Syncing the same playlist onto 50 iPod shuffles from one MacBook.

Hi all,
A friend of my parents has contacted me to help her prepare a bunch of iPods to give to friends on her husband's 70th birthday party. What she has asked for is around 50 iPod shuffles, each with the same playlist of her husband's favourite music.
Is it possible for me to just hook up the 50 iPods one-by-one to my MacBook, or are there restrictions to how many iPods you can sync with one computer? Or perhaps restrictions with how many iPods one iTunes song can be synced to?
If anybody has any experience with this, your knowledge of the best way to go about this would be much appreciated.
Jan

Thank you for using the Apple Support Communities
iTunes currently does not have a restriction to the amount of devices it can synchronize to. This is a pretty fun idea for a birthday celebration!

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