A Short-Lived Reality Show that followed sixteen contestants acting as wannabe pirates looking for treasure.
It was hosted by Cameron Daddo.
The series ran for one season on CBS.
Tropes for the show:
- Black Spot: The series used letters bearing ink blots, referred to as black spots, to mark players for elimination.
- The Host: Daddo serves as this for the show.
- Pirate Booty: There isn't any plundering involved, but all they really do is look for treasure.
- Treasure Map: The show is centered around a fictional story of the pirate captain Henry Steel and the Treasure of Zanzibar. After acquiring the treasure, Steel divided the loot into 14 parts and hid them across the island of Dominica. A special chest, the Chest of Zanzibar, contains fifteen locked compartments, each containing maps and clues to help find one of the stashes. Fourteen of the keys - all but the key for the first compartment - are each hidden treasures; thus, the treasures must be found, and the compartments opened, in a predetermined order. The final compartment contains a map showing the location of every gold stash on the island of Dominica, leading the grand prize.
