Six Questions with Pel Stockwell on The Fandango Armchair Treasure Hunt

Thanksgiving day 2020 marked the end of an over decade search for the Golden Key of the Fandango armchair treasure hunt. For years searchers had enjoyed examining text, scrutinizing small details in illustrations, and researching possible clues that would lead them to the hidden location of a $10,000 treasure. But …

MW’s Codes and Ciphers Series: The Null Cipher in the Fandango Armchair Treasure Hunt and The Whistle Pig Hunt

One of the clues discovered in the Fandango Armchair Treasure Hunt involved the use of a Null Cipher.  The Null Cipher is a form of Steganography. It hides a message within plain text. And while there are multiple ways the system can be used to ‘hide a message’, it’s often …

Fandango and the Corner Stars

Knowing Fandango’s $10,000 dollar treasure is hidden somewhere on Mount Desert Island does not narrow the search down near enough to allow the Golden Key to be discovered.  However, it is believed the star-like symbols in the corners of each image of the treasure hunt book may help with this.  …