GC5MVT4 United PI-Day 2015 – B – Mystery (Unknown Cache) in California, United States created by ecrane

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ecrane: This had a good run, but it's now many Pi Days later. It's TFSN.
~ecrane h#291
Davis, CA USA

GC5MVT4 ▼

A cache by ecrane Message this owner

Hidden : 2/28/2015

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates.

This cache is part of United Pi-Day 2015, a worldwide project involving traditional, mystery, and event caches--21 caches in all!--and the geocachers who find them.

Look for ways to connect with other participants in United Pi-Day. Visit a nearby cache to learn Sacramento's secret, but you will need Fellbach's (GER), Zaragoza's (ESP), and others. Stay tuned ...

PLACE	CODE	EVENT	TRADITIONAL	MYSTERY
	A	GC5NCPG	GC5NE8Q	GC5NE8Z
	B	GC5JYZE	GC5MVRY	GC5MVT4
	D	GC5KJ1D	GC5KMCX	GC5MVPA
	E	GC5GZY0	GC5GZYH	GC5GZZP
	G/M	GC5MEEM	GC5K0MG	GC5M52T
	H	GC5K0C5	GC5K0C8	GC5K0CD
	X	GC5JW95	GC5N76N	GC5N773

One goal of this project is to link geocaching around the world. So to solve this puzzle, you will need information from the other caches. A secret code was hidden in the nearby Sacramento traditional cache. Go find that cache and take note of the secret code. Visit the other traditional caches in the series to gather the other secret codes. When you have the secret codes from the other caches, you can get to work on this one (and the other mysteries!).

Step 1: Collect the secret codes from the Pi Day caches: A, B, D, E, G, H, M, and X.

Step 2: Create interim results π₁, π₂, and π₃ as follows:
π₁ = H + X
π₂ = B + E
π₃ = A + D + G + M

Step 3: Concatenate π₁, π₂, and π₃ together to an 8-character string. Call it Z.

Step 4: Find where this string first appears in the decimal digits of π. (There are online utilities that can do this.) This result is your keyword. The numeric string Z first appears at the ?st decimal digit of π. For example, if Z were 14159265, then your keyword would be 1.

Step 5: Enter the keyword into Certitude to get the actual coordinates and a hint.

Bring a pen and your TOTT. Be extra stealthy here. $2 bill to the first finder!

You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.
Congratulations to owlandpussycat for the FTS!
Congratulations and a Deuce to douggeo for the FTF!

Additional Hints ()

Guvegl-cyhf srrg rnfg naq svsgrra srrg hc sebz onfr bs gur fvta

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)