Chris Koerner hid 10 ounces of gold somewhere in a 500-mile circle that shrinks to 1 foot by day 21. Players pay $20 for clues, half goes to the prize pool. The bounty sits at $87,000.
21 days
10 ounces of real gold
500 miles in diameter
$20 entry fee; half increases the bounty and half goes to the business owners
1 foot in diameter
This is a brilliant business idea. It's called Project Skydrop and it is a real life treasure hunt that lasts 21 days. They place 10 ounces of real gold in the middle of the woods somewhere. And then on day one, they show a circle that's 500 miles in diameter and anyone in the world can go find the gold. And every day, this circle shrinks a little bit. If you pay a $20 entry fee, then half of it goes to increase the bounty and the other half goes to the business owners. In Exchange for the $20, you get extra clues and tips the general public doesn't get. On day 21, the diameter of the circle is only one foot and it will surely be found. The winner must record himself finding the gold and post it publicly to YouTube as proof. Right now, the bounty is at $87,000. But what's the most brilliant is how people can copy this idea anywhere they are. You can even get local sponsors to advertise the event to make even more money. More info here.
