we saw a couple searcher who s found the lucky dough. thanks a lot of it spread a lost joy around today. everyone is still looking. the thrill of it is really, really amazing. it s only $50 which means a lot to a lot of people. so i might give it to a homeless guy if i see it. that s the idea is to pay it forward if you can. jason boozy is a san francisco real estate investor who started the game in california and said he just wants to give back in a unique way. i wanted to give back in a way that was fun for people. and we are not sure that all the envelopes have been found here in central park. people are still looking around in the bushes. there s only one more hidden cash give away this weekend. that will be tomorrow in chicago. it might be a good father s fun
reporter: and that is one of the ideas behind this whole hidden cash craze. to pay it forward. the once anonymous man, jason boozy, is a san francisco real estate investor and entrepreneur. he has done quite well. and he started the game in california. he said all along, he just wants to give back in a very unique way. i give to charity, and i ve always said, this is not instead of charity, but wanted to give back in a way that was fun for people. reporter: other cities going on across the united states, we re going to see this. it happened in las vegas yesterday. also in houston and even mexico city. so it is going on, and if you re interested, just get on twitter and follow that handle. and we ll let you know what happens here in central park as we move throughout the day. back to you. what a great time out there. thanks, laura. fabulous story. and as you said, pay it forward. laura ingle in central park. julie? 50 bucks is a lot. that was a ton when i was a college student
it is hectic. network everyone it is like in bushes and trying to it is interesting. and people who found them were asked to tweet a picture of themselves holding up the moan. they don t think everyone did that today. and that is all started in california. and what more do we know about the man behind the give away. reporter: he was jason boozy. and had an idea. and people started to figure out who he was. and he was outed a few weeks ago. he is a real estate envestors and entrepreneur and tried to make it fun. and people have asked for final help. there is are ways to know.
it was a little over $200. and she was in tears of joy. and you can see her on our twitter page which is @hiddencash. she is sending the money to her sick grandmother in mexico. i said even though this is not a charity, it s a game and a way to give back but it can have an impact on people s lives even though what most of us consider a small amount, to this girl it meant the world. she was so happy and grateful. we want to encourage people to pay it forward. jason, i know you hope to expand this. how so? i want to announce, anderson, on your show. this weekend we will be in las vegas, chicago, houston, new york city, one in manhattan, one in brooklyn and mexico city. we have plans beyond this to do paris, london and madrid all by
and posts clues to their location on twitter. there is no political agenda, there is no religious agenda. there is no business agenda. the whole agenda is random acts of kindness and put a smile on people s faces. tonight the man behind hidden cash is no longer anonymous. his name is jason boozy. this is a ac360 exclusive and it s money. so why do this? why give money away? i ve done well and some of my friends involved with it have done well as well. we wanted to give back. typically when people give back they do it through charity. we do that too. but this is a fun way to give back to the community of san francisco. we came up with different ideas and we eliminated most of them as being too complex. we thought what if we hide cash