Hilda Baci is over the moon following her declaration as the Guinness World Record holder for the longest cooking marathon by an individual, calling it the best news ever.
“This is the best news ever omg omg omg thank you so much,” the Nigerian chef wrote on her official Twitter handle immediately after the announcement by the GWR.
This is the best news ever omg omg omg thank you so much 🥺🥺 https://t.co/PRrvUTPTT8
— Hilda Baci (@hildabacicooks) June 13, 2023
Hilda was on Tuesday finally declared the Guinness World Record holder for the longest cooking marathon.
The Guinness World Record in a statement on its website said Hilda now holds the record following a thorough review of all the evidence.
“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,” GWR wrote.
Recall that 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.
The GWR said that 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.
The previous record of 87 hours 45 minutes was set by Lata Tondon (India) in 2019.
Hilda, meanwhile, had previously said that she was sure her record had been validated and that what is coming is just the certification which came through on Tuesday, June 13, 2023.
“To me, my record has been validated, what is coming is just the certification. I did everything by the books, didn’t leave a single stone unturned and I am confident that I would get it,” she said when asked how she would feel if GWR doesn’t give her the record.
“We put in the work, were live the entire time and anyone that watched it would know we did the work.”
