Published the 02/05/2025 16:15
Updated the 02/05/2025 17:50
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Now gold: a film reveals the mysteries of treasure hunt
(France 2)
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The treasure hunt lasted over 30 years and mobilized up to a million people in the world: the mystery of the golden owl, whose treasure estimated at 150,000 euros was discovered a few months ago, is revealed in a film on Friday May 2.
Thirty-one years of fierce excavations, passion, disappointed hopes. Friday, May 2, the great gold will have no secrets. The solutions to the 11 puzzles of treasure hunt will be revealed in a documentary broadcast in 400 cinemas. The treasure hunt, which made millions of “owners”, started in 1993. Two men made a golden, silver, ruby and diamond birds, worth 150,000 euros. They bury a replica somewhere in France and publish a book filled with clues to find it. The puzzle begins.
On October 2, the precious volatile was unearthed. By whom and where, no one knows. You will have to wait until Friday, May 2 in the evening. However, the adventure will not end. The master of the game, Michel Becker, launches a new riddle. “I discovered that many participants in the game did not want so much that the game stops. This craze must not disappear”said the co-creator of the golden owl.
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