The medallion patch for the 2025 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt is now available to purchase — and avid hunters know a registered patch could bring extra winnings.

To qualify for those potential extra dollars, the patches must be purchased/registered before the annual hunt begins on Sunday, Jan. 19, in conjunction with the St. Paul Winter Carnival.

The patches can be purchased for $10 at treasure-hunt-shop.square.site.

Also, save the date: The Pioneer Press will host a pre-hunt party from noon to 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17, at Bad Weather Brewing Company, 414 W. Seventh St. in St. Paul, to release the new Treasure Hunt beer for 2025.

It’s a celebration, after all, with the hunt serving as a winter tradition in St. Paul since the 1950s.

Here’s how it works:

The person who finds the Pioneer Press medallion in our upcoming hunt automatically wins $2,500.

The finder also wins another $2,500 if they have all the clues, which can be found either in the Pioneer Press or online at twincities.com/tag/treasure-hunt.

Additionally, if the winner has a registered patch, they can win an extra $5,000 (patches are automatically registered upon purchase, but participants need to have a registered patch on or before midnight on Friday, Jan. 17).

To be eligible to win, you must have a registered patch in your name, and sharing patches is not allowed. If you are buying more than one patch online, be sure to add each hunter’s name to the purchase so they are registered.

For detailed rules on the 2025 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt, go to twincities.com/tag/treasure-hunt.

Good luck and happy hunting!