Congrats to Tommy G! He has won the drawing from all correct submissions (and bonus entries) for the Forrest Fenn Gold Medallion Treasure Hunt #3 of Series 2!
The solution to Puzzle #3 answered the following Featured Question with Forrest:
Dear Forrest, did you ever visit a location in the Appalachians, and if so, where?
To discover his answer you had to solve the puzzle……and then place his answer in the Submission Form to be entered in the drawing for the Forrest Fenn Gold Medallion of Puzzle #3, Series Two!
Forrest’s answer to the FQ was:
No, I have never been to those mountains. f
Puzzle #3 is below. (solution follows)
The HINT: Click to learn more about How to Solve it: MW Codes, Ciphers, and Puzzle Series
As the above hint reveals, the answer was found by using a Polybius Square (shown below). The numbers in the puzzle worked together giving Row and Column to provide a letter for the complete message.
The numbers, 3-3 3-4, gave NO. 3-3 is 3rd row, 3rd column. The N. 3-4 is 3rd row, 4th column. The O.
You continue with all pairs of numbers to discover the answer: No, I have never been to those mountains. f
This was the correct answer to the puzzle and from all correct submissions a winner was randomly drawn. Congrats again to Tommy G.!
The next puzzle, puzzle #4 of the Forrest Fenn Gold Medallion Treasure Hunts of Series Two is released on 4/3/20! (See previous puzzles)
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