A Twitter account has sparked a student search for hidden cash in York. Around four people scooped a share of the £50 prize hidden in an envelope at Duncombe Place opposite the York Minster on Thursday.
But it was not students at the University of York who found the cash, instead it was a group consisting of students from York St John University. Those vying for the cash here missed out by seconds. “I was just seconds away,” one student said.
The frenzy was started by the Hidden Cash UK Twitter account, which is a nationwide game where an anonymous user stashes cash in hidden envelopes around the UK. Members of the public then have to find the envelopes from the picture given in order to claim their prize.
The hunt was started in America, and NBC Los Angeles has recently reported traffic jams as people scramble to find the money.
One Twitter user, who goes by the name Arran, wrote: “Thank you to @hiddencash_UK, found the envelope and split it, great fun, sorry to the people who missed out. #cashtag.”