Persistence pays $2,000 for Cicero mother-daughter treasure hunters

(You just gotta follow the clues --)

Two thousand dollars in her hand

By Charley Hannagan, Syracuse Post-Standard
Monday, February 25, 2012

The Post-Standard
Syracuse, NY – Chrissy LaRocca and her daughter Crystal Fontana used every tool in their arsenal to uncover The Post-Standard Treasure Hunt Medallion on the West Shore Trail of Onondaga Lake this morning.

They read the newspaper for clues, checked the postings on Syracuse.com, looked at The Post-Standard’s Facebook page for tips, and worked with other treasure hunters.

The Cicero mother-daughter team don’t subscribe to the paper and were only eligible for the smaller $1,000 prize instead of the $2,000 prize awarded to subscribers.

However, in recognition of their use of all of the Post-Standard’s print and digital formats to discover the medallion, the company decided to double their prize to $2,000 ...

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