Let's Break a World Record Together.

One local organization will win the chance to attempt a World Record  — guided by our team, our budget, and the whole region watching. Free to enter, plus a full prize ladder for everyone who makes the cut.

The Plan

How it works — start to finish

Four simple steps. You only do the first one. We handle the rest with you.

Step 1

Apply

Share your business basics and your story. It’s free, form-only, and takes a few minutes — no fee, no purchase.

OPEN AUG 1–31, 2026

Step 2

Get reviewed

Our team and an expert panel read every entry — scoring your story, your local impact, and why this matters to you now.

SEP–DEC 2026

Step 3

Win your spot

Finalists and winners climb a full prize ladder — from a custom growth plan all the way up to the grand prize. 

WINNERS ANNOUNCED LATE 2026

Step 4

Break the record

One grand winner teams up with Cosmoforge for a live, public world-record attempt — the whole community invited.

EARLY 2027

The Prizes

Lots of winners. One legend.

Every organization that makes the cut walks away with something.

Grand Winner
1

The World-Record Package

~$20,000 toward promoting, executing, and officially applying for your record — plus hands-on support from our team to break it together. Plus an extra $18,000 in in-kind services from our sponsors.

Runners-Up
3

$5,000 in Cosmoforge services

Serious marketing firepower — SEO, paid ads, and strategy — to put behind your growth.

Credit Winners
15

$1,000 in Cosmoforge services

A meaningful head start on your marketing, on us.

Strategy Prizes
100

A custom growth roadmap

A tailored SEO/PPC audit with prioritized recommendations — a polished plan built for your business, yours to keep.

* Prize counts are targets and may flex with turnout. Service credits apply to Cosmoforge services — see official rules for full terms.

Who Can Apply

Three boxes to check.

That’s it — no entry fee, no purchase, no catch. Just tell us your story.

Why Us

The person behind the challenge

Dillon William Hill

Dillon has spent his career pairing marketing with big, big-hearted ideas. At the age of 17, he founded Gamers Gift, a nonprofit bringing Virtual Reality to kids in the hospital, and co-created the viral One List One Life campaign, which reached more than 500 million views. He later co-launched Lemons for Leukemia, a challenge that helped set a record for bone-marrow donor sign-ups.

Dillon has 3 world records under his belt.

That’s the spirit behind the Local Legend Challenge: do something that matters, make some noise, and bring the whole community along.

Good Questions

Before you apply

What is the world record?

The goal of the world record is to help raise awareness for YOUR business. So, the world record will be unique to the winners business. We’ll recommend a few ideas based on our experience, then we’ll come up with a final decision together. 

  • $5K to promote the world record attempt
  • $5K to execute the world record attempt
  • $10K towards the Guinness application fee
  • We’ll do most of the heavy lifting to promote and break the world record
  • 3-month radio ad spots from Lotus Digital (~$18k value)