2012 Clue Book - Arizona Treasure Hunt

The
2012
Treasure
Hunt
Thank you for participating in the 62nd annual edition of the Treasure Hunt
in the Valley of the Sun. This year`s committee sincerely hopes you enjoyed
your evening of `Game Over` themed fun.
Each year, the top three ‘amateur status’ teams are recognized at the postHunt banquet. In addition, the performances of some other teams, including
‘professional status’ teams and ‘rookie teams’ may be recognized.
The prizes awarded the winners throughout the years have had little
monetary value, yet the competition for first place remains spirited. The red
Wizard Hats awarded to Treasure Hunt winners have become prized
possessions in many trophy cabinets. Each first-place winner also earns the
fleeting privilege and immense responsibility of serving a three-year term on
the Treasure Hunt Committee.
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Contents
1 Yellow Ticonderoga pencil
New York Times books best seller list
Sheet with formulas for calculating the area of shapes
6 Rubber bands
1 Battleship grid
Atlantic City travel directory
Excerpt from "Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes“
List of literary terms
List of deceased celebrities
1 Bag of assorted flavor jelly beans
Article on Larisa Latynina
3 Resistors
1 Silicone bracelet
Article on Guinness World Records
1 Price Tag with string
1 Sparkler
1 Party Popper
1 Bamboo skewer
1 Mary Jane candy
1 Bit-O-Honey candy
1 set (orange/green/yellow/blue/purple) of small balloons
1 set (yellow/pink/green) of round stickers
Shrek Thank You card with envelope
Nandos Restaurant Menu
Sharper Vision Eyecare business card
1 Bridge score card
Article on Click and Clack retiring
Article on World IPv6 Launch Day
Article on LinkedIn Passwords Leak
1 Ziploc bag
1 envelope w/ 6 dinner tickets
Check-in Map and Instructions
Score Sheet
Emergency Envelopes with Rubber Band
Hunt Map (3 copies)
1 Hints Wise and Otherwise
This is Clue A. Solving this clue will lead you to Clue B.
If you are unable to solve this clue, or to find Clue B, open emergency envelope 19, which
will direct you to Clue B.
This is emergency solution 19, which will lead you to Clue B.
Lots of names, lots of numbers, which ones are important? Clever hunters will soon realize they must find
the distance from where they are now to another point on the map, but which point and which path should
you take? Time to consult the HWOW for anything related to this map. To find the correct path and
destination you should follow Buzz Lightyear’s famous directive, “To Infinity & Beyond!” Calculate the
distance from “You are here”(Meritage Homes) to Infinity (Infiniti of Scottsdale (2.2)) & Beyond (Bed,
Bath & Beyond (23.8) ). If you added correctly, you will come up with 26.0.
Now follow your new and improved 2012 TH map to
Circle
is located in Map Grid I-15. From the intersection of Mayo Blvd and Tatum Blvd proceed
W on Mayo Blvd 0.37 miles. Park in the turn-around. From the center of the turnaround proceed 260 ft
NNE. The clue site is on the N side of a dead tree.
If you are unable to locate Clue B, open emergency envelope 13, which will lead you to Clue C.
This is Clue B. Solving this clue will lead you to Clue C.
If you are unable to solve this clue, or to find Clue C, open emergency envelope 13, which
will direct you to Clue C.
This is emergency solution 13, which will lead you to Clue C.
Hopefully your team purchased all the items at check-out. If you did, you will have a piece of bread to
toast. Once your bread is toasted you’ll find this is no ordinary toaster. This toaster imprints an “X” and a
“Square” on your bread. Hmm. The letter X? No. A multiplication symbol? Yes. You have “Times” and
“Square” imprinted on your toast, which means this is a “Times Square Toaster.” Who is the most
famous Times Square Toaster? Dick Clark. You may recall or have noticed from your Brown Bag list
that he passed away this year. Dick Clark was famous for not only ringing in the New Year at Times
Square but also as host of American Band Stand.
So head over to the D. Clark St and find your next clue at the
(American Bandstand).
Circle
is located in Map Grid F-13 From the intersection of Deer Valley Rd. and Cave Creek
Rd, proceed 1.0 miles W to 16th St (D. Clark St.). Turn S on 16th St., bearing right as the Rd curves, for
0.17 miles to a barrier. The site is 144 ft SW of the barrier, at the base of a Saguaro cactus.
If you are unable to locate Clue C, open emergency envelope 9, which will lead you to Clue D.
This is Clue C. Solving this clue will lead you to Clue D.
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If you are unable to solve this clue, or to find Clue D, open emergency envelope 9, which will
direct you to Clue D.
This is emergency solution 9, which will lead you to Clue D.
Shapes with numbers which appear to be dimensions. Looks like it’s time to go back to geometry class!
Observant teams will find that the Brown Bag contains a sheet which describes how to calculate the area
of various shapes. Luckily, this clue contains all of the dimensions necessary to calculate the area for four
of the five shapes. The question mark on the base of the triangle indicates that the length is the solution to
the clue. But to find the length, you need to know the area. Do not despair! Wise teams will use the Brown
Bag sheet to find the area of the other four shapes and find that a pattern emerges: 928, 623, 480 and 520
are area codes in Arizona. To solve this clue, use the state’s original area code as the area of the triangle.
Using 602 in the equation gives a solution of
Circle
is located in Map Grid E-16. From the intersection of Grovers and 7th St proceed E to 9th
St. Turn S on 9th St and travel 0.25 miles to the electrical substation. The clue site is 130 ft SSE of the NE
corner of the substation, beneath a Mesquite tree.
If you are unable to locate Clue D, open emergency envelope 26, which will lead you to Clue E.
This is Clue D. Solving this clue will lead you to Clue E.
G=3
S=2
B=1
MP – LL = ?
If you are unable to solve this clue, or to find Clue E, open emergency envelope 26, which
will direct you to Clue E.
This is emergency solution 26, which will lead you to Clue E.
The Olympic Rings on this paper clue, the HWOW indicating Multiple Olympic Medalists, and the brown
bag article on Larisa Latynina should have helped you solve this clue. You need to assign a value to each
medal won: 3 points for Gold, 2 points for Silver, and 1 point for Bronze. What is the equation at the
bottom? Michael Phelps is now the individual with the most individual Olympic medals of all time. He
moved in front of Olympic gymnast Larisa Latynina. From watching the Olympics, you should know that
Michael Phelps has won in total 22 medals: 18 Gold Medals, 2 Silver Medals, and 2 Bronze Medals. In the
Brown Bag, you can determine Larisa’s Medal Count. Take number of medals won times the medal value
and then subtract Larisa’s value from Michael’s value.
Michael Phelps
Larisa Latynina
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
18 X 3 = 54
9 X 3 = 27
2X2=4
5 X 2 = 10
2X1=2
4X1=4
54 + 4 + 2 = 60
27 + 10 + 4 = 41
MP – LL = 60 – 41 = 19. Go to
Circle
is located in Map Grid C-14. From the intersection of 7th Ave and Deer Valley Rd,
proceed W for 0.44 miles to 14th Ave. Turn S and travel for 0.25 miles to a barricade. The clue site is 75 ft
S of the barricade beside a large clump of trees.
If you are unable to locate Clue E, open emergency envelope 14, which will lead you to Clue F.
This is Clue E. Solving this clue will lead you to Clue F.
If you are unable to solve this clue, or to find Clue F, open emergency envelope 14, which
will direct you to Clue F.
This is emergency solution 14, which will lead you to Clue F.
