Download the eATLAS app. Register as a user on the app. Ensure location and camera services are enabled. Search for and open the ‘ Chicago Scavenger Hunt 2026 –Crossroads of the City’ Adventure. Select ‘JOIN TO PLAY, and then ‘Join as a team’ to enroll a team of 2 – 5 members, or ‘Join as an individual’ to enroll as an Individual Player.
At least one person from each Team (or Individual Players) must download the app and register for the hunt. This person must be 18 years of age or older.
Teams can be made up of 2, 3, 4, or 5 players. Each team MUST come up with a team name.
DO NOT START GAME UNTIL YOUR TEAM IS TOGETHER IN THE LOOP. The Individual Player or Team Leader will start the timer and Scavenger Hunt by selecting ‘START TO PLAY’. The minute the Team Leader or Individual Player starts to play, the timer starts ticking. There is a map included in the Scavenger Hunt Adventure. If you select the map, you will see the APPROXIMATE center of the overall Scavenger Hunt area.
Be sure to submit any applicable photos within the app to get credit for your work on the Scavenger Hunt, as well as completing any other requirements for the Hunt. Your progress will be automatically recorded as you complete the Hunt.
PRIZE: 1,100 Lyric Opera Tickets – 4 tickets total for next season and ‘Champion’ T-shirt(s) for the winning player or team.
If more than one Team or Individual player has completed all the scavenger hunt clues accurately and has a tied score with another team or individual, then a random drawing will be conducted at the Addison, IL office of Burgos Kalejaye Ringo & Associates by Steve Thompson, CPA.
Team or Individual Player winners of the overall Chicago Scavenger Hunt 2026 contest are also eligible to win prizes in the Best Team Name, Best Influencer, & Most Creative categories.
Winners of Best Team Name, Best Influencer, & Most Creative will receive one or more of the following prizes:
Additional prizes will be awarded as follows:
All scoring and results from the Hunt will be reviewed during the week starting June 15th, 2026.
Results will be published on the eATLAS Facebook and Instagram pages and the eATLAS website (https://playeatlas.com) by June 19th, 2026.
