Treasure Hunter

I am one of those people who like reality shows. No, not the ones where the desperate man or woman has 20 different (also desperate) people to choose for their spouse. I am a big fan of Survivor, The Mole, The Amazing Race, American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance? Hell's Kitchen, Last Comic Standing, and Big Brother. I just LOVE those shows! Most of them, I actually would love to become a contestant. Well, not Survivor....I'm not into eating bugs, drinking dirty water and not bathing for a month. And no, not American Idol or So You Think You Can Dance, although back in the day I did competitive singing as well as dancing, but I am too old for that kind of thing now (although I think I would make an excellent judge!). And even though I think some of the people on Big Brother are idiots and I could probably beat them with my eyes closed, I don't have that twenty-something-bikini- body to show-off on national television. So the shows that I would really like to become a contestant for is The Mole, which no longer airs, and Amazing Race. Actually my husband and I have thought about auditioning as a team for Amazing Race. But my new, absolute favorite show is Treasure Hunters. Wow!...what a show! The inginuity of it is amazing. My oldest son and I have been hooked on it from the first night it was on.

I have always considered myself to have pretty good common sense, some pretty good "street smarts" and have a slight bit of intelligence. My son, he is the "history buff" in the family and loves pretty much anything that has to do with history. Well, Treasure Hunters is one big history lesson with a game thrown in; one that requires a ton of thinking as well as some physical challenges.

During each episode, we the viewers get a chance to win $10,000 by answering a trivia question correctly either online or with text messaging. I enter each week, but the questions are not that difficult. But also, we the viewers, have a chance of winning our own treasure of $200,000 at the end of the season by competing in the show's online game. Each week you are given challenges that you must complete, as well as clues are given to questions that you must answer. Each clue that you receive each week you "keep" and at the end of the season, you have enough clues to be able to give a guess where you think the treasure is hidden. Those who answer correctly will get put into a drawing and 10 lucky winners will be chosen to get flown to a "secret location" to actually compete live for the $200,000. My son and I thought this would be fun and so we started playing this online game. I must say it is NOT easy! Last week alone it too me over 30 minutes to finish my challenge. It is much like playing a video game, but a good amount of thinking is involved as well. I had to go to ask.com to research some of the obscure clues I was getting. It really was a history lesson for me! I have been surprised at the amount of American history I am learning from this show. It is very interesting to say the least. I will say, though, that I do have it narrowed down to where the final treasure is. I know the place but not the "exact" location. Let's just say I have it narrowed down to about 300 acres. No, don't ask, because I am not telling. I have worked hard to figure out this much!

So, my son and I will wait with excitement until next Monday night when we can continue our search. And who knows...maybe I will be lucky enough to get picked to be on the final show. I would much rather do that than be screamed at by an uptight British chef for making bad risotto.