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Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 10/17/2009
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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This is the first puzzle cache in the Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory Series. There are 7 puzzle caches in this series. You need to solve and find the first 5 puzzle caches in order to find “I’ve Got A Golden Ticket” and claim your Golden Ticket. Each of the first 5 caches contains a piece of information that is needed to solve “I’ve Got A Golden Ticket,” so please bring a pen and paper to copy the information.

There is also a hidden puzzle within the series. You will know when you find the puzzle for “Where Is The Hidden Puzzle?” GC1XK7Q. Good luck!

Most people do not know that Willy Wonka tried to use the Internet to increase sales before dreaming up the idea of the Golden Ticket. Willy Wonka is a savvy businessman who wanted to use the Internet to grow his market share. His idea was working great, until his email (thewonkabar@gmail.com) became overloaded with "junk" email. He had so much trouble figuring out the orders from the "junk"; he had to come up with another plan. Hence the Golden Ticket contest; sell millions of chocolate bars and get free exposure. A savvy businessman indeed.

Below is a copy of one of Willy Wonka's "junk" emails. As you can see, they would become very annoying.

Dear E-Commerce professional ;

This letter was specially selected to be sent to you . This is a one time mailing there is no need to request removal if you won't want any more . This mail is being sent in compliance with Senate bill 1622 , Title 7 ; Section 308 . Do NOT confuse us with Internet scam artists ! Why work for somebody else when you can become rich inside 55 days ! Have you ever noticed most everyone has a cellphone and nobody is getting any younger ! Well, now is your chance to capitalize on this !

We will help you process your orders within seconds & SELL MORE . You can begin at absolutely no cost to you . But don't believe us . Mr Simpson of North Dakota tried us and says "Now I'm rich, Rich, RICH" . We are a BBB member in good standing . We IMPLORE you - act now ! Sign up a friend and you'll get a discount of 10% . Warmest regards !

Dear Friend , We know you are interested in receiving hot info ! If you no longer wish to receive our publications simply reply with a Subject: of "REMOVE" and you will immediately be removed from our directory ! This mail is being sent in compliance with Senate bill 1622 , Title 2 , Section 303 ! This is different than anything else you've seen ! Why work for somebody else when you can become rich within 21 MONTHS !

Have you ever noticed people are much more likely to BUY with a credit card than cash plus how long the line-ups are at bank machines ! Well, now is your chance to capitalize on this . We will help you decrease perceived waiting time by 150% & sell more . You are guaranteed to succeed because we take all the risk . But don't believe us ! Ms Anderson of Wisconsin tried us and says "Now I'm rich, Rich, RICH" . This offer is 100% legal ! You will blame yourself forever if you don't order now ! Sign up a friend and you get half off . Thank-you for your serious consideration of our offer .

Dear Friend , You made the right decision when you signed up for our mailing list . If you are not interested in our publications and wish to be removed from our lists, simply do NOT respond and ignore this mail . This mail is being sent in compliance with Senate bill 1621 , Title 5 , Section 304 . This is different than anything else you've seen ! Why work for somebody else when you can become rich inside 97 DAYS !

Have you ever noticed more people than ever are surfing the web and more people than ever are surfing the web ! Well, now is your chance to capitalize on this ! WE will help YOU turn your business into an E-BUSINESS and deliver goods right to the customer's doorstep ! You are guaranteed to succeed because we take all the risk ! But don't believe us . Ms Simpson of Wyoming tried us and says "Now I'm rich, Rich, RICH" ! We assure you that we operate within all applicable laws . We implore you - act now ! Sign up a friend and you'll get a discount of 50% . Thank-you for your serious consideration of our offer .

No hints will be given until the first Golden Ticket is found. After the first Golden Ticket is found, post a DNF and email me if you want clues.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur pnpur jvyy abg or ba n thneq envy, ba n gerr be va n ohfu. Gurer ner nyfb ab fxveg yvsgref.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)