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One of our teammates fell in love with Hawaii on our GISH trip and now she’s been offered a job there!! Please help support her following her dreams 💙 Donate to her moving fund here and please share!

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Hey. Last year (when you won), about how much time a day did your team spend doing GISH?

All of it. All of the time. Every day.

Seriously though, most of us plan ahead so we can take time off of work, and we don't do much besides sleep, eat, and GISH for that whole week. This means saving, putting in for time off, and making sacrifices the rest of the year to be able to do that. We're also international and therefore have a few teammates up no matter the time, so it's really an around the clock effort.

Not everyone is able to take time off. And that's cool with us! One of my favorite things about the team is how supportive everyone is of each other, during the hunt and year round.

But generally speaking, we dedicate the entire week to GISHing, and we spend time before the hunt prepping and planning. We're in touch nearly every day (group chat ftw), but we start to get serious about a month before the hunt.

Hope this helps! Good luck 💙

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One of our teammates fell in love with Hawaii on our GISH trip and now she's been offered a job there!! Please help support her following her dreams 💙 Donate to her moving fund here and please share!

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Are you guys taking applicants for 2018 GISH?

Several team members are thinking of taking a break this year or just want to participate for fun. If we end up having room for others to join there’s a good chance it will be a non-competitive year for us.

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THANK YOU

We are so unbelievably humbled and excited and thrilled to have won GISHWHES. This has been an incredible journey, and we hope that every person who has been a part of gishwhes, whether as a participant or helper or cheer squad member or organizer or observer, has had as amazing of a time as we have. Gishwhes has changed our lives, and we cannot possibly articulate how important the hunt has been to every member of our team, now and since it's inception.

We are so honored to be named this year's winning team. Thank you for everything.

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#8 (IMAGE): The year is 2021. Of all the unique and amazing human specimens on Earth, it was hard for the aliens to choose which ones to collect, but your team stood out as being excessively weird & worth “analysis”. Your entire team was abducted and put into an alien specimen box. In grid form, show each member of your team along with a card explaining where they got you (city, country) and a word stating what special characteristic makes you unique.

[Image Description – Team Purgatorgy’s group photo. Fifteen people in a grid pattern (five boxes across and three rows down). Each is dressed in black, wears blue wigs of different shades and lengths and holds or wears a sign that reads SPECIMEN in red ink. They are all striking different poses.

Row 1, Box 1: Haley is sitting with arms crossed. Her sign reads “Rankin Inlet, Canada: Sassy.” Row 1, Box 2: Tripper is standing and glaring at the camera. Her sign reads “Nanaimo, Canada: Venomous.” Row 1, Box 3: Jamie is sitting and reading a book titled So You’ve Been Abducted By Aliens. Her sign says “Seattle, USA: Realist.” Row 1, Box 4: Julie is standing with hands on hips and duct tape across her mouth. Her sign reads “Abbotsford, Canada: Verbose.” Row 1, Box 5: Kim is kneeling with her arms straight down by her side. Her sign reads “Vancouver, Canada: Awkward.” Row 2, Box 1: Gini is standing with a jar in her left hand and a test tube in her right hand hovering over the jar. Her sign reads “Fulda, Germany: Creative.” Row 2, Box 2: Maria is standing with fists in the air and a big smile. Her sign says “Larissa, Greece: Enthusiastic.” Row 2, Box 3: Margo is standing with her back to the camera and is wearing black panties that say “Team Purgatorgy”. Her sign reads “Lake Worth, USA: Bootylicious.” Row 2, Box 4: Jody is standing and screaming with one hand flat and the other in a fist banging on invisible glass. Her sign reads “Calgary, Canada: Endurance.” Row 2, Box 5: Jessa is standing in a thoughtful pose with colourful paint splotches on her face and arms. Her sign reads “Lincoln, USA: Crafty.” Row 3: Box 1: Heather is upside down in her square with flat palms pushing forward. Her sign reads “Chicago, USA: Petty.” Row 3, Box 2: Alex is sitting wide-eyed with a game controller in her hands. Her sign reads “Atlanta, USA: Gamer.” Row 3, Box 3: Daisy is upside down with one leg bent close to her face, and one leg bent parallel to the top of the box. Her sign says “London, UK: Exhibitionist.” Row 3, Box 4: Naroe is sitting with soles of feet touching and looking off into the distance. Her sign reads “DC, USA: Wanderer.” Row 3, Box 5: Eliza is sitting and leaning into a pillow propped up on the wall of the box. Her sign reads “Asheville, USA: Nocturnal.”]

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#22 (IMAGE): We finally have a confirmed sighting of a mythical beast from urban legends (Bigfoot, Nessie, Yeti, etc.) suffering the effects of climate change.

