Updated: 8:50 AM EDT May 3, 2021 Alice Keefe Reporter Somewhere in Maine, a $20,000 jackpot awaits the winners of an old-fashioned treasure hunt.Kurt and Kelly Stokes of Newcastle, Maine, are behind the hunt. They are the creators of Dirigo Treasures Maine. We’ve always loved puzzles really. For me, always loved mysteries, Kurt Stokes said.The game leads players to locations throughout the state.The map is simple – a standard deck of playing cards, each with an iconic Maine image as its face that players must identify, travel to, and when they get there – solve a clue. We intended, fully intended that most of the locations would be relatively easy to find or reasonably well-known. A couple zingers in there, Kurt Stokes said.The Sylvester family is on the hunt. Paul Sylvester saw the game on Facebook this winter and thought it would be just the thing to do during the pandemic, regardless of whether they win. I don’t think it’s about the mo
A very unique, state-wide treasure hunt is underway to find the Dirigo Treasure .
The game is called Dirigo Treasures Maine and is a very complicated, time-consuming, literal trek across the State of Maine that includes a specially made deck of cards and map manual that give clues through puzzles, secrets and riddles to find one grand prize.
The $20,000 prize to be won could be well worth the work but so would the adventure of finding the seven Dirigo stones that you are looking to collect to claim your prize.
The real-world treasure hunt kicked off in December and requires participants to purchase the tools needed in order to get your clues which includes a specially made, Maine-centered deck of cards and a map manual. You have two options to purchase, both including a deck of cards, an instruction manual, post card and an envelope, that run for about $20 for the regular sized deck of cards option or $40 for the flash card sized option.
You Could Win $20,000 In A Real Life Maine Treasure Hunt
This sounds like something straight out of a movie or a Netflix original limited series. A couple from Newcastle, Maine have set up a real life treasure hunt. The prize? TWENTY GRAND!
According to the Lincoln County News, Kelly and Kurt Stokes created the game to celebrate the bicentennial of the State of Maine. In order to play the game, players need to get out of their houses and visit different parts of the state. In some cases, the game will take them to places they never would have visited otherwise.