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Your PATH to $100.00


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Temperatures have dropped but have faith you'll make it through the winter! Help raise your spirits by searching the indoor PATH system for clues that will lead you to the treasure shown below (found outdoors... you are Canadian, eh). Be the first to submit a zoomed out picture and detailed description of the treasure's location and win $100.00 to warm your soul. Find it! Click it! Send it! Win! Happy Hunting.

The following image is a picture of what you had to find. You had to use the clues below to help you find it.

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Clue #1Released February 15th, 2010 07:00am

The PATH is big. You may find it useful to do some research before you go out searching. Aside from a picture of the 'treasure', you don't need to take any photos. If you get stuck trying to find a location, wait for a future clue to guide you on the right...PATH OR invite some friends and have fun together. Please be respectful of the shopkeepers in the PATH. Sometimes you'll be asked to look for Leisure Rules stickers like the following:

Clue #2Released February 15th, 2010 07:00am

Study the store logo below. Does it look familiar? You'll find it in several locations in the PATH. However the location you're looking for is south of King and east of Bay. Once there look for the Leisure Rules sticker and remember the word(s) on it. The sticker is visible from outside the store.

Clue #3Released February 15th, 2010 07:00am

Find your way to the home of the 'lucky loonie'. Once there remember the first founding sponsor listed at the PATH (inside) entrance. Go Canada Go!

Clue #4Released February 15th, 2010 07:00am

Have you seen this Sake Barrel in the PATH? Find it and remember the name of the restaurant beside it.

Clue #5Released February 15th, 2010 07:00am

If clue #4 was too hard, try solving this rebus to get the restaurant name. Remember the restaurant name as you'll need it later.

Clue #6Released February 15th, 2010 07:00am

Find this happy little fellow somewhere on a store front in the PATH and complete the sentence: toys, books and...

NOTE: Due to an unforeseen store closure this clue is longer valid. The information you needed to find there were the words 'great gifts'.

Clue #7Released February 15th, 2010 07:00am

Look for this well travelled door and find out what street it used to overlook more than a century ago.

More location based clues will be released throughout this week with the last released on Friday. Come Monday look for clues that tell you what to do with the information found at each location.

Clue #8Released February 16th, 2010 12:00pm

Consider the following scenario. Sam works in a building attached to the PATH. Wednesday night Sam stays late. When Sam looks at the clock it's 1:34 a.m.! Sam has 10 minutes before the last Northbound train leaves from the closest station. Since it's winter, naturally Sam's solution is to stay inside and get to the TTC via the PATH. Find the bright orange 'electric sign' sticker bathed in blue neon light (see below) that Sam walked by and remember the number found on it.

Clue #9Released February 17th, 2010 12:00pm

Search for the currently obscured compass (Go Canada!) near the location in clue #2. Follow the rising sun to help save the environment. Nearby you'll find a store whose name has the singular form of one of the items accepted. Find the Leisure Rules sticker at this store and remember the word(s) on it. The sticker is visible from outside the store.

Clue #10Released February 18th, 2010 12:00pm

Take the first, second and ninth letters from your answer to clue #3. Unscramble these letters to find the first word of the restaurant name you're looking for. Find the Leisure Rules sticker displayed there and remember the word(s) on it. The sticker is visible from outside the restaurant.

Clue #11Released February 19th, 2010 12:00pm

Find the location of the picture below. It's still inside but at street level. Hint: it's where two streets meet. One sharing the name of the wife of a famous William and one sharing the name of a famous Michael.

Clue #12Released February 22nd, 2010 12:00pm

Take the first and sixth letters from your answer to clue #10. Take the second letter from the last word of the restaurant name from clue #4. Take the third letter from your answer to clue #6. You should now have a 4-letter word. Not all 4 letter words are bad :)

Clue #13Released February 22nd, 2010 12:00pm

For clue #7, your answer should have been a street name. Considering where you found the door in clue #7, which direction is this street (your answer) from where the door is now?

Clue #14Released February 23rd, 2010 12:00pm

Your answer from clue #8 should have been a letter and a 6-digit number. Count the number of zeroes from the number and add the second last digit.

Clue #15Released February 23rd, 2010 12:00pm

You now have enough information to know exactly where to go to find the 'treasure'. Here are your final instructions. Fill in the blanks:

[answer to clue #9] [answer to clue #12] [answer to clue #14] [answer to clue #2] [answer to clue #13]

Need help with previous clues? Don't give up, look for help in future clues!

Clue #16Released February 24th, 2010 12:00pm

Need help finding the well travelled door in clue #7? If you were observant on your way to the 'lucky loonie' in clue #3 you might have noticed it!

Clue #17Released February 25th, 2010 12:00pm

Need help finding the orange sticker that Sam walked by in clue #8? We did say that naturally Sam's solution was to use the PATH.