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The Best Episodes of Gold Rush Season 3

Every episode of Gold Rush Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Gold Rush Season 3!

The Best Episodes of Gold Rush Season 3

Follow the lives of ambitious miners as they head north in pursuit of gold. With new miners, new claims, new machines and new ways to...
  1. Background image for Dozer Wars
    7.7/10(56 votes)

    #1 - Dozer Wars

    S3:E11

    Todd and Dave go to war over the dozer they both need to keep mining and Todd banks on finding virgin ground beneath a pile of dredge tailings. Parker faces a crew rebellion and Dakota Fred attacks the Glory Hole with his secret weapon- the bedrock shark.

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  2. Background image for Leprechaun Gold
    7.5/10(53 votes)

    #2 - Leprechaun Gold

    S3:E10

    Parker finds out about the fate of his Grandpa. Todd has to rebuild his turbo trammel, Indian River faces a shutdown and the Dakota boys investigate whether the Glory Hole is truly an ancient waterfall.

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  3. Background image for Million Dollar Season
    7.4/10(63 votes)

    #3 - Million Dollar Season

    S3:E2

    Loaded with bonus footage, production facts and tweets. Todd doubles down with two claims, twice the crew and twice the gear. Dakota Fred's glory hole is thought to contain millions in gold. Parker hires a new crew and sets his sights on new land.

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  4. Background image for Redemption Road
    7.4/10(48 votes)

    #4 - Redemption Road

    S3:E16

    Out of Indian River paydirt, Todd comes up with a risky plan to hit his 1,000 ounce goal. A bad fall could put Fred out of the game, leaving Dustin to dig the glory hole. Parker worries his season is over but his grandpa is convinced he's near the motherlode.

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  5. Background image for Secret Weapons
    7.3/10(57 votes)

    #5 - Secret Weapons

    S3:E4

    Todd does a deal on a new gold-rich claim to get Dave's crew back in action.The Dakota boys hire new miners and one is quickly terminated. Todd junks his old wash plant, and replaces it with the new Super-Trommel, and Parker sets an unprecedented goal to get $40,000 worth of gold in his first week.

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  6. Background image for The Wrong Claim
    7.2/10(59 votes)

    #6 - The Wrong Claim

    S3:E3

    Dave faces disaster when he finds his new claim is un-minable. Todd is thousands of dollars in the hole and the 1000 ounce goal looks impossible. The Dakota boys face the threat of historic floods and Parker desperately needs to secure new ground.

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  8. Background image for Battle of the Bridge
    7.2/10(56 votes)

    #7 - Battle of the Bridge

    S3:E5

    Todd Receives a suprise visit from his investor; a broken-down bulldozer causes problems for Dave Turin's crew.

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  9. Background image for Road To Gold
    7.2/10(57 votes)

    #8 - Road To Gold

    S3:E8

    Todd and his crew finally get to test the new Turbo Trommel. Dave pushes his crew to double their last clean out. The Dakota Boys receive a visit from an inspector with the power to shut down their mine and Parker brings in dynamite to blast a boulder.

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  10. Background image for Up Smith Creek
    7.2/10(55 votes)

    #9 - Up Smith Creek

    S3:E9

    Todd faces closure; Parker receives bad news from his grandfather.

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  11. Background image for Pink Slip
    7.2/10(52 votes)

    #10 - Pink Slip

    S3:E12

    Parker hits bedrock at Emerson Trench; Todd shuts down the Quartz Creek operation; and Dave has a mishap with a bulldozer.

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  12. Background image for The Merger
    7.2/10(53 votes)

    #11 - The Merger

    S3:E13

    Todd forces his crew and Dave's crew to merge into one team. The Dakota Boys use their new equipment to get back down to the bottom of the Glory Hole. Parker risks his life to get paydirt from an abandoned mine site down a dangerous mountain road.

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  13. Background image for The Night Shift
    7.2/10(52 votes)

    #12 - The Night Shift

    S3:E14

    Tensions mount between the dayshift and nightshift as Todd pushes his men harder than ever. Parker battles his ancient washplant and the treacherous road from Discovery Claim while Dustin risks it all diving for hidden gold in the frozen glory hole water.

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  14. Background image for Bedrock Blowout
    7.2/10(49 votes)

    #13 - Bedrock Blowout

    S3:E15

    Todd pushes the Big Red washplant to near breaking point on his best ground yet. Fred and Dustin battle to save a broken down excavator as water floods the glory hole and Parker faces his worst nightmare as the dangerous mine road claims its first victim.

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  15. Background image for The Ultimatum
    7.1/10(53 votes)

    #14 - The Ultimatum

    S3:E6

    Todd's chief investor demands to see 100 ounces of gold in the next three weeks, or he will pull the plug on the Klondike operation. At Indian River, Dave Turin is on the gold. Parker's crew goes into meltdown when he forces them to replace a bridge, while Fred attempts to make a precision part for the 270's track out of scrap metal.

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  16. Background image for Game Changer
    7.1/10(54 votes)

    #15 - Game Changer

    S3:E7

    Parker sets a hefty goal; Dave's mine faces a potential shutdown.

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  17. Background image for The Motherlode
    7.0/10(47 votes)

    #16 - The Motherlode

    S3:E17

    Winter strikes and the miners wage the final battle for the mother lode. The Hoffmans pull out a secret weapon to thaw frozen gold-rich paydirt. Dustin plunges into the freezing waters of the Glory Hole and Parker mines the last ground at Big Nugget.

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  18. Background image for The Long Road
    6.8/10(26 votes)

    #17 - The Long Road

    S3:E1

    Relive the most heart pounding and heart breaking moments of Gold Rush as the Hoffman crew and their rivals Parker Schnabel and 'Dakota’ Fred fight Mother Nature, mining machines and each other to get gold out of the ground in the frozen North.

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Dozer Wars" is the best rated episode of "Gold Rush" season 3. It scored 7.7/10 based on 56 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/17/2013. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Leprechaun Gold".