Fall is almost here, which means it’s time for the exciting annual Peterborough-wide hunt where thousands of people sharpen their analytic skills and ask anyone and everyone they see a simple question: “Are you the Oldies 96 point 7 Ten Thousand Dollar Fugitive?”
Oldies 96.7, the classic hits radio station owned by My Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), will once again dropping mind-bending clues that will lead one dedicated detective to identify the mystery Fugitive and claim an astounding $10,000. All you have to do is crack the clues, track down the location of the Fugitive, and ask the magical question verbatim.
If you are correct in identifying the Fugitive, they will give you the “key” to the grand prize — a letter with a phone number to call and a password you must use to confirm you have caught the Fugitive. The Fugitive will also have in their possession a certificate redeemable for a cheque for $10,000 — your tax-free bounty for catching the Fugitive.
“The contest keeps getting bigger and better each year,” says MBC VP of Content Rob Mise. “It really engrosses people to get in the mind of the Fugitive and try to solve these riddles and clues along the way.”
The Fugitive can be found somewhere in the City of Peterborough anytime between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. Monday through Sunday beginning on Monday, September 22. Since the Fugitive will be going about his or her regular life, they could be anyone and they could be anywhere — your local barista at your favourite cafe, the coworker who shares your cubicle, the coach at your kid’s baseball game, and more. In fact, the Fugitive could be right under your nose.
To begin your search, tune into Oldies 96.7 daily for hyperlocal clues hinting to the Fugitive’s identity. Clues will be dropped every day at 8 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. There will also be a picture clue dropped online daily.
“You have to look at the clues in every single way,” Mise explains. “You have to decipher words, decipher where the punctuation is, and decipher it in your own way. You have to put on your thinking cap on, because it’s $10,000 — it’s not going to be easy.”
If you miss some clues, or want to start in the middle of the contest, you’ll have access a list of clues anytime online at www.ptbotoday.ca/oldies-96-7-fugitive.
But having access to clues you might have missed doesn’t mean you can skip out on listening to Oldies 96.7. The station will also be serving up one bonus clue every weekday anytime between 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., and that bonus clue will not be later revealed online. These bonuses could appear at the most unexpected of times — before a song, in the middle of a commercial break, during the news — so keep listening and keep your notepads handy.
Mise cautions listeners to be vigilant, because you never know what “curveballs” will be thrown at you next — or just how close to you the fugitive could be.
“My number one advice to anybody is just keep the radio tuned and locked into 96.7,” says Mise. “You never know what’s going to happen during the fugitive contest.”
For the official rules and the list of daily clues as they are posted, visit www.ptbotoday.ca/oldies-96-7-fugitive. The contest is sponsored by Jo Anne’s Place Health Foods and Peterborough Mitsubishi.
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