THE GREAT US TREASURE HUNT
THE HUNT IS OVER!
11 states, 11 coins, 11 clues, $11,000!
DETAILS TO FOLLOW on our final winners: Solver Jeremy Dobbins and FInder Cameron, a local waiter who Jeremy connected with after he solved the XVI/IVX puzzle as "Carousel - Raleigh - Pullen - Bench"
This led Cameron to a bench in Pullen Park, Raleigh, NC, directly across from the Carousel.
More as we get more!
We give a sincere thanks to everyone who participated in The Great US Treasure Hunt 2024-25, and hope to have news about a brand new Hunt, as soon as we can figure out what the heck we're going to do.
BREAKING: FINAL COIN FOUND IN RALEIGH, NC!
JEREMY DOBBINS, a winner in 2023, has become the final Solver in the 2025!
He used the XVI/IVX pages to solve for Carousel, Raleigh, Pullen, Bench
and connected with CAMERON, who found the final coin!
Details to follow.
COLD? TRY SOUP! 10TH COIN FOUND IN CAMPBELL, OHIO
COLD? TRY SOUP! 10TH COIN FOUND IN CAMPBELL, OHIO
ANDREW COLE has become the 10th winner and 4th Solver/Finder in the Great US Treasure Hunt 2024/5! Andrew solved the "What's the Difference?/The Difference is What?" puzzle to guide him from his home in Ohio to what should have been a round-trip of under 6 hours, but took more than 12 due to lake effects snow. Under the railing of this bandstand in Roosevelt Park, Campbell, OH, was the location of the coin.
The Great US Treasure Hunt 2024-25
11 States, 11 Coins, 11 Clues
11 States, 11 Coins, 11 Clues
11 States, 11 Coins, 11 Clues
The Great US Treasure Hunt 2024-25 featured 11 states, 11 coins, 11 clues. The coins hidden in public were worth $1,000 to the individual or team that solved the puzzle and found the coin.
ALL 11 COINS HAVE BEEN FOUND!
THANK YOU, EVERYONE!
All in a Comic Book
11 States, 11 Coins, 11 Clues
11 States, 11 Coins, 11 Clues
Clues appear in a 24-page comic book, on side-by-side pages--text on the left, illustration on the right. Solve the puzzle, send us the solution, go get the coin, win $1,000! Teams are allowed and can split prizes, $500 for the solver, $500 to the finder.
JEREMY DOBBINS IS OUR 11TH SOLVER!
THE HUNT IS OVER!
11 States, 11 Coins, 11 Clues
THE HUNT IS OVER!
THE FINAL CLUE...
The bottom line on the XVI page "I * IXXIV" links to the IVX page and results in the letter L.
RALEIGH -- PULLEN PARK CAROUSEL BENCH
RALEIGH, NC - March 2
Jeremy Dobbins (pictured, with TGUSTH president Jeff Kessler at Stonehill Park 2022 where Jeremy was a Finder), became our 11th Solver in 2024-25, and connected with Cameron, a Raleigh local to find the final coin in the Great US Treasure Hunt under a bench at the carousel in Pullen Park.
LAKE EFFECTS? SNOW PROBLEM, WE HAVE A WINNER IN CAMPBELL!
Campbell, OH - Jan 3
Andrew Cole set off for a 3-hour trip to Roosevelt Park in Campbell, Ohio, but due to lake effects snow off of Lake Erie, the journey turned into a 12-hour round trip...and Andrew became the tenth winner and fourth Solver/Finder of TGUSTH 2024/5!
SIMULATION CONFIRMED
ONEONTA - Nov 16
We are limited by GoDaddy in the number of characters here, so if you want the full story, scroll down to our blog post, or visit our Facebook page. Congratulations to Nancy Zitko and Beth Hovanec, who once again team up to win The Great US Treasure Hunt!
SIXTEEN DAYS, AND THEN TWO SOLUTIONS WITHIN HOURS!
SHREVEPORT - Nov 14
The father-daughter team of DAVID and TALIA COHEN used the "Omar at the Wire" rebus to direct Cargill Sports Complex team lead NICHOLAS PATTERSON to search beneath a bleacher seat to discover the 8th coin. Two teams sent Finders, but only one came away a winner. AT THE WIRE.
BIBLICAL 100-YEAR FLOOD IN ROSWELL, NM, CAN'T WASH COIN AWAY
ROSWELL - Oct 29
JARED LYON, brother of Knoxville Finder Allison Lyon, used Braille in the "Watch Your Step" puzzle, where consonants were dots, then found a Finder in Roswell. MIGUEL DE SANTIAGO lives near Enchanted Lands Park, which had been underwater just 9 days earlier, but the coin was still there!
AUSTIN TREEHOUSE IN PEASE PARK SITE OF EARLY MORNING FIND
AUSTIN - Oct 29
DEBBIE ADAMS and husband Dennis made the 4 hr drive from near Houston to Austin in the early AM of October 29. The "Blocks" puzzle directed Debbie to "Pease Park Treehouse Boulder Austin," exactly where she found the coin, becoming the 6th winner and 3rd Solver/Finder in our 2024 Hunt.
2024 - SPECIAL BENCH in KAPIOLANI PARK
HONOLULU - Oct 26
California musician Steve Geller put a team together that included Desiree Hood making a long distance call to the Lotus Hotel, where they found a hunting partner in Ann Mateo, who walked across the street to Kapiolani Park...story at YouTube!
2024 - TEXAS TO MONTANA, EMILY STEVENSON & SON LIAM - WINNER
MISSOULA - Oct 26
Emily Stevenson and son Liam made a mad dash from Houston, Texas to Missoula, Montana using airline points, a rental car, luck, and guts to beat another searcher by less than an hour! "A Letter Home" pointed to Dragon Hollow Park in Missoula.
2024-1st VERIFIED SOLVER, FINDER, SEAN CRONIN, ALLISON LYON
KNOXVILLE - Oct 25
Vermont resident ALLISON LYON was on vacation with boyfriend Kevin when she was contacted by author SEAN CRONIN, who had solved the "Matheroes" puzzle. It was early morning, and Allison and Kevin set off at 4AM toward Knoxville. They spent nearly an hour searching before finding the coin. https://youtu.be/EUYzJIgSGQU
2024 - Barbara Hamrick slides into Hollywood for the win!
GLENDALE, CA - Oct 24
BARBARA HAMRICK is the Solver/Finder of the Glendale location Griffith-Manor Park and the "Screwy Balleyhooey Hollywood" puzzle. When Barbara and a 2nd searcher reached the spot, the Left Green Slide, the coin was gone! No finder came forward within 48 hrs, so Barbara wins the $1,000 prize!
RECORD TURNOUT AND 14 GROUPS IN THE PARK WITHIN 60 MINUTES
ASHEVILLE - 8/27/22
Great TV news coverage from WLOS Asheville brought over 2,000 new registrants in 12 hours, and 14 separate groups to Leah Chiles Park within 60 minutes of each other, but Nasrin Azari beat them all, finding the coin under the red slide.
THE GREAT US TREASURE HUNT RETURNS IN COMIC BOOK FORM!
WILL YOU FIND A COIN?
The Great US Treasure Hunt has begun!
ONLY TWO COINS REMAIN!