The BEST episodes of Jungle Gold season 1
Every episode of Jungle Gold season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Jungle Gold season 1!
Jungle Gold follows two American men who risk their lives to strike it rich in Ghana, Africa’s second largest gold producing country. After losing everything in the real estate crash of 2008, Scott Lomu was planning to move his family into his father’s basement and George Wright was trying to save his home from foreclosure. Naturally, they decided mining for gold in Ghana was their best option to pay off their debts, which exceeded $1 million.
#1 - Mad Scramble
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/30/2012
Scott and George's African gold mining dream turns sour and drives them ever deeper into debt. They try to join forces with a gang of traditional miners to dig by hand and their relationship with mining partners Chris and Singh reaches meltdown.
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#2 - Hell and High Water
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/2/2012
Scott and George struggle to get their Ghanaian gold mine to hit pay dirt. Their African dream becomes a terrifying ordeal; floods claim their equipment, new mechanic Travis struggles with culture shock and a machete wielding cocoa farmer attacks.
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#3 - Culture Shock
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/26/2012
In a last ditch effort to get out of debt, Scott and George leave their families behind to chase Ghana gold. They run illegal roadblocks, face off with hostile Chinese miners and battle the unforgiving jungle to get their mining operation running.
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#4 - Armed Robbery
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/7/2012
Scott and George have been kicked off their gold mine in Ghana and need to buy a new claim to keep their mining dreams alive. But raising the cash involves a desperate and dangerous gold deal with life threatening consequences deep in the bush.
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#5 - Desperate Measures
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/23/2012
Scott and George test out a brand new claim after racking up huge debts on the Romaso gold mine. They have to prove the new claim is stacked with gold or their investors will pull funding. George risks it all in an outrageous and dangerous gold hustle.
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#6 - Shots Fired
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/9/2012
George and Scott are finally mining for the estimated $1.5M dollars of gold on their claim. But they must overcome floods, machinery meltdowns and armed Chinese neighbors if they have any hope of seeing their first jungle gold.
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#7 - Broken Man
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/16/2012
Ex realtors Scott Lomu and George Wright are in Ghana to find gold and pay off their debts. After two months in the harsh jungle environment the claim is refusing to pay out and the duo have to contend with threatening neighbors, Travis – their struggling mechanic, and for one miner an unexpected call home. What will happen when their fates seem on the brink?
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