Episode 8 Officially Amazing

This is the world of records...

..officially!

# Biggest shoe, weirdest face Fastest loo, tightest space

# Longest snake, smallest van Heaviest cake, tallest man

-# Longest ears on a dog!

-Aw!

-Most poisonous frog!

-Argh!

-# And a woman with a beard.

-What?

# Officially, officially, officially

# Amazing! #

He-ya!

Welcome to Officially Amazing, the only place you can guarantee to see

the best records and record attempts from across the universe

every episode. Ben is running a little late today,

so I'm stepping in for him.

You all right, Haruka?

Here's what's coming in today's show...

CUCKOO!

BEEP!

-Yes, we have a...

-Oi! Honestly!

Yes, we have a superb selection

of Guinness World Records title attempts coming up today,

including...

In Officially Competitive, the scores are even and nobody

wants to be beaten, least of all these eggs.

Over in America, Al witnesses the preposterous potting skills

of this man, in a super-cool pool-hall-based record attempt.

And in China, this unicycle whizz can't help flaunting his skills,

but what on Earth will his record attempt be? We'll find out later.

But first, a wonderfully wet record attempt in the UK.

Eugh! He-ya!

US RAY: One man, on an epic journey to seek out the world's

most amazing records.

A hero who wears his quiff tall.

He laughs in the face of danger.

WEEDY LAUGH

Ah, come on! Who wrote this?

Oi, I did! Get back to the script!

OK, OK... So tetchy!

RAY CLEARS THROAT

DRAMATICALLY: Today, Ben Shires is going to show the world

his skills at wakeboarding

and THIS...is how it's done.

Argh!

Oh!

Or how it's not done!

# Down, down, down, down Down, down, down, down... #

-Whoa!

-And hang on a second, Ben.

ALARM BLARES Quiff down! Quiff down!

For the first time in three series, the quiff has deflated!

-Brilliant!

-Yes, yes. Moving on!

Let's check out who we're ACTUALLY here to see today.

We're in Basildon, Essex,

with Tor and Nick,

two wakeboarding wonders!

Check them out!

# Seems you have forgotten... #

These guys are sensational!

Using the rails, the jumps and, sometimes, just their own strength,

to wow us with their watery wizardry.

Wakeboarders used to be towed along by boats,

but today, there's no boat.

Instead, the boarders are pulled by a system of wires and wheels,

at up to 20mph.

No time to be showing off, though.

Our two topsy-turvy wakeboarding experts will be tackling the record

for the most inverts in 60 seconds - a record that's stood for 15 years!

Nick and Tor must perform a minimum of two types of invert,

which are tricks performed in the air during the attempt.

The two for you to look out for are the mobe -

that's an overhead rotation on the board - and the Superman...

..where you flip the board out behind you

and end up looking like, well, Superman, when he's flying.

Both tricks require amazing amounts of skill, timing and confidence.

Being towed at 20mph means, if you get it wrong,

you're in trouble.

What happens, Tor, when you wipeout on there?

Cos it looks like you hit the water quite hard, as well.

Well, it hurts, yeah, half the time.

-Just as hard as hitting concrete, sometimes.

-Wow!

Hopefully, today, they're smashing records and not bones.

And there's only one way to decide who goes first in this epic battle.

Rock, paper, scissors!

-Ooh!

-I'm first!

-Oh, right, so the loser goes first, do they?!

-That's it!

-Chivalry is not dead.

While Nick goes and prepares for that, check out the rules.

A standard wakeboard and bindings must be used.

Falling, or dropping the towrope, means it's the end of the attempt.

They have 60 seconds to complete

a combination of as many mobe

and Superman flips as possible

and the record to beat

is 15 inverts.

It hasn't been broken for 15 years.

Will that change today?

And he's off!

Starting with a Superman.

It's really hard to get the board back in front of him

and not faceplant into the water.

That's four.

Switching to a mobe now,

using the edge of the board to flip himself round.

Flipping fantastic! Check this guy out!

It's such physical activity.

I can't believe that he can actually get himself round.

That's ten. He's racking up the numbers. 15 to beat, remember.

