Where in the world is Dantom del Byondo?

Postcard #18: The Bitter End

Sat, 19 Aug 2006 15:17:54 GMT

What happened to Dantom del Byondo? What kind of time warp sent the last postcard nearly a month into the future? Alas, we may never know. Such are the mysteries of the universe.

What we do know is that our hero's incredible journey has come to an end. He fought valianty, going down in a blaze of glory to protect the world from the evil bike monkey. Oh, wait. That must have been the strange dream I had last night.

In reality, Dantom del Byondo seems to be back home already, alive and well. Someone claiming to be DDB has already posted a blog entry about one of his harrowing adventures.

Day 31: Kadoka, SD to Okaton, SD

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Nobody guessed the destination in the entire last month, so a consolation point goes to Strawgate for Murdo, SD (~9 miles).

So that's it, the contest is over. For our "Lost Postcard" bonus competition, our winners are:

Trip Mileage: Exophus (1686 - exactly right, wow!)
Last Day: Exophus (31, exactly right again - were you there?)
Lost Postcard Delay: Danial.Beta (address number wrong)

Current Standings

Name	Full Points	Consolation Points
Aaiko	4	8
Gumshoe	-	1
Bdjewkes	1	1
JackGuy	-	2
Dark_Shadow_Ninja	4	2
SSJMysticRage	1	-
Jon88	1	-
Nesso	1	-
Unknown Person	3	1
SuperSaiyanGokuX	1	1
Exophus	2	1
Strawgate	-	1
Danial.Beta	1	-

Winners can pick the prizes of their choice, or suggest alternate prizes of similar value if you like. Current prize choices include:

Points	Choose ONE
1 Consolation Point:	1 month BYOND membership Add 5 MB file hosting Add 0.5 GB file bandwidth One BYOND sticker, magnet, or button
2 Consolation Points	Combine for one Full Point item
1 Full Point	3 months BYOND membership Add 20/2 file hosting/bandwidth One BYOND Store item under $10 Any two Consolation Point items.
2 Full Points	1 year BYOND membership Add 50/5 file hosting/bandwidth One BYOND Store item

Post your prize choices here, or privately if you wish. If there's interest, I could probably whip up a Dantom del Byondo logo specifically for this to go on certain BYOND Store merchandise, similar to the Mysteries T-shirts that went out. I will try not to delay so long if people are interested in this. ;)

Thanks for the memories, Dantom del Byondo!

Postcard #17: Another Big Push

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:13:21 GMT

Dantom del Byondo proves everyone wrong as he blasts through 145 miles in 2 days. Nobody saw this coming! Is it renewed vigor, or one last push before fizzling out?

Day 29: Custer State Park, SD to Wall, SD
Day 30: Wall, SD to Kadoka, SD

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No exact matches today - you guys didn't give Tom enough credit! Consolation points go to Exophus (Badlands, ~8 miles) and SuperSaiyanGokuX (Badlands, ~40 miles).

Current Standings

Name	Full Points	Consolation Points
Aaiko	4	8
Gumshoe	-	1
Bdjewkes	1	1
JackGuy	-	2
Dark_Shadow_Ninja	4	2
SSJMysticRage	1	-
Jon88	1	-
Nesso	1	-
Unknown Person	3	1
SuperSaiyanGokuX	1	1
Exophus	-	1

Postcard #18 is here, covering day 31. Who likes walleye?

The Lost Postcard: More chances to win!

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 10:04:18 GMT

Postcard #14 has finally arrived! I can see why it took so long, can you? One bonus point to the first person to say why.

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It seems that Dantom del Byondo is really thinking about winding down this adventure. The last couple of postcards have hinted at it, but this lost postcard gives us our biggest hint yet ("I think I can safely call this adventure complete"). Sounds like it's time for the final contest:

For 2 full points (good for one year of Membership for you or a friend, or any single item in the BYOND Store), guess Tom's final mileage for the trip. The closest guess wins it. One additional point if you guess the day the trip ends. I get the feeling it's coming soon!

Speaking of guesses, nobody's gotten either destination for days 29 and 30. Though I do like the tie-in of Jon88's guesses (Pringle, SD) since apparently Tom got himself some Pringles on day 24. How'd you know?

Feel free to go back and change your Postcard #17 answers while you can!

Postcard #16: The Tournament

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 21:29:35 GMT

Dantom del Byondo curses the local casino industry on his day of rest. What evil will befall them as a result?

Day 27: Deadwood, SD to Hill City, SD
Day 28: Hill City, SD to Custer State Park, SD

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Unknown Person continues his hot streak with day 27, and SuperSaiyanGokuX gets on the board for day 28 (did ya get all the hints?).

Current Standings

Name	Full Points	Consolation Points
Aaiko	4	8
Gumshoe	-	1
Bdjewkes	1	1
JackGuy	-	2
Dark_Shadow_Ninja	4	2
SSJMysticRage	1	-
Jon88	1	-
Nesso	1	-
Unknown Person	3	1
SuperSaiyanGokuX	1	-

Postcard #17 finally arrived today, covering days 29 and 30. The only decent hint requires saying the name of one of the destinations -- but that would be bad! Lands are desolate out here, and our hero must ride far and wide to return to the sheltered confines of civilization.

Postcard #15: A $100 Winner!

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:03:43 GMT

O Postcard #14, where art thou? Wherefore hast thou gone astray? How we've missed thee!

With the arrival of Postcard #16, we must pick up our lives and move on. We'll not soon forget the lost postcard, always holding hope that one day it will return home so that we may hear the story of that fabled century ride.

