Several high-profile Nigerian figures visited Hilda to support her during her record attempt, such as former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and singer Tiwa Savage.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Guinness World Records (GWR) has confirmed Nigeria’s Hilda Baci as the new record holder for the longest cooking by an individual.
Announcing this on Tuesday via its website, the GWR said, “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 chef began on Thursday 11 May and ended on 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.
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“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 GWR said.
Indian chef, Lata Tondon, held the previous record of 87 hours 45 minutes set in 2019.
“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,” the GWR said.