Back to Superman. He's obviously tiring now. No wonder!

Another mobe, but more of a slow mobe.

Let's see that slow-mo mobe in slow-mo.

This guy's a machine. A wave machine!

Ooh, did Nick sneak one in right at the end of the minute?

It looked amazing to me, but was it Officially Amazing?

Well, we'll find out later.

Tor's getting ready for her go, but first,

here's Haruka, with a record from China

in something...

Ha!

Ow!

We're in Beijing, China, to witness a truly wondrous record attempt

featuring this excitable chap - Peter Rosendahl from Sweden.

He's certainly proving very handy with a unicycle,

but what record will he be attempting today?

Is it...

Most skips on a unicycle?

Most hops up and down the stairs on a unicycle?

Or, longest distance on a unicycle

with a wheel diameter of 15mm?

Well, it sounded the least likely,

but it is, indeed, the longest distance travelled on a unicycle

with a 15mm diameter.

Hang on a minute, surely this can't be possible -

that wheel's smaller than a 5p piece!

But Peter is the Swedish superstar of the unicycling circuit

and actually already holds the current record,

with a distance travelled of 4.31 metres.

Today, he's hoping to travel over 5 metres!

That would beat his old record by quite a distance.

And, as you can tell by the host's attempt, it's not very easy.

Right, he's set.

Look at that focus!

This is partly because Peter has told his cat

that, if he breaks the record, it can have its food bowl back.

This requires serious balancing skills.

I just can't believe he can even get going on it.

It's so tiny!

That nod confirms Peter's ready.

And he's off! Wow! Look at him go!

I mean, it does look a little funny,

but what a skill!

I don't know how he's doing this.

The five-metre mark is coming up

and Peter's still going,

even though he's running out of tiny runway.

And that's it! What a reaction!

Never before has a man achieved such things with such

a magnificently mini unicycle.

Exciting times!

Let's find out the official result.

You can see how much this means to Peter.

Such a feat of fitness!

He's done it! 5.79 metres -

a brand-new world record and a standing ovation from the audience.

That minute unicycle has brought a massive smile

to Peter's face, which will be wiped off when he's told

that he now has to ride it back home to Sweden.

Thanks, Haruka. Now, back to the UK, for something...

Whee, whee, whee!

-Argh!

-Part two.

Welcome back to Basildon in Essex,

where wakeboarders Tor and Nick are trying to

bag themselves a Guinness World Records title

for most inverts on a wakeboard in 60 seconds -

a record that's stood for 15 years!

Nick had an impressive run earlier, completing the full 60 seconds

and bedazzling us with his skills.

But now Tor is set to have her turn.

15 is the record to beat.

Tor's away!

Starting with a mobe flip.

Huge upper body strength required for that. Look at her!

An absolute natural. That's the Superman.

She's going so fast, she's like a Tor-pedo!

Whoa! Huge air, there.

Remember, the current world record is 15 flips in 60 seconds.

There's another Superman, but she's looking a bit tired.

Has she got enough energy to keep going?

Tor's giving it a really good go out there. Come on, Tor!

Fast into that turn and...

-Oh, no!

-Ooh!

-Tor's crash-landed that mobe,

so her attempt's over, just at the one-minute mark.

I believe that's known as a wipeout. That was a big crash!

Hope she's OK.

Thankfully, Tor wasn't hurt and she certainly filled her 60 seconds

with many an invert.

But has she done enough to break the record that's 15 years old?

Over to official adjudicator Anna for the results.

First, did Tor manage to beat 15 before her wipeout?

So, in one minute, you achieved 12.

ALL: Aw!

A Tor-riffic performance,

but, unfortunately, no world record for Tor today.

Nick stayed on his board for the full 60 seconds,

but did he complete more than 15 inverts?

In one minute,

-you achieved 24!

-Wow!

-Congratulations!

-Look at that!

Nick smashed it!

The old record is history.

He beat it by nine inverts.

That really IS Officially Amazing.

Right, karaoke time now.

I've been told I have the singing voice of a cat,

which is handy, as this is one of our favourite songs

about record-breaking animals.