Looks like someone went a little crazy with the brightness setting! Hunters who are fans of Broadway
musicals or users of Google recognized the line on the HWOW, “Life is a cabaret!” as the tagline for the
movie Cabaret, which came out 40 years ago. It won eight Oscars, one of which was Best Supporting
Actor for Joel Grey, whose fifty likenesses of varying brightness stare at you here. This clue, then, is fifty
shades of Grey. Hey, isn’t that the name of the best-selling book of the year? You bet it is. Luckily those
helpful Wizards included a NY Times Best Seller list in the Brown Bag in case you forgot that its author is
E.L. James and that it was on the list for 27 weeks.
No time for reading now, though. Hurry over to circle
entertainment.
on E.L. James Dr. for further
Circle
is located in Map Grid A-13. From the intersection of 35th Ave and Deer Valley Rd,
proceed N for 0.47 miles to a parking area on the W side of 35 th Ave, opposite of Williams Dr. (E.L. James
Dr.) There is a barricade on the W side of the parking area, beyond which is a gravel path leading W.
Follow the path 304 ft due W of the barricade until it ends at the large Mesquite tree.
If you are unable to locate Clue F, open emergency envelope 20, which will lead you to Clue G.
This is Clue F. Solving this clue will lead you to Clue G.
If you are unable to solve this clue, or to find Clue G, open emergency envelope 20, which
will direct you to Clue G.
This is emergency solution 20, which will lead you to Clue G.
At first, the hunter should notice a push-button switch on the black box. By pushing the switch, one LED
blinks at a constant rate. But the other LED remains off.
By now, the two round contacts should have the hunter thinking. In the Brown Bag, recall the set of
resistors mercifully provided by those thoughtful wizards. Placing one of the resistors onto the contacts
causes the second LED to blink. Replacing the resistor with each of the others provided in the Brown
Bag, the observant hunter will notice that the second LED flashes at a different rate. Eventually, one of
the resistors produces a pattern nearly identical to the pattern that the push-button switch flashes.
By studying your resistor codes (or cheating with a color code chart from the lat/lon website on HWOW or
any general physics book), the hunter will find that the color code (brown, black, orange) labels the
correct resistor as 10 KΩ.
So try to keep up and head over to circle
Circle
is located in Map Grid C-13. From the intersection of 19th Ave and Pinnacle Peak Rd,
travel east 0.10 miles to 18th Dr. Turn S on 18th Dr. and proceed for 0.09 miles to a circular dead end. The
clue site is 231 ft ESE of the center of the dead end under a Mesquite tree.
If you are unable to locate Clue G, open emergency envelope 5, which will lead you to Clue H.
This is Clue G. Solving this clue will lead you to Clue H.
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If you are unable to solve this clue, or to find Clue H, open emergency envelope 5, which
will direct you to Clue H.
This is emergency solution 5, which will lead you to Clue H.
The motor heads on your team will recognize
the 11 domestic automobile makers logos, and
should be able to fill out the grid as shown.
At this point you may be tempted to head over
to circle Burro, but “Burro” should be sending
up red flags since that’s another word for
Jackass.
Sure enough if you went there you may have had your picture taken with one of our Jackass friends.
Instead if you had heeded the HWOW advice of “Don't use them if the were driven out of business” you
would have ignored those auto makers that are out of business (numbers 7 thru 11), leaving you with just
the clue “CIRCLE”. So drive your way over
Circle
is located in Map Grid B-10. From the intersection of N Valley Parkway and Copperhead
Trail drive east for 0.14 miles to Melvern Trail. Park in the pullout on the S side of Copperhead Trail.
From the barricade walk S 245 ft to the large Saguaro. The clue site is located in a wash 15 ft SE of the
large Saguaro and W of a Palo Verde tree.
If you are unable to locate Clue H, open emergency envelope 24 , which will lead you to Clue I.
This is Clue H. Solving this clue will lead you to Clue I.
If you are unable to solve this clue, or to find Clue I, open emergency envelope 24, which
will direct you to Clue I.
This is emergency solution 24, which will lead you to Clue I.
Who knew that there was actually a record set for Most Participants in a Treasure Hunt?
Putting all of this together … a can of beer? Not just beer… a can of GUINNESS, … a Globe? No,
WORLD. Add that with the RECORD and you get GUINNESS WORLD RECORD. In your brown bag
there’s an article of the 2012 Record Holders with 466 participants. Go to 466? NO, your HWOW states
“Hunting is a team sport”, so go back to your article, and find that 466 treasure hunters split over 93
competing teams.
Drive on over to
Circle
is located in Map Grid B-7. From the intersection of N Valley Parkway and Sonoran
Desert Drive; drive E for 0.12 miles to the second of three pullouts on the N side of Sonoran Desert Drive.
From the light pole just E of the pullout walk N 260 ft until you cross a wash. The clue site is N of a clump
of Palo Verde trees.
If you are unable to locate Clue I, open emergency envelope 11, which will lead you to Clue J.
This is Clue I. Solving this clue will lead you to Clue J.
If you are unable to solve this clue, or to find Clue J, open emergency envelope 11, which
will direct you to Clue J.
This is emergency solution 11, which will lead you to Clue J.
When you first encountered the clue site, you may have missed the cardboard cut outs hung in the Palo
Verde tree. Once discovered, you noted that there were clouds, planes, a sun and a moon, all things that
belong in a sky. Sky and a tree. This should have made you think of the HWOW about the new tallest
structure in Tokyo, Japan, the Skytree. At 634 meters high, this makes it the tallest tower in the world.
Fly over to circle
Circle
is located in Map Grid E-6. From the intersection of Carefree Highway and 10th Street go
S on 10th Street and immediately park in the pullout on the W side of the street. The clue site is 275 ft W of
10th Street among several large Palo Verde trees.
If you are unable to locate Clue J, open emergency envelope 7, which will lead you to Clue K.
This is Clue J. Solving this clue will lead you to Clue K.
If you are unable to solve this clue, or to find Clue K, open emergency envelope 7, which
will direct you to Clue K.
This is emergency solution 7, which will lead you to Clue K.
Hunters should quickly find the first four hidden items on the list. The flashlight at the bottom of the tent,
bowling ball around the fire pit, donkey standing on his head at the tent opening and tweezers on the
mountain peak. Having trouble finding the scorpion? Remember the HWOW, “Searching for something at
night, you might need a black light.” Desert dwelling hunters should know that scorpions glow at night
under a black light. You brought a black light, right? Use your black light to scan the picture. The scorpion,
stamped in invisible ink, will appear near the moon. Just to the right of the scorpion, the number 8, circled
by the moon, will also appear under the black light. A number, inside a circle?
The solution should be apparent now
Circle
is located in Map Grid H-4 From the intersection of Cloud Rd and 32nd St, drive W 160
ft on Cloud Rd. and park on the N side of Cloud Rd. The clue site is 160 ft W of the center line of
32nd St and 125 ft N of the center line of Cloud Rd on the NE side of a large Palo Verde tree.
If you are unable to locate Clue K, open emergency envelope 3, which will lead you to Clue L.
This is Clue K. Solving this clue will lead you to Clue L.
Battleship Rules
1. Battleship is a simple game of luck and skill. It is easy to play and can be learned within jjust a few minutes. At its
core, Battleshhip is just a simple guessingg game.
2. The object of the game is to sink your opponent’s ships beefore he sinks yours.
3. Each player begins by placing his five ships in “strateegic” loccations. The ships are placed on a standard 10x10 grid
which is generally labeled with Rows A-J and Columns 1-10.
