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  • 07/21/2006 at 4:13 pm #1723526
    EnergySaver

      Has anybody checked this out? …..

      http://www.wisconsintreasurehunt.com

      07/21/2006 at 5:23 pm #1763799
      cacheseekers

        Very interesting. It’s looks to be a pretty good time commitment is needed to do it all.

        Not sure if we’ll participate yet, but it’s quite possible. 🙂

        07/21/2006 at 5:26 pm #1763800
        cacheseekers

          Also the grand prize would only hit $100,000 if 10,000 people sign up. If their minimum, 100 players signs up, the max prize is $5,000 and only one prize is handed out.

          07/21/2006 at 5:47 pm #1763801
          EnergySaver

            I’ve been looking at it a little closer … they’re based out of Grafton, WI … just a few miles away from me. Which explains why I saw one of their posters at the local hardware store. I’m wondering where the money flow comes and goes on this thing? … as they say 3% of their profits will go to charity … so either there’s going to be a fee to play or they sell your email address.

            07/21/2006 at 5:51 pm #1763802
            EnergySaver

              Oh, I see it now … you do pay to play, but it doesn’t state how much.
              Seems to me this is kind of like the lottery, except you use your brains.

              07/21/2006 at 6:12 pm #1763803
              cacheseekers

                It does state how much, it’s $100 to play.

                07/21/2006 at 7:33 pm #1763804
                EnergySaver

                  I don’t think I’d enter even if it was free … if I can’t figure out how much the game costs, how could I ever expect to win!

                  07/21/2006 at 9:08 pm #1763805
                  Lostby7

                    I think they will have a hard time hitting there numbers at $100 a pop.

                    07/21/2006 at 9:09 pm #1763806
                    Team Deejay

                      Alright, I give up. Where exactly on the website do they post the entry fee? I gotta say that this smells of a scam, but even if it is legitimate, the payout is pretty pathetic. Note that if 999 people enter, they take in $99,900 and only payout $10000. Kinda makes the state lottery look like a good bet. I kinda doubt they will get 100 people entering anyway.

                      07/21/2006 at 9:48 pm #1763807
                      EnergySaver

                        @Team Deejay wrote:

                        Alright, I give up. Where exactly on the website do they post the entry fee? I gotta say that this smells of a scam, but even if it is legitimate, the payout is pretty pathetic. Note that if 999 people enter, they take in $99,900 and only payout $10000. Kinda makes the state lottery look like a good bet. I kinda doubt they will get 100 people entering anyway.

                        I agree … it’s seems a bit scam-ish, except that everythings out in the open … maybe the scam comes when there’s not actually anything to find, or they make it basically next to impossible to be found.

                        I’m glad I’m not the only one with troubles finding the fee … yet, ironically it’s right on the home page … left-hand column of bullet points, 5th one down.

                        07/21/2006 at 9:52 pm #1763808
                        EnergySaver

                          One “interesting” concept with this … if you read the home page bullets … release of the 15th (last) clue to you is a factor of how much accumulated time it took you to solve the first 14 clues. If playing this doesn’t raise your blood pressure, I don’t know what would. Sounds like 15 days of frustration to me.

                          07/21/2006 at 10:07 pm #1763809
                          cacheseekers

                            @Team Deejay wrote:

                            Alright, I give up. Where exactly on the website do they post the entry fee? I gotta say that this smells of a scam, but even if it is legitimate, the payout is pretty pathetic. Note that if 999 people enter, they take in $99,900 and only payout $10000. Kinda makes the state lottery look like a good bet. I kinda doubt they will get 100 people entering anyway.

                            It says the entry fee on the first page Forth bullet on the left:

                            Registration price: $100

                            07/21/2006 at 10:08 pm #1763810
                            cacheseekers

                              I agree … it’s seems a bit scam-ish, except that everythings out in the open … maybe the scam comes when there’s not actually anything to find, or they make it basically next to impossible to be found.

                              http://www.wisconsintreasurehunt.com/faq.jsp#23

                              “If the treasure box is not found before the time limit is reached, the treasure hunter who has the solved the most clues, with the lowest accumulated time will be the grand prize winner.”

                              07/21/2006 at 10:08 pm #1763811
                              hogrod

                                I got an email about a month ago about this, I didn’t really look into it much after I saw there was a fee involved. definitely interesting though.

                                07/21/2006 at 10:14 pm #1763812
                                Team Deejay

                                  Thanks for pointing out the fee location, guys. My worry would be that they take in the money then disappear. Notice that they haven’t committed to a start date yet.

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