The Intro includes the song "Uncover Me" by Pert Near Sandstone, and contains the words "bonanza," "masking," "prying," and "flag," and the phrases "triangle of gold," "fine organza (a.k.a. polyester)," and "lands of leisure."
Clue #1 includes the song "I Put a Spell on You" by Samantha Fish, and contains the words "gonfalon," "crack," and "claim," and the phrases "hit the trail" and "keep an eye out, and maybe an ear."
Clue #2 includes the song "That Old Train" by the Del McCoury Band, and contains the word "standard," and the phrases "sunny side of the track," "build up steam," "make the grade," "don't go blowing your stack," "prospect the park," "tramp the trails," "stay on the lookout," and "a sign of our shimmering sigil."
Clue #3 includes the song "Mighty River" by Railroad Earth, and contains the the words "well," "old," and "bent," and the phrases "flood the plains," "yoke the ox," "treads the grains," "spin a yarn of gold," "call your shot," and "follow the signature scent of pennycress—the smell of success."
Clue #4 includes the song "Through The Woods" by the Okee Dokee Brothers, and contains the words "forest," "flag," and "clarity," and the phrases "stay within the lines," "you could win the prize by camping out under the pines," "our hankie hides a sapphire stone," and "needles and cones will mark your way to the path of prosperity."
Clue #5 includes the song "Blue Mountain" by the Sam Bush Band, and contains the word "scramble," and the phrases "we ain't bluffin'," "we hid the MacGuffin above the Pacific range," "make the connection with a resurrection—for three million bucks and change," "noon summit," "encounter the saucer people," "around the peak," and "beneath the stony steeple."
Clue #6 includes the song "Wagon Wheel" by Old Crow Medicine Show, and contains the phrases "punch in the pattern to win the game with a series of bleeps and bloops," "repeating commands," "following tuneful cues," and "surmise the path to peruse."
Clue #7 includes the song "White Flag" by Joseph, and contains the phrases "above the river," "in a town of waters clear," "hidden in a sandstone seam," "break the spell to name the park," "revealed by the first letter of the fourth line in each stanza," "do as we say," "ox before the cart," "last resort," "appeal to the court," "take these words to heart," "search the sand to take it in hand," "victory flag unfurled," "kneel at the pines near the power lines," and "you'll be top of the world."
The Bonanza was hidden at Mount Simon Park in Eau Claire, in a triangular seam of sandstone between the roots of a crooked pine tree, near a trail on the summit's southwest slope.