4. Oncce the ships have been placed, players take turn “firing” shots. Neither player can seee his opponent’s ships, so
the player “fires” by calling out a grid location, for example “B-9.”
5. If a shot hits a ship, the player accknowledges by stating “Hhit” and then places a pegg into the hole in his ship (so
he can remember which shots have been called out by hiis opponent).
6. If the shot missed all of the ships, the player (smugly) responds “Miss” and places a peg into the hole on the
“occean”, the part of the board that doesn’t have ships placed on it.
7. When every spacce on a ship has been hit, the player says “You sunk my (type of ship).”
8. Play continues until one opponent has “sunk” all five of his opponent’s ships. At that point the game is over and the
player who still has surviving ships is declared the winner.
9. The winner then raises his arms in victory and shouts “I am the supreeme commander off the seas.”
So what is YOUR winning move?
If you are unable to solve this clue, or to find Clue L, open emergency envelope 3, which will
direct you to Clue L.
This is emergency solution 3, which will lead you to Clue L.
Based on the HWOW, you surely researched Battleship rules. So why have we listed them here?
The observant Hunter will notice that there are several misspellings in the list of rules. And each of the
misspellings is by means of a letter that is incorrectly repeated within a word. For example, in Rule 1, the
word “just” is spelled with two j’s as “jjust”. Similarly the word Battleship has an extra h and the word
guessing has an extra g at the end. So Rule 1 has an extra g, an extra h and an extra j. In turn you will find
that Rule 2 has an extra e, Rule 3 has an extra e and c, and so on. In your Brown Bag you will find what
looks like a Battleship Grid, and what you need to do is to place the “extra” letters on the grid. That is, the
extra letters in Rule 1 tell you to fill in cells G1, H1 and J1 as “hits”, Rule 2 tells you to fill in E2, etc.
Once you have identified all 16 misspellings and entered them in the grid, you will find a nearly complete
game of Battleship. There is just one shot remaining to sink your opponent’s final ship: the Battleship. The
cell to fire on is I1.
So raise your arms in victory as you shout
Circle
is located in Map Grid C-4. From the intersection of 19th Ave and Joy Ranch Rd, proceed S
and then immediately curve to the W, continuing on the gravel portion of Joy Ranch Rd. Travel 0.1 miles W
on Joy Ranch Rd after rounding the curve. Pull off the Rd and park in the clearing on the left. Walk S 236 ft to
the clue site located S of a Palo Verde tree.
If you are unable to locate Clue L, open emergency envelope 23, which will lead you to Clue M.
This is Clue L. Solving this clue will lead you to Clue M.
If you are unable to solve this clue, or to find Clue M, open emergency envelope 23, which
will direct you to Clue M.
This is emergency solution 23, which will lead you to Clue M.
The square root sign is obvious, but what the heck is with the dots and lines? Teams who did their
HWOW research will recognize them as Mayan numerals. The numerals translate to 9, 12 and 4, but we
need to convert from the Mayans base 20 system into base 10. The equation (9x400) + (12x20) + 4 will do
the trick and give us 3844. But we still need to find the square root. A quick consultation with a calculator
will show us that the solution is 62. But there’s no 62 on the map!
Well, how did this clue start? With Mayan numerals, so let’s translate the number back. Continue your
enjoyment of the 62nd Annual Treasure Hunt and zip on over to
Circle
is located in Map Grid E-3. From the intersection of 12th St and Joy Ranch Rd, drive 0.5
miles N on 12th St to Irvine Rd. Continue N on 12th St. There will be power poles which parallel 12th St
on the W side of the Rd. Count eight poles from Irvine Rd. When you reach the eighth pole; park along the
east side of the Rd. Walk east 131 ft to a Saguaro and N 15 ft. The clue site is located next to a Mesquite
tree
If you are unable to locate Clue M, open emergency envelope 4, which will lead you to Clue N.
This is Clue M. Solving this clue will lead you to Clue N.
If you are unable to solve this clue, or to find Clue N, open emergency envelope 4, which will
direct you to Clue N.
This is emergency solution 4, which will lead you to Clue N.
Mmmmm… We have a series of tasty looking desserts.
The Techie on your team, with the help of the HWOW “You better know the Android Operating Systems”,
should realize that these are the nicknames of the Android operating systems; Cupcake, Donut, Éclair,
Froyo (Frozen Yogurt ), Gingerbread, Honeycomb, and Ice Cream Sandwich in the order in which they
were released. The question mark is asking what the next nickname is in the series, which is Jelly Bean.
Since the question mark is yellow, and the yellow jelly bean in your brown bag is banana flavored…
Slip on over to
Circle
is located in Map Grid I-6 From the intersection of Carefree Highway and 32nd Street
drive east for 1.75 miles. Turn right into the parking lot for Brake Masters (4603 E. Carefree Hwy) and
park. From the western edge of the parking lot, just past the wall, walk S for 65 ft just past a small wash.
Go W 30 ft. The clue site is just W of a clump of Palo Verde trees.
If you are unable to locate Clue N open emergency envelope 21, which will lead you to Clue O.
This is Clue N. Solving this clue will lead you to Clue O.
If you are unable to solve this clue, or to find Clue O, open emergency envelope 21, which
will direct you to Clue O.
This is emergency solution 21, which will lead you to Clue O.
Why are there two pulleys on a box…
The clever hunter would have seen the battery holder on the side and inserted their batteries and pressed
the button on the top. One of the pulleys starts to spin. If you have taken a good inventory of your brown
bag you’ll have noticed a silicone bracelet. If you put the bracelet on the two pulleys it causes the other
pulley to spin which causes the display to reveal Ab for Awareness Bands in the circle.
So spin your way to
without getting too dizzy.
Circle
is located in Map Grid L-3 From the intersection of E Cave Creek Rd and N
Schoolhouse Rd, proceed 0.8 miles east to N Vermeersch Rd. Go N on N Vermeersch Rd for 0.12 miles
to the entrance of Gateway Desert Awareness Park, in the parking area on the east side of N Vermeersch
Rd. Enter the wash just east of Vermeersch Rd. Enter the wash at the opening at the northeastern edge of
the parking area and go 40 ft along the wash. The clue site is on the southern bank of the wash just east of
an ironwood tree.
If you are unable to locate Clue O, open emergency envelope 12, which will lead you to Clue P.
This is Clue O. Solving this clue will lead you to Clue P.
1. Cut on dotted lines
2. Reassemble in order
BG
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JC
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If you are unable to solve this clue, or to find Clue P, open emergency envelope 12, which
will direct you to Clue P.
This is emergency solution 12, which will lead you to Clue P.
This clue is quite simple, only 2 steps! The hard part is
knowing what order to use for step 2. Observant hunters
should have noticed the item on the HWOW,
Who WON?
Who will WIN?
which would have sent them to their history books to brush up
on their presidential elections. The initials here represent the
Republican and Democratic presidential candidates in each
election from 1952 to 2012, with the winners helpfully in bold.
Placing them in order from left to right and top to bottom (like
on the 15-puzzle at checkout) arranges the solid lines on the
squares into the word VOTE.
DE
AS
DE
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RN
JK
BG
LJ
RN
HH
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GM
GF
JC
RR
JC
RR
WM
GB
MD
GB
BC
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AG
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JK
JM
BO
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BO
No time for debate now! Hurry to the ballot box at circle
on Polling Pl.
Circle
is located in Map Grid O-4 From the intersection of E. Cave Creek Rd and N. Pima Rd,
proceed 0.46 miles east to N Twilight Tr. (Polling Pl) just past the blue Fire Station Sign. Go N on N.
