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I Want My MTV ("Money for Nothing") Challenge Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/18/2026
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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This cache is at located at the posted coordinates


The Backstory: Released on August 1, 1981, the channel originally aired music videos and related music entertainment programming guided by television personalities known as video jockeys (VJs). The first video played on MTV was “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles.

"Money for Nothing" is a song by the British rock band Dire Straits, the second track on their fifth studio album Brothers in Arms (1985). It was released as the album's second single on 28 June 1985 through Vertigo Records. The song's lyrics are written from the point of view of two working-class men watching music videos and commenting on what they see. The song features a guest appearance by Sting, who sings the signature falsetto introduction, background vocals and a backing chorus of "I want my MTV" set to the same notes as the chorus of the Police's hit "Don't Stand So Close To Me". The groundbreaking music video, one of the first uses of computer-animated human characters, was the first to be aired on MTV Europe when the network launched on 1 August 1987.

It was Dire Straits' most commercially successful single, peaking at number one for three weeks on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and Top Rock Tracks chart and number four in the band's native UK.


The Challenge: To qualify for this challenge, you need to have found at least 750 Multi-cache * geocaches, at least 2250 Traditional geocaches, and at least 250 Virtual * geocaches. Thus a minimum of 3,250 geocache finds are required.

You may sign the challenge at any time but may only claim the find after meeting the challenge.

All found it logs that fail to meet the challenge will be deleted.

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As of the submission date of this Challenge, here are my QUALIFIERS:

840 Multi-cache * geocaches

5205 Traditional geocaches,

300 Virtual * geocaches



Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)