Afua Owusu Asantewaa Aduonum stated that she had spent $750 to expedite the verification process in her bid to set a new Guinness World Record, just weeks after finishing an amazing five-day singing marathon.
She clarified that in order to avoid the regular review period, her team chose a priority review, which came at a fee of $750.
Asantewaa and her team opted to speed up the process in order to obtain results more quickly, even though the typical waiting period for Guinness World Record results is approximately 12 weeks.
Selecting a priority review shortened the approval process to five business days.
In an interview with JoyNews, Afua Asantewaa disclosed, “Right after the attempt, they requested for our files. We were putting everything together, and because of the popularity of the event, they reached out that they are waiting for the videos, so we have submitted everything.”
Related:Afua Asantewaa submits sing-a-thon evidence to Guinness Book of Records
“If you want it quick, you pay an amount of money, and they review your files within five working days. Officially it’s $650, but when you’re going to pay into the account, you have to pay some transaction fees. Totally we did about $750 for the priority,” she explained.
Afua Asantewaa took on the challenge in 2023 to surpass the existing singing record of 105 hours set in 2012.
On Sunday, December 24, 2023, at midnight, her singing marathon got underway, and it ended at seven in the morning on December 29, 2023. By the time Asantewaa finished her incredible endeavor, she had sung nonstop for five days, six hours, and fifty-five minutes.
