Forrest Fenn caught the imagination of the world when he announced he’d hidden a treasure chest filled with riches somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. All you had to do was solve a riddle to find it. The quest for gold drew many a treasure hunter into the wilderness, all with different theories on where each arcane clue should lead them. But for some, the ten-year-long hunt became an obsession, causing them to lose money, relationships, and for some, their lives. When the chest was found in 2020, rather than celebrating, many wondered if they’d been bamboozled.

The Netflix series Gold and Greed: The Hunt for Fenn’s Treasure brings us inside the quest to solve the million-dollar mystery. Additionally, the series features hidden clues to a whole new hunt, revealing where X marks the spot. The series tells the stories of some of the people who turned their world upside down to find a buried treasure that could change their lives.

In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, host Rebecca Lavoie interviews director Jared McGillard.

SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched Gold and Greed: The Hunt for Fenn’s Treasure yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on. 

Dig deeper into all of your favorite Netflix documentaries and films at Tudum.com. 

Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts.