Most southerly game of musical chairs

At 8.30 p.m. local time on 28 December 2021, 15 competitors (along with 17 helpers) took part in the most southerly game of musical chairs at a latitude of 89.999848°S near the South Pole in Antarctica. The victor, after about 30 minutes, was Joshua Leyba of the USA.

Of the 15 competitors, five nationalities were represented: USA, Germany, Ukraine, Canada and Japan. People from three other countries - New Zealand, Colombia and the UK - were among the facilitators.

The competitors comprised: Cindy Y Chang (USA/Japan), Anna Hohenberger (Germany), Jeffrey Capps (USA), Virginia Bickner (USA), Rebecca Maxey (USA), Julie A Unruh (USA), Anastasia M Carlson (USA), Joshua Leyba (USA), Peter Storey (USA), Emma C Kahle (USA), Kylee Branning (USA), Brandon Amat (USA), Yevgeny Rubel (Canada/Ukraine), Jacob Bruihler (USA) and Drury Taylor (Canada).

The support staff comprised: Jeffrey De Rosa (USA), James Bevington (USA), Timothy Lynch (USA), Aman Chokshi (USA), Karsten Look (USA), Ace T Metivier (USA), Ross Sherwood (USA), Michelle Endo (USA), Erik Madsen (USA), Paul Lestock (USA), Anthony Barge (New Zealand), Josh Veitch-Michaelis (UK), Danielle Simmons (USA), Shane Coyle (USA), Jack Linley (New Zealand), Mark'Anthony Durick (USA) and Hector Plaza (USA/Colombia).

The temperature during the game was -29.3°C (-20.7°F) or 40°C (-40°F) factoring in wind chill.

Many of the songs played during the game of musical chairs were inspired by the game itself or the location at the South Pole: They were, in order: 1) "OPP" by Naughty by Nature; 2) "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice; 3) "Walk This Way" by Run DMC; 4) "Forget You" by Cee Lo Green; 5) "Good as Hell" by Lizo; 6) "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash; 7) "It Wasn’t Me" by Shaggy; 8) "It’s the End of the World as We Know It" by REM; 9) "Yeah!" by Lil Jon/Ludacris/Usher; 10) "When I Come Around" by Green Day; 11) "U Can’t Touch This" by MC Hammer; 12) "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mixalot; 13) "Summertime" by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince; and 14) "It Takes Two to Tango" by Louis Armstrong.