A serial Guinness World Record-breaker eliminated from FOX game show 99 to Beat sought “redemption” by earning a title similar to the challenge he failed.
David “Record Breaker” Rush said his time in the running for the $1 million prize on 99 to Beat came to a premature end when he took the rules of a pencil-bouncing challenge a little too seriously.
The contestants were told the pencils in the challenge had to rotate at least 180 degrees.
“Over the years I’ve done 400+ record attempts and been disqualified dozens of times for microscopic technicalities. So when I heard ‘rotate a minimum of 180 degrees,’ my brain instantly shifted into Guinness-mode,” Rush wrote.
He said his desire to follow the instruction to the letter led to his being eliminated from the challenge.
Rush sought redemption by breaking the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to bounce 10 pencils into 10 glasses.
He managed the feat in 6.88 seconds, earning the title.
“Losing hurts,” Rush wrote. “But failure doesn’t define you: How you respond to it does. I don’t know what’s next, but I’ll keep working, keep training and be ready for whatever opportunity comes my way.”
