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Like playing snooker, or ever played it before?
I used to follow my friends on and off to go pot the colored balls in different snooker joints.
Didn’t get to practise much, so I wasn’t really good at it.

Anyway…
The highest snooker break possible without the benefit of an opponent’s foul is 147. This is known as a maximum break and also regularly called a ‘One-Four-Seven‘. The 147 is amassed by potting all 15 reds with 15 blacks for 120 points then all six colours for a further 27 points.
There are of course breaks exceeding the 147, but as mentioned above, they are possible only with an opponent’s foul.

On to my next point - whether you watch the occasional snooker game on TV.
If you do, then you probably know Ronnie O’Sullivan. Nicknamed “The Rocket” (or more recently “Mr. 147“) due to his rapid playing style, Ronnie is an English professional snooker player, and the reigning 888.com Snooker World Champion. He has been World Champion on three occasions (2001, 2004 and 2008) and is second on the all time prize money list with career earnings of around £5.8 million.

O’Sullivan is considered by his fans, critics, and by many of his fellow professionals such as Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry as the most naturally talented player in the history of the game. He has also been involved in a number of controversial incidents during his career, being a popular figure for many British tabloids.

But enough history lesson, let’s move to the fun stuff.