Baltimore:

Jessica Mosley, an education coordinator from Arlington, Virginia, won Baltimore’s first-ever Ultimate Couch Potato competition - outlasting Bel Air, Maryland resident and data collector Alex Pyzik – almost three full days after the competition kicked off Thursday morning at 11 a.m. ET. Mosley set an unofficial Guinness World Record with her 70-plus hour performance, besting Suresh Joachim’s 2005 mark of 69 hours, 48 minutes.

Chicago:

Jeff Miller, a real estate business owner from Chicago, won his second straight Ultimate Couch Potato competition early Friday morning – outlasting Chicago police detective Marco Acevedo who surrendered at 1:02 a.m. CT. Miller needed a staunch effort to hold off Acevedo, watching 39 hours, 2 minutes and 25 seconds of televised sports to win Chicago's seventh annual event.

New York:

Stan Friedman, a research librarian from Manhattan, won his second straight Ultimate Couch Potato title at ESPN Zone in Times Square Friday morning after watching 19 hours, 48 minutes and 18 seconds worth of continuous sports. Stan beat Brian Schatzel, a Long Beach, NY native, in New York’s second annual event.

Congratulations to our 2009 Champions!

Baltimore

Dennis B
From: Owings Mills, MD
About Dennis: The Baltimore native is a hardcore Orioles and Ravens fan who wants to break the stereotype of couch potatoes for the better. Burgos’ goal is to beat the current Ultimate Couch Potato record and celebrate by taking his son to Disney World.

Craig M
From: Hampstead, MD
About Craig: Craig attends as many Ravens and Orioles games as he can, but considers his couch his favorite place to watch the games. When he was stationed in Korea during his service with the Army, he’d stay up in the middle of the night to watch his favorite sports back in the States.

Jessica M
From: Arlington, VA
About Jessica: Proud to be her company’s first female fantasy sports participant, commissioner, and champion, she goes the extra mile for her favorite teams including the Tennessee Volunteers and the Indianapolis Colts.

Alex P
From: Bel Air, MD
About Alex: Alex and his family were featured in the Baltimore Sun as the ultimate sports family 10 years ago. Alex, a former soccer player at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, is a self-proclaimed lean, mean sitting machine and watches the Ravens for days on end.

Chicago

Jeff Miller (2008 Ultimate Couch Potato Champion - Chicago)
From: Chicago
About Jeff: Roots for the Bears, Cubs and his alma mater the Wisconsin Badgers. An avid skydiver with more than 350 jumps to his credit, last year Miller sat for a Chicago Ultimate Couch Potato record (40.5 hours) to defeat a two-time defending champion.

Marco A
From: Chicago, Ill.
About Marco: A die-hard Bears and Bulls fan, the Chicago Police Detective balances his sports watching with two jobs with a newborn baby boy. As Marco hasn’t had the chance to be a couch potato since college, he’s happy to assume the position once again.

Steve J
From: Niles, Ill.
About Steve: An avid marathoner (has competed in several Chicago marathons and wore a Chicago Bears flag while running the Green Bay marathon), Steve believes his endurance training will make him this year’s champion.

Stephanie S
From: Chicago, Ill.
About Stephanie: Lives for football and rearranged her law school schedule to ensure that Monday and Thursday nights will not interrupt her fantasy football league. Her teams include the Iowa Hawkeyes, Chicago Bears, and anyone else that defeats Green Bay.

New York

Stan Friedman (2008 Ultimate Couch Potato Champion - New York)
From: Manhattan, NY
Background: Has lived in New York for over 20 years - Still carries around the ticket stub from game 7 of the 2003 American League Championship Series when the Yankees beat the Red Sox. Stan sat for 29 hours last year to take the 2008 title.

Brian S.
From: Long Beach, NY
About Brian: A Giants and Knicks fan who would miss his mother’s birthday for a good match up and skipped out on his niece’s communion to watch the Preakness. Brian doesn’t believe in turning his TV off for fear of missing highlights from the game.

John S.
From: Long Island City, NY
About John: A die-hard Yankees fan, John claims to have been watching sports highlights since before he could walk and can digest hours of sporting news on end.

Keyaire S.
From: Newark, NJ
About Keyaire: Roots for the Penn State Nittany Lions and plans to watch the Rose Bowl matchup against USC at ESPN Zone. Keyaire plans to sing the Penn State fight song from his recliner should his team win.

ESPN Zone’s annual “Ultimate Couch Potato” contest will take place at the New York, Chicago, and Baltimore ESPN Zones, where four competitors at each location will buckle down to find out who can watch the most continuous hours of televised sports. The contest, which originated in Chicago seven years ago and expanded to New York last year, will also include the flagship ESPN Zone in Baltimore, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in July.

For the Complete Press Release, click here.

For the “Winners” Press Release, click here.

To enter ESPN Zone’s Ultimate Couch Potato competition, please send an e-mail to couchpotato@espnzone.com, and in 200 words or less, describe why you have what it takes to become ESPN Zone’s Ultimate Couch Potato. In the subject line of your entry, please note what location you wish to enter: Chicago, New York or Baltimore.

Entries will be judged on passion for sports, competitive spirit and overall creativity. Each entry must include your phone number and mailing address and be received no later than 11:59 p.m. (ET) on December 10, 2008.

• Official Rules for Baltimore
• Official Rules for Chicago
• Official Rules for New York

Each of the three winners of ESPN Zone’s Ultimate Couch Potato competition (one in New York, one in Chicago and one in Baltimore) will receive a grand prize package worth more than $5,000, including: two round-trip tickets on AirTran Airways® to anywhere in the continental U.S., a 42-inch 1080p LCD HDTV and premium wall mount installation by certified home theater professionals care of Zip Installation®, a DreamSeat® recliner, a year’s subscription to ESPN The Magazine®, a year’s supply of ESPN Zone game cards, $200 in ESPN Zone gift certificates, as well as ESPN Zone’s Ultimate Couch Potato trophy featuring a real live spud. All participants will receive V-MODA headphones and ESPN Zone gift packs.

To receive more information or schedule an interview with an ESPN Zone representative, contact Formula at (310) 578-7050 or Grant Marek via e-mail at marek@formulapr.com.