Day 24: Gillette, WY to Gillette, WY (10 miles for beer)
Day 25: Gillette, WY to Spearfish, SD (the century ride)
Day 26: Spearfish, SD to Deadwood, SD

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Nobody got the second part of the hint for day 25 (spear fish = dead in the water, get it?) but Aaiko and Dark_Shadow_Ninja cleaned up days 24 and 26. Unknown Person was closest for day 25 with Sturgis, SD (about 17 miles).

Current Standings

Name	Full Points	Consolation Points
Aaiko	4	8
Gumshoe	-	1
Bdjewkes	1	1
JackGuy	-	2
Dark_Shadow_Ninja	4	2
SSJMysticRage	1	-
Jon88	1	-
Nesso	1	-
Unknown Person	2	1

Postcard #16 is here, covering days 27 and 28. Do you think Tom's getting tired of sitting all day, or is it bull? Will he make it across the US, or is the end near? I'll bet he's definitely sick of battling those hills.

Postcard #13: It's so easy, easy

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 19:53:47 GMT

(when everybody's tryin' to please me, baby)

Dantom del Byondo pleases himself in the jacuzzi. Wait, did I just say that?

Day 22: Burgess Junction, WY to Buffalo, WY
Day 23: Buffalo, WY to Gillette, WY

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Ok, so I made this one too easy. Congratulations go to Unknown Person, who was apparently the first one to see this morning's post.

Current Standings

Name	Full Points	Consolation Points
Aaiko	3	8
Gumshoe	-	1
Bdjewkes	1	1
JackGuy	-	2
Dark_Shadow_Ninja	3	2
SSJMysticRage	1	-
Jon88	1	-
Nesso	1	-
Unknown Person	2	-

Postcard #14 is not here yet, so no hints, ahahahaha!! However, Postcard #15 arrived early, so I can tell you that #14 apparently covers days 24 and 25. #15 covers day 26. If #14 doesn't arrive soon, we might be dead in the water. But so far they've all gotten here eventually, knock on wood.

Bonus points: explain that clue!

Postcard #12: Up, up and away!

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 09:43:23 GMT

Dantom del Byondo rides up a huge mountain at lightning-quick* speed.

* For values of "lightning-quick" approaching 2mph

Day 20: Cody, WY to Lovell, WY
Day 21: Lovell, WY to Burgess Junction, WY

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I'm was so disappointed that nobody got my hint for day 20, but then Dark_Shadow_Ninja came along and saved the day! A consolation point also goes to Aaiko, for being just 14 miles off day 21 with Dayton, WY.

Current Standings

Name	Full Points	Consolation Points
Aaiko	3	8
Gumshoe	-	1
Bdjewkes	1	1
JackGuy	-	2
Dark_Shadow_Ninja	3	2
SSJMysticRage	1	-
Jon88	1	-
Nesso	1	-

Postcard #13 covers days 22 and 23. I wonder if Tom needs a shave after all these days on the road? Perhaps he'll find something to fit the Bill.

Postcard #11: A BYOND Member for every mile

Sun, 09 Jul 2006 12:34:37 GMT

Dantom del Byondo leaves Yellowstone to ride a bull in the Cow Chip Rodeo. Yee-haw!

Day 18: Yellowstone National Park
Day 19: Yellowstone National Park to Cody, WY

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We have two separate winners for today:

Day 18: Nesso (Yellowstone National Park)
Day 19: Aaiko (Cody, WY)

Current Standings

Name	Full Points	Consolation Points
Aaiko	3	7
Gumshoe	-	1
Bdjewkes	1	1
JackGuy	-	2
Dark_Shadow_Ninja	2	2
SSJMysticRage	1	-
Jon88	1	-
Nesso	1	-

Postcard #12 covers days 20 and 21. It's lovelly ride up the mountain.

Postcard #10: Tom eats a whole elk

Sat, 08 Jul 2006 12:13:31 GMT

Dantom del Byondo continues to live dangerously, entering the feared Yellowstone Supervolcano and eating its wildlife.

Day 17: West Yellowstone, MT to Yellowstone National Park

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Dark_Shadow_Ninja's guess of Canyon Village, WY is inside Yellowstone National Park, so it qualifies as a correct guess. Nice job.

Current Standings

Name	Full Points	Consolation Points
Aaiko	2	7
Gumshoe	-	1
Bdjewkes	1	1
JackGuy	-	2
Dark_Shadow_Ninja	2	2
SSJMysticRage	1	-
Jon88	1	-

Postcard #11 covers days 18 and 19. Yee-haw!

Postcard #9: Peeing Rock

Thu, 06 Jul 2006 15:58:55 GMT

Dantom del Byondo prepares to battle grizzlies as he approaches the land of rotten egg geysers.

Day 15: Whitehall, MT to Cameron, MT (West Fork Campground)
Day 16: Cameron, MT to West Yellowstone, MT

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No winners for day 15, but Dark_Shadow_Ninja was on the right track for both days.

Day 15: Ennis, MT (about 10 miles), Dark_Shadow_Ninja
Day 16: West Yellowstone, MT (exact match), Dark_Shadow_Ninja

Current Standings

Name	Full Points	Consolation Points
Aaiko	2	7
Gumshoe	-	1
Bdjewkes	1	1
JackGuy	-	2
Dark_Shadow_Ninja	1	2
SSJMysticRage	1	-
Jon88	1	-

Postcard #10 covers a magnificent sounding ride on day 17.