This year’s winners of The Great Hunt, a four-day scavenger hunt for more than 300 items, will take home $250. The event is sponsored by Student Activities.
The winning team is the one with the most points and not the most items, which makes the Great Hunt unlike other scavenger hunts. Teams can have anywhere from four to ten members, and teams with professors earned a 400 point bonus.
Big ticket items will be worth 500 points while smaller ticket items will have a maximum of 200 points. For example, if the item was 500 origami swans for 100 possible points, a panel of ten judges decides whether the team receives more, less, or the original number of points assigned to each item. If one team is more creative in making their 500 origami swans, judges may give that team 150 points for the item.
One of three head judges, senior Nick DeStefano, said that the Great Hunt is all about interpretation and creative thinking. The items on the list may need to be found, created or gathered. Some examples are as complicated as a particle accelerator, a leap of faith or they could be as strange as a car door. According to DeStefano, every item has an answer, even if it’s in Russian.
Teams can also try to score points in the Olympics, which take place on Friday, April 24 at 4:30 p.m. Head judges, Megan Baker, Ashley Wolanski and DeStefano encourage all teams to participate in the Olympics. The Olympics are not about sports. One Great Hunt Olympic challenge is a syrup chugging contest.
Some students are already getting ready. Freshman Jeff Salvatore is excited to start scavenging. “The Great Hunt sounds like a lot of fun,” said Salvatore.
Students are encouraged to join in the fun. “Students should get involved in the Great Hunt because it is a once in a lifetime opportunity for students to make great friends while acting crazy,” said DeStefano.
Great Hunt Gets Students Geared Up
By Mark DeStefano
Published: Sunday, March 29, 2009
Updated: Thursday, April 2, 2009 16:04
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