Medallion Hunt

Two of my clients were very seriously discussing about Medallion hunt in the car on our way to Lake Elmo inn for our team lunch. I had no clue about what they were talking. I was silent and they stopped for a moment and started explaining about Medallion Hunt conducted in Saint Paul during the winter carnival. In simple terms medallion hunt is a treasure hunt, Medallion hunt targets a large scale of people and the winner gets a prize amount of $10,000. My clients said, all that they like about this hunt is they get a chance to see crazy people searching for the medallion. They even mentioned about how they misinterpreted the clues last year and landed up being in the wrong spot. This topic was pretty enticing and I searched about this hunt. I understand that people really love participating in this hunt just not for the prize money but to see people's funny acts in the cold weather.

Few other inputs about Medallion hunt are as follows:

History of Medallion Hunt
(Courtesy)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Paul_Winter_Carnival

Starting in 1952, each year during the carnival, there is an annual Treasure Hunt. The Saint Paul Pioneer Press prints in their newspaper 12 clues on 12 consecutive days. These clues point to a local park, where participants race to the park they think the clues point them towards, and start searching for the medallion. The clues are often cryptic until the 12th day, when people line up outside the newspaper offices, cell phones in hand and partners in parks, when the 12th clue gives them almost the exact location. The medallion has previously been hidden in a diaper, a White Castle hamburger box, a pop can, inside an Oreo cookie, and frozen in ice. The finders of the medallion are awarded up to $10,000 and receive a place of honor riding in the closing Torchlight Parade.

Have a glance of 2009 Medallion hunt rules from the following site:

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=46217803303

One of the sample clues for the Medallion hunt is given below. The clues are generally vague and misleading.

CLUE NO. 6
(Courtesy)

http://www.twincities.com/ci_14241849?source=most_viewed

You'll want to go shopping where things are hopping
And storeowners once dropped anchor
Go down the main drag but be sure not to lag
You'll have plenty for which to thank her

There are many discussion forums and groups who work together to trace the medallion.
Check out the following sites for more details:
Discussion Forum:

http://forums.prospero.com/kr-tcitiesother/start

Cooler Crew:

http://www.coolercrew.com/history

Below Video showing people's excitement in finding the medallion:

http://www.twincities.com/ci_14240989

Check out the winners of 2009 Medallion Hunt from the following link:

http://www.twincities.com/treasurehunt/ci_11577420

I am waiting for Monday morning to hear from my clients about their dotty things to figure out the Medallion.