The builders of what is possibly the world's biggest dreidel won't be using their opus to play the traditional Jewish game of chance. With a standing height of 7.6 metres and sturdy cedar skeleton, the four-sided top required eight people to lift it upright. But if all goes as planned, the dreidel may be featured in the next edition of the Guinness Book of World Records - in the first ever entry for a dreidel. So Jews celebrating Hanukkah busily photographed, logged and filmed the 9-hour construction effort. The evidence will be sent to the Guinness headquarters in London for approval. Popular with Jewish children during the holidays, the dreidel – normally 3 centimeters high - is used in wagers for candy or other treats. Each side has a Hebrew letter that stands for "skip a turn," "take all the prizes," "take half the prizes," and "return all winnings to the kitty."

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