In August 2010, the Dallas Cowboys (USA) were worth an NFL best $1.8 billion (then approx. £1.16 billion) with revenues of $420 million (then approx. £280 million) and operating income of $143.3 million (then approx. £92.367 million).
The eggs of the Russian sturgeon (Huso huso) make it the most expensive fish in the world. One 1,227 kg (2,706 lb) female caught in the Tikhaya Sosna River, Russia, in 1924 yielded 245 kg (540 lb) of best quality caviar, which would be worth nearly $289,000 (£203,000) on today’s market.
Williams’ Blaster cockpit is believed to be the world’s most valuable arcade machine, with an estimated worth of $12,000 (£7,388). Released in 1983, only five cockpits were ever created. Featured in Guinness World Records Gamer”s Edition 2010
In the calendar year 1994, Arnie Wilson (UK) skied everyday in a round-the-world expedition, with partner Lucy Dicker (UK). In total they skied 1,263,972 vertical metres (4,146,890 vertical feet) at 237 resorts in 13 countries in five continents; their total distance skied was 5,919 km (3,678 miles).
The most viewed fighting game game bout is between Daigo Umehara (Japan) and Justin Wong (USA) from the loser”s bracket of the 2004 EVO competition in Street Fighter III: Third Strike (Capcom, 1999), with 2,068,960 views as of June 2010. Featured in Guinness World Records Gamers Edition 2011 The fight features a stunning comeback by Umehara, and he is still widely regarded as the greatest Street Fighter player ever.
The most different ways for a videogame to be won is 6, featured in Sid Meier”s Civilization IV (2K, 2005), in which players can become the winning nation by means of Military Domination, Conquest, Time, Culture, Diplomacy or Science. Featured in Guinness World Records Gamers Edition 2011
The most viewed game walkthrough video on YouTube is a guide to the Flash and iPhone/iPad physics puzzler ‘Red Remover’ by indie developer Gaz Thomas (UK), with 7,067,488 views as of 6 September 2010. Featured in Guinness World Records Gamers Edition 2011 The game can be played online for free at http://www.thegamehomepage.com/play/red-remover/
The most prolific space tourist is the Hungarian-born US-software billionaire Charles Simonyi (USA). Simonyi paid $25m (then £12.5 million) for his first trip on a Russian Soyuz rocket on 7 April 2007, the first stage of a 12-day visit to the International Space Station (ISS). Two years later, at the age of 60, Simonyi paid $35m (£24m) for a second voyage, also to the ISS, departing on 26 March 2009, returning to Earth 9 April 2009.
Since it opened in Japan in 1996, “Body Worlds: Fascination beneath the Surface,” by Gunther von Hagens (Germany), has travelled to 16 cities and as of March 2004 had received a total of more 14.165 million visitors – making it the world´s most visited travelling art exhibition.
The record for the most volleys in a game of Wii Play Table Tennis is held by Kevin Connor (USA) who fired of 285 consecutive return shots on 16 July 2009. 2011