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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Expedition Unknown Season 1 Episode 6 - Viking Sunstone
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    #1 - Viking Sunstone

    S1:E6

    Josh travels to England and Norway to unlock the secrets of the Viking sunstone, a mystic crystal the Vikings used to conquer the seas. Before testing it, he explores a crypt in a Nordic church and descends 1,000 feet into a deserted mine.

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  2. Expedition Unknown Season 1 Episode 7 - Captain Morgan's Lost Gold
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    #2 - Captain Morgan's Lost Gold

    S1:E7

    Josh joins archaeologists in Panama as they search for the Satisfaction, the sunken flagship of legendary pirate Captain Henry Morgan. But first he must understand the man behind the rum who attacked Panama City looking for treasure. He also searches one of many shipwrecks near Fort San Lorenzo at the reef, where Morgan's ship ran aground.

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  3. Expedition Unknown Season 1 Episode 8 - Code to Gold
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    #3 - Code to Gold

    S1:E8

    Josh scours the Virginia backcountry in search of the legendary Thomas Beale treasure, which would be worth millions today. Since encrypted codes are hiding its whereabouts, Josh takes a detour to Philadelphia to uncover missing pieces of the puzzle.

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  4. Expedition Unknown Season 1 Episode 9 - Mayan Apocalypse
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    #4 - Mayan Apocalypse

    S1:E9

    While investigating the fall of the remarkable Mayan Empire, Josh unearths human skulls and ancient Mayan sacrificial altars in the caverns underneath the jungles and ruins of Mexico.

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  5. Expedition Unknown Season 1 Episode 11 - Samurai Sword of Power
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    #5 - Samurai Sword of Power

    S1:E11

    Josh searches for the missing mystical Honjo sword in Japan in ancient shrines hidden in the mountains and underground tunnels.

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  6. Expedition Unknown Season 2 Episode 7 - Japan's Atlantis
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    #6 - Japan's Atlantis

    S2:E7

    Gates goes to the ruins of Yonaguni Island, the westernmost Japanese island on the East China Sea, to determine whether the undersea structures are geologic or man-made. The Yonaguni Monument discoverer, Kihachiro Aratake, dives with Josh, showing him the undersea area with cut steps leading up to a level platform. Josh takes a rock sample for geologic analysis. In Osaka, archaeologist Michio Maezano shows Josh an ancient rock tomb. It proves that ancient people could have carved the Yonaguni structures, then an earthquake could have sunk them.

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  7. Expedition Unknown Season 4 Episode 9 - Global Game Show: Out of This World
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    #7 - Global Game Show: Out of This World

    S4:E9

    Josh Gates' Global Game Show goes all over the planet but this time he's going out of this world by giving his contestants the opportunity to win big on the topic of extraterrestrials. Players at home can win a big prize too, plus a bonus look at footage that never aired in the original Expedition Unknown episodes.

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  8. Expedition Unknown Season 6 Episode 2 - Death and Beyond
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    #8 - Death and Beyond

    S6:E2

    To crack the code of reincarnation, Josh seeks out expert Dr. Deepak Chopra, who advises him to investigate the phenomenon firsthand in India. He explores an Islamic path to paradise in Turkey and faces a man possessed by an evil spirit.

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  9. Expedition Unknown Season 7 Episode 1 - Egypt Live
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    #9 - Egypt Live

    S7:E1

    Live from the middle of the Egyptian desert, inside a great underground tomb complex, a sealed sarcophagus may contain the identity of a mummy who has remained a mystery for 3000 years.

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  10. Expedition Unknown Season 8 Episode 8 - Lost Tomb of the Mummy
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    #10 - Lost Tomb of the Mummy

    S8:E8

    Josh Gates heads to an active dig site in Egypt, where he joins famous archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass on the cusp of an incredible discovery: the mummy of an ancient High Priest.

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  11. Expedition Unknown Season 11 Episode 1 - Buried Secrets of Hitler
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    #11 - Buried Secrets of Hitler

    S11:E1

    With word of an urgent lead, Josh jets to Poland to join in the opening of a secret Nazi tunnel system dug into a dormant volcano. Josh helps a local team tear away a stone wall built by the Germans in the last days of World War II.

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  12. Expedition Unknown Season 11 Episode 2 - Nazi Buried Secrets
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    #12 - Nazi Buried Secrets

    S11:E2

    Josh Gates hunts for Third Reich secrets as he searches for stolen art in a flooded tunnel complex, tries to decode an officer's diary pointing to tons of plundered Nazi gold and visits the ruins of a city burned to ashes in the final days of WWII.

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  13. Expedition Unknown Season 11 Episode 3 - Dalton Gang's Outlaw Fortune
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    #13 - Dalton Gang's Outlaw Fortune

    S11:E3

    Josh Gates heads to the Wild West in search of the hidden loot heisted by infamous lawmen turned criminals, the Dalton Gang. Re-tracing the Gang's last steps and investigating their final, deadly shoot-out, Josh chases a fortune worth millions today.

