Australian men visit 99 pubs in 24 hours to break world record

UPI ^ | DEC. 5, 2023 / 3:54 PM | By Ben Hooper

[Red Badger]

Harry Kooros and Jake Loiterton broke a Guinness World Record by drinking at 99 bars in 24 hours. Photo courtesy of Guinness World Records

Dec. 5 (UPI) -- An Australian duo broke a Guinness World Record by going on a pub crawl that took them to 99 different bars over the course of 24 hours.

Harry Kooros and Jake Loiterton, both 26, had drinks at 99 Sydney bars over the course of the day to break the Guinness World Record for the most pubs visited in 24 hours.

They took the title from South African man Heinrich de Villiers, who visited 78 pubs in 24 hours last year.

The duo said they faced numerous challenges over the course of their pub crawl, including being turned away from some establishments that did not want them recording video inside and Kooros vomiting two hours into the attempt.

"Luckily, after reassessing our game plan, I managed to pull it together and continue," Kooros told Guinness World Records.

The pair said they had aimed for 100 pubs, but stopped at 99 due to a counting error.

Kooros said the most difficult part of the attempt was consuming so many beverages.

"While we initially planned to have an alcoholic drink at every second pub and having nonalcoholic drinks at alternating pubs, we quickly changed this plan. With Sydney's strict intoxication laws, we realized we needed to keep from being too inebriated so that we were let into all the pubs," he said.

The record attempt raised money for multiple-sclerosis research charity MS Australia.

[Red Badger]

Okay, Ireland, time to step up your game!..................

[JSM_Liberty]

“having nonalcoholic drinks at alternating pub”

That surely makes this so called record invalid.

[Berlin_Freeper]

The only way to break my personal record is by death.

[JSM_Liberty]

David Boon, Australian cricketer

https://www.balls.ie/cricket/you-may-not-like-cricket-but-you-will-appreciate-this-record-86821

“However, that wasn’t his biggest achievement of the tour which came on the flight from Sydney-to-London. Boon reportedly drank an incredible 52 cans of beer on the plane which broke the previous record of 44 set by Rod Marsh and Doug Walters. “

[xp38]

Would a single sip of an adult beverage be enough or would one have to consume an entire drink serving?

[JimRed]

The key word is “visit”. Stick your head in the door, yell “Hi, guys” and you’ve visited.

[Red Badger]

Nope, you have to consume a beverage..............

[Long Jon No Silver]

If it was how many schooners can you drink in 24 hours I’d get excited. A schooner is 14.3 U.S fluid ounces

[SamAdams76]

This sounds like fun. I work in Manhattan and there are probably at least six bars on every block in Midtown.

I could probably beat this record if anybody wants to join me.

[Red Badger]

My drinking days are loooong over................😎

[Berlin_Freeper]

I drank with two Apache Indians who where iron-workers from outside Montreal. From Times Square, up the West side, down the East Side, across to Astoria Queens where I lived for 10 years. One of them collapsed and his chin open. I told him I can’t deal with that. Go to the hospital or go home. There was still 3 more bars to hit.

[Lockbox]

One every 14.5 minutes…..

[Keyhopper]

I had to quit drinking, I was allergic to alcohol, I breakout in handcuffs.

[Mat_Helm]

[Svartalfiar]

That surely makes this so called record invalid.

For sure. If they don't have a full beer (or I guess a shot), that bar shouldn't count.

Yea, they need to drink water too, but unless there's beer at that bar, it's a nogo.