Most lit candles on a cake: Mike's Hard Lemonade breaks Guinness World Records record (VIDEO)
LOS ANGELES, CA, USA -- In celebration of its 17th birthday, Mike's Hard Lemonade set the World Record for most lit candles on a cake; the number of candles on the cake - 50,151 - corresponded to the number of fans who engaged with a Facebook post, according to the World Record Academy.
Photo: Mike's Hard Lemonade celebrated its 17th birthday on April 13 in Los Angeles with a World Record-breaking stunt that involved lighting 50,151 candles on a giant cake for a marketing photo op. The number of candles on the cake corresponded to the number of fans who engaged with a Facebook post. Photo: Courtesy of Mike's Hard Lemonade (enlarge photo)
The Guinness World Records world record for the most candles lit simultaneously at a single venue is 12,135 and was achieved by Art of Living Foundation (India) in Ahmedabad, India, on 13 November 2012.
Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the most people blowing out candles simultaneously; it is 841 and was achieved by ShunCheng Shopping Mall (China) in Kunming, Yunnan, China, on 16 January 2015.
Mike's Hard Lemonade celebrated its 17th birthday on April 13 in Los Angeles with a World Record-breaking stunt that involved lighting 50,151 candles on a giant cake for a marketing photo op.
BeCore Experiential Marketing Agency produced the event, which took place at its outdoor space.
The number of candles on the cake corresponded to the number of fans who engaged with a Facebook post.