Largest scavenger hunt: world record set in Ottawa
OTTAWA, Canada -- A total of 2,733 people successfully completed Ottawa's scavenger hunt, which was put on by Escape Manor as part of the Ottawa2017 celebrations, thus setting the new world record for the Largest scavenger hunt, according to the World Record Academy. Photo: About 2,733 people successfully completed Ottawa's scavenger hunt, which was put on by Escape Manor as part of the Ottawa2017 celebrations. Photo: Bruce Deachman (enlarge photo)
The previous world record for the world's largest scavenger hunt was 2,079, set in 2014 by a Google-sponsored hunt in Provo, Utah, The Ottawa Citizen reports.
On Sunday, 2,733 people successfully completed Ottawa's event, which was put on by Escape Manor as part of the Ottawa2017 celebrations, enshrining O-Town's well-deserved place in the scavenger-hunt firmament.
The best team costume went to a family of zombies (Brandon and Karen Dsjardins, Sherry Arbic and Tanya Van Waard), while Don Estabrook, aka The Ultimate Canadian, claimed top solo male outfit and might have received a prize for best attitude had one been awarded.
