“She is now far from France”: the creator of the Golden Owl confirms the end of the game 31 years later and promises a new treasure hunt

End of suspense. For ten days, the “owlers” have been waiting for confirmation that the treasure hunt in which they have participated for years, 31 years for the most determined, is well and truly over.

The co-creator of the game, Michel Becker, published this Sunday on YouTube a ten-minute video in which, still anonymous, he confirms that the enigma has been solved and that the statuette of 50 cm and 10 kilos of gold, of silver and diamonds, representing an owl, was dug up. “The solution provided is strictly exact. It very precisely defines the location of the cache“. The one or those who dug it up called him on the night of October 2 to 3 at 10:58 p.m. “I then hear shortness of breath, excitement, the password buried with the owl and the very fresh, incredulous emotion, which has not yet integrated the scope of the incredible event”describes Michel Becker. He had so far received 22,532 solutions, some of which were even close to the truth, but “the one that was validated that evening is the only one that is accurate”.

A new video in April 2025

To achieve the goal, it was necessary to solve a series of 11 enigmas, all very mysterious, published out of order in a book published in 1993. In the video, Michel Becker did not, however, reveal the solutions to each of these enigmas. He announces the release of a film, in April 2025, which will then reveal all the details of this treasure hunt, including its location. A casting will even be offered to allow certain participants to tell their quest. However, we will not know the identity of the lucky winners. “The Owl is now far from France”, he assures.

New Golden Owl

But for the many “owlers”, the name given to all those who set out in search of the rare bird, this video does not signal the end of the adventure. Surprise, Michel Becker revealed his intention to organize a new treasure hunt. “The new Golden Owl will fly from exactly where the first one was buried on April 24”. A first information as a first enigma of this Owl II.