The Guinness Book of World records officially recognized 22 year old Munachimso Brian Nwana, for visiting 150 different fast food establishments in 24 hours, smashing the former record of 100 which had been held by the Canadian YouTuber Eric Decker, popularly known as Airrack.
Prior to Airrack’s record which he broke in 2023, the record had been held by TikTok stars Nick DiGiovanni and the late Lynn “Lynja” Davis.
Obstacles to the record
The 22-year-old Nigerian noted that the two previous records had been broken in America’s megacity, New York, which has a cluster of restaurants. However, his record was set in Abuja, which is more sparsely populated, posing a greater challenge.
Additionally, the guideline for this particular record prohibits the use of private transportation, allowing only for the use of public transports to get to each point. As a result, breaking the record in Abuja was significantly harder than New York where there is an abundance of yellow taxis, or Canada.
“New York has clusters of restaurants and adequate public transportation systems, so doing this in Abuja was much more daunting and challenging,” he said.
As confirmed by the Guinness Book of World Record, Brian traversed his entire mission on foot. He walked more than 25 kilometers (15 miles) from Chicken Republic in Gwarinpa’s residential zone to Kilimanjaro, a fast food restaurant in the city center.
To be able to break the record, he began and concluded his quest at 5 p.m., with a nine-hour sleep break between midnight and 9 a.m.
Additionally, he had to purchase and eat at least one meal or drink at each restaurant, with a minimum of 75% of the orders being food.
Brian said that he “probably ate enough to last a week.” He and his team consumed the meals he purchased. The meals he ate ranged between shawarma, pizza, fried chicken and burgers, with his favorite meals being Nigerian delicacies such as moin moi and àmàlà.
“This record goes to show that the Nigerian food space is worth paying attention to,” Brian said, admitting that part of the incentive to break the record was to promote the food business in Nigeria’s capital city; Abuja.
“I would like to encourage people from around the world to come and explore the Nigerian food space,” he added.
