Over the past few years Auldin Maxwell has accumulated a stack of world records.

Two of the Salmon Arm teenB次元官网网址檚 latest record-breaking achievements earned him prestigious placement near the front of the just released 2024 Guinness World Records. One was for the most Jenga blocks (1,840) stacked on one vertical block. The other was for the most Jenga Giant blocks (900) stacked on one vertical Jenga Giant block.

The records broken by the 15-year-old Auldin were his own.

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Auldin was given similar placement in the 2022 edition of Guinness World Records, said Murray. At that point heB次元官网网址檇 achieved three world records for stacking Jenga blocks, his first achieved in November 2020 with 693 blocks stacked on one.

His knack for stacking and the attention received from Guinness made Auldin something of a viral sensation, with his success being shared world over, including a nod by Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show, a story in the New York Times and, more recently, a December 2022 piece on young B次元官网网址渕aster gamers and puzzlersB次元官网网址� in U.K. publication The Guardian.

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Murray said the B次元官网网址渕edia stormB次元官网网址� experience was very exciting but also very stressful, and after it subsided, B次元官网网址渨e kind of took a bit of a break.B次元官网网址� But she said Guinness has been consistently supportive of Auldin.

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AuldinB次元官网网址檚 towering accomplishment also caught the attention of JengaB次元官网网址檚 owner, who gifted him 24 packs of Jenga Giant blocks.

Despite what his world records might suggest, Jenga isnB次元官网网址檛 the only thing Auldin does for fun and/or to challenge himself. The Grade 10 student loves playing basketball, is an avid RubikB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淐uberB次元官网网址� (Murray said he has more than 100, all different), and has also proven to be proficient at bowling.

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When Auldin does get the urge to begin stacking, Murray prepares for another potential record-breaking moment.

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