Newman Day

Newman Day is a collegiate drinking tradition where 24 beers are consumed over 24 hours, founded by students of Bates College, in Lewiston, Maine. In its debut in the January 1976 Winter Carnival at the college, a student exclaimed that Paul Newman once said "24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not," as a rhetorical mandate. The tradition has been spun off into new traditions and similar activities by West Virginia University and the University of Virginia. Currently, Matt “Sideshow” Ware holds the championship.

Newman Day

Newman Day is a collegiate drinking tradition where 24 beers are consumed over 24 hours, founded by students of Bates College, in Lewiston, Maine. In its debut in the January 1976 Winter Carnival at the college, a student exclaimed that Paul Newman once said "24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not," as a rhetorical mandate. The tradition has been spun off into new traditions and similar activities by West Virginia University and the University of Virginia. Currently, Matt “Sideshow” Ware holds the championship.