Pointless Prize: 2023 Photo Scavenger Hunt

[Serdar]

Hi Freezing Saddlers,

This year, Janet and I will lead Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt. We are happy to announce the topics for the first week.

Rules:

Like in the previous, we have two competitions this year: the main competition and participation prizes! You can compete in both simultaneously or just one.

To compete for a participation prize, you must (1) upload one or more photos of the item to your Strava ride for that day. (2) title your Strava ride with the hashtag #scavhunt. Please only hashtag ONE ride per day with #scavhunt. This hashtag will ensure you automatically show up and get ranked on our scavhunt leaderboard (https://freezingsaddles.org/pointless/hashtag/scavhunt).
To compete in the main competition (with one or more points awarded daily based on photo creativity, beauty, and/or the capricious whims of Serdar and Janet) your entries must be posted HERE on the Forum in this thread.

Detailed rules are below (with huge thanks to Rumi and Millie for spelling this all out last year and allowing us to mostly repeat their detailed instructions!):

1. Obvs, you should be a participant in Freezing Saddles ’23
2. It has to be on a bike ride on the day it was requested
3. For the main competition, it has to be posted in the Forum on the day for which it was requested, i.e., 12:01 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST for the day it was requested. Sorry, we won’t count the ones that aren’t posted for the day it was requested. That’s part of the challenge.
4. The reason we say “for the day it is requested” is because we will release a weekly list of scavenger hunt items ahead of time, with one item for each day — but don’t take and/or post the pic until that day comes.
5. We will update the Scavenger Hunt theme weekly on this thread and Strava. We will try to update it in advance of the week ahead so you have time to make plans!
6. Your Forum post must be titled with the date and the found object/theme. Example: IF the item for January 1st were “borscht,” you would title your Forum post: 1/1/2023 borscht
7. Description, short backstory, or location are optional (but nice). That said, if your pic is abstract or not relatable to my request, please explain (e.g., I ask for “happiness,” and you post a pic of a tennis ball you found on a ride, please explain how that tennis ball = happiness)
8. It has to be a picture you took. You don’t need to be in the photo, but if you are in it, it either has to be a selfie or done with a self-timer
9. Only one pic/day should be posted in the Forum. Please only pad by adding one pic/day. (You can include as many photos as possible on your Strava ride.)
10. It has to be a picture, not a video.
11. Let’s stick to things you find out there during your ride, not things you bring or make yourself (unless otherwise specified). Example 1: Don’t scratch it into the dirt if I say find “2023”. Example 2: if I say find a flower, don’t bring a flower with you on your ride and take a pic of that. This takes the fun out of looking for things, which is the whole point.
12. Unless specified otherwise, your bike does not have to be in the photo.
13. Found item needs to be clear and discernible (or legible if text) in the picture. If you are using Tapatalk and are having trouble posting pics that are large enough, let us know, and I/we can help you with it.
14. Filters are OK, but no obvious/blatant photoshopping… not that we would know anything about such things.

Scoring

Scoring will be similar to FS22, and there are two different prizes you are competing for simultaneously:

• Main Competition: To compete in this prize you must post in this thread complying with the rules above. Scoring will be arbitrary and capricious, and only one person per day is guaranteed to get the point each day. How will you be the lucky point winner for the day? Impress us with your creativity. Since we are publishing an entire week at a time, it should give you some time to come up with a creative idea. The rider with the most Main Competition points at the end of the competition is the… winner of the Main Competition.
• Participation Winner: There will also be one or more participation award(s) for the top daily participant(s). Tag one ride each day with #scavhunt, add your photo(s) of the item and watch this leaderboard https://freezingsaddles.org/pointless/hashtag/scavhunt . The leaderboard will score this automatically (one point per daily #scavhunt ride) and is honor-based. Please do not tag more than one ride per day with the hashtag. The top rider(s) (based on the number of rides, not mileage!!) will get a special prize at the end of Freezing Saddles!

Good Luck!
Janet and Serdar

Please, check the daily topics below. We will be editing/updating this post regularly.

1/1/23 Sunday — Fire
1/2/23 Monday — Ice
1/3/23 Tuesday — Lantern
1/4/23 Wednesday — Snow
1/5/23 Thursday — Lava
1/6/23 Friday — Ice Cream

1/7/23 Saturday ’90s
1/8/23 Sunday ’70s
1/9/23 Monday ’60s
1/10/23 Tuesday ’50s
1/11/23 Wednesday ’40s
1/12/23 Thursday ’30s
1/13/23 Friday ’20s

1/14/23 Saturday National Dress Up Your Pet Day
1/15/23 Sunday National Hat Day
1/16/23 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day
1/17/23 Tuesday Prohibition Begins, 1920-1933
1/18/23 Wednesday National Winnie the Pooh Day
1/19/23 Thursday National Popcorn Day
1/20/23 Friday National Cheese Lovers Day

