Posted on 09/15/2020 5:33:53 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The man who helped create Jelly Belly jelly beans is hosting a series of cash prize treasure hunts around the country before his retirement. Anyone who participates will then be eligible to search for the ultimate treasure, which is a key to one of his candy factories.
David Klein helped the company candy now known as Jelly Belly Candy Company create Jelly Belly jelly beans in the late 1970s and wants to spread the fruits of his labor around before he retires for good. To do so, he'll be hiding a golden ticket (in the form of a necklace) in each state.
Those who wish to get involved just need to pay an entry fee of $49.99 to get access to their state's clue.
On TheGoldTicket.com, you can enter for your state and see what day the riddle will be released. The clue will help lead you to the gold ticket and if you happen to find one you have to submit its corresponding code and where you found it to TrickyTreasures@gmail.com. Once it's verified, you'll be rewarded $5,000.
It's the grand prize that people will want to stick around for, as David Klein is pulling a full Willy Wonka and giving away one of his factories.
Anyone who participates — not just the winners — will have the chance to find the ultimate treasure. Whoever wins this portion will get the key to one of David Klein's candy factories and an all-expenses paid trip and education to a candy-making university.
There is a limit of 1,000 participants per hunt, so if you want to test your luck, it's better to sign up early.
Everyone who signs up gets a 40 piece SpectrumConfections.com CBD 10mg jelly bean pack for free, so you won't be leaving empty handed. You can read all of the terms and conditions on the gold ticket website.
The Jelly Belly Candy Company sent us the following statement about the treasure hunt.
Due to confusion in the marketplace, Jelly Belly Candy Company would like to take this opportunity to clear up the misconception that it is involved with a contest that purportedly offers a candy factory as its grand prize. Jelly Belly Candy Company, formerly known as Herman Goelitz Candy Company, has candy making roots back to 1869. It was founded by brothers Gustav and Albert Goelitz and remains family owned and operated today.
David Klein, the sponsor of the “treasure hunt” contest gaining attention within the media this weekend, is not associated with Jelly Belly Candy Company, its brands, or products. In 1976, Mr. Klein, an independent third party, came up with the name “Jelly Belly” and other novel marketing ideas. Jelly Belly Candy Company has not had a relationship with Mr. Klein since 1980 when it acquired the trademark.
Sounds like a Willy Wonka game.
Will second through fifth place be killed or injured in an ironic way?
$50 entry fee? Sounds like an illegal lottery in many states.
Technically they are paying for access to their states clue.
It does, sounds like fun too.
For something like this, I would have expected a .50 Cent entry fee, never-ever would I be expecting $50.00.
A lot of interested customers are going to be under the age of eight. Where are they going to get $50. for something like this? Parents can only spare so much on silly stuff like this, during a pandemic. He must need some quick, liquid cash for his next big plan.
So $50 times 50 states times 1000 participants = $2.5M. How much is the factory worth again?
Nowadays there are a WHOLE lot of Veruca Salts running around.
$50 entry fee and a freakin’ gmail account? Color me skeptical.
It pays to read to the end of the article. Dude was obviously running a scam.
According to the company, he doesn’t own a factory to give away.
It pays to know a bit about the topic. Klein created, marketed, and wholly owned Jelly Belly until it was essentially stolen from him by the manufacturer, who filed trademark paperwork unbeknownst to him. He is a bit eccentric, and not particularly wealthy, so an ad how lottery is about what one could expect. It is quite a stretch to label it a scam, and frankly, a bit demeaning.
Ronald W. Reagan’s favorite jelly beans. I know because our family’s flower shop in NW DC did lots of work for the White House and sheepishly had to retrieve one of the Waterford crystal bowls he kept them in! Best jelly beans ever...
Really good documentary on the rise and fall of David Klein, the creative genius behind Jelly Belly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9lSKErzNzw
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