+ZoomZoom Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 I WON BIG TIME! Well I wish but this might sound like fun though the details are slim. Look here, http://www.portmcneill.net/treasure_hunt.htm FTF! Took cash, left marbles. Quote Link to comment
+RobertM Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 I gave the number on the site a call. Costs $20 to get 10 riddles involving geographical features / things of the Northern part of the Island that you need to solve. Once you've proved you've solved them (by contacting the guy from the Lions Club by phone, mail, or whatever) they send you a story about the Legend of the Lion which basically tells you where the wooden lion is hidden on the Island, but not the spot. When you have the wooden lion you can claim the prize, which may not be $50,000. The competition has been going for 3 years and so far they've sold about $5000 worth of tickets and no one has claimed the prize yet. So if you were to win now you'd get half of what they've sold, which is $2500. RobertM Geo 131 Quote Link to comment
+rusty_tlc Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 If I subtract my travel expense etc. I might break even!!!! Whoo Hooo!!! Quote Link to comment
+ZoomZoom Posted December 23, 2003 Author Share Posted December 23, 2003 Maybe I'll wait 3 more years before making a claim then. Quote Link to comment
Goldguru Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Already got the wooden lion.....was waiting for the rest to ante up before I spoke up.........Gg Quote Link to comment
+Capitalpete Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Hey, maybe you can download a copy of the map from Kazaa?? Quote Link to comment
The Big Kid Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 If anyone has followed previous hunts like this, there was one in the interior of BC(Kamloops) around 10 years ago. It was called "THE LEGEND OF THUNDERBEAR". They had to produce hype and clues, but in the end, the skull( a few pounds gold and 50 ruby eyes) rumoured to be $250k. This sounds a lot like that. I spend 4 years and countless miles riding herd on my grandfather who wanted to search all over. It was a fun mindbender to solve the riddles. This would be a worthwhile venture if Port McNeill ensured that it was worthwhile, and pumped up the hype. People do seem to travel. I however would question that if soooooooo many people know the answers to the riddles(an entire lions club), how sacred are they and how many have slipped. I once talked to the guy that ran "THUNDERBEAR" and he said the hardest part was keeping it a secret. I might give it a go. Somebody let me know if the clues are downloadable before I pony up 20$ TBK Quote Link to comment
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