The Blacklighters' noodling machine shuts down, choked by a mountain of dust, and extreme storms flood their mine, cutting off access to opal they must mine to make their $350,000 season target. The Digi Diggers need cash to pay for their online metaverse store for the first ever sale of opal in the metaverse, but sweltering temperatures and a waterlogged mine threaten to unravel their season-long dream. The Cheals' starter motor fails on their wash plant as they race to process the last opal dirt for the season. A massive $750,000 season target is threatened as they push for their opal biggest sale ever.