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Photos: People Flock To Hermosa Beach To Dig Up Angry Birds Stuffed With Cash
Angelenos took to Hermosa Beach Saturday afternoon to dig up Angry Birds piggy banks that were stuffed with cash and placed ankle-deep in the sand.
Twitter users began reporting their winnings as they dug to find some of the 36 little red birds, which are modeled after the Angry Birds game app your parents were obsessed with like two years ago. Twitter users reported finding cash in the $100 range.
The birds were placed by the mysterious benefactor with the Twitter handle @HiddenCash, who descended into L.A. this weekend to deliver wads of cash to the masses via hidden cash drops in places like Los Feliz, Echo Park, Burbank and the Huntington Library. The benefactor told followers he'd be placing the birds overnight at a beach, though he waited until around 11:45 a.m. today to say which beach. He retweeted images of the lucky winners:
@HiddenCash Thank you! pic.twitter.com/H3TrQz8E6R
— Ryan Crook (@ryancrook) May 31, 2014
7 yr Casey Palmer of Redondo showing off his @HiddenCash. All winners have told us it is about ankle deep @NBCLA pic.twitter.com/ytKQ5c9Vp2
— Adrian Arambulo (@AdrianNBCLA) May 31, 2014
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Thank you @HiddenCash $124 & candy for these 2 excited&beautiful girls at hermosa beach!#payitforward pic.twitter.com/wVQa4t79gq
— Sean Howard (@smhowbruin) May 31, 2014
@kdawsthesecond @HiddenCash my friends daughter found 3 in a matter of minutes pic.twitter.com/05U74G0j6L
— Louis Barnes (@louisbarnes) May 31, 2014
9, 11yo Campbell & Avery from #palosverdes found $124 @HiddenCash #HermosaBeach pic.twitter.com/x85JHXSzXZ
— Julie Sone (@ABC7JulieSone) May 31, 2014
Found one!! @HiddenCash
— Jen 👽 (@jensombrotto) May 31, 2014
Thank you!! :)#hiddencash#hermosabeach pic.twitter.com/crsXKpRrzv
#hermosabeach @#trulyhermosa @HiddenCash #hiddencash pic.twitter.com/VdxLRlbeaB
— Rob Womack 🌴🤘🏻 (@RobWomack) May 31, 2014
Dude just found @HiddenCash pic.twitter.com/iWpH7BSCmQ
— Robin Fenlon (@robinfenlon) May 31, 2014
@HiddenCash Hermosa Beach. Roberto De Leon of Cudahy w sister found angry bird filled with cash. @NBCLA pic.twitter.com/Du79qUAfx5
— Adrian Arambulo (@AdrianNBCLA) May 31, 2014
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@HiddenCash ___awseome :) love the incentive to get people in touch. Have fun, can't wait to see the winners pic.twitter.com/NokHscfcWG
— Bubbie La Rue (@BubbieLaRue) May 31, 2014
Also told at least 3 birds/eggs with @HiddenCash scavenger cash have been found so far. Great beach day @ Hermosa pic.twitter.com/xPHUYWgoQg
— Andrew Blankstein (@anblanx) May 31, 2014
There's still one more cash drop planned for tomorrow, so stay on your toes, treasure hunters.
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