greatest international hunt world seen pronounced annual week long competitive media hunt originally held october november recently august teams competitors earn points submitting photos videos completing prompts list receive beginning week actor officially founded publicity stunt help television series supernatural collins appears win people choice award competition holds world record largest media hunt place additional world records history actor known playing angel american television series supernatural founder competition began informally publicist asked collins engage audience help supernatural second place voting collins posted message twitter declaring won promised share helped voting supernatural won competition collins partially inspired time university_of_chicago undergraduate participated school annual hunt asked followers send self addressed stamped hunt prompts written backs puzzle pieces puzzle depicting soon participants began respond collins absurd requests successful prompt example challenged fans photograph group wearing collins enjoyed exercise decided create official hunt established event website gave greatest international hunt world seen calling acronym acronym world seen according collins primary reason developing competition loved idea thousands people world connecting create incredible things hoped use encourage participants good world inaugural event categorized media hunt broke record largest hunt kind broke record participants representing different countries contest broke additional world records longest safety pin chain measuring metres largest online photo album totaling images contest day week long competition list posted website different tasks competitors complete hunt collins friends including coordinator devised prior beginning competition teams submit photos videos completing prompts contest website receiving points item completed literal interpretations prompts preferred judges award points especially creative responses prizes team points end included trip scotland party collins trip vancouver viking surprise teams consist members come different countries individuals teams sign individually case randomly grouped appropriately sized teams contest costs ran person participation fees going random acts non profit run collins aims encourage random acts kindness challenges challenges vary widely focus attract media attention los_angeles focused reported local ice cream shop response team asked create custom ice cream flavor challenge team new ice cream flavor sale ice cream challenge involved participants spreading word collins abnormal awesome hunt competitors asked dress comics character flash pictures taken functioning particle result received numerous participants set special tours visitors reported symmetry official magazine visits welcomed seen opportunity educate wider audience goals research national laboratories challenges completed successfully team according collins contest example item saw successes coating commercial fall leaves collins speculated failed physical limitations challenge noted french website run challenged competitors convince photo holding sign team efforts participants headed nasa posted unable participate official twitter account gallery reception aspects contests received media outlets writer called compared hunt acronym album lesser deity laden reviewing experience participating writer detroit described contest lot fun recommended participate future deemed challenges outrageous visually stunning huffington_post commended collins efforts organizing event reception positive todd_vanderwerff wrote items basically invite participants harass famous semi famous twitter facebook challenge asked hunters convince published science fiction authors write character story complained task encouraged participants harass social networks article analyzing collins relationship fanbase assistant professor argued authored experience play power emotional excess present collins citing participants independent efforts coordinate teams variety online platforms suggested lack overt language industrial found collins engaged fans help fund satire play fully models potential congregation authors official unofficial direct creative investment digital participation argued projects like creators fully surrounding digital cultures potential future creative authorship culture broken largest photo largest media campaign largest online photo album largest chain largest gathering people dressed french people decorated hat competition longest human chain pass cited new god authorship digital age gray johnson companion media authorship isbn television audiences age isbn
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