(Please have someone read this in a loud, clear voice before enjoying the treasure)

Congratulations! You have reached the end of the Treasure Hunt. This event could not have been what it was without the contributions of many people.

• Dave & Shari Metcalf not only hosted the Hunt, but also composed three puzzles. You hold Jack fifth, Ace/Queen sixth, stiff, stiff, both vul. (Pause) Well, I figured you guys deserved a hand.
• Nathan Glasser, Matt Stone, and for the second year Morocco contributed puzzles.
• Dan Miller and Linda Green created the clues for the cryptic crossword.
• Andy Latto provided a sequence and props (both for the sequence and for rear ends).
• Cally Perry was host and Paul Dworkin was food coordinator. And Lisa Najavits was the only one­at least as of two days before the Hunt­who had RSVPed her pot luck contribution.
• Six National Puzzlers' League members­Atlantic, Monster, Rick, Squonk, Storyteller, and Wampahoofus­test-solved all of Alf's puzzles. Atlantic also suggested several improvements to the Odd Men Out.
• Julian Saray Fischer Frank started the Hunt.
• And finally, his mom, Nina Fischer, provided transportation, moral support, tolerance, and occasional consultation.

Work has already begun on the 2001 Hunt; of course the theme will be Arthur C. Clarke's A Space Odyssey. Volunteers of all types are eagerly sought, as is feedback on this year's hunt­your favorite and least favorite puzzles, whether you liked switching teams, the location, and anything else. Moving further into the future, in 2002 there will be a palindrome theme­this being the last opportunity for 110 years­and in 2003 it will be the 20^th reunion Hunt, with the best puzzles of the last two decades. Hmm, maybe that isn't the right theme. Well, I'll keep you posted.