https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Rle-AZgdSI

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.

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.

The previous record of 87 hours 45 minutes was set by Lata Tondon (India) in 2019.

Hilda attempted this record to “put Nigerian cuisine on the map” and “to inspire young African women to chase their dreams.”

“I also decided to break this record to truly push my limits and test my abilities,” she added.

Hilda prepared for the event by creating a 35-item menu “as a guide” for every meal that she would cook.

She ensured that she had the necessary ingredients to make each recipe, with her team procuring further food items while the cook-a-thon was underway “based on what was needed to be topped up.”

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.

Several high-profile Nigerian figures visited Hilda to support her during her record attempt, such as the Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo; the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu; and award-winning singer Tiwa Savage.

Hilda was required to abide by several rules during her record-breaking cook-a-thon:

There must be at least two items being prepared or cooked at any time

A sous-chef is permitted to assist in prep work, washing up, and cleaning the kitchen area, but all the cooking must be done by the individual attempting the record.

One of the most important rules of our food-related record attempts is that all items must be consumed after cooking. To this end, Hilda invited any and all members of the Nigerian public to come and eat her freshly made meals. All leftover food was donated to the Festus Fajemilo Foundation.

“My team’s and my goal for this event was to make it free to all and to feed the less privileged,” Hilda said.

According to Hilda, each pot of food she cooked was big enough to serve 30-35 people, and “appropriate stock control was conducted” to avoid any wastage of food.

After graduating from Madonna University, Nigeria, with a degree in sociology, Hilda decided to embark on her culinary career. She was inspired by her mother, Lynda Ndukwe, who is also a chef.

Hilda went from success to success, hosting television show Dine on a Budget in 2020, before winning the Jollof Face-off competition in 2021. Representing her native Nigeria, Hilda beat Ghana’s Leslie Kumordzie to claim the victory.

Now, in 2023, she is officially a Guinness World Records title holder. Congratulations, Hilda!

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Nlfpmod.

Dammy is my favorite.
She's to me an unsung heroine.
I hope she gets the rewards she deserves.

Hilda don win award for 93hrs 11mins!

Make Dammy do her own reach 120 so that plus or minus she go get like 105mins!

Life na competition!

I hear say Chef Stephanie too is warming up!

Assuming say women fit cook for their hubby like these, divorce for reduce!

Hilda Baci prepared for 4 years to achieve what she now has today. She made consultations, met with sponsors, held press conferences and luncheons prior to her stepping on the spotlight. Representatives from Guiness World Records were flown into the country to monitor the process and by God's grace and Her hard work, it has ended in praise.

Now, one opportunist pastor in Ekiti woke up one morning and decided he will use one of his employees to whip up the same sentiments in order to raise funds for their church "Spirit Word Global Ministries". They found a venue and started addressing someone with zero culinary certification as "Chef Dammy". The plan was simple: Tell people shes contesting to break Hildas record. They actually didn't see it going this far until jagabandists in their rage of jealousy concluded that perhaps people weren't supporting Dammy because she's Yoruba and not as posh as Hilda. That was all the fuel the flame needed to burn; Tribalism, as usual.

The whole "Chef Dammy" debacle is a ridicule and a blatant insult to Hilda's efforts and indeed that of everyone else who has ever applied for GWR certification. "Chef" Dammy and her church are not even known or acknowledged by the Guinness World Records because they NEVER applied for it.

Hilda cooked nonstop for 100 hrs night and day, but its a verifiable fact that Dammy goes to sleep at night, at which point they switch off the I.G Live and switch it back on at day break but they still add the time she slept to her purported 120 hours 🤡

*Dammy also charges payment for entry

*Dammy also charges payment for food

*Dammy cooks repetitively easy meals like noodles and spaghetti every single day!

*Dammy stops to take and make phone calls

*Dammy stops to pose for photos.

*Dammy turns off gas to pick beans

All these are violations of GWR guidelines and apart from the fact that GWR has not even acknowledged her, she herself has NEVER categorically said that she's gunning for a Guiness World Record.

Congratulations Hilda.

Abeg when you go marry?

Nice one

Okay, nice

Dammy would not be certified.

This I have seen.

Congratulations to her...

Hurrah back and front surgery as officially got the certification

Who says dere is not money in the hook up industry

You deserved it. You are the only one we know.

i ate her food

moral lesson be say anything you do try get breast and yansh. Either natural or plastic just get am he get why

We don’t care who breaks it next

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Congratulations 🎊 🎉 🎈 🎊

Congratulations!

Good

Congratulations to Hilda Baci! 🥇 🥇 🏅

She cooked for 100 hours but Guiness World Records think that the actual time she spent is 93 hours because the clock wasn't stopped for the 5 minutes break per hour that she enjoyed. I guess she missed that part of the rule.

Moral Lesson!

Aim higher so that when you fall, it would be in a better position. If she stopped at 88 hours or even 90 hours believing that she broke the record, she wouldn't be awarded after her cumulative break hours were subtracted.

Cool

There are many records uncovered by GWR so let them face the one they know.

Damnnn niggar
Congratulations to her at last

Toh

Na who she wan serve the food to now?

but now wey chef Dammy don surpass her record now nkor

Good for her.
How about the other Ekiti lady where is she now

Good! It remains Chef Dami

Of all the problems in this country, okay.

Congrats for your 93hrs 11min.

Meanwhile Chef Dammy is coming

ogododo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Rle-AZgdSI



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