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  14. Expedition Unknown Season 11 Episode 4 - Lindbergh's Lost Rivals
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    #14 - Lindbergh's Lost Rivals

    S11:E4

    Josh Gates goes on a worldwide search for aviation's most famous lost plane. Just before Lindbergh made history, two rivals attempted a Paris to New York transatlantic flight. Chasing new clues, Josh scours two continents to find the lost "White Bird."

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  15. Expedition Unknown Season 11 Episode 5 - The Hunt for Templar Treasure
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    #15 - The Hunt for Templar Treasure

    S11:E5

    On the trail of the secretive Knights Templar, Josh chases the legendary warriors' lost fortune including the coveted Holy Grail. In England, Josh digs in to find a Templar buried tunnel. Then, he travels to Poland to excavate a rare Templar gravesite.

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  16. Expedition Unknown Season 11 Episode 6 - The Bootlegger's Millions
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    #16 - The Bootlegger's Millions

    S11:E6

    Josh Gates hunts the lost fortune of infamous bootlegger Dutch Schultz.

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  17. Expedition Unknown Season 11 Episode 7 - Escaping the Rock
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    #17 - Escaping the Rock

    S11:E7

    Tackling the most famous prison break of all time, Josh retraces the 1962 Alcatraz escape. New leads take Josh from San Francisco to the jungles of Brazil where he finds witnesses and evidence that re-write the FBI's version of the story.

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  18. Expedition Unknown Season 11 Episode 8 - Egypt's Lost Tombs
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    #18 - Egypt's Lost Tombs

    S11:E8

    With breakthrough discoveries in Egypt, Josh races to join an active dig of 4000-year-old tombs. Josh gains exclusive access and uncovers mummies and treasure that could solve the mysterious collapse of ancient Egypt's Old Kingdom.

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  19. Expedition Unknown Season 11 Episode 9 - Egypt's City of the Dead
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    #19 - Egypt's City of the Dead

    S11:E9

    Investigating the mysterious collapse of Egypt's old kingdom, Josh completes his Saqqara necropolis dig. Opening several tombs, Josh finds treasure, clues and haunting remains. Testing results may prove they’ve discovered Egypt’s oldest royal mummy.

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  20. Expedition Unknown Season 11 Episode 11 - Mysteries of Moses
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    #20 - Mysteries of Moses

    S11:E11

    Looking to answer enduring questions around Moses' existence and the story of Exodus, Josh takes an epic adventure that starts with opening an ancient Egyptian tomb and ends with trekking what could be the true Mount Sinai.

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  21. Expedition Unknown Season 11 Episode 12 - Chasing The Mysteries of Moses
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    #21 - Chasing The Mysteries of Moses

    S11:E12

    In the epic conclusion of his two-part investigation, Josh Gates re-traces Moses' steps from the peak of Mount Sinai deep into the Israeli desert. To separate man from myth, Josh dives the Sea of Galilee and investigates what is said to be Moses' tomb.

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  22. Expedition Unknown Season 11 Episode 13 - Donner Party Horror and Heroes
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    #22 - Donner Party Horror and Heroes

    S11:E13

    Josh treks the punishing Donner Pass to uncover how desperate pioneers trapped by blizzards in the Sierra Nevada mountains turned to cannibalism. In an unprecedented six-month investigation, Josh retraces the steps of the courageous rescue teams.

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  23. Expedition Unknown Season 11 Episode 14 - Finding Italy's Lost Empire
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    #23 - Finding Italy's Lost Empire

    S11:E14

    Searching a city of the dead, Josh unearths artifacts from the mysterious Etruscans who ruled central Italy before being conquered by the Roman Empire. A dig site unearths clues that reveal the Etruscans may have inspired Rome's greatest achievements.

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  24. Expedition Unknown Season 12 Episode 3 - Lost City of the Gospels
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    #24 - Lost City of the Gospels

    S12:E3

    Josh travels to the Holy Land to find a lost city where Jesus performed many miracles and is also home to three apostles. While investigating competing sites that claim to be the lost city, Josh reveals an inscription that hasn't been seen in 1,400 years.

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  25. Expedition Unknown Season 13 Episode 3 - Lost City of the White Jaguar
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    #25 - Lost City of the White Jaguar

    S13:E3

    Trekking deep into Mexico's narco-controlled jungles, Josh hunts for the last Mayan stronghold to ward off the Spanish conquistadors; he joins an expedition braving snakes, spiders and jaguars to uncover the legendary Sac Balam.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Viking Sunstone" is the worst rated episode of "Expedition Unknown". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/12/2015. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Captain Morgan's Lost Gold".