9.3/1023 votesLoading...#1 - Winter's Reckoning
Season 14 Episode 23 - Aired 3/1/2024
Tony calls his son Kevin to help fire up nearly every plant he can, including Dredge #1. Parker squeezes every ounce of gold out of his Dominion Creek claim. Rick battles freezing equipment in his final bid for a comeback.
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8.3/1045 votesLoading...#2 - Blizzards and Bullets
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 10/20/2017
A rogue gunman fires shots at the Hoffman crew; frozen ground destroys Parker Schnabel's dozers; Tony Beets starts to tear apart his 500 ton dredge.
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8.3/1018 votesLoading...#3 - Succession
Season 14 Episode 15 - Aired 1/5/2024
The Beets family implodes trying to get the Paradise Hill trommel running. Parker starts sluicing Australia Creek and finds a big surprise. Rick makes an all-or-nothing decision to return to Rally Valley.
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8.2/1044 votesLoading...#4 - Grandpa's Last Wish
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 3/7/2014
94 year old mining legend John Schnabel convinces his grandsons Parker and Payson to return to Big Nugget to work together deep into the winter to prove, once and for all, that there is big gold buried deep under Smith Creek.
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8.1/1065 votesLoading...#5 - Blood, Sweat and Gold
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/2015
As a new mining season begins, Parker gets off to a disastrous start when he loses key crew and Tony orders him off his claim. Todd sets a massive goal for the season and Tony reveals big plans to expand his operation.
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8.1/1046 votesLoading...#6 - Viking Voyage
Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 3/3/2017
Todd uses dynamite to blast monster boulders and get to the gold, Parker has to overcome a flood to get to a record gold count and Tony heads up the freezing Yukon River in his massive power barge.
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8.1/1046 votesLoading...#7 - Inferno
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 11/24/2017
A massive forest fire tears through the Klondike toward Parker's claim, threatening to end his season; Tony desperately needs his barge to run.
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8.1/1042 votesLoading...#8 - Gold Bars and Hail Marys
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 12/8/2017
In Colorado, Todd's only hope for the season rests on a new claim, 'the jewellery box' - but has it already been mined out? And, Freddy drops a bombshell.
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8.1/1043 votesLoading...#9 - The Return of Freddy Dodge
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 11/9/2018
Rick drafts a Gold Rush vet and former member of team Hoffman to save his season. Tony and Monica fire up their wash plant as they start to battle Parker to beat him to the gold.
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#10 - Three Sides to Every Story
Season 9 Episode 22 - Aired 3/22/2019
Sit down with Parker Schnabel, Rick Ness, and Tony Beets as they discuss the biggest moments from this past season of Gold Rush. Then, The Dakota Boys reflect on their wild season and look ahead to what’s next.
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8.1/1046 votesLoading...#11 - Leave No Gold Behind
Season 10 Episode 4 - Aired 11/1/2019
Parker second guesses the ground he's mining and questions his new foremen. Tony Beets makes a big decision to move the family's entire operation. Rick's mechanic arrives at a critical moment.
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8.1/1018 votesLoading...#12 - Klondike Climax
Season 13 Episode 26 - Aired 3/31/2023
Parker pivots to the Panama Canal cut as he guns to clean out his Indian River claims. The Beets crew discover a glory hole that could put them over the top. Fred throws a Hail Mary in the Freedom Cut. The Clayton brothers get an ultimatum from their dad.
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8.1/1027 votesLoading...#13 - The $160 Million Gamble
Season 14 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2023
Parker weighs betting everything on a new claim that could pay out upwards of $160 million. Rick Ness reemerges after going MIA. One family member's decision rattles the Beets, and Tony gets long-awaited news.
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8.0/1054 votesLoading...#14 - New Blood
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/17/2014
Returning for Season 5 is Parker, who proved himself in his rookie season mining the Klondike when he brought in over 1,000 ounces of gold worth $1.4 million. This time around, he's set a lofty goal to double his take. Todd is also back after hitting rock bottom in the jungles of Guyana, South America, where he lost his land, most of his money, and ultimately his crew. Finally, Tony aka "The Viking," and his team return after buying a $1 million, 75-year-old floating gold dredge he hopes will be his ticket to wealth.
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8.0/1041 votesLoading...#15 - The Whole Truth
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 3/13/2015
The miners reveal the highs and lows, conflicts and behind the scenes drama from the season. Todd, Parker and Tony unveil their plans for next season and one key crew-member shocks everyone when he decides to call it quits.
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#16 - King of the Klondike
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 3/4/2016
As winter closes in, the race for gold intensifies; Todd runs two washplants; Tony tries to get his dredge out of the water before it freezes; Grandpa John checks in on Parker.
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8.0/1050 votesLoading...#17 - Mutiny
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 11/4/2016
Todd finally finds good gold at his new High Bar mine. Parker gives his foreman Rick his own operation and when Tony and Minnie decide to cut the dredge crew’s pay, a key crew member calls it quits.
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8.0/1052 votesLoading...#18 - Wagers and Wars
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 10/13/2017
Parker and Todd go head to head as they lay down the exact same gold-weight goal for their season, whilst Tony Beets fires up his second ancient dredge.
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8.0/1040 votesLoading...#19 - The Devil's Finger
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 12/15/2017
Parker Schnabel is halfway through the season, but nowhere near halfway his goal. Plus, Tony Beets is ready to barge the bucket line down the Yukon River.
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8.0/1036 votesLoading...#20 - The Spoils of War
Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 3/9/2018
Judgement day on Parker and Todd's 100-ounce bet; while Parker chases a record-breaking total, Todd desperately tries to keep his crew from falling apart. Tony struggles to get his dredge to Dawson before the Yukon River freezes over.
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8.0/1058 votesLoading...#21 - Declaration of Independence
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 10/12/2018
New mine boss Rick gathers together his crew of greenhorns & arrives in the Yukon ready to start his season. Parker and Tony face off over royalties and land access in a confrontation that threatens to end one of their seasons before it's even begun.
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8.0/1041 votesLoading...#22 - Hazard Pay
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 11/23/2018
Parker hires a new driver that isn't as experienced as he claims. Elsewhere, one of Tony's dredges sinks into a pond, and he clashes with son Kevin over how to rescue it.
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8.0/1045 votesLoading...#23 - Father's Day
Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 12/14/2018
Rick Ness and his father, Rick Senior, battle together to open a new cut; Parker struggles with mechanical breakdowns, and a crew member suffers a terrible injury; Tony races to dismantle the final sections of his million-dollar dredge.
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8.0/1045 votesLoading...#24 - The Devil's Deadline
Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 1/4/2019
A desperate Rick is forced to ask Tony for help; Tony hauls the final piece of his million-dollar second dredge from Thistle Creek and prepares to rebuild it
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8.0/1041 votesLoading...#25 - Sucker Punch
Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 1/11/2019
Rick discovers he's been losing gold after Freddy Dodge points out a major flaw in his wash plant; with his excavator down, Parker risks moving his wash plant with a dozer.
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The Best Episodes of Gold Rush
Every episode of Gold Rush ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Gold Rush!
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Best Episodes Summary
"Winter's Reckoning" is the best rated episode of "Gold Rush". It scored 9.3/10 based on 23 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/1/2024. This episode scored 1.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Blizzards and Bullets".