Popular social media chefs Nick DiGiovanni (a former MasterChef finalist) and Lynn Davis (of Cooking with Lynja) certainly understand the allure of breaking a world record. Back in January, they set the record for “World’s Largest Cake Pop.” In June, it was the “World’s Largest Chicken Nugget.” And now, they’re back at it again: Over the weekend, the pair published the video of their latest record: “Most Fast Food Restaurants Visited In 24 Hours.”
With the record set at 50 restaurants, the duo took to the streets of chain-dense Manhattan on August 10, kicking things off around 8:30 a.m. with a McGriddle at the McDonald’s in Times Square. “The key to getting this record, it feels like, is getting those areas where you can hit a couple at a time,” Nick states in the video as they rolled into a food court.
The pair were joined by a Guinness World Records adjudicator to make sure the rules were followed: The pair had to hit all the restaurants together; one food or drink had to be purchased and consumed from each location; and GPS coordinates and a receipt had to be provided from each place.
Later, it was clarified that Nick and Lynn, specifically, didn’t need to consume the food or drink, and so many of the purchased items were given away.
In the end, Nick and Lynn broke the record by stopping at 69 restaurants in total, traveling about 8 miles, all on foot. The most frequently visited chains were McDonald’s, Starbucks, and Dunkin’.
And yet, though the duo said they were feeling tired by the end, the whole journey took a mere 7 hours and 15 minutes, meaning Nick and Lynn left a whole 16 hours and 45 minutes on the table.
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