1. No purchase necessary.

2. The Post Hunt begins and ends on Sunday, May 22, 2016, and will be conducted rain or shine.

3. To enter, you must obtain the 2016 Post Hunt special section in the Sunday, May 22, 2016, edition of The Washington Post Magazine within The Washington Post. Free copies of the May 22, 2016, edition of The Washington Post Magazine will be available at the Main Stage at noon on Sunday while supplies last. The 2016 Post Hunt begins at noon, and the first clue will be announced from the Main Stlllage at noon on Sunday, May 22, 2016. To participate, you must be at the Main Stage located in Halls D and E at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, on New York Avenue NW between Seventh and Ninth streets in Washington, D.C., by noon. You must apply the 12 o’clock clue to information found in the 2016 Post Hunt Washington Post Magazine special section to begin your play.

4. To win, you (or your team) must successfully solve the 2016 Post Hunt, a scavenger hunt-type urban puzzle, which includes five opening questions, the 12 o’clock clue, five main puzzles and the Final Clue. Each participating team must designate a “team leader” at the commencement of the Hunt. During the Hunt, a team may be required to disclose the identity (or other identifying information) of that team’s leader to a representative of The Washington Post for purposes of identifying the order in which teams solve the various puzzles. The Final Clue necessary to solve the 2016 Post Hunt will be given at approximately 3 p.m. at the Main Stage. The Washington Post reserves the right to offer additional clues from the Main Stage after 3:30 p.m. in order to bring the 2016 Post Hunt to a close, as determined by The Washington Post in its sole discretion. Odds of winning depend on your and your team’s skills and abilities in solving the various puzzles.

Important notes about solving the puzzles

In order to solve one or more puzzles during the Hunt and/or to enter for the opportunity to win the Preliminary Prize, each team will need to have access to at least one Internet-connected mobile device (e.g., a smartphone) and use of an email address.

Please note that, as part of one of the Hunt puzzles, you (or your team) will be directed to visit a website operated by a contractor of The Washington Post that will ask for your permission to access and use your Internet-connected mobile device’s then-current location in order to help you (or your team) solve that puzzle. If you choose not to allow the website to access your device’s location, then the website component of the puzzle will not function as designed and you (or your team) may not be able to solve that puzzle. Depending on your (or your team’s) particular device settings, you may also need to make sure that location services have been enabled for your device and/or web browser app. Check your device’s capabilities for specific instructions regarding how to enable location services. There is no guarantee that the website will work with all carriers or on all devices. Standard Internet access and usage charges may apply depending on the terms and conditions of your service agreement with your wireless carrier.

Please also note that, during the Hunt, The Washington Post may provide additional information via the Post Hunt’s Twitter account that could be helpful in solving one or more puzzles. To access such information during the time of the event, you can either be a follower of @PostHunt or visit twitter.com/posthunt. Standard Internet access and usage charges may apply depending on the terms and conditions of your service agreement with your wireless carrier. To sign up for a free Twitter account, visit twitter.com and follow the presented instructions. The Post Hunt is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or otherwise affiliated with Twitter.

5. There will be prizes for the first- and second-place teams to correctly solve the 2016 Post Hunt (“Overall Prizes”). In addition, during the Hunt, the first team to email the correct answers to the five main puzzles (and only those five answers) to huntsolutions@washpost.com will win a prize (“Preliminary Prize”). The team that wins the Preliminary Prize is also eligible to win one of the Overall Prizes. Winning teams will be announced from the Main Stage shortly after the winners of the Overall Prizes for the 2016 Post Hunt have been determined (“Winner Announcement Event”).

6. The first team to correctly solve the 2016 Post Hunt will win the First Overall Prize, which is $2,000. The second team to correctly solve the 2016 Post Hunt will win the Second Overall Prize, which is $500. In addition, the first team to correctly solve the five main puzzles and email those answers, and only those five answers, to huntsolutions@washpost.com will win the Preliminary Prize, which is $500. Total value of all prizes offered: $3,000. Each team leader of each of the above-described winning teams will be deemed to be the actual winner of the applicable prize and, as such, each team leader will be solely responsible for all tax liability associated with winning such prize, provided, however, The Washington Post reserves the right, in lieu of the above, to award a portion of a prize to the team leader and one or more team members who are not the team leader, each of whom may be responsible for any applicable taxes. The team leader of each selected winning team must be present at the Winner Announcement Event in order to claim his/her team’s prize. A selected winning team will forfeit its prize if its team leader is not present at the Winner Announcement Event. Except as provided in these Official Rules, prizes are not transferable. Prizes may not be resold.

7. The Post Hunt is open to all persons 18 years or older who are legal residents of the United States and who have not participated in any way in the planning of the 2016 Post Hunt. Employees, affiliates, lessees, agents or franchisees of The Washington Post and/or Arena Stage and/or Mix 107.3 (the Sponsors) are not eligible to enter. By entering the 2016 Post Hunt, each contestant consents to the use of the winners’ names and likenesses for purposes of promotions and/or advertising, and contestants agree to execute additional documentation and releases to confirm such consent upon the Sponsors’ request.

8. By accepting prizes, winners release all Sponsors from any and all liability with respect to any prize, or any actions whatsoever for injuries, damages or loss to persons or property, which may be sustained in connection with receipt or use of prizes. The Post Hunt will take place in the Convention Center and on public streets in downtown Washington, D.C., and contestants participate at their own risk. By entering, each contestant acknowledges and agrees that (I) he or she will obey all applicable traffic laws and all other laws, rules and regulations; (II) he or she will act with due care and in a reasonable manner; and (III) he or she hereby releases, indemnifies, and holds harmless all Sponsors from and against any claims, damages or liability involving or arising out of (a) telephone system, technical or computer malfunctions, lost connections, disconnections, transmission or other errors of any kind whether mechanical, human, electronic or otherwise; (b) data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of entry or other materials; (c) any injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused, including death, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by the prize or resulting from acceptance, possession or use or misuse of any prize or from participating in the Post Hunt or any Post Hunt-related activity; or (d) any printing, distribution, typographical, administrative, human or technological errors involving or associated with the Post Hunt. Sponsors disclaim any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participating in, or accessing or downloading information in connection with the Post Hunt. Sponsors’ liability is limited to the value of the prizes. All winners must provide information and execute a formal release in order to receive prizes. As part of the release, each team leader of each winning team will be required to identify all team members who participated in the Hunt as part of his/her team.

9. The Washington Post is entitled to interpret these rules as needed, and its decisions are final. In case of a disputed finish, the winners will be determined at the sole discretion of the 2016 Post Hunt coordinators. The Washington Post reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify or cancel the Hunt or any portion thereof (with no obligation to reschedule the Hunt and/or award any prizes) due to safety, health or other similar concerns or for any other reason (including, without limitation, should any virus, bug, computer problem or other cause or problem corrupt or inhibit the administration, security or proper operation of any portion of the Hunt). The Washington Post reserves the right to disqualify any entrant who violates these rules or who engages in any act that is unfair, disruptive or inappropriate or who behaves in a manner which does (or may) create a safety, health or other similar concern or which otherwise adversely affects the Hunt.