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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 11 - Samurai Sword of Power
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    #4 - 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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  5. Expedition Unknown Season 2 Episode 7 - Japan's Atlantis
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    #5 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Expedition Unknown Season 4 Episode 9 - Global Game Show: Out of This World
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    #6 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Expedition Unknown Season 7 Episode 1 - Egypt Live
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    #7 - 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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  8. Expedition Unknown Season 11 Episode 5 - The Hunt for Templar Treasure
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    #8 - 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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  9. Expedition Unknown Season 12 Episode 3 - Lost City of the Gospels
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    #9 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Expedition Unknown Season 13 Episode 3 - Lost City of the White Jaguar
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    #10 - 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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  11. Expedition Unknown Season 13 Episode 4 - Riches of Spain's Pirate King
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    #11 - Riches of Spain's Pirate King

    S13:E4

    Hot on the trail of a massive stolen fortune, Josh chases the treasure of the infamous Spanish pirate Amaro Pargo. An exhaustive hunt of Pargo's stomping grounds in the Canary Islands leads Josh beneath an active volcano to dive for the pirate's hoard.

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  12. Expedition Unknown Season 13 Episode 5 - Chasing Bonnie and Clyde
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    #12 - Chasing Bonnie and Clyde

    S13:E5

    Tracking America's most infamous couple, Josh teams up with a former FBI agent to scour a legendary Bonnie and Clyde hideout. Then Josh hits the road on a 700-mile trip through the heartland to the site of the outlaw duo's most notorious shootout.

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  13. Expedition Unknown Season 13 Episode 6 - Sunken Treasure of the Bahamas
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    #13 - Sunken Treasure of the Bahamas

    S13:E6

    Josh helps recover the richest stash of lost treasure in the Americas; deploying cutting-edge technology and an armada of boats, the team dives the Caribbean to bring coins and jewels from the legendary Spanish galleon Maravillas to the surface.

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  14. Expedition Unknown Season 13 Episode 7 - Lost Tomb of the Viking King
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    #14 - Lost Tomb of the Viking King

    S13:E7

    Josh chases the treasure of legendary Viking Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson. The discovery of a mysterious gold artifact sends Josh on a journey through Scandinavia and into remote northern European forests to uncover Bluetooth's tomb and fortune.

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  15. Expedition Unknown Season 13 Episode 8 - Hunt for the Secret Seaplane
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    #15 - Hunt for the Secret Seaplane

    S13:E8

    Josh searches for a top-secret WWII seaplane that crashed into the Pacific. Now, 70 years later, Josh joins a team scouring the ocean floor hundreds of feet below to find a lost aviation treasure -- the only XP5Y-1 still in existence.

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  16. Expedition Unknown Season 14 Episode 1 - Hunt for Alexander the Great
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    #16 - Hunt for Alexander the Great

    S14:E1

    Josh hunts history's greatest treasure, the tomb of Alexander the Great.

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  17. Expedition Unknown Season 14 Episode 2 - Alexander's Lost Tomb
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    #17 - Alexander's Lost Tomb

    S14:E2

    The search for Alexander's remains and fortune extends to four countries.

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  18. Expedition Unknown Season 14 Episode 4 - Sharks vs. Nazis in Paradise
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    #18 - Sharks vs. Nazis in Paradise

    S14:E4

    Just off Florida's coast, Josh Gates braves shark-infested waters in search of an American ship sunk by a Nazi U-boat during WWII. Josh joins Tristan Guttridge who has a bold new strategy to use sharks as spies to uncover the wreck.

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  19. Expedition Unknown Season 14 Episode 5 - Lost Bomber of World War II
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    #19 - Lost Bomber of World War II

    S14:E5

    Josh searches for wreckage of a bomber that helped defeat the Nazis.

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  20. Expedition Unknown Season 14 Episode 6 - Chasing Africa's Atlantis
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    #20 - Chasing Africa's Atlantis

    S14:E6

    Josh dives the waters off Tanzania to find a lost city and its riches.

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  21. Expedition Unknown Season 14 Episode 7 - America's MIA Heroines
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    #21 - America's MIA Heroines

    S14:E7

    Josh dives the Ivory Coast in search of 18 US servicewomen lost in WWII.

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  22. Expedition Unknown Season 15 Episode 4 - America's First Train Robbers
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    #22 - America's First Train Robbers

    S15:E4

    Josh tracks down the legend of an outlaw posse who terrorized the Midwest's railroads. The Reno Gang stole a fortune until a vigilante mob exacted violent justice. Josh tracks their lost loot to a cave hideout that could hold millions.

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  23. Expedition Unknown Season 15 Episode 5 - Dive for America's Pirate Loot
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    #23 - Dive for America's Pirate Loot

    S15:E5

    Josh braves the shark-infested waters off Cape Cod to dive the world's only confirmed pirate wreck. Joining a high-tech recovery mission, Josh chases the multi-million-dollar treasure of Black Sam Bellamy, including coins, gold and jewels.

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  24. Expedition Unknown Season 16 Episode 3 - The Lost Grave of Buffalo Bill
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    #24 - The Lost Grave of Buffalo Bill

    S16:E3

    Josh saddles up to investigate a scandal over the remains of Buffalo Bill Cody. A first-hand account claims Bill's body was stolen and buried 500 miles away. With new leads and cadaver dogs, Josh digs for the cowboy's grave and the truth.

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  25. Expedition Unknown Season 16 Episode 4 - Shipwreck Triangle of Greece
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    #25 - Shipwreck Triangle of Greece

    S16:E4

    Josh dives into a mysterious Greek sea passage known as the ancient world's shipwreck capital. Chasing truth and treasure, Josh separates fact from myth and learns what makes these waters as deadly as the Bermuda Triangle.

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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".