The WORST episodes of The Curse of Oak Island
Every episode of The Curse of Oak Island ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Curse of Oak Island!
For over two centuries, teams of searchers, including Franklin D. Roosevelt, have attempted to crack the code that will unearth the treasure believed to be buried on the small island off the coast of Nova Scotia. Armed with the knowledge of those that came before them, the muscle of heavy machinery and decades of engineering know-how, brothers Rick and Marty Lagina and their partners may be closer than anyone in history to finding the treasure that has so far claimed the lives of six men.
#1 - Family Ties
Season 12 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/6/2025
While the team races to prepare the Money Pit for the deepest, and final dig of the season, in Malta, the fellowship uncovers a family bloodline that connects the Knights of Malta to Oak Island.

#2 - A Dangerous Dive
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/6/2015
Rick and Marty bring a team of divers to Oak Island to explore the legendary treasure shaft, 10-X.

#3 - Concrete Evidence
Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/3/2024
Optimism abounds when the Fellowship returns to Smith's Cove and finds evidence of work that could finally uncover the legendary flood tunnels and lead hem directly to the Money Pit...
#4 - Knight After Knight
Season 12 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/29/2025
While the team races against the impending winter to get into the Solution Channel and finally retrieve the treasure on Oak Island, Rick and members of the fellowship make new connections 4,000 miles away in Malta.

#5 - The Saga Continues
Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/26/2024
Marty and members of the team travel north to a Viking settlement, and uncover more evidence that may connect descendants of the Vikings to the Knights Templar. And back on Oak Island, new clues suggest Lot 5 was a place of worship...

#6 - Dark and Stormy
Season 11 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/27/2024
While new discoveries across the island continue to invigorate the team, a dangerous storm threatens to shut down the entire operation.
#7 - Ramping Up
Season 10 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/4/2023
After a long wait, the Fellowship finally gets permission to return to their excavation in the swamp. Almost immediately, they make a discovery that could connect all the cobblestone dots in the mysterious bog.

#8 - The Templar Connection
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/13/2018
The discovery of the mysterious lead cross raised new questions about a Knights Templar connection. Tonight, we take a look at Templar history and the compelling Templar clues the team has found so far.

#9 - Shoal Me the Money
Season 9 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/22/2022
Newly discovered targets off the shore of Oak Island lead the team to believe there was a possible shipwreck; in the Money Pit, the fellowship is uncovering evidence that famed treasure hunter Robert Dunfield missed.

#10 - A Family Album
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/27/2018
The Oak Island mystery has lured generations of treasure hunters. In this one-hour special, we revisit the families that have been a part of Oak Island’s history for more than two centuries.

#11 - The Hedden Truth
Season 9 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/29/2022
The team finds more evidence of shipwrecks off the shores of Oak Island as they prepare for the most crucial dig of the quest.
#12 - The Solution Solution
Season 12 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/22/2025
New ground penetrating radar uncovers evidence of more structures in the swamp and as winter approaches, the team puts a daring plan together to get into the Solution Channel for the first time.

#13 - Disappearing Act
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/8/2015
While prepping for a diver to explore the bottom of 10-X, Rick and Marty Lagina arrange to send an ROV camera down the shaft, which reveals evidence that could threaten their entire operation.

#14 - The Missing Peace
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/22/2015
Rick and Marty Lagina make an exciting discovery after forging a truce with Dan Blankenship’s longtime rival, Fred Nolan.

#15 - A Flood of Secrets
Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/10/2024
As the team uncovers evidence near flood tunnels, ground-penetrating radar detects a possible offset chamber in the Money Pit...

#16 - Graves Concerns
Season 12 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/28/2025
Rick and Marty Lagina, two brothers from Michigan, attempt to solve the mystery of Oak Island, a tree-covered island on the south shore of Nova Scotia...

#17 - Silence in the Dark
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/12/2016
Rick, Marty and their partners obtain a mysterious sword that could connect the Roman Empire to the Oak Island treasure hunt.

#18 - A Barrel Full of Clues
Season 10 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/11/2023
As time is running out, an exciting find in the swamp may have the fellowship rewriting the history of North America.

#19 - A Bead On The Target
Season 12 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/14/2025
While the team continues to hunt down the legendary Chappell Vault in the Money Pit, new structures are uncovered in the mysterious swamp that strengthen a developing theory...

#20 - Whistle While You Work
Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/19/2024
The team is thrilled yet concerned when the investigation of the Golden Egg, an area that scientific evidence suggests the legendary riches are hidden, immediately shows signs that they've come upon an underground void that may be collapsing...
#21 - Boots on the Ground
Season 12 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/25/2025
As the Oak Island team digs a prime location in the Money Pit area, they unearth stunning clues that could identify just who was behind the 230-year-old treasure mystery.

#22 - Gold Diggers
Season 9 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/1/2022
An incredible discovery is made near the swamp as Rick, Marty and the team continue digging in the Money Pit in search of the fabled treasure vault, following a path first forged by former U.S. President, Franklin D. Roosevelt.

#23 - Sword Play
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/19/2016
After getting lab results concerning the mysterious Roman sword, Rick, Marty and the team meet with a pair of treasure hunters who believe the Oak Island treasure lies north of the Money Pit.

#24 - It's All Your Vault
Season 12 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/7/2025
After more than a dozen years of searching, the team may have discovered the legendary Chappell Vault...

#25 - Digging Back In
Season 11 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/30/2024
While the team continues to chase the elusive tunnel in the Money Pit, evidence that the swamp was used for an off-loading operation abounds, and new clues on Lot 5 point to Captain Phipps.