Winners Announced!
Thank you to everyone who participated in this hunt, got the clues, came to events, and turned in reading logs. We hope you had a great time. What a close race! We had to do a drawing for a couple winners - including the winners of the Grand Prize.
So, without further delay, here are the winners:
Do you like to have fun with friends? Are you clever? Could you use an extra $10, $25, or even $50? Have you read some good books lately? If so, grab a couple friends and register for the Team Scavenger Hunt.
Form a team of 2-4 members, pick a team name, and go to your local library to register. If you're a "free agent" and need help finding a team, talk to your Youth Services Librarian.
Every Monday (beginning June 7) a new question will be unveiled at all six of the Garfield County Libraries as well as on the library website. The questions will be from popular books you may – or may not – have read. Work with your teammates to figure out the answer to the question. Once you know the answer you will need to go find the answer in the real world and take a photograph (sorry no Google image searches or drawings allowed).
Example:
Q) From the book Twilight by Stephanie Meyer: As lab partners, what did Bella and Edward win in their science class?
A) Golden Onion
Once you figure out it was a “golden onion,” you must go take a picture of a gold onion (using a camera, cell phone, or other device). Bring the picture (which can still be on your camera screen) to the library and be awarded points. Each week the first team at each branch to bring in a picture of the correct object will be awarded more points than everyone else.
There will be 8 weeks and 8 normal questions – but there may also be extra “bonus” questions randomly appearing in the summer. The points awarded at each branch for the normal questions will be:
|
Week 1 |
Week 2 |
Week 3 |
Week 4 |
Week 5 |
Week 6 |
Week 7 |
Week 8 |
|
|
First team to bring in a |
10 |
12 |
15 |
19 |
24 |
30 |
37 |
45 |
| All other teams to bring in a picture of the correct object |
7 |
9 |
11 |
14 |
18 |
23 |
29 |
36 |
Your team can also earn Bonus Points:
- For every SR 2.0 event at least 1/2 your team attends you will get 8 bonus points. It is up to you (at the events) to make sure the librarian knows your team is there so you can get the points. There are 4 events scheduled in your town.
- For every member of your team who completes all 8 reading logs you will get 10 bonus points.
You are not only competing against the teams in your town, but also against the teams throughout Garfield County. The questions are the same county-wide, and even if there are only a few teams in your town, remember that everyone is competing for the same Grand Prize.
Winners will be determined at the end of July by their total points:
- The Grand Prize winner with the most points district-wide will be awarded at $50 gift card for every team member.
- The five other teams (besides the Grand Prize winner) with the most points for their library will be awarded a $25 gift card for every team member.
- The second place team for each library wil be awarded a $10 gift card for every team member.
- In the event of a tie at any level a random drawing will be held for prizes.
The "fine print"
- All participants must be registered for SR 2.0.
- Individuals may participate instead of joining a team, but are ineligible for the Grand Prize.
- If there are too few teams at a branch, the libraries reserve the right to combine teams into another branch's competition to make the race for the Grand Prize fair.
CLUES!
Clue #1, posted June 7:
From the book City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau...
Q: Instead of buying Granny a coat, Lina bought what?
Clue #2, posted June 14:
From the book The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan...
Q: What was the drink not sold at the camp store, favored by the Camp Director, and shared by Luke and Percy in the forest?
Clue #3, posted June 21:
From the book Eragon by Christopher Paolini...
Q: What symbolizes death or impending doom in Angela's prophecy?
Clue #4, posted June 28:
From the book Holes by Louis Sachar...
Q: Who used to sleep in Stanley's cot before he came to Camp Green Lake?
Clue #5, posted July 5th:
From the book Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech...
Q: What kind of car did Sal Hiddle's family own for fifteen years?
Clue #6, posted July 12th:
From the book When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead...
Q: An important drawing and a key were attached to the underside of what?
Clue #7, posted July 19th:
From the book What the Moon Saw by Laura Resau...
