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Danny Brown

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All right, here we go. In 1979, a man named Kit Williams published Masquerade, a picture book that was also a complicated puzzle concealing the location of a real golden treasure buried somewhere in Britain. Now, the treasure wasn't discovered until 1982. How did the winner find it? A, he just walked up to a random bench in a public park and checked to see if there was anything under it.

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
WWDTM: Happy New Year Edition!

All right, here we go. In 1979, a man named Kit Williams published Masquerade, a picture book that was also a complicated puzzle concealing the location of a real golden treasure buried somewhere in Britain. Now, the treasure wasn't discovered until 1982. How did the winner find it? A, he just walked up to a random bench in a public park and checked to see if there was anything under it.

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
WWDTM: Happy New Year Edition!

All right, here we go. In 1979, a man named Kit Williams published Masquerade, a picture book that was also a complicated puzzle concealing the location of a real golden treasure buried somewhere in Britain. Now, the treasure wasn't discovered until 1982. How did the winner find it? A, he just walked up to a random bench in a public park and checked to see if there was anything under it.

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B, he programmed an Apple II computer to solve it and then just waited three years for it to finish. Or C, he started dating Kit Williams' ex-girlfriend who just told him where it was.

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B, he programmed an Apple II computer to solve it and then just waited three years for it to finish. Or C, he started dating Kit Williams' ex-girlfriend who just told him where it was.

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B, he programmed an Apple II computer to solve it and then just waited three years for it to finish. Or C, he started dating Kit Williams' ex-girlfriend who just told him where it was.

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Yes, that's right. So if you do want to hide a treasure in a nationwide contest, don't tell your girlfriend where it is. All right, here's your next question. Tommy G. Thompson was a treasure hunter who found the most valuable shipwreck in America, a ship that had been carrying gold from the California Gold Rush.

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WWDTM: Happy New Year Edition!

Yes, that's right. So if you do want to hide a treasure in a nationwide contest, don't tell your girlfriend where it is. All right, here's your next question. Tommy G. Thompson was a treasure hunter who found the most valuable shipwreck in America, a ship that had been carrying gold from the California Gold Rush.

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
WWDTM: Happy New Year Edition!

Yes, that's right. So if you do want to hide a treasure in a nationwide contest, don't tell your girlfriend where it is. All right, here's your next question. Tommy G. Thompson was a treasure hunter who found the most valuable shipwreck in America, a ship that had been carrying gold from the California Gold Rush.

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He then ran away with the treasure, and authorities say they found evidence he had been planning to disappear for a while. What did they find? A, a deluxe child's disguise kit with the fake mustache and eye patch missing. B, a book titled How to Be Invisible. Or C, a series of fake IDs, each with the name of a Harry Potter character?

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WWDTM: Happy New Year Edition!

He then ran away with the treasure, and authorities say they found evidence he had been planning to disappear for a while. What did they find? A, a deluxe child's disguise kit with the fake mustache and eye patch missing. B, a book titled How to Be Invisible. Or C, a series of fake IDs, each with the name of a Harry Potter character?

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
WWDTM: Happy New Year Edition!

He then ran away with the treasure, and authorities say they found evidence he had been planning to disappear for a while. What did they find? A, a deluxe child's disguise kit with the fake mustache and eye patch missing. B, a book titled How to Be Invisible. Or C, a series of fake IDs, each with the name of a Harry Potter character?

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A. A. You're going to go for the child's disguise kit with the fake mustache and eye patch. Okay. It was actually be a book called how to be invisible That way now it was a good book because they couldn't find him for two years and this is what Interesting they found him back in like 2010 and they still haven't found where he put the gold so if you're out there look around and

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WWDTM: Happy New Year Edition!

A. A. You're going to go for the child's disguise kit with the fake mustache and eye patch. Okay. It was actually be a book called how to be invisible That way now it was a good book because they couldn't find him for two years and this is what Interesting they found him back in like 2010 and they still haven't found where he put the gold so if you're out there look around and

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WWDTM: Happy New Year Edition!

A. A. You're going to go for the child's disguise kit with the fake mustache and eye patch. Okay. It was actually be a book called how to be invisible That way now it was a good book because they couldn't find him for two years and this is what Interesting they found him back in like 2010 and they still haven't found where he put the gold so if you're out there look around and

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All right, here's your last question. If you get this, you win. In 2018, two British friends using metal detectors found $250,000 worth of ancient Roman coins, but they were very disappointed when what happened after that? A, they shipped the coins home on a boat, which sank. B, the mayor of Rome sued to get them back because they were Roman and he won.

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
WWDTM: Happy New Year Edition!

All right, here's your last question. If you get this, you win. In 2018, two British friends using metal detectors found $250,000 worth of ancient Roman coins, but they were very disappointed when what happened after that? A, they shipped the coins home on a boat, which sank. B, the mayor of Rome sued to get them back because they were Roman and he won.

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
WWDTM: Happy New Year Edition!

All right, here's your last question. If you get this, you win. In 2018, two British friends using metal detectors found $250,000 worth of ancient Roman coins, but they were very disappointed when what happened after that? A, they shipped the coins home on a boat, which sank. B, the mayor of Rome sued to get them back because they were Roman and he won.

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Renee Elise Goldsberry stars on Girls 5 Ever on Netflix. It's hilarious. Season 3 is out now. Renee Elise Goldsberry, what a pleasure. Thank you so much for joining us on Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me. Thank you.

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WWDTM: Happy New Year Edition!

Renee Elise Goldsberry stars on Girls 5 Ever on Netflix. It's hilarious. Season 3 is out now. Renee Elise Goldsberry, what a pleasure. Thank you so much for joining us on Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me. Thank you.