The 41st Invitational · March 4 to 7, 2027 · Meridian Concourse Center, Columbus, Ohio

The Records Book

Marks that may never fall

Maintained by federation historians since 1987. Challenges to disputed marks are heard each year during Records Hour, on Friday, in the order they are received.

Delores Okafor with the Velvet Rope after the 2026 final

Champions

The honor roll

Every champion since 2015. Finals that reach the six hour regulation limit are decided on posture points or stillness differential, a tiebreak so subtle that in 2024 the winner learned she had won from a whisper.

For the amateur

The Certificate of Standing

You have stood in lines. Some of them were long, and nobody thanked you. Enter your finest stand below and the federation will issue a commemorative certificate, suitable for framing and for showing to people who were not there.

Self-reported marks are accepted on the honor system, which has never once been abused.