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Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
3 Friends Followed Mysterious Clues to Find $10,000 Worth of Buried Treasure in San Francisco
Three friends in San Francisco followed mysterious clues to find $10,000 worth of buried treasure in a local nature preserve The clues — which were shared in the form of a rhyming riddle — were posted on Reddit by a team of anonymous treasure enthusiasts The treasure entailed cash, valuable metal coins and rare baseball cardsThree friends recently followed mysterious clues to $10,000 worth of buried treasure in San Francisco. Austin Theriault, TJ Lee and Erik Bahri saw a cryptic message posted by an anonymous team of treasure-hunting enthusiasts on Reddit on Tuesday, May 13, per NPR. 'Five weeks ago, we buried a $10,000 treasure chest somewhere in San Francisco,' the Reddit post began. The treasure hunt creators then shared four limerick-like rhyming clues, along with several photos of the treasure, which entailed cash, valuable coins and rare baseball cards. Theriault told NPR that he and his friends, who all work in tech, discussed the clues all day, and ultimately found the treasure buried under a bush in Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve after about an hour of physically searching. The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now! "It's validating to be like, 'I know San Francisco well enough' that we were able to find this in the first spot we checked,' he told the outlet. "The organizers did this as a bit of a love letter to the city," Lee added, while also speaking to NPR. "And so it's gratifying to know, at least for me, that someone who loves the city as much as the organizers was able to find the treasure." The friends shared photos of the treasure, which was sealed in a metal box, in a comment on the original Reddit post. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. The hunt organizers posted an update on Reddit on Wednesday, May 14, in which they shared that the treasure had been found in 'a mere 11 hours,' which was 'a lot faster than anyone anticipated.' While the hunt organizers wish to remain anonymous, they did confirm to NPR that they are a team of two people. They added that they were inspired to create the whimsical experience by movies like The Goonies, Raiders of the Lost Ark and a few real-life stories. They also revealed that they funded the adventure themselves using 'a non-insignificant amount of savings.' "It comes from a place of really wanting to do this,' one of the hunt creators told NPR. 'And if we could afford a hundred thousand dollars or a million, we would. Ten thousand dollars felt like the bare minimum entry to say: This is treasure. This is compelling. There's really something out there that's worth pursuing." The hunt creators say they would love to organize another treasure hunt at some point, and encouraged any 'deep-pocketed collaborators' to reach out if interested, per a statement on a website they created dedicated to the hunt. Read the original article on People
CBS News
15-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
Mysterious $10,000 treasure chest buried in San Francisco reportedly found
A mysterious treasure chest that was buried in San Francisco by an anonymous group, containing gold and artifacts, has reportedly been found. On Tuesday, the group posted on the San Francisco subreddit that they buried the chest somewhere in the city. "You're looking for a 22 pound chest worth over $10,000. It's brimming with gleaming ingots, currency, and San Francisco artifacts. About half the value is in gold," the organizers said. The post, which quickly became viral, linked to their website featuring a poem containing several clues: "Eighteen Bold letters, Preserved In a clearing, sight a dark room's view of brave surfers reeling From dry ruin's gate to solar's tall mast, chart a historic cross - the start of one's path To trace the true route, venture only at night: to be certain of bearing, you'll need pack a light In the steadfast basin, where feet part and agree, dig a shovel's depth down-you'll find the treasure you seek" Poem containing clues that led to a treasure chest buried in the Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve in San Francisco. Buried Treasure SF On Wednesday, NPR's All Things Considered reported that three friends, identified as Austin Theriault, TJ Lee and Erik Bahri, found the treasure Tuesday evening. The group told the public radio program that the prize was buried just off a trail in the Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve. They also revealed the contents inside the chest, which included a gold nugget, silver and copper coins, baseball cards featuring Giants slugger Barry Bonds, and a ticket to the Golden Gate International Exposition that took place in 1939. In a follow up Reddit post, the group that buried the treasure expressed surprise at how fast the items were found. "Well, that went A LOT aster than anyone anticipated. Months were hoped, days felt possible, but 11 hours... wow," they said. The group said it was open to doing another treasure hunt.
