The Curse Of Oak Island Episode 1 Recap: (Series Premiere)

The first episode of the six part series aired on the History channel last night. It follows two brothers (Rick and Marty Lagina) in their search for hidden treasure on a small island off the coast of Nova Scotia.

For those who haven't heard of the Money Pit before, the island is shrouded in mystery. Legend has it that the treasure will be found when seven people have lost their lives (six people have died thus far). Another legend says the when every Oak tree is gone from the island (there is one left) the mystery will be solved.

So what's buried in the pit? Possible options are:

Pirate's buried treasure- this seems to be the most common theory. Could it be from Captain Kidd or Blackbeard?
National treasure of the Spanish, British or French.
Something buried by the Coptic Christians (ancient Egyptians)- based on the writings found on the stone.
An old ammo dump for the British designed by King George.
Marie Antoinette's jewels.
Lost writings of William Shakespeare- this one seems the most far out of the theories.
Knight's Templar dug it to hide the Holy Grail or the Ark of the Covenant.
Freemasons to hide some treasure.
Viking burial chamber for their leader and/or stolen loot.
It's just a sinkhole- well that would SERIOUSLY be a bummer after all that work.

See my previous entry on the Oak Island Money Pit here: http://gmonster320.blogspot.com/2013/09/unsolved-mysteries-buried-treasure-in.html

Grade: 3 1/2 Monsters (out of 5). I've read so much on Oak Island I doubt they'll present any new information. If you are new to the Money Pit story though, this show will be great fun.