Interesting Quiz Question Yesterday, Highest Snooker Break ??

[SparklyKid]

What do you think it is ?

[angie55]

155.

[SparklyKid]

Must admit I did not know. Thought it 147.

Tricky question as any score over 147 cannot be achieved by yourself.

[angie55]

Yes it can.

[SparklyKid]

How.

[cashier]

Read how Alex Higgins did it SparklyKid.

[SparklyKid]

It is only possible after an opponents foul.

[emeritus]

https://punditarena.com/other-sports/thepateam/snooker-147-maximum-break/

[SparklyKid]

That is why I say it cannot be done on your own, after a break.

[angie55]

Your opponent plays a foul and snookers you on all 15 reds. You pot a colour as a Red and then pot the black, so 8 points. Then you continue the break by potting all 15 reds and black and all the colours. Unlikely to happen, but not impossible.

[SpocksBrain]

Neil Robertson had a 16 red clearance yesterday, only scored 140 though.

[SparklyKid]

Like I said, it follows after a foul shot, interesting though.

[angie55]

But you are doing it on your own after your opponent has fouled. You make a break with 16 reds and blacks and all the colours.

[SpocksBrain]

of course the player does it on their own!

[ichkeria]

Where the highest break where the referee only calls a prime number after every pot? :-)

[ichkeria]

“What’s”

[SparklyKid]

By doing it on your own, I mean after your break off and you pot the first red. Shaking the shilling I know, but your opponent has to play a foul so you are helped by your opponent.

[SpocksBrain]

19? extremely unlikely mind!

[SpocksBrain]

"Shaking the shilling I know, but your opponent has to play a foul so you are helped by your opponent. " - that's true for any break unless you go first, wack the pack and then do the break.

[ichkeria]

47 is the answer to my question
I think ...

[johnny.5]

how did you get to that figure ichki?