Prizes, Awards, and Team Scores
Initial 2008 Standings
| Rank | Team name | Solved | Time | Coordinator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # 1 | Rodent to Perdition | 17 | 7:22 | Brigid Mattin |
| # 2 | Murder, She Rat | 17 | 8:05 | Lisa Ledesma |
| # 3 | Perdu | 17 | 8:19:17 | Kevin Chen |
| # 4 | Hugh’s Dirty Rats | 17 | 8:19:25 | Josh Horowitz |
| # 5 | Ratsputins | 17 | 8:20:00 | Tom Kim |
| Rank | Team name | Solved | Time | Coordinator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # 1 | Murder, She Rodent | 16 | 7:08 | Eliot Mercer |
| # 2 | Rat Bastards | 16 | 7:25 | Zach Bruns |
| # 3 | The Postman Always Brings Mice | 16 | 7:40 | David Paschich |
| # 4 | Special Patrol Group | 16 | 7:42 | Scott McCormick |
| # 5 | Plague it Again, Sam | 16 | 7:45 | Bob Evans |
| Rank | Team name | Solved | Time | Coordinator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # 1 | Rat Finks | 15 | 8:07 | Buzz Brooks |
| # 2 | The Hunts for Rats Allover | 14 | 8:21 | Kathy Wellrich |
Full Thinks Faster Than Walks results »»
| Rank | Team name | Solved | Time | Coordinator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # 1 | Fatal Rat Action | 16 | 8:06 | Dave Schweisgoth |
| # 2 | Friday the 13th Part 6 | 15 | 8:25 | Jeremy Horowitz |
| # 3 | Parade Monitors | 15 | 8:44 | Jeff Adams |
| # 4 | Verminators | 15 | 8:56 | Rich Bragg |
| # 5 | 3 Blind Mice | 14 | 8:15 | Erin McCauley |
Prizes
Winners in each Division
Complete standings are posted on a separate page: » view 2007 Standings
The top five teams in The Beginner’s, Regular, Thinks Faster Than Walks and Master’s Division receive prizes: the first place team gets a cake in the shape of a key, and the four runner-up teams each get a bottle of champagne and an award certificate.
Special Awards & Contests: Team Names
We encourage creative naming of teams. To reward that effort, we offer two different awards for best team names. Prizes are awarded to the top five team names in each category. In the event that more than one team chooses a winning name, the award goes to the team that registered first.
2008 BEST PUN NAME
- TAI CHEESE
- ETHYL VERMIN
- RAT@2E
- RATTERS GUILD OF AMERICA (ON STRIKE JUST IN VERMIN PLAZA)
- SUBPRIME INTEREST RATS
2008 BEST NOIR TEAM NAME
- THE POSTMAN ALWAYS BRINGS MICE
- THE BIG SQUEAK
- PLAGUE IT AGAIN, SAM
- THE ERRATIC MOB
2008 BEST PALINDROME TEAM NAME
- OOZY RAT IN A SANITARY ZOO
About the Jayson Wechter "I Never-Met-a-Pun-I Didn't Like Award"
The Jayson Wechter "I Never-Met-a-Pun-I Didn't Like Award" is given to the teams with the cleverest names, which are often related to the year of the Chinese zodiac (2008 is the Year of the Rat).
Past winners include:
In 2006, The Year of the Dog: Rex Marks the Spot; Dogged Pursuit; Ni Howl; Asta La Vista, Baby; Spay it Again, Sam.
In 2005, The Year of the Rooster: Poultry in Motion; Cockeyed Optimists; Huntin' Peckers; Capon Crusaders; Marco Pollo.
In 2004, The Year of the Monkey: We are the Chimp-ions; And Darwinners Are; Apes of Wrath; Marmoset Said There'd Be Days Like These; The Counts of Monte Frisco; Monkey See, Monkey Deux; Thelonius Monkeys
In 2003, The Year of the Ram (or Goat): Insufficient Ram; Shearluck Holmes; Goateam.
In 2002, the Year of the Horse: The Hoof Hearted; Those Opposed Who Say Neigh; Glueless; Hoarse Whisperers; The Neighsayers
About the Best Noirish Team Name Award
Demonstrate your knowledge of arcane femmes fatales and G-men from Film Noir history. We're big fans of the genre (in case you hadn't figured that out).
The Best Noirish Team Name is awarded for team names connected with film noir and hard-boiled detective fiction (which can be related to the Chinese zodiac). Past winners include:
Neither Here Noir There;
In 2006 (Year of the Dog): Bark Passage; Belgian Malinoirs; Pup Fiction; Great Dain Curs; Big in Heat...
In 2005 (the Year of the Rooster): The Bantam Menace; Rhode Island Red Harvest; The Postman Always Cocks Twice; Coq Au Pinot Noir; Sweet Smell of Cluckcess...
In 2004 (Year of the Monkey): The Continental Ape; The Primate Eyes; Show me the Monkey; No Esc-Ape; The Manchurian Candidapes... and so on.
About the "Best-Dressed" Award
Hail the 2007 Winners!
The Niels Boars (photo by Gabrielle Loffer)
Take a look at our Flickr photo set with all the Costume Contest entrants. And for those who missed out - read your packets! We put a note in there stating that photos would be taken up front...
Two prizes will be awarded for the best dressed teams, one for the team with a theme related to the year of the Chinese calendar (again, 2008 is the Year of the Rat), and one for any sort of costume. We will be taking photos on site the day of the hunt. Alternatively, teams may submit photos of themselves in their costumes (attach your photo to an email and send to (address will be posted here before the Hunt) - one photo per email). Please don't forget to include your contact info (or Flickr ID) in the email body so we can reach you. HOWEVER, in order to be considered for an award teams must be present at the beginning of the Hunt in their costumes.
Winners in this category will have their photos posted on the Treasure Hunt website.
The Award for "Team from Farthest Away"
An award will be presented to the team which has had more than 50% of their members travel from farthest away specifically for the purpose of participating in the Hunt.
