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Saturday, June 8, 2024

eATLAS, the self-guided “Adventures To Go” app, held its third annual Chicago Scavenger Hunt over the weekend.

The Chicago Skyliners emerged victorious by completing the 12-stop ScavHunt in just 84 minutes, scoring 835 points. They outperformed the second-place team, The Bald and the Beautiful, by 200 points. Each of the four members of the winning ScavSquad will receive $500, totaling $2,000. The Chicago Skyliners bested 11 other teams and 31 individuals to secure first prize. Among the participants were local influencers Dario Durham and Sara Faddah of the popular 77 Flavors history and culture podcast.

The winners will be honored at a celebration party with a 13” x 13” 3D trophy depicting nearly two square miles of downtown Chicago’s landscape, including its architecture, roadways, and waterways, in astonishingly accurate detail. The Chicago Skyliners, who created customized t-shirts for the ScavHunt, also won $500 for Best Costume.

Three other prizes were awarded. The Deep Dish Detectives, who finished third with 560 points, won $300 for Best Team Name. The duo Rode to History picked up $250 for Best Team Spirit, stating, “…we had an incredible amount of fun completing this hunt and hope to do it next year as well.” Chan Clan, champions of the previous two ScavHunts, took home $600 for Best Influencer for their multiple social media posts.

This year’s ScavHunt theme was CHIstory (pronounced “SHY-story”). Each stop required participants to draw upon their knowledge of all things Chicago, including history, inventions, architecture, sports, food, and music. Correct answers at five stops awarded players discounts at local businesses.

“The third annual Chicago ScavHunt was a great success,” says eATLAS President Jon Matuzak. “As in the past, ScavSquads spread out across the city doing their best to win first place and other prizes. We can see from the photos submitted that they had a great time scavhunting, which was our goal from the start. Bringing a sense of adventure into the world is what we’re all about, so my thanks go out to the ScavHunters and the eATLAS team behind the scenes who made this year’s event the best ever!”