Guinness World Records
The first one started as a fundraiser after a tornado tore through Rowlett. The rest followed because once you know how a record attempt actually works, you start seeing them everywhere.
Record 1 of 4
2,289 participants
2,289 people using 4,394 Nerf blasters, beating a previous mark of 577.
Created Jared's Epic NERF Battle, as the event was called then, and set the record with 2,289 people on the field at AT&T Stadium.
Raised money for the Rebuild Rowlett Foundation and the Garland Tornado Relief Fund after the December 2015 tornadoes. Leftover blasters went to Buckner Children's Home.
Record 2 of 4
250 cars
250 vehicles completed a 2.3-mile parade route.
Built the attempt with Trophy Nissan and ran it on the day, putting 250 cars on a 2.3-mile route from Garland to Mesquite.
Later broken by Nissan Guam, 304 vehicles, November 3, 2019.
Record 3 of 4
438 windows
438 windows tinted across 170 vehicles in eight hours.
Ran this one after the teams heard him speak about record-setting at an XPEL conference. Eight hours, 170 vehicles, 438 windows.
Record 4 of 4
796 drones
796 drones spelled out Happy 4th of July 2023 in the sky, beating a previous mark of 673.
Ran the attempt with Sky Elements and put 796 drones in the sky over North Richland Hills on the Fourth of July weekend.
The centrepiece of the city's Family 4th celebration, part of a weekend where the company flew more than 10,000 drones across 40 shows.
Not a record, still a title
Invitational tournament launching the Nerf Ultra One. Jared beat finalists Aaron Esser and Frank Cooper in a sudden-death round. An NDA kept the result quiet until January 2020.
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