Twilight Tr. for 0.16 miles to the "Y" intersection with an unnamed dirt RD. The clue site is 130 ft N
from the "Y", behind 2 Palo Verde trees.
If you are unable to locate Clue P, open emergency envelope 1, which will lead you to Clue Q.
This is Clue P. Solving this clue will lead you to Clue Q.
If you are unable to solve this clue, or to find Clue Q, open emergency envelope 1, which
will direct you to Clue Q.
This is emergency solution 1, which will lead you to Clue Q.
This is a nice picture of what appears to be the Sonoran Desert. I see a coyote, a couple of snakes and a
beautiful setting sun. But what to do now?
Well, since you are an astute Hunter you must have noticed the note on the picture that says “What is
missing?” So what is missing? Well we already noted several items in the picture. And in addition to those
items, there’s also what appears to be a mercury thermometer hanging from a cactus. So what you have in
the picture are: a Coyote, a Sun, a Diamondback, a Rattler and Mercury. These are 5 of the 6 professional
sports teams in the Valley of the Sun. The missing item must therefore be a Cardinal.
So congratulate yourself on your great “team”work and rush over to
Circle
is located in Map Grid O-7. From the intersection of Pima and Legend Trail, go 1 mile
S to Ashler Hills Dr, go W on Ashler Hills Dr and proceed .10 miles W to the end of the street. Park along
the N side of the RD. The clue site is 50 ft S of the rock barricade next to a large boulder.
If you are unable to locate Clue Q, open emergency envelope 8, which will lead you to Clue R.
This is Clue Q. Solving this clue will lead you to Clue R.
If you are unable to solve this clue, or to find Clue R, open emergency envelope 8, which will
direct you to Clue R.
This is emergency solution 8, which will lead you to Clue R.
Isn’t traveling fun? Moving from hotel to hotel to hotel…. Hey, what’s really going here?
A story of someone traveling in Atlantic City should have sent you to the brown bag, where the Wizards
have helpfully provided a travel directory for you. With it, you would find out that our traveler’s starting
point was on Ventnor Ave, then moved to Boardwalk, then to St. Charles Place, and is about to move to
Indiana Ave. All these roads are, of course, on the Monopoly board. If you paid attention to the
Monopoly board and the rules posted at checkout, you know that our traveler has moved 12 spaces twice
already (from Ventnor to Boardwalk to St Charles Place) which means he’s rolled doubles twice. A move
to Indiana Ave is another 12 spaces, which is three doubles in a row. Oooops. That means instead of
Indiana Ave. he goes to Jail and directly to Jail.
Don’t pass Go on your way to
Circle
is located in Map Grid N-5. From the intersection of E Hawknest Rd and N Pima Rd
proceed W 0.50 miles to N Windmill Rd. Turn N on N Windmill Rd and travel 0.25 miles to where the
RD transitions from uncurbed to curbed on the east side of the RD. There is a barbed wire fence corner on
the east side of the Rd at this point. The clue site is 130 ft W of N Windmill Rd next to a giant Saguaro.
If you are unable to locate Clue R, open emergency envelope 2, which will lead you to Clue S.
This is Clue R. Solving this clue will lead you to Clue S.
If you are unable to solve this clue, or to find Clue S, open emergency envelope 2, which will
direct you to Clue S.
This is emergency solution 2, which will lead you to Clue S.
Look, a classic touch-tone desk phone! But how does a hunter know what number to dial? By using their
superior problem solving skills, of course.
This phone looks ordinary, but checking for unordinary hints will help you solve this clue. Under the
handset is a little bit of mathematical notation. It’s the square root of -1, commonly known as i. So that
means this is an i-phone!
By researching the HWOW hint “Were you in line on 6/29/2007?”, teams should have learned that the first
iPhone was released that day. That’s great, but what to do now? The HWOW offers more help. “When in
doubt, dial the date.” should tip you off to the fact that 6/29/2007 has seven digits, just like a phone
number. So pick up the phone, dial 629-2007 and hear a prerecorded greeting which directs you to
clue site
Circle
is located in Map Grid K-6. From the intersection of Carefree Highway and 56th Street
drive S for 0.25 miles to Olesen Rd. Drive east on Olesen Rd. for 0.11 miles until you reach the first set of
3 yellow posts on the N side of the Rd marking a No Dumping zone. From the posts the clue site is 100 ft
N and 40 ft W, located on the southside of a wash N of a Palo Verde tree.
If you are unable to locate Clue S, open emergency envelope 18, which will lead you to Clue T.
This is Clue S. Solving this clue will lead you to Clue T.
If you are unable to solve this clue, or to find Clue T, open emergency envelope 18, which
will direct you to Clue T.
This is emergency solution 18, which will lead you to Clue T.
This looks like five city buses traveling along a bus route. But who are the riders on the buses?
Well, the first rider is pretty clearly the Venus de Milo. The second bus has a female tennis player you
should recognize as Venus Williams. Aah, I think I see a pattern developing. The third bus shows Tim
Reid’s character “Venus Flytrap” from the late 70’s/early 80’s sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. The fourth bus
shows an actual Venus flytrap plant. So what this represents is a “Transit of Venus”. But what is a transit
of Venus, you ask? Well if you had researched the HWOW hint “First observed in 1639” you would have
learned that in June 2012 the planet Venus passed between the Earth and the Sun, a “transit of Venus”.
This is a rare phenomenon that has only been observed a handful of times. And if you look at the street
signs next to the buses, you’ll see numbers representing the last four years that this phenomenon was
observed. The question marks by the fifth bus should lead you to ask, when will the next transit of Venus
occur? Hopefully your research was thorough and you know it will be in 2117.
So shuttle over to
to observe your next clue.
Circle
is located in Map Grid M-9. From the intersection of Scottsdale Rd and Dixileta, travel S
0.5 miles to Via Donna proceed east for 0.13 miles to 73rd St. Turn S and travel for 170 ft park in the
opening. The clue site is 183 ft W of 73rd St. at the base of a Saguaro cactus.
If you are unable to locate Clue T, open emergency envelope 15, which will lead you to Clue U.
This is Clue T. Solving this clue will lead you to Clue U.
If you are unable to solve this clue, or to find Clue U, open emergency envelope 15, which
will direct you to Clue U.
This is emergency solution 15, which will lead you to Clue U.
Fill in the blanks below each picture and you have Snap, Crackle, Pop, Honk, Tweet, Ding Dong and
Shuffle. What do these words have in common? Did you read the Brown Bag insert on Literary Terms? If
you did, you should notice that each of these words is an example of onomatopoeia, words whose sound
can imitate their meaning. Checking your brown bag article on Literary Terms you will discover that
onomatopoeia is #12 on our list.
Whiz, zip or shuffle your way over to
Circle
is located in Map Grid R-10. From the intersection of Rio Verde and 118th St. proceed S
0.74 miles Red Bird Rd. Park at the northwest corner of the intersection. The clue sit is 67 ft NW from
the “No Vehicle Access” sign behind a large stone at the top of the hill.
If you are unable to locate Clue U, open emergency envelope 25, which will lead you to Clue V.
This is Clue U. Solving this clue will lead you to Clue V.
Ethan Allen broke through
here.
Can you?
If you are unable to solve this clue, or to find Clue V, open emergency envelope 25, which
will direct you to Clue V.
This is emergency solution 25, which will lead you to Clue V.
