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whoisthebenefactor.com main hub Follow clues* online to find 16 passwords. Figure out correct order to enter words.

*clues leading to each password are detailed starting on page 7 of this document. Unlock the Season 4 trailer. OBJECTIVE:

• Create a fan frenzy ahead of premiere with trailer hunt stunt

• Exceed results of past interactive efforts

• Leverage mysterious tone of S4 to make superfans decode puzzle over a longer period of time than previous trailer stunts

SEASON 3B GIF PUZZLE SEASON 4 SCAVENGER HUNT 6 hours to unlock 23 hours to unlock 25, unlocks (part /4) 25, unlocks 86, page views 35, page views

SENTIMENT:

• After initial confusion from fans finding the word SATOMI before the official release, there was a mad rush to find hidden clues.

• Although obviously frustrated, unlocking the code was a group effort with google docs, group chats, and tumblr threads driving most of the puzzle-solving.

• Ultimately superfans felt ownership over the finding the trailer themselves, and are deservedly taking credit.

Phone number goes straight to voicemail and a voice reads 2436 After After Show Host Morgan Evans tweeted coordinates to Amman, the capital of JORDAN. Email address hidden in source code of whoisthebenefactor.com sends back vacation reply that spells out IGLESIA. bio added morse code for the word VIOLET MTV SnapChat sent out a picture alluding to the word MUTE. Bolded letters in ’s cast bio spelled out the word SATOMI The word TRUTH added to to the :4 Can’t Go Back promo. MTV.com Homepage embedded the word DEMARCO into a main hub image. CONTROL added to a four month old Remote Control post. Arden Cho tweeted the ancient Atbash Cipher for THERMOWIRE. The words HEXAGON, 7, and YELLOW were hidden in old tumblr posts. Images that spelled out TOMAHAWK anonymously submitted to TeenWolfGossip and UltraTeenWolfConfessions. Hexcode value of tumblr background changed to DECADE We own the Twitter teenwolf, which had only followers, and have never tweeted before Friday, when we tweeted the word BRETT.