Guinness World Records Deactivates 'Cookathon' Category

Guinness World Records has deactivated the cooking marathon category on the official website.

This came about after a Ghanian Chef, Smith announced himself as the West African record holder in a press conference.

It was reported that Chef Smith had ended up at the police station after his controversial press conference, during which he claimed to be the new record holder for the longest cooking marathon by an individual.

Chef Smith, also known as Millennium Chef, is reported to have been chased out of the press conference by men in police and military uniforms.

The report indicated that the security personnel were brought to the conference venue by Nana Boroo over a supposed breach of contract between him and Smith.

"As a good rule of thumb—if you can't measure, weigh, or count it—then it's probably not a record!" is GWR's mantra for discontinuing records and applications.

In an official response email that was sent by GHone TV, Guinness World Records clarified the situation, stating: "No, this is not true at all. He does not hold the GWR title and that is not our certificate. The current and true record holder is: The longest cooking marathon (individual) is 119 hr 57 min 16 sec and was achieved by Alan Fisher (Ireland) in Matsue, Shimane, Japan, from 28 September to 3 October 2023."