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2016 Allison Wonderland Mock hunt Kickoff

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18th Annual Cooler Crew Pre-Dig Gig
Saturday January 23, 2016
Joseph's Grill (in the banquet room)
140 South Wabasha Street
Saint Paul, MN 55107
 

 

I had originally planned to start my Mock Hunt in March, but then the Wild Announced there Gold Puck hunt that would be going on all month (worth a little over $5,000). So instead I bumped it back to April and it will now begin on Friday, April 8th. Clues will come out at 6pm daily (12 clues altogether) and Clue 1 will be released at Joseph's Grill in St. Paul (on Wabasha and Plato). Consequently we'll plan to meet there around 5:30pm.

Clues will be posted daily to this site and the Cooler Crew Facebook page. I may post it to the PP site if it seems anyone is on there. There will be a $10 registration fee which entitles the finder to win the entire prize (usually somewhere between $200 and $500). Otherwise an unregistered hunter can still find it and win $100. The medallion will be hidden in a Saint Paul park. It will not be hidden in water, up a tree, under ground, on a steep slope, in anything electrical, indoors, or anywhere else that might cause you to ask "Is looking here really a good idea?) We'll also exclude the locations excluded by the PP hunt such as Golf Courses and the Como Zoo and Conservatory.

Hunters can pay their $10 at the kickoff event or they can pay the money via Paypal to allisonwondrland@yahoo.com If neither of those options work for you, let me know and we can make other arrangements. The winner must turn in the medallion to collect their prize. The hunt will continue until the medallion is found, though I reserve the right to suspend the hunt in the case of extraordinary circumstances.

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18th Annual Cooler Crew Pre-Dig Gig

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18th Annual Cooler Crew Pre-Dig Gig
Saturday January 23, 2016
Joseph's Grill (in the banquet room)
140 South Wabasha Street
Saint Paul, MN 55107
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The 18th annual Cooler Crew Pre-Dig Gig will be once again held at Joseph's Grill, in the banquet room, on Wabasha. It's hard to believe that another cooler year has come and gone already. If "tradition" holds, we'll already have clue 1 from the early editions of the paper, long before its official release. Plus things should be made more interesting this year with Ma Press's announcement that it will be transitioning production of the paper to a contract with the Star Tribune's printing presses.

The festivities begin at 6pm. Once again, 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. We're working out a schedule of when we expect to take group pictures, and have the park pick pool and all the other events you've come to expect from the Pre-Dig Gig. We're certain though that noodling the first clue will be going on all night, with more wild ideas coming as the evening progresses.

2015 Pre-Dig Gig Group Photo

2015 Pre-Dig Gig Group Photo

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17th Annual Cooler Crew Pre-Dig Gig

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17th Annual Cooler Crew Pre-Dig Gig
Saturday January 17, 2015
Cherokee Tavern
886 Smith Avenue South
West Saint Paul, MN 55118
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Due to a little scheduling mixup with Joseph's, this year we will be re-enacting a bit of treasure hunt history and making a one time venture into West St. Paul as we head across Annapolis St. to Casper's Cherokee Tavern (also known as the Cherokee Sirloin Room).  We have a private room reserved there starting at 7pm.  Food will be available in the private room from a limited menu and we'll also have a bar.

The Pre Dig Gig is a great way to start off the hunt and get to meet or reconnect with your fellow hunters.  In addition to eating, drinking, and socializing, we often have park pools, games, music, a group picture, and lots of wild speculation on the meaning of the first clue.  Generally we have over 100 people so it's quite a gathering.  If you're new and worried about getting lost in the crowd, just find a place to sit and ask someone where they think the medallion will be this year and you'll be on your way.

2014 Pre-Dig Gig Group Photo

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2015 Predig Gig

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With Thanksgiving now past, you may have noticed that we're now less than two months away from the hunt with no announcement (save for the countdown on the page) of the details of the Predig gig. Due to a mix-up with Joseph's we're unable to hold it there again this year. Rest assured that it is being planned, and there will be a predig gig, and it will hopefully be announced very very soon. Keep an eye here and in the Cooler Crew Facebook group for details. 

2014 Allison Wonderland Mock Hunt Kickoff

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Monday April 21, 2014
Joseph's Grill (in the banquet room)
140 South Wabasha Street
Saint Paul, MN 55107
5:30pm-close

It seems Easter weekend wasn't going to work out so well for people so we're going to further break tradition and have a 3rd clue release party on Monday night, the 21st. We'll meet at Joseph's where it is $2 taco night starting at 5:30 and release the clue at 6pm. You can still register at the party.

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16th Annual Cooler Crew Pre-Dig Gig

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16th Annual Cooler Crew Pre-Dig Gig
Saturday January 18, 2014
Joseph's Grill (in the banquet room)
140 South Wabasha Street
Saint Paul, MN 55107
6pm-close

The 16th annual Cooler Crew Pre-Dig Gig will be once again held at Joseph's Grill, in the banquet room, on Wabasha. It's hard to believe that another cooler year has come and gone already. If "tradition" holds, we'll already have clue 1 from the early editions of the paper, long before its official release. Plus things should be made more interesting this year with Ma Press's announcement that it will be transitioning production of the paper to a contract with the Star Tribune's printing presses.

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2013 Diggorius Rex Treasure Hunt Kick Off

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The Original Gabe's By The Park
Saturday October 19, 2013
5:30 start, 6:00pm clue release
991 Lexington Pkwy N
St Paul, MN 55108

Announcing a new 12 clue hunt brought to you by Diggorius Rex and David Ng

An October Hunt starting next Saturday October 19th.
Bonus - The Finder will get to keep the medallion!
Similar to previous mock hunts, there are two ways to play.

  1. Be a registered hunter which costs $10.
    If you are registered and you find it, you will win the whole prize total.
  2. Hunt register free which costs nothing.
    If you are non registered and find it, you will win half the prize total.


Kick-off October 19th, 2013
The Original Gabe's By The Park
Approx. 5:30 start, 6:00pm clue release
991 Lexington Pkwy N
St Paul, MN 55108

Each clue will be released online, once a day, every day at 6:00pm until the end.
Can't make the kick-off, and would like to contribute or register?
You can do so up to clue 3.

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