Eggtastic World Record Attempt

 Rosanne Fortier - News Correspondent

 The sun smiled down on confident and cheerful participants in the Vegreville Attempt at the World’s Largest Egg and Spoon Race at Pysanka Park (Vegreville Elks/Kinsmen Park on August 30.

The goal was to set a new world record by participants aged 10 and up completing a 100-metre course in under 10 minutes without touching or dropping their egg. If more than 10 % of racers were disqualified, the record attempts ended.

Community Engagement Coordinator for Vegreville, Sabrina Curtis, explained that the Town of Vegreville hosted this event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its iconic landmark — the World’s Largest Freestanding Pysanka — with an Alberta Day event that could land the community in the record books.

Curtis went on to state that they chose to hold it on this commemorative long weekend to give another reason for Albertans to unite and celebrate the qualities that make the province unique. “As proud Canadians, we mark the occasion by reflecting on our shared history and provincial identity. The Egg and Spoon Race captures that spirit — a lively and meaningful way to showcase Alberta’s character, community pride, and one-of-a-kind charm, making it a place worth celebrating and returning to year after year.”

Afterwards, there was a fun race for the children under 10.

Guinness World Records cites that the Largest Egg and Spoon Race was 2,039 people, set in Jalisco, Mexico, on October 11, 2024.

Participant Jonathan Thompson came from Victoria, BC, to visit his family in Vegreville and take part in the race. “My sister, Joanne Whincup, lives here. My daughter has been spending her summers here, and she loves the town. Everything seems to be more affordable here than in BC. So, we want to check it out and see if we want to move here.

I wanted to take part in the race because it seemed to be a fun activity, and I thought I would participate in a big community event to see how it felt and to understand the community.

Joanne Whincup shared that she wanted to participate because she loves the community! “It was really neat to be part of the opportunity to be a potential world record. It was fun to race because I brought my brother with me, and we were silly before the race trying to practice techniques to do our best. Surprisingly, it wasn’t hard to carry the egg on the spoon.”

Results for the attempt are expected next week.