FOX Announces Winners of THE SIMPSONS Ultimate Fan Marathon Challenge

FOX has announced the winners of the 'Ultimate Fan Marathion Challenge' in celebration of the upcoming 500th episode of their animated series THE SIMPSONS. Jeremiah Franco from Los Angeles, CA and Carin Shreve from Acampo, CA broke the Guinness World Record for the longest continuous television viewing, 86 hours and 37 minutes. They were each awarded $10,500 and bragging rights among their friends. 

THE SIMPSONS 500th Episode, entitled 'At Long Last Leave', airs Sunday, Feb. 19 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. In the episode, the Simpsons are evicted from Springfield and join an off-the-grid community outside of town. But when Homer (voice of Dan Castellaneta) and Marge (voice of Julie Kavner) try to sneak back into Springfield, they are welcomed with hostility from their former friends and neighbors and begin to appreciate their new and more accepting home.

ABOUT "THE SIMPSONS" ULTIMATE FAN MARATHON CHALLENGE:

In celebration of THE SIMPSONS' historic 500th episode milestone, FOX invited fans of the iconic animated series to participate in THE SIMPSONS Ultimate Fan Marathon Challenge at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles. Beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 8, fans came together to watch up to 500 continuous episodes of THE SIMPSONS in an attempt to break the current Guinness World Record of 86 hours, 6 minutes and 41 seconds for the longest continuous television viewing. The two contest winners each took home a $10,500 prize and an array of THE SIMPSONS merchandise, including products exclusively designed to commemorate the 500th episode.