The BEST episodes of Outback Opal Hunters season 1

Every episode of Outback Opal Hunters season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Outback Opal Hunters season 1!

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.

Last Updated: 6/27/2025Network: Discovery+ (UK)Status: Continuing
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7.40
43 votes

#1 - Aerial Opal Spotting

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/29/2018

The mining season is almost over. To reach their target, Col's crew takes one last gamble by opal spotting from the air. The Cookes make one final attempt to save their opal machine and the Rookies get lucky.

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7.38
45 votes

#2 - Cave-Ins and Explosions

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/22/2018

With the end of the season fast approaching, the Rookies risk cave-ins at their abandoned mine claim; deep underground, Bomb King George is trapped in the blast zone.

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7.36
45 votes

#3 - Brother vs. Brother

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/8/2018

It's brother vs. brother as Peter and Mick Cooke go head-to-head in an epic scrapheap challenge to build a monster opal-hunting machine. Meanwhile, the Rookies are forced to start hunting at night.

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7.35
43 votes

#4 - Rookies are the Bomb

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/15/2018

Desperate to move more rock, the Rookies get a lesson in the dangerous art of bomb-making. Al and Kelly's lease is up. while Col returns to action after a health scare.

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7.33
46 votes

#5 - Attack of the Cacti

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/1/2018

Daniel returns to Coober Pedy a new Dad, determined to find more white opal. Col raises the stakes, forking out thousands on an ancient and dangerous exploration rig, while the Opal Queen and her Dad battle the clock, the weather and a deadly cactus.

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7.29
52 votes

#6 - The Sky is Falling

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/15/2018

Rookies Justin and Daniel tread a dangerous path underground in Coober Pedy, while father-and-daughter mining team Kelly and Al race to stake a claim in Lightning Ridge in an attempt to turn their fortunes around.

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7.26
57 votes

#7 - Opal Fever

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/8/2018

Rookie Opal Hunters Daniel Becker and Justin Lang leave their families behind, risking it all to chase an opal fortune. Lucky enough to stake a claim on a legendary site known as Shell Patch Reserve, will their luck continue or come to a costly end?

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7.16
55 votes

#8 - The Legend Returns

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/22/2018

Pete and Mick's mining operation grinds to a sudden halt, while Col's Crew heads underground. The Rookies are in despair until mentor John Dunstan steps in with a last-minute lifeline.

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