(Kitco News) - As gold fever grips Western Canada, it took one family less than 24 hours to find a hidden treasure and walk away with a chest full of silver and gold, worth $100,000.

GoldHunt, the group behind the treasure hunt, announced late Saturday that the Edmonton treasure was located by the Duff family of Sherwood Park. However, there are still two more chests of gold and silver up for grabs in Vancouver and Calgary.

Chris Cromwell, the spokesperson for Gold Hunt said that would-be pirates might want to take a page from the Duffs.

“The family did a ton of research even before leaving their house,” he said. “They located the treasure just six hours after leaving their house.”

The Edmonton gold hunt might have been a little too easy for the family that regularly spends time together solving riddles and geocaching -- using GPS to hide and find containers at specific coordinates.

“We are a game-playing family,” said the father, Bryon Duff. “My son and I like to look at logic games on YouTube. We really like doing puzzles and are big into geocaching; it’s something we like to do as a family.

“We thought GoldHunt was a great idea,” he added. “We didn’t do it with the belief that we would find the treasure. We thought it was a good fit because of all the stuff we do regularly.”

The gold and silver treasure hunt are still going on in Calgary and Vancouver, and has captured the imagination of all of Canada. Cromwell noted that #goldhunt was the fourth highest trending topic in Canada during the weekend.

He added that the response to the treasure hunt has been overwhelming for the small group.

“It’s not just about the gold and silver. We are getting message from people thanking us for showing them how valuable their family is and things like how great their cities are,” he said. “We would definitely love to host these gold hunts in other cities.”

However, Cromwell did issue a warning to all treasure hunters: everyone needs to respect private and public property. The hunt has been plagued by people digging where they shouldn't be and not cleaning up their mess.

As for the Duff family, how do they plan to spend their newly-found pirate hoard? Cromwell said that they plan to take a family vacation and to pay some bills.