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100 MAM Cache Challenge (81*) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 8/14/2009
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


This is Long Island's first challenge cache.

Challenge caches published prior to April 21, 2015 are grandfathered into the game

The cache is NOT at the listed coordinates. Park at the listed coordinates and look at the FOUR digit number to the left of the door. Let the letters ABCD represent the digits.

The cache is located at N40 44.743+.0AB W073 39.050+.0CD.

Cache is located on property where I work and is placed with permission of the owner.

* Update July 2020

For those newer to the game, many of Marilyn's caches have been archived.  She has 322 hides as of July of 2020, but only 90 are active as of that time.  For newcomers, you need to find 90% of her active caches, which for now is 81.  Since the checker will say you are short, please show the error code "I did not make it I had only 81 finds and needed 100" or a screenshot of your Finds Per Owner information showing you have 81 finds of Marylin's caches. 

Thanks to Marilyn for all that she has done for geocaching. I think Marillyn's caches make up a good percentage of most peoples finds on Long Island.
 

Try to avoid searching for this cache at night, since the police often park here.

As a challenge cache, you may log your find if you have found 100 (81*) caches hidden by Marilyn. If you haven't, kindly write a note, which you may change to a find once you qualify. Any cache set up by Marilyn is acceptable, including those of hers you found but are now archived. You can use the checker that was set up by TSandCS (Thanks!):

PGC Checker

Kindly post the results, or a screen shot of your top cachers.

I qualify for this cache and my results look like this:

BroKarl has used [Project-GC](http://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC1NDNB/207 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if he qualified for this challenge and he did.
You have found 184 of mmacgown caches

mmacgown 184 6.94% bigorangetruck 65 2.45% *Jeremy* 64 2.41% StarBow1er 63 2.37% Aramus Guarauna 36 1.35% RootsSearcher 35 1.32% wb2qbq 34 1.28% Ekidokai 30 1.13% awise 29 1.09% Shelly PBC 28 1.05%

When I first set this challenge up, I was not aware how they exactly worked and I allowed anyone finding the cache to claim a smiley. As of December 28, 2018, regular challenge rules apply. I had also set up an honor roll, which will remain.

If you find 100 or more of Marilyn's caches in one day, you will receive an unactivated coin as a reward. Please contact me ahead of time so that I can get the prize ready. You will, of course, be listed with High Honors.

FIRST TO FIND:
mmacgown & Sakiman

HONOR ROLL:
Sakiman 8/16/09
ferreteers 8/17/09
sandpbles 8/18/09
Luckyboy 8/18/09
IMSpider 8/19/09
Bayonets4u 8/21/09
stayfloopy 8/30/09
H2"0" 9/6/09
CP590 12/8/09
Peeves79 3/6/10
hallycat 3/17/10
WiiRule 5/2/10
Cachew Nuts NY 5/2/10
*Jeremy* 7/21/10
Team double A 3/27/11
StarBow1er 4/10/11
tenebrus 4/24/11
ciarmer 9/4/11
Dog and Bear 12/9/11
dan t327 BSA 3/16/12
New Market Mallers 2/3/13
taaffe1204 2/28/13
Tatanka49 11/17/13
TSandCS 11/23/13
BobNMLI 4/19/14
IslesPunkFan 6/29/14
angeq123 12/25/14
TedtheExplorer 3.1415
carteron 6/7/15
ZeppelinDT 7/18/15
fyrefly faerie 7/18/15
BE Viking 8/20/15
PickleMule 11/8/15
fatboysuede 11/8/15
Actiontrinity 12/15/15
tman109ner 12/25/15
garretslarrity 6/10/16
johnonthetrail 10/22/17
ultra648 11/03/17
Eyedoc 1/12/20

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

N ebyyvat fgbar tnguref abar.

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)