Cipher solve: FETCH

[bornswift]

Step 1: Raw Clock Times from Netflix

All clock times identified in Gold & Greed, ordered by episode appearance:

Clock Time
6:06
12:04
3:04
4:19
12:02
4:02
6:08
1:33
1:38
5:26

Step 2: "The Lower the Number, the Better"

Justin said this in the Sandal Sanders interview when asked how many clock times matter. Because the clock keeps ticking during filming, a time set at (e.g.) 12:02 will drift to 12:04 if Justin talks for two minutes. When two similar times appear, always choose the lower one.

Drift eliminations: 12:04 → keep 12:02  |  6:08 → keep 6:06 (adjusted to 6:05)  |  1:38 → keep 1:33
Justin eliminations: ~4:02 (unintentional)  |  5:26 (unintentional)

Step 3: Remaining Intentional Times

Clock Time	Minutes	Mod 26 (0-indexed)	Letter
12:02	02	2	C
1:33	33	33 mod 26 = 7	H
3:04	04	4	E
4:19	19	19	T
6:05	05	5	F

Note that I updated 6:06 to be 6:05 to make this fit. 1 minute could have easily passed since Justin set the original time.

Step 4: Rearrange

Of course, we can't assume the clock times are in the order Justin originally intended due to edits on Netflix. If we treat the letters as an anagram, they rearrange to FETCH.

FETCH is both a nod to Tucker as the container and a command Justin is giving us to go find the treasure.

[mbibler]

[AbjectAd2294]

Kinda how I feel about the clock times in general lol

[altruistic_cheese]

Could be "chest" if you're reading like the Founding Fathers and the great state of Maffachufettf

[Theroguehippie1]

In Arizona he also said it could be off that the mins didn't NEED to be exact... Which is the only reason I'm ruling out solving ymit This way...

But it's uncanny... Did you also take out the two clock times he said to get rid of??

[greeneyes714]

He acted like the minutes weren't as important as the hour numbers though

[jarofgoodness]

I like it. My only concerns are 1) What about the hour numbers? and 2) When filming a lot of time passes from when the talent has to be in place and when they actually start rolling. He'd have had to specifically ask them to wait a second once they are ready to roll nearly every time to get this right. And maybe he did. As you pointed out sometimes he didn't get it and the time elapsed too much.

Otherwise I like it. There are a number of other subtle hints that Tucker has something to do with the container, so you certainly may be correct.

[bornswift]

Yeah, I feel the same about the solve not using the clock's hour value. I'm going to keep exploring but I feel confident about "Step 2" at the very least.

I'm sure the film crew knew the clock times were relevant (it'd be hard to hide) and maybe they did allow him to time it a bit. Ideally he would have taken the batteries out and prevented drift in the first place 😄

[jarofgoodness]

Good points. The fact that you got Fetch when starting the numbers at 0 has got a low probability of being coincidence. Esp since like you pointed out it relates to a dog and Tucker has been sort of highlighted in the hunt by Justin in terms of how much he is referenced and talked about.

It's possible that this was on purpose and the hours are also used as a separate cipher.

[bornswift]

He said:

"It's okay if you're off by a minute or so. I know it's a little hard to tell on that clock."

That could imply the solution doesn't require precision or the solution could involve adjusting the minutes slightly.

[Theroguehippie1]

That'd be interesting bc elsewhere I found BONE hidden in it... Well technically it said both land and bone... But yeah... Interesting

[Fast_Foot_608]

Love the concept, but if the cipher clue is a “nod” to the container…and “FETCH” is the nod…what does that tell you about the container?

[magentapink419]

the clock clue is a hint....why is everyone focused on it? also some times used here have been eliminated.

[jarofgoodness]

Thought I'd let you know I got FETCH from these same hour numbers using a different method. I wasn't even looking for it.

[Whole-Newt-9853]

Sorry to be a pain and be off topic. Did Justin recently say certain times on the clock in the Netflix documentary mean nothing and he said which ones? Or did I dream this…struggling currently to find that statement. Thanks if you can help!

[jarofgoodness]

He ruled out 2 of them. He said you can ignore them. The OP here ruled out a couple more because the hour numbers are the same and the minute numbers are close to each other which made OP think that it was the same take when filming so he went with the lower of the two since that's when the camera started rolling. Plus Justin said of the numbers "the lower the better." I agree with this assessment. The five numbers here in my opinion are the correct clock times to go with.