FUNKY MUSIC STARTS

Over to Al in America now for another record-breaking animal...

in the form of a pool shark!

Yeah! He-he-he-he!

Uh?! Argh!

Oh! Phew!

Uh?!

Argh!

CRASH!

Pool!

Snooker!

I mean, in snooker, there's a lot of this...

SCRATCHED MUSIC HALL RECORD PLAYS

In pool, there's a lot of this...

And that's why we're doing my challenge here

in Los Angeles, California.

This might be an American ball game,

but one of the best people in the world at it is a Brit -

Dave Pearson, from Sunderland, a real pool...

I mean, real COOL guy,

who now lives over here in the States.

He can do this!

Nice!

And even this!

Nice-r!

Dave already has the world record

for the fastest time to clear one table.

That means potting all 15 balls

in just 26.5 seconds!

But today, he wants to break

the record for the fastest time

to clear five tables,

meaning he'll get more and more tired,

with a greater chance of missing shots!

Ooh! I'm in a spin just thinking about it!

-Nice to meet you, Al.

-How are you?

-I'm pretty good.

Tell everybody your nickname, cos I love it.

-My nickname's The Ginger Wizard.

-Who gave you that nickname?

Oh, it was given to me by a pool professional back in England

many years ago. They just couldn't believe

how I made the white ball dance and do crazy things

and that's why they gave me the nickname.

A wizard - and he's a good "potter".

No, I can't make a connection.

Anyway, here are the rules.

Dave will be running simultaneously between two tables

and must clear all the balls on one

before moving to the next one.

Each time he clears a table, it will be reset by an assistant.

The balls can be pocketed in any order,

but the black eight ball has to be sunk last.

The target for this new record

is five minutes and 30 seconds.

That means he'll need to average a time

of one minute and six seconds to clear each table.

That's ridiculously fast!

And Dave only has three attempts at the record.

Come on, record-breaking time. Let's go!

In Dave's first attempt,

he couldn't keep the pace and missed too many shots.

He was still only on table four

when his five-and-a-half minutes ran out.

-Time up.

-It's all right. Let's go!

Without Dave even reaching the final table,

I was wondering if this was even remotely possible.

But he's ready to go again and full of determination.

Dave's second attempt started well,

but pretty soon, he started missing pots again.

He doesn't need to get each ball in first time,

but the more he misses, the more time he loses.

There we go, let's... Argh! Let's get...

And after two-and-a-half minutes,

Dave realised at table three

that he just couldn't make the time back up, no matter how fast he went!

-There's no way I can get it.

-So, you've made a decision -

-you want to stop with this record cos you're behind pace?

-Yeah.

-We have one more round to go.

-OK.

-Now, let's make sure that we get it.

-OK.

-Save all your energy, relax a little bit.

-Let's wipe the sweat off our brow. Focus.

-Perfect.

We'll get this record the third round.

Don't sweat it, Dave, we have faith in you.

This is the wizard's final attempt.

Can he pocket himself a new Guinness World Records title?

Five minutes 30, the target.

I'm going to count you in. Three...

..two, one, go!

Sink some on that break. There's one.

There, I think we sunk two.

'Yes! With two balls potted from the break,

'the wizard is off to a magical start.'

-Come on!

-Look at this!

-Knock this in and let's get to that second table.

-Yo!

'A triumphant call from Dave. Table one down in 54 seconds.'

-We already sunk one.

-One minute.

-Let's go, keep our pace.

'Remember, Dave needs to clear each table

'in an average of one minute and six seconds

'if he's to beat the overall target of five minutes and 30.'

-Two minutes.

-'He's down to the eight ball.'

-Who says you can't break a sweat playing pool?

-Two minutes and four.

Two tables down and he's eight seconds ahead of schedule,

but can he keep it up?

-Get that shot...

-Oh, yeah!

-Look at that, he's rolling.

-Oh, yeah!

Let's knock this one in.

'Ooh, that's valuable time lost.'

-And...

-Three minutes, 17.

We're on to table four.

'At three minutes, 17 seconds,

'he's now only one second ahead of schedule,

'so he's losing time!'

I need 4.24.

