There are days when I just want to sit on a couch and watch movies all day long. And that want just grows ginormously when there’s this at stake:
8 Contestants, 56 Movies, 121 Hours, the Guinness World Record® on the Line
Netflix Movie Watching World Championship to Take Place in Times Square from October 2-7At stake is the undeniable notoriety associated with holding the title of world champion, a $10,000 cash prize, a lifetime subscription to Netflix and the first-ever Popcorn Bowl trophy.
Featuring some of the world’s most accomplished endurance enthusiasts, the Netflix Movie Watching World Championship challenges contestants to watch a continuous run of movies in an effort to eclipse the existing world record of 120 hours and 23 minutes held by Ashish Sharma of Mathura, India.
Guinness World Records rules require the contestants to watch films non-stop without averting their eyes from the screen. Competitors will be given 10 minutes between each movie, or approximately every two hours, to refresh themselves. Eating, drinking, standing and stretching are allowed as long as eyes are on the screen.
UPDATE:
Flushed and bleary-eyed, the remaining two competitors broke the world record for consecutive movie watching in Times Square lasting 123 hours and 10 minutes. Claudia Wavra from Germany and Suresh Joachim from Canada stayed awake for 57 movies each winning $10,000, a lifetime subscription to Netflix and the famed Popcorn Bowl trophy. They both bowed out after watching “Thelma and Louise.” A fitting ending as Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis plunged over the cliff and the credits rolled!
God knows I love my movies. I’m just so goddamned tired of watching it alone.
