The BEST episodes of Outback Opal Hunters
Every episode of Outback Opal Hunters ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Outback Opal Hunters!
The world's toughest treasure hunters push their bodies and bank accounts to the limit on a quest to strike it rich, hunting the legendary Queen of Gems - Opal. Australia produces more than 90% of the world’s opals. Hidden beneath outback desert plains lies a hidden bounty, 30 million years in the making, waiting to be discovered. Opals are one of the most valuable gemstones on the planet – one stone alone can fetch a million dollars – and it's the dream of striking it rich that drives these crews to push their bodies and bank accounts to breaking point.
#1 - The Solar System
Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/22/2023
The Digi Diggers get their solar plant installed, but the power hungry mine triggers a total system shutdown; Lisa jeopardizes a sale with a bespoke jeweler designer; Rod goes toe to toe with ratters who stole opal and equipment from their mine.
#2 - No Risk No Reward
Season 14 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/11/2025
The Opal Lovers excavate old drives in search of red crystal opal. Mechanical problems are once again giving the Mooka Boys a headache. Slim Pickings strike a deal with a local mining family to process the waste dirt on their claim.
#3 - Debts to Settle
Season 14 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/18/2025
The Blacklighters are pushing for a big pay day. With weather threatening their operation, the Misfits have to get crafty with their setup. The Opal Whisperers are feeling the pressure after Isaac is invited to be a star guest of the London Gem Show.
#4 - Last Chance Dig
Season 14 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/25/2025
The Blacklighters have just one week left to strike opal before the blistering summer heat shuts them down. The Bushmen scramble to beat mechanical failures and rising temperatures. The Mooka Boys are reunited with their chief mechanic Leif Tanzer.
#5 - The Final Countdown
Season 14 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/2/2025
The Misfits are left to fend for themselves as mentor and financier ‘Opal’ Joe Kalmar's health takes a turn for the worse. The Bushmen are desperate to beat the 45-degree heat and salvage what's left of their season.
#6 - Hit or Miss
Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/30/2023
The Mooka Boys may lose a potential investor due to their little mining progress, and disaster strikes for the Opal Whisperers when Sofia's hoist fails.
#7 - Succession of Opal Joe
Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/6/2023
The Blacklighters discover opalised sea creatures in an ancient seabed; the Cheals close in on their biggest opal haul ever, but all is not as it seems.
#8 - A Glimmer of Hope
Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/1/2023
Mooka Boys brothers Matt and Cozza topple their excavator while attempting to reach a new mine on a treacherous opal field; the Blacklighters are almost buried alive while mining opal in unstable tunnels.
#9 - The Reward of the Effort
Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/8/2023
A busted dirt hauling bogger bucket threatens the Cheals' ambitions for mammoth back-to-back opal hauls; the Opal Whisperers partnership with veteran miner Uwe ends abruptly; Angel attempts her first opal sale at the Lightning Ridge Opal Festival.
#10 - Soldier of Fortune
Season 10 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/15/2023
The broke Bushmen are forced to trade opal to get a shaft drilled on a new claim; the Mooka Boys attempt to revive a dump truck and their opal processing plant with disastrous results; the Digi Diggers get lost exploring a terrifying abandoned mine.
#11 - In the Trenches
Season 14 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/28/2025
The Misfits return to their claim and find it's been soaked by torrential rain. The Opal Lovers dig an intimidatingly deep trench on their Digger's Gully claim. The Bushmen are down on their luck once again, with Jake absent from work with a broken jaw.
#12 - Light and Shadow
Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/29/2023
A vicious storm threatens to end the Misfits' season early; Issy attempts a new black-lighting technique to impress Opal Joe; the Digi Diggers mine is flooded, forcing the pair to scour the Outback for a new claim.
#13 - Honestly Shared
Season 10 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/6/2023
The Blacklighters must work a new claim using an ancient opal processing plant. The Misfits discover they're losing precious opal, so they attempt a night dig.
#14 - Hard On The Edge
Season 10 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/13/2023
The Bushmen’s home-made hoist and bucket fails and Rod is forced to down tools with busted ribs. Sofia and Isaac, from The Opal Whisperers, get trapped at the bottom of their open cut mine in sweltering temperatures.
#15 - The Foreign Claim
Season 10 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/20/2023
Isaac from the Opal Whisperers works an abandoned, dangerous mine, and partners up with a veteran Yowah miner. The Mooka Boys are confronted by an irate miner as they peg a claim too close to his mine
#16 - A Barrel Full Of Nuts
Season 10 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/27/2023
The Bushmen’s drill rig loses a vital pin, forcing 74-year old Les to undertake emergency repairs four metres in the air. The Digi Diggers flooded mine wall collapses as Josiah and Lisa attempt a new method of extracting Yowah nuts.
#17 - High Goals
Season 10 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/3/2023
The Bushmen struggle to locate the source of water flooding their mine. The Misfits are forced to work Issy’s mine Honey Hole as they wait for bulldozer repairs. The Blacklighters are forced to help a fellow miner on a dangerous night dig.
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Season 10 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/10/2023
The Bushmen bring in a master opal cutter, hoping to transform rough stones into a $100,000 haul. Sofia and Isaac from the Opal Whisperers are threatened by a mine roof collapse as they struggle to extract opal from crumbling walls.
#19 - The Lucky Day
Season 10 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/17/2023
Sweltering temperatures and a waterlogged mine threaten to unravel The Digi Diggers' season-long dream. The Cheals' starter motor fails on their wash plant as they race to process the last opal dirt for the season.
#20 - In Search of Fuel
Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/2/2023
The Opal Whisperers work underground together for the first time on a claim where million-dollar opal Angel of Yowah was discovered decades earlier. The Mooka Boys are forced to work Leif's late father's abandoned mine.
#22 - Dangers Of The Abandoned
Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/21/2022
Scott and the Bishop cause an avalanche while trying to secure a wall. The Mooka Boys' bobcat suffers a critical failure and the Blacklighters dig into a rich and dangerous abandoned mine.
#23 - Smashed
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/28/2022
The Young Guns' hopes of breaking their drought get shattered after they accidentally smash a valuable gemstone; the Bishop loses Scotty underground; the Tarantos' hopes of exposing a rare opal pocket fall in jeopardy.
#24 - Digging With A Dinosaur
Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/5/2022
The Misfits prove their worth to Opal Joe with an ancient bulldozer on their last dig; the Opal Whisperers suffer from infighting; the Cheals race against the clock and seasonal storms to rescue their mission.
#25 - No Risk, No Reward
Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/12/2022
A massive lightning storm forces the Young Guns to work on a series of flooded dirt roads; the Bushmen risk it all in a dangerous area vandalized by opal thieves; the Blacklighters take their chances with night mining.