Get in, five ball. Get in, five ball.

-All right.

-Oh, yeah! We've got a chance, guys.

-We've got a chance!

-Four minutes, 21.

'Dave has got to the fifth and final table for the first time

'and he's now just three seconds ahead of the record pace.'

We're getting close.

'Can the wizard work his magic on this final attempt?'

-Oh, yeah!

-Come on, Dave, you can do it!

Another pot missed - that's seconds that he just can't afford to lose.

'Ah, and another! Come on, Dave.'

-What time? Time check.

-5.15.

'He now has less than 15 seconds to pot the final three balls.'

..22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27...

If he misses this, it's all over.

29!

Unbelievable!

Come on!

Dave thinks he's potted the final ball

with just one second to go,

but he was so caught up in the moment,

it's hard to count accurately.

Did he officially pocket the record?

And you manage to complete the five tables...

'Five minutes and 30 seconds is the target...'

..in five minutes...

..and 27 seconds!

-Yeah!

-Yeah!

'So, it's a new World Record.'

THEY LAUGH

And Dave achieved it with three seconds to spare!

He is an "Officially Amazing" wizard.

Now, from one record-breaking wonder to three of them in something...

Officially...

Ssh! Competitive!

Eh, huh!

Ergh! Uh-oh!

Welcome to the wondrous place where Mr Cherry, US Ray

and the sizzlingest Steve on the planet

come to break records you can try at home.

Welcome to...

With the scores all ever so even at two apiece,

and only six record attempts left to go,

this is going to be a sensational scramble for the finish.

But the last two events have seen a lack of record-breaking

and so our competitors are desperate to get back on track.

So, what's the Guinness World Records title

they'll be attempting today?

It's time for an eggs-citing

Officially Competitive eggs-travaganza.

Yes, I am of course referring to the record

for the fastest time to move six eggs

into egg cups using your feet.

We've all done it, right?

The guys are warming up behind me, but before we get cracking,

it's time to find out what the presenters will be up to.

Hmm.

Bull's-eye? What?

Yes. First of all, Haruka, Al and I took part in a challenge

to help decide the order in which Cherry, Ray and Sizzler

would compete in the egg-shifting record.

ALL: Oh!

'We had one dart each...'

Wind's picking up round here.

'..and had to throw it and get it as close to the middle of the board,

'also known as the bull's-eye,

'as possible.

'I was closest after two darts

'and only Al could beat me.'

All right, excuse us guys, pro up.

All right, Al, you got this.

-Go on, Al! I know you got this in you.

-Let's do this, baby.

-A big right arm.

-Take your time.

-Yeah, just like that.

'But of course, Al was rubbish

'and I won!

'So, Steve chose to go last in the eggy record attempt

'and, due to Al's pathetic effort, Ray will be going first.

'But not before our usual pre-match chat.'

Is it moving to watch you moving eggs with your feet?

Well, I don't watch myself, really, I just watch my feet.

Are you worried you're putting all your eggs in one basket?

No, because they're going into egg cups.

Yeah. OK.

Mm - powerful words from Steve.

But he's not alone when it comes to deep, meaningful philosophy.

How are you feeling?

That's not the confident face I've been seeing all the time.

-How are you feeling?

-Yeah, about that one,

it's...it's a little difficult.

I've got smaller feet, so trying to place these eggs

with my feet into cups is a little bit difficult.

Well, I just want you to know, even though your toes are small,

it's not about the size of the toe,

it's about the size of the foot and the man.

I just made that up.

-That was great.

-All right. Think about that.

Yes... Nice one, Al.

While the USA and the UK philosophise,

Mr Cherry remains relaxed.

Are you not worried that the shells might get between your toes?

-TRANSLATION:

-No, it's no problem at all, love.

-BUZZING/SLAPPING

-Egg shells, I mean. No problem.

I can even cope with walnut shells stuck in me bum.

THEY SPEAK IN JAPANESE

Right, here are the rules for the fastest time

to put six eggs in egg cups using the feet.

Six raw eggs must be used.

Contestants must use their feet at all times.

