Treasure Quest: Snake Island
2015–2018 · Discovery · 60 min · 3 seasons
S03E08 · Pay Day
Sat, 6 Oct, 11:00 am
The team searches the massive tunnel, but with the valley on the verge of flooding, they're forced to put their lives at risk. Their risk pays off big, placing them on the threshold of solving the 300-year old Sacambaya mystery.
About
Off the southeastern coast of Brazil, an elite team of treasure hunters follows a radical new theory to uncover the resting place of a legendary treasure estimated to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars. And the evidence they have gathered leads them to the one place no one dares to go, a remote, treacherous island teeming with thousands of deadly vipers. Its name: Queimada Grande, known to locals as Snake Island.
The legendary bounty that launched this quest, known as the "Treasure of the Trinity," has eluded all who have sought it for almost 500 years. In the 16th century, Portuguese conquistadors cut their way through uncharted Brazilian jungles and reportedly stole a vast horde of Incan gold. Ever since, people have spilled blood, burned villages, and evaded marauding pirates to hold on to this treasure, but it vanished into history.
Now, armed with advanced technology, our team of explorers will have to unearth and solve a number of complex clues that have protected the treasure for centuries. But most of all, they'll need nerves of steel as they brave modern-day pirates, perilous weather, and one of the most dangerous places in the world, where one misstep could cost them not just incredible riches, but ultimately their lives on Treasure Quest.
Episodes
- E01
Death Road to Fortune
Sat, 25 Aug· 60 minChasing a two-billion dollar fortune, a landslide and the infamous "Death Road" immediately put the treasure hunters in life-threatening danger as they attempt to cross South America's treacherous Andes Mountains.
- E02
Break In
Sat, 1 Sept· 60 minSmashing into a secret underground tunnel system, the team scours the subterranean cavern searching for the $2 billion treasure.
- E03
Death Trap
Sat, 8 Sept· 60 minThe team is trapped in an ancient, underground tunnel putting the search at risk. Using just the gear they have on site, the crew rigs a remote-controlled camera that finds the expedition's most significant treasure.
- E04
Blast Away
Sat, 15 Sept· 60 minFalling boulders threaten the crew and the dig site. Their dangerous solution could trigger a massive landslide. Deep underground, Shawn and Jeremy recover their first piece of Jesuit gold, a mysterious artifact that could lead to the final location.
- E05
Closing In on the Fortune
Sat, 22 Sept· 60 minChasing the treasure on two fronts, the team finds both evidence of a route used to transport the fortune and a Jesuit artifact that could provide the most critical information the location of the treasure's final resting place.
- E06
Hot on the Trail
Sat, 29 Sept· 60 minThe team uses explosives to get at the treasure and get their largest find yet. The discovery of a key landmark puts them at the threshold of the two-billion-dollar fortune.
- E07
X Marks the Spot
Sat, 29 Sept· 60 minThe team needs to find a solution to toxic fumes. An aerial drone camera uncovers a location putting them closer to the two-billion-dollar fortune.
- E08
Pay Day
Sat, 6 Oct· 60 minThe team searches the massive tunnel, but with the valley on the verge of flooding, they're forced to put their lives at risk. Their risk pays off big, placing them on the threshold of solving the 300-year old Sacambaya mystery.
Cast
Mehgan Heaney-Grier
Mehgan Heaney-Grier