Last summer our own Regis Philbin broke the Guinness World Record for most hours on American Televsion
(with 15,188 hours!) And this September 13th - 16th, history was once again made on "Live with Regis and Kelly" as the show presented the 2005 edition of "Guinness World Record Breaker Week."
(with 15,188 hours!) And this September 13th - 16th, history was once again made on "Live with Regis and Kelly" as the show presented the 2005 edition of "Guinness World Record Breaker Week."
Featured Record-Breaking Attempts:
- Tuesday - "Live" kicked off "Guinness World Record Breaker Week" with Suresh Joachim of Toronto, Canada, attempting to shatter the TV Watching Marathon time of 50 hours, 7 minutes, LIVE from the "Live with Regis and Kelly" lobby in New York City.
- Wednesday - Mark Kenny of Plymouth, MA fell just short of his current record (34.83 seconds) for Inverted Stair Walking (fastest time to descend 77 stairs while walking on hands), but still holds the title!
- Thursday - Leonardo D'Andrea of Barcelona, Spain, regained his title for Most Watermelons Broken when he smashed the record with 32 melons broken with his head.
- Friday - Suresh Joachim set a new Guinness World Record of 69 hours and 48 minutes in the TV Watching Marathon category!
About Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records is the universally recognized authority on record-breaking achievement. First published in 1955, the annual Guinness World Records book is published in more than 100 countries and 20 languages and is one of the highest-selling books under copyright of all time with more than 3 million copies sold annually across the globe. Last year Guinness World Records celebrated its 50th anniversary edition (1955-2005) and the 2004 edition marked the sale of its 100 millionth copy. The Guinness World Records website -- guinnessworldrecords.com -- receives more than 11 million visitors a month.
Meet Stuart Claxton, Guinness World Records Researcher
In his role as a researcher, Stuart treks all over the globe on behalf of Guinness World Records to authenticate record-breaking attempts, whether it's climbing atop the World's Biggest Incense Burner in Dubai, or measuring the World's Longest Wall of Fire in Dayton, Ohio, Stuart has seen it all!