In honor of COVID, the 23rd Annual Predig Gig will take place on Saturday, January 23, 2021 (see what we did there), in a virtual format in a Zoom meeting. We'll have a meeting set up with individual breakout rooms, kind of like tables where you can go to and chat with smaller groups of poeple to keep the noise level down. We'll still have a Park Pick Pool, and it will be done virtually as well.
Mark your calendars. We're gearing up for the 22nd Annual Cooler Crew Pre-Dig Gig. We're back on Saturday night this year at Joseph's. More details about the event will be posted as they become available.
Join me at Foxtrot This Friday, the 18th (previously Delicata) from 6-8pm to kick-off The Annual D-Rex D-Ng Medallion Hunt! A 10 clue hunt including Samhain and ushering in the Fall. There will be a monetary prize. I'm asking for a $10 donation to register your spot and lay claim to the whole pot. This redeemed to the person/team that locates the puck before time expires. Included as a bonus this year include a selected book from MN press, poster/map of Saint Paul, and a Target Gift Card. Registration provides first glance at Clue 1, catch up, say Hi, talk smack? See you there!
Join us for The Great Twin Cities Treasure Hunt Kick-off Party on Friday, July 26, 2019 at 6:30pm at Venn Brewing Co. (3550 E 46th St – #140 Minneapolis, MN 55406)
Get together for our summer shindig in celebration of the TC Treasure Hunt Community, and help kick off The Great Twin Cities Treasure Hunt!
MEETUP! — 6:30-7:30
Noodle with fellow hunters and share your favorite stories from the field. Families (including dogs!) are welcome at Venn, so bring the whole gang!
TC TRIVIA! — 7:30-8:30
Take The Great Twin Cities Trivia Challenge for a shot at the vaunted Meeker Trophy and assorted other prizes!
EARLY CLUE! — 9:00
Clue #2 of The Great Twin Cities Treasure Hunt will be shared with attendees of the Kick-off—twelve hours early! (In person ONLY)
CLOSEST TO PIN CONTEST! — All Night
Put your name on the map and guess where this year’s treasure is hidden in our “Closest To Pin” Contest—nearest guesser(s) will win a special prize!
LATE REGISTRATION! — All Night
Register for full-claim eligibility by donating ten dollars* to the TC Treasure pot (2019 Mini-Hunt/County Bounty winners are already registered). *A 61¢ processing fee will be added to credit card transactions.
Our Host: VENN BREWING CO.
A humongous array of globally-inspired, small-batch craft brews.
"At Venn, there is a beer for every palate and every preference."
Food Truck: JAMO'S NEW ZEALAND PIE CO.
Kiwi-crafted handheld pies and sausage rolls—homemade in Minneapolis.
"Jamo's pies are the best thing you've never tasted."
I think the time has come to announce the 2019 Allison Wonderland Mock Hunt. This year we will kick it off on Wednesday, March 6th at 6pm at Joseph's Grill in St. Paul. Wednesday night is their pasta bar night from 6 to 8 so you can participate in that or just order off the menu.
We're now have the final details confirmed for our 21st Predig Gig. Hey cool. We're old enough to drink this year!!!!
We're changing things up a little bit this year. Once again the annual Cooler Crew Pre-Dig Gig will be held at Joseph's Grill, in the banquet room, on Wabasha. However the event will take place on Friday night instead of Saturday night.
The festivities begin at 6pm. As usual, we do have to spend $500 in food and drink at Joseph's for the room; with this group that won't be a problem though.
Pasta Bar:
The pasta bar will be available for us, for $17 tax and tip included, but it won't include salad. Look for Allison Wonderland to pay for your pasta. The pasta bar will be available from 6-8:30.
Park Pick Pool
As for the Park Pick Pool, we'll be doing it the same way we did last year. Look for Cluey and the cash box at the Pre Dig. He'll be collecting money for the pool. If you’re so inclined you can also pay Allison for your entry when paying for the pasta. Both Cluey and AW will have pick slips with them. Take however many you think you might want. Each one allows you to pick a park and will cost you $5 when you turn it back into him. There are no restrictions on what park you can pick. You can even pick the same park multiple times or you can choose "Field" to cover all the parks no one else picked. Then make sure you put your name and contact info on it and give it (them) back to Clue Master with $5 (each).
You can make a pick at any time. There won't be any order to worry about. But once you have turned in a pick and paid your money, you can't change it (though you could make more picks). Also, you may not pick a regional park with the intention of covering multiple parks.
