Skewered

Thanks to the Oak Brook Library outside of Chicago for having me back to attempt another Guinness World Records Title! Most sweet corn kernels eaten in 3 minutes with a toothpick. The previous record was 236 pieces (skewered and eaten one at a time).

This one was tough. I had plenty of practice, I was plenty fast, I was ready. Except I got just a little nervous in the 2nd and 3rd minutes and kept losing pace. It took three tries. The first try I was just ahead of pace in the first minute, fell apart in the second, and couldn’t make up for it in the third.

It also got a ridiculous amount of news coverage.

https://www.upi.com/Man-breaks-record-for-eating-corn-with-a-toothpick/9081542299444/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-brook/news/ct-dob-corn-world-record-tl-1122-story.html
http://1440wrok.com/record-for-eating-corn-with-a-toothpick-set-in-illinois/
http://www.foreverjohnstown.com/2018/11/16/the-most-kernels-of-corn-eaten-with-a-toothpick-is-a-world-record/
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/some-pretty-rank-politics
https://www.fark.com/comments/10228599/Man-breaks-record-for-eating-corn-with-a-toothpick
http://www.khq.com/story/39491520/mad-minute-stories-from-thursday-november-15th
https://987theriver.iheart.com/content/2018-11-15-man-breaks-record-for-eating-corn-with-a-toothpick/
http://khak.com/man-breaks-record-by-eating-corn-with-a-toothpick/

On the second try I at 90 kernels in one minute which was way ahead of pace only to get super nervous in the second and have my hand shake to failure in the third. Finally, on the third try I was able to get ahead in the first minute, hold it together in the second minute, and even though I had a rough third with my hand shaking nearly uncontrollably, I was able to skewer enough to total 241 kernels in 3 minutes.