You're allowed three spare eggs

to replace any broken ones,

but the attempt is over

if you break them as well.

And the current record to beat

is 21.15 seconds,

to get six eggs into their cups.

Ray is up first.

Three, two, one, go!

A great start for Ray.

'Those first two eggs going in really quickly.'

'He's certainly not yolking around.'

'Enough, Ben!

'It seems Ray's concerns for his smaller-than-average feet

'were unnecessary.

'Instead, they've given him a dainty dexterity.

'Last one.

'Egg number three needs to be straight inside the cup and...yes!

'He hasn't even used any of his egg-stra eggs!'

I hate to admit it - that was pretty impressive.

But I'm sure Mr Cherry can do better.

'Cherry has decided to stand for his turn.'

'Some tactical genius from the great man.'

-Are you confident?

-Yes!

THEY SPEAK IN JAPANESE

Oh...50/50.

-THEY LAUGH

-OK.

-OK!

-Are you ready?

-Yeah!

Three, two, one, go!

'Hmm - Cherry's tactic doesn't seem to be working.'

HARUKA SPEAKS IN JAPANESE

'That's two.'

Oh, sorry!

'Oh, he's smashed it, and not in a good way.

'That egg is no more

'and Mr Cherry is going to struggle now

'with those slippery feet.'

'Cherry has had to revert to my man Ray's

'superior sitting technique.'

'He just can't get a grip of an egg.

'Anna puts in one of his three spares.'

OK, thank you.

'I have never seen the great man struggle so much!'

-Yeah!

-All right!

-Hey!

'Mr Cherry has become Mr Messy.'

Come on, egg! Come on!

'He's only got one of his three egg-stra eggs left!'

Come on! Come on!

-Oh! No!

-THEY GROAN

-CHANTING: Cherry! Cherry! Cherry!

-Longer!

Come on! No! No, no, no!

No! No, come on. Another.

-No, stop.

-No, stop!

Mr Cherry hasn't enough unbroken eggs left

to complete the challenge.

This is devastating for the great man.

But not for long.

Egg-scuse me!

Step aside for the real master.

It's the Sizzler's turn next. 21.15 seconds to beat.

Sizzle for me.

'He's seen Cherry's failure

'and so is going for Ray's two-footed system,

'but with the cups in rows and a towel ready in case of eggy feet.'

Come on! Come on, S-T, you've got this.

'But, ooh - has disaster struck early?

'He's knocked a cup over.

'Are they too close together?

'Like an eggy sprinter,

'Steve is going at quite a pace.'

Yes!

-Ooh!

-Oh, no!

-Eggs-traordinary.

Eggs-traordinary?! Steve, this is no time for yolks!

I'm just pleased to see him finally come out of his shell.

Go on, Steve, you can do it.

Yes!

Ah, look at that! A pro!

Yes! Wow, that was great! What a recovery.

Good work from Steve, but could this toppling egg

be the defining moment in today's event?

Let's get the results.

21.15 seconds to beat.

Well, I'm sure you'll agree that was incrEGGable.

Sorry...that was really bad.

But do we have a new world record, Anna?

No, we don't.

THEY GROAN Sorry.

So let's move on to who won this thing.

-Anna, put us out of our misery.

-OK, so in 44 seconds...

..today's winner is US Ray!

Oh!

'So, it's victory for US Ray, despite his tiny feet.

'With his time of 59.1 seconds,

'Steve simply failed to sizzle

'those eggs into submission.'

Woo! You won, be gracious!

'And Mr Cherry scrambled so many eggs,

'he seems to have scrambled his brains too.'

'See? Let's find out what that does to the scores.'

After eight events, it's 3-2-2,

with America now edging ahead.

That's all for today.

Join us next time for more Officially Amazing world records

and world record attempts like these...

# Well, with his feet

# Ray had the others beat

# He was quicker than Cherry and Steve

# Cherry's eggs broke which was really no yolk

# But he did say... #

Egg-scuse me!

# The wizard kept his cool

# And played some speedy pool

# Tor did many a nifty trick

# But not as many as Nick

# And Peter's tiny unicycle travelled metres

# It's all Officially Amazing! #