The way the prizes work is once the medallion is found, we will make a determination of what the winning park was. Then, depending on how many picks were made for that park, we will divide the pot that many ways. Consequently a favorite park like Como could have 10 picks for example and be divided 10 ways. A park like Newell might have 3 picks, in which case each pick gets a third of the pot. A dark horse park like North Dale might have only one pick and would win the entire pot if it was the right park. If you picked a park multiple times, you would get multiple shares of it (so if you had 3 of the 10 Como picks, you would get 30% of the pot).
We won't be posting how people have picked until after the sales have closed. So in addition to picking the park you think it will be at, you may also want to decide if you want to settle for a smaller share of a big park, or go for the long shot and win it all. Or maybe everyone will shy away from the big parks and you can be the only one to pick Como. That is the game we will be playing Friday night.
Group Photo:
We'll be taking a group picture at 9:00pm, with an additional picture taken at closing time. Tables will need to be moved for the group shot. Any help moving them back and forth is greatly appreciated. We will not be chasing people down to notify about the picture. However I may ask to use Joseph's intercom if possible. Don't forget to wear your best smiles. Let's warm up the winter with our Cooler Crew family photo.
CoolerCrew.com Accounts
Given the loss of ableminds after last year's hunt, Ares has enabled one directly on the Cooler Crew web site. You need an account on the site in order to access it. He'll be around with his laptop to hook you up with one, or reset passwords and email addresses if you already have one.
Join me at Delicata Pizza & Gelato from 6-8pm to kick-off The Annual D-Rex D-Ng Medallion Hunt! A 10 clue hunt preceding Samhain and concluding Summer. A $200 prize (plus any $ donations along the way) redeemed to the person/team that locates the puck before time expires. Included as a bonus this year are 2 tickets to the Haunted Basement! Registration provides first glance at Clue 1. See you there!
Joseph's Grill (in the banquet room)
140 South Wabasha Street
Saint Paul, MN 55107
6pm-close
They'll have their pasta bar available, or you can order from the main menu as well.
20th Annual Cooler Crew Pre-Dig Gig
Joseph's Grill (in the banquet room)
140 South Wabasha Street
Saint Paul, MN 55107
6pm-close
Once again the annual Cooler Crew Pre-Dig Gig will be held at Joseph's Grill, in the banquet room, on Wabasha.
The festivities begin at 6pm. As usual, we do have to spend $500 in food and drink at Joseph's for the room; with this group that won't be a problem though. The pasta bar will be available for us, for $17 tax and tip included, but it won't include salad.
We'll be taking a group picture at 9:00pm, with an additional picture taken at closing time. Tables will need to be moved for the group shot. Any help moving them back and forth is greatly appreciated. We will not be chasing people down to notify about the picture. However I may ask to use Joseph's intercom if possible. Don't forget to wear your best smiles (and Vikings gear) if you want. Let's warm up the winter with our Cooler Crew family photo.
As for the Park Pick Pool, we've changed it up a bit this year. Look for Allison Wonderland and the cash box at the Pre Dig. He'll be collecting money for the pool as well as money for the pasta bar. If you want to participate in the pool, he'll have pick slips with him. Take however many you think you might want. Each one allows you to pick a park and will cost you $5 when you turn it back into him. There are no restrictions on what park you can pick. You can even pick the same park multiple times or you can choose "Field" to cover all the parks no one else picked. Then make sure you put your name and some sort of contact info on it and give it (them) back to me with $5 (each).
You can make a pick at any time. There won't be any order to worry about. But once you have turned in a pick and paid your money, you can't change it (though you could make more picks). Also, you may not pick a regional park with the intention of covering multiple parks.
The way the prizes work is once the medallion is found, we will make a determination of what the winning park was. Then, depending on how many picks were made for that park, we will divide the pot that many ways. Consequently a favorite park like Como could have 10 picks for example and be divided 10 ways. A park like Newell might have 3 picks, in which case each pick gets a third of the pot. A dark horse park like North Dale might have only one pick and would win the entire pot if it was the right park. If you picked a park multiple times, you would get multiple shares of it (so if you had 3 of the 10 Como picks, you would get 30% of the pot).
We won't be posting how people have picked until after the sales have closed. So in addition to picking the park you think it will be at, you may also want to decide if you want to settle for a smaller share of a big park, or go for the long shot and win it all. Or maybe everyone will shy away from the big parks and you can be the only one to pick Como. That is the game we will be playing Saturday night.