Warning! This article contains spoilers for Outer Banks Season 4, Part 1!While the Pogues were unable to keep their full fortunes during their past adventures, Outer Banks Season 4 reveals the massive payout the teens got from their gold hunt in El Dorado. in Outer Banks In season 1’s finale, the Pogues have their gold from the Royal Merchant treasure hunt stolen by Ward Cameron, with season 2’s Cross of Santo Domingo being stolen from the group by Rafe Cameron and Renfield. However, with Ward, Big John, Singh and Singh’s men die in Outer Banks Season 3’s ending, the Pogues successfully get away with the gold from El Dorado.
The final scene of Outer Banks Season 3 took place after an 18-month time jump, revealing that the Pogues were recruited to help search for Blackboard’s treasure. Outer Banks Season 4 kicks off by revealing what happened to the teens over the course of the 18 months they saw each other. Get rich and build “Poguelandia” after exchanging the gold of El Dadade. While the sizable payout was pooled together rather than being split between Outer Banks‘ Major letters, surprisingly they only lasted less than two years before the Pogues ran out of money.
The Pogues got $1,172,549 for the gold they found in El Dorado
The Pogues’ El Dorado gold is still significantly less than the values ​​of their previous treasures
in Outer Banks season 4 episode 1 John B reveals the grand total that the teens received from the bank for their gold: $1,172,549. Divided among the six Pogues, that would come to about $195,424 each, slightly less than the $211,000 that Pope estimated. However, the Pogues decide to put the money together instead, using it to buy back JJ’s land, build their surf shop and charter boat shop, buy a charter boat and pay for property taxes.
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The million dollars worth of gold the Pogues get from El Dorado in Outer Banks Season 3 is significantly less than what was rumored to be the value of the treasures of the Royal Merchant and the Cross of Santo Domingo. According to Outer Banks Season 1, it was said that the Royal Merchant shipwreck contained about $400 million in gold bars, with season 2’s Cross of Santo Domingo valued at about $500 million. Rafe eventually melted the circle into gold bars, but it’s unclear exactly how much money he made from trading it.
Why the Pogues run through their money so fast during the Outer Banks’ 18-month time jump
The Pogues paid too much money to get JJ’s land back
John B and the Pogues should realistically have been able to last quite a bit longer on their $1,172,549 worth of gold. However, large spending and an auction action led to this number dwindling very quickly. When he asked at the auction to buy back JJ’s land, he promptly ignored Pope’s offer to go higher in $1 increments. Then, when he got into a bidding war with another potential buyer, JJ ended up securing the house for $775,010, which was 33% above the property’s market value. In one case, the Pogues lost approximately two-thirds of their money.
The Pogues realize that the amulet actually leads to Blackboard’s blue crown, which they discover is far more valuable than the $50,000 Wes Genrette originally offered them. Outer Banks Season 4. Therefore, they could end up with much more money than they get for El Dorado’s gold.
Over the next 18 months, the Pogues would Lose another 20 thousand dollars when JJ bets the last of his gold on himself in a motorcycle race. They would also have to pay for materials to build their surf shop and charter boat shop, buy their boat and buy expensive ingredients for the food they make and grow. Therefore, when the Pogues receive the offer of Outer Banks‘ character Wes Genrette to find Blackbeard’s amulet for $ 50 grand, they have no choice but to jump at the opportunity.