Is it possible to score more than 147 in snooker, and has anyone ever done it?

Question

if i was to pot the white of the break and my opponent came back with a maximum, that would be 151 would it not?

Answer 1

S Lee is entirely correct - any answer involving counting in points for fouls is wrong - points for an opponents foul DO NOT count towards a 'break'. The highest break possible would be with no balls being potted, you opponent concedes a foul and leaves you snookered on all reds. You would then be awarded a free ball, you could pot a colour in lieu of a red, then the black, then 15 reds, 15 blacks and the colours. 155.

Answer 2

Theoretically you can score an infinite number of points if your opponent keeps fouling.

If you are on about the maximum break, 155 is possible but highly unlikely. Your opponent fouls and leaves you a free ball, so you pot any colour and that counts as a red, then you pot the black. So you have a break of 8 and then you clear up taking blacks after each red. So you have 8 + 147 = 155.

I've never seen it done. Professional snooker players may have done it in practice but I've never heard of it being done. In practice Willie Thorne has made 147's for fun so if anybody has done it, my guess would be him.

Answer 3

Nobody has ever scored higher than a 147 in one continuous break but technically you could make a continuous break of 155. If your opponent makes a foul and snookers you with the foul before any balls are potted then the referee would call a free ball. You could then pot a coloured ball and count it as a red, then go on to pot the black. That's the first eight points. If you then go on to clear all the balls in a 147 fashion you would make a break of 155.

Answer 4

151 is the maximum you can score as this would include the 4 points gained on a foul start by the other player.

Answer 5

If your opponent was to make a foul and you had a free ball before the first red was potted, You could pot the black twice, ( first black acts as a red ball) then start your huge break with 8 points before potting the red black red black. This gives you a grand total off 155

But this is like winning the lottery.

Answer 6

No, 147 is the maximum, unless you have previously gained a foul from your opponent

Answer 7

in snooker it is possible to score 155, off a free ball, ie colour (one point), black, then maximum break of 147 - Steve Davis must have done it

Answer 8

yes it is possible, but very unlikely, if on the first go Ur opponent pots the black, U get 7 points 4 that, or if they have a foul, U get 2 points for that, but its very unlikely for it to happen, so the max is really 154

Answer 9

I suppose if you give a foul shot (missed the break) and the other did the max break it would be higher than 147

Answer 10

147 is the maximum break you can get but if the other player fouls then you would get the points from that!!