Q: Clara experiences a "limpia," a cleansing of sorts, while spending time with her Grandmother. After the limpia she sketches her thoughts of Pedro and labels the picture Pedro and Me. What did Clara sketch?
Clue #8, posted July 26th:
From the book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins...
Q: NOT how Katniss got the money for the goat.
By the way...watch out for a bonus question or two during the last couple weeks.
BONUS CLUE, posted July 22:
From the book City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau...
Q: What were in the boxes Doon & Lina found by the boat under the Pipeworks?
The first team district-wide to answer correctly gets 25 points, all others get 20.
***ATTENTION***
During the Rifle Branch Library closure the teams based in Rifle (The #1 Readers, Lost Paradise, Stormin Mormons, Ziginators) can email the library with the answers to scavenger hunt questions. Answers do not have to be in the form of pictures during this closure. Please send your written or picture answers to gcpldadmin@marmot.org. Make sure to put your name, team name, and answer in the email. You will only be emailed back if the answer is incorrect. ALSO - the Activity Day for July 20th is canceled. Rifle teams can still earn those 8 points from the Activity Day by answering the following question:
From the book Eragon by Christopher Paolini... Q: Eragon is told by Solembum that if he needs a weapon, he can find it here.
Thank you!
7-16-10
Point Standings
****We have decided to combine the New Castle and Silt teams together in the race for the Grand Prize. The points the teams have already earned were not affected.***
|
Branch |
Team Name |
Points (Answers & Event Attendance) |
|
Gordon Cooper (Carbondale) |
Awesome Clue Dudes (The Cats) |
196 |
|
Gordon Cooper (Carbondale) |
BLM |
0 |
|
Gordon Cooper (Carbondale) |
Book Worms |
0 |
|
Gordon Cooper (Carbondale) |
Ding Dongs |
88 |
|
Gordon Cooper (Carbondale) |
Double Trouble |
0 |
|
Gordon Cooper (Carbondale) |
DPS |
0 |
|
Gordon Cooper (Carbondale) |
Egyptian Dragons |
15 |
|
Gordon Cooper (Carbondale) |
Fredward |
101 |
|
Gordon Cooper (Carbondale) |
The Laughing Llamas |
182 |
|
Gordon Cooper (Carbondale) |
The Little Rebels |
0 |
|
Gordon Cooper (Carbondale) |
Team H2O |
8 |
|
Glenwood Springs |
The Pharaohs |
204 |
|
Glenwood Springs |
Rangel |
7 |
|
Glenwood Springs |
Special Unicorn Tacos of Wonderpants |
31 |
|
Glenwood Springs |
Team Leo |
0 |
|
Glenwood Springs |
Team Steen |
0 |
|
Glenwood Springs |
T.S.S. Team |
11 |
|
Glenwood Springs |
The Twins |
19 |
|
Glenwood Springs |
Vitela |
0 |
|
Glenwood Springs |
The Wizards |
115 |
|
Glenwood Springs |
WEEZ |
235 |
|
New Castle / Silt |
The J Boys |
276 |
|
New Castle / Silt |
No Clue |
26 |
|
New Castle / Silt |
The Smarties |
56 |
|
Silt / New Castle |
Zach & Rachel |
0 |
|
Rifle |
The #1 Readers |
7 |
|
Rifle |
Lost Paradise |
7 |
|
Rifle |
Stormin Mormons |
276 |
|
Rifle |
The Ziginators |
0 |
|
Parachute |
The Destroyers |
57 |
|
Parachute |
Frindle |
0 |
|
Parachute |
The K Panthers |
16 |
|
Parachute |
Readers Inc |
8 |
|
Parachute |
The Shanaynay's |
271 |
|
Parachute |
Sodbusters |
42 |
Thank you to our friends at Aspen Community Foundation and CollegeInvest for their support!
Nancy Magoon Advised Fund of Aspen Community Foundation
