The WORST episodes of Outback Opal Hunters
Every episode of Outback Opal Hunters ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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 - Baptism By Fire
Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/23/2023
The Cheals take on their most dangerous dig ever. The Bushmen trial a rookie miner, Ben, to operate their drill to find new opal bearing ground, but he falls short at the first challenge.
#2 - A Mine That Stings
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/24/2022
The Bushmen gamble the last of their cash on their first ever drill rig; the Cheals, desperate for a big opal find, face off against turbulent weather; the Mooka boys hunt for treasure in a scorpion-riddled mine.
#3 - 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
#5 - 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.
#6 - 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.
#7 - 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.
#8 - The Value Of Misfits
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2021
The Misfits give it all they've got to prove their worth in the mine fields of South Australia. The Bishop loses his prized claim to competitors while the Tunnel Rats risk electrocution while operating their digger.
#9 - 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.
#10 - Race Against Time
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/28/2019
The Rookies battle busted hoses and finally hit treasure, while Boulder Boys Aaron and Greg bring in an old monster about to self-destruct. At their wash plant, The Cooke Brothers race to beat the worst drought in a decade.
#11 - Going Under
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/14/2019
For the rookies, there's tension as a new partner leads them on a wild-goose chase underground. Plus, the Cooke brothers' season is off to a bad and dangerous start.
#12 - 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?
Watch Now:Apple TV#14 - 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.
#15 - Start With A Bang
Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/16/2023
Brand new team Digi Diggers bring brand new technology to the opal fields; Josiah and Lisa soon find themselves at breaking point. The Bushmen bring in an explosives expert to blast through the toughest rock in Grawin; plus, a brand new team brings cutting edge technology to the opal fields.
#16 - 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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - Follow The Clues
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/10/2022
Handwritten clues left by Leif's late father help the Mooka Boys hunt for an abandoned mine; the Blacklighters battle choking dust on their dry claim and the Tarantos make emergency repairs on their machine.
#19 - 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.
Watch Now:Apple TV#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#24 - Rookie Mistake
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/24/2022
The Bushmen's new rookie rushes into a deadly no-go zone while the Cheals attempt to revive their season; the Mooka Boys try a new technique to expose opal in colorless rock.
#25 - A Well That Takes on Water
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/9/2023
The Digi Diggers, Josiah and Lisa, need to explore new ground after mining opal too brittle to sell; they discover their entire claim is at risk of being flooded. The Digi Diggers need to explore new ground after mining opal too brittle to sell. The Bushmen discover their new claim has been dug out by opal thieves.