Holiday World Records

Competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi ate 7.5 pounds of turkey in 10 minutes, a new RecordSetter World Record. He set the record to raise awareness and funds to combat hunger worldwide. Kobayashi performed the feat on Thanksgiving Eve before a live audience at Turtle Bay in New York City. RecordSetter Council president Dan Rollman and senior official Rob Birdsong presided over the attempt. Read more about the event here. Become a fan of Kobayashi here. NOTE: Competitive eating is dangerous and should not be attempted unless you are professionally trained. Read more about the sport here.

Jordan Pike scored 5,637 points in a game of Just Dance 2 on the track Holiday.

Todd DeFazio wore 100 holiday decorations at once.

Patrick Sauer and Auggie Smith completed ten holiday traditions in two minutes, 36.89 seconds. They set the record at a World Record Appreciation Society event held at Joe’s Pub in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses. [][][#WRAS19][] []: http://recordsetter.com/search/WRAS19

Kristian Foy gathered 15 people to pull apart one Christmas cracker. Seven women held one end and eight men held the other. The women’s side got the larger part of the cracker and therefore won the prize inside.

Steve Stretton held a holiday gift tag using a crease on his forehead for one minute, 24.10 seconds.