The Utah Paranormal Challenge
Do you possess psychic, mediumistic, telekinetic, dowsing, or other supernatural abilities that can be demonstrated under objective, scientific conditions? The Beehive Skeptics Foundation provides a transparent, fair, and rigorous framework for testing extraordinary claims right here in Utah.
$500,000 CFIIG Challenge Partner
Beehive Skeptics conducts local preliminary testing for the Center for Inquiry Investigations Group (CFIIG). You can review full challenge guidelines on the official CFIIG Paranormal Challenge details page.
✈️ Travel Sponsorship: If you successfully pass our preliminary test in Utah, the Beehive Skeptics Foundation will assist with, and expidite your application to the CFIIG, as well as pay for your round-trip flight and a night's stay at a reasonably priced hotel stay in California to take the official CFIIG Paranormal Challenge test for $500,000!
Testing Protocol:
Our goal is to test claims, not trick applicants. Protocols are mutually designed and agreed upon in writing before any testing begins:
- Claim Submission & Definition: You submit a clear, testable, and falsifiable statement describing your claim or ability.
- Protocol Design & Mutual Agreement: We collaborate with you to create a testing environment where you agree that success demonstrates your ability, and controls eliminate fraud, confirmation bias, or environmental interference.
- Double-Blind Preliminary Trial: Testing is conducted in Utah under double-blind conditions. Neither the test administrators nor the claimant knows target answers or hidden variables during the experiment.
- Sponsorship & Travel to California: If you pass the initial test with us, Beehive Skeptics covers your round-trip airfare and a single night of hotel accommodations in California to take the official test with the CFIIG for the $500,000 grand prize.
Eligible Paranormal & Supernatural Claims
We invite submissions across a broad range of phenomena, including:
- Psychic & Mediumistic Claims: Telepathy, precognition, remote viewing, or communicating with the deceased.
- Dowsing & Energy Sensing: Locating water, metals, hidden objects, or energy fields using dowsing rods or intuitive perception.
- Psychokinesis & Telekinesis: Affecting physical objects or electronic instruments without physical contact.
- Alternative Healing & Bio-Energy: Demonstrating measurable physical changes or diagnostic accuracy through bio-fields.
Questions about protocol design or travel sponsorship? Contact Founder Shane Smith or Event Organizer Tim Fritz directly via our Contact Us page.