Largest Game
The largest game of Knockout in world history took place on the campus of Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa on April 17, 2012. The competition was held at Hilton Coliseum in conjunction with VEISHEA. 571 participants competed in what is officially recognized as the Guinness World Record for "World's Largest Game of Knockout." Iowa State's game took 2 hours and 48 minutes, and went 32 rounds before sophomore computer engineering student Michael Wauters finally won.
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