1/21/23 Saturday – Waterfall
1/22/23 Sunday – DC Music
1/23/23 Monday – World Cup 2022
1/24/23 Tuesday – selfie with the maximum number of your FS teammates
1/25/23 Wednesday – Opposite Day
1/26/23 Thursday – Vietnam War ended
1/27/23 Friday – National Chocolate Cake Day

1/28/23 Saturday – Data Privacy Day
1/29/23 Sunday – National Puzzle Day
1/30/23 Monday – Franklin D. Roosevelt? He was born on this day.
1/31/23 Tuesday – National Backward Day
2/1/23 Wednesday – National Texas Day
2/2/23 Thursday – Groundhog Day
2/3/23 Friday – Feed the Birds Day

2/4/23 Saturday – Barbie Doll
2/5/23 Sunday – Apollo 14 mission
2/6/23 Monday – The Battle of Fort Henry
2/7/23 Tuesday – The Beatles
2/8/23 Wednesday – composer/conductor John Williams
2/9/23 Thursday – “The Simpsons”
2/10/23 Friday – Wild Card!

2/11/23 Saturday “Pointless” Kids
2/12/23 Sunday Superb Owl
2/13/23 Monday Architecture
2/14/23 Tuesday Errandeering
2/15/23 Wednesday Little Free Library
2/16/23 Thursday License Plates
2/17/23 Friday Calvinball

2/18/23 Saturday *Service Saturday*
2/19/23 Sunday *Sustainable Sunday*
2/20/23 Monday *Manic Monday*
2/21/23 Tuesday *Timeless Tuesday*
2/22/23 Wednesday *Wordplay Wednesday*
2/23/23 Thursday *Thankful Thursday*
2/24/23 Friday *Foodie Friday*

2/25/23 Saturday Wicked Witch
2/26/23 Sunday Silver or Ruby Slippers
2/27/23 Monday Yellow Brick Road
2/28/23 Tuesday Scarecrow
3/1/23 Wednesday Tin Man
3/2/23 Thursday Cowardly Lion
3/3/23 Friday “There is no place like home…”

3/4/23 Saturday Lines
3/5/23 Sunday Squares
3/6/23 Monday Donut
3/7/23 Tuesday Hole
3/8/23 Wednesday Sparrow
3/9/23 Thursday Rainbow
3/10/23 Friday Philosophy

Week 11 Scavenger Hunt: Reindeer Games! They call these Pointless Prizes “Reindeer Games,” so for this last full week of Freezing Saddles, play along and illustrate the name of these famous reindeer in a photo.

3/11/23 Saturday Dasher (No hyphens, please!)
3/12/23 Sunday Dancer & Prancer
3/13/23 Monday Vixen
3/14/23 Tuesday Comet
3/15/23 Wednesday Cupid
3/16/23 Thursday Donner &/or Blitzen
3/17/23 Friday Rudolph

3/18/23 Saturday Wild Card with action, emotion, and engagement
3/19/23 Sunday Action, emotion, and engagement, but with a bike in the photo see page 174

Topic

[Serdar]

@sszibler 225518 wrote:

Serdar,

Did I also get a point for Pango Pango, which was also on the official list? �� ����

Official list? Steven, do you mean the official spreadsheet for the main prize winners?

[cvcalhoun]

@sszibler 225145 wrote:

Here’s a better photo of the Cooking Pot location. I guess it doesn’t matter which day since we have the whole week. Hopefully, going out of the app for awhile works. Attachments are so awful.

Pango Pango

The second photo is Ben’s Chili Bowl on Ben’s Chili Bowl Way (U St. where I almost was right hooked by a high speed chase, squealing wheels and all – I was shaking for quite awhile after that). There’s no way the chili could be so famous unless it was actually being served from Pango Pango’s mysterious Cooking Pot that takes many ingredients and turns them into something fantastic.

“Pango Pango is one of the gods of Mystery Island, who blesses users with special items for giving him the proper gifts at the Cooking Pot. It is implied that Jhuidah’s magic is also required for the Cooking Pot to function correctly, as when she went missing in the Mystery Island Volcano plot, users were required to use a recipe that doesn’t usually work.”

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@sszibler 225188 wrote:

Cooking pot.

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@Serdar 225537 wrote:

Official list? Steven, do you mean the official spreadsheet for the main prize winners?

Serdar, what sszibler is referring to is the fact that he put in an entry for Pango Pango (see original entry and explanation above), but was not one of the ones listed as getting credit for that.

[Serdar]

The jury discussed and determined one more winner of the bonus point for Pango Pango. sszibler, you got a bonus point. Congratulations! Please, see the winners of the main prize and bonus points on this leaderboard.

[Serdar]

CBGanimal, we asked for a bike in the photo on the final day. Where is she?