What's this? Are you supposed to know how a furniture store made its mark? History-minded Hunters saw
ETHAN ALLEN on the HWOW and recognized that before it was a place to buy a dinette set, Ethan Allen
was the leader of the Green Mountain Boys. In May 1775, aided by Colonel Benedict Arnold, Ethan Allen
broke through the defenses and captured Fort Ticonderoga. Ticonderoga happens to be the name
embossed on a familiar #2 pencil stashed in the brown bag, so maybe you should have broken yours in
half? If you had, you would have found the following message inside the pencil.
“Did you know Henry David Thoreau’s family business was pencil-making? Proceed to circle
on Walden Way.”
Circle
is located in Map Grid O-10. From the intersection of Pima Rd and Jomax Rd, proceed N
for 0.15 miles and turn W on access Rd (Walden Way) for the utility/fire station. Drive to the end of the
pavement and then veer to the S on the dirt Rd on the S side of the station. Walk west along the southern
edge of the wall for 155 feet until you come to a manhole. The cluesite is 150 feet south of the manhole.
If you are unable to locate Clue V, open emergency envelope 16, which will lead you to Clue W.
This is Clue V. Solving this clue will lead you to Clue W.
If you are unable to solve this clue, or to find Clue W, open emergency envelope 16, which
will direct you to Clue W.
This is emergency solution 16, which will lead you to Clue W.
Bring your ice block and set it in the pool. Now what? A rose floating on the surface of the pool, and a
bottle of Jack Daniels on the bottom. This should have triggered the memories of the famous movie
"Titanic" with Rose and Jack as the main characters. The HWOW date of April 15TH, 1912 should have
led you to discover that the ill fated voyage's anniversary is 100 years old. As it was operated by the
White Star line. Cruise on over to circle
on Winslet Rd. and DiCaprio Rd.
Circle
is located in Map Grid M-13. From the intersection of Scottsdale Rd (DiCaprio Rd.) and
Deer Valley Rd. (Winslet Rd.), drive east 0.3 miles, park on the southside of Rd. The clue is located 150 ft
S of the center line of Deer Valley Rd., between the water treatment plant east wall and 3 utility boxes.
If you are unable to locate Clue W, open emergency envelope 6, which will lead you to Clue X.
This is Clue W. Solving this clue will lead you to Clue X.
Scratch ONLY where needed!
If you are unable to solve this clue, or to find Clue X, open emergency envelope 6, which will
direct you to Clue X.
This is emergency solution 6, which will lead you to Clue X.
Sometimes the simplest instructions can be the hardest to follow!
Solving this clue required you to purchase a lottery ticket (a “scratcher” ticket) from the TH Store at
checkout. But the baseball-themed ticket has a lot of letters– what are you supposed to scratch? Usually
you want to scratch an itch, but that’s not on the ticket, is it? Or IS it? Hidden in the word PITCH is the
word ITCH. Scratching those letters only reveals the equation “9 + 14” which of course is 23. So maybe
you missed this one. Don’t worry, even the best of them strike out sometimes!
Go to circle
Circle
is located in Map Grid L-12. From the intersection of Pinnacle Peak Rd and Scottsdale Rd
proceed W on Pinnacle Peak Rd 1 mile. Turn N and drive 0.65 miles to the end of the pavement at the
substation park. Go N 290 ft. The clue site is on the N side of a Mesquite tree.
If you are unable to locate Clue X, open emergency envelope 10, which will lead you to Clue Y.
This is Clue X. Solving this clue will lead you to Clue Y.
If you are unable to solve this clue, or to find Clue Y, open emergency envelope 10, which
will direct you to Clue Y.
This is emergency solution 10, which will lead you to Clue Y.
A board with letters and a Word List. Somehow they must be related, but how?
How would one go about using the words on the Word List? And which words? The HWOW “Stretch
your 4-letter words” is the key to solving this clue. The Word List contains 6 different 4-letter words
(CANT, COMA, COST, NAME, SENT and SOME). And if you “stretch” those 4-letter words around the
metal pegs by using the 6 rubber bands from your Brown Bag, you will see that the 6 words end up
forming what looks like a two-dimensional rendering of a common three-dimensional object, a rectangular
hexahedron, often referred to as a BOX.
So no need to curse, just head over to
Circle
is located in Map Grid K-10. From the intersection of Dynamite and 56th Street drive S
for 0.75 miles to Red Bird Rd. Park on the west side of 56th Street. Walk W along the dirt RD for 260 ft
until it reaches a T. Go right (N) for 80 ft. The clue site is on the W side of a large Palo Verde tree.
If you are unable to locate Clue Y, open emergency envelope 17, which will lead you to Clue Z.
This is Clue Y. Solving this clue will lead you to Clue Z.
If you are unable to solve this clue, or to find Clue Z, open emergency envelope 17, which
will direct you to Clue Z.
This is emergency solution 17, which will lead you to Clue Z.
Betty White—the sexiest woman alive. Okay, maybe not, but she’s certainly popular these days.
So what to make of the clue? Well, there’s not really much to it. What you have is Mrs. White in the
library with a revolver. Sound familiar? It should, it’s one of the possible solutions to the board game Clue.
Of course we couldn’t resist a Clue “clue” with this year’s theme of Game Over.
So you solved the clue, now head to
for your next clue.
Circle
is located in Map Grid K-14. From the intersection of Deer Valley Rd and 56th St, proceed
N on 56th St. 0.30 miles and park at the dead-end. From the west-end of the dead-end marker, proceed 170
ft NE along the sidewalk. Turn left (NW) and proceed 20 ft. The clue site is N of a Palo Verde tree.
If you are unable to locate Clue Z, open emergency envelope 22, which will lead you to Clue A.
This is Clue Z. Solving this clue will lead you to Clue A.
Where did the donkey go?
7-3-1
10-5-9
2-10-3
9-12-4
12-4-6
5-9-1
7-3-1
8-11-4
3-2-2
2-2-2
4-1-9
10-8-8
2-15-1
12-6-2
3-2-6
10-6-1
5-3-5
11-4-1
If you are unable to solve this clue, or to find Clue A, open emergency envelope 22, which
will direct you to Clue A.
This is emergency solution 22, which will lead you to Clue A.
Where did the donkey go? Well , an observant hunter would have seen the excerpt from the book
“Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes”. Using that excerpt, you should have decoded the code using
the line, word, letter philosophy, meaning 7-3-1 as line 7, word 3, letter 1.
After diligent decoding the hunter found out that the donkey went “to get a Thirst Buster”. Where does
one get a Thirst Buster, well of course at Circle K.
So gallop on over to
Circle
is located in Map Grid N-16. From the intersection of Hayden Rd. and Mayo Blvd. proceed
E .4 miles. Turn right on Perimeter Dr., take the first left onto 85th St. Turn left into the parking lot and
proceed to the Meritage Homes building at the N end of the parking lot. The clue is located at the SW end
of the building, attached to a bike rack.
If you are unable to locate Clue A, open emergency envelope 19, which will lead you to Clue B.
Treasure
Hall
of
Hunt
Fame
(Min/Clue)
1951 (27.4)
1.
2.
3.
Frank, Estes, Lyman
Greer
Olson, Chambers, Wunderlich
1952 (23.8)
1.
2.
3.
Hartman, Kemmeries, Pennington
Greer
Gundry
1953 (31.8)
1.
2.
3.
Sokoloff, Diven, Dreste
McClanathan
Blackert
1954 (23.5)
1.
Chambers, Myer
2.
Samuelson, Andren, Seibert
3.
