Sherri Skanes

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Sherri Skanes is an American treasure hunter, artist, and semi-retired school teacher in Ventura, California. On March 20, 2004, she solved magician David Blaine's $100,000 Challenge, as published in his book Mysterious Stranger: A Book of Magic.

Skanes, who tested and shared many of her answers on an Internet message board devoted to the puzzle, said, "I've always been fascinated by puzzles and [this Challenge] was harder than I originally imagined, but when it got down to the final stretch, it became a matter of anagramming, the one puzzling skill I seem to be proficient at. It took a leap of faith when I found myself counting steps in the Hollywood Hills."

The challenge was designed by game designer Cliff Johnson, creator of The Fool's Errand.

References

The Official Solution
The Winner's Tale
Random House press release

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