(Illustration by Kagan McLeod)
2012 Post Hunt: Get ready!
Our day of brainteasing puzzles returns for a fifth year! Join Dave Barry, Tom Shroder and Gene Weingarten and thousands of others in downtown Washington, D.C., on Sunday, June 3. The game starts at noon in Franklin Square Park, but get there early! | PLUS: Join us on Facebook and Twitter, and use #PostHunt on your own tweets.
Live Q&A: Pre-Post Hunt
Dave Barry, Gene Weingarten and Tom Shroder take your questions, comments and abuse Friday at 11 a.m. ET. Ask now!
Share your Post Hunt 2012 photos!
Share photos of your team, sightings or Gene, Tom or Dave and other fun adventures.
The art of the Post Hunt
A look at the illustrations adorning this year’s Post Hunt edition of The Washington Post Magazine, and covers from the Hunt’s history.
Need to know
When: Sunday, June 3. Game starts at noon, but get there early!
Where: Downtown Washington, D.C., in Franklin Square Park, bordered by 13th, 14th, K and I Streets NW. Closest Metro stop is McPherson Square on the Blue and Orange lines. But beware: Track work this weekend! Allow for extra travel time.
What to bring: A team, pen/pencil, cell phone, copy of Sunday’s Washington Post Magazine, comfy shoes, weather-appropriate clothing and a sense of humor.
Videos: Explaining the 2011 Post Hunt
To win the annual Post Hunt, participants must solve a series of brainteasers set up across downtown Washington. In these videos, we break down the answers to this year’s five puzzles and the End Game.
Share your 2011 Hunt photos
Upload pictures of your team, the puzzles and all the strange sights from the Hunt.
Create your own puzzle
Think you’ve got what it takes to create a Hunt puzzle? Tell us how yours would work.
Q&A Transcript: Post-Post Hunt
Dave Barry, Gene Weingarten and Tom Shroder took your questions, comments and abuse.
You survived the 2011 Post Hunt!
Congratulations to team “Cheesy Burghers” (Sean Viera, Diana Viera, Alexis Elliott, Kevin Chang, James Auwaerter, Amy Posten and Galen Mullins), who won the Hunt and its $2,000 grand prize.
Cast Your Vote
Cast Your Vote
Explore Previous Post Hunts
2010 Post Hunt
For our third year, it was comic strips, crazy feet and controversial interpretations.
2009 Post Hunt
Our second year had a D.C. flavor, with political debates, bailouts and failed monuments.
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