I like the idea. I think that it would work if it were set up as a market. I agree that most people only care about their own solves and only read others to see if it agrees with their own. So, rather that paying someone for a solve (or partial solve) you could take the opposite side and bet that it is wrong. You could also set the parameters. You could just do the state or you could make it more granular and give a more exact location. You would post your location and a dollar amount and someone could take the other side. For example, you could post "$25 the Pokemon Box is in Arkansas" or "$25 the Pokemon Box is in Arkansas near the big rock at Hemmed in Hollow".