Ron successfully broke Guinness World Record #7 live on The Today Show at Rockefeller Center on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 in front of 5 million TV viewers. The new record that he set for Most Watermelons Split by a Karate Chop in One Minute was 42.
Ron had previously broken this record at the California Watermelon Festival a few weeks earlier, and he was invited to break it again as part of The Today Show’s special “Break It TODAY” week. His record was confirmed immediately by the watching Guinness representative, as Hoda Kotb, Al Roker, Carson Daly and the rest of the team from The Today Show watched on.
Total Number of Watermelons Split: 42 watermelons
Date of Record Attempt: Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Location: The Today Show, New York, NY