Finally, spacing out in front of the TV watching endless, mind-numbing sports events is something you can be proud of. Now being a couch potato is actually a competitive event, thanks to sports-themed restaurant chain ESPN Zone.
ESPN Zone’s New York, Chicago, and Baltimore locations are seeking four Couch Potato hopefuls at each site to go head-to-head to see who can watch the most continuous hours of televised sports. The Guinness Book of World Records mark for most continuous hours of televised sports watching is 69 hours, 48 minutes, set by Suresh Joachim in 2005.
2009 UCP Champ Jessica Moseley sat for an unofficial Guinness record of 70 hours, 45 minutes in 2009 (that’s her up top). Yes, that’s nearly three full days of non-stop staring at the boob tube.
To enter ESPN Zone’s Ultimate Couch Potato competition, hopefuls must send an e- mail to couchpotato@espnzone.com, and in 200 words or less, describe why they have what it takes to become ESPN Zone’s Ultimate Couch Potato. Entries will be judged on passion for sports, competitive spirit and overall creativity.
But while you might be a lazy-assed couch potato extraordinaire, you can’t wait long on entering. The deadline for entries is today.
Tue, Dec 8, 2009
Entertainment, Guy Stuff