Since 2004, Gulder Ultimate Search has continued to captivate audiences worldwide as contestants engage themselves in a battle of brains and brawn for the Ultimate Prize.
The tasks are indeed gruelling, strength-draining and mind-boggling, and in the end, victory always wipes away the tears and sweat shed in this remarkable journey called Gulder Ultimate Search. Very intriguing and exciting indeed!
For the past few seasons, N7.5 million and a brand new SUV has been at stake as the ultimate prize. This year, the stakes are higher and so is the prize money! N9 million, a brand new SUV and N500,000 swaggar allowance awaits the winner. There is also the bragging right of being referred to as an “Ultimate Champion” and subsequent induction into the Gulder Ultimate Search “Hall of Fame.”
Ever since the very first edition was held on the Snake Islands, off the Atlantic Ocean coast of Lagos State in 2004, subsequent editions have been staged in different forests across Nigeria. In 2005, the show was held at Obudu Hills, Calabar, Cross River State while the 2006 edition was held at the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research, NIFOR, Edo State.
In 2007, the show moved to Shere hills, Jos, Plateau State. The popular Agwu Hills in Enugu State hosted the 2008 edition. In 2009 and 2010, GUS was held in Omodo forest, in Osun State and J4, Omo Forest, Ogun State, respectively. By 2011, Edo State became the first state to host the show twice. Gulder Ultimate Search 8 was held at the Egbetua forest Quarters, Ososo Hill, Akoko Edo.
So where will Season 9 hold this year? The answer remains shrouded in secrecy; but will soon be revealed. This year, the hallowed jungle awaits brave and daring young men and women, courageous enough to attempt to unearth the long lost fortune, hidden centuries ago by a wise Gatekeeper- a true hero of old.
The jungle is not kind to the contestants. This is not an adventure for the faint-hearted or lily-livered. It is a contest that will test contestants’ endurance, strength, courage and mental alertness. Past contestants have attested to the fact that Gulder Ultimate Search is no make-belief. What is beamed on TV is as real as it gets!
Contestants are cut off from the luxury of the outside world. Reality sets in as they have to make do with the bare essentials they can lay their hands on in the thick forests. With the bare ground for beds, sticks for walls and palm fronds for shelter, they are at the mercy of severe rains and the scorching sun. Nature sometimes is not kind.
Creeping creatures of the jungle also lurk around. Even food becomes a luxury and sometimes is not guaranteed. In the jungle, friends become foes and every contestant a threat, as they battle for the ultimate prize.
But this is a path which only those desirous of victory must tread. The journey of a thousand miles starts but with a single step. The journey to becoming the Gulder Ultimate Search 9 Champion – The Ultimate Man or Woman - begins with a step, registration. The guideline for this year’s participation is on the website and registration closes September 13th, 2012. Fortune, they say, favours the brave.
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