22: [Image Description: A set of two images side by side. The first depicts a dark grey yeti facing to the right and holding a vanilla ice cream cone up with its left and and has raised its right hand in an exasperated questioning manner. The yeti is standing in a grassy clearing and the image was taken as a low angle shot. There is short green grass in front of the yeti and tall overgrown foliage in the background. The light blue sky in the background fills two thirds of the picture and is mostly clear with many fluffy clouds low in the sky. In the second picture, the yeti is facing the camera and holds a melted ice cream cone in its right hand. The yeti’s left hand is held out with the palm up. The scenery and background remain the same.]

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#63 (VIDEO): (Time-lapse up to 1 minute but preferably under 30 seconds.) Loo goes to space! A person named Loo won our NASA email contest last Fall, and Loo’s prize is out of this world. Write “Loo” on a paper airplane and launch it from the stratosphere (or higher). We must CLEARLY see you writing the name on the paper airplane and folding it, the paper airplane’s journey into space, and then the actual launch where the plane is released from the stratosphere from whatever vehicle has conveyed it to those heights (high-altitude weather balloons are an acceptable means of conveyance). Oh, and one more thing: the paper airplane must be decorated and must have a message on it about a secret, global conspiracy to make the world a better place. It should also have your team name written on it and the following email address: with the instructions: “If found please email picture of airplane and location found to: airgishwhes@gmail.com.

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#209 (IMAGE): Gishwhes is over tonight! Forever! The crumbs of the great multi-year, wild and weird global feast are soon to be all that's left. Let's see you work magic on these crumbs (real bread crumbs or whatever other crumbs you wish to use) and turn them into a portrait of actor Misha Collins.

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#208 (IMAGE): As you know, no one was able to successfully find Jared Padalecki or Jensen Ackles' balls in Canada. Misha's balls are a lot easier to find... maybe because they really get around. Find Misha's balls in any of the following locations & take a picture with them. Then put them back EXACTLY where you found them so another team can have a chance to get their hands on Misha's balls, too. LOCATIONS: near the Cathedral Basilica, Newark, NJ; outside Gatorland, Orlando, FL, near Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas.

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#207 (IMAGE): Nothing says "good life choices" like a last-minute rush job tattoo. Get inked with a tattoo that includes "We create therefore we live" or another gishy quote written in any language other than English. Feel free to adorn it with mascots or other hunt-inspired iconography. PS: Don't try to repurpose an old tattoo— we'll be able to tell and your team will be docked points.

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#206 (IMAGE): We got this letter to our support gnomes: Name: [REDACTED] Message : Hello Gishpeople. I want to question why there are so many specific-locations-that-aren't-Sweden only items, and no Sweden only items. I speak for all Swedes when we say that we find this very saddening. We don't understand how you could miss out on an opportunity like this, since Sweden is a very beautiful country, containting great things such as Dalahästar. We, as a nation, expect a formal apology for this, of course. All our love, and some sad wonders, [REDACTED] Sweden, you're absolutely right! You are a beautiful country and it's time we stopped overlooking you. You deserve a formal apology as requested and so in the interest of international diplomacy, it's our duty to deliver and rectify this egregious oversight. With that in mind, (I hope you'll forgive me but this is a location-specific image to appease Sweden, guys): Take a picture of yourself in front of the biggest landmark or point of interest in your town while holding a beautiful hand-lettered sign that reads, "We Are Sorry, Sweden". This is a location-based item, so you may do this anywhere in the world... except Sweden.

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#197 (VIDEO): Play a few bars of a well-known tune on a well-known musical instrument—but not in the well-known manner. Play a cello tucked under your chin, a saxophone with mallets, or piano as a string instrument with a bow, that sort of thing. The more unexpected the utilization, the more points.

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#205 (IMAGE) We've received a bit of criticism that the hunt is "not really a scavenger hunt, it's just Misha getting people to help him with his chores." I'm honestly shocked anyone would say that! Also, people have been complaining that there are "too many geographically specific items" (items that require you to show up at a certain place). I want you to know that I'm listening and processing your feedback! So, I'm adding the following item: Help me help you help me help myself. Show up at 10 AM PDT sharp tomorrow at this location in Bellingham, WA. Wear long sleeves (pants and shirt) and bring a small bucket. Pick at least ONE quart of blackberries and DEPOSIT them into my big vessel so I can make lots of jam. For the item submission you must do two things: 1) You must find the woman in the sock monkey hat with the sheet of paper who is taking down team names and 2) You must take a photo of yourself with your bucket of berries. We will cross-check our list with your submitted photo as your proof. No taking pictures with me, because last year we did that and it ended up taking forever. If no one one on your team lives nearby, you may assign a surrogate, but no surrogate may service more than one team.

