The banner at the Hoka Hey finish line droops after the race (Photo: David Stephens)
An announcement posted several hours ago on the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge FaceBook page has declared William Barclay the $500,000 winner. The announcement stated:
William Barclay just took the polygraph in New York City. After hours of questions and yet again another drug test, for sedatives, has passed. William Barclay will receive a wire transfer of 500,000 dollars from Pioneer Bank and Trust of Rapid City, South Dakota directly to William's bank account.
Barclay, of Highland, FL, crossed the finish line with Frank Kelly of Prosperity, SC, with the two of them intending to split the prize. Kelly was later disqualified for missing one of the checkpoints.
In an earlier press release, Hoka Hey organizers said they had set up an escrow account with $500,000 in it to pay the winner. The full text of that release follows.
The organizers of the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge announce the establishment of a new escrow account under the name of The Medicine Show Land Trust Escrow Account which is held at Pioneer Bank and Trust in Rapid City, SD. The account now holds the $500k purse which will be paid to the Challenge winner at 7:00pm on the 11th of August at the Broken Spoke Saloon Campground on hwy 79 near Sturgis.
The announcement of the official winner of the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge is pending the results of a polygraph test which is scheduled to be conducted in New York City on the 28th of July. The polygraph test is being preformed by International Investigation Group, Ltd. with offices in New York City,Long Island, Westchester, Los Angles, Boca Raton, FL, and London. I.I.G. has worked on many notable cases including Tiffany jewelry store robbery for Lloyds of London,AIG Insurance Co. in a $120 million dollar bank fraud case, and the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing investigation. This firm has been featured in: NY Times, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, CNN, CNBC, Glamour Magazine, and the Tyra Banks Show.
The Medicine Show Land Trust hoped to bring awareness to several veteran and native american causes through the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge. In fact, the Pine Ridge reservation was one of 33 Indian reservations that the Challenge route traveled through in an attempt to draw attention to the many Americans who live without running water in their homes.
The organizers of the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge would like to say thanks to all the people who supported the Challenge and helped to spread this message of unity and compassion to people around the world. Indeed, participants in the Challenge will be proud to know that the added awareness has already brought a response to this desperate need and that on the 20th of July a private individual hired AI Sewer and Water Company to put in the very first of many water lines to go in on Pine Ridge reservation.
In appreciation to Chief Oliver Red Cloud for opening his home and feeding the Challengers that visited Pine Ridge and the Red Cloud family for helping take care of the Challenge participants, the orginizers of the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge would like to invite everyone to join them at the Broken Spoke Saloon to watch as we pay the $5ook to the worlds greatest long distance rider.
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Comments
What a drama this has been. Glad it didn't turn out to be a 'HOKEY' Hey like it was looking.
Very interesting alot of the riders were told by Big jim that the first 100 riders had refused to take to polygraph test. Also interesting that the winner has a indian last name. I still think that it is a hoax but I quess we will never know.
Why would they drug test him for sedatives? They certainly wouldn’t have help during the race. And why any drug test weeks after the race? Failing the later drug test or the polygraph would not be a legal basis for not paying out. A polygraph is not an accepted scientist method of distinguishing truth from lies, it is an interrogation tool. And I thought the prize was a $500,000.00 in Alaskan gold. How is he going to wire that? It is obvious this charlatan was pulling out all the stops trying not to pay out the prize. It remains t be seen if he will or even has it all. Did the wire transfers go out to those charities as well? Did the Oglala Sioux Tribe get there rural water system improvements? Hoe about a press release on how much was raised for the following charities;
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Warrior Weekend
Disabled American Veterans
Vietnam Veterans of America (Chapter 83)
American Indian College Fund;
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
My guess is Mr. Red Clo
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Congratulations to Will Barclay!
This completely exonerates the organizers of all improprieties associated with the race.
NOT!
It will be interesting to see if there are law suits in the future.
The winner won't get paid.
This "wire transfer" is a fraud.
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