Tiddlywinks World Records
as recognised by ETwA
These records have been recognised, at one point or another, as Guinness World
Records.
World Championships
World Singles:
Larry Kahn (USA) has won the title 22 times (1983-2012).
World Pairs:
Larry Kahn (USA) has won the title 17 times (1978-2012).
National Championships
ETwA Singles:
Larry Kahn (USA) has won the title 8 times (1984-2010).
ETwA Pairs:
Jon Mapley (UK) has won the title 9 times (1972-2000).
NATwA Singles:
Larry Kahn (USA) has won the title 24 times (1981-2012).
NATwA Pairs:
Larry Kahn (USA) has won the title 20 times (1976-2011).
University Championships
Silver Wink: Cambridge University has won the British Universities'
championship lots of times (about 20 times at the last count).
Potting Records
24 winks: Stephen Williams (Altrincham Grammar School) potted
24 winks from 45 cm (18 in) in 21.8 sec in May 1966.
10,000 winks: Allen R. Astles (University of Wales) potted 10,000 winks
in 3 hr 51 min 46 sec at Aberystwyth, Dyfed, in February 1966.
4-pot relay: The record for potting winks in relay is 41 in three
minutes by Patrick Barrie, Nick Inglis, Geoff Myers and Andy Purvis (Cambridge
University Tiddlywinks Club) at Queens' College, Cambridge, on 21 Oct
1989 and 14 Jan 1995.
Other Records
The mile: The fastest that one wink has been squidged over a
one mile course is 52 minutes 10 seconds by the pairing of James
Cullingham and Ed Wynn, in Stradbroke, Suffolk, on 31 August 2002.
Long jump: The long jump record is 9.52 m (31 ft 3 in) by Ben
Soares (St Andrews Tiddlywinks Society) on 14 Jan 1995.
High jump: The high jump record is 3.49 m (11 ft 5 in) by
Adrian Jones, David Smith and Ed Wynn (Cambridge University Tiddlywinks Club),
all on 21 Oct 1989.
