This cache is the "Grand Prize" of the PuzzleMania series.
In order to find this final cache, you will first need to find the four "legs" of the PuzzleMania Series known as:
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To "sweeten the pot", in the contents of this final cache (an Ammo Box/Can) for the first three cachers to find the Final is a Geocaching.com T-Shirt. (Not knowing what sizes to obtain, I purchased two (2) Large T-Shirts and one (1) X-Large T-Shirt and placed them nicely wrapped into the Ammo Box. The intention is that a Geocaching.com T-Shirt be awarded to the first three distinct "groups" (one or more cachers). Therefore; a family of four finding the cache together should please take just one of the T-Shirts as this family is considered a "group", of course) |
| Glaringly taped to the inside bottom of the four "legs" (the micro caches) are two Big Bold Numbers. Thus; before you can proceed with finding this final cache, you need to have found the four cache "legs" listed above and have these eight Big Bold Numbers in your possession! |
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The coordinates for the final cache are displayed below but are displayed in Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds and not the usual Degrees Minutes.DecimalMinutes. Just to be a ding-a-ling, I'll say that again, "The coordinates for the final cache are displayed below but are displayed in Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds:
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Now, you ask, "What in tarnation is this "w", "x", "y", "z", "a", "b", "c" and "d"?
This is where the eight Big Bold Numbers come in!
The Minutes digits "w", "x", "y", and "z" are easy. You have these digits. At "Large Diameter Hose", you obtained the digit value for "w". At "Some Conjunctions", you obtained the digit value for "x". At "Alphabet Soup", you obtained the digit value for "y". And, at "TPTOE", you obtained the digit value for "z". So just "plug em" in!
The Seconds digits "a", "b, "c", and "d" are another story, however!
Taped to the inside bottom of all four altoids tins of the cache "legs" is a line that read "ANYWHERE SECONDS DIGIT = <somenumber>". These are the four values for "a", "b, "c", and "d" However; here's "The Catch". You need to figure out which one of them is "a", which one is "b", which one is "c", and which one is "d"! Keep in mind, some of these combinations may lead you to private property. Thus; they can be removed from consideration.
*** IMPORTANT CHANGE (January 16, 2011) ***
Once you believe that you have the correct coordinates in Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds, do the following:
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Convert the coordinates to our good ole familiar Degrees Minutes.DecimalMinutes.format. (Remember to round to three decimal places) |
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Add .016 to the three decimals of the Latitude |
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Subtract .015 from the three decimals of the Longitude |
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Use the Geochecker to check your computed coordinates! |
Good luck to everyone. Of course, if you have gotten this far and found the four required cache "legs", then I am impressed just at that! Good job!
One other thing. The final cache itself (and all of the four cache "legs" for that matter) are not hidden "Stealthy". Whenever you obtain the correct coordinates, I want you to find the cache!.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.