It's Showtime is a series of Multi caches highlighting the many showgrounds and agricultural shows around Victoria.
The cache is NOT at the posted co-ordinates. It is however the beginning of your showgrounds journey. This cache might be found quite some distance from where it began.
NOTE: Please see the December 2024 update further down as the posted location has changed significantly since this cache was originally published.
It's Showtime #4 - Ballarat
The first agricultural event in Ballarat was a ploughing competition held on a farm between Ballarat, Burrumbeet and Creswick, with the Ballarat Agricultural & Pastoral Society actively involved in the area ever since.
The Ballarat Show has evolved since then, and moved to its current home at the Ballarat Showgrounds in 1933. Sheep and Spring Shows have been a regular appearance at the showgrounds.
The Ballarat Show now boasts a three day event in November showcasing beef and dairy cattle, sheep, goats, poultry, birds and even cats! Significant homecraft competitions complement the agricultural activities.
Update December 2024
The Ballarat Showgrounds has been relocated and the original buildings demolished. Additional information is now included in the cache page below to ensure this cache remains solvable.
The Cache
WP1 S37 32.535 E143 50.982
You would have once found yourself standing in front of the main showgrounds entrance shown in the image below. Focus on the name of the location in large blue writing across the top:
- A = Number of A's
- B = Number of P's
- C = Number of T's
WP2 S37 32.471 E143 50.975
Wander down to where one of the main large green buildings once stood as shown below. Looking at the name of this building, answer these questions:
- D = Number of letters in the first word
- F = Number of letters in the last word minus 1
- G = Letter value of the last letter in the first word
Using the information above, calculate WP3. This is likely to be some distance away.
WP3 S37 AB.DCC E145 BF.FBG Checksum S21 E29
You will be standing near an object that has been "engraved". Using the wording from one object, answer these questions:
- H = Number of Y's
- J = Total number of letters in the second and third words
- K = How many wooden planks in one object
- L = Number of G's
- M = Number of legs in one object
- N = Number of E's + Number of S's
GZ S37 AH.JAK E145 HL.MNJ Checksum S26 E27
You are looking for a 400ml sistema container. The difficulty rating reflects the time involved in reaching the final. The actual cache hide is a D1.5.