The BEST episodes of Lost Gold of World War II season 1

Every episode of Lost Gold of World War II season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Lost Gold of World War II season 1!

Investigators and engineers use the latest technology to search for a treasure rumored to have been buried in the Philippines by General Tomoyuki Yamashita in the closing months of World War II.

Last Updated: 3/6/2024Network: HistoryStatus: Ended

7.92

120 votes

#1 - Tunnel Found

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/14/2019

Peter meets with a man who warns of the deathly risks in searching for Yamashita's treasure; the team clears the last obstacles and finds a secret tunnel directly into the mountain.

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7.73

131 votes

#2 - Nazi Concrete

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/23/2019

The team attempts to prove if a tunnel exists behind a unique formation of rocks they believe is a secret backdoor entrance into the mountain.

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7.72

137 votes

#3 - Dead Giveaway

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/2/2019

After discovering a bomb marker, the team brings in an explosives expert to search a cave that may have been a headquarters of Gen. Yamashita during the war; a potential booby trap and the first hint of treasure.

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7.65

139 votes

#4 - The Backdoor

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/16/2019

Unable to find a tunnel at the waterfall, the team is guided by an animal marker to a boulder carved in the shape of a turtle, which leads them to a golden lily symbol indicating a secret backdoor entrance.

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7.64

151 votes

#5 - Death on the Mountain

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/19/2019

A team of Americans explores a mountain in the Philippines to search for a treasure rumored to have been buried by Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita in the closing months of World War II.

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7.62

122 votes

#6 - Blood & Conspiracy

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/7/2019

As the team zeroes in on a tunnel that may be part of the treasure labyrinth, Bingo learns that part of dictator Ferdinand Marcos' fortune may have been stolen from Yamashita's treasure and uncovers a possible link to a CIA conspiracy.

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7.61

135 votes

#7 - What Lies Beneath

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/9/2019

The team triggers a possible water trap in the cave and is forced to stop digging; Martin Flagg believes the Story Rock indicates a tunnel behind a waterfall, and the team brings in a diver to explore the plunge pools for an entrance.

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7.59

138 votes

#8 - X Marks the Spot

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/26/2019

Digging continues at Breach-6, but when the team unearths a possible water trap the excavation is put on hold; the team conducts a LiDAR scan that reveals a cave, perhaps used by Japanese soldiers during the war.

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