Just a few short months ago, on November 13th, 2020, The Great US Treasure Hunt was released by David Steele and Jeff Kessler. Four Treasure Tokens, each worth $10,000 in cash, were hidden across the US. Clues to find the exact locations of these tokens were encoded inside The Great US Treasure Hunt book. It was the first book planned for the hunt. A second book, with 6 more treasure hunts, may be released in the upcoming months.
There were 4 chapters in The Great US Treasure Hunt book. Each held clues to a different item to use to claim the $10,000 cash.
Below is a summary of the 4 chapters and how each were solved to find and claim the items! Congrats to the Winners! And Thank you to the creators!
Plus, to everyone, remember, there are lots more Treasures out there yet to find!
Chapter 4 Solved on December 20, 2020
- Solved by Beth Hovanec, item retrieved by Nancy Zitko
- Solution: North Vegas, Eldorado Bench, Silver Z
- Method used: First Letters of One Hit Wonder Songs OR Artists
Chapter 2 Solved on January 20, 2021
- Solved by Anthony Kneisser and his sister Margo
- Solution: Tiny Wings Sanborn Bench Railyard PK SF NM
- Method Used: First letters of words after commas
Chapter 1 Solved on February 6, 2021
- Solved by Kristian House
- Solution: TriSlide, Nampa Lions, Hermes Badge
- Method Used: First letters of words used twice in a sentence
Chapter 3 Solved on February 14, 2021
- Solved by Lauren Roberts, Item retrieved by Nicholette R.
- Solution: Tinkerbells Griffin at Franklin Fountain
- Method used: First Letters of LY and ING words, alternating