The Best Episodes of Gold Rush Season 12

Parker bets on a risky claim and loses a key team member, while Tony storms a cut with a fleet of new mega machines. Plus, Rick's skeleton crew pulls off...

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Parker pivots to a new cut, hoping to reverse his cash flow. Rick's season rests in the hands of a green mechanic. Tony taps a favorite honey hole and welcomes a new addition. Fred finds gold in the wilderness.

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Rick's crew races to rescue a greenhorn and her rock truck. In a rush to get on the gold, Parker's team sends water flooding into their claim.

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Tony's confronted with news that throws him into a tailspin, while Fred banks his first gold of the season. And, Parker's crew stalls out at the Airstrip.

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To fuel his big gamble Parker cranks up Sluicifer. Fred faces being shut down after a surprise inspection. On a hunt for new ground, Brennan sinks Rick’s massive 475 bulldozer. Later, Todd Hoffman and crew reveal why they went to Guyana and how they found big gold.

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The Hunker Creek Curse. Tony returns to defeat the Hunker Creek curse and bank some quick gold. Rick puts Brennan in charge of finding new ground. Fred bets big on a new wash plant.

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Parker returns to Promised Land but the claim owner's grandson threatens to derail a big pay day. Tony calls in his secret weapon to get down to pay at the new 80 pup cut. Fred risks destroying the new wash plant when hauling down a steep road.

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Parker plans to limit the royalties he owes Tony while Tony's sons fight frozen pay. Rick gets help from an unexpected source.

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Parker breaks out Big Red during a gamble on Mud Mountain while Rick's wash plant disintegrates before his very eyes. Fred is ready to sluice before getting bad news from Freddy and Juan.

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Fred kicks off his first week of sluicing and the team gathers for the critical first gold weigh. Meanwhile, Tony faces an unexpected repair at 80 Pup.

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Parker's crew sinks a loader setting up Big Red and clocks in their first double-gold weigh of the year. Tony finds a gold-rich glory hole at the Megacut.

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Rick returns to the Deep Cut to settle the score. Parker does the unthinkable to get down to gold at Mud Mountain. Fred sends his son-in-law packing when he crosses the line.

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Rick pivots to chase a vein of gold-rich paydirt that’s bankrupted other Keno miners. Parker heads to Alaska to prospect, leaving Mitch with a difficult decision to make at the Airstrip. Tony targets white channel paydirt to turn his season around.

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Parker gambles 100 ounces to prospect Little Eldorado Creek in Alaska. Fred confronts a crew member with a secret. Rick launches a risky mission to rescue Monster Red. Tony’s crew sink the new D11 chasing gold rich white channel pay.

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Parker gets a lead on virgin ground at Cleary Creek in Alaska. Rick puts Brennan to the test as the night foreman in the Rally Valley. A quick fix on Tony’s trommel feeder balloons into a major headache.

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Parker finally runs paydirt and weighs his first gold from Mud Mountain. Fred scrambles to locate a better way to clean his increasing gold hauls. Tony invents a faster way to move excavators and stay on the white channel gold.

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Rick strikes a pay layer in a sea of Rally Valley overburden. Fred speeds up the team's gold production at California Creek, resulting in a devastating setback. Tony's determined to put an end to his wet paydirt problems at 80 Pup.

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Rick soups up Monster Red to battle the rocky and increasingly rich Rally Valley pay. Parker tasks Tyson with running Bad Cut on a skeleton crew. Fred fights a flood to stay on the gold.

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Parker risks destroying Big Red to finally find Mud Mountain's big gold. Rick's forced to slow down his operation when massive rocks threaten to destroy Monster Red. Tony heads to the Yukon River for a quick cash infusion.

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As gold from Mud Mountain rolls in Parker's crew builds a massive pad to get through the Ugly Cut in record time. Fred forms an unexpected partnership to double his gold. Tony revives his Indian River plans.

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Rick calls in his secret weapon to get down to the Rally Valley pay layer. Parker splurges big to keep his operation running. Fred's new alliance with the Claytons is tested when their cut is flooded.

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Rick finally hits the rich pay layer in Rally Valley and accelerates his plans. Tony prospects new ground in Keno. Tensions rise on California Creek when a one-two punch shuts down Fred and the Clayton's wash plant.

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While hauling in gold-rich Mud Mountain pay, Parker’s team missteps and cripples Big Red. Rick's red-hot honey hole floods with only days left in the season. Tony heads back to Hunker, determined to reverse the curse.

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Parker sees if his $5-million Mud Mountain gamble pays off; Rick breaks records; Fred fights back; Tony piles on the gold. On Hoffman Family Gold, Todd’s back for his biggest risk yet, a gold-rich Alaskan mine with only 7 weeks til winter.

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