Petals Around the Rose is a puzzle involving five standard dice.
The dice are thrown and your challenge is to guess the answer. The
only information you can be given is the name of the puzzle (Petals
Around the Rose) and the fact that the answer is always zero or
even. A quick Google search will show you many sites which will let
you try to solve the puzzle online. We think this one is
the best. You can also read about how Bill Gates solved the puzzle
there. Those who solve the puzzle attain the title "Potentate of
the Rose" and are enjoined from revealing the secret to anyone,
anywhere, anytime.
Once you have solved the puzzle, substitute the answers for the
following dice throws in the latitude longitude as follows:
- Lat = N 38° 18.ABC
- Lon = W 077° 30.DE1
A = 
B =
C =
D =
E =
This will give you the coordinates of the clue which will give
you the latitude and longitude of the actual cache.
Original cache contents:
- Log book with pencil and sharpener
- First to Find Certificate
- "Roundabout" wooden game
- "Roll-Em" wooden game
- "Finish Line" wooden game
- Two Halloween heads with Hot Wheels cars inside
- Assorted Halloween figures
- Ball Puzzle Travel Bug
- ABC Puzzle Travel Bug
The hint below is for the cache hide, not for the puzzle.