So it turns out the “woman in the sock monkey hat with the sheet of paper who is taking down team names” was our very own Jamie, though she wasn’t made aware of that until she arrived there. Misha ended up stealing her bucket (I liked that bucket! -Jamie) and told her she could just submit this photo as proof.

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#204 (IMAGE): Escape Gishwhes! https://www.gishwhes.com/escape-room/. If you manage to break out of this wild ride of mystery and mayhem, you’ll be prompted to enter your Team Name to document your success via an online form. BEFORE YOU HIT THE SUBMIT BUTTON, take a screenshot showing your team name in the Text Input Field and save the image, THEN hit the SUBMIT button. Your submission will be uploading the screenshot on our item list (backed up by what the online form sends gishbot).

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#203 (IMAGE): THIS ITEM MUST BE POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA PRIOR TO THE END OF THE HUNT! Bearby Von Bearamucci has an interview for a position as White House Communications Director on Saturday, August 12th at 8pm ET sharp! He was all set to drive the Gishbus across the country, but its engine wouldn’t start and he has a terrible fear of flying. He’s counting on gishers to help get him from Redding, California to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC before his appointment (by passenger car or truck only. NO PLANES, TRAINS, SHIPPING SERVICES, OR BUSES). Your instructions are here. Coordinate with other gishers to pick up Bearby and take him at least 5 miles, but no more than 50 miles, from your starting point. On your leg of the journey, post a pic of you, Bearby, and the gisher you’re handing him off to at a diner, rest stop, or point of interest (please geo-tag the location). Tag @gishwhes, the next gisher, and @BearbyVonB and use hashtag #GetTheBearThere. You MUST hand Bearby off to the next gisher to complete your Item or you get zero points. Submit your photo with Bearby to us and provide a link to your post in the comments field of the submit page. You will get 40 points if you take a picture with Bearby and a sign with your team name on it, or 60 points if you take a photo with Bearby and transport him (please include side-by-side image of the map points as well). If he makes it to his appointment at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in D.C. by 8 PM ET on August 12th, you will get an additional 50% in points (for a grand total of 60 points for photo only, 90 points for photo + transportation). Yes, we know how convoluted this item is and that it seems destined for failure— but I believe you’ll spit in failure’s eye and say, “Not today!” Sidebar: gishwhes HQ nearly came to blows as we debated over whether providing maps and tools to help facilitate your journey was “helping” and therefore “cheating”, but after a rousing bout of coleslaw-wrestling, “Team Give Them Maps” claimed creamy victory, and so you may use these resources to help you coordinate the journey. But feel free to ignore the map entirely. Because you’re better than that. IMPORTANT NOTES: 1. Members of the same team cannot collect multiple submissions for this item. 2. Make sure other teams get the chance to help Bearby! Yes, this means you can communicate and walk the line of “collaboration” in your hand-off attempts. 3. Individuals transporting Bearby must take him at least 5 miles or up to 50 miles in one trip. 4. You may NOT take him near your homes. We have a GPS locator on Bearby (due to past felonies) so we don’t want to compromise your home locations. 5. Do not exceed the speed limit by more than 5 miles per hour, because that’s what the cops are cool with, obviously. This isn’t Cannonball Run. Make it happen, gishers. Bearby is counting on you to help him land his dream job!

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#202 (IMAGE): A gisher wrote me recently stating, “I started gishwhes in 2015 myself and my children all joined in and had the best week of our lives, so much fun, so much love, so much laughter. In December 2015 I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer… But I didn't let it beat me. We signed up for gishwhes 2016 and made beautiful art together and performed many acts of kindness to those around us and in need, my children now 10 & 8 have those lessons in their hearts now, to spread kindness and love to all around them! Unfortunately I am too sick to participate this year, but hope to still be here to see all the wonderful creations everyone makes, and if I'm not still here when gishwhes starts I will be watching down on you all, cheering everyone on.” Obviously, I cried when I read that. We emailed her back, but haven’t heard back… So this one's for you, S. (and your kids), with love from me & everyone in the gishwhes family: Find a local hospital or cancer center and coordinate with them to deliver a comfort bag(s) to a patient. Fill a cheerfully decorated canvas or cloth bag with items to provide palliative relief and comfort to a cancer patient: soft eye masks, scarves, a soft blanket, socks, ginger tea or candy, unscented natural lip balm, sudoku or coloring books, puzzles, poems, etc. Include a note of support or encouragement if you wish. (Please don't say "get well soon.” Phrasing like, "we're sending you our love" is better.) Please do not take a picture with the recipient... Just the bag. We trust you to deliver.