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Who Dat? Made in Louisiana - the Chef Mystery Cache

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ItsMillerTyme: The container went missing, so it's time to say good-bye to our Chef. Thanks for the memories.

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Hidden : 7/21/2014
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is the first hide in our series about famous people from Louisiana. We were inspired to make this after finding a series about famous Germans while we lived in Germany. Since we're new to Louisiana, we thought we'd educate ourselves about some of the awesome people who were born here. We hope cache seekers will learn something they didn't already know.


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The container is NOT hidden at the posted coordinates. Using the clues below, solve to get the actual coords. Please bring your own pen.

Here are your clues about our Chef.

  • He's the youngest of 13 children

  • He opened first restaurant in 1957; it went out of business in 9 months

  • He was made a Chevalier (Knight) of French Ordre National du Merite Agricole in 1980.

Can you guess WHO DAT is yet? No? Keep reading...

  • Cooked for free at a relief center for the military and residents staying in the French Quarter during the restoration efforts after hurricane Katrina while his restaurant was closed.

  • He was charged with possession of a weapon while trying to board a plane at Baltimore/Washington International Airport after leaving a loaded revolver in his carry-on luggage.

​How about now?

  • He has been credited with introducing the turducken on a Christian dare.

  • He was grazed by a .22-calibre stray bullet while catering the Zurich Classic of New Orleans golf tournament. He at first thought three bees had stung his arm, required no serious medical attention, and within five minutes was back to cooking for the golf tournament

WHO DAT?

You can find the final at:

N32 A.BCD

W93 E.FGH

To solve use the NUMBER value of the letters in the persons name. I.E. A=1, B=2, C=3, D=4,...Z=26.

A = 4th letter of first name + 2nd letter of last name - 2
B = 7th letter of last name - 8th letter of last name
C = 5th letter of last name
D = 4th letter of last name - 2nd letter of first name

E= 3rd letter of first name + 3rd letter of last name - 2
F = 9th letter of last name - 1
G = 1st letter of last name divided by 2
H = 2nd letter of last name divided by 6

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Tbbtyr vf lbhe sevraq

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)