The Cal Poly Cornhole Club plans to attempt to break a Guinness World Record for world’s longest cornhole game May 17 to May 18.
Cornhole Club President Billy Markham and Vice President Nick Appen-Lippard were in the University Union Plaza May 3 selling t-shirts, signing up witnesses for the world record and signing up contestants for their Annual Spring Tournament May 26.
They plan to beat the current world record for the longest cornhole game ever played, which stands at 26 hours, 12 minutes.
“It’s going to be a lot of mental preparation, just making sure our minds and our bodies can withstand throwing a bag filled with corn for that long,” business administration sophomore Appen-Lippard said. “If we make one mistake, then the entire record will not count.”
They plan to get a substantial amount of sleep the night before in preparation for attempting to beat the world record.
“We’ve pulled all-nighters before though, so I think we can do it,” construction management sophomore Markham said.
There must be two witnesses watching at all times with no witnesses watching for more than four hours for the world record to be valid. Computer engineering sophomore Asariel Garcia plans on being a witness for the world record attempt.
“It’s pretty rare to get the chance to witness history,” Garcia said. “It should be a lot of fun cheering them on and I hope I can say that I’ve seen someone beat a world record.”
The club will also hold its Annual Spring Tournament where the winners will get their team name and individual names engraved on the Cornhole Club Spring Tournament Trophy, and each receive an Amazon Echo Dot.
Last year, Markham, along with other freshman residents of Sierra Madre Tower 3 founded the Cornhole Club in the residence halls. Since then, the club has continued to grow, according to Markham.
“Both me and [Appen-Lippard] are very passionate about this game,” Markham said. “It’s a really fun game that brings people together.”