Contestants Spend 30 Hours In Coffins At Six Flags St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, MO — Six contestants took up the challenge and spent more than 30 hours in coffins at Six Flags St. Louis over the weekend. A professional wrestler from Arnold, Missouri, navy submarine veteran from Tennessee, Kansas haunted house operator, St. Louis University forensics student, Illinois funeral director and a self-proclaimed "vampire enthusiast" from Indiana were among the six contestants culled from more than 45,000 applicants, according to the theme park.

All six managed to stay in their coffins for the entire length of the challenge, excepting planned bathroom breaks. Each will go home with gold season passes and $300. Oh, and they get to keep their coffin. It's handcrafted.

Contestants could bring friends during daylight hours, but after the park closed, they were on their own with park staff and the park's resident ghouls. Contestants also participated in several mini-challenges, such as holding Tarantula spiders and taking selfies with denizens of a haunted house.

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Do you think the trick worth the treat? Would you spend that long in a coffin for what works out to be just slightly more than minimum wage?

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