The most points a player can score during the show is 29. The highest scoring hand is 5, 5, 5, J with the starter being the 5 with the same suit as the Jack. There are 4 combinations of fifteens that can be made by combining the Jack with one of the fives for a total of 8 points. There are 4 more combinations that can be made by combining the fives into unique combinations of three fives for 8 more points and a total of 16 points. The four fives score as a pair royal for 12 points, bringing the total to 28 points. The final point comes from the Jack being the same suit as the starter, scoring one for "his nobs".
It is impossible to construct a hand that will score 19, 25, 26 or 27 points.
One way that players sometimes announce a hand that has no points at all is to say, "I have 19".
