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King of Rock n' Roll

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  • King George Wyant and Tim Ringy Saylor are in Tupelo, Mississippi detecting on the old stomping grounds of rock and roll Elvis Presley's childhood home.
  • The boys meet up with a childhood friend of the kind of rock, Guy in Tupelo. The King lived with his mother and his mother's cousin. Ringy comes over to check out what KG is digging up.
  • Ringy tells KG that because he lost the bet, he's going to have to ride a red wagon into the pond while playing guitar. King George Wyant stares into the water, and he's not too happy.
  • KG looks over the water and thinks about his looming fate.
  • Archaeologist Brad Lieb checks out KG's finds.
  • KG is digging for old Chickasaw relics at the Colbert Tavern. Saleechies tavern was an important meeting place for the Chickasaw. Legend says that General George Colbert negotiated the Treaty of 1816 with Andrew Jackson. This treaty added millions of acres to the young United States.
  • KG shows off a round ball he found near the Colbert Tavern.
  • KG and Ringy detect along the grid they made with Raymond at the Colbert Tavern.

  • Rock and Roll

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    “King” George Wyant and Tim “Ringy” Saylor are in Tupelo, Mississippi detecting on the old stomping grounds of rock and roll Elvis Presley's childhood home.

  • Diggin' Up Juice

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    The boys meet up with a childhood friend of the kind of rock, Guy in Tupelo. The King lived with his mother and his mother's cousin. Ringy comes over to check out what KG is digging up.

  • Loser Rolls Into Pond

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    Ringy tells KG that because he lost the bet, he's going to have to ride a red wagon into the pond while playing guitar…. KG stares into the water, and he's not too happy.

  • KG Getting Ready

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels

    KG looks over the water and thinks about his looming fate.

  • Checking Out the Goods

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels

    Archaeologist Brad Lieb checks out KG's finds.

  • Legends in the Ground

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels

    KG is digging for old Chickasaw relics at the Colbert Tavern. Saleechie’s tavern was an important meeting place for the Chickasaw. Legend says that General George Colbert negotiated the Treaty of 1816 with Andrew Jackson. This treaty added millions of acres to the young United States.

  • KG Shows his Find

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    KG shows off a round ball he found near the Colbert Tavern.

  • Grids and Detecting

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels

    KG and Ringy detect along the grid they made with Raymond at the Colbert Tavern.

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Bruce Betz
Bruce Betz

I love the premise of the show but the two geeks That are on it have got to go. Way too over-the-top. Tone it down some and I will watch more.

David Rogers
David Rogers

Did not like watching ringmaster pull a Lincoln cent from the ground and make a huge deal about it being a 1917, yet it had the memorial on the back when he flipped it over. 1917 is a wheatie. What gives...are the finds faked? Do they not know what they are talking about or digging? I've been detecting for over 30 years and I can make better identifications than that.

Joel Moss
Joel Moss

The Devil Went Down to Georgia Mister President.  I do not believe two more competent persons could have been chosen for this task in Mississippi