Solutions

The final solutions to where the numbers were buried and what clues led to the solve.

First Floor

Number Found: 4
Found By/On: Catherine / May 24, 2010
State: Virginia -- The three photographs on the wall are Thomas Jefferson, Dave Matthews, and Missy Elliott. All three have ties to Virginia.
Highway: Interstate 81 -- From the newspaper headline dated 1981
Mile: 262 -- The number 262 can be seen on the paisley rug.
Blog post: http://gustwintig.com/news/2010/6/8/first-do-no-harm-second-find-buried-treasure.html

Number Found: 9
Found By/On: unknown/1-2 June 2010
State: Texas
Highway: I-35, from the hatch marks on the wall above the bed (confirmed by Gus 6/5/10)
Mile: 180, from the unusual time (1:80) next to the yellow tank (confirmed by Gus 6/5/10)
Blog post: http://gustwintig.com/news/2010/6/2/breaking-news-texas-messed-with.html

Number Found: 11
Found By/On: Lenore, Thomas and catherwood / May 22, 2010
State: California -- Most of the artwork by the sink links to California.
Highway: Interstate 5 -- The orange shelf/sculpture in front of the oven is the kanji for the number 5 (五)
Mile: 445 -- appears backward in a mirror in the main room.
Blog post: http://gustwintig.com/news/2010/5/23/emerald-eleven-found-in-california-valley-eleven-others-awai.html

Number Found: 8
Found By/On: christiewags / May 26, 2010
State: Illinois -- Based on the magic square answer of 21. The 21st state that joined the union was Illinois in 1818.
Highway: 39 -- Based on "39 clues" book under the table
Mile: 2
Blog post: http://gustwintig.com/news/2010/6/1/treasure-in-the-heartland.html

Number Found: 7
Found By/On: varin / May 25, 2010
State: Indiana -- There appears to be a map of the United States behind the balloons in the dart game. Indiana is the only section not covered with balloons.
Highway: Interstate 80 -- There are exactly 80 balloons on the wall.
Mile: 56 -- From the Heinz 57 styled bottle with the number "56" on the label.
Blog post: http://gustwintig.com/news/2010/5/28/the-magnificent-seven.html

Number Found: 10
Found By/On: marty3434 / May 26, 2010
State: Connecticut -- The Connect Four game is sitting next to the eye and a pair of scissors. (Connect - Eye - Cut)
Highway: Interstate 95 -- Hopscotch board has 2 rocks on it in the 9 and 5 spots.
Mile: 9 - Finder says they went looking for 10, not 9, because of the X on one of the dolls eyes and the 10 fingers in the handprints on the wall. The rest area was actually between mile 9 and 10
Blog post: http://gustwintig.com/news/2010/6/2/love-in-the-time-of-khroniker.html

Number Found: 2
Found By/On: Lauren (Brains) & Jim (Legs) on 26 May 2010
State: Florida - Guns and spear point at Gator
Highway: 75 - add up 24, 25, 26
Mile: 307 - count the legs in the sand: 3 on the stool, 0 on the snake, 7 on the "spider"
Blog post: http://gustwintig.com/news/2010/6/4/two-sleuths-one-two.html

Number Found: 3
Found By/On: Josh Larios / May 24, 2010
State: Washington -- The framed $1 above the bed is a portrait of George Washington.
Highway: 90 -- The $90 on the ironing board refers to I-90.
Mile: 89 -- The price tag that doesn't make sense as a price tag.
Blog post: http://gustwintig.com/news/2010/5/25/breaking-news-3-unearthed-in-pacific-northwest.html