Hunt for the Golden Raspberry
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Each year, a medallion about the size of your palm is hidden somewhere in Hopkins during the festival. The person who finds it first earns a $300 cash prize.
Clues to finding the medallion will begin appearing Wednesday, July 15, 2026. The clues will be posted on the website and social media at 8:00 am each day.
Golden Raspberry Hunt Rules
The Golden Raspberry will be hidden on public property within the Hopkins city limits.
Clues will be posted on the festival's website, and on social media at 8:00 a.m. and each day thereafter.
It will be found outdoors.
It will be in an open area, not buried or hidden.
It will not be hidden in a place more than six feet high.
Please Keep in Mind: Property must not be damaged during the search for the Golden Raspberry.
Previous winners of the hunt, and their immediate family (e.g. parents, spouses, brothers/sisters, children), are not eligible for prize consideration for five (5) years after winning the hunt.
Hunt winners will be announced on the Raspberry Jam main stage, Central Park on Saturday.
Previous Hunt Winners
2026: TBD
2025: Chris Browning
2024: James Holt
2023: Shaun Pakenham
2022: Tom Lauinger
2021: Joe Prusak
2020: Ben Goodlund
2019: Gary Wong
2018: Mike Schatz
2017: Chris Aanestad
Clues to finding the medallion will begin appearing Wednesday, July 15, 2026. The clues will be posted on the website and social media at 8:00 am each day.
Golden Raspberry Hunt Rules
The Golden Raspberry will be hidden on public property within the Hopkins city limits.
Clues will be posted on the festival's website, and on social media at 8:00 a.m. and each day thereafter.
It will be found outdoors.
It will be in an open area, not buried or hidden.
It will not be hidden in a place more than six feet high.
Please Keep in Mind: Property must not be damaged during the search for the Golden Raspberry.
Previous winners of the hunt, and their immediate family (e.g. parents, spouses, brothers/sisters, children), are not eligible for prize consideration for five (5) years after winning the hunt.
Hunt winners will be announced on the Raspberry Jam main stage, Central Park on Saturday.
Previous Hunt Winners
2026: TBD
2025: Chris Browning
2024: James Holt
2023: Shaun Pakenham
2022: Tom Lauinger
2021: Joe Prusak
2020: Ben Goodlund
2019: Gary Wong
2018: Mike Schatz
2017: Chris Aanestad
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Hopkins, Minnesota, United States
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