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After winning £98,000 on The 1% Club, the proud father of two kept a promise he had made on national television, he would break a world record.
Here is how the attempt came about, why he chose that food, what he said afterwards, and which records could tempt him next. Most people who win money on a television quiz show spend the prize on something sensible. Nathan Davies chose a rather different route. His chosen challenge was gloriously ordinary, a household staple eaten against the clock. In a single minute, he swallowed fifteen fish fingers and earned an official title.
The 32-year-old project manager did not pick his food at random. Because he already held a few less formal eating records, which made the challenge feel like familiar territory, davies told Guinness World Records that fish fingers felt achievable. Because of his young boys, there was also a very practical reason rooted in family life: fish fingers are a staple in his home.
Before committing, he ran a small test to see how quickly he could eat four of them, then decided the full attempt was worth a go. For readers weighing up their own record ideas, his approach offers a useful lesson. Choose something you know well, check your pace in advance, and only then step up to the main event.