The Guinness World Records title for the tallest stack of M&M’s® has been taken to new heights by Will Cutbill (UK), who managed to balance five of the chocolate sweets on top of each other. This breaks the previous record of four that was jointly held by Silvio Sabba (Italy) and Brendan Kelbie (Australia). Will attempted this record in his hometown of Solihull, UK, on 31 January 2021. He got the idea while he was munching through a bag on M&M’s® during the UK’s third lockdown. “One day in lockdown I was mixing up my confectionery choice, usually I’m a chocolate bar type of guy, but this time the bag of M&M’s® called me and boy am I glad they did!” Will said. He suddenly wondered how many he could stack on top of each other and started having a go.
Will Chocolate Bar type of Guy:
“At first it wasn’t very much until one day I thought right, let’s crack this, so I sat down very determined to complete it.” “As you can tell from my video [I] was absolutely ecstatic when I achieved it!” But it wasn’t just a personal achievement he was after – Will had his sight set on something bigger. “I’ve had a lifelong ambition to break a Guinness World Records title, I’ve always wanted one. I’ve bought the books every year and have always dreamed of one day reading my name in it.” Despite breaking a record that takes extreme patience and dexterity, Will confessed that he doesn’t actually have much of a talent for balancing.
“My balance is awful, I can barely stand on one leg! But I have a talent for chocolate – of any variety stacked, balanced, or just simply eaten!” Will’s biggest piece of advice? Take your time. “This record took me an awfully long time (thank goodness we were in a lockdown). It takes time, but if you stick at it you will find a way to do it,” he said. However, it seems Will isn’t going to stop at a record-breaking stack M&M’s®. “This has inspired me, I want to let my creative juices flow, see what else I may be good at, and then attack it with the same determination I did here!” Perhaps Smarties® is next on his list?