Hilda’s cook-a-thon was so popular that our website crashed for 2 days – GWR

June 13, 2023

Guinness World Records (GWR) has said that Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong Baci’s cook-a-thon was so popular that their website crashed for two days due to the immense volume of traffic it received from her legion of loyal fans.

GWR stated this on Tuesday while confirming Hilda’s new record for the longest cooking marathon (individual), with a time of 93 hours 11 minutes.

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 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.

“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.”

GWR noted that “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.”