GWR confirms Baci as new cook-a-thon record holder
By Abimbola Mohammed
The Guinness World Record has officially declared Hilda Effiong Bassey popularly known as Hilda Baci as the new record holder of the longest cooking marathon (individual). Even though seven hours was deducted from her final total because she mistakenly took extra minutes for one of her rest breaks early on in the attempt, she has set the new record to 93 hours and 11minutes.
This was made known on GWR official Twitter handle and its website. The previous record of 87 hours : 45 minutes was set by Lata Tondon (India) in 2019.
According to GWR, after reviewing of all the evidence, it confirmed that Hilda Baci has officially broken the record for the longest cooking marathon (individual), with a time of 93 hours : 11 minutes.
The tweet read: “After reviewing all the footage, we’re delighted to announce that Hilda Baci is the new record holder for the longest cooking marathon (individual).
“Following a thorough review of all the evidence, Guinness World Records can now confirm that Hilda Effiong Bassey, better known as Hilda Baci, has officially broken the record for the longest cooking marathon (individual), with a time of 93 hours 11 minutes.”
“The 26-year-old Nigerian chef began on Thursday 11 May and continued through to Monday 15 May, cooking over 100 pots of food during her four-day kitchen stint,” the Tweet added.
Hilda attempted to set a record of 100 hours, however, almost seven hours were deducted from her final total because she mistakenly took extra minutes for one of her rest breaks early on in the attempt.
“As with all ‘longest marathon’ records, the participant is permitted a five-minute rest break for every continuous hour of activity. These rest breaks can be accumulated if not taken. They were the only times Hilda could use the bathroom or sleep during the attempt.
“Hilda’s record attempt took the world of social media by storm, with millions in Nigeria and beyond following her progress via an Instagram live stream.
“Hilda’s cook-a-thon was in fact so popular that our website crashed for two days due to the immense volume of traffic we received from her legion of loyal fans,” GWR noted
It would be recalled that several high-profile Nigerians visited Hilda to support her during her record attempt, such as the former Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo; the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu; and award-winning singer Tiwa Savage.
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