What about the two men who solved Masquerade correctly but just a little too late?

November 27, 2011

Mike Barker and John Rousseau did, in fact, completely dismantle Kit’s riddle as he’d intended, and were also digging very close to the actual burial spot. They had solved the puzzle at the same time Ken had, but Ken’s letter reached Kit first–and although it was far less elegant or complete, it was still technically […]

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What happened to the jewel after the book was solved? Who owns it today?

November 27, 2011

After winning, Ken Thomas stored the jewel in a bank vault. He had agreed to loan it to a museum for public exhibition, but changed his mind at the last minute. Paul Harkin knows more: “In 1985, a computer game/puzzle named Hareraiser was released in 2 parts by a company called Haresoft. Part one was […]

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Did anybody win the prize for Kit’s untitled book? Where is the titled copy of that book now?

November 27, 2011

Yes–the winner’s name is Steve Pearce of Leicester. Matt Fletcher writes: “The prize for [the second book] was won. The challenge was to discover the name and represent it in some artistic way. I remember watching the final on a TV programme called Wogan which was a chat show hosted by the most uncharismatic man […]

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What’s Kit’s e-mail address?

November 27, 2011

I don’t know that he has one. Part of me thinks that, just by his sheer curious artist nature, he might have a computer–he was, after all, a computer operator in the Navy way back when–but the other part of me realizes that while he may not be a luddite, he certainly values his privacy […]

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Has Kit appeared on TV?

November 27, 2011

Several times. In addition to his appearance on Wogan to announce the winner of the untitled book, Kit was the subject of a half-hour TV special called Kit Williams: Beyond the Masquerade. Produced by Carlton (now part of ITV) in 1985 as part of the Contrasts series, it shows the real Kit at home in […]

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What’s Kit up to now?

November 27, 2011

Art, I’d expect. Some of his recent works are detailed in the About Kit photo gallery.

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Will Kit write any more puzzle books?

November 27, 2011

Sadly, no. With all the problems that Masquerade caused him, I don’t expect he wants to do similar projects again. Plus, it’s not like he got anything wrong the first two times. What would he gain artistically by doing another book in the same vein? But don’t take it from me–take it from Kit, in […]

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Where can I find other treasure hunt books like Kit’s?

November 27, 2011

There are many, as Kit unintentionally spawned an entire new genre—the “armchair treasure hunt.” There is a complete list of current hunts in the Links section of the site. Among the older books (the solved ones) worth tracking down are Maze by Christopher Manson, Treasure by Dan James, and of course, Kit’s Untitled book, which […]

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