An official statement issued by the channel prior to the event claimed that they had "received an overwhelming response of more than 90,000 entries across three cities in India, with close to 30,000 entries only from Mumbai." However, later reports say that the organizers, Total Sports Asia, were only equipped to handle 15,000 registered participants.

The Britannia Tiger sponsored ‘Hungamathon‘ was to be planned, promoted and executed by Total Sports Asia in association with the Athletic Federation of India and conducted across the three major metros. However, the unexpected turn out in the number of participants and spectators gave way to a disorderly situation, in which a few children received injuries. This has now put the other two events on hold.