1955 (17.6)
1.
2.
3.
Hume, Estes, Lahti
Norde, Yost, Goodman
Ferguson, Eberhard, Dreste
1956 (25.8)
1.
2.
3.
Brown, Hershey, Richman
Samuelson, Lyman, Barton
Reddoch, Bettis, Martin
1957 (20.1)
1.
2.
3.
Samuelson, Andrew, Barton, Weems
Estes, Diven, Livingwood
Creighton, Welch, Reeves
1958 (16.2)
1.
2.
3.
1959
1.
2.
3.
1963
1.
2.
3.
(16.2)
Michel, Barto, Solem
Knoob, Groth, Sanneman
Yost, Norde, Goodman
1975 (24.29)
1964
1.
2.
3.
(17.38)
Kneale, Walker, Glass
Knoob, Groth, Sanneman
Bremmer, Mayes, Lenas
977 (18.49)
1965
1.
2.
3.
(16.0)
Goodman, Corby, Yost
Graham, Bettis, Peterson
Sanneman, Groth, Knoob
1978 (24.75)
1966
1.
2.
3.
(12.0)
Bettis, Peterson, Graham
Schaffner, Zusman,Voorhaar
Creede, Cadell, Elbinger
1979 (20.51)
1967 (13.1)
1.
2.
3.
Peterson, Rupprecht, Moberly
Ford, Wagner, Bensted
Porter, Lange, Attwood
1968
1.
2.
3.
(16.6)
McBiles, Thomas, Hall
Samson, Haentze, Whittaker
Diven, Koch, Schwartz
1969 (19.8)
1.
2.
3.
Yost, Corby, Eberhard
Armstrong, Woodward, Crowell
Sanneman, Groth, Knoob
Bettis, Lindsay, Martin
1971 (15.65)
1961 (17.9)
1.
2.
3.
Samuelson, Welch, Kelly
Graham, Peterson, LaPrade
Groth, Knoob, Grimaila
1970 (17.3)
Hinsdale, Lange, Porter
Kouns, Peterson, Stites
Corby, Peterson, Roe
Cook, Gabrielson, Jones
Cooper, Cranston, Clouse
Yost, Goodman, Norde
1974 (23.5)
1.
2.
3.
Lindsay, Baum, Bettis
Hershey, Groth, Moore
Edson, Valenti, Ross, Wittenburg
1960 (11.6)
1.
2.
3.
1962 (12.2)
1.
2.
3.
Greenburg, McKeown, Takesuye
Kline, Post, Knudsen
Yost, Corby, Eberhard
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
Bliss, Chruma, Fullerton
Haentze, Samson, Whittaker
Hochgraef, Kulvinskas, Zveglich
Henry, Tatom, Lipinski, Graham
Boyd, Gaines, Schaeffer
Fitting, Ponce de Leon, Warble
Bjornholt, Flaherty, Rugen
Andrews, Evans, Semon
Haentze, Samson, Whittaker
Hall, John, Weigel
Armstrong, Crowell, Woodward
Robinson, Eslinger, Youssefi
Oney, Furedy, Porterfield, Livingston
Hochgraef, Zveglich, Kulvinskas
Crowell, Woodward, Armstrong
1980 (24.65)
1.
2.
3.
Hochgraef, Zveglich, Kulvinskas
Richmond, Somers, Gulseth
Crowell, Armstrong, Woodward
1981 (18.22)
1.
2.
3.
Nalette, Defrancesco, Sewell
Gulseth, Somers, Richmond
Brenner, Wunderlich, Kaasik
1982 (18.13)
1.
2.
3.
Crawford, Olson, Prigge
Gulseth, Richmond, Somers
Armstrong, Crowell, Gourley, Woodward
1983 (17.84)
1.
2.
3.
Bradshaw, Cutlar, Wells
Anderson, Hallen, Richmond
Knappenberger, Nelson, Shaner
1984 (22.99)
1.
2.
3.
Crawford, Olson, Prigge
Moberly, Peterson, Rupprecht
Haentze, Samson, Whittaker
1972
1.
2.
3.
(19.79)
Clouse, Larson, Sprik
Bensted, Ford, Wagner
Bickley, McArtor, Windett
1985 (19.10)
1973
1.
2.
3.
(22.6)
Bickley, McArtor, Windett
Bliss, Chruma, Caldwell
Rugen, Baehr, Bjornholt
1986 (20.16)
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
Bliss, Chruma, Fullerton
Burghammer, Fah, McGlinchey
Eymann, Osman, Rendek
Blair, Knott, Wibergh
John, Presley, Hall
Rugen, Bjornholt, Belanger
Carlton, Coffeen, Golis, Jacobsen, Moller,
Rahrig
Amdahl, Williamson, Zaborowski
Bibby, Perkins, Stevens
Treasure
Hall
of
Hunt
Fame
(Min/Clue)
1987 (19.38)
1.
2.
3.
Hall, John, Presley
Dillon, Donaldson, Greeson, McGlinchey,
Perillo
Clark, Gieske, O’Bannon
1988 (15.27)
1.
2.
3.
Eymann, Osman, Rendek, Carleton
Belanger, Bjornholt, Rugen
Constable, Filreis, Flanigan, Hunnicutt,
Prejs, Schukai
1989 (19.05)
1.
2.
3.
Constable, Filreis, Flanigan, Hunnicutt,
Prejs, Schukai
Frost, Hulet, Slick, Barry
Gulseth, Somers, Todd
1990 (13.52)
1.
2.
3.
Silverthorn, Fahy, Comp
Davis, Coon, Holm, Suppes
Nelson, Knappenberger, Dalton
1991 (17.22)
1.
2.
3.
Albright, Black, Libby
Gilbert, Schaefer, Tucker, Katzdorn
Zaborowski, Williamson, Amdahl
1992 (18.83)
1.
2.
3.
Anselme, Archambeault, Secor, Spencer,
Taylor
Clark, Gieske, O’Bannon
Davis, Kirchgessner, Peterson,
Sundstrom
1993 (17.62)
1.
2.
3.
Frost, Hulet, Slick, Brennan
Davis, Peterson, Sundstrom, Leadbetter
Nuckolls, Waldo, Block
1994 (25.78)
1.
2.
3.
Williams, Blaser, Beckwith
Nuckolls, Block, Waldo
Robb, Robb, Tolson
1995 (17.48)
1.
2.
3.
Eymann, Osman, Rendek
Carlton, Cline, Coffeen, Jacobsen,
Rahrig, Turner
Costa, Kirchgessner, Sutton
1996 (18.24)
1.
1.
2.
Clark, Gieske, O’Bannon
Grube, McKay, Saewert, Stephens,
Tooker
Robinson, Youssefi, Youssefi
1997 (13.99)
1.
1.
2.
Carlton, Cline, Coffeen, Jacobsen,
Rahrig, Turner
Cornelius, Greeson, Witwer
Feth, Shannon, Timmer
1998 (16.86)
1.
1.
2.
Binder, Damon, Dorsett, Johnson,
Smith, Sunderland
Carpenter, Ehorn, Pittmon, Stearns
Cornelius, Greeson, Witwer
1999 (20.34)
1.
2.
3.
Silverthorn, Fahy, Fee
Zaborowski, Williamson, Amdahl
Filupeit, Webster, Davis, Warter,
Jankovsky
2000 (18.63)
1.
2.
3.
Carpenter, Stearns, Pittmon, Ehorn
Robb, Robb, Tolson
Youssefi, Robinson, McGlinchey, Youssefi
2001 (20.41)
1.
