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In celebration of the upcoming 500th episode of "The Simpsons," Fox is challenging fans of the show to break a Guinness world record for continuous television warching by participating in '''The Simpsons Ultimate Fan Marathon Challenge'''.
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'''The Simpsons Ultimate Fan Marathon Challenge''' is an event, organized by [[Fox]], to celebrate the [[At Long Last Leave|500th episode]] of the show. The marathon challenge began on February 8, [[2012]] at the {{W|Hollywood and Highland Center}}, [[Los Angeles]] and ended on February 12, 2012.
  
The event begins February 8, 2011, and participants will attempt to break the current record of 86 hours, 6 minutes and 41 seconds while watching up to 500 continuous episodes of ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
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== Details ==
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The challenge involved trying to break the [[Guinness World Record]] for continuous television watching (currently 86 hours, 6 minutes and 41 seconds) by watching all 500 episodes of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. The winner wins a $10,500 prize and various merchandise.
  
Whoever manages to watch the longest will have more than a dramatically expanded posterior to show for his or her efforts -- the winner of the competition will receive $10,500, plus a collection of Simpsons merchandise, some of which was specifically designed for the 500th episode.<ref>http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/simpsons-launch-guinness-world-records-bid-500th-episode-34220</ref>
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The event allowed spectators, as well as letting fans in special area, complete with interactive elements and animation cells.
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== Winners ==
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[[File:Ultimate Fan Marathon winners.jpg|thumb|The winners Jeremiah Franco (left) and Carin Shreve (right)]]
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The record was broken after 86 hours and 37 minutes by fans Jeremiah Franco and Carin Shreve. They won the Guinness World Record and the $10,500 prize money between them.
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Latest revision as of 11:06, April 14, 2024


The Simpsons Ultimate Fan Marathon Challenge is an event, organized by Fox, to celebrate the 500th episode of the show. The marathon challenge began on February 8, 2012 at the Hollywood and Highland Center, Los Angeles and ended on February 12, 2012.

Details[edit]

The challenge involved trying to break the Guinness World Record for continuous television watching (currently 86 hours, 6 minutes and 41 seconds) by watching all 500 episodes of The Simpsons. The winner wins a $10,500 prize and various merchandise.

The event allowed spectators, as well as letting fans in special area, complete with interactive elements and animation cells.

Winners[edit]

The winners Jeremiah Franco (left) and Carin Shreve (right)

The record was broken after 86 hours and 37 minutes by fans Jeremiah Franco and Carin Shreve. They won the Guinness World Record and the $10,500 prize money between them.

Gallery[edit]