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UScr00ge · Kilroy Joined: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 1

It doesn't start until 1pm EST.

**Posted:** Mon Apr 17, 2006 12:42 pm

bwochinski

Well day 1 puzzle sure was easy enough. At this rate I've got one of those cryptexes in the bag! Very Happy

The progress tracker is pretty cool, and very telling too... Looks like there are 4 puzzles in each of these categories:

Symbol
Restoration
Curator
Chess
Geography
Observation

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Also, finally a nice page listing the prizes: http://flash.sonypictures.com/movies/davincicodequest/us/prizing/

**Posted:** Mon Apr 17, 2006 2:27 pm

Brad · Guest

I cant get it to accept my answer for the symbol on Langdon's face at the end of the first puzzle.. Any suggestions?

Pyramid, all-seeing eye, etc do not seem to be working...

**Posted:** Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:12 pm

Paradoxic · Decorated Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 160

If I recall my tax laws correctly, you have to pay tax on the total value of the prizes as if you made that much as income in the last year... so I'm not too certain winning it would be entirely awesome.

A total prize worth $128,000 would cost over $30,000 in taxes... and anyone whose only way of getting these things is to win a contest could not afford to win the contest in the first place.

**Posted:** Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:12 pm

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Paradoxic · Decorated Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 160

**Posted:** Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:13 pm

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Brad · Guest

**Posted:** Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:17 pm

ryandrew

You don't pay tax on prize wins. Which is why people don't pay tax when they win the lottery.

**Posted:** Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:25 pm

Delusional · Entrenched Joined: 16 May 2005 Posts: 839

**Posted:** Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:36 pm

ryandrew

Oh my! I stand correct.
Well, in the UK you don't pay taxes for prize wins... Confused

**Posted:** Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:42 pm

Paradoxic · Decorated Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 160

Of course, if you are living in the UK, the $97,000 part of the prize is no longer $97,000 (since the flight overseas in 1st class is a LOT of money and unneeded if you are already overseas).

**Posted:** Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:54 pm

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Rogi Ocnorb

So, we all got the same first puzzle (I think).
Will we also share the remaining 23 29?
Or will we each see different puzzles from the 13,000 available?

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RPGgame · Unfettered Joined: 02 Jan 2003 Posts: 501

If you need a hint.

**Posted:** Mon Apr 17, 2006 5:52 pm

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Myeerah

The part where you go to randomhouse and the bank website and emails and such are a different game. It has been talked about on this website, about a year ago I believe. It doesn't have anything to do with the Google Quest. Just thought that should be made clear. Smile

**Posted:** Mon Apr 17, 2006 8:14 pm

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asdfff · Kilroy Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Posts: 1

Hey everyone, new poster here. I stated a sub-wiki entry for this contest, and I wrote up the 1st day's puzzle.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Da_Vinci_Code_%28film%29#Promotional_puzzles

Contribute from day to day if you feel like.

**Posted:** Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:32 pm

aliendial

or post HERE. Confused

Although the puzzle concept is the same for all of us, we probably did NOT all get the exact same puzzle. Go back, it will let you do the puzzle again but you will most likely get a different starting configuration. (I did it twice, as an experiment. No extra solve credit.) So at least on this puzzle we can share solve methodology but not the actual solve.

**Posted:** Tue Apr 18, 2006 8:17 am

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