ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Somewhere in the Blue Ridge Mountains, a glass mason jar filled with more than $26,000 in gold coins sits, waiting to be found.
Every morning, the online search map for Countdown Treasure gets smaller, and the growing number of adventurers refresh their browsers to see if their favorite trail is still “in the circle.”
Now on Day nine of the hunt, the circle has shrunk to 75 miles, and the total prize pool has climbed past $41,000, fueled by premium signups that add $10 to the jackpot each time someone joins…