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US cash treasure hunt comes to London | US cash treasure hunt comes to London |
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Londoners have cracked the clues and found envelopes filled with money as an American treasure hunt has arrived in the UK. | Londoners have cracked the clues and found envelopes filled with money as an American treasure hunt has arrived in the UK. |
Some 20 envelopes containing £50 each were hidden in Kensington Gardens. | Some 20 envelopes containing £50 each were hidden in Kensington Gardens. |
Clues were posted on Twitter by millionaire Jason Buzi, who first started hiding money in San Francisco. | Clues were posted on Twitter by millionaire Jason Buzi, who first started hiding money in San Francisco. |
Sam Wilson from Plaistow, east London, was the first to find an envelope. She said she figured out the first clue - where green meets blue - last night. | Sam Wilson from Plaistow, east London, was the first to find an envelope. She said she figured out the first clue - where green meets blue - last night. |
"I thought why mention colours when it's London? So then I thought of the Tube and that's where the Piccadilly Line meets the District Line," she said. | "I thought why mention colours when it's London? So then I thought of the Tube and that's where the Piccadilly Line meets the District Line," she said. |
The second clue, an "unincorporated town in California shares the same name", confirmed the location as Kensington. | The second clue, an "unincorporated town in California shares the same name", confirmed the location as Kensington. |
The final clue, released on Saturday morning, was the "scene of a well-known children's story" - Peter Pan. | The final clue, released on Saturday morning, was the "scene of a well-known children's story" - Peter Pan. |
Ms Wilson got to the gardens at 10:00 BST after deciding with her mother last night, to have a go at finding it because the "worst case scenario would be we would spend a day in the park in the sunshine". | Ms Wilson got to the gardens at 10:00 BST after deciding with her mother last night, to have a go at finding it because the "worst case scenario would be we would spend a day in the park in the sunshine". |
"There were a few people here, but everyone was looking in obvious places. I was just walking past a tree stump and thought that would be a good place to hide it and there it was," she said. | "There were a few people here, but everyone was looking in obvious places. I was just walking past a tree stump and thought that would be a good place to hide it and there it was," she said. |
She added she would spend the money in Las Vegas where she is going on holiday with her mother to celebrate her 60th birthday. | She added she would spend the money in Las Vegas where she is going on holiday with her mother to celebrate her 60th birthday. |
"It's a really good idea. A lot of people say he should give money straight to charity but he does that already so that's not what this is about; it's a fun game. | "It's a really good idea. A lot of people say he should give money straight to charity but he does that already so that's not what this is about; it's a fun game. |
"There were loads of people running around in the sunshine and there was a sense of community and adventure." | "There were loads of people running around in the sunshine and there was a sense of community and adventure." |
Rob Bolam, 32 from Walthamstow, also found an envelope. | |
"Everyone was in the spirit together. I found it quite early on but then as I just carried on wandering around the area, everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves, all hunting and chatting to each other. | |
"Getting strangers to talk to each other in London is a challenge sometimes." |
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