3 Armchair Treasure Hunts with $50,000 or More in Treasures to Find - and a Give Away!
Solve clues and discover hidden treasures
Before I get into the 3 armchair treasure hunts with treasure of $50,000 or more - MW is hosting a giveaway for a new searcher into the treasure hunting hobby to take advantage of. It is for a FREE registration to the 2025 Masquerade Tribute of Hunts - the 5th Annual!!!! Fellow searcher NJArchhunter donated this gift.
What is the Masquerade Tribute? Each year members of the treasure hunting community come together to raise monies for charity AND to pay tribute to the first ever armchair treasure hunt - Masquerade.
Hunt Creators/Authors donate and release numerous hunts and puzzles. There are multiple winners! You could be one. Please visit the MW Forum for more details and To be the winner of the Giveaway! - be the first to email me AND donate $25 to the National Park Foundation - which is the featured charity for the 2025 Tribute.
Now to other hunts!
The following 3 armchair treasure hunts offer treasures to claim of $50,000 or MORE.
They each have also kept with tradition. Like the first armchair treasure hunt, Masquerade, published in 1979, their hunts are released in the format of a book. Inside the book are clues to be solved from home, but to claim the treasures, puzzlers must go out into nature to search for a hidden treasure. Just like how Masquerade was.
So let’s get to the treasure hunts – with 50,000 or MORE in treasures – in the traditional format of releasing a book with clues.
1) There’s Treasure Inside by Jon Collins-Black
This hunt is the most active hunt going on now. And for good reason. There are actually 5 different hunts in ONE BOOK. Total treasures to find is into the millions.
Jon has also said there isn’t any grand cipher – and that you don’t have to be a genius to solve any of the puzzles leading to the hidden treasures.
If new to the hunt – you are not too late – I’ve created a quick start guide to get you up to date fast.
Summary of There’s Treasure Inside:
Released in November 2024 by Jon Collins Black
All clues necessary to find the treasures are in the book There’s Treasure Inside – available on Amazon
5 different treasure boxes hidden across the USA
BOTG is required – must go out to retrieve the treasure
Treasures valued into the millions (each of the 4 smaller boxes valued comfortably in the six-digits – largest box over a million)
2) Lady Liberty’s Treasure Hunt
Lady Liberty’s Treasure Hunt along with Riley’s Treasure Chase (a hunt for kids) – are two different hunts recently released by Michael O’connell. $100,000 in prizes are to be found within these hunts.
The treasures are known to be hidden somewhere in the Northeast –They not only encourage readers to get outdoors and explore, but they also encourage readers to learn about the history of our wonderful country – the great USA. As mentioned in a recent article, “they serve as a unique and interactive way to honor the legacy of America’s Independence.”
Summary:
Released December 2024 by Michael O’Connell
Clues inside the books (available on Amazon (Kindle) – but also on the hunt’s website (of which the hard copy purchase price is discounted for searchers)
Two different treasures chests hidden
BOTG is required to find them - the search area is the new England states -as well as New York, New Jersey, and Pa
Total treasure value over $100,000
3) The Hope Chest
The Hope Chest was released by Cris Dotson. Clues are within a book to 4 different tags and a final treasure capsule. Each tag needs found in order. Upon discovery, an additional clue – in form of a poem- is sent to the finder. This poem, along with the book, leads a searcher to the next tag – and to the final treasure.
Summary:
Released in January of 2023 by Cris Dotson
Clues within the book (and additional poems sent to finders of tags)
Books available on hunt’s website
The treasure is $50,000 in cash.
BOTG is required – and the search area for this hunt is within five States- Alabama, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
So there are 3 hunts with treasures of $50,000 or more! Lots of other hunts listed on the MW website - of which will also be covered in upcoming newsletters.
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