Ready? Set? Hunt!

If you find the hidden medallion in this year’s Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt, you could end the winter with an extra $10,000 in your jacket pocket.

Our annual medallion search is no ordinary scavenger hunt. Now in its eighth decade, it’s a St. Paul tradition that’s inspired books, a documentary and legions of lifelong fans. Will this year be your turn to find the medallion?

Here’s what you need to know. Good luck out there!

Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt Patch

How to find the medallion:

1. Follow the clues: New hints are published every day until Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, or until the medallion is found. Clues will appear at midnight on TwinCities.com and daily in the print edition of the Pioneer Press.

2. Go to the right place: The medallion is hidden on public land in Ramsey County — with a few exceptions. The medallion will not be hidden on the State Capitol grounds, at Como Zoo & Conservatory, Rice Park or Mounds Park. It also will not be under any skating surface, on a golf course, under or on any artificial turf surface or at any construction site.

3. Be a courteous hunter: Please do not destroy anything to find the medallion! We’re serious about this. When you’re hunting, you must abide by all laws and requests of police officers or local officials. All medallion hunting is done at your own risk. The Pioneer Press reserves the right to discontinue the contest any time if public property is destroyed.

4. Some fine print: No purchase is necessary to win. And if the medallion is not found by 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 1, 2024, the hunt ends and the Pioneer Press may donate the prize money to a local charity.

If you find the medallion:

Skyler Sawyer, of St. Paul, holds up the Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion he found at Silverwood Park in St. Anthony on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

Promptly call the phone number on the back of the medallion. We’ll tell you what to do next.

If you find the medallion itself, you can win $2,500, plus another $2,500 if you bring in all the published daily clues, whether clipped or copied from the Pioneer Press or printed from TwinCities.com. If you have a registered Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt Patch when you find the medallion, you can win an additional $5,000, for a total maximum prize of $10,000.

Please note a few more rules: If you find the medallion, you must complete the appropriate eligibility and release forms within 24 hours. Those under 18 may participate with a parent or guardian’s permission, but if the medallion is found by a child, an adult must provide authorization and claim the prize on their behalf.

Finally, while hunting in pairs or groups is certainly allowed, the Pioneer Press will recognize one individual winner. To claim the full prize, Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt Patch registration must be tied to the winner’s name; it’s their responsibility whether or how to share the prize.

Full rules for the 2024 hunt are available online.

Keep up-to-date with the hunt:

By phone: at the automated medallion hotline — 651-228-5547 — to know whether it’s been found

Online: at twincities.com/treasurehunt

On Facebook: at facebook.com/PPtreasurehunt

In the forum discussions: at facebook.com/groups/TreasureHuntForum

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