A Richmond local was a gallant runner-up in a nationwide treasure hunt.
Alistair Adie, 60, missed out on the £10,000 prize for the King’s Ransom competition which took place over the summer, with thousands of treasure hunting participants.
It was the brainchild of Suffolk-based brewery firm Greene King.
Mr Adie was one of hundreds of people who spent the summer months cracking a series of clues, eliminating different areas of the country where the money could be hidden.
A total of 15 treasure hunters made it to the last stage, leading them to the historic city of Cambridge, and the final hurdle of clues.
The money which was hidden in the knot of a tree, was found by Phillip Raisbeck from Sutton Coldfield.
Thanks to the help of his family, Mr Adie finished as close runner up.
He received a bottle of champagne and voucher to spend with Greene King as a consolation prize.
Mr Adie, who runs the company Art Move Ltd, said: “It was a lot of fun, really high speed.
“I enjoyed trying to locate the clues, and it was great to just take part.”
Mark Blythman from Greene King said: “Alistair should be congratulated for beating thousands of other competitors to make our exciting final.
"He worked hard to solve the 19 tricky clues on our website and was a worthy competitor during the fast-paced hunt around Cambridge."
The competition launched on July 22 to mark Prince George’s first birthday.