2.
3.
Davis, McCaffrey, Murray, Smith, Zajac
Filupeit, Webster, Warter, Jankovsky,
Davis
Perona, White, Taxier
2002 (15.52)
1.
2.
3.
Robinson, Youssefi, McGlinchey, Estrada
Burnside, Furedy, Furedy, Furedy,
Marwil, Singer
Cottrell, Johnson, Locker, Worcester
2003 (15.46)
1.
2.
3.
Filupeit, Jankovsky, Warter, Webster
Feth, Olson, Shannon, Timmerman,
Timmerman
Luke, Gieske, Karapetian, Montoya
2004 (21.16)
1.
2.
3.
Luke, Gieske, Karapetian, Montoya
Robb, Robb, Tolson
Koch, Bukoski, Ellermann, Johnston, Vick,
Tamis
2005 (18.01)
1.
2.
3.
Youssefi, Youssefi, Carlson, Pote, Weigand,
Massey
Saewert, Damon, Stephens, Holder, Tooker
Pauly, Vandivort, Clingman, Sellers,
Wolnisty
2006 (26.36)
1.
2.
3.
Sherman, Smith, Schmidli
Furedy, Singer, Woodard
Koch, Bukoski, Ellerman, Johnston,
Park
2007 (19.46)
1.
2.
3.
Klug, Berdahl, Bailey, Sandquist,
McKenzie, Saunders
Burdeaux, Bettis, Bawcom, Rueda,
Miera, Jones
Behrens, Behrens, Behrens, Gruber,
Gruber, Blaes
2008 (17.44)
1.
2.
3.
Davis, Hughes, Peterson, Lay, Lay
Furedy, Hansen, Furedy, Singer,
Woodard, Woodard
Day, Hill , Varitek, Garcia, Goyer, Goyer
2009 (26.35)
1.
2.
3.
Gill, Gill, Hall, Hall, Petro, Petro
Anderson, Anderson, DeRosa, McCready,
Joost, Hoshibata
Youssefi, McGlinchey, Robinson,
Robinson, Robinson, Deming
2010 (17.21)
1.
2.
3.
Day, Goyer, Goyer, Hansen, Hull,
Varitek
Gray, Gray, Pruitt, Pruitt, Presnell,
Behm
Youssefi, McGlinchey, Robinson,
Robinson, McHenry, Deming
2011 ( 13.58 )
1.
2.
3.
Gieske, Gieske, Webster, Webster,
Warter, Warter
Anderson, Anderson, Derosa, McCready,
Hoshilbata, Joost
Luke, Luke, Karapetian, Krainski,
Krainski, Burgess
Treasure
Top
20
All-Time
By
Hunt
Winning
Amateur
Performances
Teams
Team
Year
Time
•Hinsdale, Lange, Porter
1960
11.60
•Bettis, Peterson, Graham
1966
12.00
•Samuelson, Welch, Kelly
1962
12.20
•Peterson, Rupprecht, Moberly
1967
13.10
•Silverthorn, Fahy, Comp
1990
13.52
•Gieske, Webster, Warter
2011
13.58
•Carlton, Cline, Coffeen, Jacobsen, Rahrig, Turner
1997
13.99
•Eymann, Osman, Rendek, Carleton
1988
15.27
•Filupeit, Jankovsky, Warter, Webster
2003
15.46
•Robinson, Youssefi, McGlinchey, Estrada
2002
15.52
•Crawford, Olson, Prigge
1971
15.65
•Goodman, Corby, Yost
1965
16.00
•Lindsay, Baum, Bettis
1958
16.20
•Michel, Barto, Solem
1963
16.20
•McBiles, Thomas, Hall
1968
16.60
•Binder, Damon, Dorsett, Johnson, Smith, Sunderland
1998
16.86
2010
17.21
•Albright, Black, Libby
1991
17.22
•Greenburg, McKeown, Takesuye
1970
17.30
•Kneale, Walker, Glass
1964
17.38
Day, Goyer, Goyer, Hansen, Hull, Varitek
Treasure
Hunt
Pro Button Winners
1972
Moberly, Peterson, Rupprecht (19.64)
1973
Bettis, Graham, Peterson (20.82)
1975
Crawford, Olson, Prigge (23.71)
1978
Bettis, Graham, Peterson (22.96)
1979
Windett, McArtor, Bickley (20.47)
1987
DeFrancesco, Nalette, Sewell (17.28)
1991
Carlton, Coffeen, Moller, Jacobsen, Cline, Rahrig (13.60)
1992
Carlton, Coffeen, Moller, Jacobsen, Cline, Rahrig (15.32)
1995
Comp, Fahy, Jackson, Silverthorn (13.28)
1997
Slick, Hulet, Frost (13.87)
1998
Beckwith, Blessing, Stolze, Williams (16.06)
2003
Fahy, Silverthorn (14.46)
2007
Silverthorn, Fahy (18.87)
2008
Silverthorn, Fahy (15.55)
2009
Webster, Gieske, Warter (24.36)
2010
Silverthorn, Silverthorn, Fahy, Fahy, Silverthorn, Marincola (14.87)
Beginning in 1970, all committee members with less than three years of respite from committee service
and all committee members with six years of committee service are offered the opportunity to declare
their cars Professional. This declaration must be made upon application for tickets to the Hunt. In 1981,
the 1970 resolution was amended to limit those teams wishing to declare themselves Professional to those
having three or more qualifying members under the 1970 resolution.
The Treasure Hunt Committee employs the following interpretations of these resolutions.
Professional teams agree not to compete against amateur teams in the Hunt. First, second, and third
place prizes will be awarded to the three amateur teams with the lowest times per clue. If a
professional team has the lowest time per clue for the hunt, the team will be added to the `Pro Button
Winners` section of the Hall of Fame. Those team members whose status qualified the team for
professional competition will be awarded Pro Buttons to be affixed to their previously awarded red hats.
All Pro teams having times per clue better than the third place winners will be identified for their
commendable performances, while those Pro teams that placed closer to the other end of the pack will
also receive some `special` recognition.
Teams that are eligible to declare themselves Professional for the Hunt yet do not do so, for whatever
reason, will compete as amateur teams and be eligible for the first, second and third place prizes.
Hull, Varitek
Team Name
Awesome Sauce
Rigor Tortoise
Car 54
Wojtulewicz
The VanGoes
Harry Plopper
Six S's (Pro)
Jackasteroids
Uriqa
OutATime
My ONNN Calendar
Game On
↑↑↓↓←→←→BA
Barrel of Donkeys
Got Yer Visual Right Here (Pro)
Mensa for Dummies
Mayanachronisms
Badonkeydonks
A Van, A Map, and Not a Clue
Donkey See, Donkey Do
Mayberry Express
Donkey Kong Juniors
Team Fuego de Diablo
Hoof Hearted (Rookie)
We have Kong!
GoingForSilver
Mayan the top 3rd?
Angry Nerds
Equipo sin Nombre
It's Mayan, not Your'n
The Donkeystadors
Nostradumbass
Going going gone
We Can Read Mayans
My Uncle Ander
Buttheads
King of Klues: A Car Full of Spencers
Cheat'n Itzas
M.O.S.T.
C U 1222
Jasons and the Argonauts
Treasure Trackers
The Koopa Troupe
Everything is better with Bacon, Take 2
Back in Black
Forever Open-Loop
Kiss Your Jackass Goodbye!
