Golden Queenie has been found!
July 8, 2010 by Marineadmin
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Wow!
The Golden Queenie has been found by Messrs Tom & Robert Thomson of Douglas in record time, barely before clues had been released to the local newspapers!
They found the location of the Queenie at Hango Hill in Castletown after getting their way to Laxey by solving the first 5 clues each having found a letter at the locations. On solving clue 6 they uncovered a message to call a number for the final clue, this then directed them to a wall beneath Hango hill, where lied the treasure!
Organiser Tim Croft commented “We had a problem with the letter concept as people were removing them so as to prevent those following behind from finding the letter, we would like to thank them for the way they embraced the fun of the conundrum and presume with such intellect they are still working out the anagram. Its shame that a small group of the public spoilt it for others!’
For those who feel they missed out don`t worry Paddys Hooked on Fish will be running a similar treasure hunt at the end of August though not for a golden Queenie !!!
We thank all those who took part and for the great comments we have received.
The Golden Queenie will be presented to Tom & Robert Thomson at the Marine Weekend part of the Queenie Festival on Sunday 11 July at Paddys on the quay in Port St Mary.
My daughter and I found most of the clue locations but only to find the clues ripped off, maybe next time to make it fairer, the letters should be out of reach.