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Kai Pflaume sets Guinness World Record by running marathon during TV show
German television presenter Kai Pflaume has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest distance covered during a show moderation. During the season premiere of the quiz show “Wer weiß denn sowas?”, Pflaume ran a full marathon distance of 42.195 kilometers within the studio.
The feat was completed in 5 hours, 53 minutes, and 21 seconds, involving approximately 1,407 laps around a 30-meter track in the Hamburg studio. To facilitate the attempt, the production included a mobile toilet on set, and the event was monitored by a Guinness World Records official.
The broadcast drew significant attention, with up to 3.4 million viewers watching the live television segments, while the additional coverage in the ARD media library reached approximately 600,000 viewers. Pflaume, 59, expressed his satisfaction with the achievement on Instagram, sharing photos of his certificate and laurel wreath.
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7th Heaven · ARD · Bernhard Hoëcker · CBS Studios · Danni Büchner · Das perfekte Geheimnis · David Faustino · Der perfekte Urlaub · Elyas M'Barek · Frederick Lau · Guido Maria Kretschmer · Guinness World Records
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What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 3 SOURCES] Lau is filming “Der perfekte Urlaub” with the cast of “Das perfekte Geheimnis.”
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Lau has known Elyas M'Barek since he was 17 years old.
- [● 3 SOURCES] Repetitive takes affect both lead actors and background crew members.
- [● 3 SOURCES] The plot of “Der perfekte Urlaub” involves a group of friends staying in a three-shell hotel after their villa burns down.
- [● 3 SOURCES] Frederick Lau finds it difficult to concentrate when a scene is filmed over several days.