Solutions to Gold Rush A Game Created By AOL

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August 2006 - Posts
Aug 31

Gold Rush Update

Posted 10:08 PM by Treasure Hunter no comments
It has been a while since I made my last post but since there are only 13 days left until the kickoff of Gold Rush from AOL and CBS, I thought I would update everyone with some pertinent information.  

Gold Rush will last a total of 49 days and will end on November 1st.  Unfortunately, the contest is only open to US Residents, but from past experience, I know there will be quite a few people outside of the US contributing and helping solve the riddles.  If you're lucky maybe you could even convince a winner to send you a few ounces of gold, or possibly a NBC Treasure Hunters cryptex (now those things are cool).

What we have heard from AOL and which was confirmed in this article is that, the answers will be conspicuously placed within select CBS shows, on AOL.com and in consumer magazines.

And as to why I believe it is a good idea to join up with other people on a team to solve the answers, you may reference this quote which explains how the winners will be selected.

After each round of questions, the first three players to answer all questions correctly will then travel to a special location to compete for $100,000 in gold.

In my last post, I discussed AOL digging up real gold owed to them by a king spammer.  I thought maybe they were running a little short on Gold and needed to find some extra loot. But after reading this article, which confirms that AOL now has over $20 million in sponsorships for Gold Rush, I don't think they are going to have much of a problem paying out the $2 million.  

This is shaping up very nicely for AOL and for all of us.  Hopefully if this is successful, we will have more opportunities to play in the future.  If you anxious to get started and need something to keep you busy you could submit the solutions for the ThanksUSA treasure hunt or give a few of orbitz super cool flash games a try (Baseball is my personal favorite).

Cheers!
Aug 21

AOL - Gold Diggers

Posted 10:52 AM by Treasure Hunter no comments
AOL must have realized that it was a few gold bars short for their upcoming Gold Rush challenge, so they decided to go on a treasure hunt.  This article which was tipped to me by Krupo several days ago discusses AOL persuit of money owed to them by a former King of  Spam.

I find it absolutely amazing just how much money spammers were making in the tech boom.  The article says David Hawkes was raking in close to $600,000 a month to spam email accounts.  That's a chunk of change for sending out a few emails, 90 percent of which were probably never read.  Good Luck AOL!
Aug 09

AOL's Gold Rush Weekly Prize - $200,000

Posted 02:03 PM by Treasure Hunter 2 comment(s)
According to this interview AOL will be giving away two $100,000 prizes every week throughout the Fall.  The great news about this, is that you can win more than once.  Heck, I'm not going to be greedy though, I'll take the cool $0.1 million, pay my taxes on it and walk, and I'm back awake again.

So how does the game work exactly?  Here is a quote from the interview with Steines,

As an example of how it will work, Steines said, "If you watch 'CSI' tonight, a crime scene happens. There's a crime scene there. So, the next day you would go to AOL.com/gold rush, and there would be a virtual reality of that crime scene. The clues will be in there, and that's how you solve it."

I can't wait to start playing and I have already opened up a new forum to discuss the show.  Start off by introducing yourself to other players and then form a team to help win the prize.  Now get those DVR's ready to record a few CBS shows.  Alternatively, you may want to familiarize yourself with Innertube.

Good luck everyone!
Aug 02

AOL Gold Rush: Tips For Playing Gold Rush

Posted 03:41 AM by Treasure Hunter no comments
The following excerpt is the transcription of the tips for playing Gold Rush slideshow that can be viewed from the AOL Gold Rush website.  AOL Gold Rush is produced by Mark Burnett and is certain to be an awesome online adventure.

Some of these tips are good others are poor in my opinion.  My favorite tip by far is 5.  I've been preaching tip 5 since Google's Da Vinci Code Quest.  Finally someone agrees.



Tip #1 Do What You Are Already Doing – Surf AOL.com, watch your favorite TV shows, read magazines.  The clues to solving Gold Rush challenges are all around you!

Tip #2 Sign Up For Alerts – By signing up for Gold Rush Alerts you’ll always know the moment a new Challenge or Clue is released.

Tip #3 Pack The Right Tools – AOL.com’s free browser can optimize your ease in traveling through the AOL.com universe and finding all the online gold.

Tip #4 Dig Deeper, Get More – Beyond the $2.2 million in gold up for grabs, the Gold Rush universe is packed full of great original content.

Tip #5 Use the Buddy System – You’ll have a better chance of finding gold and have more fun doing it if you team up with your buddies online.

Tip #6 Talk Trash – What fun is winning if you don’t rub it in your friend’s faces via AIM service while they’re at work?

Tip #7 Practice Makes Prosperous – Every precious Gold Rush challenge will always be available on-demand for play online, so you can prepare for upcoming rounds by reviewing past rounds of game play

Tip #8 Count Your Sick Days – If you become a Gold Rush finalist, you’ll have to take a few days off.  But prepare for the ride of your life because we’ll immediately send you to an exciting destination where you’ll compete for one-hundred-thousand dollars in gold in front of an online audience of millions.
   
Aug 02

AOL Gold Rush: How To Play Transcription

Posted 03:16 AM by Treasure Hunter no comments
The following excerpt is the transcription of the how to play video that can be viewed from the AOL Gold Rush website.  AOL Gold Rush is produced by Mark Burnett and is certain to be an awesome online adventure.

Do what you’re already doing. Surf AOL.com, watch your favorite TV shows, read popular magazines. The clues to solving Gold Rush challenges are everywhere.  Hey, by signing up for Gold Rush alerts you’ll always know when a new challenge or clue is released. 

AOL.com’s free browser helps you easily travel through the AOL universe to find gold.  Beyond the 2.2 million in gold up for grabs, the Gold Rush universe is packed full of great original content and prizes. Make sure you dig in. 

Psst.  Use the buddy system, you’ll have a better chance of finding the gold, and you’ll have more fun doing it if you team up with your gold buddies online.  Talk trash, hey what fun is winning if you don’t rub it in your friend’s faces, using AOL’s instant messenger service. 

Count your sick days, because if you become a Gold Rush finalist, you’ll have to take a few days off.  That’s because we will immediately call you to an exciting destination where you’ll compete for $100,000 in gold in front of an online audience of millions.  Gold Rush only on the new AOL.com.
Aug 02

AOL Gold Rush: Welcome Transcription

Posted 02:36 AM by Treasure Hunter 3 comment(s)
The following excerpt is the transcription of the welcome video that can be viewed from the AOL Gold Rush website.  AOL Gold Rush is produced by Mark Burnett and is certain to be an awesome online adventure. 

Will it top The Hunt from Volvo?  They seem to think it will be the "greatest interactive experience of all time" 

Mark Steines here welcome, glad you could make it. The count down to Gold Rush is on. Starting September 13th more than two million dollars in gold is up for grabs and everyday new online challenges give you the opportunity to, get rich. All you have to do is logon and play.  

Winning, Oh winning is easy.  All the answers to the challenges are buried within pop culture that means you’ll find hidden clues in TV shows and in magazines and songs and in the content on the new AOL.com.  This is one contest where you can get rich using the very same information you’d get in an episode of, Entertainment Tonight.

Alright here’s how the game works.  If you are one of the first players to complete all of the online challenges, we are going to send you straight to an exciting location where you’ll compete in a real live hunt for $100,000 in solid gold.  It is the greatest interactive experience in history and it turns your pop culture knowledge into gold.  Gold Rush only on the new AOL.com.

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