Pac Van + Donkey Wrong = Angry Nyrds
Its On Like Donkey Kong
Happy Endings
Nibiru Ninjas
Yadda^3
Holodeck heroes
Maya Hava Nother (Pro)
Jackass Needs Food, Badly
AZ SwampAss
Wiley Wankers
Glitch
Movin' On Up
Persistents
4 Emergencies or BUST!!!
Jack-Assteroids
What Number Am I Thinking Of?
The Second Place Team
Second Year (Rookie)
Rapture The Flag (Rookie)
Barrel Jumping Conquistadors
Hellions of Troy
n-Emesis
Our Princess is in another Van
Renegades (Rookie)
Donkey Hote
Berger's Burgers
Feral Ferrets
Six Restarts Later...
Fighting Mongooses
Indifferent Idealists
Not the Droids
AstrayLowPithyScenes (Rookie)
6 Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Jack Asteroids
Snow Birds
Mystery Inc.
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Team Members
Kromholz, Wasserman, Maysey, Mosher, Strouts, DiCioccio
Anderson, Anderson, DeRosa, McCready, Joost, Hoshibata
Koch, Bukoski, Johnson, Radobenko, Ellermann, Park
Wojtulewicz, Wojtulewicz, Caro, Konitzer, Cole, Perez
Burger, Burger, Burger, Mauntel, Mauntel, Garling
McDaniel, McDaniel, McDonald, Yakuboff, Lins, McCarty
Sherman, Sherman, Smith, Smith, Schmidli, Schmidli
Geranen, Geranen, Sheets, Sheets, Reynolds, Reynolds
Marincola, Marincola, Fahy, Fahy, Silverthorn, Anthony
Lorg, Lorg, Van Lew, Van Lew, VanAllsburg, Dufresne
Etter, Ball, Ball, Chruma, Cooper, Grimaldi
Sylvester, Sylvester, Krienitz, Krienitz, Coffey, Guapo
Dible, dible, Longpre, Longpre, Phillips, Tripoli
Clinefelter, Chilcott, Chilcott, Mueller, Parks-Mueller, Seelinger
Davis, Peterson, Peterson, Lay, Lay, Hughes
Umberger, Yazzie-Umberger, Raab, Umberger, Perovich, Klopp
Dieter, Shambaris, Cox, Cox, Taylor, Keller
Logan, Logan, Parshall, Parshall, Werner, Sellmeyer
Carmichael, Carmichael, Olson, Olson, Lentz, Lentz
Spade, Kuluris-Spade, Klusovsky, Klusovsky, Cameron, Cameron
Perona, Perona, Taxier, Thompson, Thompson, Pomeroy
Gray, Gray, Pruitt, Pruitt, Fullerton, Fullerton
Martinez, Martinez, Almanza, Almanza, Zawadzki, Zawadzki
Slater, Bublik, Wagoner, Hammond, Martell, Martell
Lish, Lish, Marble, Marble, Marble, Mundy
Greenfield, Greenfield, Tremel, Tremel, Milyard, Milyard
Baker, Baker, Adams, Adams, Schuster, Dorie
Boever, Provance, Provance, Burdeaux, Saggus, Jackman
Crowe, Osborn, Peterson, Trotter, Eory, Wheeler
Squire, Squire, Squire, Curran, Ross Parks, Parks
Johns, Johns, Becken, Becken, Garcia, Garcia
Wolski, Wolski, Coote, Coote, Gottler, Gottler
German, Reckers, Reckers, Hyde, Wright, Odom
Dragon, Woods, Battaglia, Miera, Hart, Patno
thomas, Thomas, Lemm, Lemm, Koupal, Koupal
Kronick, Kronick, Svoboda, Svoboda, Lederer, Delker
Spencer, Spencer, Spencer, Spencer, Spencer, Spencer
Wetteroth, Weitzel, Fiorenzo, Keller, Wetteroth, McKinney
Semon, Perry, Evans, Evans, Evans, Perry
Venkatraman, Padmanabhan, Sellers, Linehan, Keena, Iyer
Burstrem, Veatch, Freeland, Maeda, Mandel Horovitz, Dean
DeFrancesco, DeFrancesco, DeFrancesco, Nalette, Nalette, Woodward
Hudson, Nunez, Hudson, Hudson, Palmer, Jacobsen
Bacon, Bacon, Diamond, Wells, Rubin, Fabig
Anderson, Anderson, Pinchoff, Leiphon, Kahrs, Atallah
Surls, Enns, Bello, Dahman, Avaritt, Butkiewicz
Blaes, Bardsley, Brinigar, Duffy, Generous, Partelow
Villa, Parrish, Mott, Rosso, Howe, Harrison
Trog, Trog, Schaberg, Adams, Cope, Phillips
Carlton, Carlton, Libby, Morgan, Morgan, Bruyn
Bailey, Bailey, Haugen, Kieny, Hass, Hass
Scheel, Scheel, Mensch, Mensch, Kettner, Kettner
Blauer, Blauer, Niva, Niva, Riddell, Riddell
Saunders, Klug, Berdahl, Klug, Klug, McKenzie
Brockman, Brockman, Couture, Mitterer, Mason, Mason
Bateman, Lee, Johnson, Bateman, Sistak, Weisbrod
Pauley, Pauley, Sellers, Vandivort, Clingman, Wolnisty
Damon, Dorsett, Dorsett, Saewert, Furrier, McNally
Starr, Starr, Miller, Miller, Sup, Sup
Belanger, Belanger, Rugen, Rugen, Bjornholt, Bjornholt
Clark, Clark, Gieske, Gieske, O'Bannon, O'Bannon
Coffeen, Coffeen, Rahrig, Binder, Binder, Mirsky
Faust, Faust, Chancellor, Chancellor, Fielden, Fielden
Robb, Robb, Robb, Robb, Tolson, Tolson
Sherman, Phillip, Hansen, Hansen, Carr, Carr
Laks, Schwartz, Jensen, Sanchez, Earnhardt, Maunder
Locker, Locker, Fowler, Fowler, Goldsberry, Cottrell
Turley, Turley, D'Amore, D'Amore, Vander Vliet, Grindley
Furedy, Furedy, Furedy, Singer, Woodard, Woodard
Robinson, Robinson, McGlinchey, Deming, Robinson, Brayson
Sutter, Sutter, Hoffman, Hoffman, Eldridge, Eldridge
Spellman, Spellman, Bohl, Dellow, Spellman, Wareing
Berger, Monigan, Berger, Berger, Berger, Simonson
Long, Perrin, Dziedzinski, Cianciarulo, Bernsee, Smith
Behrens, Behrens, Behrens, Behrens, Gruber, Peters
Heady-Smith, Larson, Spencer, Spencer, Mario, Kong
Gaub, Gaub, Sherrill, Sherrill, A, B
Lay, Wyatt, Wyatt, Gilmore, Elzer, Briggs
Ivanyi, Owens, Smith, Campo, Vogiatzis, Snelling
Locker, Locker, Worcerster, Worcester, Cottrell, Cottrell
Youssefi, Youssefi, Cowles, Pote, Carlson, Takahashi
Todd, Douglas, Norman, Gades, Quintero, Coakley
Gervasio, Stevens, Powell, Powell, Rader, Owens
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Committee
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Krista & Toby Hall
Sages
John & Pam Gill
Treasurer
Matt & Tracie Petro
Logistics
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Chairs
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Amy & Chis Warter
Clue Coordinators
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Gene Day & Matt Varitek
Publicity/Website
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Paul & Terri Gieske
Brown Bag
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Amy Hansen & April Hull
Supplies
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Greg & Lisa Webster
Map