Yes, the article says this at the end:

> In regular Tetris games, the speed at which the blocks fall steadily increases. This causes players to make more and more mistakes and, just like the holes in the S and Z columns, these mistakes will stack up until game over is inevitable. Ultimately, small mistakes due to the time constraints will likely be what causes your friend to lose the challenge, so you probably won’t have to wait 69,600 blocks to beat your friend.

Also

> Despite her keen interest in the maths behind the game, she has yet to actually play through a level of Tetris!