September 17, 2008

Watch Movies till your Eye's Bleed - Win Netflix Subscription and $10,000

Who out there hasn't wanted to be in the Guiness Book of Records? We'll 8 ~~insane~~ lucky people will get their chance by seeing who can watch movies the longest. The previous winner set the record at 120 hours and 23 minutes. Wow, even thinking about five days of non-stop movie watching hurts my brain. According to the Netflix press release:

LOS GATOS, Calif., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Their eyes may be glued to the screen, but all eyes will be on the eight competitors who will participate in the Netflix Movie Watching World Championship: The Quest for the Popcorn Bowl. Hosted by Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), the world's largest online movie rental service, the grueling movie watching marathon will begin on October 2nd in New York's Times Square and is expected to last until a new Guinness World Record®, for most consecutive hours spent watching movies, is set five days later on October 7th.
At stake is the undeniable notoriety associated with holding the title of world champion, a $10,000 cash prize, a lifetime subscription to Netflix and the first-ever Popcorn Bowl trophy.

Featuring some of the world's most accomplished endurance enthusiasts, the Netflix Movie Watching World Championship challenges contestants to watch a continuous run of movies in an effort to eclipse the existing world record of 120 hours and 23 minutes held by Ashish Sharma of Mathura, India. Mr. Sharma will be on hand to defend his title. Netflix will also give everyday people a chance to participate by inviting the submission of video auditions at http://www.facebook.com/ (keyword search: Netflix Movie Watching World Championship). Additional information, including contest rules and other mesmerizing tidbits, can also be found there.

Maybe if you start now, you can be ready for next years competition.

At Netflix.com