cameron Farlow in 2016, David Eldar in 2025 |