New York Man Wins Honor of Ultimate Couch Potato

Do you think that you’re the big kauna, top dog, ultimate couch potato? Do you lie around on your way too cushy derriere while watching as much mindless entertainment as humanly possible? Does your favorite chair have a dent in it the size of a crater because you rarely deprive it of the company of your a$$? Well you’ve got nothing on this tool. Washington Heights resident Jorge Cruz recently won the NYC honor of Ultimate Couch Potato by plopping his rotund behind at the ESPN Zone in Times Square for an impressive 48 hours, 15 minutes and 1 second. The third annual competition required contestants to start their marathon adventure of TV watching and eating on New Year’s Day. They were only allowed them to use the bathroom every eight hours and falling asleep was a big fat no-no, resulting in elimination. But it was Jorge, a public affairs assistant at Con Ed, who emerged victorious and won $4000 worth of stuff including a TV, recliner, free cable for a year and, of course, a tacky trophy.

Via: The Gothamist