Oktoberfest On 'Today': Which Anchor Can Hold Five Pound Beer Stein Longest?

There's nothing like good, old fashioned masskrugstemmen to liven up a national television show.

The "Today" show celebrated Oktoberfest with a test of endurance on Friday, but not by drinking beer and eating sausages. The morning show co-hosts battled it out to see who could hold out a five-pound stein of beer with one arm the longest.

Kim Kardashian, who was filling in for Kathie Lee, was the first one to drop out of the contest. Surprisingly, Hoda Kotb — who has lifted her fair share of drinks on the show — was the next to fail. Al Roker was the next one down, spilling some beer after his arm started shaking. He wasn't so amused when Matt Lauer jokingly asked him, "Is that a LIGHT beer?"

That left Ann Curry, Savannah Guthrie and Jenna Wolfe to battle it out. Guthrie gave it her all, but had to stop two and half minutes in, crouching down and mouthing, "I'm exhausted." Wolfe, who was the projected winner, shocked her colleagues when she slammed her beer down. Roker could be heard saying, "Jenna can't hold her beer!"

Curry was the last one standing, but even she was bending her elbow more as the clock ticked, saying, "I just want to drink it." Which she did, happily.

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Comments

[Dr Confuso]

03:25 PM on 10/10/2011

A woman who got started by making a sex tape, gets a job on a major network? I'm sorry, I simply don't get it. Perhaps I should buy a video camera.

[Deanetoth]

08:00 AM on 10/10/2011

These kind of crazy gives amazing break in busy life.

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[bigshotprof]

10:14 PM on 10/09/2011

It used to be called morning news. Now its just a side show. That drilling sound you hear is Dave Garroway spinning in his grave.

[Edward Wilkes]

07:13 AM on 10/09/2011

A Kardashian filling in on the Today show; well, goodnight!

[5pliff5tar]

05:54 AM on 10/09/2011

Lousy drunks lol
The Today show are awesome! They often drink live on t.v....in the morning! They even get the ewoks drunk on Halloween lol

[Dr Confuso]

05:52 PM on 10/08/2011

The depths to which this show has sunk is just plain sad.

[mynameispaul62]

01:26 PM on 10/08/2011

Corporate contrived fun. Yay!

[BGwinetteMulroney]

09:18 AM on 10/08/2011

I'd rather see which one could chug the longest

[Estreet1964]

08:23 AM on 10/08/2011

Kim Kardashian filling in. Really? That's just ridiculous.

I always avoided the morning shows but I didn't think they could get any worse than they've been historically. Why on Earth do people watch them?

[stape45]

08:59 PM on 10/08/2011

Different strokes for different folks.

[ThinkCreeps]

04:09 AM on 10/08/2011

Can that really explain how Al Roker lost over three quarters of his bodyweight?

[caprawalie]

10:42 PM on 10/07/2011

Much ado about nothing!

[holyghostie]

09:52 PM on 10/07/2011

Savannah never looked so good.

[MXL]

06:16 PM on 10/07/2011

They should have a similar contest on 4/20 and see who can go the longest without coughing. I think Curry would win that, too. She's so laid back that I wouldn't be surprised to find out she indulges in the herbal.

[Dave Alpert]

04:56 PM on 10/07/2011

Call me Mr. Buzzkill, but nothing makes me crazier than the faux good vibes on display during these network morning shows. Who really wants to see these highly paid, minimally talented people yukking it up when they're dragging their butts out of bed for another day removing asbestos from crumbling schools or whatever people do for a living these days? Are their juvenile antics and inside jokes supposed to perk us up? They actually have the opposite affect.

[TaurenMarine]

02:59 PM on 10/07/2011

I miss the days when we were allowed to have a liquid lunch.