[Serdar]

@CBGanimal 225489 wrote:

3/19/2023 post action emotion…

Happy drinking beer after a hell of a gravel ride…at least for me and my missing teeth

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CBGanimal, we asked for a bike in the photo on the final day. Where is she?

[CBGanimal]

@Serdar 225578 wrote:

CBGanimal, we asked for a bike in the photo on the final day. Where is she?

I forgot…no worries!

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[Serdar]

Time to announce the winners of the final two days.

for 3/18/23 action, emotion, and engagement in one photo – We have three winners on this day. They are:

cvcalhoun for a close-up shot of two dogs looking curiously at each other
CBGanimal for a photo of fellow cyclists happily cheering up for their friend
bikingjenn‘s road photo is just great composition, with the motion of the car, the warm lights inside and colorful lights on the roof with a letter missing a nice contrast to the dark night. Just a really nice shot, so that might be my choice for the day.

for 3/19/23 action, emotion, engagement, and a bike in one photo – We have two winners
Mtansill for a photo of two friends happily cycling together
cvcalhoun for a photo of emotional Freesing Saddlers passing by her

Thus, the winners of the main prize are Kbikeva – 1st place, cvcalhoun – 2nd place, and Mtansill – 3rd place.

And the winners of the participation prize are Carol – 1st place, glenn ☀️ √glenn – 2nd place, and Chris Watson – 3rd place.

Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to everyone who played.

[Serdar]

The winners of the main and participation prizes get Tour de France Folding Knives.

Kbikeva’s prize
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AlanA’s prize
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The prizes kindly provided by Steven Masters, a fellow Freezing Saddler, will be given at the Freezing Saddles Closing Happy Hour.

Congratulations to the winners!

[AlanA]

@Serdar 225580 wrote:

Time to announce the winners of the final two days.

for 3/18/23 action, emotion, and engagement in one photo – We have three winners on this day. They are:

cvcalhoun for a close-up shot of two dogs looking curiously at each other
CBGanimal for a photo of fellow cyclists happily cheering up for their friend
bikingjenn‘s road photo is just great composition, with the motion of the car, the warm lights inside and colorful lights on the roof with a letter missing a nice contrast to the dark night. Just a really nice shot, so that might be my choice for the day.

for 3/19/23 action, emotion, engagement, and a bike in one photo – We have two winners
Mtansill for a photo of two friends happily cycling together
cvcalhoun for a photo of emotional Freesing Saddlers passing by her

Thus, the winners of the main prize are Kbikeva – 1st place, cvcalhoun – 2nd place, and Mtansill – 3rd place.

And the winners of the participation prize are AlanA – 1st place, Chris Watson – 2nd place, and Karen Hass – 3rd place.

Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to everyone who played.

I certainly don’t want to take my name off a winners list, but what about bikesnick (who I think is glen glen) with 78 days of finding a picture? Or is it based on miles?

[Serdar]

@AlanA 225584 wrote:

I certainly don’t want to take my name off a winners list, but what about bikesnick (who I think is glen glen) with 78 days of finding a picture? Or is it based on miles?

AlanA, thanks for reminding of this line of rules.
“The top rider(s) (based on the number of rides, not mileage!!) will get a special prize at the end of Freezing Saddles!”

This, the winner of the participation prize is glenn ☀️ √glenn who rode every single day of Freezing Saddles and posted photos for every day. Congratulations, glenn ☀️ √glenn! I am sorry for my mistake.

AlanA, thanks for being modest and honest!

[Serdar]

@Serdar 225581 wrote:

The winners of the main and participation prizes get Tour de France Folding Knives.

Kbikeva’s prize
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AlanA’s prize
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The prizes kindly provided by Steven Masters, a fellow Freezing Saddler, will be given at the Freezing Saddles Closing Happy Hour.

Congratulations to the winners!

Update: glenn ☀️ √glenn receives a folding knife.

Latest update: Carol receives a folding knife. Please look at the posts below to understand the reason for the updates.

[Serdar]

Freezing Saddlers,

I apologize for my mistakes. First, AlanA reminded me of the rules, and then bikesnick sent a private message. They are both right. According to the rules, the participation prize winner is the cyclist who posted the most photos. But one photo per day is a limit except for bonus prizes. Thus Carol is the winner. Carol posted 78 photos/days plus two for bonus points. I hope I got this right this time.

1st place: Carol – 80 photos
2nd place: glenn ☀️ √glenn – 78 photos
3rd place: Chris Watson – 75 photos

Congratulations to Carol!

I will update my post about the winners.

[sszibler]

@Serdar 225537 wrote:

Official list? Steven, do you mean the official spreadsheet for the main prize winners?

I’m not sure, I just saw it posted here on the forum. But I just saw the message that you gave me a point. Thank you!! ❤️

Steve

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